Quick update today: Recently, we reported that the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) had at long last finalized the Title V Operating Permit for Synthomer’s facility in Jefferson Hills Borough.
Regular readers of this blog may recall that the facility was formerly operated by Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc., and was one of two major sources of air pollution in Allegheny County that had never been issued a Title V Operating Permit by ACHD, as required by the Clean Air Act.
We have good news now about the other as-yet-to-be-permitted major source in the county, ATI Flat Rolled Products, in Brackenridge, which was formerly known as Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge Works.
ACHD recently published a draft Title V Operating Permit for that facility (which is available here) and is accepting comments on that draft through Oct. 22.
Once ATI’s permit is issued, every major source of air pollution in Allegheny County will have had at least its initial Title V Operating Permit issued (many major sources have received one or more renewals of their initial permits).
We are reviewing that draft permit and will keep you updated on what we find.