NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TITLE V PERMIT TO OPERATE Take notice that the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) proposes to issue an Air Construction Permit (ACP) and reissue an Air Pollution Control Operating Permit (AOP) to Great River Energy (GRE) for operation of the Spiritwood Station in accordance with the ND Air Pollution Control Rules.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
TITLE V PERMIT TO OPERATE
Take notice that the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) proposes to issue an Air Construction Permit (ACP) and reissue an Air Pollution Control Operating Permit (AOP) to Great River Energy (GRE) for operation of the Spiritwood Station in accordance with the ND Air Pollution Control Rules. The facility is a combined heat and power generating plant located at 3366 - 93rd Avenue SE, Spiritwood, ND in Stutsman County. The Great River Energy mailing address is 12300 Elm Creek Boulevard, Maple Grove, MN 55369-4718. The ACP project revises an averaging period for an existing emission limit and does include the construction/modification/reconstruction of any equipment. The draft AOP incorporates ACP-18010 v1.0 and there are no changes in potential emissions.
Preliminary evaluations made by Department staff indicate that the ACP changes will comply with all applicable Air Pollution Control Rules and there will be no significant detrimental effects to air quality.
A thirty-day public comment period for the draft ACP and draft AOP will begin March 25, 2021 and end April 23, 2021. Direct comments in writing to the NDDEQ, Division of Air Quality, 918 E Divide Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501-1947 or email AirQuality@nd.gov, Re: Public Comment Permit Number AOP-28361 and/or ACP-18010 v1.0. Please note that, to be considered, comments submitted by email must be sent to the email address listed; comments sent to any other email address will not be considered. Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. central time on the last day of the public comment period to be considered in the final permit determination. A public hearing regarding issuance of the permit will be held if a significant degree of public interest exists as determined by the NDDEQ. Requests for a public hearing must be received in writing by the NDDEQ before the end of the public comment period.
The notice, Department analysis, draft permits, statement of basis and application are available for review at the NDDEQ address or at the Division of Air Quality website, at https://deq.nd.gov/AQ/PublicCom.aspx. A copy of these documents may be obtained by writing to the Division of Air Quality or contacting Kyla Schneider at (701) 328-5218 or emailing kkschneider@nd.gov.
Dated this 16th day of March 2021.
James L. Semerad
Director
Division of Air Quality
(March 24, 2021)2880598