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# [fJPq NUNNKOiA'POWER COOPERATIVE,**I~C.** P,o. Bolt 127, Ctntc:r/ NO !>8S30-0127 PhOne: (701) 794-871 1 ,wLTON R. YOUNG**S1~nON**

November 20, 1995


### Mr. Dana Mount. Director Division of 

### Environmentai Engineering North Dakota Department ,of Health 

### PO Box 

### 5520 BiSmarck,· North Dakota 58502-5520 Subject , Permit To Operate No.**F76~09** Permit Revisions Dear 

### Mr. 

### fv10lrt



# . . ' A:syou are aware, MiftonR. Young ' Station, Unit 2 cannot meet Ihe No.**emlssion~iintt** 

### ¢ ­ 3620 IbJhr in · the current**P~imit..** This emission limit was not ·added our Permit until
. 1985. This Iimitation
. of 3820 rbJhr 

### was apparently based upon the original Permit 

### to construe!. application for Unit It was not Minnkoti Power's Intentto have
.. this 

# varue uti1ized in the Permit when'no applicable standard 

### eXis1oo. TIle O.80-tbJmm8TU
. emission limit required 

### bY , 40 CFR 

### 6O · subpart 0 

### is not appllcable.to 

### thiS 

### Unit. 

## As the NO. errnssionshave 

### not**i~sed'** since the plant began operation, the e6mination of 

### this restriction wiD not have 

### any el'fed upon the PSD baseline in North Dakota. Therefore, based upon the above; 

### we request that this Permit restric:6on be etirriinated • ./ There:.fi!§.C2.. 

### eXi,st other

### P~mn~**dis~PC:I~e~~lch** we pelieve,:.sho'!ld be

### correCt:~**~~** .time
.. 

### The 

### present Pennit to operate lists.lloiL1 as:235 MW, Z,5OO1iiinBT01tY 

### fieat
. input and'1 ,714 mmfblhr of 

### steam. . 

### ..unit..2 is listed 

# as 4iO 

## MYY., 4,696 mmBTUItv heat'
. input 

## aoo 3,200 lb.1hr of steam.**~e** 

### 2f!3

_**nomina.Lf:\~~1Q£.~a.nd ..dQ**  

### ..**ru~L ,**  

## . reflect the 

## maximum**c.a~cme:s** o11he units. The foDoWing information was measured ' on 

### " our " Continuous efTllSs i on monitors**dliring~** 

### urge tests during' 

### the
. 

### p8st year: ..


### HEAT INPUT GROSS

. DATE (mmBTUlhrj UNIT 1 5-30-95 3001.6 UNIT 2 5-26-95 6261.6



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Mr. Dana Mount Page 2 November 20, 1995 There has b€'en no changes in the either 

### the 1urbine or the boiler in Unit 1. In Unit 

## 2­ changes h2v€ been made to increase the boiler and 

### turbine efficiencies.. Thes.e changes have not o':1anged the maximum heat input**~pability** 

### of Unit 2. They have a1Jowed for increased electrlcal output from 

### the gBr.lerator and extended hOUrs of operation of the· 

### boiter at higher 

### 51eam loads prior to sCheduled outages.. 

### As the 

## desCriptions at 

### the uniis c:oukj 

### be

### vie~ as Permit restrictions and 

## in**ord.~** tQ



### _ more C!fCUratety reflect the**~um cspabmt~**  of 

## tne-yIJits §s they were**~~i~ and** **;** 

### . o,m;n!!y_are**resfu~;·f~~J?Ut; alla** **ar:e ~~**  

### with 

## to 

## ge;;efjtQr
.. .. output,**we _**  'that 

### Pif6e revised**a~rqJ.ogty.** 

### We**CJ~** 

### believe 

### that 

## the IbJhr of -steam should be efiminated·from the Permit 8B 

### It ls hfghly 

### dependent steam· pressure, .' 

### turbine backpressure, unit 

### load, 

### etc. .

. . There 

### appears 

### to be 8 contrJCt between the 

### Pemit
. condltlons for 

### opacity;**Par ~** **B~1)** • . . and the nJles. 

### The Permit reE1rlctions state that:the limitations apply 

## at alf titnes. ·. . However. the rules (NDAC 33-15-03,-04,4)**~i:Ie** for exce . ptions 

# as dOOS · 4Q 

# ern 60,
. Subpart O. To 

### cb:.rify 

### this, 800 make the Permit 

### reStriction consisteot : With the .rules; 

# we · ask 

## thai the Phrase e-rhis**stand~rd** eppfle!l 

## at aD · times..· 

### be deleted 

### from·the p.ermit. tf 

## you have 

## any questiOns, please 

## contact KevIn 

## Thomas or myself at· (701

### )794-811"1~**·** Sincerely, 

### MINNKOTA POWER**G~PERA** 

### TJVE, INC.

# E:~**·** . John T
.. Graves
. . Environmental Superintendent 

## c:: File: 

### . '01.012 101.014 ·



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