AIR QUALITY
PERMIT NOTICE
Notice of Intent to Approve
On January 25, 2016, Columbia Gas Transmission LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to modify a natural gas compressor facility (Seneca Compressor Station) located on West Virginia 28 North, Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, WV at latitude 38.84861 and longitude -79.37607. 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 its preliminary determination to issue the permit R13-2715F.
The following increase in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Particulate Matter less than 10 microns, 2.53 tons per year (TPY); Sulfur Dioxide, 0.29 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 23.42 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 92.52 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 15.96 TPY; Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 0.40 TPY; Carbon Dioxide Equivalents, 59,030 TPY.
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016. 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 modification 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.
Jerry Williams, P.E.
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499,
ext. 1223
FAX: 304/926-0478
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:
www.dep.wv.gov/daq/Pages/NSRPermitsfor
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