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### II-B-2 3 UNITE D STATES ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y REGIO N V

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### I hav e reviewe dth e result s o f emissio nan dcapacit ytestin g conducte d b yWEPC O o n Por t Washingto nunits' " 1-4 , submitte do n Decembe r 22 , 1988 , Decembe r 6 , 1988 , Decembe r 23 , 1988 , an dDecembe r 23 , 1988 , respectively . Followin g i s a summar yb yuni t o f th e deficiencie s o f th e test s i nmeetin g tes t protoco l requirements : Uni t 1 : 1 . Failur e t o adequatel ydemonstrat e complianc e wit hth e Wisconsi n SI P particulat e emissio nlimitation : Ther e wa s significan t inconsistenc ybetwee nth e particulat e tes t results , wit hth e run s rangin g betwee n.08 7 1±>/1VMBT Uan d.26 7 lb/MMBTU . Thre e o f th e fiv e tes t run s wer e abov e th e allowabl e limitatio n(.15UVNMBTU) . Althoug hWEPC O contend s tha t th e firs t two run s wer e hig hdu e t o turbine/governo r contro l proJiJ.em s resultin g i n shor t ter msurge s i n th e coa l fee drate , n o operationa l dat a wa s submitte dt o verif yth e exten t o f resultan t loa dswing s an dwhethe r i t wa s outsid e th e bound s o f norma l loa d swing s o n the unit . Therefore , i t wa s determine dtha t al l 5 run s shoul db e average dt o determin e a n actua l emissio nrat e o f .18 2 Ib/MyiBTU , i n exces s o f th e allowabl e limitation : Particulat e emissio n Ru n# Dat e rate (lb/WBTU)

11/18/8 8 .26 7 11/18/8 8 .26 4 11/18/8 8 .08 7 11/19/8 8 .12 5 11/19/8 8 _.167
_ .18 2 Failur e t o maintai ncomplianc e wit hth e Wisconsi nSI P Opacit y limitation : < 

### Operatio no f thi s uni t resulte di n severa l opacit yviolation s abov e th e 20 % opacit ylimitation , bot hdurin g th e initia l testin g days , an dth e 5 da ydemonstratio nperiod . Followin g i s a summar y o f opacit yviolation s observe ddurin g th e testin g program :

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Numbe r minute s violatio n 8 4 6 6 5 4 6 Maximu m6-minut e averag e opacity ^ 58 % 22 % 21 % 39 % 20 % 3 . Failur e t n maintai n steamdru mpressur e belo wagree d limit : Durin g th e 5 da ydemonstratio n perio d th e uni t exceede d th e agree d drumsteampressur e limitatio n o f 1,3~ 0 ps i fo r 2 2 hours . Maximu m dru msteampressur e wa s 1,32 3 psi . Uni t 2 : Particulat e complianc e demonstration : Althoug hon e o f th e thre e tes t run s wa s abov e th e a J ' v
. fabl e particulat e emissio n limitation , th e averag e o f th e •e e run s showe d compliance :

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11/10/8 8 11/10/8 8 11/10/8 8 Particulat e 'fissio n 

### rat e (lb/HBTU) .08 7 .05 7 .19 5 .11 3

2 . Failur e t n maintai n steamdru mpressur e belo wagree d limit : Durin g th e 5 da ydemonstratio n perio d th e uni t exceede d tl" ^ agree d dru msteampressur e limitatio n o f 1,05 0 ps i fo r 2 7 hours . [laximu m drumsteampressur e wa s 1,05 5 psi . Uni t 3 : Failur e t n maintai n complianc e wit hth e Wisconsi n SI P opacii- / limitation : Operatio n o f thi s uni t resulte d i n som e opacit yviolation s abov e th e 20 % opacit ylimitation , durin g th e initia l tes t day , and th e 5 ^daydemonstratio n period . Following i s a summaryo f opacit y violation s observe d durin g th e testing program :P. 4

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Numbe r minute s Maximu m6-minut e Dat e violation

