[33 Pa.B. 5935]
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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. 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:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Former Sears Auto Center, North Coventry Township, Chester County. Jennifer Sherman, GHR Consulting Services, Inc., 300 Welsh Rd., Horsham, PA 19044 has submitted a revised Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with leaded gasoline, lead, MTBE and unleaded gasoline. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Pottstown Mercury on September 23, 2003.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Kemps Foods, Inc., City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. GeoLogic NY, Inc., P. O. Box 5080, Cortland, NY 13045, on behalf of Kemps Foods, Inc., 1801 Hempstead Road, Lancaster, PA 17604, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Intelligencer Journal-New Era on July 13, 2002.
Glen Gery Corporation, Wyomissing Borough, Berks County. Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., 410 Eagleview Boulevard, Suite 110, Exton, PA 19341, on behalf of Glen Gery Corporation, 1166 Spring Street, Wyomissing, PA 19610, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with leaded gasoline, unleaded gasoline, fuel oil no. 2 and MTBE. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Reading Eagle on October 10, 2003.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Munro Farm, Castanea Township, Clinton County. American Color & Chemical, LLC, Mount Vernon Street, Lock Haven, PA 17745 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, PCBs and inorganics. The applicant proposes to remediate site soils to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Express on July 12, 2002. See the additional notice in the Actions section of this Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Cognis, Castanea Township, Clinton County. Cognis Corporation, 300 Brookside Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with fuel oil no. 2, other organics, inorganics and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate soil at the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Express on November 5, 2003. See the additional notice in the Actions section of this Pennsylvania Bulletin.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit Application No. 100992. The Harrisburg Authority, One Keystone Plaza, Suite 104, Harrisburg, PA 17101, City of Harrisburg and Swatara Township, Dauphin County. The application is for the permit renewal of the Municipal Waste Ash Landfill. The application was determined to be administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on November 18, 2003.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to John Krueger, Program Manager, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Waste Management Program, (717) 705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to and approval or denial of the application.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application for Determination of Applicability Received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and residual waste regulations for a general permit to operate residual waste processing facilities and/or the beneficial use of residual waste other than coal ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301.
General Permit Application No. WMGR002D008. Team Ten LLC, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Tyrone, PA 16686-1758. For the beneficial use of wastewater treatment sludge generated by paper and pulp mills for use as a soil additive to: establish or reestablish agricultural activity on disturbed land; establish herbaceous wildlife habitat; facilitate revegetation on disturbed land at permitted and abandoned mine sites. The application for determination of applicability was accepted as administratively complete by the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste on November 20, 2003.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Permit Proposed under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and residual waste regulations for a general permit to operate residual waste processing facilities and the beneficial use of residual waste other than coal ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGR098. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management (Bureau), proposes to authorize, under General Permit WMGR098, the beneficial use of waste foundry system sand and sand system dust generated by ferrous metal foundries and steel foundries with ISO 14001 certification. The beneficial uses approved will include use as a construction material or a soil additive or soil amendment. This will be a Statewide residual waste general permit.
The Department is authorized under the Solid Waste Management Act and 25 Pa. Code § 287.611 to initiate and issue general permits for any category of beneficial use or processing that results in beneficial use of residual waste on a Statewide basis when the Department determines that the use will not harm or present a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the public or the environment and the activity can be adequately regulated using standard permit conditions. The Department has determined that the beneficial use of these waste foundry system sands and sand system dusts can be adequately regulated using standard conditions.
Persons requesting approval to operate under the terms of the Department initiated general permit will be required to obtain a determination of applicability from the Bureau's Division of Municipal and Residual Waste. The following minimum information will be required to obtain the determination of applicability:
a. Name and street address of applicant and generator.
b. Number and title of general permit.
c. A chemical and physical analysis and description of the waste that fully characterizes its composition and properties.
d. A description of the manufacturing and production processes that generate the waste, including a detailed information on the chemical constituents in all binders, coatings or other chemicals used in the production process.
e. A waste evaluation plan for sampling, testing and monitoring new quantities of waste foundry sand, which includes procedures on handling rejected waste foundry sand.
f. A Preparedness, Prevention and Contingency Plan for the generating facility prepared in accordance with the most recent edition of the Department's ''Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Environmental Emergency Response Plans.''
