AQ_F_0400032_20090714_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Fayetteville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY CP&L-Blewett Hydroelectric Plant
NC Facility ID 0400032
j Inspection Report County/FIPS:Anson/007
Date: 07/14/2009
Facility Data Compliance Data
CP&L-Blewett Hydroelectric Plant Inspection Date 07/14/2009
Power Plant Road SR 1748 Inspector's Name Robert Hayden
L�lesville,NC 28091 Operating Status Operating
Lat: 34d 58.9112m Long: 79d 52.6220m Compliance Code Compliance-inspection
SIC 4911 /Electric Services Action Code FCE
NAILS: 221111 /Hydroelectric Power Generation On-Site Inspection Result Compliance
Contact Data Permit Data
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact permit 06093/R04
Maxie Gardner Carl Haas Maxie Gardner Issued 7/2/2007
Senior Environmental Plant Manager (regional Senior Environmental Expires 6/30/2012
Specialist —South Carolina) Specialist Classification Synthetic Minor
..',,Specialist
[phone] [phone] Cell: [phone] permit Status Active
Alt:Daniel Provenzano
Inspector's Signature: Comments:
Date.of Signature:
(I) DIRECTIONS TO SITE: From FRO take US401 south to Laurinburg; in Laurinburg,take 74 west
through Rockingham and into Anson County. In Anson County, turn right onto the first road,Power Plant Road
JSR1748). The plant is approximately 3 miles away,at the end of Power Plant Road. Push the gate call button to
"speak. The admin office is the first bldg on the left.
(II) ' FACILITY DESCRIPTION: Progress Energy—Blewett is a hydroelectric generating plant with six
,.units generating approx 24 MW, and four 288 mmBtu combustion turbines(CT). The facility is synthetic minor
`for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide from the combustion of No. 2 fuel oil in the CTs; it is also PSD for sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These CTs are only operated as fast-start(7 minutes)peaking units or during
maintenance of the hydroelectric units.
`(III) INSPECTION SUMMARY: On 14 July 2009, I,Robert Hayden,met with Maxie Gardner, Senior
Environment Heath and Safety Specialist, and Dan Provenzano,Plant Operator,to conduct the annual compliance
.inspection. The CTs were not operating. Mr. Provenzano provided documentation for the records review and Mr.
`Gardner led a tour of the plant. We discussed contacts in relation to personnel changes; the data have been
updated in IBEAM.
P_ERMITTED EMISSION SOURCES: The permit includes the following emission sources:
A. Four(4)No. 2 fuel oil fired combustion turbines, 288 mmBtu/hr each, (ID Nos. IC-1, IC-2, IC-3 and IC-
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(V) v APPLICABLE AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS:
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A.,:15A.NCAC 2D .0516 SULFUR DIOXIDE,,EMISSIONS FROM"COMBUSTION SOURCES Sulfur : ; .
dioxide,emissions-shall4not exceed 2 3 lbs/mmBtu
2' i iri >f 'rf r IN�CO PLIANCE The AP 4 em ss o s, acto o No..2 fuel"'oilis 0:5071bs%riimBtu;;thouh Progress=Ener ;
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orders fuel with a,rnaxiinum sulfur content of 0 2;/0
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E.EML e 5 ,,.NC C D .052 CON. . O 0 V S SSIO'NS Visible emissions from.the facility.
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manufactured afterl Jul 1971 shall-riot exceed.20/o o. �ci `
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oxide eriiss o s T,.e nu be s o _t e 2 onths end n ,30 June.2009 were 63,732 allons'of'No 2`fuel`oil `
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combusted with 3.:S-tons NOx emitted. I revie ed,the fuel oil•certifcations for the.0 5/o,sulfur;fuel 'and the:Jul
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dioxide emirs ons and intro 'en oxide emissions shalftach,be less tha I t' i 12 rn n h ri g' ons per consecut ve o t pe od,
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1 h ' wi`l h r in IN:COMPLIANCE The atest 12-month NOx emission is 0 9-tons. :PE.B ewett com ed t ,t e,e ort
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(VI) PERMIT EXEMPT EMISSION SOURCES:No e. The ac ity has auto at on f om Q O to
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burn driftwood and`wood sc aps.t at,accu u ate at t. a to ., to a (p"oto ), c ope d d ed a
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(V,II) COMPLIANCE HISTORY:`There is no history ofnon=compliance:
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7, CONCLUSIONS AND,RECOMMENDATIONS. Based on the..observations made Burin" the 14.Jul
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ins c ion Pro ress Ener Blewett a eared"to be ii con Hance w th.all of there uirements:outlined in 2009 pet - gr gy. Pp p q.
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Photos taken by Robert Hayden, 14 July 2009
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View of 6 hydro plant intakes (maintenance barge Crane for grabbing driftwood away from intakes
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Intakes on right;hydro plant on left Driftwood drying; awaiting burning(sorta land
clearing; FRO approved)