EPA Considering Hazardous Munitions Storage & Treatment Permit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Public Safety have finalized an agreement and a proposed permit for managing and treating waste munitions in CNMI.

As part of the agreement, the EPA is proposing to issue a federal permit for storage and treatment of waste munitions at the Marpi Point open detonation area. The EPA and the CNMI government will be holding a public meeting on Dec. 11 at the Division of Environmental Quality on the proposed permit. The public then has 45 days from the date of that meeting to provide comments on the draft permit.