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DEP Issues Permit for 43-Acre Wind Farm

KRAYN, PA-The permit follows Adams Township supervisors' approval of EverPower Renewables' plan for an initial 20 wind turbines on an abandoned strip mine.

By Marita Thomas | Updated on November 26, 2007

KRAYN, PA-Krayn Wind LLC, an entity of New York City-based EverPower Renewables Corp., has been issued a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit for its proposed Highland Wind Farm project. This follows the Adams Township supervisors’ Nov. 13 approval of the plan.

The NPDES permit, issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, indicates that the developer has effectively addressed the discharge of storm water from its construction activities. “The proposed site meets the department’s environmental regulatory requirements,” says Kenneth Bowman, Southwest regional director of DEP, in a statement. He says the permitting process involved “intensive review by DEP water quality experts to ensure that no adverse environmental impacts would result from construction of the wind farm.”

The permit, plus the township’s blessing, paves the way for phase one of the Highland project. It calls for construction of 20 wind turbines on 43 acres of a 4,371-acre former abandoned strip mine. Calls to EverPower were not returned by deadline.

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