PUBLIC NOTICE | Proposed Air Quality Renewal Permit for the Drake Cement Plant in Paulden

ADEQ proposes to issue Air Quality Control Renewal Permit Number 93430 to Drake Cement, LLC for continued operation of the Drake Cement Plant, a Portland cement plant located in Paulden, Yavapai County, Arizona. The facility is subject to the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act, Code of Federal Regulations, Arizona Revised Statutes 49-426, and the Arizona Administrative Code, Title 18, Chapter 2. The facility emits the following air contaminant: coarse particulate matter with diameters 10 micrometers or less (PM₁₀), fine particulate matter with diameters 2.5 micrometers or less (PM_2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), carbon monoxide (CO) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

Permittee

Drake Cement, LLC

Facility Location

Drake Cement - Drake Road Site
21803 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 220
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Permit Type

Class I Air Quality Permit

Review Documents

Original Published Public Notice | View >
Draft Permit | View > 
Draft Technical Support Document | View >
Permit Application | View >

You may also review the above documentation in person at the Chino Valley Town Clerk's Office (202 N. State Route 89 in Chino Valley, AZ 86323) or at the ADEQ Record Center | Learn How >

Public Comment Period

Dates: April 20, 2022 – May 19, 2022

Comments may be submitted as follows:
     Email | Send Email >  
     Mail (Must be postmarked or received by May 19, 2022):

       ADEQ
       Mike Sonenberg
       Facilities Emissions Control Section
       1110 W. Washington St.
       Phoenix, AZ  85007

People who file comments on the permit will have the right to appeal the final decision as an appealable agency action to the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH) pursuant to §41.1092.03, and the appeal must be filed within 30 days after the issuance of the final decision. The OAH may sustain, modify or reverse the final decision.

EPA Petition Process

This permit is subject to review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to 40 CFR 70.8 and Arizona Administrative Code R18-2-307. If EPA does not object to the issuance of this permit, you may petition to EPA within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day review period. A petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such period. Any person who petitions to EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70.8(d) shall notify ADEQ by certified mail within 10 days after such petition.

Comments may be submitted to EPA according to the process for Title V Petitions | Learn More >