Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant and U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot officials delivered a chemical weapons destruction update to Pueblo City Council members in May.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has appointed a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment regulator to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission, or CAC.
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The president and CEO of the Local Redevelopment Authority for the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot has been appointed to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission.
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A permit modification request outlining the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Closure Plan, to be executed upon the completion of munitions destruction, has been submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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A draft permit that will allow operation of Static Detonation Chamber units at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is open for public comment through Sept. 13.
“We’ve submitted a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit modification request to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that, upon approval, would allow for operation and the first phase of trial burns on the Static Detonation Chamber units,” said Mike Saupe, environmental manager, Bechtel Pueblo Team.
The three units, each consisting of two major components – the detonation chamber and the off-gas treatment system – will augment the main plant by destroying 4.2-inch mortar rounds containing mustard agent.
In addition to state permit approval, Pueblo County regulators must also provide approval, Saupe said. Upon approval of the permit modification request, trial burns can begin.
Trial burns comprise a testing period divided into two phases. Phase one consists of a surrogate trial burn using non-agent chemicals and conventional ammunitions.
“Upon the end of the public comment period, CDPHE regulators will address any comments they receive,” Saupe said. “Trial burns could begin within 30 days upon the issuance of the final permit, however public comments could delay that.”
The environmental documents and information on how to comment is available on the CDPHE website at https://cdphe.colorado.gov/HMWMD-public-notices. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 13.
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The newest member of the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission toured the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in April.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has appointed the deputy chief of staff of the lieutenant governor to the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission.
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On Sept. 7, 2016, workers at PCAPP began a campaign to destroy nearly 300,000 World War II-era 155mm projectiles, stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, which contained approximately 12 pounds of mustard agent each. Almost exactly four years later, on Sept. 5, that campaign was completed.
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Three public meetings in the Pueblo area during September allowed for discussion of an Environmental Assessment about the proposed installation and operation of three Static Detonation Chambers at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot.
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Meetings to discuss the Environmental Assessment for the proposed installation and operation of Static Detonation Chambers at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot are scheduled for early September in Avondale, Boone and Pueblo, Colorado.
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