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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comment responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 3603504, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Columbia Water Company Municipality Manor Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Donald Nikolaus, President
220 Locust Street
Columbia, PA 17512
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer David T. Lewis, P. E.
ARRO Consulting Inc.
270 Granite Run Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
Application Received Date March 27, 2003 Description of Action Installation of a 1 million gallon storage tank and chlorine booster pump station.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Application No. 5603502, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Windber Area Authority
1700 Stockholm Avenue
Windber, PA 15963
Township or Borough Windber Responsible Official Dennis Mash, Manager
Windber Area Authority
1700 Stockholm Avenue
Windber, PA 15963
Type of Facility WTP Consulting Engineer
The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
P. O. Box 837
Somerset, PA 15501Application Received Date May 7, 2003 Description of Action Construction of a new tank and painting of the existing Thiele Water Storage Tank and the existing Ogle Water Storage Tank.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the Background Standard, Statewide Health Standard, the Site-Specific Standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a Site-Specific Standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office after which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Former Pitt-Des Moines (PDM) Property, City of Warren, Warren County. Jeffrey P. Walentosky, Moody & Associates, Inc., 11548 Cotton Rd., Meadville, PA 16335 (on behalf of James Haber, President, Ironbridge Corp., 950 Third Ave., 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022) has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with chlorinated solvents, diesel fuel, inorganics, lead, other organics, PAHs, PCBs and unleaded gasoline and groundwater contaminated with chlorinated solvents, diesel fuel, inorganics, lead, MTBE, other organics, PAHs and unleaded gasoline. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Special Industrial Area requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Warren Times Observer on May 14, 2003.
INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSES
Applications received or withdrawn under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and the Act 93 of June 28, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.
Central Office: Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
New Applications Received
NYESC Acquisition Corp., 1370 Viele Ave., Bronx, NY 10474. Received on January 23, 2003.
Renewal Applications Received
Stericycle, Inc., 111 Domorah Dr., Montgomeryville, PA 18936. License No. PA-HC 0196. Received on March 3, 2003.
Bio-Haz Solutions, Inc., 805 Blakeslee Blvd. Dr. E, Lehighton, PA 18235. License No. PA-HC 0191. Received on April 29, 2003.
S-J Transportation Co., Inc., P. O. Box 169, Woodstown, NJ 08098. License No. PA-HC 0031. Received on May 5, 2003.
Sterilogic Waste Systems, Inc., 6691 Pickard Dr., Syracuse, NY 13211. License No. PA-HC 0208. Received on May 14, 2003.
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 these 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 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 a 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. TDD users may 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05128A: Compass Quarries, Inc.--Independence Construction Materials (P. O. Box 130, 47 McIlvaine Road, Paradise, PA 17562-0130) for modifications that include burning of waste derived fuels in their stone dryer and the addition of three nonmetallic conveyors for their facility in Paradise Township, Lancaster County.
67-03058B: Coates Electrographics, Inc. (1160-A Fahs Street, York, PA 17404) for a new classifier, a separator/cyclone and a baghouse for their facility in West Manchester Township, York County.
