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Applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
A. 301294. Petromax, Ltd., 301 Prestley Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106. Petromax Ltd., 301 Prestley Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106. Application for a residual waste processing facility in Collier Township, Allegheny County, was received in the Regional Office on June 18, 1996.
Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources.
Regional Office: Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
06-1035A. Construction of a VOL storage tank controlled by a pressure/vacuum vent by the Glidden Company (Third and Bern Streets, Reading, PA 19601) in Reading, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
06-318-064B. Construction of two sheet coaters and drying ovens controlled by two catalytic oxidizers by Can Corporation of America (P. O. Box 170, Blandon, PA 19510) in Maidencreek Township, Berks County.
36-318-159. Construction of a paint spray booth by Goodhart Sons, Inc. (2515 Horseshoe Road Facility, P. O. Box 10308, Lancaster, PA 17605-0308) in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
67-320-027A. Installation of two lithographic printing presses by Flexi-Tech Graphics, Inc. (14 Barnhart Drive, Hanover, PA 17331) in Hanover Borough, York County.
05-323-005A. Construction of a controlled pyrolysis cleaning oven by Cannondale Corporation (R. D. 7, Friendship Road, Bedford, PA 15522) in Bedford Township, Bedford County.
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
65-305-052. Amerikohl Mining Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001) for a Coal Crushing Plant at its facility located in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Regional Office: Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
06-304-044A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Fairmont Foundry, Inc. (Front and Pine Streets, Hamburg, PA 19526) for a sand reclaim operation controlled by a fabric collector in Hamburg, Berks County.
31-310-025B. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to U. S. Silica Company (P. O. Box 187, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411) for a silica sandstone dry screening operation controlled by a fabric collector at their Keystone Plant in Brady Township, Huntingdon County.
07-305-001. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to CQ, Inc. (One Quality Center, R. R. 2, Box 2113, Homer City, PA 15748) for an E-fuel production facility located in Snyder Township, Blair County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Y, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
21-2011. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit (VOC RACT) to The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Company (P. O. Box 70, Carlisle, PA 17013) for a manganese steel castings foundry in Carlisle, Cumberland County.
67-2002. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit (NOx RACT) to Stone Container Corporation (P. O. Box 1429, York, PA 17405-1429) for a paperboard manufacturing plant in Spring Garden Township, York County.
67-2032. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit (VOC and NOx RACT) to Harley- Davidson Motor Company (1425 Eden Road, York, PA 17402) for a motorcycle manufacturing facility in Springettsbury Township, York County.
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
65-399-033. The Department intends to issue an air quality control operating permit to Sony Electronics Inc., (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) for cathode ray tube manufacturing ovens at its Pittsburgh Manufacturing Center located in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
65-399-035. The Department intends to issue an air quality control operating permit to Sony Electronics, Inc., (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) for a 35V cathode ray tube manufacturing line at its Pittsburgh Manufacturing Center located in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.
63-308-036. The Department intends to issue an air quality control operating permit to General Alloys, Inc., (P. O. Box 1205, 135 West Wiley Avenue, Washington, PA 15301) for scrap aluminum remelt furnaces at its plant located in Canton Township, Washington County.
04-302-060. The Department intends to issue an air quality control operating permit to Interforest Corporation, (119 AID Drive, P. O. Box 444, Darlington, PA 16115) for a gas fired boiler at its plant located in Darlington Township, Beaver County.
Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources or to install Air Cleaning Devices.
Regional Office: Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
46-327-017. On June 5, 1996, an application was received from SPS Technologies, Inc. (Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19001) for the installation of a vapor degreaser to be located in Abington Township, Montgomery County.
Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an operating permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 129.91 for Reasonable Available Control Technology.
Regional Office: Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
OP-09-0016A. On June 20, 1996, an application was received from PECO Energy Company (955 River Road, Bristol, PA 19057) for the construction of a Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in the Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Reasonably Available Control Technology; Public Hearing
Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan for Hershey Chocolate USA, Hershey East Plant (Hershey East).
The Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve the RACT plan and proposes to revise the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Hershey East's chocolate candy and confectionery manufacturing facility located in Derry Township, Dauphin County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT approval for the facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determination, if approved, will be incorporated into an operating permit for the facility and will be submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The sources at the facility for which a RACT determination is being made include two natural gas/No. 6 fuel oil fired boilers, two natural gas fired emergency backup boilers and miscellaneous natural gas fired combustion sources. The final operating permit will contain NOx emission and fuel oil consumption limits for the two dual fuel fired boilers; natural gas consumption limits for the two backup boilers; and recordkeeping requirements.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 540-5018 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office is located at One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held on August 14, 1996, at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110 from 10 a.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Sandy Roderick at (717) 541-7969 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentors 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 its behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Sandy Roderick at (717) 541-7969 or through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but who wish to comment, should provide written comments to Richard Roller, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110. These written comments should be submitted by August 14, 1996.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 11:30 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation's Lilly Station in Cresson Township, Cambria County.
The proposed RACT approval for the Lilly Compressor Station would approve the implementation of presumptive RACT on six ancillary sources.
A final RACT approval will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
Those wishing to present testimony during the hearing should contact community relations coordinator Betsy Mallison at (412) 442-4182 to register.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so, should contact Betsy Mallison or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but who wish to comment, should provide written comments to Bill Charlton, Chief, Engineering Services, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Comments should be submitted by August 29.
Copies of the RACT applications and the DEP evaluations, are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in DEP's Southwest Regional Office at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (412) 442-4000.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 11:45 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the Somerset State Hospital, Somerset, Somerset County.
The proposed RACT permit for the Somerset State Hospital is for the application of RACT synthetic minor consideration for the three Riley Boilers limiting their consumption of coal to 18,947 tons calculated on a 12 month running total basis. The other sources associated with the Hospital (two residential gas-fired furnaces and six emergency generators) will take presumptive RACT for maintenance and operation in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 9:30 a.m. in the Waterfront Room DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for LTV Steel Company in Aliquippa, Beaver County; Koppel Steel in Koppel, Beaver County; Anchor Hocking Specialty Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County; United Coaters in Ambridge, Beaver County and AES Beaver Valley Cogeneration facility in Monaca, Beaver County.
LTV Steel Company
The proposed RACT permit for the Aliquippa Works involves the installation of low oxides of nitrogen (Low-NOx) burners on two of three package boilers while retaining the conventional burner on the third boiler, but limiting the annual fuel usage on that unit to 200 MMCF and potential annual NOx emissions to 14 tons per year. The other small combustion sources would also be limited to annual NOx emissions.
Koppel Steel
For the Rotary Hearth furnace, Koppel proposes to employ the use of the low excess air at 10% to minimize NOx formation. For the electric arc furnace and ladle refining station, Koppel proposed the operation and maintenance in accordance with good air pollution control practice. All other sources at the facility will take the presumptive RACT provisions as described in the Department's regulations.
Anchor Hocking Specialty Glass Company
The RACT Operating Permit is for the operation of Low-NOx burners, underreport firing, and low-excess air on a melter tank, the application of presumptive RACT on the annealing and decorating lehrs, the application of presumptive RACT on the quench lehrs, and the removal of niter addition from the glass-making process by Anchor Hocking.
United Coaters
The proposed RACT permit for the Ambridge Plant is for the application of presumptive RACT to the three Cleaver Brooks Steam Boilers, and the operation of an incinerator on the emissions from the coil coating operation. This incinerator will perform with an efficiency adequate to reduce the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from the coating materials employed to a level meeting the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.52. Based upon this information, the current work practices in the cleanup and paint mixing areas, limit solvent emissions to a level for which further environmental benefit would require expenditures beyond the RACT guidelines.
