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Re : Respons e t o reques t for mor e informatio n regardin g th e Cimarro n Chemica l Cogeneratio n Projec t - Permi t No . 89BA06 0 Dea r Cathy : Ai r Science s i s submittin g th e followin g informatio n pursuan t t o you r lette r date dMarc h 13,1989 . Informatio n require dt o complet e th e ai r permi t applicatio n for th e Cimarro n Chemica l Cogeneratio n Project , a s w e understand , i s a s follows : • Topographi c presentatio n o f pollutan t concentration s • Statemen t

o n additiona l impact s • Furthe r

quantificatio n o

f specifi c cost s regardin g BAC T Topographi c presentatio n o f pollutan t

impact s canno t

b e mad e a s th e PTPL U mode l use dt o estimat e thes e impact s for th e applicatio n i s ascreenin g model , an d produce s onl y th e maximu mconcentration s irrespectiv e o f locatio n base do n wors t cas e meteorology . Isopleth s canno t b e produce dfro mth e PTPL U output . Th e facilit y wil l requir e minima l staf f fo r operatio n (les s tha n 2 0 ful l tim e employees) , s o n o growt h o f th e are ai s anticipate da s aresul t o f th e project . Furthermore , th e projec t wil l no t impac t soil s o r water , s o additiona l impact s addresse dherei n ar e limite dt o visibility . Visibilit y degradatio n du e t o NO x , SO 2 an dparticulat e emission s o f th e projec t i s estimate dusin g th e procedur e se t forth i n th e Workboo k

for Estimatin g Visibilit y Impairmen t

(EP A 1980) , Leve l 1 analysis . Summarie s o f inpu t parameter s an d result s o f th e analysi s ar e attached . Downwin ddistance s betwee n th e propert y boundar y (approximatel y tw o kilometer s fro mth e source ) t o 2 0 kilometer s wer e considered . Value s for

th e Leve l 1 parameter s C i an dC2 whic h indicat e acceptabl e visibilit y degradatio n for Clas s I area s occu r

a t minimu mdistance s o

f 14. 6 an d5. 8 kilometer s fro mth e propert y boundary , respectively . N o Clas s I area s ar e locate d withi n thes e distances . Value s fo r th e C 3 paramete r

wer e zer o fo r

al l case s considered . Th e relationship s betwee n C i an dC2 an ddownwin ddistanc e ar e show n i n Figur e 1 .

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Ms . Cathy Rhode s Marc h 23,198 9 Pag e 2 Incrementa l cost s were develope dfo r increasin g stea minjectio n level s fo r th e contro l o f NO x emission s fro

m100 ppm , th e proposedBAC T contro l level , t o 7 5 an d 4 2 ppm . Cost s develope dinclud e incrementa l increase s i n capito l an doperatin g cost s fo r each o f th e tw o steaminjectio n level s considered . Thes e cost s wer e develope dby MalcolmJone s an dAssociates , Lagun aHills , California , aconsultin g engineerin g fir

mperformin g th e engineerin g o f th e Cimarro n Project , an dar e base d on th e natur e o

f th e CC l Power

Purchas e Agreemen t

an dvendo r

quotation s recentl y receive dfo

r simila r equipment . Wate r

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cost s wer e provide db y CC

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summarizin g thi s evaluatio n i s attached. Cost s ar e presente da s incrementa l increase s whic h wil l resul t i f stea m injectio n level s ar e increase dfro mtha t whic h wil l contro l NO x emission s fro m100 t o 7 5 ppm , fro

m7 5 to 4 2 pp man dfro

m10 0 ppmt o 4 2 ppm . They ar e summarize di n Tabl e 2 . I t

ma y b e see n fro

mTabl e 2 tha t

th e larges t

operatin g cos t

component

i s tha t whic h result s fromincreasin g fue l requirements . Thi s increas e i s require dt o maintai n powe

r outpu t a s stea minjectio n i s increased . Capito l an doperatin g cost s als o increas e a s j

