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PAT MCCRORY
Governor
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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
AirQuatity SHEILA C. HOLMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director
16 May 2016
Mr. Charles Horne, Owner
Homwood, Inc.
766 Hailey's Ferry Road
Lilesville,NC 28091
SUBJECT: Notice of Deficiency:
15A NCAC 2D .0524 New Source Performance Standards—Subpart Dc
Homwood, Inc., Air Permit No. 04888/R14
Lilesville,North Carolina,Anson County 06/0400009
Fee Class: Synthetic Minor
Dear Mr. Horne:
On 12 May 2016, Joshua Harris of the Fayetteville Regional Office conducted a
compliance inspection of Homwood, Inc., in Lilesville,NC. Your facility is permitted to operate
one (1) 44.398 mmBtu/hr maximum heat input, Natural gas/No. 2 fuel oil-fired boiler (ID No.
Main-031) which is subject to New Source Performance Standards Subpart De. During this
inspection he met with Benny Burr;,Environmental Manager. He reviewed your records and
learned that the facility has combusted No. 2 fuel oil in the boiler annually for tune-ups.
Additionally, the facility's semiannual reports indicate that a total of 6,951 gallons of No. 2 fuel
oil were combusted in January and February 2014. In your current air permit, Specific Permit
Condition A.Te, 15A NCAC 2D .0524 "New Source Performance Standards," requires a
Method 9 Visible Emissions (VE) test be performed periodically on Main-031 when burning No.
2 fuel oil. Your facility failed to conduct Method 9 VE testing which is required within 45 days
of switching from natural gas to No. 2 fuel oil.
This letter is to officially inform you that by failing to conduct the required testing, you
deviated from your air permit and from the North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2D
.0524 "New Source Performance Standards." Be aware that future deviations from air quality
requirements could result in a Notice of Violation and corresponding penalties.
Please provide to this office as soon as possible, but no later than 31 May 2016, a
written response, detailing the reasons for the failure to conduct the required Method 9
performance test. The response should include a plan for performance of the Method 9 test when
the next switch to No. 2 fuel oil occurs in Main-031, and should include any additional
information or description of any mitigating circumstances in reference to the cited deficiency.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.
I
State ofNotth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Air Quality
Fayetteville Regional Office 1 225 Green Street,Suite 714 1 Fayetteville,NC 28301
910 433 3300 T 1 910 485 7467 F

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16 May 2016
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The Division strongly recommends that you carefully examine your current permit
stipulations. If you have any questions, please contact Joshua Harris, Environmental Engineer,
or Heather Carter, Compliance Coordinator, at [phone].
S' e ly,
° Steven F. Vozzo
Regional Air Quality Supervisor
NCDEQ, Division of Air Quality
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