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Lehigh Cement's Permit Gets Renewed

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District renewed Lehigh Permanente's permit

 

Lehigh Permanente Cement announced Tuesday that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) renewed Lehigh Permanente’s Title V Permit, after a review and approval process by local, regional and federal environmental regulators.

Lehigh’s Title V permit includes finalized federal emissions standards as requested by Region 9 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lehigh recently installed a new system to comply with the future mercury emission limits, well in advance of the compliance deadline.

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Lehigh's renewed Title V permit will be due for review on April 16, 2017.


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