The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 issued three draft permits related to the Explosive Destruction Technology (EDT) facility at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) Aug. 7.
As part of standard procedure, the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) requested a renewal of the plant’s Title V air permit from the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ).
Blue Grass Clean Air Act Permit Renewal Requested Read More »
Workers completed the last of four quarterly sampling activities in April to determine a baseline to protect the freshwater aquifer that flows underneath the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP).
Blue Grass Plant Completes Baseline Groundwater Sampling Read More »
Workers completed installation of an air-monitoring system in March which places monitors between the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) and the Blue Grass Army Depot installation boundary.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed into law a bill requesting a change to the way Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant process waste will be designated under the state’s waste codes April 6.
Kentucky Governor Signs Blue Grass Plant Waste Code Bill into Law Read More »
For more than 30 years, one Commonwealth of Kentucky employee has ensured prairie remnants – grasslands of native Kentucky species – flourish on the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).
Biologist Maintains Native Grasslands Around Blue Grass Plant Read More »
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) submitted a request Nov. 12, 2015, to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP) for a revision to the project’s Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) permit.
Blue Grass Project Submits Permit Revision, Encourages Public Involvement Read More »
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) team requested a permit modification from Kentucky regulators Nov. 2 to sample and verify mustard agent as part of an international pledge to destroy chemical weapons.
Blue Grass Team Requests Permit Changes for Treaty Sampling Read More »
Keeping Kentucky’s air, water and land clean is extremely important to Blue Grass plant personnel. To that end, the project partners with the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP) to ensure the project meets or exceeds all of the commonwealth’s environmental regulations.
Protecting Human Health and Environment is Top Priority Read More »