Intent to issue Plan Approvals and intent to issue or amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act 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, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-0036H: Visteon Systems, LLC (2750 Morris Road, Lansdale, PA 19446) for installation and construction of a Selective Soldering Machine No. 11 at their facility in Worcester Township, Montgomery County. This source will result in a facility wide emission increase of 0.0035 ton of lead and 1.72 tons of VOCs per 12-month rolling sum. Although the facility is classified as a major facility for VOCs, actual emissions of VOCs are below 25 tons per year. Selective Soldering Machine No. 11 shall only be used for soldering electronic circuit boards. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
15-0120: Veterinary Referral Center (9 Coffman Street, Frazer, PA 19355) for installation of an animal crematorium at their veterinary hospital at 340 Lancaster Avenue, Frazer, East Whiteland Township, Chester County. The installation of the animal crematorium will result in the emissions of 0.91 ton per year of NOx, 0.14 ton per year of CO, 0.26 ton per year of PM, 0.13 ton per year of SOx and 0.02 ton per year of VOCs. 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; Contact: Mark J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-399-050: Genova Products (502 Forest Road, Humboldt Industrial Park, Hazleton, PA 18202) for operation of a new PVC trimming operation which will be controlled by the use of a baghouse at their in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The new line will not emit particulate emissions more than 0.02 grain/dscf. The Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
54-301-040A: MAGDALENE (Ruth Ann Brouse, P. O. Box 215, Ringtown, PA 17967) for operation of a second new human crematory incinerator at their facility in Ringtown, Schuylkill County. The unit will have a rated capacity of 150 lbs/hr and fire on natural gas. The minimum operating temperature of 1,800°F shall be maintained with a minimum gas retention time of 1 second. Particulate emissions shall not exceed 0.08 grain/dscf, corrected to 7% O2. Visible air contaminants shall not be emitted in a manner that the opacity of the emissions 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. The Operating Permit will include monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
42-196A: Catalyst Energy, Inc.--Swamp Angel Compressor Station (Big Shany Road and FR 307, Lewis Run, PA 16738) for installation of a natural gas processing plant and associated gas compressor engine in Lafayette Township, McKean County. The source is subject to NSPS (40 CFR 60 Subpart KKK).
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-0108B: Highway Materials, Inc. (1128 Crusher Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074) on May 15, 2003, for operation of a crusher and screen in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County.
PUBLIC HEARING
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
22-05007A: The Harrisburg Authority (One Keystone Plaza, Suite 104, Harrisburg, PA 17101) for construction at the Harrisburg Materials, Energy, Recycling and Recovery Facility (HMERRF), 1670 South 19th Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County.
The proposed construction will modernize the facility in accordance with the current air quality requirements. These requirements include 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb--Standards of Performance for Large Municipal Waste Combustors for which Construction is Commenced After September 20, 1994 or for which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced After June 19, 1996 and the best available technology provisions (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1.
The major new equipment consists of:
(A) Two 400-TPD Barlow municipal waste combustors.
(B) Fans, piping, boilers and economizers.
(C) Steam turbine, condenser and cooling tower.
(D) Flue gas recirculation and selective noncatalytic reduction (SNCR) for NOx control.
(E) Dry lime injection for acid gas control.
(F) Carbon injection for mercury, heavy metals and dioxins/furans control.
The proposed combustors and emissions control systems are designed for independent, parallel operation. They will share a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) and exhaust stack. The existing stack height meets the EPA good engineering practice stack height requirement and will be retained.
The plan approval includes the following limits on annual emissions from the facility:
Pollutant Annual Limit NOx 264 tons per year PM10 32 tons per year SOx (as SO2) 116 tons per year CO 141 tons per year These limits were established during the project's netting analysis and include emissions generated during all start-up and shutdown periods as well as those from normal operation.
The plan approval will contain the following conditions to ensure compliance with the noted regulations:
General
1. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met:
(A) The Department must receive written notice from The Harrisburg Authority of the completion of construction and The Harrisburg Authority's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice must state when construction will be completed and when The Harrisburg Authority expects to commence operation.
(B) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down 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 Harrisburg Authority under subpart a.
(D) The Harrisburg Authority 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.
(E) The notice submitted by The Harrisburg Authority, under subpart a prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
2. The municipal waste combustors are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb and shall comply with all applicable provisions of this subpart. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications related to 40 CFR Part 60 compliance shall be forwarded to both the Department and the EPA. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to the Director, Air Protection Division (3AP00), U. S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
3. The manufacturer's identification and technical specifications for all air pollution control equipment shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager within 30 days after the execution of the final sales agreements.
Definitions
4. The following definitions apply to the provisions of this plan approval:
Dioxins/furans--Tetra- through octa-chlorinate diben- zo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans.
