AQ_F_0200079_20190731_CMPL_CAV-Rpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Mooresville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Hefner Reels,LLC
NC Facility ID 0200079
Inspection Report County/FIPS:Alexander/003
'Date: 07/31/2019
Facility Data Permit Data
Hefner Reels,LLC Permit n/a
34 Wittenburg Industrial Drive Issued n/a
Taylorsville,NC 28681 Expires n/a
Lat: 35d 50.3724m Long: 81d 10.7310m Class/Status Permit Exempt
SIC: 2429/Special Product Sawmills,Nec Permit Status Inactive
NAICS: 32192/Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact
SIP
Scott Ferguson Scott Ferguson Scott Ferguson
General Manager General Manager General Manager
[phone] [phone] [phone]
Compliance Data
Comments:
Inspection Date 07/31/2019
/ / Inspector's Name Deborah Manning
Inspector's Signature: '"/ Operating Status Operating
Compliance Code Compliance-inspection
Action Code FCE
Date of Signature: 0 I On-Site Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions.in TONSIYEAR:
TSP S02 NOX VOC CO PM10 *HAP
2010 1.63 --- --- --- --- 0.3500 ---
2006 3.90 --- --- --- --- 3.90 ---
Highest HAP Emitted(in pounds)
Five Year Violation History:
Date Letter Type Rule Violated Violation Resolution Date
05/27/2016 NOV NCGS 143-215.108 Control of sources of air pollution; 06/06/2016
permits required.
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:None
Date Test Results Test Method(s) Source(s)Tested

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Type Action: X Compliance _Partial Compliance _Complaint Other:
Assurance Visit Evaluation/Reinspection Investigation
Data Date submitted for initial review 08/05/2019 —IBEAM WARNING/OB,NOD,NOV,NRE
Tracking: X IBEAM Document
X IBEAM Inspection, list date inspected X IBEAM LAT/LONG,Facility Locked
X IBEAM Inspection, list date draft is submitted X IBEAM LAT/LONG,Coordinates checked
X IBEAM Inspection,pollutants/programs checked _IBEAM Complaint
X IBEAM Planning,Next Inspection Date
07/01/2021
Directions: From MRO,travel I-77 north to I-40 west. Take Hwy. 16 exit and travel north toward
Taylorsville. Travel approximately 9 miles and turn right onto Wittenburg Road. Travel approximately 1
mile and the facility is on the right at 34 Wittenburg Road.
Safety Eauipment/Issugs: Safety glasses and hearing protection are required for an inspection at this
facility.No safety concerns were noted at the time of this inspection.
Lat/Long Coordinates: The facility's coordinates on "Maps of DAQ Regulated Facilities" are not
available on the DAQ website. During previous inspections it was noted that the facility latitude and
longitude coordinates are accurate and locked in IBEAM.
Facility/Email Contact Information: All facility contacts information, including email addresses, were
checked during this inspection. Updates to email addresses were made in the IBEAM database.
General Information: The purpose of this site visit was to conduct a routine compliance assurance visit.
This facility manufactures plywood reels for the cable and rope industries. The facility currently has 42
employees and is operating forty hours per week. Mr. Scott Ferguson, General Manager,accompanied me
during this inspection and provided the requested documentation.
Source Observations: This facility has two woodworking systems. The primary operation consists of
panel saws,routers, boring machines, a band saw and a sander which is controlled by a bagfilter(1,637
square feet of filter area). Large blocks are belt conveyed to a grinder. The collected wood waste from
the grinder and bagfilter is augured to a dust trailer. Mr. Ferguson stated that the trailers belong to an
outside facility and are collected and replaced with empty trailers twice per week. This is to ensure that
the trailers never exceed max capacity. Mr. Ferguson also stated that at max capacity, a trailer would
weigh approximately 17 tons. Since the facility works 50 weeks per year,the potential wood dust that
could be collected is 1700 tons per year. The bagfilter exhaust is vented back into the plant during the
winter. During this inspection,the bagfilter was vented to the outdoor atmosphere with no visible
emissions observed.
The second woodworking operation consists of a CNC router and wood grinder with the wood dust being
controlled by a bagfilter and a cyclone. This system is currently not operational and is waiting on repairs.
