Petro-Chem Processing Group of Nortru, LLC Renewal Application Information

Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF) are highly regulated, highly engineered facilities, with extensive design and oversight requirements.  The hazardous waste regulations that prescribe the standards that must be met in any license action taken by EGLE include, in part: waste analysis, personnel training, compliance inspections, preparedness and prevention, contingency and closure planning, recordkeeping and reporting, engineering, management of waste, environmental monitoring, corrective action, financial assurance, and air emission standards.
Hazardous waste TSDF operating licenses remain effective for 10 years.  The license renewal process gives EGLE an opportunity to update facility information, review operations, and improve the license by clarifying license requirements to enhance protection of human health and the environment.  To issue any license, EGLE's review of the license application must conclude:  

• The application is sufficiently detailed to evaluate the facility and its potential for impact on human health and the environment.
• The facility satisfies all technical design, construction, and operating standards under governing regulations.
• The facility does not present a hazard to human health or the environment, as determined by EGLE inspections and compliance with applicable environmental regulations.
• The license includes all necessary conditions to ensure safe and proper waste storage.

Petro-Chem submitted a hazardous waste management facility operating license renewal application on June 21, 2022, before the December 18, 2022, expiration date of the current license.  Timely submittal of the renewal application allows Petro-Chem to continue operating under the current license until EGLE takes final action on the application.  Petro-Chem’s license covers its hazardous waste container storage, tank storage, and tank treatment.  Petro-Chem is seeking authorization to continue these activities.  No new operations were proposed in the application.  On December 15, 2022, EGLE determined that the application is administratively complete, and is in the process of reviewing the application for technical adequacy. 

The renewal application and current license are available in hard copy for review at the following locations:

• Lansing: EGLE, Materials Management Division (MMD), Deborah A. Stabenow Building, 525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933 (contact Tianna Kilgore at KilgoreT@Michigan.gov or 517-230-4395)
• Warren: EGLE, MMD, Warren District Office, 27700 Donald Court, Warren, Michigan 48092 (contact Todd Zynda at ZyndaT@Michigan.gov or 586-206-1640) 
• Detroit: Detroit Public Library, Elmwood Park Branch, 550 Chene Street, Detroit, Michigan 48207 (contact Reference Desk at 313-481-1730 or Elmwood@DetroitPublicLibrary.org) 

Application revisions

November 30, 2022 – EGLE, MMD received revisions to the Petro-Chem Application.  The revisions responded to EGLE’s request for additional information identified in its October 27, 2022, Completeness Notice of Deficiency.

• Petro-Chem response to Completeness Notice of Deficiency

License renewal application documents

• Volume I - Part I, Part II
• Volume II & III - Part I, Part II
• Volume IV
• Volume V

Administrative completeness

• Administratively complete determination – December 15, 2022

Public meeting

On May 13, 2026, EGLE will hold a virtual public information meeting regarding Petro-Chem’s Hazardous Waste Management Facility license renewal application at 6:00 p.m.  To attend the online public information meeting, register.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  If you do not have internet access and would like to join by PHONE ONLY, please use the following phone number: 855-758-1310 and use conference code 852 6789 4885#.  Pre-registration is not required to attend.  Individuals interested in participating can click the link above at the start of the event. 

• Public Notice for May 13, 2026

The purpose of public involvement is to ensure that those interested in a proposed EGLE action are aware and have an opportunity to provide input on the action before EGLE reaches a final decision.  The community is encouraged to engage with EGLE throughout the process.  Prior to making a final decision, EGLE will host informational meetings to keep those interested informed, and a public comment period and a formal public hearing to receive formal comments from the community.

EGLE will evaluate all comments received during the formal public comment period and hearing and issue a formal written response to comments when a final decision on the action is made.  This information will be communicated to all persons who submitted comments, those who are on the facility’s official mailing list, and/or those who are subscribed to the action’s GovDelivery list.

Environmental Justice and Limited English Proficiency

EGLE conducts Environmental Justice (EJ) and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) screenings for communities surrounding a hazardous waste facility prior to a license renewal.  The EJ screen helps to identify EJ communities in the vicinity of a hazardous waste facility, and to choose the type and scope of site-specific community engagement activities.  For EJ communities, the MMD considers the need for license conditions to mitigate EJ concerns and ensure that authorized hazardous waste operations will be protective of human health and the environment.  The LEP screen helps EGLE identify the need for oral or written translations in identified language(s) for vital documents and at public meetings.  For more information about EJ, please visit the Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate’s webpage.

• EJ and LEP Screen