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  Category: Division of Air Quality


DNREC issues air permit to restart cooling tower at Delaware City Refinery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara today approved issuance of an air permit for the Delaware City Refining Company to restart an unused closed-loop cooling water tower at the Delaware City Refinery. The restarted unit will help the facility achieve a required 33 percent reduction in cooling water withdrawal from 452 million gallons per day (mgd) to 303 mgd, which is anticipated to reduce incidents of aquatic life mortality by a corresponding 33 percent. The reductions are required to be achieved by the end of 2013, per the facility’s restart agreement with the State and other existing permit conditions.







  Category: Division of Air Quality

DNREC issues air permit to restart cooling tower at Delaware City Refinery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara today approved issuance of an air permit for the Delaware City Refining Company to restart an unused closed-loop cooling water tower at the Delaware City Refinery. The restarted unit will help the facility achieve a required 33 percent reduction in cooling water withdrawal from 452 million gallons per day (mgd) to 303 mgd, which is anticipated to reduce incidents of aquatic life mortality by a corresponding 33 percent. The reductions are required to be achieved by the end of 2013, per the facility’s restart agreement with the State and other existing permit conditions.