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Board of Health Opposes Mercury Credit Proposal
August 14, 2006 — The Boulder County Board of Health
passed a resolution endorsing Boulder County Public Health’s
participation in a local government coalition opposing a
state proposal that would allow Colorado power plants to buy
and sell mercury air pollution “credits.” The coalition
instead endorses an approach that would require all power
plants to control their emissions by a date certain.
For more information:
Board of Health Resolution, August 2006 (PDF
594 KB)
On August 14, 2006 the Boulder County Board of Health adopted the above
resolution in opposition to a state proposal concerning the buying and
selling of mercury air pollution "credits."
Petition for Party Status Before the Air Quality Control Commission
(PDF 1500 KB)
A "petition for party status" allows interested members of the public to
participate in a rulemaking before the state Air Quality Control
Commission. A petition must be filed for an individual rule making. It may
be filed by an individual or, as in this case, may be filed by a group that
shares a common perspective. The attached petition was submitted creating a
local government coalition on the state mercury rule.
Local
Government Coalition Perspectives on Control of Mercury Emissions from
Power Plants (PDF 66 KB)
This presentation includes information concerning public health and
environmental impacts of mercury emissions.
Regulating Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
(PDF 287 KB)
This presentation was prepared by the State and Territorial Air Pollution
Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution
Control Officials (ALAPCO) and a model rule for states and localities
concerning mercury emissions. Boulder County Public Health and other
members of this coalition believe this approach would ultimately better
protect public health.
CDPHE website on the Mercury Rule
CDPHE (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) is the
governing body considering this rule.
Air Quality Program, Environmental Health Division,
Boulder County Public Health (BCPH)
3450 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
(303) 441-1564,
www.BoulderCountyAir.org
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