1. Cherokee Concerned Citizens Pascagoula, MS
Engaging the Public

2. Pascagoula Industries
1. Chevron Refining
2. Mississippi Phosphates
3. VT Halter Marine
4. World Marine
5. First Chemical Corp
6. Enterprise Gas
7. Pandle, Inc.
8. Destin Pipeline
9. Gulf LNG
10. Huntington Ingalls

3. Complaint Summary
The area has been a source of many complaints (odors, dusting, paint overspray) in years past
Notable increase in complaints in 2013 about specific industries
Complaints characterized by:
Dusting (36 sandblast, 41 paint overspray)
Odor (26 odor)
Noise (not logged, accompanied many complaints from the neighborhood)
Neighbors organize to form Cherokee Concerned Citizens

4. Engaging Stakeholders
MDEQ Office of Community Engagement (OCE)
OCE organized a small meeting between MDEQ and citizens to discuss concerns raised by the neighborhood
MDEQ held a meeting with representatives from the industrial park
MDEQ facilitated a meeting between industry and the community
OCE has had routine calls with community
Community speaks directly with industry about concerns

5. Complaint Investigations
Complaint investigations yielded mixed results
Particulate from unspecified sources
Odor often unverified
Noise left to local ordinance
Complaints also made to local officials
Compliance inspections performed
Each nearby facilities were inspected, some more than once
Violations noted at two facilities

6. Enforcement Activities
Enforcement action initiated at two facilities
Mississippi Phosphates
C&D operation of Sulfuric Acid Plants
Conditional restart of SAP included wind speed and direction limitations and 3rd party monitoring
VT Halter
Required engineering study to determine conditions for painting and sandblasting, capture devices and Best Management Practices
Facility determined long term solution is permanent enclosure of sandblasting activities

7. Growing Community Knowledge
Informational sessions
Fact sheets
Community Air Permitting Workshop
Public participation process
Facility tours
Participation in Local Emergency Planning Committee

8. COMMUNITY AIR PERMITTING WORKSHOP
REGISTRATION IS FREE
Please make plans to attend.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
THURSDAY
JULY 31, 2014
Senior Citizens Center
8:00 am -4:00 pm
SPONSORS
COMMUNITY
AIR PERMITTING WORKSHOP
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a Community Air Permitting Workshop for the public on July 31. The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 3:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on 1912 Live Oak Avenue in Pascagoula.
The day’s sessions include information on the Clean Air Act, air permitting, Title V permitting, permitting and compliance, informational resources for citizens, and public involvement in the permitting process.
RSVP contact: RSVP contact:
Melissa Collier Anne Pitre

9. Permit Process Participation
Comments submitted on each Title V renewal to date
Request for a hearing for Two recent permits
Detailed FOIA requests, focused on upsets and excess emissions

10. Air Sampling
Ambient air monitoring site located 3.5 miles to northwest of Cherokee neighborhood
Air Division has developed a plan for neighborhood monitoring
Intend to collect Five samples, Three during favorable weather conditions and Two during a complaint or condition of concern
All Five will be 24-hour samples with additional instantaneous samples collected during the complaint event
As of September 28th, no samples had been collected.

11. Lessons Learned Additional work will be created Patience is a virtue
Relationships will grow
Greater awareness of offsite impacts
Potential for enforceable conditions in permits