No Biomass Burn Letter to ORCAA

From: duff@nobiomassburn.org
To: gordon.lance@orcaa.org; mark.goodin@orcaa.org
CC: fran.mcnair@orcaa.org

Subject: ORCAA must consider cumulative pollution from Adage and Simpson incinerators

September 9, 2010

Gordon Lance and Mark Goodin, Engineers
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA)
2940-B Limited Lane
Olympia, WA, 98502

Re: ORCAA must consider cumulative pollution from Adage and Simpson incinerators

Dear Mr. Lance and Mr. Goodin,

Regarding both the NOC applications received by ORCAA from Adage Mason, LLC on 4-1-10 and from Solomon Renewable Energy Company, LLC on 8-25-20, our group reminds ORCAA it must abide by the "cumulative pollutio" standard stated by Mr. Lance in April, 2010 in front of numerous Mason County residents, me, and Dr. William Sammons, MD at the ORCAA office in Olympia.

In April, 2010, Mr. Lance told the Mason County group, if the ORCAA "Preliminary Decision to Approve/Disapprove" the Adage biomass incinerator proposed for Mason County had not been issued before the anticipated NOC application for a separate biomass incinerator proposed by Simpson (operating as Solomon Renewable Energy Company, LLC ) was received by ORCAA, the cumulative effect of the air pollution from both incinerators must be considered in weighing the merits of each NOC application.

We have numerous witnesses to Mr. Lance's statement. We expect ORCAA to comply with it in both NOC application assessments. Failure to consider the cumulative air pollution of both incinerators on each NOC application would invite certain appeals and/or legal intervention.

Further, we call on ORCAA to hold Public Comments Periods and multiple Public Hearings for each NOC application (Adage and Solomon).

Lastly, we call on ORCAA to issue "Preliminary Recommendations to DISAPPROVE" both NOC referenced applications on the grounds that each proposed incinerator would present a severe public health threat--even without considering the cumulative air pollution from both.

ORCAA is a public agency serving the public welfare. The public has demanded, and a nationally renowned physician has concurred, ORCAA deny permits to both Adage and Simpson/Solomon.

Regards,

Duff Badgley

No Biomass Burn
Seattle, WA