Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District

To attain and maintain National and State Ambient Air Quality Standards and to insure air pollutants do not pose a nuisance or significant public health threat. Pursuant to the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Rule 201.1 (Permits to Operate for Sources Subject to Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990), a Feder... al Part 70 Permit Renewal has been drafted for Lehigh Cement West, Inc. PERMITTING ACTION: The District issued an initial Title V Permit to Operate to this facility in 2001. The purpose of this permitting action is to update and renew the facilitys previous Title V permit. No significant modifications have occurred to the permit. Once issued by the District and the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) this permit will be valid for five years. PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES: A copy of the proposed draft of the Title V Permit renewal can be downloaded by clicking the link below. Copies of application, draft permits, support documents, and the Districts analysis, and are also available for inspection at the District Administrative office located at: 2700 M Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA. The Districts analysis includes a statement of legal and factual basis for the proposed conditions and references to applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. Federal enforceable conditions in this permit are subject to public review. Other permit conditions are enforceable by the District only and are not subject to this public review process. Comments can be submitted in writing to the District office address or via email at sandovalm@kerncounty.com. All comments must be received by 5:00 PM on July 26, 2021. Members of the public may request the Air Pollution Control Officer preside over a public hearing for the purpose of receiving public oral comments. Issues raised during the public comment period will be addressed in writing by the District before the renewal permit is issued. The permit and all comments will be forwarded to US EPA Region IX and will be available for ...Read More