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Ford Motor Company - Ohio Assembly Plant - Permitting Information

1. Facility Information

Ford Motor Company - Ohio Assembly Plant

2. Location

650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, Ohio

3. Distance from US/Canada Border

32 km

4. Facility Type and Size

Automobile and light truck assembly plant that includes heaters, boilers, air supplies, spray booths, ovens, glass installation, sealing operations, storage tanks and cleaning/wiping operations.

5. Sources of Emissions

B004 – Phosphate heater (20.9 MMBtu/hr)
B008 – Air supply for prime spray booth (CV) (50.0 MMBtu/hr)
B009 – Air supply for prime spray booth (MPV) (50.0 MMBtu/hr)
B010 – Air supply for tutone and repair scuff booth (13.2 MMBtu/hr)
B011 – Air supply for enamel spray booth No. 1 (98.0 MMBtu/hr)
B013 – Air supply for enamel spray booth No. 2 (BC) (98.0 MMBtu/hr)
B015 – Air supply for enamel spray booth No. 3 (DSO) (234.0 MMBtu/hr)
B020 – Air supply for wax and touchup spray booth (MPV) (16.8 MMBtu/hr)
B022 – Air supply for dry off oven prime (12.9 MMBtu/hr)
B023 – Body shop air supply (130.3 MMBtu/hr)
B024 – Trim shop air supply (24.9 MMBtu/hr)
B025 – Air supply for predelivery spray booth (24.6 MMBtu/hr)
B027 – Boiler-carbon wheels (10.9 MMBtu/hr)
K007 – E-coat tank and oven
K013 – Prime booth and oven (MPV) includes spray prime, hood anti-chip and blackout coatings
K014 – Prime booth and oven (CV) includes spray prime, hood anti-chip and blackout coatings
K015 – Enamel booth No. 1 and oven
K016 – Enamel booth No. 2 and oven
K017 – Enamel booth No. 3 and oven
K018 – Wax and touch-up booth (MPV)
K019 – Wax and touch-up booth (CV)
K021 – Final repair booth and oven
K023 – Windshield Glass Installation Process
K024 – Sealer operations including a sealer deck, sealer application booth, and two ovens
P013 – Manual solvent wipe
P100 – Organic compound emissions resulting from cleaning and purging of the equipment associated with emissions units K007 through K020

6. Type of Fuel

Natural gas, LPG

7. Type and Quantity of Emissions

Plantwide Applicability Limitations (PALs)

Facility-wide VOC emissions shall not exceed 1149.2 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide PM2.5 emissions shall not exceed 26.32 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide PM10 emissions shall not exceed 31.32 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide NOx emissions shall not exceed 124.27 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide CO emissions shall not exceed 255.36 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide SO2 emissions shall not exceed 40.33 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

Facility-wide GHG emissions shall not exceed 167,916 tons per year on a rolling, 12-month basis.

8. Emission Control Technology

K007 – thermal incinerator, permanent total enclosure
K013 – thermal incinerator, wet scrubber
K014 – thermal incinerator, wet scrubber
K015 – adsorber, thermal incinerator, electrostatic precipitator, wet scrubber
K016 – adsorber, thermal incinerator, electrostatic precipitator, wet scrubber
K017 – adsorber, thermal incinerator, electrostatic precipitator, wet scrubber
K018 – dry filtration system
K019 – dry filtration system
K021 – dry filtration system
K023 – none
K024 – dry filtration system

9. Date Permit Application Received

A0036592 received on 12-16-2008
A0037427 received on 04-22-2009
M0000486 received on 06-11-2009
M0000487 received on 06-11-2009
M0000488 received on 06-11-2009
M0000489 received on 06-11-2009
M0001745 received on 06-08-2012
A0046074 received on 01-23-2013

10. Stack Height and Diameter

Multiple stacks

11. Permit Agency Contact

Mike Hopkins
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Lazarus Government Center
122 S. Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 644-3611

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Last updated on November 19, 2024
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