CHEMTRADE WEST US LLC- Issuance of Authority to Construct
Summary
SCH Number
2026100260
Public Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD)
Document Title
CHEMTRADE WEST US LLC- Issuance of Authority to Construct
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/8/2026
Document Description
This permit action issues an Authority to Construct for an alteration. Chemtrade applied to replace the iron trough distributors and mist eliminator candles in the absorber tower that abates sulfur dioxide emissions from the Sulfuric Acid Plant (Source 1). The proposed replacement is for maintenance purposes and will not affect the efficacy of the absorber tower in abating sulfur dioxide emissions from Source 1.
The proposed project will not result in an increase in potential to emit from Source 1. The replacement of the distributors and mist eliminator candles will not increase the throughput capacity of Source 1 and will not result in debottlenecking of sources upstream or downstream of Source 1. Therefore, the proposed project constitutes an alteration of Source 1, per the definition in Air District Regulation 2-1-233.
Contact Information
Name
Bashar Alwash
Agency Name
Chemtrade West US LLC
Job Title
Plant Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Kevin Perez
Agency Name
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District),
Job Title
Senior Air Quality Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Richmond
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Northern California
Zip
94801
Other Location Info
525 Castro Street, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA 94801
Nearest Cross Street: Richmond Lane
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
(Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(a)).
Reasons for Exemption
The Air District's evaluation and permit action for this application was conducted using the fixed standards and objective measures in the Air District's rules and regulations. Also, the permit application did not trigger Best Available Control Technology (BACT) or Best Available Control Technology for Toxics (TBACT), and therefore did not allow room for differences in professional opinion or judgement about whether the outcomes of this permit action complies with applicable regulations, nor discretion from the Air District to deny or shape the outcomes of the permit action. Therefore, this permit action is not subject to CEQA because the Air District's evaluation is a ministerial action (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(a)).
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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