Notice is hereby given that Allan Myers Delaware, Inc. having a facility at 1230 Railcar Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware, has requested a federally enforceable 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 construction permit (Permit: APC-2020/0058–CONSTRUCTION (SM)) for a 2 MMBtu/hr asphalt heater fired on No. 2 fuel oil as a backup to natural gas. The heater will be permitted to emit 0.66 Ton of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), 0.53 Ton of Carbon Monoxide (CO), 0.053 Ton of Particulate Matter (PM), 0.07 Ton of Total Hydrocarbon Content (THC), and 0.004 Ton of Sulfur Oxides (SOx) per rolling 12 months.

Allan Myers Delaware, Inc. requests a limit of 250 hours of operation per rolling 12-month period to burn No. 2 fuel oil in the facility’s asphalt heater in the event that natural gas is curtailed due to interruptions from the supplier. This limit is necessary to restrict Allan Myers Delaware, Inc.’s potential to emit air pollutants, and the limit will be enforceable by the EPA and the state. Total estimated emissions from the facility are 13.35 Tons of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), 34.35 Tons of Carbon Monoxide (CO), 13.72 Tons of Particulate Matter (PM), 11.56 Tons of Total Hydrocarbon Content (THC), and 0.92 Ton of Sulfur Oxides (SO₂) per rolling 12 month period.

Upon completion of construction, the Department will incorporate the operating conditions and limits of the 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Construction permit into the facility’s existing Synthetic Minor Permit (Permit: APC-2016/0026-OPERATION (Amendment 2)(NSPS)(SM)) via an Administrative Amendment.

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 Tracy Mattson at (302) 739-9402.

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 May 16, 2022. 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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