DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT FOR ARAUCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
MONCURE, CHATHAM COUNTY
ARAUCO North America, Inc. operates a manufacturing site that includes a Medium Density Fiberboard Facility in Chatham County, North Carolina. The facility is located at 985 Corinth Road, Moncure, North Carolina, 27559. The Company has agreed to a Special Order by Consent (SOC) with the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for operation of the Medium Density Fiberboard Facility without a primary emission control device for an extended period while the control device is being repaired and optimized. The terms of the SOC require completion of the control device repairs within a specified timeframe and air emission compliance testing after all repairs are completed. The SOC also requires ARAUCO North America, Inc. to pay upfront civil penalties and additional stipulated penalties for future periods of noncompliance and for failure to comply with the requirements of the SOC. The SOC expires on December 31, 2020, or when the DAQ approves the post-repair air emissions test results submitted by the company demonstrating compliance with applicable permit requirements, whichever date comes first.
This proposed SOC may be viewed on the NC DAQ web site:
http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/air-quality/air-quality-enforcement/special-orders-by-consent
A copy of the proposed SOC may also be viewed at the following location & additional information concerning the proposed SOC may be obtained by contacting:
Ray Stewart, Regional Air Quality Supervisor
NC DEQ - Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Phone 919-791-4200
or
Steve Hall, Technical Services Section Chief
DEQ-DAQ Raleigh Central Office
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1641
Phone 919-707-8404
Interested persons are invited to review the proposed SOC and to submit written comments to the DAQ at one of the above addresses or by email at daq.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov with “Arauco SOC” in the subject line. Any person requesting a public hearing regarding the proposed SOC should submit a written request with a statement supporting the need for such a hearing. The request for hearing should be sent to the DAQ at one of the two above address or at the above email address. All public comments and requests for a hearing must be received by 5 p.m. on September 3, 2019. The DAQ Director shall take final action for the Commission on Consent Orders within 60 days of the initial public notice.