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South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Bureau of Air Quality Preliminary Determination For Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina March 16, 2016 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina Preliminary Determination This review was performed by the Bureau of Air Quality of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in accordance with South Carolina Regulations for the Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration. March 16, 2016 Modeling Analysis Reviewed by: ___________________________________ Andrew Kingston Climatologist Bureau of Air Quality Modeling Analysis Approved by: ___________________________________ John Glass, Manager Modeling Section Bureau of Air Quality Reviewed by: __________________________________ Fatina Ann Washburn Clark Environmental Engineer Associate Bureau of Air Quality Approved by: ___________________________________ Elizabeth J. Basil, Director Engineering Services Division Bureau of Air Quality 2 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina Table of Contents I. Time Line (Permitting Action History) 6 II. Introduction and Preliminary Determination 9 A. Project Overview 9 B. Regulatory Applicability 11 III. Detailed Process Description 12 IV. Significant Emission Rates 21 V. Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Determination 21 A. BACT Requirement 21 B. BACT for Particulate Matter (PM, PM10, PM2.5) 23 C. BACT for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 39 D. Summary of BACT Limits 67 VI. Air Quality Impact Analysis 70 A. PSD Class II Modeling Analysis 70 B. Additional Impacts Analysis – Growth, Soils and Vegetation, and Visibility Impairment 74 1. Growth 74 2. Soils and Vegetation 75 3. Visibility 75 C. PSD Class I Impact Analysis 75 D. South Carolina Facility-wide Compliance Demonstration 78 Tables Table IV-1 Mercedes-Benz Vans - PSD Applicability Analysis 21 Table V-1 BACT Analysis Summary by Unit 23 Table V-2 Potential Uncontrolled PM/PM10/PM2.5 Emissions 24 Table V-3 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Coating Operations) 31 Table V-4 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Cavity Wax Application) 32 Table V-5 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Sealers and Adhesives Operations) 32 Table V-6 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Underbody Wax Application) 32 3 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina Table V-7 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Spot Repair Operations) 33 Table V-8 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Welding Operations) 33 Table V-9 Remaining PM/PM10/PM2.5 Control Technologies (Workdecks Operations) 33 Table V-10 Sand, Touch Up and Polish (Workdecks) Evaluation 35 Table V-11 Potential Uncontrolled VOC Emissions 40 Table V-12 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Boiler BACT) 52 Table V-13 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Process Combustion Sources BACT) 53 Table V-14 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Air Supply Units BACT) 53 Table V-15 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (E-Coat BACT) 53 Table V-16 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Sealers and Adhesives BACT) 53 Table V-17 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Guidecoat/Topcoat BACT) 53 Table V-18 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Cavity Wax BACT) 54 Table V-19 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Purge/Cleaning Solvent) 54 Table V-20 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Body Shop Adhesives Application) 54 Table V-21 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Window and Windshield Glazing/Mounting Operations) 54 Table V-22 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Assembly Fluid Filling Operations) 55 Table V-23 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Assembly Washer System Testing) 55 Table V-24 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Paint Mixing Operations) 55 Table V-25 Remaining VOC Control Technologies (Spot/Assembly Repair Operations) 55 Table V-26 Summary of Recent E-Coat VOC BACT/LAER Determinations 61 Table V-27 Summary of Recent Sealers VOC BACT/LAER Determinations 62 Table V-28 Summary of Recent Guidecoat VOC BACT/LAER Determinations 63 Table V-29 Summary of Recent Top Coat VOC BACT/LAER Determinations 64 Table V-30 Proposed BACT Emission Limits Summary 68 Table V-31 Proposed BACT Operating Requirements Summary 69 4 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina Appendices Appendix A Class I Area Map Appendix B Site Location Map Appendix C Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Application Appendix D Draft Construction Permit No. 0560-0385-CA Appendix E Statement of Basis Appendix F Public Notice of Draft PSD Construction Permit 0560-0385-CA Appendix G Correspondence 5 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina I. Time Line (Permitting Action History) A Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) pre-application meeting was held with representatives from Mercedes-Benz Vans, 07/21/2015 Trinity Consultants, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC), Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ). SC DHEC received a PSD permit application from Mercedes-Benz 11/02/2015 Vans. SC DHEC received a request for expedited review from Mercedes- 11/18/2015 Benz Vans. SC DHEC approved the request for expedited review from 11/24/2015 Mercedes-Benz Vans along with an information request with respect to emissions. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 12/02/2015 Vans regarding CAM for the applicable sources. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 12/07/2015 regarding the 11/24/2015 request. SC DHEC requested and received specific information from 12/09/2015 Mercedes-Benz Vans regarding emissions. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 12/10/2015 Vans regarding SC Regulation 61-62.5, Standard 5.2 for applicable sources. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 12/11/2015 Vans regarding emissions. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 12/14/2015 Vans regarding emissions. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 12/15/2015 regarding the 12/11/2015 request. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 12/18/2015 regarding the 12/14/2015 request. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 12/21/2015 regarding the 12/10/2015 request. 6 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 12/22/2015 Vans regarding complete top down BACT analyses for applicable sources. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 01/07/2016 Vans regarding BACT analyses for applicable sources that had existing top down BACT analyses submitted. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 01/13/2016 regarding the 12/22/2015 request. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 01/19/2016 Vans regarding all top down BACT analyses SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 01/20/2016 regarding the 12/02/2015 and 01/07/2016 requests. SC DHEC requested a complete application (PDF Form) from Mercedes-Benz Vans so that it may be electronically transmitted to 01/25/2016 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Land Manager (FLM). SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 01/26/2016 regarding the 01/25/2016 request. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed a copy of the application to James Purvis and Lorinda Shepard of the Environmental Protection 01/27/2016 Agency (EPA) and informed them that BAQ had deemed the application complete. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed out a copy of the application to Catherine Collins and Sarah Dawsey informing them that BAQ 01/27/2016 was in receipt of and was currently reviewing a PSD application from Mercedes-Benz Vans. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed the letters sent to the EPA and the FLM to Nicole Saniti informing her that BAQ had deemed 01/27/2016 the application complete and that the application will undergo a preliminary determination. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 01/29/2016 regarding the 01/19/2016 request. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed a copy of the revised 02/09/2016 application to James Purvis and Lorinda Shepard of the 7 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Engineering Services of BAQ emailed out a copy of the revised application to Catherine Collins and Sarah Dawsey informing them 02/09/2016 that BAQ was in receipt of and was currently reviewing a PSD application from Mercedes-Benz Vans. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed a copy of the revised 02/16/2016 application to James Purvis and Lorinda Shepard of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Engineering Services of BAQ emailed out a copy of the revised application to Catherine Collins and Sarah Dawsey informing them 02/16/2016 that BAQ was in receipt of and was currently reviewing a PSD application from Mercedes-Benz Vans. SC DHEC requested specific information from Mercedes-Benz 02/17/2016 Vans regarding the economic analyses. SC DHEC received information from Mercedes-Benz Vans 02/24/2016 regarding the 02/17/2016 request. Engineering Services of BAQ emailed a copy of the revised 02/24/2016 application to James Purvis and Lorinda Shepard of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Engineering Services of BAQ emailed out a copy of the revised application to Catherine Collins and Sarah Dawsey informing them 02/24/2016 that BAQ was in receipt of and was currently reviewing a PSD application from Mercedes-Benz Vans. The BAQ placed the PSD Preliminary Determination and PSD Construction Permit No. 0560-0385-CA on public notice for a 03/16/2016 thirty-(30) day comment period by publication in The Post & Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. All appropriate Federal and State Officials were notified. 8 Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC Ladson, Charleston County, South Carolina II. Introduction and Preliminary Determination A. Project Overview Mercedes-Benz Vans is proposing to expand the current assembly processes at the Charleston plant as well as add several new processes, including a body shop, paint shop, and energy center. The expansion at the facility will occur in three phases, as described below.