The Asheville Buncombe Air Quality Agency has issued Title V Permit No. 11-773-25 to BorgWarner Emissions, Thermal & Turbo Systems, a manufacturer of commercial vehicle turbo chargers located at 1849 Brevard Road in Arden, North Carolina. The permit renewal is part of a five-year cycle and serves to consolidate and clarify all applicable local and federal air quality requirements for the facility.
According to the agency, “The primary purpose of the Title V permit is to consolidate and identify existing local and federal air quality requirements applicable to BorgWarner Emissions, Thermal & Turbo Systems, and to provide practical methods for determining compliance with these requirements.” The permit was prepared following AB Air Quality Code, Chapter 17, Section .0500 – “Title V Procedures” and Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act. Enforcement responsibility lies with AB Air Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and citizens as defined under the Federal Clean Air Act.
There were no public comments during the 30-day comment period that ended on August 15, 2025. Similarly, no comments were received from the EPA during its 45-day review period ending August 25, 2025. The AB Air Quality Board of Directors approved the permit on September 10, 2025.
The final permit documents are available for public review at the Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency office at 35 Woodfin Street in Asheville during regular business hours.
For further information about this matter, Ashley Featherstone, Director of AB Air Quality Agency, can be contacted at (828) 250-6778 or via email.
In related educational data for Buncombe County school districts:
A report shows that in the 2022-23 school year,
– Of senior students taking the science portion of the ACT (2,010 students), about 28.5% met college readiness standards (source).
– For juniors taking science (1,931 students), approximately 30.1% reached college readiness (source).
– In reading ACT scores among seniors (2,010 students), about 41.1% demonstrated college readiness (source).
– Among juniors in reading (1,931 students), roughly 43.2% achieved this standard (source).
– For math ACT results among seniors (2,010 students), around 25.6% were considered ready for college-level work (source).
– Among juniors in math (1,931 students), about 32.7% reached college readiness levels (source).
