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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
42-184G: Keystone Powdered Metal Co. (8 Hanley Drive, Lewis Run, PA 16738) for installation of one induction heat treater and one gas-fired heat treater in Lewis Run Borough, McKean County. This is a State-only facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
15-0098B: Cephalon, Inc. (145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380) for installation of a 100-gallon reactor and to upgrade the process condensers for each reactor system at their facility in Charlestown Township, Chester County. The Plan Approval is for a Non-Title V State-only facility. The condensers for the two 100-gallon reactors will increase in size from 40 ft^2 to 79 ft^2 and the condensers for the two 50-gallon reactors will increasefrom 15 ft^2 to 23 ft^2. The material for the condenser coils will be changed from glass to an alloy with better corrosion resistance and fabricability. The process will have emissions reduced by 95 to 99% due to the condensers. The installation of the 100-gallon reactor will increase the VOC emissions by 1.5 tons per year, therefore the overall VOC emission limit will increase from an existing 3.0 tons per year limit to 4.5 tons per year limit on a 12-month rolling basis. The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-0180A: Transicoil Corp. (9 Iron Bridge Drive, Collegeville, PA 19426) for installation of a Methanol Glass Cleaning Operation, that uses methanol as cleaning agent, at the Transicoil military, aerospace and medical product and parts manufacturing new facility at 9 Iron Bridge Drive, Collegeville, PA 19426, Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County. The installation of the methanol glass cleaning operation may result in the emissions of 4.2 tons per year of methanol. Methanol is a VOC and a HAP. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-305-021 Northeastern Power Co. (P. O. Box 7, McAdoo, PA 18297-0007) for construction and operation of anthracite refuse screening, and loading facility for their facility in Kline Township, Schuylkill County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Northeastern Power Co., for their facility in the Kline Township, Schuylkill County. The facility currently has a Title V Permit No. 54-00008. This Plan Approval No. 54-305-021 will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 54-305-021 is for the construction and operation of anthracite refuse screening and loading facility. The company will add a 45 tons per hour capacity portable power screen unit at the existing facility to process anthracite refuse coal for the plant fuel. Water sprays will control particulate emission generated from this process. Installation of this screen will increase 2.5 tons per year of particulate emissions from the facility. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Persons wishing to provide Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Written comments must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed permit No.: 54-305-021
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines that telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Mark J. Wejkszner, P. E., Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03134: Dietrich's Specialty Processing, LLC (625 Spring Street, Suite 200, Reading, PA 19610) for installation of new food processing dryers at their plant in Exeter Township, Berks County. This facility has a potential to emit 21 tons per year of particulate matter. The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
28-05038A: Blue Ridge Renewable Energy, LLC (1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 19543-0588) for installation of a new engine generating facility in Greene Township, Franklin County. This facility will generate electric power for the electric power grid from landfill gas generated by the Blue Ridge Landfill. This facility's emissions will be approximately 213 tpy of CO, 43 tpy of NOx, 14 tpy of VOCs, 10 tpy Particulate Matter, 3 tpy of SO2 and 1 tpy of HCl. This plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
36-05009A: J. L. Clark, Inc. (303 North Plum Street, Lancaster, PA 17602) for installation of a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. The facility emissions associated with this modification are not expected to change. The new RTO is subject to the Compliance Assurance Monitoring rule of 40 CFR Part 64, which will require the new RTO to meet specific monitoring and work practice standards to assure compliance with the applicable standard for VOCs. This plan approval and amended Title V operating permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
36-05014G: Alumax Mill Products, Inc. (1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604) for installation of two cartridge filter dust collection systems at the secondary aluminum processing plant in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Units at the plant are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRR--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants--Secondary Aluminum Plants, 40 CFR Part 63--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants--Surface Coating ofMetal Coils and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT--Standards of Performance for Metal Coil Surface Coating. These installations will not measurably impact emissions from the facility. The plan approval and operating permit will include emission limits along with provisions for monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards to ensure the plant complies with the applicable air quality requirements.
