AQ_F_2100044_20220322_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Washington Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Seabrook Ingredients Inc
NC Facility ID 2100044
Inspection Report County/FIPS: Chowan/041
Date: 03/24/2022
Facility Data Permit Data
Seabrook Ingredients Inc Permit 05410/R10
115 Peanut Drive Issued 9/1/2017
Edenton,NC 27932 Expires 8/31/2025
Lat: 36d 4.7460m Long:76d 35.2170m Class/Status Small
SIC: 2068/Salted And Roasted Nuts And Seeds Permit Status Active
NAICS: 311911 /Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP
Drew Walton Anne Craig Michael Aust
Plant Engineer Plant Manager SHS Manager
[phone] [phone]
Compliance Data
Comments: The facility appeared to operate in compliance with all applicable air
quality regulations and permit conditions at the time of inspection. Inspection Date 03/22/2022
Inspector's Name Doug Byrd
Inspector's Signature: Operating Status Operating
Compliance Status Compliance-inspection
Action Code FCE
Date of Signature: March 24,2022 Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions in TONS/YEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC CO PM10 * HAP
2016 31.40 0.0100 1.84 3.86 1.54 31.40 66.35
2011 25.10 --- 2.00 0.1000 1.70 12.70 ---
Highest HAP Emitted inpounds)
Five Year Violation History:None
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:None
Location:
From WaRO,take Hwy 17 North to Edenton and exit at Hwy 32 (Exit 227). Turn right at the end of the exit ramp and
go about 0.54 miles turn left onto Broad St. The facility is located at the intersection of Broad St. and Peanut Drive, a
small distance after making a left on Broad Street.
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Safety:
Safety shoes and hearing protection should be used at a minimum. The facility will require you to wear a hair
net and beard net. Also, with salmonella at a high probability on the outside of peanut shells, when you walk
from one area to another, they will spray the souls of your shoes with a solvent/alcohol solution. Safety
glasses are not required but recommended. No phones, rings, or loose materials are allowed on the factory
floor. They will require you to sign a food safety form, stating you don't have any diseases, etc. Use caution
when filling out the entry forms; do not sign any confidentiality agreements or liability waivers.
Facility Summary:
Seabrook Ingredients receives shelled peanuts and removes the skins through blanching and cutting
operations. They press peanuts for oil & fat reduction and bulk package peanuts &peanut butter.
List of Permitted Sources:
The following table lists out the sources at the facility. Some corrections need to be made during the next
renewal.
• 1-S needs to be described as the ROCA separator
• 5-S is actually 15,000 pounds per hour, not 8,000 lbs/hr
• 8-S has been removed from the facility
Emission Emission Source Control Control System
Source ID Description S ystem ID Description
F1-S gravity separator '-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
(7,500poundsper hour maximum processing -C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
capacity)
2-S r(7,
ty separator 3-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
0poundsper hour maximum processing 4-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
ity)
3-S peanut blancher 5-C cyclone(84 inches in diameter)
(15,000 pounds per hour maximum processing
capacity)
5-S peanut blancher [-7-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
(8,000 pounds per hour maximum processing rate)
6-S peanut re-blancher(8,000 pounds per hour FTC cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
maximum processing capacity)
8-S F(caac
ner operation 9-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
poundsper hour maximum processing 10-C cyclone(60 inches in diameter)
ty)
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Emission Emission Source Control Control System
Source ID Description I System ID Description
ES-ROAST natural gas-fired peanut roaster(14 million BTU
per hour maximum heat input and 25,000 pounds N/A N/A
per hour maximum processing capacity)
Inspection Comments:
I, Doug Byrd, performed a compliance inspection for Olam Edible Nuts (Seabrook Ingredients, Inc.) on
3/22/2022 with the assistance of Mr. Drew Walton(Plant Engineer).
