UPDATE: The original deadline to submit public comments (Jan. 17, 2025) has been extended to Jan. 23, 2025.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has applied to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality for modification of its current Title V air permit to allow for the combustion of an engineered pelletized fuel in the facility’s coal/natural gas-fired boilers at:
575 West Cameron Avenue, CB# 1858
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Orange County
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's application was reviewed by the Division of Air Quality, Raleigh Central Office to determine compliance with the requirements of the North Carolina Environment Management Commission air pollution regulations. The results of that review led to the preliminary determination that the project could be approved, and the Division of Air Quality permit could be issued, if certain permit conditions are met.
This notice serves as a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity for Public Comment for this proposal. The Public hearing will be held at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) on January 16, 2025, at Orange High School located at 500 Orange High School Road in Hillsborough, NC 27278. In the event the hearing needs to be postponed, either January 21 or 23, 2025 will serve as the backup date.
A copy of all data and the application submitted by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other material used by the Division of Air Quality in making this preliminary determination are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following locations:
NC DEQ
Division of Air Quality
Air Permits Section
217 West Jones Street, Suite 4000
Raleigh, NC 27603
OR
Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Information on the permit application and staff review are available by writing or calling:
Mark J. Cuilla, EIT, CPM or Russell Braswell
NC DEQ
Division of Air Quality
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641
Telephone: 919-707-8400
Interested persons are invited to review these materials and submit written comments to Russell Braswell at the above address or to present oral or written comments at the Public Hearing. Persons wishing to present oral comments at the hearing should prepare their presentation to be three minutes or less. For those who are unable to attend, comments can also be submitted by email to daq.publiccomments@deq.nc.gov with the subject line "UNC.24A". You may also leave a voicemail comment at 919-707-8448. Comments will be accepted until January 23, 2025 (January 24 if the original hearing date is postponed).