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HAZARDOUS SITES CLEAN-UP
Under the Act of October 18, 1998
Notice of Reopening of the Administrative Record
Furlong Manufacturing Company Site
Doylestown and Buckingham Townships, Bucks CountyThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), is proposing an interim response at the Furlong Manufacturing Site.
The Furlong Manufacturing Site is located at York Road and Rodgers Road in Doylestown and Buckingham Townships, Bucks County. The site consists of the former facility of Furlong Manufacturing, Inc. (Furlong Manufacturing or Site), and contaminated soil and groundwater resulting from Furlong Manufacturing's operations at this facility.
The Department has determined the following: Furlong Manufacturing is no longer in business. The current tenant of the site, Furlong Lamp and Lighting, is an related company with different owners.
A further investigation of the Site by the Department's Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program (HSCP) identified approximately 2,000 cubic yards of soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in excess of Statewide cleanup standards promulgated under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2 of 1995). The standards exceeded are those based on potential impact on groundwater that is used as a supply of potable water. The HSCP investigation also identified a number of VOC-contaminated residential wells nearby, with the Furlong Manufacturing soil the only known source. The Department installed and sampled groundwater monitoring wells on the Site. Analytical data indicates VOCs contaminate onsite groundwater at levels higher than nearby off-site wells. To date, five nearby private water supply wells have exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) established by EPA for public water supplies. The Department provided carbon filters previously, and continues to provide filter maintenance for all five private water supply wells. The only known environmental hazard associated with the site is based on exposure to groundwater contaminated with VOCs.
The Department is considering the following alternatives in response to on-site contaminated soil at Furlong Manufacturing:
Alternative 1, No Action: HSCA requires the Department to consider the alternative of taking no action. Under this alternative, no action would be taken to prevent continued leaching of contaminants from soil into groundwater. Continued sampling of monitoring wells would be required. This alternative would do nothing to protect public health. Contaminated soil would remain, allowing further releases to groundwater. An aquifer currently used as a source of drinking water would be subject to continuing contamination with hazardous substances leaching from contaminated soil. No estimated cost is associated with Alternative 1, No Action.
Alternative 2, Excavation and Disposal of Contaminated Soil, Septic Tank and Waste: Accessible soils contaminated above Statewide Human Health Standards for Soil, established under Act 2 of 1995, would be excavated and disposed of offsite. The cleanup levels exceeded are those established for certain VOCs. Each of the standards exceeded was based on the potential of contaminated soil to leach contaminants into groundwater in a leachate concentration exceeding a health-based groundwater cleanup standard. The volume of soil to be removed is estimated to be 2,000 cubic yards. The septic tank and its contents are accessible for excavation and the Department anticipates no problem in disposing of the waste. This alternative would be protective of public health in that it would eliminate a source of continuing contamination of an aquifer currently used as a source of private drinking water. The estimated cost of Alternative 2 is $175,000.
Alternative 3, Excavation and Disposal of Septic Tank and Waste, Treatment of Contaminated Soils by Soil Vapor Extraction: Soils contaminated above cleanup levels would be treated onsite vapor extraction. The cleanup levels exceeded are those established for certain VOCs. Each of the standards exceeded was based on the potential of contaminated soil to leach contaminants into groundwater in a leachate concentration exceeding a health-based groundwater cleanup standard. The volume of soil to be treated is estimated to be 2,000 cubic yards. The septic tank and its contents are accessible for excavation and the Department anticipates no problem in disposing of the waste. This alternative would be protective of public health in that it would eliminate a source of continuing contamination of an aquifer currently used as a source of drinking water. The estimated cost of Alternative 3 is $1,800,000.
The Department is proposing Alternative 2. Alternative 1 is not protective of public health or the environment, would require long-term monitoring of area groundwater, and would not meet State and Federal applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs). Alternative 3 would protect public health and the environment, but would be much less cost effective than Alternative 2. The Department finds that Alternative 2 is a permanent, cost-effective response that is feasible and would meet ARARs.
The Administrative Record which contains the information that forms the basis for, and documents this proposed response action, is available for public review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department office at Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233. Written comments should be mailed or delivered to David Ewald, Project Officer, at the previous address. To schedule a review of the Administrative Record at the Department office, call David Ewald at (610) 832-6200 or John Gerdelmann at (610) 832-6228.
