AQ_F_0400009_20150526_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Fayetteville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Homwood Inc
NC Facility ID 0400009
Inspection Report County/FIPS:Anson/007
Date: 05/29/2015
Facility Data Permit Data
Homwood Inc Permit 04888/R14
766 Hailey's Ferry Road Issued 5/23/2014
Lilesville,NC 28091 Expires 4/30/2022
Lat: 34d 57.2115m Long: 79d 57.6182m Classification Synthetic Minor
SIC: 2258/Warp Knit Fabric Mills Permit Status Active
NAICS: 313312/Textile and Fabric Finishing(except Broadwoven Fabric)Mills Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP
Benny Burr Charles Home Dale Kelly NSPS: Subpart Dc
Environmental Manager Owner Plant Engineer
[phone] [phone] [phone]
Compliance Data
Comments:
Inspection Date 05/26/2015
Inspector's Name Robert Hayden
Inspector's Signature: Operating Status Operating
Compliance Code Compliance-inspection
e� �'1 l Action Code FCE
Date of Signature: p� I / On-Site Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions in TONSIYEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC CO PM10 *HAP
2013 8.97 0.0500 6.35 10.30 5.32 8.97 194.60
2008 23.58 0.0400 5.00 16.01 4.14 23.46 1878.00
*Highest HAP Emitted in pounds
Five Year Violation History:None
Date Letter Tyne Rule Violated Violation Resolution Date
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:None
Date Test Results Test Method(s) Source(s)Tested
I. Location: Homwood, Inc is located at Pit Road, SR 1812 in Lilesville,NC. Anson County.

Directions: From FRO,take Hwy 401 S to Wagram,then right on Wire Road past Laurel Hill, and turn
right(west)onto Hwy 74. Go past Rockingham 5 miles to Hailey's Ferry Rd/SR 1801 /Pit Road on the
left. After turning, WR Bonsal is on the left. Go for— 1/4 miles to Homwood on the right.
H. Description: Hornwood,Inc is a textile company that warps,weaves, dyes yarn,and heat-sets(tenter
frame fmishes)and doffs(textures)nylon and polyester knit fabrics. They produce baseball uniforms,
automoble seat fabric, cloth for reverse osmosis water purification, gauze (currently their largest seller),
liners for tennis shoes,and cowboy shirts to name a few. The last compliance inspection was on 22 May
2013 by Robert Hayden.
Safety: Standard FRO safety equipment required. Plant personnel do not wear helmets. Boilers,high
pressure steam leaks, and associated hot piping are the principal hazards. Do not put fingers in the looms
or fabric handlers on either side of the renters.
Current throughputs: There facility traditionally employs about 360 people and operates 24 hrs/day, 5
or 6 days/wk, 50 wks/yr. Business continues to improve gradually. The"through-tenters"number(best
measure of production)for 2014 was not available. In 2013 it was 10,312,041 lbs.
III. Permitted Sources are:
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Boiler Operation,including:
Ol natural gas/No.2 fuel oil-fired oil boiler(9.06 mmBtu/hr
maximum permitted heat input)Operating on NG— N/A N/A
i zero opacity
Main 031 (NSPS) natural gas/No.2 fuel oil fired boiler(44 398 mmBtu/hr
maximum permitted heat input)(Not operating) N/A N/A
Main-032(NSPS)',natural gas/No.2 fuel oil-fired boiler(15.7mmBtu/hr
maximum permitted heat input)—NOTE: On current
permit,but has been removed and replaced by an N/A N/A
insignificant(NG only)15 mmBtu/hr boiler,which is
J'also NSPS. It was operating at zero opacity.
