DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements. We encourage public comments on draft permits, providing help on how to make effective comments. Submit written comments to the assigned permit writer before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. DNR considers public comments before finalizing the permits.

Title V Operating Permits Title V Operating permits are reviewed and re-issued every five years. Facilities with a Title V permit have the potential to emit large amounts of air pollutants compared to other facilities. The five-year reviews are a federal requirement and ensure adequate monitoring is included in the permit. The DNR plans to issue Title V Operating Permits for the following facilities.  Find permit details at www.iowadnr.gov/titlev-draft.

Polk County John Deere Des Moines Works – 825 S.W. Irvinedale Drive, Ankeny. The Title V renewal application was submitted to operate their existing Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing facility (SIC 3523). The public comment period ends Aug. 15. 

Cass County Elite Octane, LLC – 60502 Glacier Road, Atlantic. The application was submitted to operate their existing Industrial Organic Chemicals, NEC facility. The public comment period ends Aug. 15.