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AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE

Notice of Intent to Approve

On January 10, 2019, Dominion Transmission Inc. applied to the WV Department of 
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to modify 
the Hastings Compressor Station facility located off Shortline Highway (State 
Route 20) near Pine Grove, Wetzel County, WV at latitude 39.54989 and 
longitude -80.67244.  A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State 
and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the proposed facility.  The 
DAQ is providing notice to the public of its preliminary determination to issue 
the permit as Permit R13-3249C.  

The following changes in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit 
action:  Particulate Matter less than 10 microns, 1.21 tons per year (TPY); 
Particulate Matter, 1.21 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 0.01 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 
7.00 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 1.40 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 26.09 TPY; 
Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 2.20 TPY; and Carbon Dioxide Equivalent, 
4,927.01 TPY.

Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ 
before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019.  A public meeting may be held if the 
Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been 
expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate.

The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary 
determination if the proposed modification will meet all state and federal air 
quality requirements.  The purpose of the public review process is to accept 
public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination.  Only 
written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time 
frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be 
considered prior to final action on the permit.  All such comments will become 
part of the public record.

Edward Andrews
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV  25304
Telephone:  304/926-0499, ext. 1214‘
edward.s.andrews@wv.gov

Additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application and 
all other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be obtained 
by contacting the engineer listed above.  The draft permit and engineering 
evaluation can be downloaded at:
www.dep.wv.gov/daq/Pages/NSRPermitsforReview.aspx