03 natural gas/No.2 fuel oil-fired boiler(22.65 mmBtu/hr N/A N/A
maximum permitted heat input)(Not operating) ^,� !,
Textile Operation,including:
05-tenter.no.1 :textile tenter frame(1,500 lbs of cloth per hour maximum
capacity) consisting of the following:
a) pad-applied finishing station,and CD-2 Condenser/Mist
b) natural gas fired four zone thermonol(hot oil) Eliminator
heated oven(4.8 million Btu per hour maximum''
heat input)
07.tenter.no.2 textile tenter frame(2,300 lbs of cloth per hour maximum
capacity)consisting of the following:
a) pad-applied finishing station,and CD-2 Condenser/Mist
b) natural gas fired six zone thermonol(hot oil) Eliminator
heated oven(9.0 million Btu per hour maximum
heat input)

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06.tenter.no.3 textile tenter frame(2,000 lbs of cloth per hour maximum''•
capacity)consisting of the following:
a) pad-applied finishing station,and
b) natural gas fired four zone thermonol(hot oil)
heated oven(7.2 million Btu per hour maximum
heat input) Condenser/Mist
CD-1
10 textile tenter frame(2,100 lbs of cloth per hour maximum Eliminator
capacity)consisting of the following:
a) pad-applied finishing station,and
b) natural gas fired six zone thermonol(hot oil)
heated oven(6 million Btu per hour maximum
heat input)
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IV. Initial Conference: On 26 May 2015,Josh Harris and I, Robert Hayden, both from FRO DAQ,
met with Mr. Benny Burr and Wayne Martin(Maintenance Supervisor)to conduct a compliance
inspection. Mr.Dale Kelly,who manages most of the air permit records was absent. We verified all
FaeFinder information. Mr. Burr said that there had been no changes in processes,equipment or
formulations since the last inspection. Business is relatively good, and gradually improving as new
markets are found for niche products.
V. Process Description: This process may be divided into several distinct operations and are
discussed as follows:
a. Warping: Yarn is spun onto a single spool for processing in the knitting room. Yarn may also
be draw warped which draws the diameter of the yam down by heat and tension. Draw warping
effectively reduces the size of the yarn.
b. Knitting Room: Spools go onto a mandrel that feeds the knitting machines.
c. Middle Warehouse: This is where both finished and unfinished fabric is stored until either
future processing is done or shipped to the customer.
d. Dye House: Dye is added to the fabric in one of two processes,beam or jet dying. In beam
dying, fabric is wound onto a beam with holes that allow the dye to pass through. The dye
solution is pumped from the rear of the chamber and passes through holes in the beam and out
through the fabric. In jet dying,the cloth is pulled through a tube in the top of the dye chamber
by means of a roller and dye water and is constantly in motion through a solution in the bottom of
the chamber. They are now adding fire retardant here to reduce VE in the tenter frame.
e. Finishing: Here, cloth is passed through one of four tenter frames which heat sets the fabric to
reduce shrinking and stretching, and add chemicals which stiffen or coat the material.
f. Napping: One of three things may be performed on the material during this process. The
fabric will be napped which gives it the appearance of fleece,or shearing which cuts off the top
of the fleece, or sueded which sands the fabric.

g. Mist Eliminators: The exhaust air from the tenter frames flows through a pre-filter that takes
out some of the dry particles with a one inch fiberglass mesh using two trays to pass the air
through. They change these daily. Next,the air passes over six cold water coils that helps
condense the vapor and send it through the mist eliminator. The coils are washed daily and taken
out quarterly for washing. They discovered a problem with the pipes leading to the coils that had
to do with pipe threads. They have ordered new pipes so that the coils won't have to be replaced.
The mist eliminator houses 18 two-inch fiberglass cylinders that are surrounded by a wire mesh.
The condensed vapor passes through the center of the filter then proceeds out the stack. The
filters have to be cleaned during a shut down. They have had to replace the filters once already
because of epoxy buildup. A different surfactant is being used now that helps cut through the
epoxy,but they must first soak the filters weekly. Jet nozzles are located at the bottom center of
each filter tube and spray wash water into each. The rinse water is collected at the bottom of the
collector unit and sent through a trap to a holding tank for collection and disposal.
