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Keith Stephens, Ph.D.

MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

June 19, 2013

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL: Rf,TTJRN Rf,CEIPT REQUESTED, tO

jordan.ronald@epa.gov and covington james@epa.gov

Mr. Ronald Jordan

USEPA Headquarters

Mr. James Covington

USEPA Headouarters

Urgent: Request for Release of Information

From Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819

***PROMPT RESPONSE REOUESTED***

Dear Mr. Jordan and Mr. Covington:

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative provided information that is being used to inform EPA's development of

the proposed revision ofthe e{fluent limitations guidelines and standards for the steam electric power

generating point source (ELG Rule). PowerSouth responded to earlier ELG Rule questionnaires to the

industry for the facility listed below:

Charles R. Lowman Power Plant - NPDES AL0003671

We have identified certain record documents which we believe contain information reported by, or

derived from data or information reported by, our facility. EPA has redacted all or portions ofthese

documents as "confidential business information" (CBl).

We are requesting that you provide to us all information related to the facility listed above (including

information that EPA has derived from information obtained from our facility and from all other sources,

and including facility-specific or facility-derived information in input files to the listed documents)

contained within the following documents:

P.O. Box 550 . Andalusia, Alabama 36420 ' Phone: 334.427.3000 ' www poweFouh com
Mr. Ron Jordan & Mr. James Covington

USEPA Headquarters

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f,PA-rrQ-OW-2009-0819

Doc. ID No. (DCN No.) Short Description

1959 (DCN SEo1825453) FGD Input Table Current Systems

1959 (DCN SEO1825A54) FCD Input Table Planned Systems

1959 (DCN SEOl82545 5) FGD Hieh Flow Analysis

1959 (DCN SEO1825A73) Bottom Ash MDS Convevance O&M Costs

1959 (DCN S801825A74) Bottom Ash Intermediate Storaee O&M Costs

1959 (DCN SEol82sA75) Bottom Ash Wet Sluicine O&M Costs

1959 (DCN SEO1825A76) Bottom Ash Remote MDS CaDital Costs

1959 (DCN SEOl82sA77) Bottom Ash Wet Sluicine O&M Costs

1959 (DCN SEO r 825A78) Bottom Ash Remote MDS CaDital Costs

1977 (SE02900) CBI Steam Electric Pollutant Loadine Model for FGD Wastewater

1984 (SE02899) CBI Steam Electric Pollutant Loadings Model for Ash Transport

Water

1986 (SEO1756) CBI Future Profile FGD Loads

2 104 (sE02897) CBI Steam Electric Cost Model (FGD and Ash Transport Water)

2105 (sE02898) CBI Steam Electric Cost Model (FGD and Leachate)

2l2l (sE03804) CBI Data Dictionary for the FGD and Ash Cost Model

2157 (SE02988) CBI Loads Calculation Database for Options 1,2, 3, 4, and 5

2159 (SE03508) CBI Loads Calculation Database Future Profile - IPM Only

2191 (SE03879) CBI Bottom Ash Manasement Determination Calculations

2195 (SE03507) Loads Calculation Database - Questionnaire and IPM

2197 (SE03552) CBI EA Report Calculations Database

220 | (SE03895) CBI Loads Calculation Database for Options 3a, 3b and 4a

221.0 (5E02r29) CBI Memorandum to the Steam Electric Rulemaking Record: New

Source Performance Standards Costinq Memorandum and

Attachment

2252,2252.1 (S801957,

sEl9574.l )

CBI Incremental Costs and Pollutant Removals for Proposed ELGs

Reoort and Attachment

2256 (5801957) CBI Incremental Costs and Pollutant Removals

Please include all inforrnation from these documents that relates to our facility. For example, our facilif

supplied information about existing control t€chnologies. Through this request, we are requesting not

only the control technologies information supplied by our facility, but also control technologies

information about our facility derived from other sources, as well as all EPA-developed information

rclating to our control technologies, including EPA's assessments of future technology choices for our

facility based on the various rule options.

For each document, as appropriate, please also include: (l)a legend which explains each column heading

and each abbreviation used throughout the entire document; and (2) a list ofall formulas applied in the

document and a legend for any abbreviations used in the formulas. The legend and formula information

is key to understanding these documents.

we make this request without waiving any of our cBl designations. Because you are providing the

information only to us, there is no breach of confidentiality and no waiver ofCBl protections.

Furthermore, we are not requesting CBI information, or CBl-derived information, from other companies

P.O. Bor 550 . Andalusia, Alabama 30120 ' Phone: 334.427 3000 ' www.po',veFou$ com
Mr. Ron Jordan & Mr. James Covinston

USEPA Headquarters

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that may have furnished data or information appearing in the listed documents. We are requesting only

information related to our own facility.

We have done our best to be selective in asking for facility-specific information. The information we are

seeking, however, is critical to our review of, and preparation ofcomrnents on, the proposed ELG Rule.

Because tbere are Iess than 50 days left in the comment period, we ask that you expedite this

request.

If you have any questions about this request, please contact me at 334-427 -3373 or at

keith.stephens@powersouth.com. I look forward to your prompt response. Thank you very much for

vour helo.

J,ft",$,P,r\"-,

Manager

Environmental Services Department

KMS/MJD

cc: Ms. Jezebele Alicea-Virella, USEAP Headquarters (aliceajezebele@epa.gov)

Matt Diamond, PowerSouth

P.O. Bor 550 . Andalusia, Abbama 364m . PhoIF: 3]4.427.30m ' w*tY.po eFoufi.corn