The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that permission has been granted for Air Services Limited’s (ASL) proposed aircraft operations at the Eugene F Correia International Airport. Based on an evaluation of the company’s permit application, the EPA has determined that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment and ASL was thus exempt from conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
According to a notice posted in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle newspaper, the EPA’s decision took various factors into account, including the short-term and localized nature of the project’s impact on air quality. The use of protective equipment such as respirators, hard hats, and boots will be implemented for tasks that generate significant amounts of dust or particulate matter.