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Providence Hospital - Proposed Air Quality Permits for Three Diesel Emergency Generators at 1150 Varnum Street NE

FISCAL YEAR 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 51.161, and D.C. Official Code §2-505, 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 air quality permits #6629, #6630 and #6631  to Providence Hospital to operate three (3) 2,500 kW (3,634 HP), diesel-fired emergency generators at Providence Hospital located at 1150 Varnum Street NE, Washington DC 20017.  The contact person for the facility is Vicki Shockey, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Support Services at (202) 269-7544.

Emissions:

Maximum annual potential emissions from the three units are expected to be as follows:

 

Maximum Annual Emissions

Pollutant

(tons/yr)

Particulate Matter (PM)
(Total suspended particulates)

0.36

Sulfur Oxides (SOx)

0.03

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

24.15

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

0.48

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

1.92

The proposed overall emission limits for the equipment are as follows:

a.   Emissions from each unit shall not exceed those in the following table [40 CFR 60.4205(b), 40 CFR 60.4202(b)(2) and 40 CFR 89.112(a)]:

Pollutant Emission Limits (g/HP-hr)

NMHC+NOx

CO

PM

6.4

3.5

0.20

b.   Visible emissions shall not be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from this 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].

c.   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 all 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

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

[email protected]

No written comments postmarked after March 4, 2013 will be accepted.

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