AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE
Notice of Open
Comment Period
On June 12, 2024,
McElroy Green Marketing, LLC applied to the WV
Department of
Environmental Protection,
Division of Air Quality
(DAQ) for a permit to
construct and operate a
coal mine borehole
methane exhauster engine
and flare system located
in Wetzel County, WV at
39.652076 and
-80.414477. A preliminary
evaluation has determined
that all State and Federal
air quality requirements
will be met by the
proposed facility. The
DAQ is providing notice to the public of an open
comment period for permit application R13-3669.
The following changes in
potential emissions will be
authorized by this permit
action: Particulate Matter
less than 10 microns, 8.90
tons per year (TPY);
Particulate Matter, 8.90
TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 0.22
TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen,
44.17 TPY; Carbon
Monoxide, 88.85 TPY;
Volatile Organic Co
pounds, 1.86 TPY; and
Total Hazardous Air
Pollutants, 0.0825 TPY.
Written comments or
requests for a public
meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00
p.m. on Friday,
September 13, 2024. A
public meeting may be
held if the Director of the
DAQ determines that
significant public interest
has been expressed, in
writing, or when the
Director deems it
appropriate.
The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to
make a preliminary
determination if the
proposed construction will meet all state and federal air quality requirements.
The purpose of the public
review process is to
accept public comments
on air quality issues
relevant to this
determination. Only
written comments
received at the address
noted below within the
specified time frame, or
comments presented
orally at a scheduled
public meeting, will be
considered prior to final
action on the permit. All
such comments will
become part of the public
record.
Jonathan Carney
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone:
304/926-0499, ext. 41247
Email:
Jonathan.W.Carney@
wv.gov
Additional information,
including copies of the
draft permit, application
and all other supporting
materials relevant to the
permit decision may be
obtained by contacting the
engineer listed above.
The draft permit and
engineering evaluation
can be downloaded at:
https://dep.wv.gov/
daq/permitting/
Pages/
NSR-Permit-Applications.
aspx
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