Division of Air and Waste Management

 NEWS UPDATES:

Delaware City Refinery – Valero has restarted most unit operations at reduced rates at its Delaware city refinery including the Crude and Fluid Catalytic Cracking units. Startup of the Coker unit has been delayed until the end of May.  For more information please contact the Division’s site engineers, Ravi Rangan and Bruce Steltzer, at (302) 323-4542

Delawareans urged to keep an eye on daily air quality forecast - Sunny days and hot temperatures combined with emissions from autos, industry and other sources can result in ground-level ozone pollution that can be harmful to your health. DNREC’s Air Quality Management Section urges Delawareans to keep an eye on the daily air quality forecast this summer and take steps when ozone reaches unhealthy levels. For more information please contact David Fees at 302-739-9402 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DelawareansUrgedtoKeepanEyeonDailyAirQualityForecast.aspx

UPCOMING AIR AND WASTE-RELATED HEARINGS, MEETINGS & EVENTS:

May 20 – The Recycling Public Advisory Council Meeting will meet from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Brandywine Hundred Library, 1300 Foulk Road, Wilmington, DE 19801.  The Council meets regularly to discuss recycling issues in Delaware.  For additional information, please contact Bill Miller at (302) 739-9403, or visit: www.awm.delaware.gov/Info/Pages/RPAC.aspx

May 26 - Notice of Public Hearing - Regulation No. 1146 “Electric Generating Unit (EGU) Multi-pollutant Regulation – A public hearing will be held beginning at 6:15pm at Air Quality Management - Priscilla Bldg. Conference Room. 156 S. State St, Dover, DE 19901.  For more information, please contact Robert Clausen at 302-739-9402 or visit: http://www.delaware.gov/eGov/Calendar.nsf/Meetings/A83F2683DD39B0E6852575B000568B1E?open

May 26 - Notice of Public Hearing to amend the State of Delaware Regulations Governing the Control of Air Pollution - Regulation No. 1101 - Definitions and Administrative Principles will be held beginning 6:00pm at Air Quality Management - Priscilla Bldg. Conference  Room, 156 S. State Street, Dover, DE 19901.  For more information, please contact Gene Pettingill at 302-323-4542 or visit: http://www.delaware.gov/eGov/Calendar.nsf/Meetings/6BB223569A618888852575B000571B95?open

May 27 - Expedited Evidentiary Hearing – TMB will hold a public hearing from 1:00pm – 3:00pm at the DNREC Lukens Drive Building, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720, concerning the Department’s intent to prohibit the delivery of gasoline to the former Christy Tire gas station in Georgetown DE. For more information please contact Alex Rittberg at 302-395-2500 or visit: http://www.delaware.gov/eGov/Calendar.nsf/Meetings/B3F911F9223175AD852575B6005A5603?open

June 4 – Public Hearing for Southern Solid Waste Management Center (SSWMC), Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) Application for Major Modification to Solid Waste Permit SW-00/01 - The facility requests to construct and operate a new Cell 5 (29.4-acre) on a site adjacent to the existing Cell 3 and Cell 4 for the continued disposal of solid waste. DSWA estimates that the existing landfill capacity will be reached in early 2012 and the proposed permit major modification would provide sufficient disposal capacity for an additional 8.25 years. A public hearing will be held beginning at 6 PM on June 4, 2009 at the Delaware Department of Transportation’s South District Building located at 23697 Dupont Boulevard, Georgetown, Del. For additional information, please contact Ting Guo at 302-739-9403 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=424&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR APPEAL:

PROPOSED PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE MILTON RAIL TO TRAIL PHASE ONE SITE – SIRB invites public comment on a proposal to clean up the Milton Rail to Trail Phase One between Chestnut and Federal Sts in Milton, DE.  The site soils are contaminated with substances related to historical railroad usage and associated materials possibly shipped by the railroad.  The comment period ends on June 8, 2009.  For more information, please contact Todd Keyser or Robert Newsome at (302) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=428&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

