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CAPTION:
Weyerhaeuser Company, Marlboro Paper Mill vs. SCDHEC

AGENCY:
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

PARTIES:
Petitioner:
Weyerhaeuser Company, Marlboro Paper Mill

Respondent:
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

In Re: PSD Construction Permits No. 1680-0043-DG and Part 70 Air Operating Permit No.
TV-1680-0043
 
DOCKET NUMBER:
04-ALJ-07-0400-CC

APPEARANCES:
W. Thomas Lavender, Jr.
for Weyerhaeuser Company

Tracy M. Ray
for SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
 

ORDERS:

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

This matter comes before the Division on Weyerhaeuser Company, Marlboro Paper Mill’s (“Weyerhaeuser”) petition for review of the denial of request for modification of its Construction Permit No. 1680-0043-DG and its Part 70 Air Permitting TV-1680-0043. As a result of discussions between South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (“the Bureau”) and Weyerhaeuser, a tentative agreement has been reached for the facility’s objections to specific conditions in PSD Construction Permit 1680-0043-DG, issued on December 10, 2002, and the Part 70 Air Operating Permit TV-1680-0043, issued on December 31, 2002. The parties have agreed to modifications of the permit conditions and agree that such modifications, once completed, will render the petition against these permits moot.

 

Specifically, the parties agree that the Bureau will revise the permits as follows:

 

Construction Permit No. 1680-0043-DG

 

Amend Section II.A. EMISSION LIMITATIONS to read as follows:

 

ID

Pollutant/

Standard

Limit

Reference Method

Regulation

State Only

DG

PM/PM10

≤ 6.25 lb/hr and 27.4 tpy

5B

SC 61-62.5, Std No. 4, Sec VIII, A SC 61-62.5, Std 7, PSD

No

 

Amend Section II.C. SOURCE TEST SCHEDULE to read as follows:

 

ID

Pollutant

Frequency

Method

DG

PM/PM10

Initial/Annual; or Stop testing if test <25% Limit; or Stop testing after two consecutive tests if < 75% Limit (See Condition 9 for details)

5B

 

Amend Section II.D. Conditions No. 9 and No. 13 to read as follows:


 

Condition Number

Condition

9.

In accordance with South Carolina Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7 (PSD), No. 2 NCG Incinerator (TV ID 16) shall not exhibit PM/PM10 emissions in excess of 6.25 lbs/hr and 27.4 tons per year. This unit is also subject to south Carolina Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 4. At a process weight rate of 8.72 tons per hour, the PM limit is 17.49 pounds per hour of 76.6 tons per year. BACT limits of 7.8 lb/hr and 32.4 tons per year were established; however, the facility requested lower limits to insure compliance with South Carolina Regulations 61-62.5, Standard No. 2 (Ambient Standards). The BACT limit is set at the more stringent limits of 6.25 lb/hr and 27.4 tons per year. The incinerator is subject to both BACT and process limits, but the more stringent PSD BACT limits must be met.

 

Compliance with this emission limit shall be demonstrated through an initial stack test conducted no later than 180 days after the issue date of this construction permit. For periodic monitoring of PM/PM10 emissions, source testing of the No. 2 NCG Incinerator shall be as follows:

 

If source test emissions are less than 25% of the limit, then no further testing is required for the life of the permit. If two consecutive annual test emissions are less than 75%, then no further testing is required for the life of the permit. Otherwise, source testing will be conducted on an annual basis.

 

Source tests shall be conducted and reported per additional condition number 24.

13.

Parametric monitoring of the NCG incinerator web scrubber parameters (scrubber medium flow rate and scrubber medium pH) will be used to demonstrate continuing compliance for Opacity and SO2 for periodic monitoring purposes. The owner/operator shall install, operate, and maintain liquid flow meters on each scrubber module. Scrubber media pH shall be monitored by operators using manual pH meters that have been properly maintained and calibrated. All gauges shall be readily accessible for verification by operating personnel and Department personnel (i.e., on ground level and easily accessible roof level). Each parameter shall be recorded at least once each shift, during source operation and shall be made available to Department personnel upon request. The readings shall be maintained in logs (written or electronic (i.e., computerized data system)), along with any corrective action taken when deviations occur.

 

Operational ranges for the monitored parameters shall be established to provide a reasonable assurance of compliance. These operational ranges for the monitored parameters shall be derived from stack test data, vendor certification, and/or operational history and visual inspections, which demonstrate the proper operation of the equipment in compliance. These ranges, with supporting documentation and quality assurance procedures, shall be submitted to the Bureau for approval within 180 days of the issuance of this permit. The operating ranges may be updated using this procedure, following Bureau approval. Scrubber monitoring data shall be maintained on site for a period of at least five (5) years from the date generated and shall be made available to Department personnel upon request. Each incidence of operation outside these operational ranges, including date and time, cause, and corrective action taken, shall be recorded and kept on site for five (5) years. Semi-annual reports of these incidences shall be submitted to the Manager of the Technical Management Section, Bureau of Air Quality according to the Additional Condition No. 22. If no incidences occurred during the reporting period then a letter shall indicate such.

