Allentown Clean Air Ordinance
- If you don’t have the time to read through the entire proposed ordinance, this summary will give you an overview of what is covered by the ordinance.
- Summary en Español
- PROPOSED Allentown Clean Air Ordinance 1/10/2013
- We collected more than the 2,000 signatures required to put this Ordinance on the November ballot
Allentown Environmental Advisory Council
Contract between the City of Allentown and Delta Thermo Energy
- Letter from City of Allentown terminating the contract with DTE 9/26/2014
- Allentown kills controversial waste-to-energy deal with Delta Thermo Energy
Morning Call 9/30/2014 - Allentown waste to energy agreement 3/29/2012
This is the final signed agreement - Allentown waste to energy agreement v 17 2/1/2012
Original agreement that was voted on by City Council, Feb-Mar 2012
Delta Thermo Energy (DTE)
- Delta Thermo Energy – Company Overview
- This document was presented to the Citizens of Allentown in October of 2010
- This is the only documented information that was presented to the public
- Delta Thermo Energy Plant and Operations Overview
Delta Thermo Energy (DTE) AIR Pollution Permit Application
Research & Development Permit Application
- DTE’s Request for Determination of Requirement for Plan Approval (public version) 9/23/2010
- DTE’s Request for Determination of Requirement for Plan Approval (full version) 9/27/2010
- DTE’s additional information for RFD 10/12/2010
- Request for Determination of Requirement for Plan Approval 10/14/2010
- Correspondence 10/11/2010
Air Permit Application
- DTE’s air pollution permit application (full version) 3/29/2013
- DTE’s air pollution permit application (public version) 3/29/2013
- DTE letter claiming that New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) should not apply 4/26/2013
- DEP letter confirming completeness of DTE’s application and acceptance for technical review 5/3/2013
- Northeast Regional Office Weekly Report 5/10/2013
- Checks 3/6/2013
- Correspondence 11/14/2010-5/29/2013
- DEP’s 1st technical deficiency letter to DTE 7/19/2013
- DTE argument on NSPS Applicability Determination 7/25/2013
- DEP-IES-DTE meeting log 8/1/2013
- DEP Permit Review undated
- PA Bulletin notice of intent to issue plan approval 9/7/2013
- DEP’s proposed Air Quality Plan Approval 9/9/2013
- DTE’s response to 1st technical deficiency letter from DEP 9/9/2013
- DEP’s 2nd technical deficiency letter to DTE 9/10/2013
- DEP denial of DTE’s request for confidentiality 9/10/2013
- DTE response to 2nd technical deficiency letter from DEP 9/16/2013
- Estimated Air Balance
Comments on Air Pollution Permit
- Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association’s comments (10/15/2013)
- Land Air Water Legal Solutions’ comments (10/18/2013)
- ARCA’s comments (11/8/2013)
- Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association’s comments (12/12/2013)
- DEP response to public comments (5/14/2014)
Air Pollution Permit Issued
- Plan Approval (Issued 5/14/2014, Expires 4/30/2016) – document missing
Air Pollution Permit Appealed
- PWIA appeal of air permit: case | docket | appeal
- South/Holland/Fegley of air permit: case | docket | appeal
- Poresky/Brockley appeal of air permit: case | docket | appeal
Delta Thermo Energy (DTE) WASTE Permit Application
- DTE’s Solid Waste Permit Application and Attachments to DEP on 12/14/2012
- DTE’s Revision of Waste Volumes to DEP on 3/7/2013
- DEP’s Technical Deficiency letter on DTE’s waste application on 4/16/2013 (very badly photocopied – sorry!)
Comments on Waste Permit
- Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association’s comments (3/19/2013)
- ARCA’s comments (11/25/2013)
- DEP on-line records, including permit status updates on DTE’s Air, Waste, and Water applications.
- DEP response to public comments (5/9/2014)
Waste Permit Issued
- General Permit For Processing/Beneficial Use of Residual Waste (Issued 5/13/2014, Expires 5/13/2024)
Waste Permit Issued
- South/Holland/Fegley appeal of waste permit: case | docket | appeal
- Poresky/Brockley appeal of waste permit: case | docket | appeal
Financial Documents
- WTE Cost Comparison 2012-Feb-01At the request of the City of Allentown, Public Financial Management, Inc (“PFM”) prepared this presentation of costs of the City’s waste disposal activities under various assumptions supplied to them, including the effect of the proposed DTE System.
- This report was presented to City Council to show them how the DTE project compares to the City’s current waste removal system.
- This report presents three (3) scenarios: a “break-even” and two optimistic (positive) scenarios. There were no “worse-case” or “failure” scenarios presented to City Council.
- All information employed in the attached presentation was provided to PFM by the City of Allentown or third parties designated by the City.
- PFM was authorized to assume that all such information is accurate, complete and reasonable, and, with the consent of the City, they have made no examination as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information or the reasonableness of any assumptions as to future conditions which have been furnished to them.
- PFM assumes responsibility only for the reliability of computations made and presented on the basis described above and, where appropriate, giving effect to historic relationships.
- PFM makes no representation as to the achievability of any state of facts portrayed in the attached presentation.
Additional Resources and Documents
- Additional documents are posted at Alliance for Sustainable Communities Lehigh Valley