Four-hour block average--The average of all hourly emissions concentrations when the combustors are operating and combusting municipal solid waste measured over 4-hour periods of time from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Hourly average--Any 60-minute period commencing on the hour.
Twenty-four hour daily average--Either the arithmetic mean or geometric mean (as specified) of all hourly emission concentrations when the combustor is operating and combusting municipal solid waste measured over a 24-hour period between 12 a.m. and the following midnight.
Emission Limitations
5. Emissions of the following pollutants shall not exceed the stated values for each consecutive 12-month period:
Pollutant Annual Limit NOx 264 tons per year PM10 32 tons per year SOx (as SO2) 116 tons per year CO 141 tons per year These limits were established during the project's netting analysis and include emissions generated during all start-up and shutdown periods as well as those from normal operation.
6. Under the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb, the following individual limits are hereby established for each of the facility's municipal waste combustors:
Pollutant Emission Limits* CO 100 ppmv, 4 hour averaging period SOx (as SO2) 30 ppmv, 24 hour geometric average or 80% reduction by weight or volume Particulate matter 24 mg/DSCM NOx 180 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average for 1st year NOx 150 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average after 1st year Cadmium 0.020 mg/DSCM Lead 0.20 mg/DSCM Mercury 0.080 mg/DSCM or 85% reduction by weight Hydrogen chloride 25 ppmv or 95% reduction by weight or volume Total dioxin/furan 13 ng/DSCM Opacity 10% 6 minute averaging period Unit load** 110% of maximum demonstrated during most recent dioxin testing Visible ash emissions*** Not in excess of 5% of the observation period Baghouse inlet temperatures not to exceed of 17°C above maximum temperature demonstrated during most recent dioxin testing.
* All concentrations are corrected to 7% oxygen.
** Not applicable during and two weeks preceding the annual dioxin/furan testing.
*** Does not apply to emissions inside buildings or enclosures, or during maintenance and repair activities.
7. Under the BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the following individual emission limits are hereby established for each of the facility's municipal waste combustors:
Pollutant Emission Limits* CO 100 ppmv, 4 hour arithmetic average Sulfur dioxide 30 ppmv, 24 hour arithmetic mean or 80% reduction by weight, 24 hour geometric mean PM10 0.010 grain/DSCF NOx** 135 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average Cadmium compounds 15.8 ug/DSCM Lead and compounds 166.0 ug/DSCM Mercury and compounds 80 ug/DSCM or 85% reduction by weight, hourly basis Hydrogen chloride 25 ppmv, 24-hour arithmetic mean or 95% reduction by weight, 24-hour arithmetic mean Total dioxin/furan 13 ng/DSCM Arsenic and compounds 7.2 ug/DSCM Beryllium and compounds 0.2 ug/DSCM Chromium+6 and compounds 2.3 ug/DSCM Nickel and compounds 25.0 ug/DSCM * All concentrations are corrected to 7% oxygen.
** Voluntary limit for emission netting purposes.
Visible stack emissions shall not equal or exceed 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.
8. Under the BAT provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, ammonia slip from each SNCR system exhaust shall not exceed 12 ppm, measured dry volume, at 7% oxygen, under normal operation. Ammonia slip shall be calculated by using NOx monitoring data in conjunction with procedures verified during the required exhaust stack testing.
9. PM emissions from exhausts associated with the handling and storage of lime, carbon and ash shall be controlled to a level not to exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot of exhaust.
Operating Requirements
10. The municipal waste combustor units shall be operated and maintained in accordance with good air pollution prevention practices or control practices.
11. The steam load flow rate for each municipal waste combustor shall not exceed a level greater than 110% of the maximum rate demonstrated during each unit's most recent dioxin/furan compliance test. Steam flow shall be measured in pounds per hour and shall be calculated in 4 hour block averages.
12. The facility director, operations supervisor and all shift supervisors shall obtain and keep current an ASME provisional or operator certification onsite.
