Technologies and Materials (TeMa) North America, LLC produces plastic building materials. It is located in the Burr Industrial Park, and has been operating there since 2020. It is now planning to expand operations and applying to modify its air permit.
On January 16, 2024, TeMa North America applied to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a Modification Permit for a plastic extrusion facility. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public of an open comment period for permit application R13-3414A.
The following increases in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action:
- Particulate Matter (PM) 5.82 tons per year (tpy)
- PM10 of 5.05 tpy
- PM2.5 of 4.76 tpy
- Carbon Monoxide 0.13 tpy
- Volatile Organic Compounds 2.48 tpy
- Total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) 0.11 tpy
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate.
Issues with notice
The Legal notice was flawed in that the instructions for finding the permit materials were not accurate and did not provide the information needed to locate the materials.
Issues with the application
The application claims that there are no fugitive emissions associated with truck unloading or storage of materials. This is despite the fact that cement is delivered in bulk sacks and stored in silos and that its grind plastic and transfers the ground plastic to a silo.
The two similar emission control units (baghouses) have drastically different amounts of information provided.
Issue with the permit
The permit only has very general operating and maintenance requirements for emission control units and no certification of this or other types of monitoring.
We need to ask for a public hearing on this permit.
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