AQ_F_2000123_20160722_ST_RvwMemo

Cherokee County
Division of Air Quality
July 22, 2016
MEMORANDUM
To: Brendan Davey, Asheville Regional Office
From: Gary L. Saunders, Stationary Source Compliance Branch(SSCB)
Subject: Harrison Construction Division of APAC-Atlantic, Inc.
Murphy,Cherokee County,North Carolina
Facility ID 2000123,Permit No. 08976R09
Particulate Matter Testing of the Batch-Mix Asphalt Plant Fabric Filter Stack on October 8, 2015
by Catalyst Air Management, Inc.
Tracking No. 2015-166ST
The subject test report has been reviewed. The facility tested was the batch-mix asphalt plant fabric filter
stack. The testing was conducted using EPA Reference Method 5 for filterable particulate matter and
EPA Reference Method 202 for condensable particulate matter. The facility is subject to both the New
Source Performance Standards for Hot Mix Asphalt Plants(40 CFR 60, Subpart I)and state limits under
15A NCAC 2D .0506. The standards of 40 CFR 60, Subpart I apply only to the filterable particulate
matter. The state limits include both filterable and condensable particulate matter. The test results are
summarized below. Please note,that the values reported in the table and in the IBEAM database are
different from what was presented in the test report. The testing company included both the filterable and
condensable particulate emissions in the emission concentration comparison with the emission limit
standard for Subpart I.
Emission Test Results for Cherokee Plant on October 8, 2015
Source Standard Emission Limit Test Results Compliance
Indicated?
40 CFR 60, Subpart I 0.04 gr/dscf 0.008 gr/dscf Yes
ES-1
15A NCAC 2D .0506 54.0 lb/hr 4.75 lb/hr Yes
The permitted capacity of the batch-mix plant is 300 tons/hr. The tests were conducted at a production
rate of 236 tons/hr while firing recycled No. 4 fuel oil, or approximately 79 percent of capacity. In
summary,the test results are acceptable. If you have any questions,please contact me at [phone]
or [e-mail].
cc: Central Files, Cherokee County
IBEAM Documents—2000123