AQ_F_1900077_20170531_CMPL_NOD

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Air Quality MICHAEL A. ABRACZINSKAS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director
May 31, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Howard P. Brown, Jr., President&CEO
Triangle Brick Company
6563 NC Highway 55
Durham,NC 27713-9413
SUBJECT: Notice of Deficiency—Quarterly Reporting Requirements
Triangle Brick Company—Merry Oaks
Moncure, Chatham County,North Carolina
Air Quality Permit No. 06897T10
Facility ID No. 1900077
Dear Mr. Brown:
The Raleigh Regional Office did not receive the first quarter report for calendar year 2017 from your
facility in Moncure, North Carolina until May 12, 2017. Triangle Brick Company is required by Air
Quality Permit No. 06897T10 to submit quarterly reports within thirty (30) days after each calendar year
quarter. The intent of this letter is to remind you of the specific reporting requirements outlined in your
air quality permit. Section 2.LCA.e. of your air quality permit reads as follows:
Reporting L15A NCAC 20.0508(07
For compliance purposes, within thirty (30) days after each calendar year quarter, the
Permittee shall report the monthly sulfur dioxide emissions for the previous fourteen (14)
months to the Regional Supervisor, Division of Air Quality: The emissions must be
calculated for each of the three twelve month periods over the previous fourteen months.
The Permittee shall be deemed in noncompliance with 1 SA NCAC 2D .0530 if the total
sulfur dioxide emissions from the facility exceed 250 tons/year.
Please submit to this office a written response by June 21,2017, describing actions taken by your
company to ensure future compliance with your air quality permit reporting requirements. This
office also recommends that you or a designated company representative review your air quality permit to
ensure that you understand all the specific and general permit conditions. Please note the monitoring,
record keeping, and reporting requirements, and make the necessary provisions to ensure that these
requirements are met within the specified time frames.
Any future late submittal of a permit-required report may be considered a violation of your air quality
permit. Any violation of air quality regulations is subject to the assessment of civil penalties as per North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.114A. As an additional reminder, this Notice of Deficiency is required
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Air Quality
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
919 7914200 T 1 919 8812261 F

Triangle Brick Company
May 31, 2017
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to be referenced in your facility's annual compliance certification (ACC), in accordance with Section 3,
General Condition P of your Title V permit. Your 2017 ACC is due by March 1, 2018.
Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call
Stan Williams, Environmental Engineer, or Steve Hall, Compliance Supervisor, at(919) 791-4200.
Sincerely,
PS
Patrick Butler, P.E., Regional Supervisor
Division of Air Quality,NC DEQ
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