36-05141: PPL Distributed Generation, LLC (Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101) for construction of a landfill gas treatment system and two internal combustion landfill engines in Manor Township, Lancaster County. The proposed engines will be at the Frey Farm-Creswell landfill. The treatment system will process the landfill gas for combustion in the engines that will have the potential to provide up to 3,200 Kilowatts of power to the electric power grid. The new engines will have the potential-to-emit 133 tpy of CO, 43 tpy of NOx, 42 tpy of SOx, 19 tpy of PM10 and 7 tpy of VOCs. The plan approval will include restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05014B: The York Group, Inc. (2880 Blackbridge Road, York, PA 17402) for construction of a spray paint booth; the removal of one existing spray paint booth from the recuperative thermal oxidizer (RTO); the addition of another existing spray paint booth to the RTO; and an increase in the facility VOC emission cap from 100 tpy to 139.5 tpy at their casket manufacturing facility in Manchester Township, York County. These changes will result in a potential VOC emissions increase of 39.5 tpy. The plan approval and amended Title V operating permit will include emission restrictions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
67-05083: Conectiv Mid-Merit LLC (P. O. Box 6066, 92 DC 72, Newark, DE 19714-6066) for construction of a combined cycle electric generating facility in Peach Bottom Township, York County, off Atom Road along Pikes Peak Road, approximately 1 mile northeast of the Borough of Delta.
The proposed facility will have an overall nominal maximum generation capacity of 1,100 megawatts of electricity for sale. The primary fuel will be natural gas. Liquid distillate fuel (low sulfur light petroleum product or LSPP) will be used on a limited basis. The major components of the facility will include:
(a) Six nominal 100-megawatt (MW) Siemens Westinghouse V84.2 combustion turbines.
(b) Six selective catalytic reduction systems for NOx control.
(c) Six unfired heat recovery steam generators.
(d) Two nominal 150 MW steam turbines for a three-on-one configuration.
(e) Two 4 million gallon fuel oil tanks.
(f) Two mechanical draft cooling towers.
(g) Each turbine has a 135 ft. simple cycle stack and a 188 ft. combined cycle stack.
(h) Two 12,000-gallon (49,000 lb) anhydrous ammonia tanks.
A modeling analysis was conducted for CO, NOx, SO2, and PM10. The modeling used five years of meterological data collected at the Peach Bottom nuclear facility and the New Castle County Airport in Wilmington, DE and the Environmental Protection Agency's approved AERMOD and CALPUFF models. The modeling indicated that none of the emissions from the turbines will have a significant impact on the surrounding area. Additional analyses were performed to assess the proposed facility's impact on soils, vegetation, and visibility in the area and the closest Class I area. The predicted impacts from all modeled pollutants fell within the allowable concentration levels as long as fuel oil firing is limited. A plan approval condition has been included to limit fuel oil firing to prevent visibility impacts at Class I areas.
Conectiv's emissions, along with additional background sources will consume the following portion of the available Prevention of Significant Deterioration air quality increments:
Pollutant Avg. Time Max. Modeled Impact
ug/m3Class II Area Increment
ug/m3PM10 24-hour 13.2 30 SO2 3-hour 60.0 512 SO2 24-hour 20.7 91 The plan approval includes the following limits on annual emission from the facility:
Pollutant Facility Total (tons/year) NOx 460.2 CO 439.3 PM/PM101 526.0 SO2 301.0 VOCs2 46.2 H2SO4 Mist 46.1 Ammonia 444.5 HAPs < 25 (total HAPs) < 10 (any single HAP) 1 Includes 5.3 tons/year (tpy) from cooling towers.
2 Includes 0.8 tpy from the liquid distillate fuel oil storage tanks, and 1.0 tpy form miscellaneous sources such as the pipeline gas condensate tank. The Plan approval will contain the following conditions to ensure compliance with the noted regulations:
General Plan Approval Requirements
1. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met:
a. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) must receive written notice from the permittee of the completion of construction and the Operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice shall state when construction will be completed and when the permittee expects to commence operation.
b. Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
c. This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the permittee under Subpart (a).
d. The permittee may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This temporary operation period will be valid for a limited time and may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 120 days.
