ASARCO Air Permit Hearing Goes On Smelter Tour
EL PASO, TX. – The Contested Case Hearing for the renewal of ASARCO’s air permit went ont the road late Thursday afternoon.
Two State Judges, one representative from each side, a former plant manager, plus other members of the legal teams made the trek to the dormant smelter.
Just after4:30Thursday afternoon, the group piled into a city van and headed west. An ABC-7 crew followed the group, all the way until they entered the smelter.
Officials told ABC-7 that members of the media were not allowed on the tour of the facility.
As part of the tour, the group only drove around the smelter to get a close look at the plant. According to officials, they never leaved the van, or go inside any of the buildings.
The Contested Case Hearing continues Friday and is expected to last another week.