An additional copy of the Administrative Record is available for public review at the Bucks County Library Center, located at 150 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA. The library's hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Further details can be obtained by calling the library at (215) 348-9082.
The public will have an opportunity to present oral comments at a public hearing. The public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 18, 2001, at the Doylestown Township Municipal Building, 425 Wells Road, Doylestown, PA 18901, (215) 348-9915. Persons wishing to present oral comments may register on or before the date of the public hearing by contacting John Gerdelmann, DEP Community Relations Coordinator at (610) 832-6228.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for May 18, 2001, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact John Gerdelmann or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
The Department is providing this notice under sections 505(b) and 506(b) of HSCA. The date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin initiates the public comment period on the administrative record, as provided under HSCA. The public comment period begins on Saturday, April 21, 2001, and ends on Friday, June 22, 2001.
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 any 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, or 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 below. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified below, 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 under 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:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
George's Music, Inc., Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. Philip F. Gray, Jr., Storb Environmental, Inc., 410 N. Easton Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090-2511, on behalf of George's Music, Inc., 650 W. Swedesford Rd., Berwyn, PA 19312, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Background Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Reporter on April 3, 2001.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Doerrman Property, Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County. Walter B. Satterthwaite Associates, Inc., 720 Old Fern Hill Road, West Chester, PA 19380, on behalf of Patrick and Amy Doerrman, 3638 Princetown Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522 and State Farm Insurance, 108 West Airport Road, Lititz, PA 17543, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Reading Eagle on March 27, 2001.
Kemps Foods Bulk Plant, City of York, York County. GeoLogic NY, Inc., P. O. Box 5080, Cortland, NY 13045, on behalf of Kemps Foods, Inc., 1801 Hempstead Road, Lancaster, PA 17604, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with PHCs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Dispatch on March 30, 2001.
Riverview Architectural Products, West Manchester Township, York County. Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc., One Penn Center, Suite 960, 1617 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1808, on behalf of KADG General Partnership, c/o Riverview Architectural Products, Inc., 268 West Beaver Street, Suite 107 B, Hellam, PA 17406, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with PAHs and VOCs and groundwater contaminated with VOCs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Daily Record and York Dispatch on March 16, 2001.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Matthews Motors--Covington Site, Covington Township, Tioga County. Brooks Petroleum Contracting Company, R. R. 7, Box 141, Wellsboro, PA 16901, on behalf of Putnam Company, 5 East Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX. 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 Wellsboro Gazette, on January 10, 2001. (See additional notice in another part of this Pennsylvania Bulletin).
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Applications 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 Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
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. WMGM009. Susquehanna Valley Organics, Corp., 3705 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011-4334. Description: process sewage sludge from the City of Lancaster's municipal wastewater treatment plant to produce a fertilizer. The application was determined to be administratively complete on April 5, 2001.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, (717) 787-7381. 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.
General Permit Application No. WMGM010. Moyer Packing Company, P. O. Box 395, Souderton, PA 18964-0395.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has received an application for the General Permit Number WMGM010. The application is for the beneficial use of animal fat/vegetable oil as a dust suppressant. The Department determined the application to be administratively complete on April 9, 2001.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division at (717) 787-7381. 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.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Applications 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 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. WMGR074. Soil Remediation of Philadelphia, Inc., 3201 South 61st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19153-3592.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has received an application from the permittee for the General Permit Number WMGR074. The general permit is for the beneficial use of processed soil, which has been processed under the existing individual permit (#301220) to create landscaping soil products. The Department determined the application to be administratively complete on April 9, 2001.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division at (717) 787-7381. 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 FOR APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Applications 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 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGR037D001. RFI Energy, Inc., 555 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701. Description: the beneficial use of ash generated from the burning as a fuel of a mixture of petroleum coke and coal in a circulating fluidized bed boiler for use in reclamation activities on disturbed land at permitted mine sites regulated under the Department's Bureau of Mining and Reclamation and at abandoned mine sites reclaimed under a contract with the Department's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation or with another governmental agency. The application for determination of applicability was determined to be administratively complete by the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste on March 16, 2001.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
General Permit Application No. WMGR019D004. Besco Manufacturing Company, Inc., P. O. Box 68, Zelienople, PA 16063-0068.
