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Home My WebLink AboutAQ_F_0200030_20170103_CMPL_NOV ROY COOPER j Governor Air Quality SHEILA C. HOLMAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director January 3, 2017 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 70151520 0002 8376 4368 Mr. Gary Coffey - President Piedmont Wood Products, Inc. 1924 Black Oak Ridge Road Taylorsville,NC 28681 Subject: Notice of Violation—Maintenance Requirements Piedmont Wood Products, Inc. Taylorsville,North Carolina Alexander County 03/0200030—Small Air Permit No. 05786/R09 Dear Mr. Coffey: Air Permit No. 05786R09 was issued to Piedmont Wood Products, Inc., Taylorsville, Alexander County North Carolina on November 26,2014,with an effective date of November 26,2014. The facility is subject to the Boiler GACT—Subpart 6J(40 CFR 63, Subpart JJJJJJ). This Rule applies to the No. 2 fuel oil-fired boiler(ID No. I-B 1; 0.47 million Btu per hour maximum heat input). The boiler is considered an existing unit since it was constructed prior to June 4, 2010. The facility must implement a tune-up program as a management practice. The boiler is less than 5 million Btu per hour and a seasonal-use boiler. A boiler tune-up is required every five years and documentation must be provided that demonstrates compliance with the tune-up. Mr. Ryan Mills of this office performed an inspection of your facility on December 14,2016. During that inspection, Mr. Mills determined that the most recent tune-up had occurred on March 31, 2011. The next boiler turn-up was due on or before April 30, 2016 and had not occurred. Therefore, this Notice of Violation is issued to Piedmont Wood Products, Inc. for violation of Air Permit No. 05786R09. It is requested that a written response to this Notice of Violation be submitted to this office as soon as possible, but no later than ten days following receipt of this notice. Your response should describe any corrective actions that have been taken by the company to assure compliance with the referenced permit conditions at all times. It should be noted that the violation cited in this letter or any additional documented violations could result in the initiation of an enforcement action by this office in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.114A, which provides for the assessment of civil penalties. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Air Quality Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue,Suite 301 1 Mooresville,NC 28115 704 663 1699 T 1 704 663 7579 F Mr. Gary Coffey January 3, 2017 Page 2 We appreciate your immediate attention to this environmental concern. If you have any questions with reference to this matter,please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Ryan Mills, Environmental Specialist or myself at 704-663-1699. --Sincerely, 1�)LG.c,c...1.. Bruce J. Ingle, Regional Supervisor Division of Air Quality,NC DEQ RCM:lhe c: MRO File G:WQ\Shared\WPDATA\COUNTIES\ALEXANDER\00030\VIO NOV_20170103.docx