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New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Detroit Edison River Rouge Plant - Permitting Information

1. Facility Information

Detroit Edison Company - River Rouge Plant

2. Location

River Rouge, Wayne County
Michigan, USA

3. Distance from US/Canada Border

Within 42 Kilometers

4. Facility Type and Size

Power Plant. One boiler being modified.

5. Sources of Emissions

Converting one fuel oil fired boiler, heat input of 2400 mmBTU/hr, to burn natural gas

6. Type of Fuel

Natural Gas

7. Type and Quantity of Emissions

NOx - 0.13 lb/mmBTU, 312.0 lbs/hr, 335.4 tpy
PM/PM-10 -0.03 lb/mmBTU, 72 lb/hr, 77.4 tpy
CO - 0.11 lb/mmBTU, 264 lb/hr, 283.8 tpy

8. Emission Control Technology

Low NOx burners, flue gas recirculation

9. Date Permit Application Received

Have not received yet.

10. Stack Height and Diameter

?

11. Permit Agency Contact

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.mi.us/aqd/permits/cwerp.html
Contact: Goutama Pinnamaneni
Wayne County Air Quality Management Division
313-833-3515