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Ford Motor Company

  1. Name of the facility:

    Ford Motor Company - Ohio Assembly Plant

  1. Location:

    650 Miller Road, Avon Lake, Ohio

  1. Distance from the US/Canada border:

    32 km

  1. Type/size of the facility:

    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.

  1. Source 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

  1. Type of fuel:

    Natural gas, LPG

  1. Type/quantity of mass emission rates:

    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.

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Stack height and diameter:

    Multiple stacks

  1. Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number:

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

 

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