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# A-90-1 9 ll-E-4 8 DATE : Jul y22 , 199 2 SUBJECT : Hazardou s Organi c NESHA P (HON ) Meetin g wit h Stat e

Representative s PLACE : Washington , D.C . - EPAHeadquarter s Th e followin g EPApersonne l participate d i n a meetin g wit h member s o f th e Nationa l Governor s Association' s Ai r Implementatio n Tas k Force : Willia mRosenberg , Assistan t Administrato r fo r Ai r an d Radiation ; Bruc e Jordan , Directo r o f th e Emission s Standard s Division ; an d Jef f Clark , Offic e o f th e Director , Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlannin g an d Standards . Attache d ar e material s eithe r distribute d o r discusse d a t th e meeting , includin g a n agend a an d a n NG AStrateg

yt o Discoun t Ai r Toxic s Emissio n Credit s fo r Emission s Averaging
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## AGENDA

1 . UPDAT E O

N HON/STRATEG Y 2 . DISCUSSION

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O F ECONOMI C INCENTIV E PROGRAM S 4 . DISCUSSION

O F YO C BANKIN

G AN D TRADING 5 . IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY/FUTUR E ISSUE S FO R COMMISSIONE R INVOLVEMEN TP. 4 

## NAHONA L GOVERNOR S 

## ASSOCIATION Joh n Ashcrof t Governo ro f

Missour i Chairma n Ro y Rome r Governo ro f

Colorad o Vic e Chairma n Raymon d C . Scheppac h Executiv e Directo r Hal l o f th e State s 44 4 Nort h Capito l Stree t Washington , D.C . iOOOI-157 : Telephon e (202 ) 624-530 0 

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TO : Ai r Implementatio n Tas k Forc e FROM : Heid i Sno<J^4-vvfin~ > RE : HONWorkgrou

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O n Jul y2 0 Ta d Aburn , Kare n Olson , Bil l 0'Sulliva n an d I ha d a conferenc e cal l t o discus s th e discoun t facto r fo r emission s averagin g unde r th e HON . Th e four o f u s agree d t o pu t fort h the attache d discoun t facto r proposa l fo r you r review
. A s indicated , th e systemapplie s a discoun t facto r base d upo n whethe r us e o f th e HA P i s eliminate d an d ho w emissio n reductio n credit s ar e quantified
. I n addition , give n stat e experienc e wit h emissio n modelling , th e grou p fel t tha t averagin g shoul d b e use d t o overcontro l emission s fro munit s wit h shorte r effectiv e stac k heights
. Th e grou p als o agree d tha t wastewate r emission s wer e ver y simila r t o fugitiv e emissions , an d sinc e fugitiv e emission s ar e exclude d fro

mth e averagin g system , wastewate r shoul d b e treate d likewise
. Relativ e impact s fo r emissio n average s wer e calculate d b y Kare n Olso n t o addres s concern s abou t dispersio n rate s an d abilit y t o predic t emission s fro mvariou s sourc e types . Result s o f thes e calculation s ar e attached . Pleas e revie

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g wit h Bil l Rosenberg . I ca n b e contacte d a t 202/624-5384 .P. 5 SE M ftY^-JQEFE •21-3 2 1147AM : AI RULAL1T

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Jul y 21 , 199 2 MEMORANDU M Ai rImplementatio n Tas k Forc e HO N Workgroup ScottWeiner , Commissioner , NJDEPE Ke n Alkema , Executiv e Director , Uta h Divisio n o f Environmenta

l Healt h Ta d Aburn , Marylan

d Ai rManagementDivisio n Kare n Olsen , Texa s Ai rControl Boar d Do n Theile rWisconsi n Ai rManagementBurea u (STAPPA representative ) Barbar a Kwett , Mass . DE P Bil l Becker/Mary Sulliva n Douglas , STAPPA/ALAPC O Heid i Snow , NO A William O'SuUivan , NJDE P Willia m O Sullivan . P. E Administrator

SUBJECT : Strategy to Discoun tAi rToxic s Emissio n Credits

to rEmissio n Averagin g Attache d i s a revise d strategy a s resul to f the 7/2 0 conferenc e cal l betwee n Kare n Olsen , Tad Aburn , Bil l O'SuUivan and Heid i Snow . I recommen d tha

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d discusse d with Bil l Rosenber g o f EPA atch

e 7/2 7 NG A meeting . Thi s can b e characterize d a s a commo n sens e strategy , based o n technical considerations , butsimpl e enoug h to b e worlcabl e an d predictable . Tli c mostcontroversial aspect s o f

th e recommendatio n are th e "incentiv e t o overcontro l shor tstacks " and th e disallowanc e o f

credit s fo rwastewate rtreatmen tove rcontrol . WOS/d f Attachment
c : Assistan tCommissione rWeingart Directo rWittenber g Assistan tDirecto rElsto n Joan n Hel d

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## Rationale . Multimedi a benefits Certai n reductio n i n HA P Tes tresults generall y accurat e withi n 10 %
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y i n actua l reduction , i.e . calculatio n o f

storag e tan k contro l emissio n reductions . (1 ) No tincludin g sourc e shutdown s (productio n reductions) . (2 ) Stack test s o rcontinuou s emissio n monitoring . (3 ) Wastewate rtreatmentemission s reduction s ma y no tb e used fo rcredi tbecaus e o f th e ver y hig h uncertaint y (wel l ove r20% ) i n determinin g suc h emissions .P. 7 SEN T BYAJDEP E •- 0 21-9 2 1 1 48A.M AI RULALIT V REG . 2026247663 • * 4 / 4



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AVERAGE *
Emission s = ' 1 Ton/Quarter . SSASE'. Heigh t = 50 '

Diamete r = 2 ' Temperatur e = 140° F Velocit y

= 2 5 feet/second Emission s = 20001bAnont h/ da y

3 mo . /3 1 days / 24hr . = °* 9 ">'hour . 55. 6 microgram s pe r cubi c meter . TANK : Heigh t = 18 '

Diamete r = 3 ' Temperatur e = 90° F Velocit y

= 0.00 1 feet/second Emission s = 20001 b

23. 3 mo . = 85 ' 8 lb/hour . Assume : 2 turnover s pe r quarter .

10,00 0 BB 1 tank 60 0 gp m 2/1Q.QQQ/4 2 / J /600 / 6 0 =23. 3 hour s pe r quarter . 78,88 0 microgram s pe r cubi c meter . LOADDIG : Heigh t = 10 '

Diamete r = 3 ' Temperatur e = 90° F Velocit y

= 0.00 1 feet/secon d Emission s = 62.81 bfSOOOqa l

1000gal | hou r = 502 ' 4 lb/hour . Assume : L L •

= 12.4 6 spm/ T 12.4fi/.6/7.0/6 6 7 / / 55 0 = 62. 8 hour s pe r 100 0 gal . loading . 50 0 gal/minut e divide d by 1 5 minute s pe r hou r i s abou t 800 0 gallong s loadin g pe r hour . 535,20 0 microgram s pe r cubi c meter . ffASTBNATB : Heigh t a 1 '

Diamete r = 3 ' Temperatur e = 90° F Velocit y

- = 0.00 1 feet/secon d Emission s a 0. 9 pound s pe r hou r 101 7 microgram s pe r cubi c mete r wit hdounwash . 1.22x1 0 microgram s pe r cubi c mete r withou t downwash .

* Estimate s generate d by Kare n Olson , Texa s Ai r Contro l Board .