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Air Pollution Control Permitting -Customer Overview

Self Generation Incentive Program SeminarCHP Project Planning & PermitsMarch 11, 2003 | San Diego, CA

Presented by:

Shirley F. RiveraAlternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc.Carlsbad, CA

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What to expect ...Will provide ...

❙ Perspective on CustomerRole(s)

❙ Potential Pitfalls in the AirQuality Permit Process

❙ Customer responsibilities❘ Application process❘ Compliance demonstration

❙ Question & answer

Will not provide ...❙ Details of specific

agency requirements❙ Details on vendor

equipment❙ Sample application❙ Sample APCD info

❘ Authority to Construct❘ Permit to Operate

❙ BACT evaluation

… but first - astatewide perspectiveof the air qualityprocess

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Statewide: California Districts

❚ 58 Counties❚ 35 Air Districts

❙ Nonattainment Areas❙ Attainment Areas

❚ There aredifferences.❙ Fees, forms, control

requirements, processtimeframe, expediting,emission factors(criteria, air toxics), etc.

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Permitting: General Process

Determ ine air perm it applicability

EXEMPT

No Permit Required

SB 1298

Certification

Complete required application forms with technical information

PERMIT

Permit to Construct

Permit to Operate

Emissions Testing

Emission estimates

BACT* /controls evaluation

Air toxics impacts

*BACT – Best Available Control Technology

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Air Agency Permit Approval❚ Several procedural issues

❙ Application forms, application fees❙ Technical support documents to submit❙ Agency interface

❚ Agency review time; iterative❙ Agency can ask for more data❙ 3-6 months for relatively simple❙ 6-9 months for more complex

Perspective onCustomer Role(s)

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Project Development & Planning

❚ The “Project Team”❙ In-house & Contract services

❚ 5 Considerations … & Air Quality❙ Project alternatives❙ Project feasibility❙ Approval requirements❙ Construction & commissioning❙ Project operations

❚ Defining the “Project”

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The “Project Team”

❚ Design❚ Engineering❚ System Integration❚ Construction❚ Installation❚ Operation❚ Facility

management

… includes, but not limited to,

❙ Project managers❙ Sales❙ Procurement❙ Contracts❙ Engineers❙ Financial analysts❙ Facility operators❙ Government affairs❙ Consultants

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The Project: 5 Considerations

❚ Projectalternatives

❚ Project feasibility❚ Approval

requirements❚ Construction &

commissioning❚ Project operations

…& Air quality❙ Agency jurisdiction❙ Size & type of

equipment❙ Location of stack(s)❙ Emissions (with &

without controls)❙ Impact to public

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The Project: Characteristics❚ Type of facility

❙ New or modified site (e.g., commercial, industrial)❙ Existing minor or major source (per APCD)

❚ Type and number of units at a site❙ One unit vs. multiple units; other equipment

❚ Fuel type(s)❙ Natural gas, diesel, dual fuel, waste gas

❚ Emissions Impacts❙ criteria pollutants (NOx, SOx, CO, PM10, VOC)❙ air toxics (e.g., combustion by-products)❙ Op hours: tons/year, lbs/hr, lbs/day, ppm, lb/MW-hr

Potential Pitfallsin the Air QualityPermit Process

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“Issue” & Potential Pitfalls❚ AB 3205 - K-12 within 1,000 feet of site

❙ Requires public notification❙ Additional ~45 days after draft A/C for public review

❚ Air toxics impact – Data-specific needs❙ In SDAPCD, complete ToxEval; get % VOC control❙ May require public notification or revised project

❚ Source – Agency defines certain way❙ Definition includes common control/ownership, etc.❙ May trigger complex AQ (e.g., offsets, netting,

AQIA)

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“Issue” & Potential Pitfalls (cont’d)

❚ Design to comply – Demonstrate BACT❙ Generally prescriptive, but APCD allows “top down”❙ Can conduct cost-effectiveness for “top-down”

