Final Major Permit Issued for Cerilon GTL North Dakota
Cerilon is pleased to announce that the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) has issued a North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Permit for Cerilon GTL North Dakota. This is the final major permit required for the project.
The NDPDES program was developed to comply with the Federal Clean Water Act and is the program through which the NDDEQ regulates discharges of pollutants from point sources into the state’s water bodies. Any facility – or point source – that discharges wastewater must have a permit to comply with State and Federal regulations. Cerilon GTL North Dakota is designed to treat any water used in the GTL process to be of the same or better quality than the river water and, since the process generates water, the facility is returning approximately the same amount to the river as is used.
“We’ve designed the project with a focus on minimizing impacts on both the community and the environment and have worked hard to meet the State’s high expectations. Receiving this final major permit means we’ve successfully delivered on a project design that meets or exceeds these expectations,” said Ron Opperman, CEO of Cerilon GTL. “In addition to producing valuable products, the project will also contribute to energy security in North Dakota by reducing reliance on energy imports.”
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Julie Baron, MBA, ABC
Senior Specialist, Brand Strategy & Communications
Julie.Baron@Cerilon.com