2. This approval to construct shall become invalid if:
a. Construction (as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8)) has not commenced within 18 months of the issue date of this approval; or
b. Construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more.
Combustion Turbine Emission Restrictions
1. Under the Best Available Technology (BAT) provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the permittee shall limit the emission of ammonia from each SCR to:
10 ppmvd, volume corrected to 15% oxygen, 1 hour average, and
7 ppm, volume corrected to 15% oxygen on a daily average, both as measured by a certified continuous emissions monitor.
2. Under the BAT provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the permittee shall limit the emission of VOCs to 1.2 ppmvd, on an hourly basis volume corrected to 15 percent oxygen under normal operation for natural gas firing and to 1.3 ppmvd during gas firing in the diffusion mode and during oil firing. The VOCs are measured as methane.
3. The emission levels in Conditions 001, 002, 008 and 009 apply at all times except during periods of start-up and shutdown as defined as follows:
a. Start-up: Commences with the initiation of fuel injection into the combustion chambers and ends at the times specified below.
b. Cold Start-up: Refers to Start-ups made more than 24 hours after shutdown. When operating in the simple cycle mode, a cold start-up shall not exceed 20 minutes. When operating in the combined cycle mode, a cold start-up shall not exceed 60 minutes.
c. Hot Start-up: Refers to Start-ups made less than 24 hours after shutdown, and to mode changes and fuel switches. For mode changes and fuel switches, a hot start-up begins at the time the combustion turbine drops below 75% load. When operating in the simple cycle mode, a hot start-up shall not exceed 20 minutes. When operating in the combined cycle mode, a hot start-up shall not exceed 30 minutes.
d. Shutdown: Commences when the combustion turbine load falls below 75% and ends when the fuel injection into the combustion chambers is terminated. Shutdown periods shall not exceed 20 minutes per event.
4. The visible air contaminants from each combustion turbine exhaust stack shall not be emitted in such a manner that the opacity of the emission is equal to or greater than 10% for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour; or equal to or greater than 30% at any time.
5. The operation of the turbines shall not result in malodorous emissions.
6. In accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E, New Source Review, the permittee shall secure Department-approved Emission Reduction Credits in the amount of 529 tons of NOx prior to the commencement of operation of the gas turbines.
7. Under the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the Owner or Operator shall limit the NOx emissions (corrected to 15% O2) from each combustion turbine to the following:
Startup Limits of NOx Emissions:
Simple Cycle Limits, lb/start Combined Cycle Limits, lb/start
Cold Start Hot Start Cold Start Hot Start Time, Min 20 20 60 30 Natural Gas 44 44 151 71 Fuel Oil 126 126 310 172
Shutdown Limits for NOx--20 minutes in duration
Fuel Gas LSLPP NOx Emissions, lb/shutdown 44 126 8. Under the LAER provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the owner or operator shall limit the NOx emissions (corrected to 15% O2) from each combustion turbine to the following:
One-hour NOx averages calculated from a 3-hour rolling block average.
