Whiting Refinery

=Project Summary= $3.8 billion expansion to increase processing of Canadian tar sands from 30% of feedstock to 80- 90%. The draft permits are for "significant source modification" (the "construction permit," netting out of NSR) and "significant permit modification" (Title V "operating permit").

=Permitting Status= Public meeting and public hearing (only the "hearing" was on the record) on Mar. 14, 2008. Comment deadline on both the construction permit and the Title V permit was Mar. 21, 2008 (but since IDEM offices are closed for a state holiday on March 21, comments were accepted if postmarked or hand-delivered by Mar. 24, 2008 (expired). Final Construction Permit issued May 1, 2008. Madhurima Permit Writer is Madhurima Moulik (317)-233-0868.

Deadline to file Petition for Administrative Review is May 19, 2008. The "veto petition" period on the proposed Title V permit will begin 45 days after IDEM's proposed Title V permit is submitted to the U.S. EPA for review, and will run for 60 days.

Relevant Documents
construction) Permit number 089-25484-00453, and "Significant Permit Modification (i.e., Title V) Permit number 089-25488-00453, along with some associated documents. May 1, 2008.
 * "Significant Source Modification" (i.e. ,
 * Final Construction Permit, issued
 * Comments submitted by a coalition of environmental organizations, including the Environmental Integrity Project.

=Opposition=

Local Groups

 * Calumet Project filed the first appeal with Global Community Monitor on Saturday, May 10, 2008.

Regional and National Groups

 * Global Community Monitor
 * Rainforest Action Network

News

 * AP, "Groups appeal state permit for BP oil refinery" May 13, 2008
 * Gitte Laasby, Post Tribune "BP work facing appeals," May 8, 2008