Wind turbine graveyard angers nearby residents who fear it's polluting the environment

Charles Seely is concerned with the potential environmental impacts of a wind turbine recycling facility operated by

.He shared the grievance with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which referred him to the Department of Environmental Quality.”We have contacted DEQ, EPA, everybody we can think of,” said Seely. “We got some people on our side, and some people are just it ain’t our problem.”Seely has property behind North Coast Enterprise Partners, which is a company that provides wind farm decommissioning.It involves knocking down, removing, cleaning up, and recycling the metal and fiberglass in wind turbine parts.”Everything they’re doing has the potential to contaminate everything from here to the Cimarron River,” said Seely.Seely said he contacted the OCC, and they replied with this letter referring him back to the DEQ.Owner, Jon Bok reached out to Fox 25 News stating, “We are working with DEQ to modify our existing water containment plans to eliminate any concerns. Water is used in the cutting and shredding process to reduce dust. Most of the water is absorbed or evaporates in the process. Fiberglass is a non-hazardous waste material, and we remove liners, gravel, and soil contaminated with any leftover debris at the conclusion of our work. The new plan is being designed to prevent any water from touching the ground.”Seely is not convinced. “Well, they would have to prove it cause that would be really hard to do,” said Seely.A Hinton resident reached out to Fox 25 News, sharing her concerns with the potential impacts of the turbine graveyard at Wind Power Solutions in Hydro.Fox 25 News attempted to reach out to the company with no email and a Kansas phone number with no voicemail.We were not successful.Seely said he’s not done.”Just keep fighting,” said Seely.The OCC stated North Coast Enterprise Partners is not out of compliance.

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