Surface Coating Construction
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
Permitting and Engineering Division
Notice is given to the public according to Chapter 10 of Nebraska Administrative Code Title 129 - Nebraska Air Quality Regulations - that the Director of the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (NDWEE) is issuing a General Construction Permit for Surface Coating Operations. Qualifying sources willing to comply with the requirements of the corresponding permit are eligible for coverage.
The maximum anticipated increase in emissions of air contaminants due to the construction of each proposed surface coating facility granted coverage under these permits will be 18.01 tons per year (tpy) of Particulate Matter (PM), 12.28 tpy of PM 10 microns or smaller (PM10), 10.10 tpy of PM 2.5 microns or smaller (PM2.5), 2.29 tpy of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), 6.35 tpy of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), 3.61 tpy of Carbon Monoxide (CO), 49.88 tpy of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), 2.45 tpy of individual Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), and 9.92 tpy of total HAP.
All Counties in Nebraska currently meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for those pollutants subject to a NAAQS. There are currently no Counties classified as being in non-attainment with the State Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) standards. It is the source’s responsibility to ensure no take of threatened or endangered species resulting from the proposed Surface Coating Operations.
The NDWEE proposes to issue this permit based on Title 129 with specific conditions which include the required use of PM emission control devices, limit VOC and HAP emissions, limit powder coating and abrasive blasting usage, limit types and sizes of combustion devices that may be used at the facility, and specify recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
The proposed permit and supporting materials are available Thursday, September 11th, 2025 through Monday, October 13th, 2025 at the NDWEE, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 100, Lincoln, Nebraska, and electronically at https://dee.nebraska.gov. Comments received by NDWEE during this period will be considered prior to the final decision. During this period the applicant, or any interested person or group of persons, may request or petition the Director for a public hearing. The request must be in writing and state the nature of the issues to be raised and all arguments and factual grounds supporting their position. If a public hearing is granted by the Director, the hearing will be advertised by public notice at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
Inquiries may be made at (402) 471-2186 or dwee.airquality@nebraska.gov. Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the NDWEE by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the NDWEE at (402) 471-2186. For further information, to submit comments, or request a hearing you may contact the NDWEE by email “dwee.airquality@nebraska.gov” or by mail submitted to the attention of Air Construction Permitting Section Supervisor, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 100, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521.
The NDWEE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and NDWEE does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in or oppose actions protected/prohibited by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.
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