Notice has been given that:

Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. requests permission for an amendment to increase meat production in the Resource Recovery process, from 4,200 tons/week to 5,000 tons/week. The facility is located at 29093 John J Williams Hwy, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. Total throughput will increase from 310,128 TPY to 351,728 TPY in the Resource Recovery Process. Permitted emissions will be 14.08 TPY NOx, 11.7 TPY CO, 49.4 TPY SO₂, 0.733 TPY VOC, 19.4 NH₃, 1.54 TPY PT, and 0.005 TPY H₂S by Permit: APC-2011/0080-OPERATION (Amendment 7), Permit: 2011/0081-OPERATION (Amendment 7), Permit: 2011/0082-OPERATION (Amendment 8), Permit: 2011/0083-OPERATION (Amendment 8), Permit: 2011/0084-OPERATION (Amendment 8), and Permit: 2011/0085-OPERATION (Amendment 8).

The application for this permit may be reviewed upon request. The application is posted at: de.gov/dnrecnotices. To submit comments, for additional information, or for information regarding how you can inspect the application, please contact Jennifer Childears at (302) 739‑9402 or jennifer.childears@delaware.gov.

A public hearing on any of the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request for a hearing regarding that application within 15 days from the date of this notice, ending October 23, 2025. A request for a hearing shall be in writing. The request must also show a familiarity with the application and a reasoned statement of the permit’s probable impact.

Division of Air Quality
State Street Commons, Suite 6A
100 W. Water Street, Dover 19904
302-739-9402

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