13. All chief facility operators, shift supervisors and control room operators must complete the EPA or State operator training course no later than 6 months after the startup date for the combustors.
14. The Harrisburg Authority shall develop and annually update a site-specific Operating Manual that includes the following:
(A) A summary of the applicable standards.
(B) A description of basic combustion theory applicable to the municipal waste combustor units.
(C) Procedures for receiving, handling and feeding municipal solid waste.
(D) Combustor units startup, shutdown and malfunction procedures.
(E) Procedures for maintaining proper combustion air supply levels.
(F) Procedures for operating the combustor units in accordance with applicable standards.
(G) Procedures for responding to periodic upset, off-specification or emergency conditions.
(H) Procedures for minimizing particulate matter carryover.
(I) Procedures for monitoring the degree of municipal waste burnout.
(J) Procedures for handling ash.
(K) Procedures for monitoring emissions from the units.
(L) Recordkeeping and reporting procedures.
(M) Site-specific training manual for plant operators.
15. The Harrisburg Authority shall establish a training program to review the Operating Manual with each person who has operational responsibilities, including, but not limited to, chief facility operators, shift supervisors, control room operators, ash handlers, maintenance personnel and crane/load handlers. Reviews shall be conducted within 6 months after startup of the units and annually thereafter.
16. The Operating Manual and employee training records shall be kept in a location that is readily accessible to all employees required to undergo training, Department representatives and EPA personnel.
17. Large, bulky noncombustibles (for example, water heaters, refrigerators) and difficult to burn, bulky combustible materials (for example, mattresses, sofas) and visible automotive batteries shall be excluded from the waste charged to the combustors.
18. The facility operators shall remove to the greatest extent practical hazardous materials, such as polyvinyl chloride plastics, corrosive materials, batteries, pressurized cans and household hazardous materials from the waste to be incinerated.
19. The permittee shall not accept for processing, other than composting, truckloads composed primarily of leaf waste (leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings and similar material, but not including grass clippings).
20. The tipping area shall be operated under negative pressure to prevent the escape of malodors. The air shall be used as primary combustion air in the combustors. Open storage of waste is prohibited.
21. Open-topped waste trucks must be appropriately covered. Trucks not properly covered shall be denied access to the HMERRF. Notice of this requirement shall be conspicuously posted. All haulers of material off the site shall be required to tarp or otherwise cover their loads.
22. Ash shall be loaded in an enclosed area or handled wet in enclosed containers. Ash removal equipment shall operate within an enclosed area.
23. The permittee shall maintain the combustion gases at a temperature greater than 1,800°F. for at least 1 second. Temperature shall be calculated on an hourly average (1 hour block arithmetic average). Each unit shall be equipped with automatically controlled auxiliary fuel burners to maintain the combustion gases at the required conditions under all waste firing situations, except during start-up and shutdown periods and to insure that the temperatures reach 1,800°F prior to the introduction of waste.
24. The charging of waste to the units shall automatically cease through the use of an interlock system if any of the following exist:
(A) The unit temperature drops below 1,600°F. for a period of at least 15 minutes at the point at which the gas residence is at least 1 second.
(B) The CO emissions exceed 600 ppmv corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis for a period of at least 15 minutes, except during start-up periods.
(C) The flue gas oxygen level drops below 3% (wet basis or equivalent dry) for a period of at least 15 minutes.
(D) The opacity of the visible emissions is equal to or greater than 10% for a period of at least 15 minutes.
Should there be a cessation of feed, waste charging shall be resumed only after meeting the required levels.
25. The exhaust gas temperature, measured at each baghouse inlet, shall not exceed more than 30°F above the maximum inlet temperature measured during the most recent dioxin/furan compliance test or 300°F, whichever is more stringent. Compliance will be determined on a 4 hour block average. The Department reserves the right to modify the exhaust gas temperature requirement based upon a satisfactory demonstration that acceptable levels of mercury and dioxin/furan control can be achieved at higher exhaust gas temperatures.