INTENT TO ISSUE MOTIVA ENTERPRISES, LLC A POST-CLOSURE CARE PERMIT -  Pursuant to 7 Del. C., Chapters 60 and 63, and the Delaware Regulations Governing Hazardous Waste, the SHWMB has made a preliminary decision to issue a Post-Closure Care Permit for a CPI Surge Basin to Motiva Enterprises, LLC located at 2000 Wrangle Hill Road Delaware City, Delaware 19706. Motiva has applied for a post-closure care permit renewal to continue the groundwater monitoring program and maintenance of the well network. DNREC has made the tentative decision to issue the Post-Closure Care Permit.  A public hearing on the above will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a meritorious request for a hearing by July 2, 2009.  For more information, please contact Doug Zeiters at (302) 739-9403 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=425&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

BROWNFIELDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – The Division’s Brownfields Development Program encourages the cleanup and redevelopment of vacant, abandoned or underutilized properties which may be contaminated. A party seeking to develop such a property negotiates with the Division's Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) for a Brownfields Development Agreement (BDA) or a Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Agreement to perform an investigation and, if necessary, a remedial action or remedy, for the purpose of addressing the risks posed by past releases of hazardous substances at these sites. For site-specific information on the following sites, please see SIRB’s superfund site files database at: http://docs.dnrec.delaware.gov/sirbsitefiles.cfm.

NOTICE OF A SIGNING OF A CONSENT DECREE FOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMANGES FOR THE FOX POINT PARK SITE (DE X015) – SIRB is requesting public comment regarding the Consent Decree for the settlement by New Castle County for response costs and natural resource damages for the Fox Point Park Site.  The public comment period will begin on May 6, 2009 and will close on May 26, 2009.  For more information please contact Tim Ratsep at 302-395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=415&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

SOLID HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITTING PROGRAM - SHWMB hereby gives notice that a permit application has been received from the following companies to transport regulated RCRA hazardous and/or non-hazardous solid wastes in, out of, or through the State of Delaware. The applications may be inspected by appointment from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday at the offices of DNREC. For additional information or an appointment to inspect the applications, please contact Kenneth F. Green, DAWM/SHWMB, 89 Kings Hwy, Dover, DE 19901, 302.739.9403.

Bed Rock, Inc. DBA Tri-State Motor Transit Company; C&D Disposal, Inc. t/a Core Transport; Eldredge, Inc.; Elk Transportation, Inc. d/b/a Elk Environmental Services; Ferrick Construction Company, Inc.; First State Disposal, Inc.; Fogle’s Environmental Services, LLC; Robbie D. Woods, Inc. A public hearing concerning these applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC, receives a request for a hearing by May 21, 2009 For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=419&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

In addition to the above, the following companies have cancelled their permits: B & B Hauling, Inc.

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERMITTING PROGRAM – Notice has been given that the facilities listed below have submitted applications for air quality management permits. The applications, the “draft/proposed” permits, all materials that the applicant has submitted (other than those granted confidential treatment under DNREC rules), and a copy of summary of other materials, if any, considered in preparing the “draft/proposed” permit may be inspected at the offices of the Division of Air and Waste Management, 156 S. State Street, Dover, Delaware and 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, Delaware.  To submit comments, for additional information or for an appointment to inspect the application, please contact Joanna Austin at the Dover Office at 739-9402.

FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE 7 DE ADMIN. CODE 1102 APPLICATIONS –

• Dover Air Force Base has requested a federally enforceable 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 construction permit for two gasoline storage tanks. A public hearing on the above application will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request for a hearing regarding that application within 30 days from the date of this notice, ending May 20, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=397&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
• Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) requests a construction permit to expand the existing landfill gas management system to Cell F.
• Indian River Power LLC requests a permit amendment to construct a sulfur trioxide (SO3) injection process on Generating Unit 3 to improve the electrostatic precipitator’s particulate matter collection efficiency.
• The Laurel Grain Company requests a permit to operate a grain receiving and shipping operation.
• The Town of Millsboro, Inc. requests permission for the operation of one (1) emergency generator, rated 1500 kW (2220 HP)
• Allen’s Hatchery, Inc. requests permission for the operation of one (1) emergency generator, rated 835 kW (1120 HP)

