Local brief
Georgia EPD takes comments through Nov. 13 on a proposed air permit for Augusta University in Augusta
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division proposes to issue a synthetic minor air permit to Augusta University, a state university in Augusta, Richmond County (application No. 30157). Comments are due Nov. 13, 2026.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Air Protection Branch included Augusta University in Augusta, Richmond County, in its public advisory and public notice for the week of Oct. 12, 2026 (PA1026-2). The item is a proposed synthetic minor air permit for a state university (application No. 30157). EPD announced its intent to issue the permit and posted it for public comment.
What is proposed. The application asks for installing a new natural gas emergency generator. Synthetic minor permits set enforceable limits that keep a facility below major-source thresholds. Notice Nearby left out the facility's street address; it is listed in EPD's notice.
How to comment. Send written comments to EPD by email at Air-Permits.Comments@dnr.ga.gov with "Air permit application" in the subject line, or by mail to the Air Permit Manager at EPD's Air Protection Branch in Atlanta, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. A request for a public hearing must be made before the deadline and should say which part of the Georgia or federal air rules the person believes may not be adequately covered. The draft permit and narrative are posted on EPD's draft permits page (https://epd.georgia.gov/draft-title-v-permitsamendments-other-draft-permits); office visits are by appointment (email ask.epd@dnr.ga.gov).
More information. Issued (final) air permits can be viewed at https://air.gaepd.org/Permits. EPD's general line is (404) 363-7000. The same weekly notice covers eight other Georgia facilities; Notice Nearby's Georgia paper lists all nine (https://noticenearby.com/papers/georgia-epd-air-permit-notices-nine-facilities-comments-nov-13-2026-pa1026-2).
Original source: Georgia Environmental Protection Division, EPD Public Advisory and Public Notice for the Week of October 12, 2026 (PA1026-2) (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/GAEPD/bulletins/42f2b99). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Georgia air permit paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/georgia-epd-air-permit-notices-nine-facilities-comments-nov-13-2026-pa1026-2), the Richmond County hub (https://noticenearby.com/ga/richmond), the Georgia hub (https://noticenearby.com/ga) and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
Notice Nearby is a Public Register listing, not a newspaper, and this page is not Legal Publication. If the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and this note disagree, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division wins.
Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-GARICHMONDAIR30157 · Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
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