News Release No. 036

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES AIR PERMIT TO KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT

Volume 34-036

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JAN. 31, 2006 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources today issued an air pollution construction permit to Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL) for its proposed Iatan Generating Station in Platte County.

The permit allows KCPL to construct a coal-fired boiler (Iatan Unit 2), a fuel oil-fired auxilliary boiler, associated storage, handling and pollution control equipment, a fuel oil storage tank and a landfill. The permit also allows KCPL to modify the existing coal-fired generating unit to increase the heat input and upgrade the pollution control system.

Any aggrieved party may appeal the department’s air permit decision. Appeals to this air permit or any of the listed special conditions should be made to the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC), PO Box 1557, Jefferson City, MO 65102. Those interested must file a petition for appeal with the AHC within 30 days of the Jan. 31 permit issuance.

The public comment period for the air permit closed on Dec. 9. In addition to accepting written comments, the department held a public hearing on Dec. 5 in Weston. The final permit and the department’s response to comments received are available on the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm.

A copy of the air permit application, the preliminary determination and other related materials will be available for public review at the following locations:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Air Pollution Control Program
1659 E. Elm St., Jefferson City
Phone 573-751-4817
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Kansas City Regional Office
500 NE Colbern Rd, Lee’s Summit
Phone 816-622-7000
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Mid-Continent Public Library - Weston Branch
18725 Highway 45 North, Weston

For more information concerning the air permit or its process, please call the department’s Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

The Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also jointly issued a public notice for a 404/401-permit application for KCPL’s Iatan facility. The public notice ends Feb. 10. A 404/401 certification is required when an applicant requests to place material or fill into waters of the U.S. For more information on this public notice, visit www.nwk.usace.army.mil/regulatory/public_notices/200200121.pdf.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department’s upcoming events, meetings and hearings, visit our online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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