THE JAMES RIVER PLANT MANUFACTURES SULFURIC ACID. THE JAMES RIVER PLANT PRODUCES AROUND 86,000 TONS OF SULFURIC ACID PER YEAR AND EMITS APPROXIMATELY 1,100 TONS OF SO2 PER YEAR. THIS LETTER REFERRAL ADDRESSES POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ( NSPS ) FOR SULFURIC ACID PLANTS, 40 C.F.R. PART 60, SUBPART H, AND FOR VIOLATIONS OF 40 C.F.R. SECTION 52.21, RELATED TO FEDERAL PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY RULES ( PSD ) AT DUPONT'S JAMES RIVER PLANT.
THIS CASE IS CURRENTLY PART OF A GLOBAL SETTLEMENT PROCESS IN WHICH REGIONS IV, V AND VI ARE ALSO