Mode Natural Gas Natural Gas or Liquid Fuel At 15% Oxygen Premix burner operation up to and including base load Peak Load* Diffusion mode operation up to including peak load* Simple Cycle 9 ppmvd 25 ppmvd 42 ppmvd Combined Cycle 2.5 ppmvd 5 ppmvd 8 ppmvd * Peak Operation is defined as any operating mode that requires a higher firing temperature than that required to achieve Base Operation ratings. The modes are uniquely defined by the unit control configuration and will be recorded by the Owner or Operator. 9. Under the Best Available Control Technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.83, the permittee shall limit the emissions from each combustion turbine to the following:
Combined Cycle Operations--Gas Firing
CO 6.0 ppmvd on an hourly basis (3-hour rolling average). SO2 0.0030 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. PM/PM10 0.0141 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. H2SO4 mist 0.00046 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. Combined Cycle Operations--Oil Firing
CO 6.0 ppmvd on an hourly basis (3-hour rolling average). SO2 0.051 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. PM/PM10 0.0287 lb/mmBtu (HHV) on an hourly basis. H2SO4 mist 0.0078 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. Simple Cycle Operations--Gas Firing
CO 6.0 ppmvd on an hourly basis (3-hour rolling average). SO2 0.0030 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. PM/PM10 0.0135 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. H2SO4 mist 0.00023 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. Simple Cycle Operations--Oil Firing
CO 6.0 ppmvd on an hourly basis (3-hour rolling average. SO2 0.051 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. PM/PM10 0.0184 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. H2SO4 mist 0.0039 lb/mmBtu on an hourly basis. All ppmvd values are based on dry measurements at 15% oxygen.
Combustion Turbine Fuel Restrictions
10. The natural gas burned in the combustion turbines shall not exceed 1.05 gr S/100 scf.
11. The maximum site daily turbine hours and fuel oil consumption in any 24-hour calendar day are limited to the following:
% S Turbine Hrs.
Peak LoadGallons Turbine Hrs
100% LoadGallons 0.05 40 449,600 43 483,320 0.03 55 618,200 58 651,920 0.02 67 753,080 71 798,040 0.01 84 944,160 91 1,022,840
The number of hours of liquid fuel firing (whether in combined cycle or simple cycle modes) shall not exceed 1,000 hours per CT on an annual basis. These annual operating hours may be totaled for all installed and operational units, up to six units, on a facility-wide basis (such as 6,000 hours of oil fired operation at the facility).
12. The liquid distillate fuel oil fired in the combustion turbines shall not exceed 0.05 weight percent sulfur.
13. Under the LAER provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the permittee may use distillate oil in each combustion turbine while operating in the simple cycle mode when natural gas fuel is unavailable or if the unit is undergoing commissioning tests. Gas unavailability shall be defined as those periods of time when:
a. Physical damage, maintenance to pipelines or ancillary equipment prevents the delivery of gas to the turbines.
b. Equipment failure, maintenance or malfunction occurs such that gas pressures, temperatures or fuel quality are not adequate for turbine operation.
c. Unavailability due to physical limitation of supply at times of high pipeline demand, including insufficient pressures or flows; or
d. Electric Reliability Emergencies issued by PJM and supply of natural gas is inadequate.
Combustion Turbine Operating Hours Restriction
14. The permittee shall not operate the combustion turbines in the simple cycle mode except:
(1) During periods of unavailability of the combined cycle portion of the plant due to forced or planned maintenance outages during electrical emergencies of the PJM system.
(2) During periods when electric power produced by the combined cycle portion of the plant is undeliverable due to causes outside the control of the permittee during electrical emergencies of the PJM system; or
(3) As required for compliance, commissioning, optimization or PJM capacity testing.
An electrical emergency for the purpose of this condition is defined as one of the following:
a. A Maximum Emergency Generation Action has been issued by the PJM along with a Request to Purchase Emergency Power.
b. A Maximum Generation Alert has been issued by the PJM along with a Request to Purchase Emergency Power.
c. A local power emergency has occurred or is imminent.
15. Under the LAER provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the permittee is authorized to operate each of the six combustion turbines in the following modes up to but not greater than the associated hourly limits:
Combined Cycle Mode
Fuel/Mode Turbine
LoadAnnual Operations Gas Premix Peak 100 hrs/yr Gas Premix 100% No Restriction Gas Diffusion Peak 200 hrs/yr Gas Diffusion 100% 200 hrs/yr Oil Firing Peak 100 hrs/yr Oil Firing 100% 900 hrs/yr Simple Cycle Mode
Fuel/Mode Turbine
LoadAnnual
OperationsGas Premix Peak 100 hrs/yr Gas Premix 100% Restricted by Condition 014 Oil Firing Peak Restricted by Conditions 011, 013 and 014 Oil Firing 100% Restricted by Conditions 011, 013 and 014 The Permittee shall not operate in diffusion mode (natural gas or oil) each of the six combustion turbines more than 200 hours during each NOx Budget Rule ''Control Period'' (as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 145.2). These hours of operation may be totaled for all installed and operational units, up to six units, on a facility-wide basis (that is 1,200 hours in diffusion gas and oil.)