The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has received an application for a determination of applicability under the General Permit # WMGR019. The general permit WMGR019D004 is for the beneficial use of waste foundry sand. The Department determined the application to be administratively complete on April 9, 2001.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472 at (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications submitted 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.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Permit Application No. 100020. IESI PA Bethlehem Landfill, IESI PA Bethlehem Landfill Corporation, 2335 Applebutter Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015. A Phase IV landfill expansion and an increase in average daily volume from 750 to 900 tons per day with an increase in landfill capacity of 72,000 cubic yards for this municipal waste landfill located in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County. The application was determined to be administratively complete by the Regional Office on April 4, 2001.
AIR QUALITY
NOTICE OF PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 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 DEP, 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.
Notice is hereby given that DEP 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 the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the DEP 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 DEP 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. Any comments or protests filed with DEP 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 DEP 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 and regulations adopted under the Act.
Applications Received and Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements).
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03106: Behringer Saws, Inc. (721 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA 19543) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for an industrial saw manufacturing facility with a surface coating operation controlled by dry filters in Caernarvon Township, Berks County.
21-03032: Union Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 686, Carlisle, PA 17013) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for the existing quarry and concrete plant in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
36-03104: Lancaster Container, Inc. (P. O. Box 18, Washington Boro, PA 17582) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for a surface coating operation in Manor Township, Lancaster County.
36-03124: Crest Trucking Equipment Co., Inc. (1363 Bowmansville Road, P. O. Box 555, Bowmansville, PA 17507) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for the motor vehicle equipment manufacturing facility in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, Roger Fey, (215) 823-7584.
96-045: Temple Continuing Care Center (5301 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141) for operation of a hospital. The Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include six natural gas or no. 2 oil-fired boilers each rated at 6 MMBTU/hr, eleven natural gas-fired boilers and heaters each rated at or less than 1.0 MMBTU/hr, and two emergency generators in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications Received for Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Michael Safko, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
35-318-085: Gentex Optics, Inc. (P. O. Box 336, Carbondale, PA 18407) for construction of a lens coating operation in Fell Township, Lackawanna County.
39-301-081: Lehigh Valley Hospital (1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103) for construction of an incinerator and associated air-cleaning device in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-05030A: C-P Converters, Inc. (15 Grumbacher Road, York, PA 17402) for the installation of Flexographic Press controlled by permanent total enclosure and catalytic incinerator in Manchester Township, York County.
36-03124: Crest Trucking Equipment Co., Inc. (1363 Bowmansville Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507) for the installation of a paint spray booth and a coating equivalency in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County.
36-05101A: Highway Materials, Inc. (1750 Walton Road, P. O. Box 1667, Blue Bell, PA 19422-0465) to modify the operation of the existing propane fired hot mix asphalt plant to operate the plant on alternative fuels including recycled fuel oil, No. 2 fuel oil, No. 4 fuel oil, No. 5 fuel oil and natural gas. The facility is located in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
67-05068A: Highway Materials, Inc. (1750 Walton Road, P. O. Box 1667, Blue Bell, PA 19422-0465) to modify the operation of the existing propane fired hot mix asphalt plant to operate the plant on alternative fuels including recycled fuel oil, No. 2 fuel oil, No. 4 fuel oil, No. 5 fuel oil, and natural gas. The facility is located in Hellam Township, York County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Richard Maxwell, New Source Review Chief, (570) 327-3637.