Mr. Ferguson was not sure if/when this production will resume.

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Exemption Oualification: A permit rescission letter was issued by this office on December 29, 2016.
During the rescission review, the potential facility-wide PM10 emissions after controls were calculated to
be 0.27 tons per year. This included 0.25 tons per year PM10 from the primary operations that were
calculated based on a maximum of 1725 tons of wood dust in the system per year, which parallels the
maximum of 1700 tons dust per year the facility is currently processing. The remaining 0.02 tons per year
PM10 were calculated based on a maximum of 219.tons of wood dust processed in a year; however, that
system is not operating at this time. No changes or modifications have been made to the equipment since
the last visit. Therefore, it appears that the facility emissions have been and will continue to be below the
exemption thresholds.
NSPS/NESHAP Review: The facility does not have any generators, fire pumps, boilers, or gasoline
storage tanks, and is not subject to NESHAP Subpart 4Z,NESHAP Subpart 6J, or NESHAP 6C.
Compliance determination:Based on my observations,this facility appeared to be in compliance with the
air quality rules (2D .0521-visible emissions; 2D .0512-particulates from wood products finishing plants;
2D .0535-excess emissions and 2D .0540-fugitive dust emissions)at the time of the visit. The compliance
assurance visit checklist is attached on page 4 of this report.
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Comaliance Assurance Visit Checklist— —i rev.11/03/161
!Facility Name: {Hefner Reels,LLC I { I { I ( {—�
{Physical Site Address: 134 Wittenburg Industrial Drive I I I {
ICity: (Taylorsville IZip Code:I 286811 CCounty: (Alexander { _
IFacilityContact: I Scott Ferguson (Title: I General Manager I I I ;—
I Phone No.: 1828-632-5717x303 I I I I I I
Mai lingAddress: I same as physicaladdress I
Facility Contact Email Address: [e-mail] ( ! { I
Is the faciIitycontactthe person that you met? If not,fill outthe following
IContact Name: I i ;Title: I I I I I I
IPhone No.:
(Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Safety requirements:safety shoes no safety glasses yes-hearing protection yes`hardhat no —
_ other(please describe):
Normal operating schedule-Monday-Wednesday 6:00 am-3:30 pm;Thursday 6:00 am-2:30 pm;Friday 6:00 am-11:00 am
Opacity(%)-indicate any non-zero opacities observed:None +�� I _
Odors-indicate if any objectionable 9dors were detected beyond the property boundary: (None I I
Fugitive dust-indicate whetherfugitive dust was observed leaving property boundary: (None I
Since last inspection,have there been any changes in equipment or operation? IThe second woodworking operation was
not operational. Repairs may made and production may resume sometime in the future. I !
Control device(s)(list): ITwo Bagfilters and One Cyclone I I
Properly operated and maintained?;Yes I I ! I I { I I
Fora permit exempt facility found to be improperly operating or maintaining plant equipment.1)provide compliance _
assistance as a first option;2)initiate enforcement action in egregious/repeat cases;3)re-evaluate facility's emissions using a
more representative control efficiency/emission factor;4)If re-evaluated actual emissions result in a classification/registration
change,follow enforcement guidelines for operation without a permit/registration;and 5)increase compliance visitfrequenci
Notes or calculation space:
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Permit Exemption
•Actual emissions from the previous year(s)(and projected actual)of PM10,S02 NOx,VOCs CO,HAPs and TAPs
are each<5 tpy and whose actual total aggregate of these emissions are<10tpy
•Can be subjectto 40 CFR Part 63(MACTor GACT)and 40 CFR Part 60(NSPS)
•Cannot be subject to Rule 2Q.0315(Synthetic Minor Facilities)or2Q.0500(Title V Procedures)
Woodworking, 1 �— --- %each must total 100
----- Wood waste(tPY)-: 1700tp (-- --._ Planing �—
or I �— Sawing/chipping) 801 1
Throughput(board ft/yr): Rough sawi_ngl 151 1 —
Wet/dry wood?IDry I I Fine sawing! I
Bagfilterorcyclone?Ibagfilteronsystem1 Milling I (—
_ bagfilter&cyclone I Molding( I I
— on system --