Sides spar over water permit for refinery near national park
Blake Nicholson, Associated Press
Updated 7:18 am CST, Thursday, November 15, 2018
Photo: Tom Stromme, AP
FILE - This July 19, 2018, file photo, shows the property, southwest of Belfield, N.D, the future home of The Davis Refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park. North Dakota water officials say the company developing the oil refinery has supplied adequate information to justify drawing water from an underwater aquifer. An attorney for area landowners challenging the recommended permit for the Davis Refinery counters that information from Meridian Energy Group has been vague and contradictory. The arguments came Wednesday, Nov. 14 during a hearing before an administrative law judge. (Tom Stromme /The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has supplied adequate information to justify drawing water from an underwater aquifer, State Water Commission officials testified Wednesday.
An attorney for area landowners challenging the recommended permit for the Davis Refinery countered that information from developer Meridian Energy Group has been vague and contradictory.
The water permit is one of several hurdles that Meridian must overcome as it seeks to build the refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the state's top tourist attraction. Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson later will issue a recommendation to State Engineer Garland Erbele, whose final decision could be appealed to state court.
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Meridian began site work in July , a month after receiving an air quality permit from the state Health Department that deemed the refinery a minor source of pollution. Environmental groups are fighting the permit in state court . A hearing is scheduled Dec. 12 in Dickinson.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Milky way over Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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With miles of land in western ND to build, Why was the location chosen on the very edge of these beautiful historic Badlands .
This is what hapens when a Red State allows itself to be owned by oil, gas, & coal.
They don't give a damn about the history of your State, your pride & joy, your water, air, or your land or you & your children or your animals.
The only thing about your State that stirs their passion is the oil & gas well data history.
So they buy your government.
Stop electing Republicans.
Preserve your precious home.
Why were they allowed to build on the edge of the beautiful Dakota Badlands.
Who did this.
The people of western ND cannot be proud of this.
It would make me ill to know I voted it all away.
