1. Name of the facility:
	El Paso Merchant Energy Company 

2. Location:
	Arkona Road, East 2/3 of South 1/2, Section 30, T4S, R7E, Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan

3. Distance from the US/Canada border:
	approximative 60 kilometers

4. Type/size of the facility:
	new electric power generation facility 

5. Source of emissions:
	three combustion turbines (170 MW each)

6. Type of fuel:
	natural gas

7. Type/quantity of emissions:
	•	NOx: 773.2 tons per year (tpy)
	•	CO: 388.6 tpy
	•	VOC: 37.9 tpy
	•	PM 10: 240.9 tpy
	•	SO2: 97.4 tpy
	•	formaldehyde: 3 tpy
	•	total HAPs:  9.7 tpy

8. Emission control technology:
	 •	for NOx control: dry low-NOx burners, and an emission limit of 9 parts per million by volume at 15% oxygen and on a dry gas basis (ppmvd)
	 •	for CO control: proper and efficient combustion practices (good mixing of fuel and combustion air), and a limit of 7.9 ppmvd
	 •	for PM10 control: efficient combustion practices along with the use of natural gas, and a limit of 18.4 pounds per hour for each turbine
	 •	for SO2 and sulfuric acid mist: use of natural gas (low sulfur fuel), with a limit of sulfur not higher than 0.015 grains sulfur per standard cubic foot of natural gas 
	 •	for VOC control: a limit of 37.9 tons per 12-month rolling time period

9. Date permit application received:
	5/21/2001

10. Stack height and diameter:
	•	each turbine has a maximum diameter of 240 in, and a minimum height of 75 in.

11.Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number:
	
	Lori L. Peacock
	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 
	Air Quality Division, 
	Hollister Building, 
	106 West Allegan Street
	Lansing, MI, 48909 

	Tel. 517 373- 7082