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OLYMPI C A I R POLLUTIO N CONTRO L AUTHORIT Y 90 9 Stealer-Kinne

y Rd . S.E. . Suit e 1 • Lacey . W

A 9850 3 

### NOTIC E O F DRAF

T AI R PERMI T ISSUANCE PERMIT APPLICANT : ACTIO N Lasc o Bathwar e 80 1 Norther

n Pacifi c Yelm , W A 9859 8

On Februar

y 7 , 1997 , pursuan

t to th e federa

l Clea n Ai r Ar t and Chapte

r 173-40 1 of

th e Washington Administrativ e Code , OAPC A wil l issu e adraf

t Ai r Operatin g Permi t

(AOP ) fo r Lasc o Bathwar

e Inc . Lasc o operate s afiberglass reinforced plastic s manufacturing plant locate d in Yel

mWashingto n a

t th e above stated address . 

### BACKGROUN D Facilitie s whic

h ar e majo r source s o f air pollutio n are require d to obtai n AOP s pursuant to Titl e 5 o

f th e federa l Clea n Air Act . Majo

r source s o f air pollutio n are thos e whic

h emit 10 0 ton s pe r yea r o r greate r o f an y regulate d air pollutant , 1 0 ton s pe

r yea r o r greate r o f an y hazardou s air

pollutant , or

2 5 ton s pe r

yea r or greate r o f an y combinatio n of

hazardou s air

pollutants . Th e Lasc o facilit y in Yelmi s classified as amajo r sourc e du e t

o emission s o

f styrene , ahazardou s air

pollutant . Issuin g th e draf

t AO P i s afirs t milestone i

n th e thre e part

proces s o f

issuin g aFina

l AOP fo r Lasco . Th e draf

t AOP provide s acomplet

e penni t fo r publi c review . Th e purpos e of thi s phas e o

f permi t issuanc e i s t

o conside r an d documen

t writte n an

d spoke n comments fro

mth e genera

l public , other

agencie s an

d fro mLasco . regardin g th e draf t AOP . Afte

r consideratio n o

f comments receive d o n th e draf t AOP , OAPC

A ca n issu e aproposed AOP . Th e propose d AO P i s th e versio n tha t goe s t o EP A Regio n 1 0 fo

r revie w an

d comment . Afte

r EPA' s revie

w an d comment , OAPCA ca

n issu e th e fina

l AOP . LASCO' s DRAF T PERMI T Th e draf t AO P issued b

y OAPC A fo r Lasc o Yel

mcontain s enforceabl e condition s tha t will assur e complianc e wit h al l ai r pollutio n contro l requirement s whic h appl y t o existin g operation s an

d equipmen

t a t th e facility . I

n addition , th e draf

t AO P contain s condition s whic

h provid e Lasc o operationa l flexibility whil e promotin g pollutio n prevention . Th e additiona

l condition s containe d i

n th e draf t AOP allo w Lasc o th e flexibility t o expan d operations , install ne w equipmen

t an d t o mak e modification s provide d tha t plant-wid e emission s do not increas e abov e existin g emissio n limitation s an d provide d tha

t certai n other

condition s ar e met . One suc h conditio n i s tha

t Lasc o implemen t a n approved Pollutio n Preventio n (P2 ) program . Other additiona l condition s assur

e tha t the ne w equipmen t an d modification s wil

l compl y wit h ne w sourc e regulation s includin g th e requiremen t tha t ne w source s utiliz e bes t

availabl e contro l technology (BACT ) an d no t caus e or contribute to significan

t ai r qualit y impacts .

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### Styrene Source Tes tResult s forth e Lasc o Bathware Facilit

y i n Yelm , Washingto n

prepared fo

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### RECEIVE D

OC T 0 9 199 6 

# OARC A Mr . Jame s A . Wilso

n Ai r Qualit y Control Specialis t Olympi c Ai r Pollution Control Authorit

y 90 9 Sleater-Kinne

y Roa d SE., Suit

e 1 Lacey , Washingto

n 9850 3

o n behal f o f Lasc o Bathwar

e 325 5 Eas t Miralom aAvenu e Anaheim, Califomi a9280 6

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## ZP. 4 Engineerin g Environmenta l Consulting Service s TABL E O F CONTENT S Executiv e Summar

y •. .-.-..-.'. if.'.... : ..... . i i ListofTable s .... i v Lis t o f Appendice s i v I Introductio n I- l A . Purpos e I- l B . Content s I- l I I Sourc e Tes t

Narrativ e H- l A . Genera

l Procedure s arid Equation s H- l B . Preliminar

y Activitie s an d Setup 11- 7 C . Remot e Mixin g Proces s Emission s H- 7 D . TestDa y Activitie s H- 8 U I TestResult s UJ- 1 A . Exhaus t