AES Beaver Valley Cogeneration
The RACT approval for the installation of Energy Systems Associates (ESA) designed Low-NOX burners at the AES Beaver Valley Cogeneration facility in Monaca was amended and contains changes in emission limits. The NOx emissions from the facility were increased from 0.5 lb/mmbtu to 0.7 lb/mmbtu and from 4,238 tons per year (tpy) to 5,933 tpy.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 9 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP Offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans for the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.'s Armagh Station in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County; Pennsylvania Electric Company's Seward Station in Seward, Indiana County; Consolidated Natural Gas Company's South Bend Compressor Station in South Bend Township, Indiana County; Information Display Technology Inc.'s Greensteel Division in Dixonville, Indiana County and T. W. Phillips Kinter Station in Rayne Township, Indiana County.
Texas Eastern Armagh Station
The proposed RACT approval for Texas Eastern's Armagh facility would approve the implementation of presumptive RACT on one ancillary source as part of its RACT plan.
Pennsylvania Electric Company's Seward Station
For Boiler 15, Pennsylvania Electric proposes the installation and operation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SNCR). This technology should yield Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) emission rate of 0.45 lb/mmbtu.
To meet the NOx RACT requirements for boiler 14, Penelec proposes the installation and operation of Low NOX burners with an NOX emission rate of 0.5 lb/mmbtu.
For Boiler 12, Penelex proposes the implementation of bias firing operation procedures with a limited capacity factor of 50%.
The economic evaluation illustrates that the cost of mitigation for installing volatile organic compounds (VOC) reduction systems is several orders of magnitude above what the Department considers reasonable. Proposed VOC RACT is the operation and maintenance in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
For the remaining sources at the station including emergency diesels, space heaters and portable heaters, Penelec elected to comply with the presumptive RACT provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 129.93.
The Department will establish final RACT limits at a later date based on measured data collected through continuous emission monitoring.
Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corp.'s South Bend Station
CNGT will modify the six existing natural gas fired, Clark HLA-8 stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines at the South Bend Station by retrofitting the engines with lean emission combustion technology. This will include installation of turbochargers in addition to the modifications to the engine heads, cylinders, pistons, fuel systems, intake/exhaust manifolds and cooling systems along with other necessary changes. The high energy ignition source needed to ignite the lean air/fuel mixture will be provided by the plasma ignition system which was already installed on the engines. NOX emissions will be reduced to a range of 3-6 g/bhp-hr.
T. W. Phillips Kinter Compression Station
T. W. Phillips Kinter Compression Station has six engines all under 500 horse-power. Under the Presumptive RACT regulations 129.93(c)(3), these sources are required to permanently retard the ignition four degrees from standard full load. Ignition timing retard delays ignition of combustion to later in the power cycle, which increases the volume of combustion chamber and reduces the residence time of the combustion products. This increased volume and reduced residence time offers the potential to reduce NOX formation.
Information Display Technology Inc.'s Greensteel Division
Greensteel has satisfied its RACT requirements by replacing most VOC brand paints and cleaning solvents with water based and reduced VOC products. This change enables Greensteel to reduce potential emissions from 65 to 12 tons per year.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 11:45 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP Offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the Torrance State Hospital, Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
The RACT Operating Permit approves Torrance State Hospital's proposal to limit its potential to emit to a level below the major NOX emitting facility threshold.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 10:45 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the Freedom Forge Corp.--Standard Steel Division, Latrobe, Westmoreland County and Fansteel Hydro Carbide, Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
Freedom Forge Corp.--Standard Steel Division
The RACT Operating Permit approves Standard Steel's proposal to limit its potential to emit to a level below the major NOX emitting facility threshold.
Fansteel Hydro Carbide
Fansteel Hydro Carbide has complied with the RACT Regulations by installing a Hobart Mixer which is designed to keep the temperature of the ingredients being mixed below the point of evaporation of heptane, a volatile organic compound (VOC). A chiller unit will also be installed to sufficiently lower the temperature of the noncontact cooling water to prevent the tungsten carbide mixture within the mixers to reach the evaporation point of heptane. The installation of the Hobart Mixer and Chiller enabled Fansteel to reduce its VOC emissions by over 50% and below the major threshold for VOCs.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 10 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans for the West Penn Power's Armstrong Station, Washington Township, Armstrong County; Apollo Gas Company's Shoemaker Station in Bethel Township, Armstrong County and Vista Metals Inc.'s facility in Kittanning, Armstrong County.
