DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live. DNR’s permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments before finalizing the permits. Submit comments in writing to the assigned permit writer before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period.
Title V Operating Permits
Title V Operating permits are reviewed and re-issued every five years. Facilities with a Title V permit have the potential to emit large amounts of air pollutants compared to other facilities. The five-year reviews are a federal requirement and ensure adequate monitoring is included in the permit. The DNR plans to issue Title V Operating Permits for the following facilities. Find permit details at www.iowadnr.gov/titlev-draft or through the Iowa EASY Air Public Inquiry Portal and then click on the Public Notice tab.
Linn County
Vantage Corn Processors, LLC; 1425 60th Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids.
This application was submitted to operate their existing ethanol dry mill. The public comment period ends on April 12, 2025.
Marshall County
Industrial Energy Applications, Inc. - JBS USA located at North 9th Avenue, Marshalltown
The application was submitted to operate their existing Electric Services facility. The public comment period ends April 12.
Union County
Green Valley Chemical Corporation located at 1284 N Cherry St, Creston
The application was submitted to operate their existing Nitrogenous Fertilizers facility. The public comment period ends April 12, 2025.
Webster County
North Central Iowa Regional Solid Waste Agency (NCIRSWA) Sanitary Landfill located at 2240 Gypsum Hollow Road, Fort Dodge
The application was submitted to operate their existing Refuse Systems facility. The public comment period ends April 12.
Construction Permits
DNR engineers review and issue construction permits to facilities before they build new or modify existing sources of air pollution. The public may review the following air quality construction permits available online at https://idnraqrr.iowadnr.gov/ConPermitSearch or through the EASY Air Public Inquiry Portal and then click the Public Notice tab.
Muscatine County
Grain Processing Corporation, 1600 Oregon Street, Muscatine
Project 24-144, Emission Point 556.0: The purpose of this project is to modify the permit for an ethanol fermentation process by increasing the exhaust gas flowrate and temperature due to the results of an emissions test in 2024. The primary scrubber operating limit is also being modified. The public comment period ends April 12.