AIR QUALITY PERMIT
NOTICE
Notice of Intent to
Approve
On February 20, 2019, U.S. Silica Company applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a Modification Permit for a Sand Transfer and Storage Operation located at 748 McMechen Street, Bldg. 19 N, Benwood Industrial Court, Benwood, Marshall County, WV. The latitude and longitude are: 40.00981 N and -80.73580 W. 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 as R13-3275A.
The following increased potential to discharge emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Particulate Matter (PM) will be 10.11 TPY; Particulate Matter < 10 microns (PM10) will be 4.43 TPY; and Particulate Matter < 2.5 microns (PM2.5) will be 1.20 TPY.
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019. 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.
Int. March 29, 2019