News Release No. 456

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT AIR POLLUTION PERMIT

Volume 33-456

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 2, 2005 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will place the draft air pollution permit for Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL) on public notice tomorrow, Nov. 3. If approved, the draft permit would allow the construction of a new coal-fired boiler adjacent to KCPL's existing power plant near Iatan in Platte County.

The department is soliciting public comment on this draft air permit until 5 p.m. on Dec. 5. The department has also scheduled a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, at the West Platte R-II School District high school gymnasium, 935 Washington St., Weston.

Interested parties should send written comments or requests to speak at the public meeting to the attention of James L. Kavanaugh at Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176, by fax to 573-751-2706 or by e-mail. Citizens may also request to speak at the hearing the night of the hearing.

The application requests authority 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. Kansas City Power and Light also intends to modify the existing coal-fired generating unit to increase the heat input and upgrade the pollution control system.

The draft permit is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm. A copy of the application, the preliminary determination and other related materials are also available for public review at the following locations:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Air Pollution Control Program
1659 E. Elm St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
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, MO 64086-4710
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, MO 64098-0006

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

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

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

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