AQ_F_0200038_20200619_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Mooresville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Sipe Lumber Company,Inc.
NC Facility II) 0200038
Inspection Report County/FIPS:Alexander/003
Date: 06/19/2020
Facility Data Permit Data
Sipe Lumber Company,Inc. Permit 02799/R09
2750 Highway 64-90 West Issued 5/26/2015
Taylorsville,NC 28681 Expires 4/30/2023
Latt 35d 55.2270m Long: 8ld 13.7352m Class/Status Small
SIC: 2421/Sawmills&Planing Mills General Permit Status Active
NAICS: 321912/Cut Stock,Resawing Lumber,and Planing Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP
Ralph Sipe Tony Sipe Tony Sipe
Planer Operator Plant Manager Plant Manager
[phone] [phone] (828)6324679
Comments: Compliance Data
Inspection Date 06119/2020
Inspector's Name Sandra Sherer
Operating Status Operating
Inspector's Signature: San�Gta SRe[en 6124/202t7 Compliance Code Compliance-inspection
Action Code PCE
Date of Signature: On-Site Inspection Result Violation
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Total Actual emissions in TONS/YEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC' CO PM10 *HAP
2014 1.67 --- --- - - --- --
2009 2.72 — --= 0.0000 ---
*Highest HAP Emitted in ounds
Five Year Violation History:None
Date Letter Type Rule Violated Violation Resolution Date
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:None
Date Test Results Test Method(s) Source(s)Tested

Sipe Lumber Company,Inc.
June 19,2020
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Type Action: _Full Compliance X Partial Compliance, _Complaint Other:
Evaluation Evaluation/Reinspection Investigation
Data Date submitted for initial review 06/23/2020 X IBEAM WARNING/OB,NOD,NOV,NRE'
Tracking: X IBEAM Document
X IBEAM Inspection,list date inspected X_IBEAM LAT/LONG,Facility Locked
X_MEAM Inspection,list date draft is submitted X IBEAM LAT/LONG,Coordinates checked
X IBEAM Inspection,pollutants/programs checked _IBEAM Complaint
_IBEAM Planning,Next Inspection.Date
Directions: From Mooresville take I-77 North to Statesville,take 140 West,and take US Highway 64
West to Taylorsville.The facility is located on the right approximately 5 males past Taylorsville at 2750
Highway 64-90 West.
Safety Equipment: Safety glasses and steel toe shoes are.recommended for an inspection at this facility
when conducting a site visit. A site visit was not made during this inspection.
Safety Issues: A site visit was not made during this inspection.
Lat/Lonr Coordinates: A review of the "Facilities Regulated by Air Quality" on the DAQ website
indicates the facility's location is accurate and matches the facility's latitude and longitude coordinates
listed.in IBEAM. No changes to the latitude and longitude coordinates are needed in IBEAM.
Email Contacts:The facility email contacts were checked,and no updates were needed.
1. The purpose of this phone call was to conduct a partial air quality inspection without visiting the
site due to the ongoing corona virus pandemic. This facility saws and planes dimension lumber
from green(> 19%moisture) or air dried,(< 19%moisture),raw wood stock(rough'lumber). The
facility is currently operating the planer five hours per day, Monday through Thursday! This
operation employs 5 people.Mr.Ralph Sipe,Planer Manager,talked with me and provided records
by email during this inspection.
2. Facility Contact Information:
During the inspection, I verified and updated the facility contact information in IBEAM. No
changes were needed.
3. Compliance history file review:
No problems have been noted in the last five years by DAQ,prior to this inspection.The current
compliance status is discussed in the following sections.

Sipe Lumber Company, Inc.
June 19,2020
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Summary of Conversation with Facility Contact
I talked with Mr. Ralph Sipe, Planer Operator, by phone on June 19, 2020 who said that his facility was
presently operating on the same schedule, as noted above, and do not expect to miss any maintenance that
would have an effect on air quality, due to the corona virus pandemic. The facility has to conduct an annual
internal inspection, for each 12 month period following the initial inspection, on their cyclone. Mr. Sipe
provided me documentation by email showing that the last two internal inspections of the cyclone were
performed on April 3, 2019 and May 5, 2020. Because these last two internal inspection dates are more
than 12 months apart,this office will issue the facility an NOV for failure to conduct an internal inspection
of their cyclone within a 12-month period of the last inspection.
Mr. Sipe stated during the phone interview that his facility has not had any excess emissions. The facility
was issued an air permit on May 26,2015 due to expire on April 30,2023.
I let the facility know that they could send reports or other official submissions correspondence to us
electronically at this time by either emailing me directly or by using the email account Daq reports-
applicationsAncdenr.gov. I also let them know that if they send us an electronic application that they
would still need to follow up with a hard copy on a later date. The facility appears to be in compliance
with their recording and recordkeeping requirements based on this partial compliance evaluation.
Conclusion:
The facility is in violation of not conducting an internal inspection of its cyclone within a 12-month
period of the last inspection conducted on April 3,2019.
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