2012 Environmental review and draft permit amendment and reissuance for Hennepin Energy Recovery Center facility
Covanta Hennepin Energy Resource Company, operator of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) in Minneapolis, has applied to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for an amendment to its existing air-quality permit. The permit application requires preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW).
When the EAW and draft permit are prepared, they will be made available on this webpage. Until they are posted here, any documents relating to the project found on other websites must be regarded as draft and not MPCA-approved, and may be subject to significant changes before they are approved by the MPCA.
Project fact sheet
The document below provides basic information about the HERC permit proposal.
Draft Health Risk Assessment Summary Report
Below is the draft Health Risk Assessment Summary Report submitted by Covanta to the MPCA. The MPCA is in the process of reviewing the report and supporting materials. The MPCA will include its own health risk summary with the completed EAW. Copies of the supporting materials for the assessment can be obtained from the MPCA by contacting Steve Sommer, at 651-757-2746.
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Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Covanta Hennepin Energy Resource Company L.P. (aq5-33a) — This version contains revised modeling results (October 9, 2012).
For more information about the project, contact Ralph Pribble, MPCA Public Information Office, at 651-757-2657. Additional information can also be found using the links below.
- Information about the existing HERC air quality permit (the permit can be found under the name, Covanta Hennepin Energy Resource Company)
- For general information about air quality permits
- For general information about environmental review
