July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Drainage a concern at plant site (06/12/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
Residents in the area of a proposed ethanol plant southwest of Portland have a rising concern.
Jay County Surveyor Brad Daniels told Jay County Commissioners this morning that residents who live near the Wickel Ditch are concerned about potential flooding if Premier Ethanol LLC is permitted to discharge water into the ditch, which cuts through the proposed site.
“They already have problems with water in their basements,” Daniels told board members Faron Parr, Gary Theurer, and Milo Miller Jr.
The commissioners, meeting as the drainage board, agreed to have the lower end of the ditch near the Salamonie River cleaned out to prevent any future problems.
In another ethanol-related issue, an official with The Andersons said this morning that testing continues at the rural Dunkirk site to determine if an adequate water supply could be obtained for a proposed plant there.
Miller said during this morning’s commissioners meeting that he had been told that construction of the proposed plant at The Andersons in Dunkirk was not going to continue because of the lack of an adequate water supply.
However, Dawn Betancourt, general manager of the Dunkirk grain terminal, said this morning, “We continue to drill (for water). And we are doing our due diligence to make sure the project is feasible.”
In another matter that has area residents concerned, commissioners discussed confined feeding operation construction in the county.
Commissioners noted that six permits were issued in April and May.
“I have another one here in front of me,” Miller said, looking at a proposed CFO operation permit submitted by Dave Lowe in Knox Township.
The Jay County Planning Commission will be meeting again June 22 to continue to look over recommendations from a comprehensive study of such operations, and is expected to make a recommendation to commissioners at their June 26 meeting about adopting the recommendations as law.
Additionally today, Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District administrator/educator, Bettie Jacobs, told the drainage board she had recently completed the first of two annual inspections of the Jay County Landfill, a requirement recently mandated by the state.
“We have a very well-managed landfill,” she said about her findings.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County Surveyor Brad Daniels told Jay County Commissioners this morning that residents who live near the Wickel Ditch are concerned about potential flooding if Premier Ethanol LLC is permitted to discharge water into the ditch, which cuts through the proposed site.
“They already have problems with water in their basements,” Daniels told board members Faron Parr, Gary Theurer, and Milo Miller Jr.
The commissioners, meeting as the drainage board, agreed to have the lower end of the ditch near the Salamonie River cleaned out to prevent any future problems.
In another ethanol-related issue, an official with The Andersons said this morning that testing continues at the rural Dunkirk site to determine if an adequate water supply could be obtained for a proposed plant there.
Miller said during this morning’s commissioners meeting that he had been told that construction of the proposed plant at The Andersons in Dunkirk was not going to continue because of the lack of an adequate water supply.
However, Dawn Betancourt, general manager of the Dunkirk grain terminal, said this morning, “We continue to drill (for water). And we are doing our due diligence to make sure the project is feasible.”
In another matter that has area residents concerned, commissioners discussed confined feeding operation construction in the county.
Commissioners noted that six permits were issued in April and May.
“I have another one here in front of me,” Miller said, looking at a proposed CFO operation permit submitted by Dave Lowe in Knox Township.
The Jay County Planning Commission will be meeting again June 22 to continue to look over recommendations from a comprehensive study of such operations, and is expected to make a recommendation to commissioners at their June 26 meeting about adopting the recommendations as law.
Additionally today, Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District administrator/educator, Bettie Jacobs, told the drainage board she had recently completed the first of two annual inspections of the Jay County Landfill, a requirement recently mandated by the state.
“We have a very well-managed landfill,” she said about her findings.[[In-content Ad]]
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