Notice of Draft Facility-Wide Title V Air Quality Permit Public Comment Period - Smithsonian Institution - National Zoological Park
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Smithsonian Institution has applied for a Title V air quality permit renewal pursuant to the requirements of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Chapters 2 and 3 (20 DCMR Chapters 2 and 3) to continue operation of the air pollutant-emitting equipment at the facility and to update the permit to reflect newly installed equipment and removal of certain units. The Air Quality Division (AQD) of the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is proposing to issue a permit renewal (No. 024-R3) in response to the Smithsonian Institution’s application to operate all such equipment at the facility. The facility is the National Zoological Park and is located at 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008.
The contact person for the facility is John Michael Bixler, Deputy Director of Facilities Management, Smithsonian Institution, at 202-633-5477.
The equipment to be covered at the facility is as follows:
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Emission Units |
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Emission Unit ID |
Stack ID |
Emission Unit Name |
Description |
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CU-1, CU-2, & CU-3 |
S1 |
Central Heat Plant Boilers 1, 2, and 3 |
Three (3) 20.41 million BTU per hour (MMBTU/hr) dual fuel fired (natural gas and No. 2 fuel oil) Cleaver Brooks Boilers |
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EG-1 |
S36 |
Research Building Emergency Generator |
One (1) 50 kWe Katolight generator set with 75 hp diesel engine (installed 2002) |
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EG-2 |
S37 |
Amazonia Emergency Generator |
One (1) 600 kWe Generac generator set with 894 hp diesel engine (manufactured 2004) |
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EG-4 |
S39 |
Reptile House Emergency Generator |
One (1) 180 kWe Power Systems International, Inc. (PSI, Inc.) generator set with 302 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2012) |
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EG-5 |
S40 |
General Services Building Emergency Generator |
One (1) 200 kWe PSI, Inc. generator set with 302 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2013) |
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EG-6 |
S41 |
Panda House Emergency Generator |
One (1) 200 kWe generator set with 309 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2004/installed 2004) |
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EG-8 |
S43 |
Cheetah Springs Emergency Generator |
One (1) 35 kWe Generac generator set with 54 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2011) |
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EG-10 |
S45 |
Central Heat Plant Emergency Generator |
One (1) 130 kWe Ford generator set with 189 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2011) |
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EG-12 |
S47 |
Visitor Center Emergency Generator |
One (1) 150 kWe Kohler generator set with 228 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2008/installed 2010) |
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EG-13 |
S48 |
Lion/Tiger House Emergency Generator |
One (1) 25 kWe PSI, Inc. generator set with 52 hp propane engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2011) |
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EG-15 |
S50 |
Seal/Sea Lion Area Emergency Generator |
One (1) 200 kWe PSI, Inc. generator set with 302 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2010) |
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EG-16 |
S51 |
Beaver Otter Area Emergency Generator |
One (1) 9 kWe Katolight generator set with 13 hp propane gas engine |
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EG-18 |
S53 |
Greenhouse Emergency Generator |
One (1) 14 kWe Generac generator set with 32 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2012) |
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EG-20 |
S55 |
Elephant House Emergency Generator |
One (1) 230 kWe generator set with 357 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2008/installed 2012) |
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EG-21 |
S56 |
Genetics Emergency Generator |
One (1) 100 kWe Cummins generator set with 153 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 2009/installed 2010) |
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EG-22 |
S64 |
Think Tank Emergency Generator |
One (1) 50 kWe Generac generator set with 80 hp natural gas engine (model year 2016/installed 2017) |
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EG-23 |
S49 |
Police Station Emergency Generator |
One (1) 250 kWe Kohler generator set with 385 hp John Deere diesel-fired engine (model year 2017/installed 2018) |
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EG-24 |
S44 |
Bird House Emergency Generator |
One (1) 350 kWe generator set with 530 hp natural gas engine (manufacture date 12/17/2019) |
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EG-25 |
S46 |
Sloth Bear Area Emergency Generator |
One (1) 100 kWe generator set with 177 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 9/2020) |
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EG-26 |
S42 |
Vet Hospital Emergency Generator |
One (1) 125 kWe MTU generator set with 207 hp natural gas engine (manufactured 9/2020) |
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General Services Building |
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Paint Spray Booth |
One (1) Binks water wash paint spray booth |
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General Services Building |
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Woodworking operations |
One (1) sawdust collector for woodworking operations |
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General Services Building Tanks T18 and T19 |
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Gasoline/Diesel Split Storage Tank3 |
One (1) fuel storage tank partitioned to store gasoline storage tank (3,000 gallon capacity) and diesel (1,000 gallon capacity) and associated dispensing equipment |
In addition, the facility maintains the following miscellaneous/insignificant units:
- Laboratory fume hoods;
- One (1) ethylene oxide sterilizer, not subject to federal regulations, located in the Genetics building;
- Air conditioning and refrigeration operations, including related cooling towers;
- Seven (7) aboveground storage tanks for diesel which range between 60 gallons and 5,000 gallons;
- Welding operations; and
- Fuel burning equipment (as defined in 20 DCMR 199) with heat input ratings less than 5 MMBTU per hour and burning natural gas only including: hot water heaters (as defined at 40 CFR 63.11237) with heat input ratings less than 1.6 MMBTU/hr, small boilers with heat input ratings less than five (5) MMBTU/hr and burning natural gas only, heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration operations [except as covered by Condition II(l) of this permit] including natural gas fired space heaters/furnaces, packaged HVAC units with heat input ratings less than 1.6 MMBTU/hr, and natural gas fired kitchen equipment including dining facilities. These small fuel burning units shall meet the following requirements:
The following is an estimate of overall potential emissions from the facility:
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PLANTWIDE EMISSIONS SUMMARY [TONS PER YEAR] |
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Pollutants |
Potential Emissions |
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Sulfur Oxides (SOx) |
0.74 |
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Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) |
65.69 |
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Total Particulate Matter, including condensables (PM Total) |
8.86 |
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) |
5.65 |
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Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
56.57 |
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Total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) |
1.02 |
The National Zoological Park has the potential to emit (PTE) 65.69 tons per year (TPY) of NOx. This total exceeds the major source threshold in the District of Columbia of 25 TPY of NOx or VOCs, and/or 100 TPY of any other criteria pollutant. Because potential emissions of NOx exceed the relevant major source threshold, pursuant to 20 DCMR 300.1(a), the source is subject to Chapter 3 and must obtain an operating permit in accordance with that regulation and Title V of the federal Clean Air Act.
The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has reviewed the permit application and related documents and has made a preliminary determination that the applicant meets all applicable air quality requirements promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the District. Therefore, draft permit #024-R3 has been prepared.
The application, the draft permit, and all other materials submitted by the applicant [except those entitled to confidential treatment under 20 DCMR 301.1(c)] considered in making this preliminary determination are available for public review during normal business hours at the offices of the Department of Energy and Environment, 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20002. Copies of the draft permit and related Fact Sheet and Statement of Basis are available in the attachments section below.
A public hearing on this permitting action will not be held unless DOEE has received a request for such a hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Interested parties may also submit written comments on the permitting action.
Comments on the draft permit and any request for a public hearing should be addressed to:
Stephen S. Ours Chief, Permitting Branch - Air Quality Division
Department of Energy and Environment 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20002
No comments or hearing requests submitted after June 6, 2022 will be accepted.
For more information, please contact Olivia Achuko at (202) 535-2997 or [email protected].
