Missoulians Get Chance To Weigh In On Proposed UM Biomass Boiler
Thursday's move is a major step for UM as it seeks to replace 70 percent of its natural gas consumption with wood, a renewable resource. The system would use trees killed by bark beetles, as well as branches, bark and leaves left behind after timber harvesting, to produce heat and power.
The boiler would emit more pollutants than UM's existing natural gas boilers, but it would be the cleanest wood-fired boiler in the state.
The health department will accept public comment on the draft permit for the next 15 days.
Story from The Associated Press
The Missoula City-County Health Department has made a preliminary determination to grant the University of Montana an air quality permit to build a $16 million biomass gasification boiler on campus.
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