Notice is hereby given that Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. has submitted an application, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2.9, and 12.3 to add previously permitted emergency generators to their Facility Wide Synthetic Minor Permit: APC-1980/1268-OPERATION (Amendment 5)(NSPS)(SM) at 501 West 14^th Street, Wilmington, Delaware. The equipment has been permitted through Permit: APC-2021/0030-OPERATION (NSPS) and Permit: APC-2022/0067-OPERATION (NSPS). This permit amendment will not result in new emissions, it simply incorporates the existing permit requirements into the Facility Wide Synthetic Minor Permit.

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. requests a limit for natural gas usage and operating hours. These limits are necessary to restrict Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.’s potential to emit air pollutants, and the limit will be enforceable by the EPA and the state. Total permitted emissions from the facility are 14.69 TPY of CO, 20.22 TPY of NO_X, 1.81 TPY of THC, 0.11 TPY of SO_X, and 1.50 TPY of PM₁₀.

The application, the “draft” permit (APC-1980/1268-OPERATION (Amendment 6)(NSPS)(SM)), all materials that the applicant has submitted (other than those granted confidential treatment under DNREC rules), and a copy or summary of other materials, if any, considered in preparing the “draft” permit may be reviewed upon request. The materials are posted at de.gov/dnrecnotices. To submit comments, for additional information or for information regarding how you can inspect the application materials, please contact Jennifer Childears at (302) 739-9402 or jennifer.childears@delaware.gov.

A public hearing concerning the permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control receives a request for such hearing within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, ending December 12, 2025. A request for a hearing shall be in writing and must 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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