NE Nitro Geneva, LLC
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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 Title 129 - Nebraska Air Quality Regulations as amended September 28, 2022, that the Department is proposing to issue a Class II operating permit to NE Nitro Geneva, LLC for the operation of an anhydrous ammonia production facility (Standard Industrial Classification code 2873) located at 2240 R Street, Geneva, Nebraska 68361. The potential emissions of regulated air pollutants (in tons per year (tpy)) at this facility will be: 7.85 tpy of Particulate Matter (PM), 8.55 tpy of PM ≤ 10 microns (PM10), 7.73 tpy PM ≤ 2.5 microns (PM2.5), 0.3 tpy Sulfur Dioxide, 32.37 tpy Oxides of Nitrogen, 68.03 tpy Carbon Monoxide, 30.43 tpy Volatile Organic Compounds, 2.49 tpy of methanol (largest quantity individual Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP), 3.17 tpy total HAPs, and 84,621 tpy Greenhouse Gases CO2 equivalents (CO2e).
Filmore County meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for those pollutants subject to a NAAQS and is expected to continue in that status.Filmore County is unclassifiable in regard to the state Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) standards and no TRS emissions are expected from this project. No impact is anticipated on habitat for any rare or threatened species.
The NDWEE proposes to issue a Class II operating permit with specific conditions, based on Title 129, which authorizes the operation of the facility, requiring the use of flaring controls, limits the annual operating hours of the emergency engine, and specifies recordkeeping and reporting requirements for New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Subparts A and IIII and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Subparts A and ZZZZ.
The proposed permit and supporting materials are available for inspection by the public Monday, September 22nd, 2025 through Friday, October 24th, 2025 at the office of the NDWEE, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Suite 100, Lincoln, Nebraska, and electronically at https://dwee.nebraska.gov/. Comments received 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 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 David Christensen, Air Quality Program , 245 Fallbrook Blvd Lincoln, Nebraska 68521.
Please notify the NDWEE if auxiliary aids, reasonable accommodations or alternate formats of materials are needed at least one week in advance. Contact phone number is (402) 471-2186. TDD users please call 711 and ask the relay operator to call us at (402) 471-2186.
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 NDEE 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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