18-00011A: Croda, Inc. (P. O. Box 178, Mill Hall, PA 17751) for construction of 15 volatile organic compound storage tanks with capacities of 11,000 to 20,000 gallons each (Tanks 403, 404, 112, 113, 468, 119, 121, 125, 126, 463, 496, 464, 465, 474 and 456) in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County. These tanks are subject to Subpart Kb of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
08-399-048: OSRAM SYLVANIA Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848) for installation of an air cleaning device (a fiber bed diffusion filter) on five ammonium chloride solution storage tanks in Department 340 in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
12-327-001: Keystone Automatic Technology, Inc. (1 South Maple Street, Emporium, PA 15834) for construction of a batch vapor degreaser utilizing trichloroethylene as a degreasing solvent in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
49-303-005B: Meckley's Limestone Products, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 1682, Herndon, PA 17830) for modification of a batch asphalt plant and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County. The modification is the use of reprocessed oil as fuel in the plant's aggregate dryer instead of virgin #2 fuel oil.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
56-00284A: Quecreek Mining, Inc. (1576 Stoystown Road, Friedens, PA 15541) for installation of coal screening at Quecreek No. 1 Mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County.
63-00878A: Dominion Peoples Natural Gas Co. (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for installation of a Glycol Dehydration Unit at Gibson Compressor Station in Fallowfield Township, Washington County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-316A: International Mill Service (700 Moravia Street, New Castle, PA 16101) for construction of a slag processing facility, maximum 150 tons per hour, on the property of Ellwood Quality Steels, in New Castle, Lawrence County.
37-003A: ESSROC Cement Corp. (Second Street, Bessemer, PA 16112) for installation of a 1,000 cfm baghouse on the existing cement kiln dust (CKD), loadout system in Bessemer, Lawrence County. ESSROC Cement Corp. is a Title V facility.
43-277A: Joy Cone Co. (3435 Lamor Road, Hermitage, PA 16148-3097) for construction of a 3-tons/day incinerator to dispose of cones and paper products in Hermitage, Mercer County.
10-047F: Mine Safety Appliances Co.--Callery Chemical Co. (1420 Mars-Evans City Road, Evans City, PA 16033-9397) for installation of new equipment and control to support the production of two new products in Forward Township, Butler County.
10-102A: IA Construction Corp.--Harrisville Asphalt Plant (131 Campground Road, Butler, PA 16003) to modify existing permit to burn alternative fuels: Reprocessed Fuel #5, #2 Fuel Oil, and Natural Gas in Mercer Township, Butler County.
62-035A: IA Construction Corp.--Warren CMI Asphalt Plant (240 River Road, Warren, PA 16365) to modify existing permit to burn alternative fuels: Reprocessed Fuel #5, #2 Fuel Oil, and Natural Gas in Conewango Township, Warren County.
10-079B: BNZ Materials, Inc. (191 Front Street, Zelienople, PA 16063) for construction of a high-temperature cast insulating fire brick production line, including raw material handling and mixing equipment, tunnel kiln, molds, and scrubber system in Zelienople, Butler County. BNZ Materials is a Title V facility.
24-133A: Pyron Corp. (201 Stackpole Street, P. O. Box 479, St. Marys, PA 15857) to construct a metal scrap regrinding system and to install an air cleaning device to control the particulates in the City of St. Marys, Elk County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PLAN APPROVAL AND AMEND A TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Michael Safko, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-320-013: Bemis Co., Inc. (Valmont Industrial Park, 20 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18201) for construction and operation of two flexographic presses with a catalytic incinerator as an air pollution control equipment for VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions at their plant in West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County. The facility currently has Title V Operating Permit 40-00007. This Plan Approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
This installation will emit VOCs at a maximum rate of 9.1 pounds per hour. The Department will place a condition to limit the VOC emissions from these sources to less than 9.1 pounds per hour and 20.1 tons per year on a 12-month rolling sum. Under the Best Available Technology provision of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, the catalytic incinerator must meet 98% destruction efficiency for VOCs with 100% capture efficiency. 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. Further details on the conditions and the reasons for their inclusion are available upon request.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Richard Maxwell, New Source Review Chief, (570) 327-3637.
18-00005A: Dominion Transmission Corp.--Finnefrock Compressor Station (CNG Tower, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199) for installation of an air cleaning device, a multipoint fuel injection system, on an 1,100 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine (Engine 3) in Leidy Township, Clinton County. The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed installation will meet all applicable air quality requirements. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to install the proposed air cleaning device on the respective engine.
