Evart LDFA

03/09/2018

03/07/2018

The case of the missing well logs

EPA personnel: We don’t have them, and we don’t know if they ever existed

By LDFA Staff

EVART – What is the reason for the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to examine drilling logs for 36 deep wells in the vicinity of the proposed Michigan Potash Company facility? That has been one of the more persistent questions being asked about the project.
According to the EPA, the agency isn’t in possession of any such logs, and they may never have existed.
A misunderstanding apparently arose, according to a source within the EPA, during a series of phone conversations between EPA personnel and a caller who was making inquiries regarding the integrity of the layer of rock the that would confine non hazardous liquid waste deep under sources of drinking water.
The operations of Michigan Potash Company will require two types of injection wells: class III wells to inject water into potash deposits, dissolve the potash and carry it to the surface for removal, and class I wells for the disposal of water containing too high a concentration of unwanted solutes for it to be viable for continued potash extraction.
The non hazardous waste – water containing the same minerals currently mixed with the potash deposits – would be injected more than 5,000 feet into the ground, far below the 620-foot depth of the lowest underground source of drinking water.
During the phone conversations with a caller, EPA personnel said that much of its information regarding old wells in the area came from information from the state of Michigan including, possibly, information from well logs. From those conversations the caller, according to the EPA, erroneously concluded that government personnel possessed undisclosed well information. In fact, the EPA has no such well logs in its possession and doesn’t know if such logs exist.
Jennifer Ostermeier, a public affairs specialist with the EPA, said agency personnel identified all wells within a two-mile area of review surrounding the Michigan Potash Company property. All wells were plugged or constructed in such a manner that will prevent waste from breaching the rock confining area and contaminating the drinking water.
Answers to well log inquiries and other questions can be found on the EPA Web site, www.epa.gov and in the EPA’s document Response to Comments on Draft Class I Non-Hazardous Permits in Osceola County, Michigan, Issued to Michigan Potash Operating, LLC (Permit Nnmbers MI-133-11-0004, 0005, 0006).
Also, Michigan Potash will be hosting a town hall meeting March 7 at the Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart. Company personnel will be on hand to answer questions at the meeting which is slated to run from 6 to 9 p.m.

03/05/2018

Please come out to support MI Potash and learn the science and facts.

02/06/2018

Welcome!!! Gibs Super City, happy to have you here. Thank you for coming to Evart.

11/06/2017

The L.D.F.A. has been relocated to the D.D.A. office. We can be reached at 231-734-2680.

09/26/2017

Congrats, Evart Post 7979 for the addition of your new Veterans Memorial! It is wonderful...

09/26/2017

Evart is a great place to Live, Work and Play. Yeah Evart!!!

08/22/2017

Evart LDFA
Process for awarding incentives for industrial park prospects
It is the policy of the Evart LDFA to use its limited resources in ways that will maximize the impact of the development of its industrial park. The process as defined herein is intended to guide the LDFA and its staff/consultants as they apply their policy for the use of its incentives. In part this process is designed to assure that the appropriate City bodies act in concert with each other and with full knowledge of the entire incentive package being offered.

1. In the process of negotiating the sale industrial park lots, it should be made clear to the prospect that no incentives, prices, or other inducements are final until adopted by the LFDA board or City Council as appropriate.
2. All incentives, including tax abatements and other actions within the purview of the City Council, will be reviewed or approved by the LDFA Board. In the case of those actions that require City Council approval, the LDFA Board will review those actions in the context of the entire incentive package and make a recommendation to the City Council.
3. In those cases where the LDFA staff/consultant determines that it is appropriate to offer a prospect an incentive, a thorough written analysis will be prepared of the proposal for the LDFA Board or City Council as appropriate. That analysis will weigh the benefits and costs to the City, local taxing jurisdictions, etc. The analysis will make use of any adopted criteria designed to guide the City or LDFA Board in the use of incentives. It will include an estimate of the tax revenues expected from the development and the cost of any services being offered. It will also include an assessment of any jobs that are expected to be created as a result of the development including wage levels expected, the likelihood of those jobs being sustained, and any other factors that the staff or Board deem relevant. It may also include an analysis as to other potential benefits to other businesses in the community and any potential follow-on business development or community benefits that may result from the project. This analysis will include a recommendation from the staff.
4. The LDFA Board will consider the proposal and approve/disapprove or make its recommendation to the City Council as appropriate.

06/19/2017

https://www.marketplace.org/2017/06/16/economy/small-scale-manufacturing-rise-american-cities

Factories are smaller and greener, and consumer tastes are changing.

05/30/2017

There will be a informational meeting, all about MI Potash, at the Osceola County Fair Grounds, Thur. June 1, at 7:00pm.

03/16/2017

The 6th Annual Easter Egg Drop April 15th, 1:00pm

04/21/2014

Thank you to everyone that participated in the 3rd annual Easter Egg Drop. A great time was had by all.