September 3, 2004

State grants totaling $88,130 will fund three scrap tire end-user projects from sites across the state, Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester announced today. The DEQ selected three applicants to receive grant awards with funding made available under the authority of Part 169, Scrap Tires, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. Facilities creating new products from scrap tire material and Michigan certified end-users were eligible to apply for these funds.

”With the help of the Scrap Tire End-User Grants, the DEQ hopes to stimulate the scrap tire end-user market while building a foundation for responsible product stewardship,” Director Chester said. “The DEQ will continue to use the available funds provided by the program to promote increased end-use of scrap tire material and support the establishment of markets for these products.”

The grantees will have until September 15, 2004, to complete contract requirements.

The following is a listing of the approved grantees receiving scrap tire end-user contracts under the program:

              Name                                  County                       Amount
TES Filer City Station Ltd.              Manistee County               $24,400
Viking Energy of Lincoln                 Alcona County                   $33,370
Viking Energy of McBain                Missaukee County             $30,360

For additional information, please contact the Scrap Tire Regulatory Program, Waste and Hazardous Materials Division, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 30241, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7741, at 517-335-4035; or contact Ms. Rhonda Oyer Zimmerman at 517 373 4750, or by e-mail at oyerr@michigan.gov.

Editor’s note: DEQ news releases are available on the department’s Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq.

Revised September 3, 2004 by Pat Watson