Monthly Operating Reports

August 2018

The following August 2018 operating report was sent to the Ministry of Environment and Climate

Change Strategy on October 2, 2018.

Metro Vancouver - Waste-to-Energy Facility

CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM

August 2018

1. MONTHLY SUMMARY REPORT

Parameter Discharge Limit Compliance Maximum Measurement (mg/dscm)

(mg/dscm) Period Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Carbon Monoxide (CO) 50 24 hr 26.9 28.0 43.0 -- - - - -

Sulphur Dioxide (S02) 200 24 hr 69.1 101.0 120.6

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 190 24 hr 131.6 133.3 138.0

Monthly Average (mg/dscm)

Unit 1 Unit2 Unit3

Opacity 0.36 0.62 . 0.58 - - - - . - -

Carbon Monoxide (CO) 18.0 20.3 32.6 - - - - - -Sulphur Dioxide (S02) 41.9 49.4 67.8

-- - - -Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 129.2 128.2 132.4

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Interim Discharge Limits will apply until and including the following dates, at wnich point the D1scnar e L1m1ts and g

Response Limits will ?PPIY a. THC - December 31, 2018 c. S02 - December 31, 2022

b. HCI - December 31, 2022

2. MONTHLY EXCEEDANCE REPORT

2.a. Discharge Limit Exceedances

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Unit Compliance Discharge Limit Date Exceedance Level Parameter (mg/dscm)

Reason/ Action Taken

2.b. Response Limit Exceedances

Unit Compliance Response Limit Date /Time Exceedance

Parameter Level

Reason/ Action Taken

2.c. Transient Conditions - Furnace Temperature Below 800°C

Unit Duration Date/Time Average Cause

Temperature (0 C)

Action Taken to Restore Steady State Conditions

3. ANALYZER AVAILABILITY

Required Averaging Monthly Availability Analyzer Availability Period

(% hours per Unit 1 Unit2 Unit 3 quarter)

Opacity 90 Hour 100 100 100 -- - -- -- -- -- -Oxygen 90 Hour 100 99 99 - -- -Carbon Monoxide (CO) 90 Hour 100 99 99

- - - - - -Sulphur Dioxide (502) 90 Hour 100 99 99

Nitrogen Oxides (NOxl 90 Hour 100 99 99

Stack Flow NA Hour 82 99 87

*Stack Flow availability is included, however there is no required availability as per the Operational Certificate

4. SHUTDOWN REPORT

Unit 1

Duration in Hours Reason Date

2.93 Ash discharger plugged August 6

0.84 Fabric filter bag inspection/2 bags changed August 10 - 11

0.28 BC Hydro power interuption August 11

0.52 . Fabric filter bag inspection August 19

0.12 Forced draft fan trip ~ugust 23 0.47 Accidental Emergency stop trip August 27

Unit 2

Duration in Hours Reason Date

0.32 BC Hydro power interuption August 11 -0.85 Fabric filter bag inspection August 11 - 12

--0.25 Fabric filter bag inspection/1 bag changed August 15

0.48 Ash discharger plugged August 15

0.50 Fabric filter bag inspection/1 bag changed August 16

0.83 Fabric filter bag inspection/2 bags changed August 17

0.07 Grate bar inspection August 31 19.48 Grate bar repair August 31

Unit3

Duration in Hours Reason Date

0.85 Steam drum level control issue August 1 - - --1.03 Steam drum level control issue August 1 -- - - -6.53 Fabric filter compartment cleaned August 1 -- - -0.23 Oxygen monitor repair August 7 -7.97 Feedwater valve level control issue August 8 0.60 Steam drum level control issue August 11 -0.80 Steam drum level control issue August 11

- - -1.08 BC Hydro power interuption August 11

-- - -0.87 Fabric filter bag inspection August 12 - -- - -- - -1.25 Steam drum level control issue August 15 - -- -- - - - -1.17 Steam drum level control issue August 21

- - --- - - - -0.97 Steam drum level control issue August 21

- - - - - C -0.93 Boiler inspection August 21 -- - --24.07 Second pass hopper wash August 22-23 - - -2.33 Steam drum level control issue August 27

