Grays Peak Compressor Station Planned Near Reader in Wetzel County, WV

High pressure NG compressor stations are becoming all too common in northwestern WV

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Thursday, June 15, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
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AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE ~ Notice of Intent to Approve

On May 10, 2023, Antero Midstream, LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to construct a natural gas compressor station (Grays Peak Compressor Station) located near Reader, in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The latitude and longitude coordinates are: 39.580327, -80.700827. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public of its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R13-3610.

The following potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action:
Volatile Organic Compounds, 196.50 tons per year (TPY); Particulate Matter, 10.43 TPY; Nitrogen Oxides, 165.90 tons per year (TPY); Carbon Monoxide, 72.51 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 0.71 TPY; Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 24.89 TPY.

Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate.

The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary determination if the proposed modification will meet all state and federal air quality requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record.

Roy F. Kees, P.E., WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 41269
Email: Roy.F.Kees@wv.gov

Additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application and all other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be obtained by contacting the engineer listed above. The draft permit and engineering evaluation can be downloaded at:

https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Pages/NSR-Permit-Applications.aspx