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2 0 AP R 198 8 MEMORANDU M SUBJECT : Meetin g wit h Representative s o fCarolin a Stalite-Compan y FROM : Willia m Harnett$ •fcuWlM

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d O n Septembe r 22 , 1986 , a meeting wa s hel d betwee n representative s o f Carolina Stalit e Compan yan d EP Apersonne l t o discus s th e proposed Calciner s an

d Dryer s NSPS . Attending th e meeting were : EP ACarolina Stalit e Compan y Bob Ajax , SDB Bil l Hendric k Dou g Bell , SDB Charle s B . Newsome Bil l Harnett , SDB Ken Durkee , IS B PS I Bil l Neuffer , IS B Georg e Walsh , EM

B E d Picklesime r E d McCarley , EM

B Lor i Tussey , EM

B Pete r Wes t lin, * EM

B Discussio n Mr . Charle s Newsome opene d th e meeting b ystating tha t theyha d tw o basi c concern s abou t th e propose d calciner s an d dryer s NSPS . The firs t concern wa s wit hth e requiremen t in th e standard s tha t a continuou s opacit ymonito r mus t b e installe d o n al l dr ycontro l devices . Thei r secon d concern wa s wit ha diagra mo f a typica l lightweigh t aggregat e (LWA ) plan t whic happear s o n pag e 3-7 0 o f th e backgroun d informatio n documen t (BID) . Thi s diagra mshow s a pollutio n contro l devic e on a clinke r cooler . Mr . Newsom e wa s concerne d tha t the standard s requir e a contro l devic e o

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Mr . Neuffe r explaine d tha t onl ycalciner s an d dryer s ar e covere d b yth e standard s an

d no devic e wa s require d o n th e cooler . Mr . Durke e stated tha t th e diagra

mwa s presente d fo r informationa l purpose s an d di d no t reflec t th e contro l require d b yth e propose d standards . The remainde r o f th e meeting wa s abou t the concern s o f th e Carolina Stalit e Compan

yrelated t o th e requiremen t fo r continuou s opacit ymoni

tor s on drycontro l devices . Mr . Picklesime r an d Mr . Newsome stated tha t theyfel t th e requirement s wer e develope d o n th e basi s o f regulatin g multipl e industrie s an d processes . The

ystate d tha t i f w e wer e t o loo k a t onl yth e LW

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yw e woul d no t se e th e need fo r thi s requirement . I t wa s pointe d ou t tha t th e majorit yo f th e LW Aindustryuse s we t scrubber s t o contro l thei r particulat e emissions . The ywer e onl yawar e o f tw o LW

Aplant s besid e Carolin a Stalite' s plan t tha t us e dr ycontro l devices . Whil e theyagree d tha t opacit ymonitor s wer e inappropriat e fo r we t scrubbers , theyfel t tha t i t wa s unfai r t o requir e thes e device s on dr ydevice s whe n thos e facilitie s wit hwe t scrubber s woul d onl yhave t o monito r th e pressur e drop an d th e liqui d flowrate . Becaus e opacit y monitor s ar e muc hmor e costl yt o purchas e an d operat e tha n pressur e drop an d flowrat e monitors , theyfel t tha t thi s gave a cos t advantag e t o Carolin a Stalite' s competitors . Mr . Newsome stated tha t i t woul d cos t $500,00 0 t o purchase , install , an d operat e opacit ymonitor s o n si x stack s a t thei r plant . N o breakdow

n o f thi s cos t estimat e wa s supplie d t o EPA . He fel t tha t i f theywen t ahead wit hplan s t o ad d tw o newkiln s t o th e fou r kiln s currentl ya t th e plant , th e Stat e woul d requir e opacit ymonitor s on al l si x stacks . H e state d tha t th e Stat e woul d requir e thes e monitor s becaus e o f th e propose d standards . Mr . Ajax state d tha t onl ynew , modified , o r recon structe d source s ar e covere d an d existing facilitie s ar e unaffecte d b y th e NSPS . Mr . Newse n state d tha t baghous e performanc e an d problem s can be judge d an

d identifie d muc heasie r than b yrequiring opacit ymonitors . H e stated tha t i f th e bag s wer e broke n eithe r th e opacit ywil l increas e greatl yo r th e pressur e drop acros s th e baghous e wil l increas e a s a resul t o f th e nonbroke n bag s clogging up . I f th e latte r situatio n occurs , h e state d th e cos t o f operating th e baghous e wil l increas e an d thi s create s a n incentiv e fo r prope r operatio n o f th e baghouse . Mr . Ajax stated opacit y monitor s ar e a too l t o tel l whethe r th e baghous e i s operating properl y an d bein g maintaine d well . He als o state d tha t EPA' s experienc e ha s show n tha t thi s requiremen t i s necessar ybecaus e monitor s ar e th e onl y wa yfo r a n operato r o r EP

