Sewage Sludge Incinerator 

Information Collection Request 

Webinar January 7, 2009

11:00 am to 1:00 pm (EST)

Amy Hambrick 

Natural Resources and Commerce Group 

US EPA / OAQPS / Sector Policies and Programs Division 

Phone: 919-541-0964 

hambrick.amy@epa.gov
Webinar Overview

n The purpose will be to provide the ICR recipients the opportunity to see an example 

of the data reporting process in EPA’s Electronic Reporting Tool. The recipients will 

have the opportunity to ask questions about the data reporting process. 

n The webinar will cover: 

 ̈ SSI Overview

 ̈ Reporting data in the ERT

 ̈ ERT questions

 ̈ Testing questions

 ̈ Open discussion

 ̈ Meeting Adjourned
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and emission 

guidelines (EG) for Sewage Sludge Incinerators Overview

n EPA proposed new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines 

(EG) for the following other solid waste incineration (OSWI) units on December 9, 2004 

(69 FR 71472) and promulgated final regulations on December 16, 2005 (70 FR 

74870). 

 ̈ very small municipal waste combustion (VSMWC)

 ̈ institutional waste incineration (IWI) units

n EPA did not issue standards or guidelines for SSI units and other categories of units. 

n Following promulgation, EPA received a petition for reconsideration asking that SSI 

and other units be covered under the rule. In January 2007, EPA took final action on 

the reconsideration and concluded that no changes to OSWI were necessary. See 72 

FR 2620 (Jan. 22, 2007).

n In June 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) 

Circuit vacated EPA’s Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator (CISWI) 

Definitions Rule, which defined the term “solid waste incineration unit” for purposes of 

CAA section 129. NRDC v. EPA, 489 F.3d 1250 (D.C. Cir. 2007). The court specifically 

held that section 129 “unambiguously include(s) among the incineration units subject to 

its standards any facility that combusts any. . . solid waste material at all.” NRDC, 489 

F.3d at 1258. 
SSI ICR website

n http://www2.ergweb.com/projects/ssi/ssitesting.html
Contact

For questions on how to report data using the ERT, contact:

Ron Meyers (U.S. EPA)

(919) 541-5407

myers.ron@epa.gov

OR

Barrett Parker (U.S. EPA)

(919) 541-5635

parker.barrett@epa.gov

For questions on the test methods contact:

Peter Westlin (U.S. EPA)

(919) 541-1058

westlin.peter@epa.gov

OR

Gary McAlister (U.S. EPA)

(919) 541-1062

mcalister.gary@epa.gov

For questions on the SSI test plan, test methods,

reporting mechanisms other than the ERT, contact:

Amy Hambrick (U.S. EPA)

(919) 541- 0964

hambrick.amy@epa.gov

For questions on uploading files to the FTP site, contact:

Amber Allen

ERG (contractor support)

(919) 468-7889

ssisurvey@erg.com
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

US EPA Research Triangle Park 

109 T.W. Alexander Drive 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATOR (SSI) WEBINAR

WITH WITH 9 RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)

January 7, 2010 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm EST 

MEETING ATTENDEES: 

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (CA) 

rschmidt@centralsan.dst.ca.us

City of Columbia (SC) 

"'Dove, Ashley'" <acdove@columbiasc.net>

"Cluverius, Jennifer S." 

<JCluverius@nexsenpruet.com>

lnagaraj@columbiasc.net

lmuzekari@BPBarber.com

TFAULK@COLUMBIASC.NET

deeco@deeco.com 

City of Greensboro (NC) 

donald.howard@greensboro-nc.gov

martie.groome@greensboro-nc.gov

Craig McKenzie <cam2@gel.com>

Metropolitan Council (MN) 

Glenn.Giefer@metc.state.mn.us

tom.halverson@pacelabs.com, 

Rolf Krogstad <rgk@pacelabs.com>

Terry.Borgerding@pacelabs.com

Metropolitan District Commision (CT) 

snyren@themdc.com

Scott, Craig <cscott@themdc.com>

jeffrey.jax@metc.state.mn.us

Leigh A. Gammie <gamair@comcast.net>

Wayne Township (NJ) 

androsigliob@waynetownship.com

BOB MCKINNEY <peregrinetechserve@verizon.net>

rcarr@avogadro.net

Upper Blackstone WPAD (MA) 

bwrightson@ubwpad.org

Dorothy_Austin@golder.com

tkwalsh@ubwpad.org
Ypisilanti Communities Utlities Authority (MI) 

