AQ_F_1600155_20220811_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Wilmington Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Collins Tree Service Pit
NC Facility ID 1600155
Inspection Report County/FIPS: Carteret/031
Date: 08/11/2022
Facility Data Permit Data
Collins Tree Service Pit Permit 10655/G00
345 Herring-Smith Lane Issued 4/14/2020
Newport,NC 28570 Expires 3/31/2025
Lat: 34d 46.1550m Long: 76d 50.6574m Class/Status Title V
SIC: 4953/Refuse Systems Permit Status Active
NAICS: 562213/Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP/Title V
Alonzo Collins Alonzo Collins Alonzo Collins NSPS: Subpart EEEE
Owner Owner Owner
[phone] [phone] [phone]
Compliance Data
Comments:
Inspection Date 08/10/2022
Inspector's Signature: 9' Inspector's Name Ashby Armistead
Operating Status Operating
Compliance Status Compliance-inspection
Action Code FCE
Date of Signature: 08/11/2022 r z� Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions in TONS/YEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC CO PMIO * HAP
2021 4.40 0.0300 1.30 --- ---
2020 2.54 0.0200 0.7800 ---
*Highest HAP Emitted inpounds)
Five Year Violation History:None
Date Letter Type Rule Violated Violation Resolution Date
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:
Date Test Results Test Method(s) Source(s)Tested
12/18/2021 Compliance Method 9 ACI
General Facility Summary
Head north from WiRO and go through Cape Carteret on Hwy. 24. After crossing Gales Creek,turn
left onto Hibbs Rd. (There's a Shell station on the comer.) At the end of Hibbs Rd., turn right onto
Hwy. 70. The first left is E. Chatham St. After that,make an immediate right onto Herring Smith
Ln. (dirt road) Go to the end and cross the railroad tracks. The site is to the left. There's a gate. If
it's open,proceed to the office building. Steel-toed boots are a good idea.

This property is the old Styron LCID site. The ACI (air curtain incinerator) is located between the
two mounds. It consists of a pit with a 30-foot wide air manifold made by Air Burners. The
manifold blows a"curtain" of air across the pit to the far wall. If setup right, the air rolls under and
recirculates particles for more complete combustion and lower opacity.
Permitted Sources
Emission
Page Source Control Device
Nos. ID No. Emission Source Description ID No. Control Device Description
3-6 ACI Air Burners T-300 Trench Burner N/A N/A
NSPS EEEE 10 tons per hour thing capacity)
Inspection Results
Kevin Wright escorted me during the inspection.
They are keeping a logbook of vegetative material burned. The ACI operation is intermittent and in
the 10-25 tons per day range. The debris is weighed as it is loaded into the pit. They have burned
approximately 242 tons so far this year. They burned 517 tons in 2021. After inspecting their
logbook, I discovered they over reported their emissions for 2021 in their AEI. Collins reported 671
tons, which was 2021 plus 2022 up until the date they submitted their AEI. Mr. Wright gave me
permission to correct their data in AERO.
Collins receives vegetative debris from the area and stages it to burn. They are also digging up some
of the LCID operated by Mr. Styron and burning that vegetative material. The ash from the pit is
mixed with dirt from the LCID and sold to farmers.
The pit was not operating today. Their plan is not to burn when the wind could impact the
neighborhood to the SW of them. They have a windsock. The rest of the area around the site is
farmland and woods. The pit walls have collapsed a little. They will fix them before burning again.
Testing
Collins most recent Method 9 VE test was on December 18, 2021. The 3-hour avg. was 5.3%with a
highest 6-minute avg. of 7.3%. The limit is 510%. The results were approved by SSCB on April 22,
2022.
Collins did their initial Method 9 VE test on December 11, 2020. The 3-hour avg. was 6.13%with a
highest 6-minute avg. of 8.75%. The limit is <_10%. The results were approved by SSCB on July 2,
2021.
Compliance History
The facility has not received any NOD's,NOV's, or NRE's in the last 5 years.
Conclusions. Comments, and Recommendations
I reminded Mr. Wright they need to do their annual M9 test in December.
The facility appeared to be operating in compliance with their air permit at the time of the inspection.