16. With respect to the operating periods specified in Condition 015, the permittee may operate the combustion turbines in Diffusion mode during the NOx Budget Rule ''Control Period'' (as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 145.2) only when needed electric power output is not achievable through Premix mode of operation and one of the following conditions is met: (1) a Maximum Emergency Generation Action has been issued by the PJM Independent System Operator; (2) a Maximum Generation Alert has been issued by the PJM along with a Request to Purchase Emergency Power; (3) a local power emergency has occurred or is imminent; or (4) the PJM has directed the loading of a simple cycle combustion turbine that emits at higher NOx emissions rate than this facility operating in the diffusion mode.
The permittee shall maintain appropriate PJM notification and operating logs and records for a minimum of 5 years in order to verify compliance.
Within the 200 hours specified in Condition 15, the permittee may also operate in diffusion mode for emissions compliance testing, and/or PJM required capacity testing. The permittee may perform diffusion mode stack emissions compliance testing outside of the NOx Budget Rule ''Control Period.'' Should the Department require the permittee to perform diffusion mode emissions testing during this time period, any emissions testing hours will not be counted toward consumption of the 200-hour allotment.
For the local power emergency, the Department shall be notified by telephone within 24 hours (or the next business day whichever is greater) and a written description of the emergency shall be submitted to the Department within 7 business days.
This requirement does not apply during start-up, shut down or during periods of operation upset when the unit automatically defaults to diffusion operation as indicated by the loss of the premix release signal. Any diffusion mode operation occurring during start-up, shut down or during periods of operation upset will be counted toward the consumption of the allotments as allowed under Condition 15.
Combustion Turbine Testing Requirements
17. Within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but not later than 180 days after start-up, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with each of the emission limits established in Conditions 1, 2, 8 and 9 and opacity, as per 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, 40 CFR Part 60 and Title IV. The applicant shall develop a testing protocol for HAP emissions and submit the protocol to the Department for review. The testing shall be conducted while the turbines are operating at or above 95% of full load for the ambient conditions at the time of the test.
18. Within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but no later than 180 days after startup, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the VOC emission limit established in Condition 2, as per 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139. The testing shall be done while the turbines are operating in two load ranges: 60 to 85% of maximum load and 85 to 100% of maximum load.
19. At least 60 days prior to the test, the permittee shall submit to the Department for approval, the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.
20. At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Program Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
21. Within 45 days after the source tests, three copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Program Manager for approval.
Combustion Turbine Monitoring Requirements
22. The permittee shall measure the following parameters for each SCR system:
a. Catalyst bed inlet gas temperature.
b. Ammonia injection rate.
23. Continuous emission monitoring (CEM) systems for NOx, CO and oxygen must be approved by the Department and installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 of the rules and regulations of the Department. Proposals containing information as listed in the Phase I section of the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual'' for the CEMs must be submitted at least 3 months prior to start-up of the turbines.
Phase I Department approval must be obtained for the monitors above prior to initial startup of the source. Phase III Department approval must be obtained within 60 days of achieving the maximum production rate at which the source will be operated, but not later than 180 days after initial startup of the source. Department review time for the Phase III report (time between postmark of company's Phase III report and the postmark of the Department's response letter) will not be charged against the source in determining compliance with this condition. Information on obtaining Department approval is included in the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.''
NOx CEM must also comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 60.334(b) as required by Subpart GG Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines.
24. The permittee shall submit a plan for monitoring the ammonia slip from each SCR system for approval by the Department. This submittal shall be made in conjunction with those for the CEM system.
