Seneca Sawmill Company
Cleaner Air Oregon ProfileSeneca Sawmill Company
Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) is a health-based permitting program that regulates emissions of toxic air contaminants from facilities based on risk to nearby communities. CAO requires facilities to report toxic air contaminant emissions, assess potential health risks to people nearby and reduce toxic air contaminant risk if it exceeds legal limits.
As part of the Cleaner Air Oregon process, each facility has a dedicated web page to provide communities access to facility information and updates on where it is involved in the process.
- Each step of the CAO risk assessment process has a section that includes LRAPA's communications and deliverables from the facility.
- A color-coded graphic shows where a facility is in the Cleaner Air Oregon Process.
- For additional information and history of the program, visit the DEQ Cleaner Air Oregon website.
| Document Type | Anticipated Submittal Date | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions Inventory | 01/15/2024 | 02/23/2024 |
| Modeling Protocol | 02/12/2024 | 03/19/2024 |
| Risk Assessment Report | 02/12/2024 | 03/22/2024 |
| Risk Reduction Plan | Not Required | Not Required |
| CAO Completed | 06/13/2024 | 08/01/2024 |
Emissions Inventory
For an introduction to emissions inventories and why they matter, please see EPA’s Fact Sheet. A facility-specific emissions inventory timeline and associated documents are linked below.
January 2, 2024: LRAPA provides call in letter to Seneca Sawmill Company into the program.
January 15, 2024: Application for a permit modification and CAO emission inventory submitted
- Seneca Sawmill Permit Modification Type3 Request
- Application for a permit modification and CAO emission inventory
February 23, 2024: Emission inventory approved on 2/23/2024. Originally submitted on 1/15/2024 with final version submitted on 2/22/2024.
Modeling Protocol & Risk Assessment
March 22, 2024: Modeling Protocol / Risk Assessment Work Plan approved. Original MP/RAWP submitted on 2/12/2024 and final version submitted on 3/19/2024.
Risk Assessment Report
April 12, 2024: Level 3 Risk Assessment approved. Original Level 3 Risk Assessment submitted on 4/1/2024.
Risk Reduction Plan
The Seneca Sawmill Company does not require a risk reduction plan as modeling confirms risks are below the Cleaner Air Oregon Risk Action Level (RAL) benchmarks.
CAO Progress Completed
Seneca Sawmill Company has completed the CAO process. The permit for the facility, which contains CAO conditions for demonstrating compliance with the established risk limits, can be found by clicking here.
The review report for the facility, which details the Level 3 Risk Assessment model inputs and the Risk Assessment results, can be found by clicking here.
FACILITY
Seneca Sawmill Company operates a lumber manufacturing facility located at 90201 Highway 99 North in Eugene, Oregon. The facility processes logs into dimensional lumber products using sawmill and planning equipment. The facility currently has the capacity to produce 270 million board feet of lumber per year. Learn more about LRAPA's regulation of Seneca Sawmill Company by viewing their current air permits.
Site Address
90201 Highway 99 N.
Eugene, Oregon, 97402
Current Air Permit
Permit type: Title V
Source Number: 207459
LRAPA Contact
Skyler Dean
541-736-1056, ext. 250