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Anheuser-Busch Companies
Letter from Jerry Own to Larry Keith
Department of
Environmental ProtectionNortheast District
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200
Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7590Lawton Chiles Virginia B. Wetherell
Governor SecretaryJuly 25, 1995
Mr. Larry Keith, Director
Environmental Engineering
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Executive Offices
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118-1852RE: Anheuser-Busch's Project XL Proposal
Dear Mr. Keith:
This will confirm that representatives of the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Northeast District, met with you, Mr. John Wilchek, Anheuser-Busch brewery Plant Manager in Jacksonville, and Mr. Brad Fausnacht, Environmental Engineer at the Jacksonville brewery, to discuss your draft Project XL proposal to US EPA. The two basic concepts presented were expanding the bubble to provide both regulators and industry a mechanism to ensure business decisions consider multimedia environmental impacts in the community, and Anheuser-Busch implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) to provide both regulators and industry an improved method of ensuring on-going facility environmental compliance.
The concept proposed to us during the meeting appears to be something that we could support. However, due to the short turn around time in which you requested a response from us, we have not reviewed the draft proposal in great detail. We would look forward to receiving the final proposal after approval by EPA so that we, along with appropriate personnel from our Tallahassee office, can review the project in detail.
All parties realize final approval prior to actually initiating the pilot project is contingent on FDEP working with Anheuser-Busch to establish agreed upon multimedia baseline emissions and compliance assurance mechanisms to be utilized during the Project XL pilot that are acceptable to all parties. FDEP is willing to participate with Anheuser-Busch in this endeavor.
"Protect, Conserve and Manage Florida's Environment and Natural Resources"
Printed on recycled paper.Mr. Larry Keith
July 25, 1995
Page TwoIf there are any questions concerning FDEP's support of this proposal, please contact me 904/448-4330, Extension 301.
Sincerely,
Jerry M. Owen, P.E.
Water Facilities AdministratorJO:dr
cc: Mr. John WilchekREGULATORY & ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Office Of The DirectorJuly 25, 1995
Regulatory Reinvention Pilot Projects,
FRL-5197-9
Water Docket
Mail Code 4101
US EPA
401 M Street, Southwest
Washington, D.C. 20460RE: Anheuser-Busch's Project XL Proposal
Dear Sir/Madam:
This date, Tuesday, July 25, 1995, Anheuser-Busch representatives presented details of their draft Project XL proposal to the City of Jacksonville's Regulatory and Environmental Services Department (RESD).
Mr. Larry Keith, Director of Environmental Engineering for Anheuser-Busch, Mr. John Wilchek, Anheuser-Busch Brewery Plant Manager in Jacksonville, and Mr. Brad Fausnacht, Environmental Engineer at the Jacksonville Brewery, discussed the two basic concepts of the Project XL proposal. The first concept was to expand the brewery emission bubble to ensure Anheuser-Busch considers overall multi-media environmental impacts in the community in its decision making. The second concept was for Anheuser-Busch to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) at the Jacksonville brewery to give regulators and Anheuser-Busch a better method of ensuring on-going environmental compliance.
The Jacksonville RESD supports the Anheuser-Busch Project XL proposal and will work with them as required during the Project XL pilot.
Sincerely,
John M. Shellhorn
Acting DirectorJMS/bsp
421 West Church Street - Suite 412
Jacksonville, Florida 32202-4111 Area Code 904/630-3662JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY
21 WEST CHURCH STREET JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-3139July 25, 1995
Regulatory Reinvention Pilot Projects
FRL-5197-9 Water Docket Mail Code 4101
US EPA
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20460RE: Anheuser-Busch's Project XL Proposal
Dear Sir/Madam:
Mr. Larry Keith, Director of Environmental Engineering for Anheuser-Busch, Mr. John Wilchek, Anheuser-Busch brewery Plant Manager in Jacksonville, and Mr. Brad Fausnacht, Environmental Engineer at the Jacksonville brewery, met with representatives of the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) on Tuesday, July 25, 1995, to discuss details of their draft Project XL proposal to US EPA. Based on our discussion, it is our understanding that the two key elements to the Project XL proposal are:
1) the expanded bubble approach to ensure decisions are made considering overall multi-media impact in the community, and
2) the utilization of an Environmental Management System (EMS) to provide regulators and Anheuser-Busch a better means of ensuring on-going compliance.
The JEA supports the Anheuser-Busch Project XL proposal and looks forward to seeing the results of this pilot.
Sincerely,
Richard Breitmoser, P.E.
Director
Environmental Health & SafetyRB/cb