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Public Notice

AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE
Notice of Application
Notice is given that Empire Green Generation, LLC has applied to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, for a Construction Permit for a Medical Waste Pyrolysis Plant located on 801 Koppers Road, near Follansbee, in Brooke County, West Virginia. The latitude and longitude coordinates are: 40.338690, -80.605429.
The applicant estimates the potential to discharge the following Regulated Air Pollutants will be less than: Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), 9.5 tons per year (TPY); Particulate Matter less than 10 microns (PM10), 18.5 TPY; Particulate Matter, 31.6 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 39.0 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen (NO2), 24.0 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 99.0 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 24.0 TPY; and Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 2.0 TPY.
Startup of operation is planned to begin on or about the 3rd day of April 2023. Written comments will be received by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV, 25304, for at least 30 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. Written comments will also be received via email at
[email protected].
Any questions regarding this permit application should be directed to the DAQ at (304) 926-0499, extension 41281, during normal business hours
WDT Nov 25, 2022