[StBernard] Public Notice CII Carbon, LLC PROPOSED PART 70 AIR OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL AND MODIFICATION

[Westley Annis]

Public Notice


PROPOSED PART 70 AIR OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL AND MODIFICATION 


CII CARBON, LLC - CHALMETTE COKE PLANT AI Number 2557 

VIEW ATTACHMENTS FOLLOWING PUBLIC NOTICE

The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, is accepting written comments on the Part 70 air operating operating permit renewal and modification for CII Carbon, LLC, 2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 200, New Orleans, LA 70122 for the Chalmette Coke Plant. The facility is located at 700 Coke Plant Road, Chalmette, LA 70043, St. Bernard Parish.
 
CII Carbon, LLC (CII) requested a Part 70 air operating permit renewal and modification. CII operates a coke calcining facility in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In this process green petroleum coke is fed into a countercurrent natural gas fired rotary kiln, where residual moisture and volatile compounds are removed. The product, calcined coke, is discharged from the kiln into a rotary cooler where it is quenched by water and treated with a chemical wetting agent for dust control. The product is stored and then loaded into ships or barges for distribution to commercial markets. 
 
This modification will include a reconciliation of emission sources previously omitted, as well as a limit on hours of operation for the pyroscrubber stack. Also, emission sources will be added which include:
 
1)         The addition of three small cooling towers, Emission Point Numbers (EPNs) 1A-02, 
            1B-02 and 1C-02.
2)         The addition of supplemental firing in the Pyroscrubber, EPN 199.
3)         The addition of four auxiliary engines, EPNs 2A-02, 2B-02, 2C-02 and 2D-02.
4)         The addition of the lime storage and handling system, EPN 3A-02.
5)         The addition of coffee chaff burning as fuel in the pyroscrubber, EPN 199.
 
Lastly, the facility is required to install and utilize a SO2 CEMS on the stack from the Waste Heat Boiler/Baghouse (EQT 003).
 
Permitted emissions in tons per year are as follows:
 
 
Pollutant
Before
After
Change
PM10
 92.90
106.54
+ 13.64
SO2
          7007.90
                7008.01
+ 0.11
NOX
            319.00
   319.72
          + 0.72
CO
             < 0.01
 < 0.01
-
VOC 
 0.15 
    1.35
+ 1.20
SO3
19.80
 19.80
-
               
A technical review of the working draft of the proposed permit was submitted to the facility representative and the LDEQ Surveillance Division. Any remarks received during the technical review will be addressed in the “Worksheet for Technical Review of Working Draft of Proposed Permit”.  All remarks received by LDEQ are included in the record that is available for public review. 
 
Written comments, written requests for a public hearing or written requests for notification of the final decision regarding this permit action may be submitted to Ms. Soumaya Ghosn at LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Written comments and/or written requests must be received by 12:30 p.m.,Thursday, May 15, 2008.  Written comments will be considered prior to a final permit decision.
 
If LDEQ finds a significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be held. LDEQ will send notification of the final permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written comments or a written request for notification of the final decision.
 
A copy of the proposed permit, permit application and statement of basis is available for review at the LDEQ, Public Records Center, Room 127, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov <http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/> . 
 
Additional copies may be reviewed at the St. Bernard Parish Library–Headquarters, 7701 West Judge Perez Drive, Arabi, LA 70032.
 
Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Kermit Wittenburg, LDEQ, Air Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3100.
 
Persons wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list or for other public participation related questions should contact the Public Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at deqmaillistrequest at la.gov or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
 
Permit public notices including electronic access to the proposed permit and statement of basis can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities can be viewed at www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.
 
Alternatively, individuals may elect to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/oes/listservpage/ldeq_pn_listserv.htm.
 
All correspondence should specify AI Number 2557, Permit Number 2500-00006-V1, and Activity Number PER20020001.
 
 

Attachments:


	Proposed Permit <http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/pdf/CIIpermit4-11-08.pdf> 
	Statement of Basis <http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/pdf/CIIsob4-11-08.pdf> 
	Worksheet for Technical Review <http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/pdf/CIIwksheet4-11-08.pdf>