Testing Requirements
26. Within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but not later than 180 days after start-up, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the emission limits established in this Plan Approval. All testing shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, the Department's Source Testing Manual and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.
27. At least 60 days prior to the required testing, the permittee shall submit a test protocol to the Regional Air Quality Manager.
28. At least 2 weeks prior to the required testing, the permittee shall notify the Regional Air Quality Manager of the date and time of the testing.
29. Within 60 days after completion of the required testing, the permittee shall submit two copies of the complete test report, including all operating data, to the Regional Air Quality Manager.
30. Unless approved otherwise by the Department, the following procedures and test methods shall be used to determine compliance with the emission limits contained in this plan approval:
EPA Reference Method 1 shall be used to select sampling sites and traverse points.
EPA Reference Method 3, 3A or 3B, as applicable, shall be used for exhaust gas analysis.
EPA Reference Methods 5/201A and 202 shall be used for particulate matter emissions.
EPA Reference Method 9 shall be used to determine opacity.
EPA Reference Method 19 shall be used for sulfur dioxide and NOx emissions.
EPA Reference Method 22 shall be used for fugitive ash emissions.
EPA Reference Method 23 shall be used for dioxin/furan emissions.
EPA Reference Method 26 or 26A, as applicable, shall be used for hydrogen chloride emissions.
EPA Reference Method 29 shall be used for lead, cadmium and mercury emissions.
31. Under the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb, the permittee shall conduct annual emissions testing to include, but not limited to, the following:
Particulate matter
Cadmium
Opacity
Lead
Hydrogen chloride
Mercury
Fugitive ash emissions
Dioxins/furans32. Under the BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the permittee shall conduct emissions testing at any time or interval of time as may reasonably prescribed by the Department. At a minimum, source tests shall be conducted as follows:
Every 6 months
PM10
Cadmium and compounds
Arsenic and compounds
Nickel and compounds
Hexavalent chromium and compounds
Beryllium and compounds
Lead and compounds
Mercury and compounds
Annually
Dioxins/furans
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds
VOCsEvery 6 months for the Screening Risk Assessment (additional air pollutants)
Trivalent chromium and compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Copper and compounds
Manganese and compounds
Selenium and compounds
Vanadium and compounds
Zinc and compounds
Formaldehyde
Naphthalene
Hydrogen fluorideThe Department reserves the right to modify these testing schedules based upon CEMS data, stack test results or other relevant factors. After 3 years of demonstrating compliance with the risk screening criteria, the permittee may cease testing for the additional air pollutants listed for the risk assessment.
Monitoring Requirements
33. The permittee shall install, certify, maintain and operate a Department-approved CEMS in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual and 40 CFR Part 60. At a minimum, the system shall measure and record the following:
Exhaust gas flow
Hydrogen chloride
NOx emissions (as NO2)
Percent oxygen
Sulfur oxides (as SO2)
Opacity
CO emissionsThe permittee shall provide the Department with access to all CEMS data via telephone modem and/or other means approved by the Department.
34. The permittee shall install, maintain and operate instrumentation to monitor the following parameters for each SNCR and carbon injection systems:
(A) Ammonia solution injection rate.
(B) Ammonia solution concentration.
(C) Ammonia slip.
(D) Carbon mass feed rate (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb).
(E) Carbon usage (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb).
35. Each set of stack test data shall be used in conjunction with Department-approved dispersion modeling techniques to demonstrate compliance with the following maximum ambient concentrations:
Pollutant Ambient Concentration (ug/m3) Dioxins and furans* 0.30 × 10-7 Arsenic and compounds 0.23 × 10-3 Beryllium and compounds 0.42 × 10-3 Cadmium and compounds 0.56 × 10-3 Nickel and compounds 0.33 × 10-2 Hexavalent chromium and compounds 0.83 × 10-4 Lead and compounds 0.09 Mercury and compounds 0.024 Hydrogen chloride 7.0 Benzo pyrene 0.59 × 10-3 * Expressed as 2,3,7,8 TCDD equivalents
The Department reserves the right to waive this modeling requirement based upon the particulars of each stack test.