_averag e opacit y 11/30/8 8 4 8 28 % 12/02/8 8 3 0 45 %

2 . Failur e t o maintai n steamdru mpressur e belo wagree d limit : Durin g th e 5 daydemonstratio n perio d th e uni t exceede d th e agree d dru msteampressur e limitatio n o f 1,32 5 ps i fo r 3 6 hours . Maximu m drumsteampressur e wa s 1,331^psi . Uni t 4: ' 1 . Failur e t o adequatel ydemonstrat e complianc e wit hth e Wisconsi n SI P particulat e emissio n limitation : Ther e wa s significan t inconsistencybetwee n th e particulat e tes t results , wit hth e 6 tes t run s ranging betwee n .04 3 Ib/MMBTUand .78 2 Ib/iyMBTU . Thre e o f th e si xrun s wer e abov e th e allowabl e limitatio n ( . 1 5 lb/MMBTU) , and a sevent hru n wa s aborte d du e t o a wir e breakag e i n th e precipitator . I t shoul d als o b e note d tha t testing o n thi s uni t wa s delaye d du e t o anothe r wir e breakag e i n th e precipitato r th e prio r week . Althoug hWEPC O contend s tha t run s 1 , 2 and 4 wer e hig hdu e t o intermitten t feedwate r contro l problems , causing surge s i n th e coa l fee d rate , n o operationa l dat a wa s submitte d t o verif ythis , o r whethe r an yresultan t load swing s wer e outsid e th e bound s o f norma l loa d swing s o n th e unit . Therefore , i t wa s determine d tha t al l 6 run s shoul d b e average d t o determin e a n actua l emissio n rat e o f .27 9 Ib/MMBTU , wel l i n exces s o f th e allowabl e limitation : Particulat e emissio n Ru n ft Dat e rat e (UvTVMBTU ) .34 7 .31 0 .13 5 .78 2 .05 6 .04 3 

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11/28/8 8 11/29/8 8 11/29/8 8 11/29/8 8 11/29/8 8 Avg . .27 9 2 . Failur e t o maintai n complianc e wit hth e Wisconsi n SI P opacit y ( limitation : Operatio n o f thi s uni t resulte d i n severa l opacit yviolation s abov e th e 20 % opacit ylimitation , bot hdurin g th e initia l testing day s and th e 5 da ydemonstratio n period . Followin g i s a summary o f opacit yviolation s observe d durin g th e testin g program :P. 5

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Dat e 11/28/8 8 11/29/8 8 11/30/8 8 12/01/8 8 12/02/8 8 12/03/8 8 Numbe r minute s violatio n 13 2 

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### 54 % 43 % 26 % 40 %

Th e desig n rate d capacit yfo r unit s 1- 3 i s 690,00 0 Lb.steam/h r maximumcontinuou s 24-hou r rating , and fo r uni t 4-655,00 0 lb.steam/hr maximu

mcontinuou s 24-hou r rating . I t i s no t kn o n wha t th e maximu

m1-hour capacit yo n thes e unit s is , althoug huni t 3 operate d u p zo 720,00 0 Ub.steam/hr , pea k 1-hour average , durin g th e demonstraticr . period . Arevie wo f uni t operating load s durin g th e testin g programshowe d th e follovir.-

T .anonstrated operatin g load fo r th e 50-hou r .demonstra t • - • period : Desig n Capacit yDemonstrate d Capacit yPercentag e o t Uni t (lb.steam/hr ) (lb.steam/hr ) Desig n Capacit y 1 690,00 0 497,00 0 72 % 2 690,00 0 694,00 0 101 % 3 690,00 0 690,00 0 100 % 4 655,00 0 586,00 0 89 % Unit s 2 & 3 demonstrate d a capabilit yo f operatin g a t desig n capacity , althoughuni t 3 di d hav e som e opacit yviolation s a t thi s operatin g load . Dat a fo r unit s 1 & 4 showe d tha t thes e unit s ar e no t capabl e o f operatin g a t desig n capacity . However , emission s dat a (particulat e and opacity ) fo r unit s 1 & 4 sho wtha t eve n a t thes e derate d level s (72 % & 89% ) thes e unit s ar e no t capabl e o f niaintainin

g complianc e wit happlicabl e Wisconsi n SI P regulations .

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