25. The permittee shall install and maintain fuel flow meters for all acid rain affected sources in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75. The fuel flow will be measured in accordance with 40 CFR Part 75, Appendix D requirements, in lieu of stack exhaust flow monitoring, to allow for calculation of pollutant mass emission rates.
26. The permittee shall monitor the sulfur and nitrogen content of the fuel being fired in the combustion turbines as per 40 CFR 60.334(h). The frequency of monitoring the sulfur and nitrogen content as applicable shall be in accordance with 40 CFR 60.334(i).
Combustion Turbine Recordkeeping Requirements
27. Records required under this Plan Approval and 40 CFR Part 60 shall be kept for a period of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon its request.
a. The permittee shall maintain records of all air pollution control system performance evaluations and records of calibration checks, adjustments and maintenance performed on all equipment, which is subject to this plan approval.
b. The permittee shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's recommendations for all the six combustion turbines and air pollution control equipment onsite.
c. The permittee shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's recommendations for all CEMs that are required by this Plan Approval.
d. The permittee shall keep a record of the date of malfunctions, the time of the malfunction, the cause of the malfunction and the action taken to correct the malfunction.
28. The permittee shall record each start-up and shutdown, including date and times of each event. Emissions during start-up will be calculated based upon the emissions estimates approved by the Department and included in the total facility 12-month emissions.
29. The permittee shall, at a minimum, record the following:
a. Monthly fuel consumption rate and 12-month rolling total fuel consumption for each combustion turbine.
b. Hours of start-up and shutdown for each turbine.
c. Monthly hours of operation for each turbine in each mode.
30. Under the LAER provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the permittee shall collect, record and maintain the documentation demonstrating the unavailability of natural gas leading to the usage of distillate fuel oil associated with Condition 13.
Combustion turbine Additional Requirements
31. The Department reserves the right to use the CEMs data, stack test results, and the operating parameters determined during optimization of the turbines and their associated air cleaning devices to verify emission rates, to establish emission factors, and to develop compliance assurance measures in the Operating Permit.
32. The combustion turbine units are subject to the Title V Acid Rain Program of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and shall comply with all applicable provisions of that Title, to include the following:
40 CFR Part 72 Permits Regulation 40 CFR Part 73 Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System 40 CFR Part 75 Continuous Emission Monitoring 40 CFR Part 77 Excess Emissions 33. The combustion turbines are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. The equipment shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Subpart. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to the Director, Air Protection, United States EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Cooling Tower Emission Restrictions
1. The permittee shall limit particulate emissions from the source to 5.3 tons during any consecutive 12-month period.
2. The total solids concentration in the blowdown for each cooling tower shall not exceed 825 mg/l (averaged over a 12-month rolling period.)
3. The operation of the source shall not result in visible emissions, except uncombined water vapor.
Throughput Restrictions
4. The permittee shall limit the maximum water flow rate to the cooling towers to 145,200 gpm each (nominal).
Cooling Tower Monitoring Requirements
5. The permittee shall sample the cooling tower blowdown for total solids twice monthly as approved in the NPDES permit. Any changes to the sampling methods shall be submitted to the SCRO within 90 days of receiving approval from Water Quality.
6. The permittee shall at a minimum annually verify the accuracy of the flowmeters which are used to determine the flow of water entering the cooling towers. The results of the testing shall be submitted to the Department within 90 days.
Cooling Tower Recordkeeping Requirements
7. The permittee shall record the following:
a. Monthly average total solids in the cooling tower blowdown water.
b. Monthly volume of water entering the towers.
c. Monthly particulate emissions.
d. 12-month rolling total particulate emissions.
Cooling Tower Work Practice Requirements
No substances containing zinc or chromium shall be used in the water treatment chemicals for the cooling towers.
Tank Recordkeeping Requirements
The permittee shall maintain records of the following at a minimum:
1. Monthly fuel oil usage.
2. Monthly HAP and VOC emissions.
HAP and VOC emissions shall be included in the facility totals.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg PA 17110 may be scheduled by contacting the File Room at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed action. The hearing will be held on December 7, 2005, at the Peach Bottom Recreation Center, 5 Pendyrus Street, Delta, PA at 7 p.m.