Stack Ho w Rate s UJ- 1 B . Styren e Concentration s UI- 1 C . Styren e Emissio n Rate s JH-1 4 D . Sourc e Emissio n Factor s JH-1 9 1 . Productio n Dat aUI-1 9 2 . Styren e Emissio n Factor s UI-1 9 I V Conclusion s IV- 1 V Appendice s V- 1

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# 3P. 5 Engineerin g Enviroimiental Consultin g Service s Lis tof Table s 1 Spike d Charcoa

l Sorbent Tube s H- 4 2 Spikin g Calibratio n Flo w Dat aH- 5 3 Summar

y o f Analytical Dat a11-1 0 4 Summar

y of Samplin g Pum

p Calibratio n Dat aU.-1 2 5 ExhaustFlowVorticit y HI- 2 6 aStac k 1 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s , m- 4 6 b Stac k 2 Travers e Dat aHI- 5 6 c Stac k 3 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s UI- 6 6 d Stac k 4 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s UI- 7 6 e Stac k 5 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s JH- 8 6 f Stac k 6 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s UI- 9 6 g Stac k 7 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s HI-1 0 6h Stac k 8 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s IU.-1 1 6 i Stac k 9 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s UJ-1 2 6 j Stac k 1 0 Travers e Dat a& Analysi s UJ-1 3 7 Reporte d Styren e Concentration s UI-1 5 8 Styren e Emissio n Rate s fo r th e Gelcoa

t Lin e DI-1 8 Lis to f Appendice s A Spikin g Dat aSheet s B Vorticit

y Dat aSheet s C Travers e Dat aSheet s D Tes t Equipmen t

Listin g E Calibratio n Sheet s F Lasc o Bathware Productio n Dat a- CONFIDENTIA L TRAD E SECRE

T G Technicians ' Fiel d Note s & Sketche s H AM L Sampl e Analysi s Dat aSheet s I AM L Analysi s Documentatio n Packag e

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# 4P. 6 i engineerin g Environmental Consultin g Service s Executiv e Summar y SAMPL E RECOVER

Y Th e averag e recovery facto r for th e tes t sample s wa s 1.05 , whic h wa s wel l within th e vali d rang e o f

0.7 0 to 1.3 0 fo r

Metho d 18 . VORTICTT

Y & EXHAUS T FLO W RATE S Ther e wa s anoticeabl e amoun t o f exhaus t flo w vorticit

y observe d i n th e te n Gelcoa t lin e stacks . However , th e vorticit y value s wer

e jus t withi n th e Metho d 2 criteria , s o th e stack travers e measurement s were no t invalidate d b y vorticity errors . Th e tota l plan t exhaus t flow rat e fromth e te n Gelcoa

t Lin e stack s wa s measure d a t 127,90 0 dscfm . GELCOAT LINE • Th e averag e styren e emissio n rate s fo r th e entir e Gelcoa

t Lin e durin g th e tes t

perio d were 145. 7 l b styren e per

hour an d 1,221. 1 l b styren e pe r shift . Th e averag e styren e emissio n facto r y o 9°-<• fo r th e entire Gelcoa

t Lin e operatio n durin g th e tes t perio d wa s 0.28 8 l b styren e emitte d per • A " poun d of styren e monome

r used . Th e styren e emissio n facto r for th e gelcoa

t proces s wa s 0.52 6 - > ^ -

> lb styren e emitte d pe r

poun d o f styren e monomer

used , whic h wa s excessivel y hig h whe n ' /6

Ecompare d t o othe

r Lasc o gelcoat

operations . LiEkewise , th e styren e emissio n factor fo r th e barrie r coat proces s wa s 0.452Tbltyren e emiTOd"'perp3imd"6F^ ^ ~> ^£?%,... wa s als o hig h whe

n compare d t o other

Lasc o barrie r

coa t operations . Th e averag e styrene " " emissio n facto r

fo r th e laminatio n processe s wa s 0.20 2 Vo styren e emitte d pe r pounTb7styrciie~ ^ Jo ^ monomer used , which althoug h highe r tha n other Lasc o laminatio n operations , wa s within th e norma l range s reporte d a

t odie r facilities . ACRYLI C LINE Th e estimate d averag e styren e emissio n rate s fo r th e Acryli c Lin e (derive d fro mthe Gelcoa t Lin e tes t data , les s th e gelcoa

t emissions ) were 72. 6 lb styren e pe r hour an d 610. 4 lb styren e pe r

shift . Tn e averag e styren e emissio n facto r fo r th e entir e Acryli c Lin e operatio n wa s 0.20 2 lb styren e emitte d pe r poun d o f styren e monome r

used . MIXIN G ARE

A (e-^ ^ W> / Th e estimate d maximu mstyren e emissio n rate s for th e continuou s an d batch mixin g processe s wer

e estimate d to b e 0.13 5 lb styren e pe r shif t an d 0.10 6 lb styren e pe r

shift , respectively . Thes e wer

e neslisibl e amount s whe n comnare d t o th e stac k

emissions .

