Louisville Air Pollution Control District Proposed Permit

Louisville KY

16 November, 2021

5:26 AM

Description

Press release from the City of Louisville: November 12, 2021 Notice of Public Comment Period on a Title V Construction Permit The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) proposes to issue a Title V construction permit to The Chemours Company FC, LLC (manufactures refrigerant gases), 4200 Camp Ground Road, in accordance with Regulation 2.03. This construction permit is authorizing the installation of a pressurized chloroform feed tank, an HFC-23 (trifluoromethane) recovery tower including a vent condenser; a hydrochloric acid (HCl) stripping column with an associated flash tank; aqueous HCl pump tank and graphite heat exchangers; and a vacuum pump for the HFC-23 dryers, along with associated piping components. This permit is being issued to allow Chemours to install equipment needed for Chemours' HFC-23 reduction project. The 30-day public comment period starts on November 14, 2021, and ends on December 14, 2021. A public hearing may be scheduled if the District determines that there are germane, unresolved issues or substantial public interest, in accordance with Regulation 2.07. Drafts of the permit and summary are available at the District office, 701 West Ormsby Avenue, Suite 303, Louisville, KY 40203, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling Matt King at (502) 574-6000, emailing our permitting department, or on the APCD website. Copies of the application are available upon request. Written comments will be accepted through our online comment form until midnight or at the District office until 5:00 p.m. on December 14, 2021. More information on the EPA's HFC Reduction Rule: https://www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction http://www.louisvilleky.gov/APCD/docket This press release was produced by the City of Louisville. The views expressed here are the author's own.