Monday, December 11, 2006
SWOP homepageIntel Pollution Control Shut Down Probed
Kudos goes to Robert Samanego of the NMED for the correction that upwardly revised his Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) testimony on unabated Intel emissions during last July's much publicized emergency shutdown. Based on his revision, the estimate grew from 40.5 pounds to more than 199.2 pounds for this one event.
However, that is just a small fraction of the total unabated toxic emissions from Intel's facility in the June - July time frame. During just this period, Intel reported to the NMED that there were VOC releases of more than 1580 pounds. The 199.2 pounds of toxic emissions reported during the high profile shutdown are clearly just the tip of the iceburg.
Mr. Samanego further testifies that, technically, each of these events is automatically considered a violation of the Intel air pollution permit.
Jeff Radford, editor of the Corrales Comment, reports on the EIB proceedings and related matters in the following article.
Intel Pollution Control Shut Down Probed
A subcommittee meeting of the N.M. Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) November 8 investigated the cause and effects of a major power outage at Intel this summer which shut down much of its pollution control equipment.
Read the full article on the Corrales Comment web site: http://corralescomment.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=616&Itemid=2
