PUBLIC NOTICE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AIR PERMIT FOR PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD)
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
FACILITY NO. 106-0010

MONROE COUNTY

On December 27, 2024, Alabama River Cellulose, LLC submitted a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit application for a proposed project to increase efficiency and reliability of the No. 7 Mill and to optimize production. The application was deemed complete on July 25, 2025. This facility is located at 2373 Lena Landegger Highway in Perdue Hill, Alabama.

The proposed modification is subject to the requirements of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations as set forth in ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-3-14-.04. An ADEM-Air Division technical staff preliminary determination indicates:

  1. Best Available Control Technology (BACT) is represented for control of nitrogen oxides (NOX), carbon monoxide (CO), filterable particulate matter (FPM), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5)volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulfuric acid mist (SAM), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), total reduced sulfur (TRS), and greenhouse gases (GHG). In determining BACT, the Department considered the impact of the control technology on air pollutants that may be emitted by the source including those not regulated by the Clean Air Act. A discussion of how BACT was determined is included in the Department’s preliminary determination.
  2. The source is located approximately 215 kilometers from the Breton Wildlife Refuge (a federal PSD Class I area). This proposed project would consume the following:

    Pollutant % NAAQS Consumption
    PM10, 24-hour 4.45
    PM10, Annual 2.14
    PM2.5, 24-hour 18.97
    PM2.5, Annual 7.58
    NO2, 1-hour 13.70
    NO2, Annual 0.67
    CO, 1-hour 0.66
    CO, 8-hour 1.42

  3. The maximum combined pollutant concentration from Alabama River Cellulose, LLC would be less than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The NAAQS are levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency which identify the ambient concentration necessary to protect human health and welfare with an adequate margin of safety.

ADEM has determined that the limitations proposed by the company would properly limit emissions.

The following are links to the preliminary determination and permit application:

Preliminary Determination
Permit Application

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, to the Department’s named contact below within 30 days following the publication date of this notice. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed application. All comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., September 3, 2025.

Aubrey H. White III, Chief
ADEM-Air Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, AL 36110-2400
(334) 271-7861

A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 30-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever it is found, on the basis of hearing requests, that there exists a significant degree of public interest in the permit application.

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act, the Federal Clean Air Act and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination. The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be posted to the Department’s eFile system.

Copies of the complete project file are available for public inspection Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the ADEM Main Office at the address listed above. For convenience, documents that exist in electronic format may be accessed in the Department's document management system, eFile. To view these documents, select Media Area “Air”, enter the facility number shown above as the Permit Number, select Document Type “Permitting”, and press Search. The most recent documents will be listed at the top by default. The Document Type may also be left blank, which will list all electronically available air files for this facility.

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This notice is hereby given this 4th day of August, 2025, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

___________________________
Edward Poolos
Director

Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.