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Thursday | August 09, 2018 Location: 6:00 PM Town of White Castle-Town Council Room 32535 Bowie St. White Castle, LA
Public Hearing-Office of Conservation Shintech LA, LLC-White Castle Salt Dome PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Natural Resources
Office of Conservation
Injection & Mining Division

Shintech Louisiana, LLC
White Castle Salt Dome, Iberville Parish
Docket No. IMD 2018-04


Pursuant to provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1977 as amended, and provisions of Statewide Order 29-M (LAC 43:XVII, Subpart 3), notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Conservation will conduct a public hearing at 6:00 P.M., August 9, 2018. The hearing will be held in the Town of White Castle - Town Council Room located at 32535 Bowie Street, White Castle, LA.

At such hearing, the Commissioner or his designated representative will give any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments relative to a draft permit (Order) concerning an application from Shintech Louisiana, LLC (Shintech) of 26270 HWY 405, Plaquemine, Louisiana 70764, to construct and operate three new Class III Brine Extraction (Solution-Mining) wells and to establish boundaries of an area permit at its White Castle Salt Dome Facility located in Sections 01 and 09, Township 11 South, Range 12 East, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. These applications were previously announced in public notices dated May 6, 2016 and August 3, 2017.

The proposed caverns are identified as Wilbert Well No. 011, Wilbert Well No. 012 and Wilbert Well No. 013. Solution-mining is proposed to occur initially at an approximate depth of 7,200 feet below ground level. The base of the lowermost underground source of drinking water at the specific facility location occurs at an approximate depth of 1,000 feet below ground level.

A copy of the draft permit (Order), a fact sheet, or information concerning the application may be obtained by calling Crystal Dunn at (225) 342-9054 or by writing to the address below. Written comments concerning the application package must be received by the Office of Conservation no later than 4:00 P.M., August 10, 2018. Submit all comments to: Mr. Stephen H. Lee, LA Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 9275. Comments may also be faxed to (225) 342-3094. Please reference: Shintech Louisiana, LLC Class III Permit Application Numbers 38867, 38868 and 38869, Docket No. IMD 2018-04.

The application package is available for inspection between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday in the Injection & Mining Division Office, Rm. 817 of the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA. A copy of the application is also available at the Town of White Castle (Town Council Room) located at 32535 Bowie Street, White Castle, LA, and the Iberville Parish Library located at 24605 J Gerald Berret Blvd., Plaquemine, LA. All persons having interest in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.

By order of:
Richard P. Ieyoub
Commissioner of Conservation