Recording and Reporting Requirements
36. The permittee shall maintain records and provide reports as specified in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb to include the following:
(A) Materials separation plans (draft and final).
(B) Public notices, public meeting transcripts and any responses or summaries.
(C) Municipal solid waste and approved residual solid waste processed.
(D) Emissions testing and monitoring records for all pollutants for the specified intervals.
(E) Control device parameters, materials usage or percent emission reduction, as applicable.
(F) Emission exceedances, equipment malfunctions and corrective actions.
(G) Employee certifications and training records.
All records shall be maintained onsite for the most recent 5-year period and shall be made available to Department representatives upon request.
Additional Requirements
37. The Department reserves the right to use the CEMS data, stack test results and the operating parameters established during optimization of the municipal waste combustors and their associated air cleaning devices to verify emission rates, to develop emission factors and to develop compliance assurance measures for the facility.
38. Except as provided by 40 CFR Part 60, the standards contained in this Plan Approval apply at all times except during periods of startup, shutdown or malfunction. Each of these periods are limited to 3 hours per occurrence and are defined as follows:
Start-up--Commences with the continuous burning of municipal solid waste and does not include any warm-up period when combusting fossil fuel or other nonmunicipal solid waste fuel and no municipal waste is being fed to the combustor.
Continuous burning--The continuous, semicontinuous or batch feeding of municipal solid waste for purposes of waste disposal, energy production or providing heat to the combustion system in preparation for waste disposal or energy production. The use of municipal solid waste solely to provide thermal protection of the grate or hearth during the startup period when municipal solid waste is not being fed to the grate is not considered to be continuous burning.
Shutdown--Commences with cessation of charging municipal waste for the express purpose of shutting down the combustor.
39. Within 30 days of each semiannual stack testing report, the permittee shall compare 3-year rolling average emission rates with the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment. The 3-year rolling average emission rates shall not exceed the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment. Should any of the 3-year rolling average emission rates exceed the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment, the permittee shall conduct a re-evaluation of the risk within 30 days. If the risk results using the 3-year rolling average semiannual stack testing data exceed the levels found in the screening risk assessment, the permittee shall submit a multi-pathway risk assessment protocol to the Department within 90 days. Upon Department approval of the protocol, the permittee shall complete the multi-pathway risk assessment within 120 days.
40. The Department reserves the right to require the permittee to conduct a multipathway risk assessment if the Department determines it is not feasible for the HMERRF to meet the screening procedure criteria. This determination will be based upon initial stack test data.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office 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 meeting on the draft plan approval will be held on June 10, 2003, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Community Life Building, 1119 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA. Additional notice of the public meeting will be placed in local newspapers.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed action. The hearing will be held on July 9, 2003, at 7 p.m. at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200.
Persons wishing to comment are requested to contact Sandra Roderick, (717) 705-4931 by July 2, 2003, 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 behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Leif Ericson, Regional Manager, Air Quality, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 until July 19, 2003.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Sandra Roderick, (717) 705-4931 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-0108B: Highway Materials, Inc. (1128 Crusher Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074) on May 15, 2003, for operation of a crusher and screen in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
03-00182: Equitable Gas Co. (200 Allegheny Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA 15212) for operation of a natural gas compressor in Redbank Township, Armstrong County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
33-00016: NAC Carbon Products, Inc. (Elk Run Avenue, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Natural Minor Operating Permit for sources in the Borough of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. The facility's primary sources of emissions are the carbon baking kilns and associated equipment.
61-00190: Oil City Area School District (10 Lynch Boulevard, Oil City, PA 16301) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate two natural gas boilers, two hot water heaters and one natural gas electric generator in Oil City, Venango County.
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