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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jim
Eddinger,
EPA/
ESD
FROM:
Roy
Oommen,
ERG/
MOR
DATE:
November
18,
2003
SUBJECT:
Summary
of
June
6,
2003
Site
Visit
to
Craven
County
Wood
Energy,
L.
P.

U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
conducted
a
site
visit
to
the
Craven
County
Wood
Energy,
L.
P.
located
in
New
Bern,
North
Carolina
to
assess
types
of
fuels
burned
in
the
on­
site
boiler.
The
EPA
was
represented
by
Jim
Eddinger
and
the
EPA
contractor.
Craven
County
Wood
Energy
was
represented
by
Wade
Bennett
(
plant
manager),
Ray
Bonner
(
operations
manager),
Jim
Wellborn
(
fuel
procurement)

Mr.
Eddinger
provided
background
information
on
the
boiler
MACT
standard.
Craven
County
Wood
Energy
representatives
then
provided
the
following
information:

°
The
facility
obtains
biofuel
from
approximately
150­
160
suppliers,
but
the
list
is
constantly
changing.

°
The
primary
types
of
biofuel
burned
include
bark
from
pulp
and
paper
mills,
sawdust
from
sawmills,
chips
that
are
by­
products
of
logging
operations,
and
clean
waste
wood
recovered
from
landfills.

°
No
treated
wood
is
allowed
to
be
burned.
They
are
not
permitted
to
burn
dirty
wood.

°
Biofuel
is
limited
based
on
size
and
cleanliness.

°
Fuel
is
tested
weekly
to
for
fuel
analysis
parameters
(
Btu,
moisture,
ash)

°
The
boiler
has
a
capacity
of
50
MW.

°
The
boiler
has
a
3­
cell
ESP
and
cyclones
to
control
PM.

A
tour
was
then
led
through
the
facility,
including
visits
to
the
woodyard
and
on­
site
boiler.
