❓ A parliamentary question regarding Loongana Lime's compliance with environmental regulations, specifically concerning kiln temperatures and emissions impacting nearby residents. The Minister's response details ongoing investigations, monitoring practices, and past actions taken against the company.
AnsweredQoN 774Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 583 of March 20 2003 and answers provided -
(1) Will the Minister or the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) prosecute Loongana Lime for breaching condition A7 of the licence under the
Environmental Protection Act 1986
in not having the required temperature in excess of 1200 degrees Celsius to clearly demonstrate that a breach of licence conditions is extremely serious given that residents of Lamington, Williamstown and Ninga Mia have been making complaints concerning emissions which severely affects the health, welfare, convenience, comfort and amenity of the residents?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
(3) Can the Minister explain what evidence, if any, does the DEP have to factually verify and thoroughly rely upon that the average temperature in the kilns is reported to be 1165 degrees Celsius rather than the required 1200 degrees Celsius?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the Minister specifically explain how the DEP discovered and factually became aware of the breach of condition A7 at the Loongana Lime Plant?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Is it correct that residents were specifically complaining about breaches of condition of A7 at the Loongana Lime premises prior to the breach on the April 2 2003 and were verbally advised by the Manager of the DEP that the kilns were operating in excess of 1200 degrees Celsius?
(8) If yes to (7), on what specific dates were these complaints first made or raised with the DEP in Kalgoorlie prior to the April 2 2003 breach?
(9) If no to (7), can the Minister detail and explain the facts leading up to the breach of condition A7?
(10) Can the Minister explain what specific subsequent action by the DEP resulted in the plant being closed under the direction of the DEP in the year of 2002?
(11) If no to (10), why not?
(1) Will the Minister or the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) prosecute Loongana Lime for breaching condition A7 of the licence under the
Environmental Protection Act 1986
in not having the required temperature in excess of 1200 degrees Celsius to clearly demonstrate that a breach of licence conditions is extremely serious given that residents of Lamington, Williamstown and Ninga Mia have been making complaints concerning emissions which severely affects the health, welfare, convenience, comfort and amenity of the residents?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister explain the reasons why?
(3) Can the Minister explain what evidence, if any, does the DEP have to factually verify and thoroughly rely upon that the average temperature in the kilns is reported to be 1165 degrees Celsius rather than the required 1200 degrees Celsius?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Can the Minister specifically explain how the DEP discovered and factually became aware of the breach of condition A7 at the Loongana Lime Plant?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Is it correct that residents were specifically complaining about breaches of condition of A7 at the Loongana Lime premises prior to the breach on the April 2 2003 and were verbally advised by the Manager of the DEP that the kilns were operating in excess of 1200 degrees Celsius?
(8) If yes to (7), on what specific dates were these complaints first made or raised with the DEP in Kalgoorlie prior to the April 2 2003 breach?
(9) If no to (7), can the Minister detail and explain the facts leading up to the breach of condition A7?
(10) Can the Minister explain what specific subsequent action by the DEP resulted in the plant being closed under the direction of the DEP in the year of 2002?
