New PCS Phosphates Ads in Carteret County News-Times
Two new PCS Phosphates ads in Carteret County News-Times:
2011-08-07-Carteret-County-News-Times – PCS Ads “One Essential Element” [safety] and “A Commitment to Transparency”
From “A Commitment to Transparency”:
“Some Options We’re Exploring … As we take this step back, some of the options we are exploring include:
- Building a sulfur handling and melting operation at one of several ports in states adjacent to North Carolina.
- Building a suitable facility outside the U.S. to handle formed solid sulfur and melting.
- Building a solid sulfur handling facility at the Port of Morehead City that will supply formed solid sulfur to a melting facility to be located at our facility in Aurora.”
Previous Ads:
2011-07-24 Carteret County News Times – PCS Four Page Glossy Insert “PotashCorp”
2011-07-17 Carteret County News Times – Setting the Record Straight… PCS Phosphates Full Page Ad
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) Report of Production of Aurora, NC Facility
From the Company Website, Financial Information Section, August 5, 2011
In addition to production figures, this document also shows:
Greenhouse gas emissions (shown in thousands of tons), Significant air pollutants (tons), Water use (millions of gallons)
Document: potashcorp_export – Aurora NC Production
PCS Phosphate Withdrawal of Air Quality Permit
Certified Letter to Mr. Mark Hedrick, Engineer, Division of Air Quality (part of DENR) from Ross Smith, Manager, Environment and Energy, PotashCorp-Aurora (PCS Phospate Company)
Excerpt:
PCS Phosphate has voluntarily taken the decision as a company to not proceed with the sulfur melter at the Morehead City port facility. At this point, we have taken a step back and are reevaluating all of our options.
PCS Phosphate requests that DENR-DAQ remove all references to sulfur handling and melting equipment, emissions, and conditions from the air permit. The resulting air permit renewal would revert back to the previous air permit version No. 09673ROO, and we request renewal of that version of the permit.
Full Letter: pcs permit withdrawal SAURADMN0311080316290 b
Environmental Assessment
Morehead City Bulk Handling Facility
Sulfur Melting Project
Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina
Administrative Action
Environmental Assessment
North Carolina State Ports Authority
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc
Document Preparation By: URS Corporation – North Carolina, December 2010
Submitted Pursuant to the North Carolina State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 (G.S.113A-1 et seq.)
Summary Info
- Proposed Project Description
- Summary Of Purpose And Need For Proposed Project
- Alternatives Analysis
- Summary Of Environmental Effects
- Summary Of Mitigative Measures
- Permits Required
Full Document: MHC-BHF Sulfur Project EA & EFH 12-22-10-1
Environmental Compliance
Environmental Compliance
March 2008 saw the expiry of a five-year probationary period imposed upon PCS by the federal U.S.District Court as a result of its felony violation of the U.S. Clean Water Act, under which the company was fined a total of $2.0 million U.S. in 2003. The fines were a result of the PCS’s failure to identify 20 potential sources of air pollution in an air permit application. Since this significant incident, the company has reduced its total number of environmental compliance violations and penalties, and its compliance record now compares favourably with other companies in its peer group.
