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# DU N1 8 201 2 DATE :
SUBJECT : Revie wo f Feedstrea mAnalysi s Pla n(FAP ) fro mVeoli a

E S Technica l Solutions , LLC , Sauget , Illinoi s

A i r Enforcemen t an d Complianc e Assuranc e Branc h
TO : Jan e D
. Woolums , Associate.Regiona l Counse l Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l
Davi dOgulei , Chemica l Enginee r A i r Permit s Sectio n A i r Program s Branc h
THROUGH. : Willia mMacDowell , Chie f j/^V \

MN/O H Ai r Enforcemen t an d Complianc e Assuranc e Sectio n Veoli a E S Technica l Solutions , LL C (Veolia) , own s an d operate s three , hazardou s wast e incinerator s a t it s Sauget , Illinois , facility

. Th e incinerator s ar e subjec t t o th e emissio n standard s an d othe r requirement s i nth e Nationa l Emissio n Standard s fo r Hazardou s Ai r Pollutant s fro mHazardou s Wast e Combustors , 4 0 C.F.R
. § § 63.120 1 et
. seq . (th e HW C MACT)
. Thi s memorandu mevaluate s Veolia' s complianc e wit hth e provision s o f 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c)(1 ) an d (2)
. Regulator y

Backgroun d

Pursuan t t o 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c)(1 ) o f th e HW C MACT , prio r t o feedin g a wast e strea mt o an yo f it s thre e hazardou s wast e incinerators , Veoli a mus t obtai na n analysi s o f the.wast e strea m tha t i s sufficien t t o documen t complianc e wit hth e applicabl e fee drat e limit s provide db ythi s section

. Pursuan t t o 4 0 C.F.R
. § § 63.1209(1)(1) , 63.1209(m)(3) , 63.120 9 (n ) (2) , an d 63.120 9 (o ) (1) , Veoli a mus t establis han d compl ywit hfee drat e operatin g paramete r limit s fo r mercury , ash , semivolatil e metal s (SVM) , lo wvolatil e metal s (LVM) , an d chlorine , respectively

. 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c)(2 ) require s th e owne r o r operato r t o develo p an d implemen t a feedstrea manalysi s pla n(FAP ) an d FROM :specifie s s i xtopic s tha t th e FA P mus t address
.

Discussio n
EP Amad e tw o change s t o 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c ) betwee n proposa l o nApri l 19 , 1996 , an dpromulgation. 1 I nth e Septembe r 30 , 1999 , preambl e fo r th e promulgatio no f th e HW C MACT , EP Adi dno t commen t o nth e FA P provisions

. Becaus e EP A h a s no t amende d 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c ) sinc e promulgation , Septembe r 30 , 1999 , th e autho r doe s no t hav e an yreaso nt o believ e tha t EP Aha s ha dan ysubsequen t occasio nt o commen t o n t h e FA P provision s i nth e HW C MACT
.
O nApri l 19 , 1996 , EP Apropose dtha t hazardou s wast e combustors 2 b e equippe dwit ha continuou s emissio nmonito r (CEM ) f o r particulat e matte r (PM) , mercury , carbo nmonoxid e (CO ) , tota l hydrocarbo n(THC ) , an doxygen . Se e 6 1 F R17520
. I nth e preambl e fo r th e promulgatio no f th e HW C MACT , EP Anote dtha t commenter s o nth e propose dHW C MAC T questione dth e availabilit y a n dreliabilit yo f P Man dmercur yCEMs
. Se e 6 4 F R52919
. Th e Agenc ydecide dt o requir e CEM s fo r CO , THC , oxyge nan dPM
. However , EP Adecide dt o no t requir e mercur yCEMs , an ddi dno t requir e complianc e wit hth e requiremen t 'unti l EP Apromulgate d t h e performanc e specification s fo r P MCEM. 3 EP Adi dexplicitl y stat e tha t a nowne r o r operato r ma ypetitio nth e Administrato r t o us e CEM S fo r complianc e monitorin g fo r PM , mercury , semivolatil e metal s (SVM) , lo wvolatil e metal s (LVM) , an d hydroge nchloride/chlorin e ga s (HC1/C1 2 ) unde r § 63.8(f ) i nlie u o f complianc e wit hth e correspondin g operatin g paramete r limit s i nsectio n63.1209
. Se e 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(a)(5). 4