-- -- - - --1.20 Steam drum level control issue August 27-28 -- - - -- -- -0.73 Boiler tripped August 30

5. FACILITY BYPASS AND EMERGENCY /SPILL EVENT REPORT

Date/Time , Cause Duration

Action Taken

6. OTHER DATA UNIT1 UNIT2 UNIT3

Waste Received tonnes/day 672 -

Waste Processed tonnes/day 237 231 216 Maximum Waste Processed tonnes/day 252 255 241

Units 1, 2, and 3

Natural Gas Consumed m3/day 1,162

m3/month 36,029

Fly ash disposed tonnes 922 Bottom ash disposed tonnes 3,874

7. COMPLAINTS AND RESPONSES

Date/Time Complaint Action Taken

9/6/2018 8:41 Noise complaint #l Air cooled condensor gearbox

failed. Facility venting steam to

maintain production. Noise should

be reduced during boiler outage, and

with cooler weather.

August 2018 - Monthly Continuous Emission Monitoring System Data

Boiler#! Boiler#2 Boiler#3 Stack 02 S02 NOx co Opacity Furnuce Stuck 02 S02 NOx ·co Opacitv Furnace Stack 02 S02 NOx co Opacity Furnace

Date Temp (%) (m<•/m') (m,,/m') (m,,lm') (%) Temo Temo (%) (lll!!lm') <rnwm'> (m,!/m') (%) Temp Temp (%) (m,!/m') (m,,lm') (moim') (%) Temo 8/1/18 153 9.4 45.2 130.5 13.9 0.30 1014 150 8.8 58.2 127.8 18.9 0.29 926 8/2/18 152 9.3 30.0 129.3 22.1 0.36 1008 147 8.4 35.9 125.7 26.4 0.26 933 145 10.9 48.1 131.2 36.9 0.54 889

8/3/18 150 9.4 41.4 129.1 20.0 0.35 1008 148 9.0 49.6 127.8 20.3 0.32 945 146 11.3 54.6 134.0 32.2 0.54 878

8/4/18 152 9.4 36.9 129.9 17.2 0.30 976 147 8.2 35.2 129.0 16.6 0.20 962 148 11.2 62.9 136.3 34.8 0.53 894

8/5/18 151 9.1 57.3 128.0 26.9 0.38 965 150 9.0 78.4 126.0 25.1 0.27 913 149 11.7 120.6 138.0 37.2 0.53 880

8/6/18 152· 9.0 45.9 124.5 21.8 0.35 976 150 8.4 49.5 124.5 25.0 0.33 947 150 11.5 67.3 133.2 41.1 0.56 900

8/7/18 151 9.5 32.2 128.4 14.9 0.27 983 148 8.9 42:1 128.1 17.8 0.40 966 145 11.9 47.5 134.1 39.6 0.51 901 8/8/18 154 9.5 42.8 129.3 16.9 0.28 1006 148 9.2 40.8 126.6 28.0 0.27 967 145 11.3 67.2 129.5 41.2 0.48 918

8/9/18 152 10.4 42.3 131.2 19.0 0.30 960 148 9.4 44.7 126.0 20.0 0.35 943 152 12.0 81.5 136.1 43.0 a.so 896 8/10/18 150 9.8 42.6 128.9 17.6 0.28 978 147 9.2 50.6 127.4 17.2 0.44 950 147 11.8 67.3 136.8 36.1 0.49 908 8/11/18 151 9.1 40.2 128.6 18.6 0.28 1001 153 8.8 54.9 126.9 21.0 0.90 964 148 11.7 83.2 135.9 36.6 0.52 894 8/12/18 154 9.0 48.6 129.7 10.7 0.31 1018 154 8.9 52.1 129.7 20.6 0.89 1004 149 10.8 80.2 133.7 25.6 0.53 943 8/13/18 152 9.2 24.7 128.8 8.8 0.34 983 153 9.1 36.0 129.1 14.4 0.81 983 145 11.5 50.2 129.7 35.6 0.57 901

8/14/18 149 9.6 37.4 129.5 18.1 0.36 977 152 9.1 45.9 129.5 17.0 0.64 961 146 11.7 61.4 130.7 33.2 0.58 894

