Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0032-0312
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-08-18T04:00Z

Meeting
With
U.
S.
EPA
April
29,
2005
Southern
Pressure
Treaters
Association
and
Creosote
Council
III
Martin
Rollins,
P.
E.

H.
M.
Rollins
Company,
Inc.

Gulfport,
Mississippi,
Purpose
of
Meeting
°
Discuss
PAC
and
Creosote
Releases
from
Creosote
Wood
Preserving
Industry
°
Present
Data
on
Industry
Storm
Water
Analyses
°
Discuss
Development
of
Factors
to
Estimate
PAC
Releases
Historic
Industry
Data
°
PAC
and
Creosote
Releases
Based
on
Surrogate
Analyses
°
Can't
Analyze
for
"
Creosote"

°
Facilities
Don't
Analyze
Storm
Water
for
PACs
°
Surrogate
Analyte
Normally
Oil
and
Grease
°
PACs
Considered
9.5217%
of
O&
G
°
O&
G
Considered
100%
Creosote
°
Oil
and
Grease
Can
Include
Non­
Creosote
Compounds
°
Industry
Undertook
Study
to
Measure
Actual
PAC
Releases
in
Storm
Water
Industry
Study
°
Sample
Storm
Water
Throughout
Rainfall
Event
°
Analyze
for
PACs
and
Potential
Surrogates
°
Use
Methods
with
Low
PAC
Detection
Limits
°
Develop
Basis
for
Comparison
to
Earlier
Data
°
Ten
Facilities
Provided
Data
°
Most
Large
Facilities
°
Most
Facilities
with
High
Reported
PAC
Releases
Results
°
74
Storm
Water
Samples
Taken
°
37
Samples
Had
Positive
Result
for
One
or
More
PACs
°
Fluoranthene
Only
Compound
Found
in
All
37
Samples
°
Fluoranthene
78%
of
PAC
Mass
°
37
Samples
ND
for
PACs
°
Oil
and
Grease
and
TOC
Possible
Suitable
Surrogates
Results
­
Continued
°
No
Clear
Declining
Trend
with
Rainfall
Duration
°
Highest
Total
PAC
Concentration
156.6
ppb
°
O&
G
Results
­
High
19ppm­
53
NDs
°
TOC
Ranged
from
3.6
to
166
ppm
°
Ratio
of
PACs
to
O&
G
and
TOC
Based
on
Positive
PACs,
<
1.23%
and
0.13%

Respectively
Results
­
Continued
°
Ratio
of
PACs
to
O&
G
and
TOC
Based
on
ND
for
PACs,
<
0.21%
and<
0.47%

Respectively
°
Average
for
Two
Indicates
PACs
Are
<
0.72%

of
O&
G
Result
and
<
0.30%
of
TOC
Result
Summary
and
Conclusions
°
Historic
Reported
Releases
of
PACs
Are
Grossly
Overestimated
°
Overstated
By
at
Least
One
Order
of
Magnitude
°
Based
on
These
Actual
Analyses
for
PACs,

Historic
Creosote
Reported
Releases
Are
Also
Overestimated
Future
Actions
°
Guidance
Will
Be
Provided
to
Industry
to
Estimate
PAC
Releases
as
0.72%
of
Annual
Average
O&
G
Result
or
0.3%
of
Annual
Average
TOC
Result
°
If
All
Surrogate
Analytical
Results
are
ND
at
Appropriate
Method
Detection
Limits
for
a
Reporting
Year
Then
Facility
Will
Report
Zero
for
Estimated
PAC
Releases
°
Industry
May
Amend
Prior
Year
TRI
Reports
Discussion
and
Identification
of
Remaining
Issues
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You
for
the
Opportunity
to
Provide
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Input!