Emerald Forest Products, Inc. Plant #1

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Emerald Forest Products, Inc. Plant #1

Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) is a health-based permitting program that regulates emissions of toxic air contaminants from facilities based on risk to nearby communities. CAO requires facilities to report toxic air contaminant emissions, assess potential health risks to people nearby and reduce toxic air contaminant risk if it exceeds legal limits.

As part of the Cleaner Air Oregon process, each facility has a dedicated web page to provide communities access to facility information and updates on where it is involved in the process.

Each step of the CAO risk assessment process has a section that includes LRAPA’s communications and deliverables from the facility.
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For additional information and history of the program, visit the DEQ Cleaner Air Oregon website.

Document Type	Anticipated Submittal Date	Approval Date
Emissions Inventory	04/15/2022	4/17/2023
Modeling Protocol	7/5/2023	11/1/2023
Risk Assessment Report	2/29/2024	7/24/2024
Risk Reduction Plan	TBD - if needed	TBD - if needed
CAO Completed	TBD	TBD

Emissions Inventory

For an introduction to emissions inventories and why they matter, please see EPA’s Fact Sheet. A facility-specific emissions inventory timeline and associated documents are linked below.

December 15, 2021: LRAPA calls Emerald Forest Products, Inc. #1 into the program

LRAPA’s call in letter to EFP#1.

March 4, 2022: Emerald Forest Products, Inc. #1 requests an extension to submit their CAO Emission Inventory (EI).

EFP#1’s extension request letter.

March 7, 2022: LRAPA approves EFP#1 Emission Inventory extension request with a new deadline of April 15, 2022.

LRAPA’s extension request approval letter.

April 15, 2022: EFP#1 submits their CAO Emission Inventory by the deadline of April 15,2022.

EFP#1’s CAO Emission Inventory.

September 13, 2022: LRAPA reviews the EFP#1 EI and requests more information

EFP#1 CAO EI Response and Request for More Information

December 2, 2022: EFP1 Submits Revised EI to LRAPA

EFP1 revised EI doc

March 6, 2023: LRAPA Requests Additional Changes to the Facility’s EI

EFP1 requested additional changes doc

March 24, 2023: EFP1 submits revised EI to LRAPA

EFP1 revision #2 doc

April 17, 2023: LRAPA Approves EFP1’s EI

EFP1 Approval letter from LRAPA

Modeling Protocol & Risk Assessment

July 5, 2023: EFP1 submits their Modeling Protocol and Risk Assessment Work Plan (MPRAWP)

EFP1 Modeling Protocol and RAWP

August 24, 2023: LRAPA Responds to the facility’s MPRAWP

EFP1 LRAPA Response Letter for revisal

September 7, 2023: EFP1 submits a revised MPRAWP

EFP1 Revised MP and RAWP

November 1, 2023: LRAPA approves the MPRAWP

EFP1 MPRAWP approval letter from LRAPA

Risk Assessment Report

February 29, 2024: EFP1 submits a Level 3 Risk Assessment

EFP1 Modeling Files

July 24, 2024: LRAPA approves the facility’s Level 3 Risk Assessment

EFP1 LRAPA approval letter for RA

September 20, 2024: EFP1 submits a Toxic Air Contaminant Permit Application (TACPA)

EFP1 Toxic Air Contaminant Permit App

Risk Reduction Plan

If modeling shows elevated risks, this section will be updated when the facility submits a plan to install pollution controls or take other actions to reduce risks below Cleaner Air Oregon benchmarks. The risk reduction plan undergoes public review.

CAO Progress Completed

This section will be updated when the facility completes all Cleaner Air Oregon requirements, including required emissions reductions and permitting actions. The facility’s updated permit will ensure ongoing compliance.

FACILITY

EFP#1 operates a veneer-drying and plywood production facility located at 118 Highway 99 North, Eugene, Oregon. The facility began operation in 1953. EFP #1 operates two veneer dryers, five plywood presses, a natural gas-fired boiler (~43 MMBtu/hr Max capacity) with diesel fuel backup, and a variety of saws and wood-processing equipment. The facility is permitted to produce a maximum of 350,400,000 ft2 of plywood on a 3/8” basis per year. Learn more about LRAPA’s regulation of EFP #1 by viewing their current air permit documents below.

Site Address

118 Highway 99 N.
Eugene, Oregon, 97402

Current Air Permit

Permit type: Standard ACPD
Source Number: 202528

LRAPA Contact

Max Hueftle
541-736-1056, ext. 231

Site Address

118 Highway 99 N.
Eugene, Oregon, 97402

Current Air Permit

Permit type: Standard ACPD
Source Number: 202528

LRAPA Contact

Max Hueftle
541-736-1056, ext. 231

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Facility

Emissions Inventory

For an introduction to emissions inventories and why they matter, please see EPA’s Fact Sheet. A facility-specific emissions inventory timeline and associated documents are linked below.

December 15, 2021: LRAPA calls Emerald Forest Products, Inc. #1 into the program

LRAPA’s call in letter to EFP#1.

March 4, 2022: Emerald Forest Products, Inc. #1 requests an extension to submit their CAO Emission Inventory.

EFP#1’s extension request letter.

March 7, 2022: LRAPA approves EFP#1 Emission Inventory extension request with a new deadline of April 15, 2022.

LRAPA’s extension request approval letter.

April 15, 2022: EFP#1 submits their CAO Emission Inventory by the deadline of April 15,2022.

EFP#1’s CAO Emission Inventory.

Modeling Protocol & Risk Assessment

Emerald Forest Products, Inc. Plant #1 is currently in the Emissions Inventory Step of the Cleaner Air Oregon process. This field will be updated once the facility reaches the Modeling Protocol & Risk Assessment portion of CAO.

Risk Assessment Report

Risk Reduction Plan

CAO Progress Completed

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