O nApri l 19 , 1996 , EP Apropose da three-tiere dcomplianc e monitorin g hierarch yi ndescendin g orde r o f preferenc e t o ensur e complianc e wit hth e emissio nstandards : (1 ) Us e o f a continuou s emissio nmonitorin g syste m (CEMS ) fo r a hazardou s ai r pollutant ;

1 One , EP Areplace d"th e owne r o r operator " wit h"you" ; an dtwo , EP Aadde d paragrap h63.1209(c)(5 ) t o provid e fo r waivin g th e monitorin g requirement s f o r certai nfeedstream s suc ha s natura l gas , proces s air , an dfeedstream s fro mvapo r recover ysystems
. 2 A t tha t time , hazardou s wast e combustor s includ e three ' subcategories : hazardou s wast e incinerators , hazardou s wast e burnin g cemen t kilns , an d hazardou s wast e burnin g lightweigh t aggregat e kilns

. 3 EP Apromulgate dtha t performanc e specificatio nfo r PMCEM s o nJanuar y12 , 2004 , bu t a Februar y23 , 2004 , lette r fro m Barr yBreen , Deput yAssistan t Administrato r i nth e Offic e o f Soli dWast e an dEmergenc yResponse , delaye d t h e complianc e wit hth e requiremen t t o install , operate , calibrate , an d maintai na P MCEM
. 4 Compar e propose dSectio n63.1210(a ) wit hcurren t Sectio n63.1209(a)
. 2(2 ) absen t a CEM S fo r tha t hazardou s ai r pollutant , us e o f a

CEM S fo r a surrogat e o f tha t hazardou s ai r pollutan t and , whe n necessary , settin g limit s o noperatin g parameter s t o accoun t fo r t h e limitation s o f usin g surrogates ; an d (3 ) lackin g a CEM S for
. .either , requirin g periodi c emission s testin g an d site-specifi c limit s o n operatin g parameters
. Se e 6 4 F R52919
.
I nth e 1 6 year s sinc e EP Apropose dth e requiremen t t o instal l mercur yan d P MCEMs , th e technolog yfo r P Man d mercur y CEM s ha s improve dan d ca n answe r th e origina l criticism s regardin g th e availabilit yan d reliabilit yo f P Man d mercur y CEMs
. O nJanuar y27 , 2006 , EP Aapprove dEl i Lilly' s proposa l t o instal l an d operat e CEM S fo r metals , PM , an d HC 1 t o directl y demonstrat e continuou s complianc e wit hthe-HW C MACT' s mercury , SVM , LVM , P Man d HC1/C1 2 emissio nstandards
. El i Lill ydi d no t an dEvoni kDegussa , it s successo r a t th e Lafayette , Indiana , facility , ha s no t reporte doperatin g problem s wit hth e multimetal , P Man d HC 1 CEMs
. Consequently , w e believ e tha t th e installatio nan d operatio no f multimetal , P Man d HC 1 CEM s a t Veoli a i s a viabl e option

. EP Asimpl yha s t o pus hth e issu e forwar dunti l Veoli a installs , calibrate s an d begin s t o operat e an dmaintai nmultimetal , P Man d HC 1 CEMs
. Withou t pushin g th e issue , Veoli a wil l continu e t o rel y upo nstatement s fro mgenerator s wh o hav e n o particula r interes t i nknowin g th e exac t compositio no f thei r wast e o r eve ni n knowin g tha t th e concentration s o f ash , chlorine , an d th e si x HW C MACT-regulate dmetal s ar e belo wth e concentration s tha t ar e state di nth e wast e profil e an d tha t Veoli a use s t o calculat e ash , chlorin e an d meta l feedrates
. Veolia' s FA P literall yha s a l l o f th e element s tha t 4 0 C.F.R
. § 63.1209(c)(2)(i ) throug h (vi ) require

. However , direc t measuremen t o f emissio n concentration s o f PM , mercury , SVM , LVM , an d HC 1 i s th e Agency' s state dpreferenc e fo r assurin g complianc e wit hthe , HW C MACT' s PM , mercury , SVM , LVM , an d HC 1 emissio nstandards
.

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