PUBLIC NOTICE
HQ Hotel, LLC, Proposed Air Quality Permit to Construct and Operate a 2,000 kW Diesel Fired Emergency Generator Set at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave NW.
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 a permit (#6748) to HQ Hotel, LLC to install and operate one (1) diesel-fired 2000 kW emergency generator set located at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The contact person for the facility is Mark Brungart, Senior Project Manager, at (202) 393-1999.
The proposed emission limits are as follows:
a. Emissions shall not exceed those found in the following table [40 CFR 60.4205(b) 40 CFR 60.4202(a)(2) and 40 CFR 89.112(a)]
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Pollutant Emission Limits (g/kW-hr) |
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NMHC+NOx |
CO |
PM |
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6.4 |
3.5 |
0.20 |
b. 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]
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 estimated emissions from the unit, operating five hundred (500) hour per year are expected to be as follows:
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Pollutant |
Emission Rate (lb/hr) |
Maximum Annual Emissions (tons/yr) |
|---|---|---|
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Total Particulate Matter (PM -Total) |
0.026 |
0.007 |
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Sulfur Oxides (SOx) |
0.709 |
0.177 |
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Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) |
34.142 |
8.536 |
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) |
36.010 |
9.003 |
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Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
1.160 |
0.290 |
The application to operate the generator and 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 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 permits 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
No written comments or hearing requests postmarked after July 22, 2013 will be accepted.
For more information, please contact Stephen S. Ours at (202) 535-1747.
