The Holland
Board of Public Works is committed to improving and maintaining the
environmental quality of the community.
The Electric Production Department maintains compliance with all
environmental emission and control standards that have been promulgated by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality. Below is a list
of environmental accomplishments that have helped to improve the environmental
quality of the community.
Nitrous
oxide (NOx) emissions were reduced by 65% on Unit 5
in 2000.
Gas
ignition was completed on Unit 3 in 2001 to reduce particulate matter emissions
at start up. Unit 4 and 5 currently
utilize gas ignition.
Low sulfur
coal is burned to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions (SO2) and maintain
compliance with environmental standards.
Three
electrostatic precipitators are utilized for the control of particulate matter
emissions. These precipitators operate
at a removal efficiency of over 99.5%.
Hazardous
chlorine gas for the chlorination process was eliminated. This removed the potential of a hazardous
chemical release.
State of
the art nitrous oxide (NOx) control equipment is
utilized at the