❚ Emissions testing – Initial & periodic❙ SDAPCD must “test witness”, at a minimum❙ Must include in project cost & schedule

❚ Operations – Hardware/records needed❙ Monitoring equipment of some level❙ Recordkeeping, reporting, notification

CustomerResponsibilities

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Air Quality Permitting & Compliance:

A “12-Step” Program

Application Process1. Application Preparation2. Pre-Application Meeting3. Responding to Agency

Data Requests4. Negotiating Permit

Conditions5. Initial Source Testing6. Facility Inspection

Compliance Demonstration7. Emission Limits8. Monitoring9. Notification10. Recordkeeping of

Operating Activities11. Reporting of Select

Operating Activities12. Emissions Source Test

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Application Process: 1st 6 Steps

❚ Application Preparation❚ Pre-Application Meeting❚ Responding to Agency Data Requests❚ Negotiating Permit Conditions❚ Emissions Source Testing❚ Facility Inspection

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Determ ine air perm it applicability

EXEMPT

No Permit Required

SB 1298

Certification


PERMIT

Permit to Construct

Permit to Operate

Emissions Testing

Emission estimates


Air toxics impacts


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SDAPCD: Application Content

❚ General App116❚ Supplemental❚ ToxEval❚ Checklists❚ Figures: site map,

plot plan, receptors❚ APCD fee estimate

❚ Emissions❚ Equipment info❚ Vendor info❚ Optional

❙ Regulatory info❙ AQ modeling/toxics❙ Emission calcs

www.sdapcd.co.san-diego.ca.us/permits/permits_applications.html

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CHP: Controlled Emissions (BACT)

❚ Gas Turbines❙ Zero NH3 Technology❙ SCR❙ CO Oxidation Catalyst❙ Combustion

Modifications❘ Dry Low NOx❘ Catalytic Combustion

❚ ReciprocatingEngines❙ Rich burn (Natural Gas)

❘ NSCR, O2 controller

❙ Lean burn (Natural Gas)❘ SCR❘ OEM

❙ Diesel gensets withultra-low sulfur fuel

❘ Possible PM filter

www.sdapcd.co.san-diego.ca.us/permits/BACTab/bact.pdf

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CARB SB1298 Guidance: GTs < 50 MW

2 ppm0.03 lb/MW-hr

6 ppm0.15 lb/MW-hr

5 ppm0.20 lb/MW-hr

>12 & < 50 MW

NG; S < 1 grain/100 scf

5 ppm0.1 lb/MW-hr

10 ppm0.4 lb/MW-hr

9 ppmvd0.5 lb/MW-hr

< 3 MW Waste Gas3-12 MWPollutant

--PM10

--2 ppm0.04 lb/MW-hr

VOC

--6 ppm0.2 lb/MW-hr

CO

25 ppm1.25 lb/MW-hr

5 ppm0.25 lb/MW-hr

NOx

[Reference: Guidance for Permitting of Electrical GenerationTechnologies, CARB, September 2001; see CARB website.]

www.arb.ca.gov/energy/dg/dg.htm

- For GTs in electrical generation, 3-hr rolling avg; ppm by vol. (dry) at 15% O2.- Emission levels based on most stringent level deemed BACT or on most stringent level achieved in practice given source tests.



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CARB SB1298 Guidance: Recip Engines

0.02 g/bhp-hr0.06 lb/MW-hr

25 ppm; 0.15 g/bhp-hr0.5 lb/MW-hr



Fossil Fuel Waste GasPollutant

NAPM10

130 ppm; 0.6 g/bph-hr1.9 lb/MW-hr

VOC


CO


NOx

- For reciprocating engines in electrical generation; ppm by vol. (dry) at 15% O2.- Emission levels based on most stringent level deemed BACT or on most stringent level achieved in practice given source tests.