Persons who wish to comment should to contact John Repetz at (717) 705-4904 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Yasmin Neidlinger, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg PA 17110 during the 30-day period following publication of this notice.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for December 7, 2005, at 7 p.m. and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact John Repetz directly at (717) 705-4904 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief (814) 332-6940.
24-136A: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (1100 State Street, Erie, PA 16501) for installation for a nonselective catalytic reduction (NSCR) system on two 200 hp natural gas fired compressor engines and increase the hours of operation of both compressor engines for the company's plant in Kane, Highland Township, Elk County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to for the company's plant in Kane, Highland Township, Elk County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to install an NSCR system on two 200 hp natural gas fired compressor engines and increase the hours of operation of both compressor engines, as described in the applicant's application of October 13, 2005. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the company's facility Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and Department's own analysis, the installation of the NSCR on the two compressor engines will result in an emission decrease of 48.5 tons per year of NOx and approximately 7 tons per year of CO. The increase in the hours of operation will result in an emission increase of 8.6 tons of VOCs per year and 0.1 ton of particulate matter per year.
Copies of the application, Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address as follows. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Persons wishing to provide Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the following address. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 24-136A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
61-185C: Heath Oil Co. (SR 8, Barkeyville, PA 16038) for postconstruction approval of the bulk storage terminal, tank wagon loading rack and vapor balancing and burn off system in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County. This is a State-only facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the State-only operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. The source shall comply with the following conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology for the source:
* The source is subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.13 and 123.21 for particulate matter and sulfur compound emissions.
* The source is subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.59 and 129.62 for Bulk Gasoline Terminals
* The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart XX for Bulk Gasoline Terminals
* The flare is subject to 40 CFR 60.18 (General control device requirements)
24-123E: Onyx Greentree Landfill, LLC (635 Toby Road, Kersey, PA 15846), for installation of an additional enclosed ground flare (6,000 cfm) similar in design to the existing flares in Fox Township, Elk County. This installation will not result in NSR or PSD applicability. This is a Title V facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval at Title V facilities in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. The source shall comply with the following conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology for the source:
* The source shall comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.21, 123.31 and 123.41 for fugitive matter, sulfur compound, odor and visible emissions.
* The flare shall be designed for and operated with no visible emissions except for periods not to exceed a total of 5 minutes during any 2 consecutive hours and the emissions during these periods shall not exceed 10% opacity. The opacity of the emissions shall not be equal to or greater than 60% at any time.
* The flare shall be designed and operated to either reduce nonmethane organic compounds (NMOC) by 98 weight percent or reduce the outlet NMOC concentration to less than 20 ppmv, dry basis as hexane @ 3% oxygen. This minimum DRE and outlet concentration is also required by 40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(iii)(B) of the Federal New Source Performance Standards.
* Particulate Matter emissions from the flare shall not exceed 0.02 grain/dscf.
* The flare shall be stack tested for NOx, CO and NMOC
* The flare shall maintain a minimum operating temperature of 1,500°F for at least 0.3 second. The minimum operating temperature of the flare shall be 1,500°F or the operating temperature maintained during the performance test in which compliance with the 98% destruction efficiency or 20 ppmv requirement was demonstrated. The operating temperature of the flare shall be continuously measured and recorded.
* The flare shall be designed and operated in accordance with 40 CFR 60.18.
* The flare must be an enclosed ground type, which is shrouded with no visible flame shooting from the flare.
* The flare shall be equipped with a continuous pilot ignition source using an auxiliary fuel.
* The flare shall be operated with a flame present at all times. The flare shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off mechanism designed to immediately stop the flow of gases when a flameout occurs. During restart or start-up, there shall be sufficient flow of auxiliary fuel to the burners such that unburnt landfill gases are not emitted to the atmosphere. The owner or operator shall keep on file records of all periods of operation in which the flame or flare pilot flame is absent. The records shall be made readily available upon Department request.