KJoychan@ycua.org

EPA 

Hambrick.Amy@epa.gov

Ketan Patel/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Maria Gomez-Taylor/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

Rick Stevens/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

Robin Dunkins/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Ron Myers/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Toni Jones/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Barrett Parker/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Gary McAlister/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Ketan Patel/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Peter Westlin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Robin Segall/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Charlene Spells/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Jason Dewees/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Larry Elmore/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Martha Smith/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Susmita Dubey/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

ERG 

Amber Allen <Amber.Allen@erg.com>

Roy Oommen <Roy.Oommen@erg.com>

NACWA 

CHornback@NACWA.ORG

DominakR@neorsd.org

MACTEC 

PTBAKER@mactec.com

Art Werner <ASWerner@mactec.com>

WCGRAY@mactec.com

SUMMARY: 

n The purpose will be to provide the ICR recipients the opportunity to see an example of the data reporting 

process in EPA’s Electronic Reporting Tool. The recipients will have the opportunity to ask questions 

about the data reporting process. 

n The webinar will cover: 

 ̈ SSI Overview 

 ̈ Reporting data in the ERT 

 ̈ ERT questions 

 ̈ Testing questions 

 ̈ Open discussion 

 ̈ Meeting Adjourned 
SSI Overview 

n EPA proposed new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG) for the following 

other solid waste incineration (OSWI) units on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71472) and promulgated final 

regulations on December 16, 2005 (70 FR 74870). 

n very small municipal waste combustion (VSMWC) 

n institutional waste incineration (IWI) units 

n EPA did not issue standards or guidelines for SSI units and other categories of units. 

n Following promulgation, EPA received a petition for reconsideration asking that SSI and other units be 

covered under the rule. In January 2007, EPA took final action on the reconsideration and concluded that 

no changes to OSWI were necessary. See 72 FR 2620 (Jan. 22, 2007). 

n In June 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) Circuit vacated EPA’s 

Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator (CISWI) Definitions Rule, which defined the term 

“solid waste incineration unit” for purposes of CAA section 129. NRDC v. EPA, 489 F.3d 1250 (D.C. Cir. 

2007). The court specifically held that section 129 “unambiguously include(s) among the incineration units 

subject to its standards any facility that combusts any. . . solid waste material at all.” NRDC, 489 F.3d at 

1258. 

Reporting data in the ERT/ ERT questions/ Testing questions/ Open discussion 

Webinar can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ert/ert_tool.html#v3 

Reporting Sewage Sludge Incineration (SSI) 

Information Collection Request (ICR) Source Tests - 

January 2010 

Webinar recording describing the use of the ERT to document 

and submit emissions test data for the Sewage Sludge 

Incinerator Section 129 Information collection requests. 

ert_webinar_012010.wmv

(WMV 140M, 45 minutes) 

SSI ICR video #2: How to enter the header and point data into 

the isokinetic test methods area of the ERT. 

SSI_ICR_2.wmv (WMV 40M, 

13 minutes) 

SSI ICR video #3: How to enter instrumental test methods 

data into the ERT. 

SSI_ICR_3.wmv (WMV 71M, 

24 minutes) 

SSI ICR video #4: How to enter laboratory data and ancillary 

data into the isokinetic test methods. 

SSI_ICR_4.wmv (WMV 50M, 

14 minutes) 

SSI ICR video #5: How to enter process, APCD and process 

lab data into the Process Data section of the ERT. 

SSI_ICR_5.wmv (WMV 18M, 7 

minutes) 

SSI ICR video #6: Open Discussions portion of the SSI ICR 

Webinar presented on January 7, 2010. 

SSI_ICR_6.wmv (WMV 27M, 

10 minutes) 

Meeting Adjourned 

For questions on how to report data using the ERT, contact: 

Ron Meyers (U.S. EPA) 

(919) 541-5407 
myers.ron@epa.gov 

OR 

Barrett Parker (U.S. EPA) 

(919) 541-5635 

parker.barrett@epa.gov

For questions on the test methods contact: 

Peter Westlin (U.S. EPA) 

(919) 541-1058 

westlin.peter@epa.gov 

OR 

Gary McAlister (U.S. EPA) 

(919) 541-1062 

mcalister.gary@epa.gov

For questions on the SSI test plan, test methods, 

reporting mechanisms other than the ERT, contact: 

Amy Hambrick (U.S. EPA) 

(919) 541- 0964 

hambrick.amy@epa.gov

For questions on uploading files to the FTP site, contact: 

Amber Allen 

ERG (contractor support) 

(919) 468-7889 

ssisurvey@erg.com