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# Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27
- URL: https://down-ballot.info/spartanburg-s-c-city-council-to-meet-monday-oct-27/
- Published: 2025-10-24T22:43:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-24T22:43:55.000Z
- Description: N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County
- Author: Ben Ledbetter
- Tags: State and Local Government, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mary Black Greenway, North Carolina, Department of Environmental Quality, Domtar Paper, Martin County

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Spartanburg's City Council [next meets on Monday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m.](https://spartanburgsc.portal.civicclerk.com/event/452/files/agenda/715?ref=down-ballot.info) at the Spartanburg County Council Chambers.

Agenda items for Monday's meeting include awarding the bid for the second phase of the Mary Black Greenway.

## North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality is [accepting public comments](https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCDEQ/bulletins/3f888cc?ref=down-ballot.info) on a draft Title V air quality permit for Domtar Paper Co. in [Martin County](https://www.martincountync.gov/?ref=down-ballot.info).

The state's environmental regulatory agency will consider all public comments before making a final decision on the proposed permit. Comments or requests for a public hearing will be accepted until Nov. 25, 2025.

The paper mill applied to modify its existing Title V air quality permit, requesting permission to increase the throughput limit of green logs processed in its woodyard from 2.2 million tons per 12 months to 4.4 million tons. Domtar would not make any physical modification at the mill or increase pulp production.

The modification would increase emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to levels that trigger the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program.

As a result, Domtar will be required to implement the best available control technology in its woodyard, including complying with good operation and maintenance practices. Air dispersion modeling reviewed by DAQ found that the increase in VOC emissions is not expected to cause an exceedance of federal health-based air quality standards.

The draft permit includes conditions that ensure ambient levels of all pollutants emitted by the facility comply with emission standards, including applicable health-based standards, beyond the facility’s fence line. The facility would also be subject to recordkeeping and reporting requirements and regular inspections.