DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
SPECIAL ORDER BY CONSENT FOR
PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY, INC.
AURORA, BEAUFORT COUNTY
PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. – Aurora (the Company) operates a phosphoric acid plant which includes six phosphate rock calciners in Beaufort County, North Carolina. The facility is located at 1530 NC Highway 306 South, Aurora, NC 27806. The Company has agreed to a Special Order by Consent (SOC) with the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for violations of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants. The terms of the SOC run through 2021 and require material sampling and analysis, air emissions testing, emissions reporting, stipulated penalties for failing to meet milestones, and a feasibility report for subsequent action to reduce or control emissions.
This proposed SOC may be viewed on the 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:
DEQ-DAQ Washington Regional Office
Robert Fisher, Regional Supervisor
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
Phone 252-946-6481
or
DEQ-DAQ Stationary Source Compliance Branch
Michael Pjetraj, P.E., Supervisor
1641 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1641
Phone 919-707-8497
Interested persons are invited to review the proposed SOC, and to submit written comments to the DAQ at the above address, so that the comments are received by November 23, 2016. Any person requesting a public meeting regarding the proposed SOC should submit a written request with a statement supporting the need for such a meeting. The request should be sent to the DAQ at the above address, so that the request is received by November 23, 2016. The DAQ Director shall take final action for the Commission on Consent Orders within 60 days of the initial public notice.