g. Proof that copies of the notification have been submitted to the municipality, county, county planning agency and county health department where the wastes are generated.
h. Proof that the beneficial use activities will be consistent with the general permit.
i. Signed and notarized statement by the applicant who seeks to operate under the terms and conditions of the permit that states that the person accepts all conditions of the general permit.
j. A application fee in the amount specified in the residual waste regulations, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
k. Information that identifies the applicant (that is, individual, corporation, partnership, government agency, association, and the like), including the names and addresses of every officer that has a beneficial interest in or otherwise controls the operation of the company.
l. A list of all previous permits or licenses issued to the permittee by the Department or Federal government under the environmental protection acts, the date of issuance and current status of those permits and the permittee's compliance history concerning the environmental protection acts.
m. Proof that any independent contractors retained by the permittee to perform any activities proposed under this permit are in compliance with Department regulations.
n. Proof that the applicant has legal right to enter the land and operate the facilities proposed for coverage under this permit.
o. An irrevocable written consent from the landowner giving the Department permission to enter upon the land where the applicant will be conducting waste management activities.
Comments concerning the proposed Department initiated general permit should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits/Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, (717) 787-7381. Persons interested in obtaining more information or obtaining copies of the proposed general permit may contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at the previous phone number. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend additional conditions or revisions to or approval or denial of the proposed general permit.
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 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
39-00064A: Howmet Aluminum Casting, Inc. (2175 Avenue C, Bethlehem, PA 18017) for modification of the shell room air-cleaning device (packed-bed scrubber) at the facility in Bethlehem, Lehigh County.
58-303-005: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034) for construction of a batch asphalt plant and associated air cleaning device at the Clifford Blacktop Plant, Clifford Township, Susquehanna County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
31-03033: Stone Valley Welding (R. R. 2, Box 213, Huntingdon, PA 16652) for approval to operate a metal surface coating paint booth using solvent coatings in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County.
67-02004C: P. H. Glatfelter Co. (228 South Main Street, Spring Grove, PA 17362) for operation of a pulp mill in Spring Grove Borough, York County. This plan approval is proposed to meet the RACT requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.91.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
62-017I: United Refining Co. (Bradley and Dobson Streets, Warren, PA 16365) for installation of LNB, addition of heat exchanger and separate stack for vacuum heater. This permit was originally issued on March 18, 2002, but construction did not occur within 18 months. The project is in the City of Warren, Warren County. The facility is a Title V facility.
16-141A: Kahle's Kitchens, Inc. (7488 Route 36, Leeper, PA 16233) for post construction of spray booths for a wood furniture manufacturing process in Farmington Township, Clarion 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; Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-0013A: Hatfield Quality Meats, Inc.--A Subsidiary of The Clemens Family (2700 Funks Road, P. O. Box 902, Hatfield, PA 19440-0902) for issuance of a Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) for the company's 49 mmBtu/hr boiler with the associated air cleaning devices at 2700 Funks Road, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department intends to issue PAL Plan Approval PA-46-0013A. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval PA-46-0013A is for the construction of a boiler. Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the boiler may emit up to 74.15 tons per year of NOx, 62.3 tons per year of CO, 112.5 tons per year of SOx, 86 tons per year of PM, 18.8 tons per year of PM10, 0.6 ton per year of VOCs and 0.6 ton per year of HAPs.
In addition to the construction of a boiler, this Plan Approval institutes a PAL for NOx emissions from the Hatfield's facility of 74.15 tons per year and a facility limit for SOx of 249 tons per year and for PM of 249 tons per year.
