Monday, August 12, 2013

CONE Gathering LLC has applied for a permit to construct a Compressor Station along Route 33 in Gilmer County West Virginia

On June 28, 2013, CONE Gathering LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to Construct and Operate a Natural Gas Compressor Station located US Highway 33 West, Normantown, Gilmer County, WV at latitude 38.851944 and longitude - 80.967222.

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 its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13-3099.

The following potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Particulate Matter less than 10 microns, 1.6 tons per year (TPY); Particulate Matter, 1.6 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 0.3 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 41.6 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 32.0 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 41.1 TPY; other pollutants:
Benzene, 0.1 TPY; Ethylbenzene, 0.01 TPY; Formaldehyde, 4.8 TPY; n-Hexane, 1.2 TPY; Toluene, 0.1 TPY; Xylenes, 0.1 TPY; Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 6.3 TPY; Total Carbon Dioxide Equivalent, 25,056.1 TPY.

Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013. 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.

The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary determination if the proposed Construction will meet all state and federal air quality requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time
frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record.

Jill Harris
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 1203
FAX: 304/926-0478