UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 5 

77 West Jackso n Boulevar d 

CHICAGO, I L 60604 

DUN 1 8 2012 DATE: 

SUBJECT: Review o f Feedstrea m Analysi s Pla n (FAP) fro m Veoli a 

ES Technica l Solutions , LLC, Sauget, Illinoi s 

A i r Enforcement and Complianc e Assuranc e Branc h 

TO: Jane D. Woolums, Associate.Regiona l Counse l 

Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l 

Davi d Ogulei , Chemica l Enginee r 

A i r Permit s Sectio n 

A i r Programs Branc h 

THROUGH.: Willia m MacDowell , Chie f j/^V \ 

MN/OH Ai r Enforcemen t and Complianc e Assuranc e Sectio n 

Veoli a ES Technica l Solutions , LLC (Veolia) , owns and operate s 

three , hazardou s waste incinerator s a t it s Sauget, Illinois , 

facility . The incinerator s ar e subjec t t o th e emissio n 

standard s and othe r requirement s i n th e Nationa l Emissio n 

Standard s fo r Hazardous Ai r Pollutant s fro m Hazardous Waste 

Combustors, 40 C.F.R. §§ 63.1201 et . seq . (the HWC MACT). Thi s 

memorandum evaluate s Veolia' s complianc e wit h th e provision s o f 

40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c)(1 ) and (2) . 

Regulatory Background 

Pursuan t t o 40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c)(1 ) o f th e HWC MACT, prio r t o 

feedin g a waste strea m t o any o f it s thre e hazardou s waste 

incinerators , Veoli a must obtai n an analysi s o f the.wast e strea m 

tha t i s sufficien t t o document complianc e wit h th e applicabl e 

fee d rat e limit s provide d by thi s section . Pursuan t t o 40 

C.F.R. §§ 63.1209(1)(1) , 63.1209(m)(3), 63.1209 (n) (2) , and 

63.1209 (o) (1) , Veoli a must establis h and comply wit h fee d rat e 

operatin g paramete r limit s fo r mercury , ash , semivolatil e metal s 

(SVM), low volatil e metal s (LVM), and chlorine , respectively . 

40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c)(2 ) require s th e owner o r operato r t o 

develo p and implement a feedstrea m analysi s pla n (FAP) and 

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specifie s s i x topic s tha t th e FAP must address . 

Discussion 

EPA made two changes t o 40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c) between 

proposa l on Apri l 19, 1996, and promulgation. 1 I n th e 

September 30, 1999, preamble fo r th e promulgatio n o f th e HWC 

MACT, EPA di d no t comment on th e FAP provisions . Because EPA 

h as no t amended 40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c) sinc e promulgation , 

September 30, 1999, th e autho r does no t have any reaso n t o 

believ e tha t EPA has had any subsequent occasio n t o comment on 

t h e FAP provision s i n th e HWC MACT. 

On Apri l 19, 1996, EPA propose d tha t hazardou s waste 

combustors 2 be equippe d wit h a continuou s emissio n monito r (CEM) 

f o r particulat e matte r (PM), mercury , carbo n monoxide (CO) , 

tota l hydrocarbo n (THC) , and oxygen. See 61 FR 17520. I n th e 

preambl e fo r th e promulgatio n o f th e HWC MACT, EPA note d tha t 

commenters on th e propose d HWC MACT questione d th e availabilit y 

a nd reliabilit y o f PM and mercur y CEMs. See 64 FR 52919. The 

Agency decide d t o requir e CEMs fo r CO, THC, oxygen and PM. 

