Volume 43 - Issue 23 - June 6, 2024
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Proposed Kansas Air Quality Class II Operating Permit
Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is soliciting comments regarding a proposed air quality operating permit. Merit Energy Company, LLC – WENU Tank Central Battery has applied for a Class II Operating permit in accordance with the provisions of K.A.R. 28-19-540. Emissions of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) were evaluated during the permit review process. The purpose of a Class II permit is to limit the potential-to-emit for these pollutants to below major source thresholds.
Merit Energy Company, LLC – WENU Tank Central Battery, 13727 Noel Rd., Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75240, owns and operates a facility that receives natural gas and fluids from wells, which is then separated using heater treaters. Gas stream is routed to sales line; crude oil is routed to storage tanks; produced water is routed to storage tanks, located at Section 4, Township 28S, Range 34W, Sublette, Haskell County, KS 67880.
A copy of the proposed permit, permit application, all supporting documentation, and all information relied upon during the permit application review process are available for public review, from the date of publication, during normal business hours, at the KDHE, Bureau of Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. Also, a copy of the proposed permit only can be reviewed at the Southwest District Office, 313 Oklahoma Terr., Ulysses, KS 67880. To obtain or review the proposed permit and supporting documentation, contact Meaghan Conant at the central office of KDHE at 785-296-8142, or Ethel Evans at the Southwest District Office at 620-356-1075. The standard departmental cost will be assessed for any copies requested. The proposed permit, accompanied with supporting information, is available, free of charge, at the KDHE BOA Public Notice website at http://www.kdheks.gov/413/Public-Notices.
Please direct written comments or questions regarding the proposed permit to Meaghan Conant, KDHE, BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. In order to be considered in formulating a final permit decision, written comments must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2024.
A person may request a public hearing be held on the proposed permit. The request for a public hearing shall be in writing and set forth the basis for the request. The written request must be submitted to Meaghan Conant, KDHE, BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, no later than 12:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2024, in order for the Secretary of Health and Environment to consider the request.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a 45-day review period, which will start concurrently with the public comment period, within which to object to the proposed permit. If the EPA has not objected in writing to the issuance of the permit within the 45-day review period, any person may petition the administrator of the EPA to review the permit. The 60-day public petition period will directly follow the EPA’s 45-day review period. Interested parties may contact KDHE to determine if the EPA’s 45-day review period has been waived.
Any such petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided for in this notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such period. Contact Keith Johnson, U.S. EPA, Region 7, Air Permitting and Compliance Branch, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, 913-551-7960, to determine when the 45-day EPA review period ends and the 60-day petition period commences.
The preceding notice refers to the air permit for Merit Energy Company, LLC – WENU Tank Central Battery located at Section 4, Township 28S, Range 34W, Sublette, Haskell County, KS 67880. If you want more information or you have other questions, please contact the KDHE Non-Discrimination coordinator and call 785-296-5156 or send an email to: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov. [El aviso anterior se refiere al permiso de aire para Merit Energy Company, LLC – WENU Tank Central Battery ubicado en Section 4, Township 28S, Range 34W, Sublette, Haskell County, KS 67880. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación de KDHE y llame al 785-296-5156 o envíe un correo electrónico a: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.]
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment
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