A public hearing on any of the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request for a hearing ending May 25, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=421&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

TITLE V SYNTHETIC MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS - Independence Construction Materials (ICM) of Delaware, Inc. - Cheswold has submitted an application, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2(i), and 12.3 for an amendment to allow up to 7% manufacturer’s waste asphalt shingles in conjunction with up to 28% recycled asphalt paving (RAP) at 440 Twin Oaks Road, Dover, Delaware. A public hearing concerning the permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request for a hearing by June 3, 2009.  For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=412&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

TITLE V PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATIONS - Notice has been given that the facilities listed below have applied for Title V Renewal permit. The applications, the “draft/proposed” permit renewals, all materials that the applicants have submitted (other than those granted confidential treatment under DNREC rules), and a copy of summary of other materials, if any, considered in preparing the “draft/proposed” permit renewals may be reviewed at the office of the Division of Air and Waste Management, 156 S. State Street, Dover, Delaware, or 715 Grantham Lane, NewCastle, Delaware. Based on the data and certifications contained in the applications, the Air Quality Management Section concludes that the applicants meet all applicable requirements promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DNREC. Therefore, “draft/proposed” permit renewals have been prepared. The “draft/proposed” permit renewals are being submitted to EPA for concurrent processing. If there are no significant comments, the “draft/proposed” permit renewals will be issued as final permits after expiration of the EPA review period. For additional information, or for an appointment to review the application, please contact Joanna Austin at the Dover Office at (302) 739-9402.

DuPont Wilmington Office Building - having a facility at 1007 N. Market Street Wilmington, Del., has submitted a request for a permit renewal pursuant to 7 DE Admin Code 1130, Section 7 for operating Permit: AQM 003/00049(R-2). A public hearing concerning the permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request for a hearing ending June 9, 2009.  For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=420&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

Formosa Plastics Corporation Delaware - having a facility at 780 Schoolhouse Road, Delaware City, Delaware, has submitted a request for a permit renewal pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1130, Section 7 for operating permit Permit: AQM-003/00027. A public hearing concerning the permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request for a hearing ending June 16, 2009.  For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=429&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx

7 DE ADMIN. CODE 1102 NATURAL MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS - Notice has been given that the facilities listed below have applied for 7 DE Admin Code. 1102 Natural Minor permits. The applications may be reviewed at the office of the Division of Air and Waste Management 156 S. State Street, Dover, Delaware, or 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, Delaware. A public hearing concerning the following permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request for such hearing by June 1, 2009.  For additional information, or for an appointment to review the applications, please contact Joanna Austin at the Dover Office at (302) 739-9402. More information is also available at: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=430&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notice s%2FAllItems%2Easpx

• Clariant Corporation- Masterbatches Division, requests a construction permit to construct a central vacuum system at their Sussex  County facility. The central vacuum system has the potential to emit (PTE) 4.9 tons per year PM2.5.
• The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) requests a construction permit to allow continued expansion of the existing landfill gas management system in Cell 4 at their Georgetown facility.  The air permit application proposes the continuation of the existing landfill gas management system in Cell 4 and includes the addition of eight vertical and two horizontal wells to provide continuous landfill gas collection throughout the life of the landfill.

CONTACT THE DIVISION: 

24-Hour Report and Spill Notification Line - 1-800-662-8802

Aboveground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500

Air Quality - Dover Office - 302-739-9402

Air Quality - New Castle Office - 302-323-4542

Asbestos New Castle - 302-323-4542

Asbestos Kent & Sussex - 302-739-9402

Boiler Safety - 302-672-7653

Brownfields - 302-395-2600

Director’s Office - 302-739-9400

Emergency Prevention and Response - 302-739-9404

Environmental Crimes Unit - 302-739-9401 or 1-800-662-8802

Hazardous Waste - 302-739-9403

Medical Waste - 302-739-9403

Open Burning - 302-739-9402

Outreach Ombudsman - 302-395-2515

Recycling - 302-739-9403

Site Investigation & Restoration Branch (Superfund/Brownfields) - 302-395-2600

Solid Waste - 302-739-9403
Underground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500