DEP To Hold Feb. 17 Meeting/Hearing On Revised Water Quality Permit For 1,300 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center Project In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 17 PA Bulletin announcing a February 17 public meeting/hearing on a revised Chapter 105 Water Quality Permit for the proposed 1,300 acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center project in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.  (PA Bulletin, page 431)

In case of inclement weather, the hearing will be held Feb. 19.

The meeting/hearing will be held at the Hazelton Area High School, 1601 West 23rd Street in Hazle Township. 

The meeting to answer questions about the project will take place from 5:00 to 6:50 p.m.

The hearing to receive comments on the permit application will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

DEP requests that individuals intending to ask a question at the meeting or to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Patricia Monahan, Community Relations Coordinator at: pamonahan@pa.gov. 

The Department will accept requests up to the day of the meeting/hearing.

The permit applications’ documentation and conceptual plans are available for review at the Luzerne County Conservation District Office, 325 Smiths Pond Rd, Shavertown, PA 18708 at (570) 674-7991 and/or the DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA (570) 826-2511.

For further information, contact Patricia Monahan, Community Relations Coordinator of the Department’s Northeast Regional Office at (570) 826-2035 or pamonahan@pa.gov.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.   (PA Bulletin, page 431)

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