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Proposed Air Quality Permit 6877, District of Columbia Department of General Services

Friday, February 6, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

Proposed Air Quality Permit 6877, District of Columbia Department of General Services, One existing 540 kWe diesel fired emergency generator set at the DC Jail, North Tunnel, at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 51.161, D.C. Official Code §2-505, and 20 DCMR §210, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, intends to issue Permit #6877 to the District of Columbia Department of General Services to operate one Kato 540 kWe emergency generator set with a 725 bhp diesel-fired engine, located at 1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE, Washington, DC. The contact person for the facility is Ricardo Eley, Health and Safety Manager, at (202) 698-5678.

Emergency Generator to be Permitted

Equipment Location 

Address

Generator (Engine) Size

Generator Model Number

Permit No.

DC Jail North Tunnel

1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE

Washington, DC 20003

540 kW (725 hp)

Kato540 SR90

6877

The proposed emission limits are as follows:

a.   Visible emissions shall not be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from the generator, except that discharges not exceeding forty percent (40%) opacity (unaveraged) shall be permitted for two (2) minutes in any sixty (60) minute period and for an aggregate of twelve (12) minutes in any twenty-four hour (24 hr.) period during start-up, cleaning, adjustment of combustion controls, or malfunction of the equipment [20 DCMR 606.1]

b.   An emission into the atmosphere of odorous or other air pollutants from any source in any quantity and of any characteristic, and duration which is, or is likely to be injurious to the public health or welfare, or which interferes with the reasonable enjoyment of life or property is prohibited. [20 DCMR 903.1]

The estimated maximum emissions from the emergency generator are as follows:

Pollutant

Maximum Annual Emissions (tons/yr)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

1.0784

Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)

4.35

Total Particulate Matter (PM Total)

0.0787

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

0.1040

Sulfur Dioxide (SOx)

0.0022

The application to operate the emergency generator and the draft permit and supporting documents are available for public inspection at AQD and copies may be made available between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:45 P.M. Monday through Friday.  Interested parties wishing to view these documents should provide their names, addresses, telephone numbers and affiliation, if any, to Stephen S. Ours at (202) 535-1747.

Interested persons may submit written comments or may request a hearing on this subject within 30 days of publication of this notice.  The written comments must also include the person’s name, telephone number, affiliation, if any, mailing address and a statement outlining the air quality issues in dispute and any facts underscoring those air quality issues.  All relevant comments will be considered in issuing the final permit.

Comments on the proposed permit and any request for a public hearing should be addressed to:

Stephen S. Ours
Chief, Permitting Branch - Air Quality Division

District Department of the Environment
1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002

[email protected]

No written comments or hearing requests postmarked after March 9, 2015 will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Stephen S. Ours at (202) 535-1747.