LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION

Tagawa Greenhouse Enterprises LLC announces its application submittal to the New Mexico Environment Department for an air quality permit for the modification of its greenhouse facility. The expected date of application submittal to the Air Quality Bureau is September 19, 2022.

The exact location for the proposed facility known as, Tagawa Southwest, is at 1459 State Road 542, Estancia, NM 87016. The approximate location of this facility is 5.4 miles southwest of Estancia in Torrance County.

The proposed modification consists of replacing existing boilers. The estimated maximum quantities of any regulated air contaminant will be as follows in pound per hour (pph) and tons per year (tpy) and could change slightly during the course of the Department’s review:

Pollutant: Pounds per hour Tons per year

PM 10 1.27 pph 2.99 tpy

PM 2.5 1.27 pph 2.99 tpy

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0.51 pph 2.24 tpy

Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 10.75 pph 29.12 tpy

Carbon Monoxide (CO) 7.52 pph 32.96 tpy

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 0.49 pph 3.35 tpy

Total sum of all Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) 60.35 pph

2.90 tpy

The standard and maximum operating schedules of the facility will be 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and a maximum of 52 weeks per year.

The owner and/or operator of the Facility is: Pat Lopachin; Tagawa Greenhouse Enterprises; 1459 State Road 542, Estancia, NM 87016.

If you have any comments about the construction or operation of this facility, and you want your comments to be made as part of the permit review process, you must submit your comments in writing to this address: Permit Programs Manager; New Mexico Environment Department; Air Quality Bureau; 525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1; Santa Fe, New Mexico; 875051816. Other comments and questions may be submitted verbally. (505) 476-4300; 1 800 2247009.

Please refer to the company name and site name, or send a copy of this notice along with your comments, since the Department may have not yet received the permit application. Please include a legible return mailing address with your comments. Once the Department has performed a preliminary review of the application and its air quality impacts, the Department’s notice will be published in the legal section of a newspaper circulated near the facility location.

General information about air quality and the permitting process, and links to the regulations can be found at the Air Quality Bureau’s website: www.env.nm.gov/airquality/permitting-section-home-page/. The regulation dealing with public participation in the permit review process is 20.2.72.206 NMAC.

Attención

Este es un aviso de la oficina de Calidad del Aire del Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México, acerca de las emisiones producidas por un establecimiento en esta área. Si usted desea información en español, por favor comuníquese con esa oficina al teléfono 505-372-8373.

Notice of Non-discrimination

NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning nondiscrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’S non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kathryn Becker, Non-discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@state.nm.us. You may also visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/ non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

09/16/2022