8/15/18 151 10.1 37.0 128.2 15.0 0.39 961 149 9.2 50.5 129.1 15.1 0.53 977 145 11.7 68.9 133.3 27.4 0.59 906 8/16/18 151 9.7 40.0 130.0 17.7 0.42 997 152 8.9 42.1 129.6 16.0 0.76 1012 145 11.5 71.2 131.2 30.6 0.61 932 8/17/18 154 9.8 42.4 127.2 17.6 0.42 1000 155 9.1 47.1 132.3 20.5 1.00 972 146 11.6 69.5 132.2 40.4 0.68 923 8/18/18 155 9.4 41.7 130.3 18.7 0.41 1009 154 8.6 40.3 130.9 16.1 0.88 990 143 11.3 53.0 131.6 31.7 0.63 908 8/19/18 152 9.2 35.2 128.8 17.2 0.41 1012 149 8.6 39.6 127.6 19.2 0.68 986 144 11.2 56.3 130.6 24.5 0.62 934 8/20/18 147 9.0 33.4 126.6 16.3 0.51 949 151 9.0 35.6 126.6 18.3 0.64 948 143 11.4 55.2 129.4 26.5 0.66 905 8/21/18 149 9.9 36.4 127.6 17.9 0.58 993 148 9.5 36.9 126.1 23.1 0.68 951 138 11.7 40.8 128.0 31.4 0.75 903 8/22/18 155 9.3 69.1 130.1 20.6 0.61 1016 158 8.5 101.0 129.1 27.3 1.07 991 8/23/18 154 9.2 61.3 129.2 20.4 0.45 1019 154 8.7 69.4 128.6 23.7 1.12 977 141 11.8 72.1 131.5 26.2 0.60 945

8/24/18 153 9.0 52.6 129.6 16.0 0.33 1019 150 8.4 53.2 133.3 18.3 0.57 997 143 12.5 80.8 131.9 32.1 0.61 930

8/25/18 153 9.3 43.7 128.4 20.9 0.30 1019 152 8.6 41.1 126.3 19.3 0.85 1000 141 12.0 69.6 131.4 21.7 0.62 949 8/26/18 153 9.3 51.1 129.9 15.7 0.32 1024 154 8.3 64.1 128.7 15.4 0.82 993 146 11.9 96.5 131.7 20.1 0.62 961 8/27/18 153 9.1 31.5 - 129.8 20.5 0.35 1028 152 8.2 39 128.6 21.3 0.68 1002 147 11.5 72.9 130.9 27.0 0.61 941 8/28/18 154 9 34.3 129.8 20.8 0.34 1014 154 8.1 48.6 127.4 22 0.62 1006 145 11.1 59.4 130.5 30.3 0.60 912 8/29/18 154 8.9 41.6 131.6 20.9 0.30 1032 153 8.0 47.6 127.1 21.6 0.62 1017 144 10.8 70.1 130.6 28.2 0.58 932 8/30/18 155 9.1 37.7 131.3 17.5 0.26 1026 155 8.3 50.5 131.5 24.5 0.67 1014 146 11.8 66.1 132.0 38.8 0.59 900 8/31/18 155 9.4 43.4 130.6 17.5 0.27 1022 147 11.8 70.9 134.9 36.5 0.63 889

Average 152 9.4 41.9 129.2 18.0 0.36 1000 151 8.7 49.4 128.2 20.3 0.62 973 145 11.5 67.8 132.4 32.6 0.58 913 Min 147 8.9 24.7 124.5 8.8 0.26 949 147 8.0 35.2 124.5 14.4 0.20 913 138 10.8 40.8 128.0 20.1 0.48 878 Max 155 10.4 69.1 131.6 26.9 0.61 1032 158 9.5 101.0 133.3 28.0 1.12 1017 152 12.5 120.6 138.0 43.0 0.75 961 St Dev 1.99 0.35 9.26 1.44 3.41 0.09 22.90 2.91 0.40 14.07 2.02 3.75 0.26 27.85 2.86 0.38 15.92 2.48 6.15 0.06 22.05

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