The Finnefrock Compressor Station is a major facility, which has been issued a Title V Operating Permit. The proposed air cleaning device will replace an existing air cleaning device and is intended to better assure compliance with the nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limitations previously established for the respective engine under the reasonably available control technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, as well as with the carbon monoxide emission limitation to which the engine is currently subject. This installation will not result in any change in the amount of any air contaminant allowed to be emitted from the engine but may result in a reduction in the emission rate of one or more air contaminants from the level now actually occurring.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements:
1. Under the requirements of Title V Operating Permit 18-00005 and the reasonably available control technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, the nitrogen oxides emissions from Engine 3 shall not exceed an emission rate of 14.55 pounds per hour. Additionally, the emission of carbon monoxide and VOCs shall not exceed 8.38 and 4.0 pounds per hour, respectively.
2. Within 120 days of plan approval issuance, Engine 3 shall be stack tested for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and VOCs using reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department while the engine is operating at full load and full speed.
3. Under the requirements of Title V Operating Permit 18-00005 and the reasonably available control technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, semi-annual nitrogen oxides portable analyzer testing shall be performed on Engine 3.
4. Under the recordkeeping requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.95, records shall be maintained of the number of hours per month Engine 3 is operated as well as the amount of fuel used each month in the engine.
5. Under the requirements of Title V Operating Permit 18-00005 and the reasonably available control technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, Engine 3 is not required to comply with the nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and VOC emission limits specified in this plan approval during engine startup and shutdown provided that the duration of startup and shutdown does not exceed one hour per occurrence.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-131C: SGL Carbon, LLC (900 Theresa Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) for installation of five cartridge collectors on Building 600 machining operations at their plant in St. Marys, Elk County. The facility currently has Title V Operating Permit No. 24-00131. This installation will result in no change in facility emissions. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
62-017E: United Refining Co. (P. O. Box 780, 15 Bradley Street, Warren, PA 16365) for the refinery at Bradley and Dobson Streets in the City of Warren, Warren County. The facility was issued Title V Operating Permit 62-00017 on December 26, 2000. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. This permit will also be used to support the attainment demonstration for SO2 emissions.
The permit contains limitations pertaining to plant-wide sulfur emissions. The sources burning refinery fuel will monitor the emissions of H2S and SO2, respectively. The continuous monitors (CEM) will be calibrated, maintained and operated by United in compliance with the Department's CEM Manual. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional record keeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
Preliminary Determination to Issue Air Quality Plan Approval No. 01-05029 for Construction of a Turbine Electric Generating Facility; Public Hearing Notice is hereby given under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 and 40 CFR 72.65, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is soliciting comments on the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for Reliant Energy Hunterstown, LLC, 1001 Broad Street, P. O. Box 1050, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050 for the construction of three turbines with duct burners as described in the Permittee's August 30, 2000, Plan Approval Application and subsequent supplemental submissions. The proposed facility is to be constructed in Straban Township, Adams County, along Granite Station Road.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
The proposed project has a nominal output rating of 900 megawatts of electricity for sale to the local electrical distribution grid. The components of the facility are:
a) Three natural gas fired combustion turbines (General Electric 7FB) nominally rated at 182 MW (gross) controlled by dry, low NOx, lean-burn combustion.
b) Three supplementary-fired heat recovery steam generators, (HRSG).
c) Three natural gas fired duct burners nominally rated at 279 mmBtu/hr, HHV each.
d) Three selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for nitrogen oxides (NOx) control.
e) One nominal 350 MW (at 53°F) steam turbine electric generator.
f) One natural gas fired 50,000 lb/hr steam auxiliary boiler.
g) One emergency diesel driven fire water pump.
The proposed turbines will exhaust through three single-flue 195-foot stacks with emissions monitoring systems for each turbine. The stack height meets the EPA good engineering practice (GEP) stack height requirements. A modeling analysis was conducted for NOx, CO, PM10, and SO2. The modeling used meteorological data from a site 15 miles east of the proposed Hunterstown facility and the EPA-approved ISCST model. Additional analyses were performed to assess the proposed facility's impact on soils, vegetation and the closest Class I Areas. The models indicate that none of the emissions from the proposed turbines will have a significant impact on the surrounding area.
