Residents of Coverden on the East Bank Demerara have written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking that approval for the construction and operation of a treatment facility for oil & gas waste be halted until consultations are held with those that may be directly or indirectly affected.
Global Oil Environmental Services (GOES) recently applied to the EPA seeking approval for the construction and operation of a waste treatment facility for the transfer, storage, treatment, and disposal of Exploration and Production (E&P) oil & gas waste to be located at Block ‘X’ TE Huste, Block I, ‘T’ Huste, Coverden.
The EPA had informed the public of the proposed project on April 6 via a notice and had stated that it was screened and determined by the agency that the project will not significantly affect the environment or human health and so is therefore exempt from the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