West Penn Power's Armstrong Station
The RACT Plan for the West Penn Power Armstrong power station was amended and contain changes in emission limits. The volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limit was removed from the permit.
Apollo Gas Company's Shoemaker Station
Apollo Natural Gas will modify the two existing natural gas compressor engines at the Shoemaker Station. This modification includes the installation of Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) retrofit controls on the natural gas compressor engines. Apollo Natural Gas will install a high energy ignition system with upgrades on the turbocharger and associated cooling system to both engines. This will enable Apollo Natural Gas to restrict the emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to a level below the major threshold.
Vista Metals Inc.
The proposed RACT for Vista Metals Inc. Includes the installation of a Ross dryer equipped with a condenser, along with the replacement of six existing Hobart dryers and an after condenser. The approved RACT establishes a potential VOC emission rate of 35 tons per year.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corporation's Holbrook Station in Rich Hill, Greene County; Equitrans Inc.'s Compressor Stations including Harston Station, Finleyville Township, Washington County, Rogersville Station, Center Township, Greene County and Pratt Station, Waynesburg, Greene County; Washington Steel Corporation, Washington, Washington County; Flexsys America, Monongahela, Washington County; Pennsylvania Department of Welfare's Western Center, Canonsburg, Washington County; West Penn Power's Hatfield's Ferry Power Station, Monongahela Township, Greene County and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, Allenport, Washington County.
Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corporation's Holbrook Station
The plan approval is for the installation and operation of screw-in precombustion chambers on four Ingersoll Rand KVS412 engines, ignition retard on eight Cooper Bessemer GMV10S engines, the operation of Low-NOX burners on one Solar Mars turbine, and the implementation of presumptive RACT on seven ancillary sources at the Holbrook Station.
Equitrans Inc.'s Hartson Station
The RACT proposal for the Hartson Compressor Station would approve the implementation of an hours of operation limitation on three Cooper Bessemer GV-10 engines and presumptive RACT on seven ancillary sources.
Equitrans Inc.'s Rogersville Station
The RACT proposal would approve the implementation of presumptive RACT on seven ancillary sources as part of the RACT plan for the Rogersville Station.
Equitrans Inc.'s Pratt Station
The RACT proposal would approve the implementation of presumptive RACT on five Cooper Bessemer GMV-8 engines and presumptive RACT on 12 ancillary sources as part of the RACT plan for the Pratt Station.
Washington Steel Corporation
Washington Corporation's economic analysis illustrates that the cost mitigation for implementing any control option for the pickle lines exceeds the Department's guidelines for reasonableness.
For its combustion sources, Washington Steel intends to comply with the Presumptive provisions described in the Department's regulations.
Flexsys America
This RACT permit is for the continued operation of sources at the Flexsys America facility in Monongahela. Flexsys America will continue to operate this facility in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices.
Western Center
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare proposes to limit Western Center's potential to emit to a level below the major NOX emitting facility threshold through a permit condition.
West Penn Power's Hatfield Ferry Station
The RACT plan for this facility was amended and contains changes in emission limits. The volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limit was removed from the RACT permit.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation
The Plan Approval is for the construction and operation of two combination natural gas/oil fired tube fired boilers rated at 60.5 mmbtu/hr retrofitted with Low-NOX Burners/Flue Gas Recirculation and the application of presumptive RACT to 104 ancillary sources.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on July 29 at 11 a.m. in the Waterfront Room, DEP offices, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for the BP Oil Company's Greensburg Terminal, Hempfield Township; Allegheny Ludlum, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County; Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corporation's Delmont Station, Salem Township, Westmoreland County; Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corporation's J. B. Tonkin Compressor Stations in Franklin Township, South Oakford in Hempfield Township, and Jeannette in Penn Township, Westmoreland County; General Carbide Corporation, Greensburg, Westmoreland County; and Elliott Company, Jeannette, Westmoreland County.
BP Oil Company's Greensburg Terminal
The RACT Permit is for a synthetic minor determination at the BP Oil Company's Greensburg Terminal. BP will continue to operate this facility in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices.
