KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

Kent State University (Kent State), Kent, Ohio, owned and operated a heating plant for the purpose of providing heat and cooling for the university. This heating plant consisted of two coal-fired boilers (B001 and B004) and one natural gas-fired boiler (B002). B001 and B004 had a rated heat capacity of 97 mmBtu/hr and 50 mmBtu/hr respectively. B002 had a rated heat capacity of 143 mmBtu/hr. B007 has a rated heat capacity of 121 mmBtu/hr. Each boiler had its own stack. On January 4, 1999, construction on another natural gas-fired boiler (B007) was completed and it began operation. Since that time another boiler, B006, has been constructed at another site on campus and B007 has been moved to that site. Coal-fired boilers B001 and B004 have been decommissioned and natural gas-fired boiler B002 has been placed on standby. According to the federally approved Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) and the permits issued to Kent State by the State of Ohio, the heating plant was required to meet various emissions limitations and abide by various operational standards. Specifically, the facility was required to maintain visible emissions below 20% opacity and to limit particulate emissions (PM) to 0.18 pounds per million BTU. The facility was also required to maintain certain parameters on its baghouse. Additionally, the facility was required to record opacity readings, maintain certain baghouse parameters and perform emissions testing within a specified time period. The