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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP201900009 Approval - County 2023-02-10 (2)VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AIR POLLUTION ACTIVITY SITING AND VALUE FORM Please read the instructions for this page for additional information on this form. Sectionl — Facility Information Filled out by Applicant and sent to Local Governing Body. Business Entity Name (same name on file with the Virginia Sm Registration Number. S. L. Williamson Co., Inc. 81805 Applicant's Name: Name of Contact Person at the site: Blair Williamson, President Deming Massie Applicant's Mailing address: Contact Person Telephone Number: 1230 River Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 531-0775 Facility location: 2617 Red Hill Road, North Garden, VA 22959 Facility type, and list of activities to be conducted: Hot Mix Asphalt Production Facility Please provide an explanation of the social and economic value of the proposed facility or activity: SLWCO has had an asphalt production facility in this location on Martin Marietta quarry property for over 50 years. We are currently erecting a new production facility that has the latest technology in asphalt manufacturing. It is fuel efficient and is designed to run on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO). If was our original intent to run this plant on LNG, but the war between Russia and the Ukraine have made the LNG unavailable to the local market at this time. We plan to switch to LNG when the material becomes available and competitively priced. The new facility has been designed with the latest in burner technology and materials handling. We completed a noise study on the proposed facility and have shown that if will be quieter than the existing facility. The project site is located within a Natural Resources Overly District as it is immediately adjacent to the quarry. We have been a good neighbor to the North Garden community and look forward to continuing our production at this site to support our paving operations. We employ over 125 people who live Charlottesville and the surrounding communities. The Martin Marietta quarry in North Garden has the largest deposit of aggregate in the area and has at least a century of fife in front of it. Many of the other quarries in the community have a much shorter life span. It is in the best interest of the community for us to be able to serve the market and provide the most economical asphalt material. Asphalt cannot be economically transported over long distances as it needs to stay hot to remain a workable product. The Albemarle County Eloq)6 of Supervisors approved a Special Use Permit for the facility on January 19, 2022. The approved Special Use Permit is identiffeMhe County as "SP201900009-S.L. Williomsan Replacement Asphalt Plant:' Applicant's Date: signature:A2 G Z 3 Section 2 — Stiltabilltilftirtiff6ktion / Completed by Local Governing Body representative The undersigned local government representative states the local governing body has resolved that: (Check one block) ❑X The location and operation of the proposed facility or activity is suitable to the area in which it is located. The location and operation of the proposed facility or activity is not suitable to the area in which it is located. If the locality believes the proposed facility or activity may be altered to become suitable, attach an explanation of the steps that may be taken to resolve any issues. Please provide any comments the locality may have on the applicant's social and economic value information directly to the Air Permit Manager of the applicable DEQ Regional Office. Please provide any other information the locality wishe Q to con 'der in that submittal. a of Sut ovemment representative: Date: T r prinf na e: Jeffrey B. Richardson Title: C unty Executive County, city or town: Albemarle County, Virginia Instructions for Activity Siting and Value Form Section 10.1-1307E of the Code of Virginia specifies that the Department, in issuing a permit, shall consider facts and circumstances relevant to the reasonableness of the activity involved and the regulations proposed to control it, including: • § 10.1-1307E.2 -The social and economic value of the activity involved, and • § 10.1-1307E.3 -The suitability of the activity to the area in which it is located, except that consideration of this factor shall be satisfied if the local governing body of a locality in which a facility or activity is proposed has resolved that the location and operation of the proposed facility or activity is suitable to the area in which it is located. planation The Department's duty to consider the relevant facts and circumstances for § 10.1- 1307E.3 (as described above) for this application is satisfied by the local governing body completing Section 2 of this form; however, where a local governing body does not respond or complete Section 2 of this form, the Department is required to evaluate § 10. 1- 1 307E.3. For applications where DEQ must independently evaluate §10.1-1307E.3 (i.e., the local governing body does not respond), a showing of the suitability by the owner should include any statements by the locality in approving the siting that indicate suitability as well as significant documentation discussing non -air quality facts relevant to suitability of the activity to the area Process 1. Applicant: Fill out Section 1 of the form and sign in the center block certifying accuracy. Send the partially completed notification form to the local governing body. It should be recognized that while the local governing body may choose to complete this form, it is not required to do so. DEQ suggests the form be transmitted to the chief administrative officer of the locality. 2. Local officials: Please fill out Section 2 of the form. The form asks an authorized representative of the locality to certify that the proposed activity is or is not suitable for the area. Please check the appropriate box and sign the form. If the activity is not currently suitable but the locality believes the applicant may be able to address the concerns making the activity unsuitable, please attach an explanation that indicates the corrective measures being taken, if any. The completed form as well as any additional information the locality would like the Department to consider regarding suitability or social/economic value should be directly submitted to the Air Permit Manager of the Regional Office covering the locality. Any submittal must clearly identify the applicant and facility. Please send a copy of the completed form back to the applicant for inclusion in their permit application. If the relevant local government chooses not to respond, it is likely that the application review process will be extended.