BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER PLANT
BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER LLC
PROPOSED PART
70 AIR OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL/MODIFICATION, ACID RAIN PERMIT RENEWAL AND CLEAN
AIR INTERSTATE RULE (CAIR) PERMIT RENEWAL
The LDEQ, Office of
Environmental Services, is accepting written comments on the proposed
Part 70 air operating permit renewal/modification, Acid Rain permit renewal and
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) permit renewal for Bayou Cove Peaking Power,
LLC, PO Box 1406, Evangeline,
Louisiana 70546 for the Bayou Cove Peaking Power
Plant. The facility is located at 118 Bergeaux Road, Evangeline,
Acadia Parish.
Bayou
Cove Peaking Power, LLC,
an existing public power plant, requested a
Part 70 air operating permit renewal/modification, Acid Rain permit renewal,
and CAIR permit renewal for the Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant. Bayou Cove Peaking Power LLC proposes to move
the Propane Emergency Generator and the Diesel Emergency Generator from the
Insignificant Activities List to emission sources, since these engines are now
subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ. Minor
reconciliations are also addressed throughout the permit.
Estimated emissions of criteria pollutants from the
facility, in tons per year (TPY), are as follows:
Pollutant
|
Before
|
After
|
Change
|
PM10
|
43.24
|
43.38
|
+
0.14
|
PM2.5*
|
-
|
43.38
|
+ 43.38
|
SO2
|
36.23
|
36.13
|
−
0.10
|
NOx
|
249.80
|
251.28
|
+
1.48
|
CO
|
240.07
|
240.44
|
+
0.37
|
VOC
|
14.40
|
15.19
|
+
0.79
|
CO2e*
|
-
|
285,497
|
+285,497
|
*Existing
but not previously required to report.
A technical review
of the working draft of the proposed permits were submitted to the facility
representative and the LDEQ Inspection Division. Any remarks received during the technical
review will be addressed in the “Worksheet for Technical Review of
Working Draft of Proposed Permits”. All remarks received by LDEQ
are included in the record that is available for public review.
Comments
and requests for a public hearing or notification of the final decision
can be submitted via personal delivery, U.S. mail, email, or fax. Comments and
requests for public hearings must be received by 4:30 pm CST, Tuesday,
February 18, 2014. Delivery
may be made to the drop-box at 602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA
70802. U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ,
Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be
submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV and faxes sent to (225) 219-3309.
Please
see additional instructions for comment submission, hand delivery and
information regarding electronic submission
at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256 or call (225) 219-3276. Emails should follow the statewide
email policies. For more information regarding statewide email policies, go to http://doa.louisiana.gov/ocs/email/policies.htm.
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.
The application, proposed permits
and statement of basis 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.
Additional copies may be reviewed at the Acadia Parish Library – Iota, 119 Duson, Iota, LA 70543.
Inquiries
or requests for additional information regarding these permit actions should be
directed to Shane Clary, LDEQ, Air Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA
70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3514.
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 DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV or contact
the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices including electronic access to the proposed permits
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://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_DEQ_PN/.
All correspondence should
specify AI Number 92706, Permit Numbers 0040-00106-V2,
0040-00106-IV2 and 0040-00106-IR1, and Activity Number PER20130001,
PER20130002 and PER20130003.
Scheduled for publication: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
