RE:EPA Activities To Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit EPA Activities To Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit EPA Activities To Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit 

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Doug Harris Doug Harris to: David Ogulei 07/03/2012 10:22 AM

Cc: David A Klarich, Dennis J Warchol , Genevieve Damico, 

Danny Marcus, "Bakowski, Ed", Andrea Morgan

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David,

Thank you for giving me a heads-up regarding the Notice and Best Practices Developments going on at 

EPA. I read them carefully, along with sharing them with Veolia’s local and corporate environmental 

staffs. Veolia believes that public involvement and strong community relations are a key component in 

the success of any business. We would enjoy working with Region 5 to further develop our involvement 

with the community we operate in. Genevieve should be somewhat familiar with our community 

relations activities as she directed our most recent public meeting. We are currently involved in many 

of the best practices the EPA suggests and look forward to working with Region 5 on the upcoming 

significant modifications and Title V renewal. In fact, next week on July 13th we are hosting one of our 

many activities as the Illinois Governors Environmental Corp will return to tour our facility for the tenth 

year in a row. This group is comprised of about 35 high achieving environmental college students from 

across the State of Illinois. They are quite an impressive group of young men and women. Veolia finds 

it quite flattering that they continue to choose us, given they are only allowed one field trip. We 

conduct many similar activities with local schools, colleges and community groups. If you, or any of 

your colleagues at Region 5, have any suggestions on how we can improve our public involvement, we 

would welcome them. Again, thank you for sharing this notice with us.

Doug Harris

General Manager

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC

7 Mobile Ave.

Sauget, IL 62201

Office 618-271-2804 Ext. 101

Cell: 618-616-7420

Fax: 618-271-2128

Doug.harris@veoliaes.com

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From: David Ogulei [mailto:Ogulei.David@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:51 PM

To: Doug Harris
Cc: David A Klarich; Dennis J Warchol; Genevieve Damico; Danny Marcus; Bakowski, Ed; Andrea Morgan

Subject: EPA Activities To Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process

Doug,

EPA has just released for public comment the attached "Notice of Availability of Proposed Regional 

Actions to Promote Public Participation in the Permitting Process" and "Draft Best Practices for Permit 

Applicants Seeking EPA-Issued Permits." The notice describes and seeks comment on actions that EPA 

regional offices can take when issuing EPA permits to promote greater participation in the permitting 

process by historically underrepresented communities. The draft best practices are designed to 

encourage and assist permit applicants to reach out to neighboring communities when applying for 

permits that may affect the community’s quality of life, including their health and environment.

EPA Region 5 intends to follow the guidelines discussed in this notice, in accordance with a regional 

implementation plan, when reviewing the current Title V significant modification and the upcoming Title V

renewal for Veolia's Sauget facility. The guidelines are designed to (1) help EPA regional offices identify 

which permits to prioritize for greater public involvement for overburdened communities; and (2) suggest 

activities the regional offices can undertake to promote greater public involvement in their permitting 

process. 

I encourage you to review the notice and the accompanying draft guidance document (located in the 

appendix to the notice), and provide comments on both the proposed actions that Regional offices can 

take and the draft best practices for permit applicants. The addresses for filing your comments, and the 

specific questions for which comment is sought, are provided in the notice. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

David Ogulei

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region 5 | Air & Radiation Division | A-18J 

77 West Jackson Blvd. | Chicago, Illinois 60604 

Phone: (312) 353-0987 | Fax: (312) 692-2080

Ogulei.David@epa.gov

(See attached file: 2012-15605.pdf)