The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality plans a public hearing June 11 in Miami regarding the remediation efforts that have been underway for two years at the former BF Goodrich Manufacturing plant.
Geosyntec Consultants inc. requested a synthetic minor source operating permit on behalf of Michelin North America, Inc. The former Goodrich tire plant is no longer in operation after opening in 1944. The plant was in operation for 40 years and at its peak employed nearly 2,000 workers from northeast Oklahoma, southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri.
The Miami plant produced all sizes of truck and tractor tires and also the largest tires ever made by Goodrich. These huge tires were off-the-road tires produced for the LeTourneau earth moving equipment. These tires measured 11 feet tall and weighted in at 7,000 pounds.
The purpose of the meeting is to take comments from the public solely and exclusively on the contents of the Tier 1 application and draft air permit related to compliance with Oklahoma Air Quality Regulations and National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Miami Public Library.
The draft permit is available at https://www.deq.ok.gov/permits-for-public-review/ (select “Click To View” on the right)