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### OLYMPI C A I R POLLUTIO N CONTRO L AUTHORIT Y 90 9 Sleatei^Kinne

y Rd . S.E. , Suit e 1 • Lacey

, W A 98503 Decembe r 13 , 199 6

Dav e Dellarc o Pollutio n Preventio n Projec t Mange r U S EP A Regio n X Seattle , W A 9810 1 Subject : OAPC A Review ofth e Lasc o Stac k Tes t Repor t Dea r Mr . Diellarco : A s yo u know , Lasc o Bathwar

e Inc. , Yelm, W

A wa s teste d fo

r styrene emission s on 8/26

- 28/96 . The tes t

metho d wa s EP A Metho d 1 8 (4 0 CF R Par t 60 , App . A , Meth . 18 , including Sec . 7. 4 alternativ e NIOS H procedur e - NIOS H Metho d 1501) . W e have finished our

revie w ofth e tes t

report , Styrene Sourc e Tes t Result s fo r th e Lasc o Bathwar

e Facilit y i n Yelm . Washington . Th e repor t i s acceptabl e t o OAPCA . Th e styrene emissio n factor s fromth e tes t

wil l b e use d i n plac e o f AP-4 2 factor s fo

r emission s whic

h occu r on or afte r Januar y 1,1997 . On

e copy ofth e stack

tes t (without th e appendix ) i s enclose d fo r EP A (Dav e Dellarco ) an

d one copy ofth e stack

tes t (withou t th e appendix ) wil

l b e maile d t o DO E (Bob Burmark) . The appendb c i s available , chec

k payabl e t o OAPCA , fo

r $27.6 0 (27 6 p . * 0.1 0 $/

p = $27.60) . Emission Factor s - Lasc o Bathware , Yelm , W A Proces s Gelcoa t Barrie r Coa t Laminate s Acrylic Facto r

% 52. 6 45. 2 20. 2 20. 2 Commen

t weighte d averag e Laminat

e 1 , 2 , an d 3 define d a s equa l t o Laminate s

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r review concluded th e following . 1 . Th e qualit

y assuranc e check s fo

r th e stack samplin g equipment , an

d th e stac k ga s velocit y measurement s wer e acceptable . 2 . Th e recover

y factors , which represen

t th e desorptio n o f

styrene fromth e sample tube s in th e laborator

y analysis , were within th e rang e require d b y Metho d 18 . The averag e valu e ofth e recover y factor R ha d t o b e withi

n 0.7 0 <, R A

V G ^ 1.30 . Th

e averag e recover y factor fo r each stac k

wa s within range , except

fo r 4 spike-sample sets . Thes e set s wer e rejecte d i

n th e report . Becaus e ofth e redundancy o f sampling , th e objective s ofth e tes t were no t compromised by th e rejected samples . 3 . Th e measured styren e concentration s wer e adjuste d by th e RAV

G valu e a s outline d in Metho d 18 , t o giv e th e reporte d styrene concentrations . 4 . Th e reporte d styren e concentration s an d th e amoun

t o f resin o r gelcoa t use d durin g th e tes t

were use d t o calculat

e styren e emissio n factors . Th e amount s of

resin o r gelcoa t use d during th e tes t

an d liste d i n th e repor t ar e i n agreemen

t wit h th e amount s observe d b

y OAPCA durin g th e test . 5 . N o error s were foun d i n areview ofth e emissio

n calculations . Tw o typographica l error s were foun

d i n th e report . O

n th e las t lin e of p . H- 6 th e formul ashoul

d read : "Shif

t Emissio n Rate (lb/shift

) = " ; o n p . H- 7 th e secon

d sentenc e should read : "...th e Acrylic Lin e doe s no tinclud

e an y gelcoat..." . Th

e author ofth e repor

t wa s contacte d an

d agree s t o thes e changes . Us e ofth e factor s wil

l include th e Annua

l Emission s Inventory , Complianc e wit h LASCO' s 1 2 mont

h styren e limit , an

d th e Ai r Operating Permit

(AOP) . Sincerely , Jame s A . Wilson Engineerin g Aid

e

cc : Charle s Peace , OAPC A Executiv e Director Mar k Goodin PE , OAPC A Rob Greenwood , Ros s & Associate s Davi d Bray , EP A Rim aDishakajian , EP A Madeleine Strum , EP A Elizabet h Waddell , EP A Bo b Burmark , DO E To mEaton , DO E Bo b Goldberg , DO E Elen aGuilfoil , DO E



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