Permit Application Information and Work Group Exercises

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Permit Application Informationand Work Group
Exercises

• Peter Westlin, EPA, OAQPS

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Outline of Permit Submittal re Monitoring
Provisions

• Background information
• Monitoring approach description and level of
  detail
• Justification and support

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Basic Background

• Emissions unit (PSEU)
• Applicable regulations, emission limits, and
  monitoring requirements
• Control technology (e.g., control device (CAM),
  compliance fuel or raw material, process
  controls, operation and maintenance protocols)

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Monitoring Approach (CAM)

• Measurement method (what and how)
• Monitoring frequency and averaging procedures
• Excursion or exceedance definition (indicator
  range for CAM)
• Performance criteria QA/QC procedures

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Other Permit Content Factors

• Commitment to corrective action
• Reporting and recordkeeping
• Verification of operational status
• QIP Threshold (optional)
• Data availability (optional)
• Table format (for clarity in permit)

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Justification

• Brief description of source/control device
• Rationale for selecting indicators
• Rationale for selecting indicator ranges
• Supporting information (e.g., test data, design
  factors, historical data, margin of compliance)

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Monitoring ApproachTitle V Permit Table
(example)
Indicator Combustion T Outlet CO
conc. Measurement approach Thermocouple CO
CEMS Indicator range Excursion
lt1500F Excursion gt50 ppmv Data
representativeness Installed in incinerator PS
4, 40 CFR 60, App. B chamber QA/QC Redundant
t-couple and span gas Monitoring
frequency Measure continuously Daily zero
( 30F) Measure continuously
(10 sec) Data collection Record continuously
Record 1-min averages procedures on chart
recorder by DAS (electronic) Averaging
period None 1-hr average QIP threshold No more
than six No more than 10 excursions excursions
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Questions?Lets divide into groups