Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management - Air Permit

We invite you to comment on the draft air quality permit for Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management.

Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management in Alexandria combusts municipal solid waste to produce steam.

The draft permit reissues the facility’s air quality permit and does not authorize any construction or new emissions. The draft air permit limits particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and several hazardous air pollutant emissions from the waste combustors and requires testing, monitoring, and recordkeeping for the waste combustion units and associated control equipment.

An air quality operating permit is required for certain existing facilities or the construction of new facilities that have the potential to emit a significant level of any regulated pollutant. The permit includes all requirements for operation and procedures, applicable rules, emission standards, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. If additional conditions change and modifications are necessary, the MPCA may review and amend the permit.