RE:Fw:Class I Area Impact Analysis for PSD Permit Application Class I Area Impact Analysis for PSD Permit Application

Dwight Mallory Dwight Mallory to: 'Don_Shepherd@nps.gov' 08/29/2012 02:19 PM

Cc:

Andrew Chew, "'john_notar@nps.gov'", "John_Reber@nps.gov", 

"Michael_George@nps.gov", Patrick Flynn, 

"thormel@mcvehil-monnett.com"

Mr. Shepherd,

Thank you for your reply concerning the Class I area 

screening. I have asked Tom Hormel at McVehil-Monnett 

and Associates to assess the visibility impacts at 

Hovenweep for inclusion in the Additional Impacts 

Analysis. After he has results, we will provide them 

to you and EPA Region 9. 

Dwight E. Mallory

Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator

Resolute Energy Corporation

1675 Broadway, Suite 1950

Denver, CO 80202

Direct: 303-573-4886 X 1165

Cell: 970-302-8620

Email: dmallory@ResoluteEnergy.com

-----Original Message-----

From: Don_Shepherd@nps.gov [

mailto:Don_Shepherd@nps.gov] 

Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:52 PM

To: Dwight Mallory

Cc: Chew.Andrew@epamail.epa.gov; 

'john_notar@nps.gov'; John_Reber@nps.gov; 

Michael_George@nps.gov; Patrick Flynn

Subject: RE: Fw: Class I Area Impact Analysis for PSD 

Permit Application

Mr. Mallory,

Based upon the information provided, our Q/d 

screening method indicates that no analysis of the

project's impact on Air Quality Related Values for 

any NPS Class I area is needed. Please note that this 

does not eliminate the need for NAAQS and increment

analyses as required by the permitting authority. 

And, as noted in my previous email, we would 

appreciate inclusion of visibility impacts at 

Hovenweep National Monument as part of the 

"Additional Impacts Analysis" portion of any required 

PSD analysis.

Don Shepherd

National Park Service

Air Resources Division

12795 W. Alameda Pkwy.

Lakewood, CO 80228

Phone: 303-969-2075

Fax: 303-969-2822

E-Mail: don_shepherd@nps.gov

"the man who really counts in the world is the doer, 
not the mere critic"

TR 1891

 

 Dwight Mallory 

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Subject 

 RE: Fw: Class 

I Area Impact 

 Analysis for

PSD Permit Application 

 

Mr. Shepherd,

Thank you for your reply. The requested hourly 

maximum emission rates and annualized emissions 

derived from the maximum hourly rates for NOx, SO2 

and

PM10 are included below and in the attached 

spreadsheet. The flare is not a direct source of 

H2SO4.

I will speak with Mr. Chew at EPA and our modeler 
about the visibility impact analysis for Hovenweep

and will follow up with you.

Requested Emissions

NOx: Hourly maximum rate - 27.1 lb/hr; Annualized 

maximum - 118.5 TPY

SO2: Hourly maximum rate - 72.9 lb/hr; Annualized 

maximum - 319.1 TPY

PM10: Hourly maximum rate - 3.1 lb/hr; Annualized 

maximum - 13.8 TPY

Dwight E. Mallory

Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator Resolute

Energy Corporation

1675 Broadway, Suite 1950

Denver, CO 80202

Direct: 303-573-4886 X 1165

Cell: 970-302-8620

Email: dmallory@ResoluteEnergy.com

-----Original Message-----

From: Don_Shepherd@nps.gov [

mailto:Don_Shepherd@nps.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:51 AM

To: Dwight Mallory

Cc: 'john_notar@nps.gov'; 

Chew.Andrew@epamail.epa.gov; Patrick Flynn; 

John_Reber@nps.gov; Michael_George@nps.gov

Subject: Re: Fw: Class I Area Impact Analysis for PSD 

Permit Application

Mr. Mallory,

Thank you for the information on the McElmo Creek 

Unit Gas Compression Facility. Our current (FLAG) 

guidance requests that you calculate the annual 

emissions of SO2, H2SO4, NOx, and PM10 (Q) by 

annualizing (multiply by 4.38) the maximum potential 

hourly emission rates of those pollutants.

Please provide those hourly maxima.