(11) If no to (10), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 June 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
29 days
(1) This matter is still being investigated. (2) Answered by (1). (3) The evidence was supplied by Loongana Lime, following the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) investigation on odour complaints in February and March 2003. It was brought to the attention of the current staff of the Kalgoorlie office that the existing practice didn’t meet the licence conditions. Loongana Lime had kept continuous records of the kiln wall temperatures, rather than inside the kilns, a method agreed to by previous officers of the DEP. This is because there are practicality issues with undertaking monitoring inside the kiln, given that it is 3.5m wide and 12m high, and has limestone rock continuously being fed through. Therefore, since April 2003, Loongana Lime have been undertaking twice-daily spot checks of internal kiln temperature to check against the kiln wall temperature. It is these spot checks of the kiln that determined that the temperature was below 1200 at the ports on 2 April 2003. A warning, in the form of an Environmental Field Notice, was issued for this on 11 April 2003. (4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(2) Answered by (1). (3) The evidence was supplied by Loongana Lime, following the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) investigation on odour complaints in February and March 2003. It was brought to the attention of the current staff of the Kalgoorlie office that the existing practice didn’t meet the licence conditions. Loongana Lime had kept continuous records of the kiln wall temperatures, rather than inside the kilns, a method agreed to by previous officers of the DEP. This is because there are practicality issues with undertaking monitoring inside the kiln, given that it is 3.5m wide and 12m high, and has limestone rock continuously being fed through. Therefore, since April 2003, Loongana Lime have been undertaking twice-daily spot checks of internal kiln temperature to check against the kiln wall temperature. It is these spot checks of the kiln that determined that the temperature was below 1200 at the ports on 2 April 2003. A warning, in the form of an Environmental Field Notice, was issued for this on 11 April 2003. (4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(3) The evidence was supplied by Loongana Lime, following the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) investigation on odour complaints in February and March 2003. It was brought to the attention of the current staff of the Kalgoorlie office that the existing practice didn’t meet the licence conditions. Loongana Lime had kept continuous records of the kiln wall temperatures, rather than inside the kilns, a method agreed to by previous officers of the DEP. This is because there are practicality issues with undertaking monitoring inside the kiln, given that it is 3.5m wide and 12m high, and has limestone rock continuously being fed through. Therefore, since April 2003, Loongana Lime have been undertaking twice-daily spot checks of internal kiln temperature to check against the kiln wall temperature. It is these spot checks of the kiln that determined that the temperature was below 1200 at the ports on 2 April 2003. A warning, in the form of an Environmental Field Notice, was issued for this on 11 April 2003. (4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(11) Answered by (10).
(2) Answered by (1). (3) The evidence was supplied by Loongana Lime, following the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) investigation on odour complaints in February and March 2003. It was brought to the attention of the current staff of the Kalgoorlie office that the existing practice didn’t meet the licence conditions. Loongana Lime had kept continuous records of the kiln wall temperatures, rather than inside the kilns, a method agreed to by previous officers of the DEP. This is because there are practicality issues with undertaking monitoring inside the kiln, given that it is 3.5m wide and 12m high, and has limestone rock continuously being fed through. Therefore, since April 2003, Loongana Lime have been undertaking twice-daily spot checks of internal kiln temperature to check against the kiln wall temperature. It is these spot checks of the kiln that determined that the temperature was below 1200 at the ports on 2 April 2003. A warning, in the form of an Environmental Field Notice, was issued for this on 11 April 2003. (4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(3) The evidence was supplied by Loongana Lime, following the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) investigation on odour complaints in February and March 2003. It was brought to the attention of the current staff of the Kalgoorlie office that the existing practice didn’t meet the licence conditions. Loongana Lime had kept continuous records of the kiln wall temperatures, rather than inside the kilns, a method agreed to by previous officers of the DEP. This is because there are practicality issues with undertaking monitoring inside the kiln, given that it is 3.5m wide and 12m high, and has limestone rock continuously being fed through. Therefore, since April 2003, Loongana Lime have been undertaking twice-daily spot checks of internal kiln temperature to check against the kiln wall temperature. It is these spot checks of the kiln that determined that the temperature was below 1200 at the ports on 2 April 2003. A warning, in the form of an Environmental Field Notice, was issued for this on 11 April 2003. (4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(4) Answered by (3). (5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(5) Answered by (3). (6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(6) Answered by (3). (7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(7) I am informed that: (a) Yes, complaints were received prior to 2 April, 2003. (b) Mr Wayne Astill the program manager of the DEP in Kalgoorlie did state that it was his belief that temperatures were above 1200 degrees. However, I am informed that this is an oversimplification of the conversation. Some sections of the community were concerned that the temperature was around 900 degrees in the kilns. But Mr Astill’s understanding of the calcination process was that it requires a temperature of around 1350 degrees to produce quicklime. This information was publicly available and provided to the community. However, based on the community concern the temperature in the kilns was investigated further. (8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(8) Complaints were received on the 10, 11, 18, 26, 27 and 31 March 2003. Loongana Lime were directed, via mail, to provide the temperature readings on 18 March 2003. (9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(9) Answered by (7). (10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(10) Loongana Lime was informed that due to the continuity of exceedances of particulate levels that the DEP could no longer allow Loongana to operate until the Bag House construction was complete. During the commissioning of the bag house in early 2002, the kilns had to be shut down and occasionally operated on a limited basis because of continued bag failure. Upon the resolution of the engineering difficulties with the bag houses, Loongana Lime have been able to operate fully. (11) Answered by (10).
(11) Answered by (10).
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