V. Inspection Summary: I checked the NSPS requirements for boiler B-3. When limited to natural
gas,there are few requirements and few opportunities for noncompliance. We checked VE from the
operating boilers(zero)and from the two condenser stacks prior to entering the plant. We toured the plant
with Mr.Kelly and confirmed the accuracy of the permit and that there were no unpermitted sources.
Two boilers were operating on NG. One tenter/condenser stack was emitting something,but as in the last
four years,the sun position,background, and complexity of the emission stream(vapor percentage)all
complicate a valid VEE. This year the sky was blue, but there was no plume separation(vapor from
smoke, if any). The nature of their synthetic products,especially the ROWPU's cured epoxy membrane,
creates some smoke. The condenser maintenance logs are typically very good—thorough check monthly
-,but could not be found during the inspection, due to Mr. Kelly's absence.
VI. Stipulation Review:
2D.503 Particulate from combustion.
Compliance Indicated. The boilers have been operating on natural gas for the last three years and AP-42
emission factors indicate compliance.
2D.0515 Particulate control from miscellaneous processes(tenters, presumably).
Compliance Indicated. Determined at initial permit review. Likely has improved with condensers.
2D..0516 Sulfur Dioxide control.
Compliance Indicated. The boilers were operating on natural gas on the day of the inspection. When
fuel oil is combusted,NSPS Do requires sulfur content no greater than 0.5%.
2D.0521 Visible Emissions control.
Compliance Indicated,but not positive. VE from the condenser controlling tenter frames 3 and 4
appeared to be around 40%..This stream,however,has a water vapor content,which does not separate
from the smoke plume, greatly complicating a valid VEE.
2D.0524 NSPS fuel monitoring and recording(only reqt when burning NG).
Appeared In Compliance. No oil combusted since last inspection. Fuel records showed around 12,000
decatherms of NO combusted per month to date in 2015.
2D.0611 —Condenser/Mist Eliminator Requirements. Elements of the logbook(from past observations)
include: annual internal inspection- Inspect and maintain structural integrity of duct work and piping
leading to and coming from condenser/mist eliminator. Change pre-filter once per week. Implement wash
procedure when the pressure drop across the fiberglass Mist Eliminator increases to 7.5 to 8.0 inches of

water. Implement wash procedure when pressure drop across water coils increases to 3.0 inches of water.
Weight of both the oil and particulate material collected in the condenser/mist eliminator weekly.
Compliance "probable"but not verified. Maintenance checks are generally done several times daily on
the condenser/mist eliminators when operating.They are currently checked internally each month
(records pending). The filters are changed weekly. The facility has not had the any problems will pressure
drops on the fiberglass mist eliminator but one is washed daily and the other weekly just to make sure.
2D 0958(c)Work Practices.
Compliance Indicated. No rags,buckets or containers with VOC containing materials were left open or
unsealed. Very little solvent in use.
2D.1806 Control and Prohibition of Odorous Emissions.
Compliance Indicated. No offensive odors were noticed on either side of the property.
2D.0540 Dust Control
Compliance Indicated. No dust was seen on the entrance of the facility or in the roadway. Most surfaces
are paved.
20 0711 Toxic Air Pollutant Emission Limit.
Compliance Indicated. No applicable changes in operating rate or formulations since last permit review.
Therefore they are incompliance from review done during their permit application process.
VH.> Chemical Accident Prevention/ 112R Status: Hornwood does not use or store store any
regulated chemicals in amounts that would necessitate a written Risk Management Program.
VH. Non-Compliance History since 2010: None.
VHI. Comments and Recommendations:
1. Plant should continue to research tenter operating parameters to maybe reduce opacity; condenser
stacks are difficult to read,but may exceed limits. Perhaps inspect early or late in the day,or under
unusual meteorological conditions to attempt a better VE read(with detached vapor plume).
2. Several people need to be familiar with the I&M records,not just Mr. Kelly.
3. Recommend a CAI be sent to the facility requesting extracts of the records that was not checked, and
recommending other personnel be trained to respond to an air quality inspection(know location of I&M
records). Homwood appeared to be in compliance(with concern noted) on 26 May 2015.