AQ_F_1100542_20160927_ST_RvwMemo

Buncombe County
DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY
Technical Services Section
September 27, 2016
MEMORANDUM
To: Brendan Davey, P.E, Asheville Regional Office
From: Gregg O'Neal, P.E., Stationary Source Compliance Branch (SSCB)
Subject: Buncombe County Landfill II
Alexander, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Air Permit No. 10398T01
Facility ID 1100542, Tracking No. 2016-088ST
Nitrogen Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, and Volatile Organic Compounds
Emissions Testing of Landfill Gas-fired Engine/Generator Set ES-G1 (SN: 1021619)
Performed May 19, 2016, by GEL Engineering, LLC
GEL Engineering performed the subject testing on the Jenbacher(Model J-420 GS-1382,
Manufactured 2011) landfill gas-fired spark ignition generator unit(1,466 kW, 1,966
horsepower), ES-G1. SSCB has reviewed the testing and the results are acceptable.
40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines(RICE) requires that the facility comply with 40 CFR
60 Subpart JJJJ Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion
Engines. The facility was operating under permit No. 10398T00 during testing.
Permit condition 2.1.B.5.a establishes State BACT, as defined in North Carolina General Statute
62-133.8(g) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS). According to
the current permit the State BACT emission limits for CO and NO, resulting from biomass
combustion are the same as the 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ limits.
Actual
Generator EPA
Power Output Pollutant Method Test Results Emission Limit Standard Compliance
0 2.0 g/HP-hr
NOX WE 52.6 ppmvd@15/0 02 150 ppmvd P-hr 02 60 Subpart JJJJ Indicated
1,350 kW o 5.0 g/HP-hr
(92/o of CO M10 297 ppmvd@15/0 02 60 Subpart JJJJ Indicated
Maximum) (or 610 ppmvd 1 @ 5/0 02)
VOC* M25A 4.8 ppmvd@15% 02 1.0 g/HP-hro 60 Subpart JJJJ Indicated
(or 80 ppmvd@15/0 02)
*VOC as.non-methane organic compounds as propane(NMOC as C31-18).
If there are any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at(919) 707-8415 or
gregq.oneaKD_ncdenr.gov.
cc: Central Files, Buncombe County
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