Allegheny Ludlum
This RACT permit is for the continued operation with the manufacturer specifications of the No. 1 and No. 2 boilers at the Allegheny Ludlum Vandergrift plant.
Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corporation's Delmont Station
The proposed RACT approval for the Delmont Compressor Station would approve the operation of the Non-Selective Catalytic Reduction (NSCR) on six Ingersoll Rand KVG 410 engines, screw-in precombustors (SIPC) on four Ingersoll Rand KVS 412, and the implementation of presumptive RACT on eight ancillary sources.
Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corp.'s J. B. Tonkin Station
The existing natural gas compressor engine at CNGT's J. B. Tonkin Station was equipped with the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) controls at the time of engine installation. Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) emissions from the engine are currently at the post RACT level.
Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corp.'s South Oakford Station
CNGT will modify its two existing natural gas compressor engines at the South Oakford Station by installing a high energy plasma ignition system along with modifications to the turbochargers.
Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corp.'s Jeannette Station
CNGT will modify the six existing natural gas compressor engines at the Jeannette Station by retarding the ignition timing on the engines in order to comply with RACT regulations. The ignition timing will also be retarded on two other natural gas engines which are used to drive auxiliary electric power generators. The station will be permanently shut down no later than December 31, 1998.
General Carbide Corporation
General Carbide Corporation processes metal carbide powders into a variety of parts used in the tooling industry. The mixture of metal carbide powders is produced through batch operations. The powdered materials are mixed with heptane, which is a volatile organic compound (VOC), to create a slurry with the blended powder. The slurry is then filtered in the drying room before the heptane is volatilized by steam heat in the drying units. General Carbide Corporation meets RACT, according to DEP, by utilizing its dryers and condensers to recapture an estimated 93% of the heptane involved with this process. General Carbide will not be required by DEP to add any additional emission controls to this process.
Elliott Company
This RACT Operating Permit approves the Elliott Company's proposal to limit its potential to emit to a level below the major NOX emitting facility threshold.
Applications received for Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Regional Office: Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
65-305-002C. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality control Plan Approval to Ratay Coal, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 198, Penn Run, PA 15765) for a coal preparation plant at its seward tipple facility located in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County with the following conditions.
This Plan Approval is for the reactivation and operation of a coal preparation facility owned and operated by Ratay Coal (Ratay) at the Seward Tipple located in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County.
A. Plant Equipment:
1. Front-end loader shall be used to transfer and unload coal. Ratay shall maintain minimal amount of drops from the front-end loaders while loading coal on the trucks so as to prevent fugitive emissions.
2. All conveyors and transfer points shall be fully enclosed.
3. The crusher and screen system shall be fully enclosed.
4. Feed bin on the crusher shall have a three sided cover (including top) installed. This cover shall be sized to accommodate the front end loader bucket. The open side will be covered with strip belting.
5. The existing rotary breaker will be removed from the site.
B. Plant Roadways:
1. Plant haul road leaving from Route 711 shall be paved at the entrance and kept free from mud, dirt and other debris.
2. All blacktop roads within the terminal shall be kept clean through the use of a wet/vacuum street cleaner.
3. All roads that are not blacktop shall be surfaced with a crowned layer of slag/stone so that natural precipitation and applied water shall clean the road of fine material.
4. The scale exit road shall be paved 50 feet beyond the western end of the scale, with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP). The material will be uniformly placed and compacted.
5. The surface of all plant roadways shall be as smooth and durable as concrete or bituminous asphalt paving at all times.
6. The Stockpile road along easterly perimeter, for a distance of approximately 400 feet from SR711, shall be paved with RAP as described in special condition no. 4.
7. All roads that are not cleaned by the street cleaner shall be treated with water or chemicals to minimize the generation of dust.
8. Travel of trucks shall be limited to paved roadways.
9. That area of the plant at which the front-end loaders operate shall be kept free of dust accumulation and watered periodically to prevent fugitive emissions.
C. Truck Tarping:
1. Ratay shall require and post a notice stating that all loaded coal trucks entering or exiting the facility shall be tarped.