At o knowi f th e operatio n an d maintenanc e o f th e devic e i s proper . Finally , h e state d tha t EP Amanagemen t strongl y support s th e us e o f continuou s monitor s an d fo r example , th e Agencyha s recentl ypropose d tha t monitor s be installe d retroactivel yo n al l portlan

d cemen t plant s covere d b yth e NSP S promulgate d fo r tha t industr yi n 1971 . Mr . Newsome state d tha t th e Carolina Stalit e Compan yals o manufacture s baghouse s an

d ar e concerne d tha t th e monitoring requirement s give a n unfai r advantag e t o thei r competitor s wh o sel l we t scrubbers . He furthe r state d tha t becaus e baghouse s captur e a produc t an d d o no t hav e the wast e disposa l problem s associate d wit hwe t scrubbers , i t i s inappropriat e fo r EP At o b e discouraging th e us e o f baghouse s b yrequiring continou s opacit ymonitors . Mr . Ajax state d tha t EP Acanno t reall ydea l wit hthi sP. 5



### issu e relate d t o baghous e vendors . Mr . Newsom e fel t tha t th e reportin g an d recordkeepin g requirement s associate d wit hopacit ymonitor s woul d cal l fo r a n additiona l perso n a t thei r plant . Mr . Aja xstate d tha t wit h mos t opacit ymonitor s th e recordkeepin g and reportin g requirement s woul d b e minima l bu t thi s wa s considere d i n EPA' s cos t analysis . Mr . Newsom e suggeste d tha t th e LWAindustr yb e give n th e sam e alternativ e t o opacit y monitor s tha t wa s give n t o th e gypsumand perlit e industrie s i n th e pro pose d standards . Thi s alternativ e wa s t o hav e a certifie d observe r make , opacit yreading s onc e a week . Mr . Neuffe r an d Mr . Bel l explaine d tha t th e alternativ e wa s give n becaus e i t wa s no t cos t effectiv e fo r thos e industrie s t o us e opacit ymonitor s and thi s situatio n di d no t appl yfo r th e LWAindustry . Mr . Newsom e wa s aske d i f an alternativ e o f dail y opacit yreading s wa s include d i n th e standards , woul d h e choos e t o d o dail yreading s a t hi s plan t o r us e a continuou s opacit ymonitor . Mr . Newsom e state d tha t th e cos t o f th e tw o alternative s woul d hav e t o b e evaluate d and h e wa s uncertai n whic hoptio n h e woul d choose . Mr . Newsom e state d tha t th e LWAindustr y(approximatel y2 5 plants ) shoul d b e separate d ou t and covere d unde r a standar d jus t fo r them . H e pointe d ou t tha t the yhav e ver ylittl e i n commo n wit hth e res t o f th e industrie s covered ; thei r produc t sell s fo r $2 5 pe r to n (LW Aindustr y averag e i s $2 0 pe r ton ) whic hi s muc hlowe r tha n th e sellin g pric e th e othe r industrie s ge t fo r thei r products ; and th e LWAindustr yi s facin g stif f competitio n fro mimporte d pumice . In addition , th e LWAindustr y generall yha s a lowe r profi t margi n tha n th e portlan d cemen t industr y an d thei r ven t stream s ha e flowrate s o f 35,00 0 scf mcompare d wit haverag e flowrate s o f 500,00 0 scf mfo r othe r industrie s suc ha s th e cemen t industry . H e als o state d tha t a baghous e represent s approximatel y1 0 percen t o f th e cos t o f a LWAplant . Fo r al l thes e reasons , h e fel t th e LWAindustr y shoul d b e covere d b

ya separat e standard . O f th e thre e LWAplant s tha t currentl yus e drycontro l systems , h e state d tha t tw o o f thes e plant s woul d hav e t o clos e if , a s a resul t o f bein g covere d b yth e standards , opacit ymonitor s neede d t o b e installed . Mr . Picklesime r state d tha t th e propose d standard s requirement s ar e fin e and woul d no t b e weakene d b yth e deletio n o f th e continou s opacit ymonito r requirements . EP Apersonne l agree d t o conside r carefull yth e comment s o f th e Carolin a Stalit e repr e sentative s befor e promulgatin g th e fina l standards .