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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAQ_F_0100237_20130212_CEM_RptRvwLtr NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality Pat McCrory Sheila C. Holman John E. Skvarla, III Governor Director Secretary February 12, 2013 Mr. Terry Bishop General Manager New South Lumber Company, Inc. —Graham Plant 4408 Mt. Ilermon-Rock Creek Road Graham,North Carolina 27253 SUBJECT: Review of 2012 Second Semester COMS Report New South Lumber Company, Inc. —Graham Plant Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina Facility ID No. 0100237 Air Permit No. 06740T17 Dear Mr. Bishop: Thank you for your timely submittal of the subject report dated January 21, 2013, from the New South Lumber's Graham Plant. The report included an assessment of the continuous opacity monitoring system (COMS)that operated on Boiler#4 (ID No. B-4) during the second half of 2012. The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has completed its review of the COMS-related information and offers the following comments: 1. The report was reviewed for compliance with 20%opacity limit found at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc and permit condition 2.1.B.2. There were no reported exceedances of the applicable standard. For B-4, excess emissions were attributed to either startup, shutdown, malfunction, or other exempt emissions. These emissions were reviewed and allowed in accordance with applicable monitoring rules. 2. A review was conducted for compliance with good operation and maintenance(O&M) practices pursuant to 40 CFR 60.11(d),40 CFR 60.13,permit specific condition 2.1.B.2, and general condition F. When compared to the total operating time of the boiler during the third quarter, percent excess emissions (%EE) were reported as 0.47% and percent monitor downtime (%MD) as 29.6%. For the fourth quarter, %EE was.reported as 0.18%. and%MD as 0.0%. DAQ considers sources whose %EE or %MD are greater than 6% for any single calendar quarter or greater than 3%for two consecutive quarters to have operated with poor O&M practices; therefore, an enforcement action beginning with a Notice of Violation (NOV) Technical Services Section 1641 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1641 217 West Jones Street,Raleigh,North Carolina 27603 Phone:919-707-8407/Fax:919-715-0718 Internet:www.ncair.oLg An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer—Made in part by Recycled Paper Mr. Terry Bishop February 12, 2013 Page 2 will likely be issued for excessive monitor downtime (29.6%) for the third quarter of 2012. If you should have any questions,please contact me at (919) 707-8493 or alan.drake@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, C7J—�-_ Alan Drake Environmental Engineer cc: Margaret Love, WSRO Michael Pjetraj, RCO Central Files, Alamance County IBEAM (0100237)