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, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., weekdays. To make an appointment, contact Records Management, (610) 832-6268.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Mark J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
52-310-009: Springbrook Enterprises, Inc. (HC 8, Box 8210, Hawley, PA 18428) for construction of a stone crushing and screening operation powered by two diesel generators at their Pike County concrete plant in Blooming Grove Township, Pike County. This facility is not a Title V facility. The stone crushing operation will be controlled by wet spray dust suppression system and will result in particulate emissions of 1.64 tons per year. The equipment used in the operation is subject to NSPS Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants, 40 CFR 60.670--60.676. The plan approval will include all appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
35-399-040: Keystone Sanitary Landfill Inc. (P. O. Box 249, Dunmore, PA 18512-0249) for installation of an ammonia stripper/carbon adsorption unit at the facility in Throop and Dunmore Boroughs, Lackawanna County. The plan approval limits VOC emissions from the carbon adsorption unit not to exceed 0.075 tpy. Also, the ammonia (NH3) emissions from the ammonia stripper shall not exceed 13.1 lbs/hr (57.4 tpy). Malodorous emissions shall not be detected outside the plant property line at any time. 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. The Plan Approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit 35-00014 through an administrative amendment at a later date. For further details, contact Mark J. Wejkszner at (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03130: Custom Design and Manufacturing Co., Inc. d/b/a Quaker Maid Cabinetry (P. O. Box 341, Hamburg, PA 19526) for construction of a wood furniture manufacturing facility controlled by multiple dry filter pads in the Borough of Hamburg, Berks County. The facility will be limited to 10 tons per year of VOC and HAPs from the surface coating operation. The facility will be required to record the coating usages and calculate the VOC and HAP emissions monthly. Limits will be placed on the VOC content of the coatings used in the operation. The approval will include monitoring, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
22-05007B: 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, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The Harrisburg Authority (Authority) has submitted an application to the Southcentral Regional Office.
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 (BAT) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1.
The major new equipment consists of:
a) Three 266 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 common exhaust stack.
The plan approval includes the following limits on annual emissions from the facility:
Pollutant Annual Limit NOx 250 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 startup 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 Authority of the completion of construction and the 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 Authority expects to commence operation.
b. Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup 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 Authority under subpart a.
d. The 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 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 all 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), USEPA, 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:
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 when municipal solid waste is not being fed to the grate is not considered to be continuous burning.
Dioxins/furans--Tetra- through octa-chlorinated 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--A 60-minute period commencing on the hour.
Malfunction--Any sudden, infrequent and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control equipment, process equipment or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner. Failures that are caused by poor maintenance or careless operation are not malfunctions.
Shutdown--Begins with cessation of charging municipal waste, for the express purpose of shutting down the combustor.
Startup--Commences with the continuous burning of municipal solid waste and does not include any warmup period when combusting fossil fuel or other nonmunicipal solid waste fuel and no municipal waste is being fed to the combustor.
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 250 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 startup and shutdown periods as well as those from normal operation.
6. Under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb, the following individual limits are established for each of the facility's municipal waste combustors:
Pollutant Emission Limits* CO 100 ppmv, 4 hour averaging period Sulfur oxides (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 avg. for 1st year NOx 150 ppmv, 24-hour daily arithmetic avg. 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 2 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 SO2 30 ppmv, 24-hour arithmetic mean or 80% reduction by weight, 24-hour geometric mean PM10 0.010 grains/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. Particulate matter 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 Authority shall comply with the facility personnel certification requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb. At a minimum, this requirement applies to the following:
a. Chief facility operators.
b. Operations supervisors.
c. All shift supervisors.
d. Control room operators.
13. The Authority shall maintain facility certification records onsite in a location that is readily accessible to all employees required to obtain certification, Department representatives and EPA personnel.
14. The 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 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 and refrigerators) and difficult to burn, bulky combustible materials (for example, mattresses and 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 startup 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:
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 startup 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 startup, 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 most recent version of 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 Methods 3, 3A or 3B, as applicable, shall
be used for exhaust gas analysis.EPA Reference Methods 5/201A or 202, as applicable,
shall be used for PM emissions.EPA Reference Method 9 shall be used to determine
opacity.EPA Reference Methods 10, 10A or 10B, as applicable,
shall be used for CO.EPA Reference Method 19 shall be used for SO2 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 Methods 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 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/furans 32. 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 be 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 VOCs Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon compounds
Every 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 fluoride The Department reserves the right to modify these testing schedules based upon continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) data, stack test results or other relevant factors.