* The permittee shall perform quarterly monitoring to determine there are no landfill gas leaks which result in concentrations of 500 ppmv or more measured as propane (or 1,375 ppmv or more measure as methane) at a distance of 0.5 inch from any exposed equipment. The landfill equipment subject to this requirement shall include the exposed portions of the gas wells, piping or any other connections or fittings along the landfill gas transfer paths of a landfill gas collection and disposal system. A log shall be kept at the facility indicating any leak that exceeds the above concentration and the corrective action taken for a period of 5 years and made readily available to Department personnel upon request.
* A detailed record describing the time, location, type and amount of roadway surface treatment shall be maintained at the landfill site for at least 5 years.
* Petroleum contaminated soils may be used as daily landfill cover provided the VOC emissions from the contaminated soils does not exceed 2.7 tpy based on a consecutive 12-month period. The facility shall keep records of the petroleum-contaminated soil received at the landfill.
* The collection system shall be designed to minimize offsite migration of the subsurface gas. The gas collection system shall be designed: 1) to collect gas from the maximum possible area of the landfill; and; 2) to accommodate the maximum gas generation rate for the landfill. Should the landfill gas flow rate from the disposal area exceed the maximum design capacity of the control devices, the company shall submit a plan approval application for the installation of an additional control device deemed acceptable by the Department.
* The landfill gas shall be controlled and monitored in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 273.292.
* 25 Pa Code § 273.217 requires landfill operators to implement fugitive air contaminant control measures and otherwise prevent and control air pollution in accordance with the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4014), 25 Pa. Code Part I, Subpart C, Article III (relating to air resources) and 25 Pa. Code § 273.218 (relating to nuisance minimization and control).
* Fugitive Emission Control Criteria: This criterion specifies the reasonable actions that are necessary for the prevention of fugitive dust emissions from the operation of landfills in accordance with these requirements.
* The facility shall comply with New Source Performance Standards 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart WWW and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this subpart. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
* In accordance with 40 CFR 60.756(b)(2), the facility shall either:
* Install, calibrate and maintain a gas flow rate measuring device that shall record the flow to the control device at least every 15 minutes; or
* Secure the bypass line valve in the closed position with a car-seal or a lock-and-key type of configuration. A visual inspection of the seal or closure mechanism shall be performed at least once every month to ensure that the valve is maintained in the closed position and that the gas flow is not diverted through the bypass line.
* In accordance with 40 CFR 60.755(b), each well shall be installed no later than 60-days after the date on which the initial solid waste has been in place for a period of: 5 years or more if active; or 2 years or more if closed or at final grade.
* In accordance with 40 CFR 60.753(c) and 60.756(a), each interior wellhead in the collection system shall be operated with a landfill gas temperature less than 55°C and with either a nitrogen level less than 20% or an oxygen level less than 5%. The above parameters shall be monitored monthly and records shall be kept on file for a period of 5 years and made readily available to Department personnel upon request. Should the temperature or nitrogen and/or oxygen level be exceeded during the monitoring of these wellheads, the permittee shall take the necessary steps, in accordance with 40 CFR 60.755(a)(5), to bring the affected wellheads into compliance. The monitoring procedures shall comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 60.756(a).
* In accordance with 40 CFR 60.753(d), 60.755(c) and 60.756(f), the collection system shall be operated so that the methane concentration is less than 500 parts per million above background at the surface of the landfill. The owner or operator shall monitor surface concentrations of methane along the entire perimeter of the collection area and along a serpentine pattern spaced 30 meters apart (or a site-specific established spacing) for each collection area on a quarterly basis. Methane concentration shall be less than 500 parts per million above background at the surface of the landfill using an organic vapor analyzer, flame ionization detector or other portable monitor meeting Section 3, 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, Method 21. Records shall be kept on file for a period of five years and made readily available to Department personnel upon request.
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