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### 201 3 REPL Y T O TH E ATTENTIO N OF : Dougla s Harris , Genera l Manage r Veoli aE S Technica l Solutions , LL C 7 Mobil e Avenu e Sauget , Illinoi s 6220 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 d 4 Dea r Mr . Harris : Th e Clea n Ai r

Act , 4 2 U.S.C . § 740 1 etseq. an d the Nationa l Emissio n Standard s fo r Hazardou s Ai r Pollutant s fro mHazardou s Wast e Combustors , 4 0 C.F.R . Par t 63 , Subpar

t EE E (HW C MACT ) requir e Veoli aE S Technica l Solutions , LL C (Veolia ) t o perfor macomprehensiv e performanc e tes t

(CPT ) o n o r

befor e September

5 , 2013 . I wil l no t

reca p her e th e lon g histor y o f communicatio n betwee n Veoli aan d th e Unite dState s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y regardin g th

e requirement s o f

the HW C MAC T i n general an d th e CP T i n particular . I understan d no w that , wit h th e exceptio n o f tw o outstandin g issues , a s o f Jul y 19 , 201 3 Veoli a an d EP A hav e agree d t o al l provision s o f th e CP T an d pertinen t

standard operatin g procedures . Accordingly , EP A stand s ready to approv e th e CP T wit h the followin g understandings : 1 . Natur e o f

the Wast e t o b e Burne ddurin g the CPT . 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(g ) an d 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.7(e)(1 ) requir e Veoli at o conduc t

performanc e testin g a t th e extrem e rang e o f

"representativ e operatin g conditions. " Suc h condition s necessaril y includ e the incineratio n o f waste s representativ e o f the typ e incinerate d b y Veoli ao n aregular basis . Veoli aha s propose d t o incinerat e liqui dan d soli dwaste s durin g th e CP T whic h hav e neve r bee n previousl y incinerate d a t the facilit y an d fo r

whic h Veoli aha s no samplin g data . Th e CP T mus t

include , therefore : a . aconditio n requirin g Veoli at o provid e to EPA , n o late r than 3 0 day s prio r

t o th e CPT , ahazardou s waste profil e fo r eac h liqui do r

soli dwaste Veoli aintend s t o bur n durin g th e CPT . Veoli amay no t mak e an y change s t o the waste i t wil l incinerat e durin g the CP T afte r

providin g EP A wit h th e waste profiles ; b . aconditio n requirin g samplin g an d analysi s o f eac h soli dan d liqui dwast e use d durin g the tes t

every 1 5 minutes ; c . aconditio n requirin g Veoli ato archiv e asufficien t portio n o f

eac h 1 5 minut e sampl e

. to allo w furthe r

analysis ; an d

Recycled/Recyclabl e • Printe d wit h Vegetabl e Oi l Base d ink s o n 100 % Recycle d Pape r(50 % Postconsumer )d . aconditio n requirin g Veoli ato provid e to EPA , n o later than 5 day s afte r

receip t b y Veolia , acop y o f

any analytica l result s performe do n an y liqui dor

soli dwast

e use d b y Veoli adurin g th e CPT . Pleas e b e advise dtha

t EP A wil l sendto Veoli aunde r separat e cove r areques t

fo r informatio n concernin g th e natur

e o f th e waste s incinerate da t th e facilit y o n aregular basis . Wit h thi s informatio n i n hand , EP A wil l be i n apositio n to detennin e whether the wastes , burne ddurin g th e CP T wer e indee drepresentativ e o f norma l conditions . 2 . Tes t Conditions . EP A ha dpreviousl y communicate dt o Veoli atha

t maximu mtemperatur

e mus t b e aparameter

o f Conditio n 1 o f

th e CPT . Fo r

purpose s o f

thi s CP T only , EP A wil l allow , norma l temperature o n Incinerator s 2 , 3 and4.t o b e aparamete

r o f Conditio n 1 o n Incinerator s 2 , 3 , an d4 . Conditio n 2 o f th e CP T remains , a

t minimu mtemperature . See Attachmen t 1 . A s state d above , 4

0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(g) , require s Veoli ato conduc t performanc e testin g unde r operatin g condition s representativ e o f the extrem e rang e o f

norma l conditions. "Norma l conditions " a

t Veolia' s facilit y includ e contemporaneousl y burnin g waste s tha t contai n mercur y (Hg ) an dwaste s tha

t contai n component s tha t lea dt o dioxin/fura n (D/F ) formation . Therefore , durin g th e CPT , Veoli amus t operat e the incinerato r

a t norma l an dminimu mtemperature s wit h waste s and/o r

spik e materia l containin g both H g an dcomponent s tha t lea dt o D/ F formatio n to represen t

extrem e rang e o f

norma l conditions. 3 . Operatin g Modes . Veoli agenerall y object s to havin g t o perfor mth e CP T under the tw o differen t

operatin g condition s specifie db y EPA . 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(f)(l)(xxvii ) provide s EP A wit h th e authorit y to requir e "othe r

informatio n a

s the Administrato r

reasonabl y find s necessar y to determin e whether t o approv e the performanc e tes t plan. " Th e tw o tes t

condition s require db y EP A fo r Veolia' s CP T ar

e eminentl y reasonable . Th e CP T i s th e vehicl e b y whic h Veoli ademonstrate s tha t i t i s i n complianc e With th e HW C MAC T operatin g parameter

limit s durin g norma l operatin g times . See 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(b)(1) . Th e HW C MAC T recognize s tha t "give n tha

t [ ahazardou s waste incinerator ] mus t establis h limit s fo r th e applicabl e operatin g parameter s specifie di n § 63.120 9 base do n operation s durin g th e comprehensiv e performanc e test, " afacilit y "ma y conduc t testin g under

tw o or more operatin g mode s t o provid e operatin g flexibility. " 4 0 C.F.R . § 63.1207(g)(1)(h) . EP A believe s tha t Veoli a canno t guarante e tha

t i t doe s no t an dnever

wil l contemporaneousl y incinerat e wast e containin g both H g an dcomponent s tha t lea dt o D/ Fformation . Th e emissio n o f H g andD/ Fmay b e affecte db y temperature . Accordingly , both condition s o f the CP T a

s develope db y EP A ar

e necessar y t o demonstrat

e tha t Veoli ai s i n complianc e wit h the HW C MAC T operatin g parameter

limits . (Attachmen t

1.)

2Finally , yo u shoul db e awar e tha t EP A doe s no t

inten dto gran

t any additiona l extensio n o f th e dat e fo r th e CPT . Veolia' s emai l o f Jul y 19 , 201 3 include dirrelevan t argument s regardin g permittin g procedure s an dEPA' s authority . EP A i s concerne dtha t thes e objection s ar

e simpl y pretext s fo r

delayin g implementatio n o f the CPT . EP A believe s tha t Veolia' s recalcitranc e ma y wel l b e du e t o Veolia' s fundamental misunderstandin g o f whe n the CP T wa s due . EP A hope s tha t wit h th e clarification s o f th e requirement s o f

th e CP T containe d i n thi s letter , the CP T ca n no w procee di n accordanc e wit h th e Clea n Ai r Act' s requirements . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s response , pleas e contac t Shanno n Downe y o f

m y staf f a t (312 ) 353-2151 .

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