2. Ratay shall take appropriate measures to enforce the requirements of C1 above. Truckers failing to comply with these requirements shall be deemed by the Department as a failure by Ratay.
D. Water Spray System:
1. Ratay shall maintain and operate a Water Spray System capable of adequately watering all areas of the facility in which coal operations occur. This shall be accomplished through the use of the Water Spray Truck equipped with a pressurized spray system utilizing a 500 gallon tank with a 5 hp pump producing 100 psi, a hose hookup for attachment of a fire hose with a high pressure spray nozzle, and a pressurized spray bar with 1/4 inch nozzles mounted on the rear of the truck for roadway spraying.
2. Under no circumstances shall coal be stockpiled or loaded in an area of the plant which is not adequately watered as to prevent fugitive emissions.
3. If the Water Spray Truck is not fully operational, then Ratay shall discontinue additional coal crushing and/or stockpiling operations. The Ratay shall inform the Department of the breakdown of the Water Spray Truck within 1 hour.
4. A permanent weatherized water spray system shall be installed, maintained and operated at all times that the facility is in operation. The facility shall not receive, process or ship coal at any time that the water spray system is not capable of operation (for example, freezing weather). The water spray system shall be capable of wetting the following:
A. All crushing and screening equipment.
B. All conveyor transfer points.
C. All raw and processed coal stock piles.
D. Plant entrance and exit roadways for the first 250 feet.
The water spray system shall consist of permanent underground piping, permanent elevated indexing spray heads for roads and storage areas, and permanent spray bars on the process equipment and transfer points. The system shall be weatherized.
E. Wind Barriers:
1. Ratay shall construct and maintain a Dustamer Windscreen System surrounding the entire perimeter of the processing/storage area to control fugitive dust emissions. The only exception will be over the drainage swale on the western side of the site. At this location the windscreen will be placed at the eastern end of the swale. The windscreen toward the Conrail tracks will be placed on the eastern side of the ponds.
2. The height of the raw and processed coal storage piles shall not exceed 16 feet. The height of the Dustamer Windscreen System must equal or exceed 16 feet.
F. Operational Limitations and Reporting:
1. Coal throughput at the Seward Facility shall not exceed 31,250 tons per quarter and 125,000 tons per year as stated in the application.
2. The operating schedule for the facility shall not exceed 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks/year and 2,000 hrs/yr.
3. Ratay shall submit to the Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 quarterly reports of coal throughput at the Seward facility, broken down by month, not later than 30 days after the close of each calendar quarter.
4. Raw coal storage piles combined capacity shall not exceed 2,000 tons.
5. Processed coal storage piles combined capacity shall not exceed 1,000 tons.
G. Truck Tire Wash Station:
1. Ratay shall construct and maintain a truck wash station. All trucks leaving the site shall use the wash station. This wash station shall be designed, constructed and operated to prevent the drag-out of materials onto the public road.
H. Dustfall Monitoring:
1. Dustfall monitoring shall be conducted on a monthly basis at a minimum of four sampling locations acceptable to the Department.
2. Dustfall jar analysis shall be conducted in accordance with procedures approved by the Department and data submitted shall include total dustfall (in of ton/sq. mile/month) and percent coal dust.
3. Dustfall jars shall have sufficient distilled water and glycol to prevent dryness or freezing as weather conditions dictate.
4. Ratay shall submit the dustfall results to the Regional Office on a quarterly basis, broken down by sampling site and month, not later than 30 days after the close of each calendar quarter.
I. General
1. Nothing contained in this Plan Approval shall be construed as limiting the Department's authority to take enforcement action if the Department finds that the operation of the Ratay Coal, Seward Tipple is causing or contributing to air pollution.
2. If Ratay fails to comply with any of the terms or conditions of this Plan Approval or any subsequent operating permit or any applications, as amended, for these authorizations that shall constitute sufficient grounds for denial or revocation of any authorization in effect.
The application may be reviewed at the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A 30-day period will exist for the submission of comments from the date of this publication.
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