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Determine air permit applicability

EXEMPT

No Perm it Required

SB 1298

Certification


PERMIT

Perm it to Construct

Perm it to Operate

Em issions Testing

Em ission estimates


Air toxics impacts


30-day APCD review for completeness

Completeness

weeks

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Authority/Permit to Construct

… will include, but not be limited to:

❚ SDAPCD rule requirements❚ Policy and guidance (local, state, feds)❚ Work practices to ensure compliance with

rule requirements❚ “Completion of Construction” (a.k.a. first-

fire) form to notify SDAPCD

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Source Testing: Initial & periodic

❚ Source Test Methods❙ Emissions Testing (i.e., select pollutants)

❚ Source Test Contractor❙ Source Test Protocol & Agency Approval❙ Certified Test Firm

❚ Conduct of Source Test❚ Source Test Results

❙ Prescriptive information needed

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A/C Issued

3-5 Weeks before test date,protocol to SDAPCD.

San Diego APCD: Testing

ConstructionComplete

Schedule test witness atleast 3-weeks, prior tosource test.

SDAPCD ProtocolReview and Approval

Conduct Source Test

Test results toSDAPCD

Within 30-days after test,submit results to SDAPCD.

30-D

AY

S60

-DA

YS

CLOCK START:CONSTRUCTION

COMPLETIONDATE

CRITICAL PATH:AVAILABILITY

OF SOURCETESTER & APCDTEST WITNESS

Notify Source TestFirm (Certified)

Schedule Test Date

Coordinate withFirm, APCD, Site

Coordinate withFirm and APCD

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Determine air permit applicability

EXEMPT

No Perm it Required

SB 1298

Certification


PERMIT

Perm it to Construct

Perm it to Operate

Em issions Testing

Em ission estimates


Air toxics impacts


30-day APCD review for completeness

Completeness

weeks

Final A/C

weeks

“First-fire”(or start-up)+ 60-daysto complete test

weeks

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Customer & Permitting

Application Preparation

Pre-App Meeting

Respond to Agency

Negotiate Conditions

Facility Inspection

Drawings - site planNearby residentsNearby businessesSchools < 1,000 ftStack parametersEmissions

Engine shakedownPre-test engineTest Contractor

Site compliance with conditions

Post permit at siteEngine installation

30-Day Review

Permit to Construct

Permit to Operate

Application FormsFee paymentTech Support Doc’tsEmissions, Toxics

Initial Source Testing

Customer =========> Air District

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Compliance Demonstration: 2nd 6 Steps

❚ Emission Limits❚ Monitoring❚ Notification❚ Recordkeeping❚ Reporting❚ Testing❚ Inspection & Maintenance

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Deciphering the Conditions❚ Emission Limits

❙ ppmvd, gm/bhp-hr, lb/hr, etc.

❚ Monitoring❙ visual for opacity, totalizing meter for hours, I&M log book❙ operating parameters of engine & catalyst: T, O2, A/F ratio, inlet/outlet info

❚ Recordkeeping❙ operating parameters of engine & catalyst: T, O2, A/F ratio, inlet/outlet info❙ sulfur content

❚ Reporting❙ construction completion, test protocol, test results

❚ Notification❙ breakdown reporting

❚ Source Testing❙ < 24 months, < 3 years, annual (depending on circumstances)

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Non-Compliance Management… NOT explicit in the SDAPCD Permit (!!!)

❚ Emergency breakdown❚ Breakdown / malfunction❚ Variance❚ Notice to Comply; Notice of Violation❚ Mutual settlement program❚ Public Compliant❚ Replacement of equipment

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Customer =========> Air DistrictPermit

to Construct

Permitto Operate

Annual PermitRenewal

Inspections

Breakdowns& Emergencies

Complaints& Nuisance

Emission Limits

Monitoring

Notification

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Source Testing

Post permit at site

Engine operations

I & M

APCD Fees

Completion ofpaperwork

Customer/SiteProcedures

Engine MfrProcedures

Customer & Compliance

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For questions or more information:

AESC, Inc.Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc.

| ENERGY EFFICIENCY || RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY |

| ENGINEERING & CONSULTING |

Shirley F. [email protected]

Tel: 760-431-4365 | Fax: 760-438-5020

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