UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y REGIO N 5 7 7 WES TJACKSO N BOULEVAR D CHICAGO , I L 60604-359 0 SE P04 ZOO REPL YT O TH E ATTENTIO N OF :

C-14 J Josep h Kellmeye r Thompso n Cobur n LL P On e U S Ban k

Plaz a St . Louis , Missour i 6310 1 Re : Veoli aE S Technica l Solutions , LLC' s Comprehensiv e Performanc e Tes t Plan s fo r Incinerator s 2 , 3 , an d4 Dear Mr . Kellmeyer : I a mwritin g to yo u o n behal f o f our Ai r an dRadiatio n Division . Th e Clea n Ai r Act , 4 2 U.S.C . § 740 1 et seq. an dth e Nationa l Emissio n Standard s fo r Hazardou s Ai r

Pollutant s fro m Hazardou s Wast e Combustors , 4 0 C.F.R . Part 63 , Subpar

t EE E(HW C MACT ) requir e Veoli a E S Technica l Solutions , LL C (Veolia ) to perfor macomprehensiv e performanc e tes t (CPT ) o n o r befor e Septembe r

5 , 2013 . Althoug h the Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y an d Veoli ahav e bee n i n communicatio n abou t th e pla n fo r

th e upcomin g CPT , includin g exchangin g letter s an demail s an dparticipatin g i n numerou s call s ove r th e recen t

weeks , th e CP T as currentl y planne dwil l no t

documen t

complianc e wit happlicabl e HW C MAC T emission s standards , an d canno t b e use dt o establis h appropriate operatin g fee drate limits . Veoli aha s ye t

t o submi t

aCP T pla n tha

t comport s wit h th e tes t

pla n requirement s under th e HW C MAC T a

t 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(f

) as explaine di n detai l i n EPA' s Jul y 26 , 201 3 correspondence . Fo r

example , Veolia' s lates t draf t o f th e pla n doe s no t

adequatel y la y ou t

al l require dtes t

conditions . Furthermore , Veoli aha s faile dt o submi t al l the informatio n EP A requeste di n th e Augus t 9 , 201 3 Informatio n Request , whic h EP A need s t o determin e i f th e material s selecte dfo r

the bur n ar

e appropriate an dwel l characterize dfo r the purpos e o f

th e CPT . Mos t significantly , eve n i f

Veoli adoe s modify it s CP T pla n a s recommende db y EP A i n ou r Augus t 26,201 3 letter , base do n the significan t problem s wit h th e facility' s fee dstrea manalysi s progra midentifie di n the Augus t 24 , 201 2 Findin g o f

Violation , th e CP T woul dstil l no t demonstrate tha

t Veoli ai s i n complianc e wit h th e HW C MAC T fee drat e limit s an dultimatel y th e HW C MAC T emissio n standard s o n aday-to-day basis . Du e to th e significan t flaw s i n Veolia' s fee danalysi s program , i t i s impossibl e t o determin e wha t i s fe dint o th e facility' s incinerator s o n aday-to-day basis , makin g i t practicall y infeasibl e t o correlate what Veoli aburn s durin g th e CP T wit h th e day-to-da y fee dstream . Thi s i n tur n thwart s on e o f th e primar y purpose s o f

th e CPT , whic h i s t o demonstrat e complianc e wit h th e HW C MAC T emissio n standards . A s EP A requested , Veoli ashoul dinstal l an doperate continuou s emissio n monitorin g

Recycled/Recyclabl e • Printe d wit h Vegetabl e Oi l Base d Ink s o n 100 % Recycle d Pape r(100 % Post-Consumer )system s a t th e facilit y t o allo w i t

t o demonstrate an densure that th e emissio n standard s ar e me t o n acontinuou s basi s a s require db y th e HW C MACT . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g EPA' s concern s o r wis ht o discus s the CP T plan , pleas e contac t m e a t (312 ) 886-0703 .

Eri c Cohe n Branc h Chie f Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l Enclosur e cc : Ra y Pilapil , IEP A

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