Exide Agrees to Withdraw Permit to Expand Operations in Texas City

The City of Frisco, Tex., announced that it has received notice that the lead-acid battery manufacturer Exide Technologies will voluntarily withdraw its application for a permit amendment with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to increase production limits. The company operates a battery recycling operation in Frisco.

Exide said it would work with TCEQ to locate monitors as recommended by TCEQ. 

Frisco sent a letter to the TCEQ dated November 24, 2008, protesting the permit application and requesting a contested hearing.

“The history of the Exide plant in Frisco has been one in which the various owners of the facility, through the years, have been steadfast in their commitment to solve problems created by the plant and to be a very responsive corporate citizen,” said George Purefoy, city manager. “I believe the letter delivered to the city today reestablishes that commitment to the city of Frisco and its citizens. Not only has the company withdrawn its application to increase production, but it has also committed to support health studies and to install additional controls so that the plant may come into full compliance with the new regulatory standards. Exide heard the concerns of the Frisco city council and the Frisco citizens and has responded in an attitude of wanting to be a good corporate citizen.”