I noticed that the site is near Hovenweep National 

Monument, yet i saw no mention of Hovenweep in the 

attachments. While Hovenweep is not a Class I area,

we request that the impact of the flare's plume on 

visibility at Hovenweep be evaluated as part of the

"Additional Impacts Analysis" portion of any required 

PSD analysis.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Don Shepherd

National Park Service

Air Resources Division

12795 W. Alameda Pkwy.

Lakewood, CO 80228

Phone: 303-969-2075

Fax: 303-969-2822

E-Mail: don_shepherd@nps.gov
"the man who really counts in the world is the doer,

not the mere critic"

TR 1891

 John

 Notar/DENVER/NPS

 

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 08/06/2012 04:45 Don 

Shepherd/DENVER/NPS@NPS

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 John 

Notar/DENVER/NPS@NPS

 

Subject

 Fw: Class I 

Area Impact Analysis

 for PSD Permit 

Application

Don: my opinion is to screen this one out. It is 58 

km west of MEVE &

92 km Southeast from CANY. I screened this one out

back in June 2006. the

SO2 emission estimates from the flare have gone down 

a small amount from

29.2 -> 26.7 TPY.

They claimed that EPA Region ( made them run refined 

AERMOD to show compliance with the new 1-hour SO2 

NAAQS. AERMOD show they do not cause or contribute

to a 1-hour NAAQS violation. (Why Region 9 & not 

Region 8 is confusing, its in Utah. Dwight Mallory

has left me a voice mail.

As I said I recommend that we screen this out any 

ideas?

My Q/D is :

60 TPY SO2 + 13.4 TPY NOx + 95.4 TPY VOC = 

168.8Q / 58 km D = 2.91

John

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Subject

 Class I Area

Impact Analysis for

 PSD Permit 

Application

Mr. Notar,

In reference to the voice message exchanges we have

had: I am contacting you in reference to a PSD permit 

application, submitted to U.S. EPA Region

9 on December 5. 2005, for the emergency flare at the 

McElmo Creek Unit Gas Compression Facility, located

near Aneth, Utah. Resolute Natural Resources Company 

acquired the MCU facility from Exxon Mobil in 2006 

and we have been working with Region 9’s permitting

staff to obtain issuance of the PSD permit since that 

time.

You provided comments at the time the original PSD 

application and air modeling were submitted that no

additional modeling for Class I impacts was 

necessary. However, since that time, EPA has 

promulgated new 1-hr NAAQS for

NO2 and SO2, and requested that Resolute revise the

modeling to account for the 1-hr NO2 and SO2 NAAQS.

They also requested that Resolute contact you and 

allow the opportunity for you to review your comments 

in light of the

2010 revisions to the air emissions guidance for 

federal land managers.

The emissions limits of 60 TPY S02; 73 TPY CO; 13.4

TPY NOx; and 95.4 TPY VOCs applicable to the flare 

are unchanged since the original PSD application was 

submitted; and the flare’s actual emissions have 
decreased from the 29.2 tons S02; 66 tons CO; 12.1

tons NOx; and 90.6 tons VOC reported by EOM for 2005 

to 26.7 tons SO2; 45.4 tons CO; 8.4 tons NOx; and

54.9 tons VOC for 2011. The SCREEN 3 model submitted 

with the PSD application estimated near-field impacts 

from the flare operating at 14.83 MMCFD for the 

entire year, or 7 times greater than the average rate 

for 2005.

The results of the model showed that the flare did 

not cause or contribute to a violation of the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards for NO2 or SO2 

that were effective at the time of the PSD submittal. 

The revised SCREEN 3 model demonstrated that the 

flare did not to cause or contribute to a 1-hour NO2 

NAAQS violation, but showed that the maximum 1-hr SO2 

impact for the flare exceeded the interim SIL of 3 

ppb. At Region 9’s request, Resolute remodeled the 

SO2 emissions using EPA’s refined AEROMOD model and

was able to effectively demonstrate that the flare 

does not cause or contribute to a 1-hour SO2 NAAQS 

violation.

I have attached Appendix D of the original PSD 

application, which includes the original 

communication between yourself and Justin Harrison at 

Exxon Mobil concerning impacts to Class I areas. Also 

attached is a map showing the location of the project 

in relation to Class I areas. Please review and let

me know if any additional information or modeling is 

necessary.

If you would like to speak with EPA Region 9 staff,

please contact Andrew Chew at (415) 947-4197.

As requested by Region IX, I have also contacted 

Laura Romin with USFWS to allow an opportunity for 

USFWS to renew their comments regarding T&E species

and critical habitat impacts.

Dwight E. Mallory

Environmental, Health & Safety Coordinator Resolute

Energy Corporation

1675 Broadway, Suite 1950

Denver, CO 80202

Direct: 303-573-4886 X 1165

Cell: 970-302-8620

Email: dmallory@ResoluteEnergy.com

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