Murphy Oil Air Permit Comments
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LDEQ-EDMS Document 42220250, Page 1 of 2 Renee Et hr idge From: Sent: To: Subject: Laura Ambeau . Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:56 AM Ren ee Ethridge FW: Murphy Oil's AI Nu mber1238, Permit No 25 00-o0001-V5, and Acti vi ty No PER200900002 '. /!dMJ/{JtuiuJ -------------_ .. -..- .------; '--- Fr om: Soumaya Ghosn [mailto:Soumaya.Ghos [email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:47 PM To: Barbara Mason; Laura Ambeau Subject: FW: Murphy Oil's AI Number1238, Permit No 2S00-00001-VS, and Activity No PER200900002 From:? ~ ¥AHOO.COMl ent: Monday, July , 0 1:47:17 PM J T o: S ou may a Gh os n Subject: Mu rphy Oil' s AI Number1238, Permit No2500-00001-V5, an d Activity No PER200900002 Auto forwarded by a Rule . Murphy Oil's Meraux efinery is effecting the quality flife and clean air in our neighborho ds around the refinery. Murphy Oil has applied for another modification to their air permits to construct a benzene saturation unit so the Meraux refinery can adhere to new EPA mandates for lower benzene in gasoline .products. This is a good goal but not for our neighborhood if Murphy Oil gets their way. The proposed permit is a request to cancel the use of a pollution control device for the oil water stripper(part of an earlier modification to their air permit in 2007), and nstead seeks t use the flare as the i:>oIJutioncontrol device. This is a step backwards towards clean air and should no be allowed. Murp y Oil must be required to operate under the terms of their existing air permit modification agreed to when appli d for. Murphy Oil's proposed permit 'Yill also emit more toxic air pollutants int an area which is already ubjected to intolera le levels of different chemical odors. LA DEQ must require Murphy to install the best available pollution control technology in order to protect the community's air and not undermine protection for public health. Last week the smell was so .bad on East Judge Perez Drive as you passed the refinery it burned your throat and nose. We recently moved away fr m Murphy Oil because the smell was so bad, at time , we could not go outside. W noticed the smell was associated with the flaring. The disturbing noise and vibrations for Murphy would rattle the windows in my home, the ground would vibrate, and I would hear cracking in the walls. The noise was so bad it sounded like we live inside an airport. Sometimes we couldn't even hear our TV and it would wake us p at night. Now, at the new house there are still days when we are effected by the burnt rubber and other obnoxious chemical smells from the refinery and I can still h ar the noise when I am outside even living 8 blocks away. . Murphy Oil has demonstrated they cannot control what they have now and should not be allowed to change a previous permit to use the flare as a pollution control device. 1 '-----------------------------_ _ .
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EDMS Document 42220250, Page 1 of 2
Renee Ethridge
From:Sent:To:
Subject:
Laura Ambeau .
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:56 AMRenee EthridgeFW: Murphy Oil's AI Number1238, Permit No 2500-o0001-V5, and Activity No PER200900002
'. /!dMJ/{JtuiuJ
-------------_ .. -..- .------; '---From: Soumaya Ghosn [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:47 PM
To: Barbara Mason; Laura Ambeau
Subject: FW: Murphy Oil's AI Number1238, Permit No 2S00-00001-VS, and Activity No PER200900002
From:? ~ ¥AHOO.COMlent: Monday, July , 0 1:47:17 PM J
To: Soumaya GhosnSubject: Murphy Oil's AI Number1238, Permit No 2500-00001-V5, and Activity No PER200900002
Auto forwarded by a Rule .
Murphy Oil's Meraux refinery is effecting the quality oflife and clean air in our neighborhoods around the
refinery.
Murphy Oil has applied for another modification to their air permits to construct a benzene saturation unit so the
Meraux refinery can adhere to new EPA mandates for lower benzene in gasoline .products. This is a good goal
but not for our neighborhood if Murphy Oil gets their way.
The proposed permit is a request to cancel the use of a pollution control device for the oil water stripper(part of
an earlier modification to their air permit in 2007), and instead seeks t use the flare as the i:>oIJutioncontrol
device. This is a step backwards towards clean air and should no be allowed. Murphy Oil must be required to
operate under the terms of their existing air permit modification agreed to when applied for.
Murphy Oil's proposed permit 'Yill also emit more toxic air pollutants int an area which is already subjected to
intolerable levels of different chemical odors. LA DEQ must require Murphy to install the best available
pollution control technology in order to protect the community's air and not undermine protection for public
health. Last week the smell was so .bad on East Judge Perez Drive as you passed the refinery it burned yourthroat and nose.
We recently moved away from Murphy Oil because the smell was so bad, at times, we could not go outside. We
noticed the smell was associated with the flaring. The disturbing noise and vibrations for Murphy would rattle
the windows in my home, the ground would vibrate, and I would hear cracking in the walls. The noise was so
bad it sounded like we live inside an airport. Sometimes we couldn't even hear our TV and it would wake us up
at night. Now, at the new house there are still days when we are effected by the burnt rubber and other
obnoxious chemical smells from the refinery and I can still hear the noise when I am outside even living 8
blocks away. .
Murphy Oil has demonstrated they cannot control what they have now and should not be allowed to change a
previous permit to use the flare as a pollution control device.
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