However, EPA decide d t o not requir e mercur y CEMs, and di d no t 

requir e complianc e wit h th e requiremen t 'unti l EPA promulgate d 

t h e performanc e specification s fo r PM CEM.3 EPA di d explicitl y 

stat e tha t an owner o r operato r may petitio n th e Administrato r 

t o use CEMS fo r complianc e monitorin g fo r PM, mercury, 

semivolatil e metal s (SVM), low volatil e metal s (LVM), and 

hydroge n chloride/chlorin e gas (HC1/C12 ) under § 63.8(f ) i n lie u 

o f complianc e wit h th e correspondin g operatin g paramete r limit s 

i n sectio n 63.1209. See 40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(a)(5). 4 

On Apri l 19, 1996, EPA propose d a three-tiere d complianc e 

monitorin g hierarch y i n descendin g orde r o f preferenc e t o ensur e 

complianc e wit h th e emissio n standards : (1) Use o f a continuou s 

emissio n monitorin g system (CEMS) fo r a hazardou s ai r pollutant ; 

1 One, EPA replace d "the owner or operator " wit h "you"; and two, EPA added 

paragraph 63.1209(c)(5) t o provid e fo r waivin g th e monitorin g requirements 

f o r certai n feedstreams such as natura l gas, process air , and feedstreams 

from vapor recover y systems. 

2 At tha t time, hazardous waste combustors includ e three' subcategories: 

hazardous waste incinerators , hazardous waste burnin g cement kilns , and 

hazardous waste burnin g lightweigh t aggregate kilns . 

3 EPA promulgated tha t performance specificatio n fo r PM CEMs on January 12, 

2004, but a February 23, 2004, lette r from Barr y Breen, Deputy Assistan t 

Administrato r i n the Offic e of Soli d Waste and Emergency Response, delayed 

t he compliance wit h the requirement t o install , operate, calibrate , and 

maintai n a PM CEM. 

4 Compare proposed Sectio n 63.1210(a) wit h curren t Sectio n 63.1209(a). 

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(2) absen t a CEMS fo r tha t hazardou s ai r pollutant , use o f a 

CEMS fo r a surrogat e o f tha t hazardou s ai r pollutan t and, when 

necessary , settin g limit s on operatin g parameter s t o accoun t fo r 

t he limitation s o f usin g surrogates ; and (3) lackin g a CEMS for . 

.either , requirin g periodi c emission s testin g and site-specifi c 

limit s on operatin g parameters . See 64 FR 52919. 

I n th e 16 year s sinc e EPA propose d th e requiremen t t o 

instal l mercur y and PM CEMs, th e technolog y fo r PM and mercur y 

CEMs has improve d and can answer th e origina l criticism s 

regardin g th e availabilit y and reliabilit y o f PM and mercur y 

CEMs. On Januar y 27, 2006, EPA approve d El i Lilly' s proposa l t o 

instal l and operat e CEMS fo r metals , PM, and HC1 t o directl y 

demonstrat e continuou s complianc e wit h the-HWC MACT's mercury , 

SVM, LVM, PM and HC1/C12 emissio n standards . El i Lill y di d no t 

and Evoni k Degussa, it s successo r a t th e Lafayette , Indiana , 

facility , has no t reporte d operatin g problem s wit h th e 

multimetal , PM and HC1 CEMs. Consequently , we believ e tha t th e 

installatio n and operatio n o f multimetal , PM and HC1 CEMs a t 

Veoli a i s a viabl e option . EPA simpl y has t o push th e issu e 

forwar d unti l Veoli a installs , calibrate s and begin s t o operat e 

and maintai n multimetal , PM and HC1 CEMs. 

Withou t pushin g th e issue , Veoli a wil l continu e t o rel y 

upon statement s fro m generator s who have no particula r interes t 

i n knowing th e exac t compositio n o f thei r waste o r even i n 

knowing tha t th e concentration s o f ash , chlorine , and th e si x 

HWC MACT-regulate d metal s ar e below th e concentration s tha t ar e 

state d i n th e waste profil e and tha t Veoli a uses t o calculat e 

ash , chlorin e and meta l feedrates . Veolia' s FAP literall y has 

a l l o f th e element s tha t 40 C.F.R. § 63.1209(c)(2)(i ) throug h 

(vi ) require . However, direc t measurement o f emissio n 

concentration s o f PM, mercury, SVM, LVM, and HC1 i s th e Agency's 

state d preferenc e fo r assurin g complianc e wit h the, HWC MACT's 

PM, mercury , SVM, LVM, and HC1 emissio n standards . 

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