[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "EPA, KDHE approve permit changes to allow development of Sunflower [Army Ammunition Plant, KS] property for Panasonic"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA, KDHE approve permit changes to allow development of Sunflower property for Panasonic

By TIM CARPENTER 
Kansas Reflector
AUGUST 2, 2022

TOPEKA — State and federal environmental regulators approved modification of a permit necessary to move ahead with redevelopment of a portion of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant for construction of the $4 billion Panasonic Energy vehicle battery plant.

The permit issued to Sunflower Redevelopment LLC and the U.S. Army allowed release for development of a portion of the De Soto property polluted by decades of manufacturing high explosives. The permit adjustment was endorsed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“Years of hard work and collaboration between EPA Region 7, KDHE and the permittees have gone into cleaning up the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant,” said Meg McCollister, the EPA’s regional administer for Kansas and three other states. “This permit modification recognizes the successes gained and opens the door for the property’s reuse as the site of the largest economic development project in Kansas’ history.”

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For the entire article, see
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/epa-kdhe-approve-permit-changes-to-allow-development-of-sunflower-property-for-panasonic/

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Lenny Siegel
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