In order to show compliance with the applicable standards, the Department has placed the following conditions in the Plan Approval:
Conditions:
(1) The following table summarizes the potential emissions from maximum operation of the facility according to the application submittal and the Department's own analysis:
Emission Rate Tons Pollutant Per Year Nitrogen Oxides 340 Carbon Monoxide 699 Volatile Organic Compounds 80 Sulfur Dioxide 39 Particulate Matter (TSP/PM10) 256 Sulfuric Acid Mist 24 The emission will consume the following portion of the available Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality increments:
Ambient Air Quality Pollutant Impact, ug/m3 Nitrogen Oxides Annual Average 0.3 Sulfur Dioxide 3 Hour Average 2.2 Sulfur Dioxide 24 Hour Average 0.6 Sulfur Dioxide Annual Average 0.03 Particulate Matter (PM10) 24 Hour Average 4.4 Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual Average 0.2 (2) This plan approval is issued for the construction of a combined cycle turbine electric generating plant with a nominal output rating of 900 megawatts, and including the following major equipment:
a) Three natural gas fired combustion turbines (General Electric 7FB) nominally rated at 182 MW (gross) controlled by dry, low NOx, lean-burn combustion.
b) Three supplementary-fired heat recovery steam generators, (HRSG).
c) Three natural gas fired duct burners nominally rated at 279 mmBtu/hr, HHV each.
d) Three selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for nitrogen oxides (NOx) control.
e) One nominal 350 MW (at 53°F) steam turbine electric generator.
f) One natural gas fired 50,000 lb/hr steam auxiliary boiler.
g) One emergency diesel driven fire water pump.
(3) This approval to construct shall become invalid if:
a) Construction, as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8), has not commenced within 18 months of the issue date of this approval; or,
b) Construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more.
(4) The combustion turbines are subject to Subpart GG of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, the HRSG duct burners are subject to NSPS Subpart Da and the auxiliary boiler is subject to NSPS Subpart Dc; the equipment shall comply with all applicable requirements of these subparts. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, application, submittals and other communications to both EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to Director, Air Protection Division, United States EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
(5) The combustion turbine/HRSG units are subject to the Title IV Acid Rain Program of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and shall comply with all applicable provisions of that title, to include the following:
40 CFR Part 72 Permits Regulation 40 CFR Part 73 Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System 40 CFR Part 75 Continuous Emission Monitoring 40 CFR Part 77 Excess Emissions (6) The natural gas fired combined cycle units are subject to the NOx Budget Program established in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145 and shall comply with all applicable requirements. If simple cycle test period operation occurs during the ozone season (May to September), the combustion turbine will be subject to Chapter 123 NOx Budget Program and shall comply with all applicable requirements.
Emission Limits and Offset Requirements (7) Under the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E, New Source Review, the permittee shall secure Department-approved Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) in the amount of 391 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 92 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC) prior to the commencement of operation of the gas turbines.
(8) The permittee shall limit the facility emissions of NOx to 340 tons during any consecutive 12-month period.
(9) The permittee shall limit the facility emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) to 80 tons during any consecutive 12-month period.
(10) The permittee shall limit the facility emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) to 699 tons during any consecutive 12-month period.
(11) The permittee shall limit the facility emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) to less than 10 tons for any single HAP or 25 tons total, based on a 12-month rolling total.
(12) The permittee shall limit the operation of the auxiliary boiler to no more than 2,080 hours, based on a 12-month rolling total.
(13) The permittee shall limit the total amount of natural gas combusted in the duct burners to 3,126 million cubic feet, or less, in a 12-month rolling average. The total operating hours of each duct burner shall not exceed 4,000 hours based on a 12-month rolling total.
