AQ_F_2000130_20200506_CMPL_InspRpt (4)

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NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Asheville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Blue Rock Materials,LLC
NC Facility ID 2000130
Inspection Report County/FIPS: Cherokee/039
Date: 05/06/2020
Facility Data Permit Data
Blue Rock Materials, LLC. Permit 10208/R02
4047 NC Highway 294 Issued 10/20/2016
Murphy,NC 28906 Expires 9/30/2024
Lat: 35d 3.7042m Long: 84d 11.3580m Class/Status Small
SIC: 1442/Construction Sand And Gravel Permit Status Active
NAICS: 212321/Construction Sand and Gravel Mining Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP
Chester Patterson Chester Patterson Chester Patterson NSPS: Subpart 000
Manager/Partner Manager/Partner Manager/Partner
[phone] [phone] [phone]
Compliance Data
Comments:
Inspection Date 05/06/2020
Inspector's Name Michael Koerschner
Inspector's Signature: Operating Status Operating
Compliance Code Compliance-inspection
Action Code PCE
Date of Signature: On-Site Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions in TONS/YEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC CO PM10 *HAP
2015
*Highest HAP Emitted(inpounds)
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
Directions: From Murphy follow US 64 west far about 8 miles to the Ranger area and turn right onto NC Hwy 294.
Follow NC Hwy 294 for about 4 miles. The facility is on the left behind a pasture and residence.
Safety Equipment Required: Hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses, safety vest, and earplugs.

Facility Overview
1. Discussion/Introduction
On 5/06/2020,I contacted facility representative Cecil Patterson to perform a partial/virtual inspection..This facility
re-commenced operations in November,2019 with portable equipment.There is a jaw crusher(2002),a screen
(2017),then a cone crusher(2017)and another screen(2017).A recent photo of the current set-up is pasted below:
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2. Facility Contacts
The facility contacts appear to be current and up-to-date in IBEAM.
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3. Facility Description
The facility is a small rock crushing operation rated at 200 tons/hour.The facility was previously owned/operated by
another entity and underwent an ownership/name change in 2016.At that time,the permitted equipment list
included a 623 BP diesel generator which was listed on the Air Permit as subject to NSPS 1I11 and MACT/GACT
ZZZZ.The diesel generator was not transferred with the sale of the facility and therefore the facility's permitted
equipment is only the above pictured crushing,screening,and conveying operations.All equipment on-site is
portable(on tracks)crushing, screening,and conveying equipment.
4. Discussion:
I discussed the air permit requirements with Mr.Cecil Patterson. Mr.Patterson indicated that they were considering
increasing the facility's lease to include more space. I informed him that this was totally within our rules.Mr.

Patterson stated that there would be no additional equipment.The facility is currently open 7-5 M-F and 7-12
Saturdays. Current employees at this site are 6-7 full time employees.The facility does have a water truck used to
keep dust down.Mr.Patterson indicated that the operation is generally not dusty.
I informed Mr.Patterson that based on the 5/31/2018 Permit Procedures Memo titled"Procedures for Rock Quarry
Permitting,"the facility could probably request exemption from permitting per 2Q.0102(d)—which exempts
facilities:
"whose actual emissions ofparticulate matter(PMIO), sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds,
carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants, and toxic air pollutants are each less than five tons per year and whose
actual total aggregate emissions are less than 10 tons per year shall not be required to obtain a permit pursuant to
15A NCAC 02Q.0300. This Paragraph shall not apply to synthetic minor facilities that are regulated pursuant to
15A NCAC 02Q.0315."
Mr.Patterson was interested in the memo and I forwarded it to him via 5/06/2020 email,the text of which is pasted
below:
Mr. Patterson;
Based on a cursory review—and the absence of the 623 HP diesel generator, it appears to me that Blue Rock could
be exemptfrom air permitting per the fourth bullet of the attached memo.
I would like to know the ton per hour rating of the crushing operations:
Portable Jaw Crusher
Portable Cone crusher
As we discussed, there are no air quality limitations on thefootprint ofyour operation.
Ifyou choose to request permit exemption,please draft a letter requesting exemption from air permitting and we'll
proceed from there.
Thanks for your time!
5. Conclusion/Recommendations
Based on the recent permitting procedures memo,it appears that this facility is not required to maintain an air
permit.I recommend following up with the facility to pursue permit exemption.