The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an official notice on the plans Oilfield Waste Management Services (OWMS) to construct a thermal desorption waste treatment plant at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara to support oil exploration activities and has invited public feedback. According to a public notice issued by the EPA on Sunday, it has received an application for environmental authorization for the construction and operation of a waste treatment plant located at Block No.VIII, Plantation, Little Diamond.
The notice stated that in accordance with Section 11 (2) of the Environmental Protection Act, the application for the project was screened by the Agency to assess its potential environmental impacts and it has been determined that the project will not significantly affect the environment nor human health and is therefore exempt from the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