(14) Under Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the permittee shall limit the emissions from each combustion turbine/HRSG unit to the following:
NOx with duct Burner--3.5 ppmvd at 15% O2 (1 hour average)
without duct Burner--3.5 ppmvd at 15% O2 (1 hour average)VOC (as CH4) with duct Burner--3.5 ppmvd at 15% O2
without duct Burner--1.4 ppmvd at 15% O2(15) Under Best Available Control Technology (BACT) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.83, the permittee shall limit the emissions from each combustion turbine/HRSG unit to the following:
CO with Duct Burner--14.0 ppmvd at 15% O2 (1 hour average)
without Duct Burner--10.0 ppmvd at 15% O2 (1 hour average)SO2 with Duct Burner--0.0015 pounds per million BTU, HHV
without Duct Burner--0.0015 pounds per million BTU, HHVTSP/PM10 with Duct Burner--0.0106 pounds per million BTU, HHV
without Duct Burner--0.0098 pounds per million BTU, HHVH2SO4 Mist with Duct Burner--0.0009 pounds per million BTU, HHV
without Duct Burner--0.0009 pounds per million BTU, HHV(16) Under the Best Available Technology (BAT) provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the permittee shall limit the emission of ammonia from each SCR to 10 ppmv, measure dry volume corrected to 15% oxygen under normal operation.
(17) The emission levels in Conditions 14 and 15 above apply at all times except during periods of start-up and shutdown (when the combustion turbine load is less than 60%) as defined as follows:
a) Cold Start-up: Refers to restarts made more than 72 hours after shutdown; cold start-up periods shall not exceed 5.5 hours per occurrence.
b) Warm Start-up: refers to start-up made 8 hours or more, but less than or equal to 72 hours after shutdown.
1. Weekend Warm Start-up: refers to start-ups made less than or equal to 56 hours after shutdown; weekend warm start-up periods shall not exceed 3.5 hours per occurrence
2. Weeknight Warm Start-up: refers to start-ups made 8 hours or less after an overnight shut down; weeknight warm start-up periods shall not exceed 2.2 hours per occurrence
c) Hot Start-up: Refers to restarts made less than 8 hours after shutdown; hot start-up periods shall not exceed 2.5 hours per occurrence.
d) Shutdown: commences with the termination of fuel injection into the combustion chambers
e) Part-load utilization: refers to steady-state turbine operation at loads of 60% up to 100% of full capacity.
(18) The operation of the source shall not result in visible or malodorous emissions, except for uncombined water.
Testing (19) Exclusive of the simple cycle test period defined in Condition 39, within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but not later than 180 days after start-up, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with each of the emission limits established in Conditions 14 and 15 above and opacity, as per 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, 40 CFR Part 60 and Title IV. The applicant shall develop a testing protocol for HAP emissions and submit the protocol to the Department for review. The testing shall be conducted while the turbines are operating at or above 95% of full load for the ambient conditions at the time of the test.
(20) Exclusive of the simple cycle test period defined in Condition 39, within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but no later than 180 days after startup, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the VOC emission limit established in Condition 14 above, as per Pa. Code Chapter 139. The testing shall be done while the turbines are operating in two load ranges: 60 to 85% of maximum load and 85 to 100% of maximum load.
(21) At least 60 days prior to the test, the company shall submit to the Department for approval, the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.
(22) At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Program Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
(23) Within 45 days after the source tests, three copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Program Manager for approval.
Monitoring Requirements (24) Continuous emission monitoring system for nitrogen oxides (as NO2), CO and oxygen must be approved by the Department and installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department. Proposals containing information as listed in the Phase I section of the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual for the CEMS must be submitted at least 3 months prior to start-up of the turbines.
(25) The permittee shall submit a plan for monitoring the ammonia slip from each combustion turbine for approval by the Department. This submittal shall be made in conjunction with those for the continuous emission monitoring system.
(26) Phase I Department approval must be obtained for the monitors in Condition 24 above prior to initial startup of the source. Phase III Department approval must be obtained within 60 days of achieving the maximum production rate at which the source will be operated, but not later than 180 days after initial startup of the source. Department review time for the Phase III report (time between postmark of company's Phase III report and the postmark of the Department's response letter) will not be charged against the source in determining compliance with this condition. Information on obtaining Department approval is included in the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.
(27) The permittee shall install and maintain fuel flow meters that meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75. The fuel flow will be measured in accordance with Part 75, Appendix D requirements, in lieu of stack exhaust flow monitoring, to allow for calculation of pollutant mass emission rates.
(28) The permittee shall monitor the sulfur content of the fuel being fired in the gas turbines as per 40 CFR 60.334(b), unless the permittee receives approval from the United States EPA to use an alternative method as per 40 CFR 60.13.