 

Any alternative method for monitoring scrubber performance must be preapproved by the Bureau and shall be incorporated into the permit as set forth in SC Regulation [61-62.70.7/61-62.1 Section II].

 

 


Part 70 Air Operating Permit TV-1680-0043

 

Amend PART 5.0 EMISSION UNIT REQUIREMENTS, D. EMISSION LIMITS AND STANDARDS, TABLE 5.30 EMISSION LIMITS AND STANDARDS to read as follows:

 

Unit ID

Equipment ID

Pollutant/

Standard

Limit

Reference Method

Regulation

State Only

Condition

Unit 16-NCG Incinerator

16

UA-P4

PM/PM10

27.4 TPY

5B

SC 61-62.5, Std 7

No

16.01

16.02

16

UA-P4

PM

6.25 lbs/hr

5B

SC 61-62.5, Std 2 SC 61-62.5, Std 4 SC 61-62.5, Std 7

No

16.01

16.02

Gen 02

 

Amend PART 5.0 EMISSION UNIT REQUIREMENTS, E. EMISSION UNIT CONDITIONS, Condition 16.02 to read as follows:

 

Condition Number

Condition

Unit 16-NCG Incinerator

16.02

In accordance with PSD, NCG Incineration shall not exhibit PM/PM10 emissions in excess of 6.25 lbs/hr and 27.4 TPY.

 

Amend PART 6.0 MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, A. MONITORING AND REPORTING, TABLE 6.1 MONITORING AND REPORTING to read as follows:

 

Unit ID

Equipment ID

Pollutant/Parameter

Limit

Required Monitoring

Monitoring Frequency

Reporting Frequency

Condition Number

Unit 16-NCG Incinerator

16

UA-P4

PM/PM10

6.25 lbs/hr 27.4 TPY

Source Test

Annual; or Stop testing if test <25% Limit; or Stop testing after two consecutive tests < 75% Limit (See Condition 16.08 for details)

Within 30 days of test

16.08

 

 

Amend PART 6.0 MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, B. Conditions 16.06 and 16.08 to read as follows:

 

Condition Number

Condition

Unit 16-NCG Incinerator

16.06

Parametric monitoring for the NCG White Liquor Spray Tower parameters (scrubber medium flow rate and scrubber medium pH) will be used to demonstrate continuing compliance for Opacity and SO2 for periodic monitoring purposes. The pH parameter shall be measured by using grab samples and operator tests. The owner/operator shall install, operate, and maintain liquid flow meters on each scrubber module. Each parameter shall be recorded at least once each shift during source operation and readings shall be maintained in logs (written or electronic (i.e., computerized data system)), along with any corrective action taken when deviations occur.

 

Operational ranges for the monitored parameters shall be established to provide a reasonable assurance of compliance. These operational ranges for the monitored parameters shall be derived from stack test data, vendor certification, and/or operational history and visual inspections, which demonstrate the proper operation of the equipment in compliance. These ranges, with supporting documentation and quality assurance procedures, shall be submitted to the Bureau for approval within 180 days of the issuance of this permit. The operating ranges may be updated using this procedure, following Bureau approval. Scrubber monitoring data shall be maintained on site for a period of at least five (5) years from the date generated and shall be made available to Department personnel upon request. Each incidence of operation outside these operational ranges, including date and time, cause, and corrective action taken, shall be recorded and kept on site for five (5) years. Semi-annual reports of these incidences shall be submitted.

16.08

For periodic monitoring of PM/PM10 emissions, source testing of the No. 2 NCG Incinerator shall be as follows:

 

If source test emissions are less than 25% of the limit, then no further testing is required for the life of the operating permit. If two consecutive annual tests are less than 75% of the limit, then no further testing is required for the life of the operating permit. Otherwise, source testing will be conducted on an annual basis. The incinerator shall be tested for PM/PM10 using the approved method within 180 days of the effective date of the approval of Method 5B into the Title V permit.

 

The parties further agree that the permit modifications described above will be noticed for public comments by September 15, 2005, and will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) within fifteen (15) days of the final day of the public comment period if the Bureau receives no comments. If no public comments are received by the Bureau or EPA, final approval of the permit modifications described above will be completed no later than December 15, 2005. Should the Bureau and/or EPA receive comments, the permit modifications will be approved in a timely manner.

 

I find that for good cause shown, and with the consent of the parties, this matter should be and hereby is dismissed upon issuance of the revised permits containing the modifications described above. Jurisdiction will be retained over this matter until the parties provide notice that the modifications have been completed.

 

AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

____________________________

Marvin F. Kittrell

Chief Administrative Law Judge

 

August 8, 2005

 


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