We viewed all sources on the permit and we then walked back to his office where he showed me their database
that tracks all maintenance activities. They split the cyclone inspections by parts,airlocks,augers,and cyclone
blowers. The airlocks are performed every two months, the augers every three months, and the cyclone
blowers every two months. This is more stringent than the minimum of an annual internal inspection. All
cyclones appeared to be well maintained and were in operation. No VE was observed from the cyclones. VE
of< 10%was observed from the roaster exhaust stacks. I reminded Mr.Walton of permit condition A.5 which
requires that no source emit more than 20% opacity. No fugitive dust problems were noticed. The cyclones
are inspected, and results are recorded at least once per shift, which equates to checking the blowers three
times a day.
All processes were in operation during the inspection. All equipment appeared to be in good condition and
no problems were noted. The facility operates using only natural gas. The facility only handles peanuts; they
clean, shell, roast, and make peanut butter. All cashew operations have been removed from the facility and
were removed from the permit during the last permit renewal.
Regulatory Review:
2D .0202 - "Registration of Air Pollution Sources"
This Rule gives the Director the authority to require the registration of air pollution sources and require
them to submit information about the source. It is under this Rule that the Division is requiring facilities
to submit an emissions inventory 90 days before a Permit expires. Compliance is indicated.
2D. 0515 - "Particulates from Miscellaneous Industrial Processes"
Compliance with this rule under normal operating conditions was determined in the Permit Review even
without considering controls. Proper use and maintenance of control devices should ensure compliance.
Control devices appeared to be in good condition. All the permitted sources were in use at the time of the
inspection and no emissions were noted. Compliance is indicated.
2D.0516- "Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Combustion Sources"
Sulfur dioxide emissions from the plant shall not exceed 2.3 pounds per million Btu heat input. The
facility uses natural gas exclusively. Natural gas combustion produces negligible sulfur dioxide and
compliance with this rule should easily occur. Compliance is indicated.
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2D .0521 - "Control of Visible Emissions"
Visible emissions from the processes shall not be more than 20 percent opacity when averaged over a six-
minute period, except that six-minute periods averaging not more than 87 percent opacity may occur not
more than once in any hour nor more than four (4) times in any 24-hour period. VE of approx. 15%
opacity was observed from the roasters and permit condition A.5 was pointed out to management for a
second time to avoid a complaint. No VE was observed from the cyclones. Compliance is indicated.
2D.0535- "Excess Emissions Reporting and Malfunctions"
The facility is required to report excess emissions which last for more than four hours that result from a
malfunction, a breakdown of process or control equipment or any other abnormal conditions. A
notification condition is included in the permit. No excess emissions for periods greater than 4 hours were
reported and none are assumed to have occurred. Compliance is indicated.
2D.0540- "Particulates from Fugitive Non-Process Dust Emission Sources"
The facility shall not cause or allow fugitive dust emissions to cause or contribute to substantive
complaints or excess visible emissions beyond the property boundary. If substantive complaints or
excessive fugitive dust emissions from the facility are observed beyond the property boundaries for six
minutes in any one hour,the owner or operator may be required to submit a fugitive dust plan as described
in 2D .0540(f). No fugitive dust emissions were noted at the facility during inspection and no fugitive dust
complaints have been issued against the facility. Compliance is indicated.
2D .0611 - "Monitoring Emissions from Other Sources"
It is under this rule that the control device inspection and maintenance requirements are implemented.
Electronic records indicated cyclone inspections and maintenance were current. Compliance is
indicated.
2D .1806- "Control and Prohibition of Odorous Emissions"
The owner or operator of a facility subject to this rule shall not operate the facility without implementing
management practices sufficient to prevent odorous emissions from the facility from causing or
contributing to objectionable odors beyond the facility boundary. Although the processing operation emits
odors, no objectionable odors were noted during inspection. Compliance is indicated.
Compliance History (5-Year):
The facility has not had any compliance violations in the last five years.
Comments, Conclusions, and Recommendations:
The facility appeared to operate in compliance with all applicable air quality regulations and permit conditions
at the time of inspection.
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