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Neighbors raise enforcement and groundwater concerns at Rocky Top; agency clarifies air-operating-permit terminology
Summary
Residents told the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency board they see few inspections and fear groundwater contamination at Rocky Top; the executive director clarified that only three facilities in Yakima County hold federal "air operating permits," a term distinct from the agency's orders of approval.
At the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency meeting on Jan. 9, local residents asked the board whether permit fees cover enforcement and raised concerns about inspections at the Rocky Top site.
"When I look at the little chart that has the number of inspections for air operating permits, there are zeros across the board," said Nancy Lust, representing Friends of Rocky Top. "There are none planned. There wasn't any last year." Lust said she would later attend a meeting with the state Department of Ecology and the health district and…
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