Monitoring Requirements
33. The permittee shall install, certify, maintain and operate a Department-approved CEMS in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, the most recent version of 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 (HCl) NOx emissions (as NO2) Percent oxygen SOx (as SO2) Opacity CO emissions The 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 system:
a. Ammonia solution injection rate.
b. Ammonia solution concentration.
c. Ammonia slip.
d. Carbon discharge pressure.
e. Carbon mass feed rate (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb).
f. 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
Each demonstration shall use tested stack emission rates, the exhaust parameters from each test and the dispersion modeling techniques specified in the application as approved by the Department. The Department may waive this modeling requirement if the measured pollutants levels are below those used in the application, the volumetric flow rate has not significantly changed from the value used in the application and the stack gas temperature has not significantly decreased from the value used in the application. The calculated maximum annual ambient concentrations shall not exceed the previous levels.
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. With the exception of Condition 5, the standards contained in this Plan Approval apply at all times except during periods of startup or shutdown. Each of these periods is limited to 3 hours per occurrence and is defined in Condition 4. Condition 6 does apply during periods of startup and shutdown.
39. Within 180 days of the issuance date of the Plan Approval, the applicant shall submit a multipathway and ecological risk assessment protocol to the Department for approval. The permittee shall perform a multipathway and ecological risk assessment within 180 days of performing the initial compliance stack test.
40. The Department reserves the right to require the applicant to reevaluate the risks should the test results from subsequent stack tests warrant an analysis.
A public hearing will be held on January 13, 2004, to accept comments on the proposed action. Details of the public hearing are provided under the Public Hearings section.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-00009B: Mohawk Flush Doors, Inc. (US Route 11, Northumberland, PA 17858) for modification of existing spray booth no. 4 in which wooden doors are surface coated at their facility in Point Township, Northumberland County.
The respective facility is a major facility for which Title V Operating Permit No. 49-00009 has been issued.
The operation of the modified spray booth will result in the emission of up to 3.57 tons of VOCs per year, virtually all of which may also be HAPs.
The Department's review of the information submitted by Mohawk Flush Doors indicates that the modified spray booth will meet all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to approve the application and issue plan approval for the modification of the respective spray booth.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. The spray booth shall be equipped with filters at all times the booth is in use.
2. All coatings shall be applied with air-assisted airless or high volume low pressure spray guns.
3. The VOC emissions from the booth shall not exceed 3.55 tons in any 12 consecutive month period nor shall the HAP emissions exceed 3.55 tons in any 12 consecutive month period (not counting any VOCs or HAPs resulting from the use of strippable booth coating).
4. The only coatings to be applied in the spray booth (other than strippable booth coating) shall be water-based coatings with a maximum VOC content of 1.5 pounds per gallon and a maximum HAP content of 1.5 pounds per gallon. Additionally, nothing may be added to these coatings other than water.
5. No more than 35 gallons of strippable booth coating shall be used in the booth in any 12 consecutive month period.
6. The strippable booth coating used in the spray booth shall have a maximum VOC content of 1.2 pounds per gallon and a maximum HAP content of .1 pound per gallon.
7. Records shall be maintained of the identity and amount of each individual coating or coating additive (other than water) used each month in the spray booth, the identity and amount of strippable booth coating used each month in the spray booth and the identity and amount of each individual material (other than water) used each month for cleanup activities associated with the spray booth.
8. The total combined VOC emissions from all sources at the facility, including the modified spray booth, shall not equal or exceed 50 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
62-032A: Ellwood National Forge Company (1 Front Street, Irvine, PA 16329) for postconstruction plan approval of a baghouse to control particulate emissions from the crankshaft file and grind process at their facility in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department intends to issue a plan approval. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into a State-only operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
1. The crankshaft file and grind process operations shall comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.31 and 123.41.
2. Particulate emissions from the sources shall not exceed 0.02 grain/dscf.
3. The sources shall not operate when the control device is not operating.
4. A magnehelic gauge or an equivalent device shall be permanently installed and maintained at a conveniently readable location to indicate the pressure drop across each collector. Readings will be recorded weekly and a record of the readings and a maintenance log, which would include when filters are changed, will be kept for 5 years.
5. Whenever a condition in this permit requires the measurement of pressure drop across any part of the unit or its control device, the gauge employed shall have a scale so that the expected normal reading shall be no less than 20% of full scale.
6. The operating range for pressure drop of the collector shall be determined within 30 days of startup of the control device and shall be indicated to the Department in writing. The pressure drop ranges shall be made part of the facility operating permit.
7. Twenty percent of the total number of bags in the baghouse is required to be onsite (68 bags).
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