AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE
Notice of Open
Comment Period
On September 18, 2024, Eastern Gas Transmission
and Storage, Inc. applied
to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality
(DAQ) for a permit to
construct and operate a
pipeline heater to be
located within the existing Hastings Complex off of
Shortline Road (State
Route 20) east of Pine Grove, Wetzel County,
WV at latitude 39.54822
and longitude -80.67018. 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 R13-3692.
The following changes in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Particulate Matter
less than 2.5 microns,
0.42 tons per year (TPY); Particulate Matter less
than 10 microns, 0.42 tons per year (TPY); and
Particulate Matter, 0.28
TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 5.47 TPY; Carbon
Monoxide, 4.59 TPY;
Sulfur Dioxide, 0.09 TPY; Volatile Organic
Compounds, 0.30 TPY,
and Total Hazardous Air
Pollutants, 0.10 TPY.
Written comments or
requests for a public
meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00
p.m. on Friday, December 6, 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.
Edward Andrews, P.E.
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone:
304/926-0499, ext. 41244
Email:
edward.s.andrews
@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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