Public hearing Jan. 6 on coal gasification plant

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The Utah Division of Air Quality will take public comments regarding the proposed Approval Order (AO) IN154900001-15, dated November 23, 2015. The hearing will begin at 6:00 P.M., on Wednesday January 6, 2016,
at the Wellington Elementary School located at 250 West 200 North, Wellington, Utah 84542.
Company Name: Revolution Fuels, LLC
Location: Revolution Fuels, LLC-Coal to Liquids Facility ” Outside of Wellington, Carbon County, UT, Carbon County
Project Description: Revolution Fuels, LLC (Revolution) has requested a permit for a new coal to liquids facility near Wellington, Utah. The coal to liquids facility operations will include coal handling, coal gasification, ash handling, syngas treatment, and product upgrading. The liquids produced are diesel fuel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and naphtha with a maximum coal throughput of 750 tons per day.
The proposed potential to emit emissions for this facility are as follows (in tons per year): 20.2 of PM10, 20.2 of PM2.5 (Subset of PM10), 23.3 of NOx, 83.8 of CO, 9.2 of VOC, 1.9 of SO2, 8.9 of combined HAPs and 295,445 of CO2e.
The new coal to liquids facility is located in an
attainment area for all criteria pollutants. This source is classified as a minor Title V source. This source is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subparts A and Dc, Y and IIII, 40 CFR 63 Subparts A and ZZZZ. The estimated emissions
exceed the emissions levels in R307-410 for PM10 and PM2.5 so modeling was conducted for PM10 and PM2.5.
The completed engineering evaluation and air quality impact analysis showed that the proposed project meets the requirements of federal air quality regulations and the State air quality rules. The Director intends to issue an Approval Order pending the completion of public comment process.
The project proposal, estimate of the effect on local air quality and draft Approval Order are available for public inspection and comment at
the Utah Division of Air Quality, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, and on the web at
http://www.deq.utah.gov/businesses/R/RevolutionFuels/index.htm.
Written comments received by the Utah Division of Air Quality on or before January 10, 2016 will be considered in making the final decision on the approval/disapproval of the proposed project. Email comments received on or before January 10, 2016 will also be accepted at tdanderson@utah.gov.
Under Section 19-1-301.5, a person who wishes to challenge a Permit Order may only raise an issue or argument during an adjudicatory proceeding that was raised during the public comment period and was supported with sufficient information or documentation to enable the Director to fully consider the substance and significance of the issue.