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Draft Air Quality Permit 7179 - JBG/Foundry Office

Friday, March 30, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE

Draft Air Quality Permit 7179, JBG/Foundry Office, LLC, Operation of an existing 180 kWe diesel-fired emergency generator set at 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 20 DCMR §210, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, intends to issue Permit No. 7179 to JBG/Foundry Office, LLC (“the Permittee”) to operate a 180 kWe emergency generator set powered by a 300 hp diesel-fired engine, located at 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington DC. The contact person for the facility is Ana Robertson, at (202) 337-4522.

Emissions:

Maximum emissions from the emergency generator set, assuming 500 hours per year of operation, are expected to be as follows:

                                                  

Maximum Annual Emissions

Pollutant

(tons/yr)

Total Particulate Matter (PM Total)

0.165

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

0.154

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

2.325

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

0.188

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

0.501

The proposed emission limits for the equipment are as follows:

a.   Visible emissions shall not be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from this generator set, 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 permit application and supporting documentation, along with the draft permit 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 public 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

Department of Energy and Environment
1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002

[email protected]

 

No comments or hearing requests submitted after April 30, 2018 will be accepted.

 

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