(29) The permittee shall measure the following parameters for each SCR system:
a) Catalyst bed inlet gas temperature
b) Ammonia solution injection rate
c) Ammonia solution concentration
Recordkeeping and Reporting (30) The permittee shall record each cold start-up, warm start-up and hot start-up and shutdown as defined in Condition No. 17, including date and times of each event.
(31) The permittee shall, at the minimum, record the following:
a) Monthly fuel consumption
b) 12-month rolling total fuel consumption
c) Monthly emissions of TSP/PM10, SO2, NOx, CO and VOC. NOx and CO will be measured by CEM, SO2 will be calculated based on fuel consumption and fuel sulfur content in accordance with Part 75 requirements, and TSP/PM-10 and VOC will be based on fuel consumption and emission factors determined during compliance stack testing. Start-up emissions will be calculated based on the recorded number of cold, warm and hot starts and the start-up emission rates provided in the Plan Approval application.
d) 12 month rolling total of TSP/PM10, SO2, NOx, CO and VOC
e) Results of fuel sampling
f) The measured SCR parameters
(32) All emissions shall be determined by the methods found in 40 CFR Part 60, the Plan Approval Application and supplemental materials and Continuous Emission Monitoring Manual.
(33) Records required under this Plan Approval and 40 CFR Part 60, shall be kept for a period of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon its request.
Additional Requirements (34) The Department reserves the right to use the CEMS data, stack test results and the operating parameters determined during optimization of the turbines and their associated air cleaning devices to verify emission rates, to establish emission factors, and to develop compliance assurance measures in the operating permit.
(35) 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 permittee of the completion of construction and the Operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice shall state when construction will be completed and when the Operator expects to commence operation.
(b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
(c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the permittee under subpart (a).
(d) The permittee may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established.
(e) The notice submitted by the permittee 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.
(36) The manufacturer's identification and technical specifications for all air pollution control equipment shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Program Manager within 30 days after the execution of the final sales agreements.
(37) As a part of the initial compliance demonstration testing of the combined cycle units, the permittee shall submit data to demonstrate compliance with the CO limits in condition 15. At the request of the permittee and provided sufficient justification is given, the Department may grant an extension of the demonstration period in order to allow for tuning of the combined cycle units operation and collection of additional CO emissions data using CEM. In the event that the CO emissions do not comply with condition 15 within 180 days after start-up or any approved extension, the permittee shall install an oxidation catalyst. The Department shall specifically notify the permittee that the catalyst is required. The permittee shall submit a compliance plan to the Department for approval within 60 days of the foregoing notification. This condition does not establish a compliance schedule for installation of the oxidation catalyst or for verification of compliance with Condition 15 after the oxidation catalyst has been installed.
(38) For the GE 7FB prototype, Combustion Turbine Serial Number 001, up to 250 hours of operation in the simple cycle mode (without HRSG) shall be allowed for the purpose of performance testing only. This operation is being approved so that the turbine manufacturer can generate emission data in the simple cycle mode on the first GE 7FB constructed. This operation will occur before the company has completed the construction of the HRSG, for a time period not to exceed 6 months. The requirements of conditions 14--16 shall not apply during this simple cycle testing period.
(39) At least 180 days prior to beginning simple cycle test operation, the applicant will prepare and submit a testing protocol to the Department and the USEPA Region III for review and approval. The protocol should identify, to the best extent possible, the breakdown of testing hours to occur in the ozone and non-ozone seasons. The simple cycle protocol should address, at a minimum, how the following parameters will be calculated and/or measured and the frequency of same for:
--the heating value and sulfur content of the pipeline natural gas
--nitrogen oxides
--carbon monoxide
--oxygen
--total unburned hydrocarbons
--volatile organic compounds
--electrical power generated (in megawatts)
--fuel flow/consumption
At least 2 weeks prior to the start of simple cycle testing, the applicant shall inform the Department and USEPA Region III of the date and time of testing start-up.
Within 90 days of completion of the simple cycle testing effort the applicant shall provide to the Department and USEPA Region III an updated table from that in the plan approval application section 9 that summarizes emissions by testing load.
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