The company claimed that EPD issued a variety of draft permitting documents related to the 1,600-acre energy facility, including what are considered to be the four primary permits for the plant: the surface water withdrawal permit, the groundwater withdrawal permit, the water discharge permit, and the air permit.
POWER4Georgians, a consortium of Georgia electric membership corporations (EMCs), filed the Plant Washington permit applications with the Georgia EPD in January 2008.
Dean Alford, spokesperson of POWER4Georgians, said: “This is an important step in the development of this power plant, which is critical to making sure that affordable and reliable power continues to be available to the citizens of Georgia. While we recognise there is a lot of work remaining to be done, the draft permits are a very positive indication that Plant Washington is moving forward.”
Plant Washington is expected to be generating electricity to meet the annual needs of 500,000 to 700,000 Georgia homes.