_resul t

o f th e increase dwate r

consumption . Annua l incrementa l increase s o

f wate r consumptio n fro

m100 ppmsteaminjectio n level s t o 7 5 an d4 2 pp mlevel s ar e 7. 3 millio n an d23. 6 millio n gallon s per year , respectively . Large r processin g equipmen t

i s necessary to proces s thes e highe r volume s o

f water . Significan t

increase s i n cost s wil l b e realize dif th e 4 2 pp msteaminjectio n NO x contro l leve l i s necessary . CC l ha s right s t o alimite dsuppl y o

f water . Th e additiona l capito l cos t

fo r thi s contro l leve l i s du e t o th e procuremen t

o f additiona l wate r sources , whic h ar e groundwate r wells . Thes e cost s wil l involv e th e purchas e o f additiona l land , upgradin g existin g well s o n thi s new lan dan dth e installatio n o f additiona l pump s an dpiping . Thi s additiona l capito l cos t i s estimate da t approximatel y $ 1 million . Thes e cost s ar e annualize dove r th e 1 5 yea

r lifetime o f th e project . Financin g i s availabl e fo

r 1 5 year s a t

1 2 percent . Operatin g cost s wer e assume dto escalat e a t

a rat e o f five percen t

pe r year . A discoun t

rat e o f 1 5 percen t

wa s assume da s well . Incrementa l annua l cost s an dtota l cost s ove r th e 1 5 year

lif e o f th e projec t

ar e summarize di n Tabl e 1 . Supportin g calculation s ar e attached.P. 4

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TABL E 1 INCREMENTA L ANNUA L AN D TOTAL COST S

Stea mInjectio n Leve l Cos t Basi s 100-7 5 pp m75-4 2 pp m100-4 2 pp m Annua l $247,100/y r Tota l (1 5 years ) $3,706,50 0 $891,700/y r $13,375,50 0 $l,138,800/y r

$17,082,00 0

TABL E 2 .INCREMENTA L COST S O FSTEAM INJECTIO N

(Presen t Valu e Dollars ) Cos t Impac t Componen t Operatin g Cost s Fue l Wate r Treatmen t

Chemical s Boile r Feedwate r

Chemical s Ra w Wate r Operatin g Cos t

Tota l ($/yr ) Capito l Cost s . Wate r Treatmen t

Equipmen t Pipin g Pum p an dDesuperheate r Capacit y Installatio n Labo r

—Land , wells , pump s an d pipin g Capito l Cos t

Tota l 100-7 5 pp m $120,00 0 26,19 4 5,61 3 8,16 0 $159,96 7 $63,75 0 3,00 0 4,00 0 17,50 0 $88,25 0 75-4 2 pp m100-4 2 pp m

- $200,00 0 $320,00 0 75,49 9 101,69 3 16,17 8 • 21,79 1 23,52 0 31,680 $315,19 7 $475,16 4 $183,75 0 $275,50 0 9,00 0 12,00 0 6,00 0 10,00 0 ' 50,00 0 67,50 0 1,000,000 - 1,000,00 0 $1,248,75 0 $1,337,00 0P. 5

Ms . Cath y Rhode s Marc h 23,198 9 AI RSCIENCE

S INC . Pag e 4 I t ma y b e see n fro

mTabl e 1 tha t

th e incrementa l annua l cos t fo r increasin g stea minjectio n fro

mth e 100 pp

mleve l to a7 5 pp

mleve l i s $247,100 . Th e resultin g incrementa l annua l reductio n i n NO x emissio n fo r thi s cas e i s 23 4 tons . Therefore , th e cos t o f increasin g stea minjectio n to contro l NO x emission s t o 7 5 ppmi s $1,06 0 pe r additiona l to n NO x controlled . Likewise , th e incrementa l annua l cos t fo r furthe r increasin g stea minjectio n fro m7 5 t o 4 2 pp mlevel s may b e seen t o b e $891,700 . Th e ne t

reductio n i n NO x emission s fro

mth e 7 5 pp msteaminjectio n leve l t o th e 4 2 ppmsteaminjectio n leve l i s 30 8 ton s pe r

year . Therefore , th e incrementa l cos t o f increasin g stea minjectio n fro m7 5 t o 4 2 pp mlevel s over an dabove th e 7 5 ppmincrementa l cos t i s $2,89 5 pe

r additiona l to n NO x controlled . TABL E ^ ANNUA L COS T PERTO

N NO x REMOVA

L 100-7 5 ppm75-4 2 ppm $l,060/to n $2,895/to n Pleas e contac t

me i f you hav e an y question s regardin g thi s information . W e believ e tha t

thi s information , an dth e additiona l report copie s submitte dearlier , complete th e informatio n requirement s fo r th e CC l permi t

application . Pleas e advis e Ai r

Science s o

f an y additiona l need s if

the y exist . Sincerely , 

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