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Top of PA DEP's administrative order to DHS. PDF available below.

This page contains correspondence related to the purchase and proposed conversion of the former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Township.

The letters are listed in chronological order.

No Skook Detention Letter to Elected Officials - 02.03.2026
Our list of concerns about infrastructure, safety, and public health.
20260203 NSD Letter to Elected Officials.pdf
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SCMA Letter provided to Commissioners and DHS - 02.06.2026
The filename contains February 6, 2026. This letter was made public on or around February 18, 2026.
20260206 SCMA Letter.pdf
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Senator Fetterman Letter to DHS Secretary Noem - 02.07.2026
Outlines concerns about local impacts of proposed detention center
20260207 Secretary-Noem_DHS-Warehouse-Purchases.pdf
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Governor's Cabinet Officials Letter to DHS Secretary Noem - 02.12.2026
Enumerates concerns about infrastructure, public safety, water and sewer
20260212 Cabinet Officials Letter.pdf
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Schuylkill County Commissioners Letter to Federal Officials - 02.17.2026
Requests coordination meeting and mitigation of impacts
20260217 commissioners letter.pdf
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PA DEP Letter and Administrative Order to SCMA - 03.05.2026
Orders SCMA to not issue or modify permits for water or sewer service or water hauling
20260305 SCMALetterandAdminOrderSigned260305.pdf
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PA DEP Letter and Administrative Order to DHS - 03.05.2026
Tells DHS that they can't proceed without obtaining state environmental permits
20260305 TremontDHSLetterandAdminOrderSigned260305.pdf
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PA DEP Letter and Administrative Order to Tremont Twp - 03.05.2026
Orders Tremont Township to not issue occupancy permits, to not allow portable toilets/holding tanks
20260305 TremontTwpLetterandAdminOrderSigned260305.pdf
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DHS Letter to PA DEP - 03.16.2026
Requests extension until April 30. Asks for access to currently-permitted capacity.
20260317 Ingalsbe Letter Tremont.pdf
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PA DEP Letter to DHS - 03.26.2026
PA DEP refuses extension request until DHS shows pl
20260326-DEP-to-Ingalsbe.pdf
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DHS Appeal before PA EHB - 04.08.2026
DHS appeal before the PA Environmental Hearing Board
20260408-DHS-appeal-EHB.pdf
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Delaware Riverkeeper Network Petition to Intervene - 04.17.2026
DRN petitions to intervene in DHS's appeal before the PA EHB
20260417-DRN-petition-to-intervene.pdf
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GAFTG Petition to Intervene - 04.17.2026
Green Amendments for the Generations petitions to intervene in DHS's appeal before the PA EHB
20260417-GAFTG-petition-to-intervene.pdf
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Sen. Fetterman Letter to Sec. Mullin - 04.30.2026
Senator Fetterman reaffirms his opposition to PA detention facilities in letter to DHS Sec. Mullin
20260430-Fetterman-letter-to-Secretary-Mullin.pdf
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