Air Pollution Control Permitting - Customer Overview

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1 Air Pollution Control Permitting - Customer Overview Self Generation Incentive Program Seminar CHP Project Planning & Permits March 11, 2003 San Diego, CA Presented by: Shirley F. Rivera Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. Carlsbad, CA

2 What to expect... Will provide... Perspective on Customer Role(s) Potential Pitfalls in the Air Quality 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 2

3 but first - a statewide perspective of the air quality process

4 Statewide: California Districts 58 Counties 35 Air Districts Nonattainment Areas Attainment Areas There are differences. Fees, forms, control requirements, process timeframe, expediting, emission factors (criteria, air toxics), etc. 4

5 Permitting: General Process Determine air permit applicability PERMIT Complete required application forms with technical information EXEMPT No Permit Required SB 1298 Emission estimates BACT* /controls evaluation Air toxics impacts Permit to Construct Emissions Testing Certification Permit to Operate *BACT Best Available Control Technology 5

6 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 6

7 Perspective on Customer Role(s)

8 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 8

9 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 9

10 The Project: 5 Considerations Project alternatives 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 10

11 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 11

12 Potential Pitfalls in the Air Quality Permit Process

13 Issue & Potential Pitfalls AB 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) 13

14 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 14

15 Customer Responsibilities

16 Air Quality Permitting & Compliance: A 12-Step Program Application Process 1. Application Preparation 2. Pre-Application Meeting 3. Responding to Agency Data Requests 4. Negotiating Permit Conditions 5. Initial Source Testing 6. Facility Inspection Compliance Demonstration 7. Emission Limits 8. Monitoring 9. Notification 10. Recordkeeping of Operating Activities 11. Reporting of Select Operating Activities 12. Emissions Source Test 16

17 Application Process: 1 st 6 Steps Application Preparation Pre-Application Meeting Responding to Agency Data Requests Negotiating Permit Conditions Emissions Source Testing Facility Inspection 17

18 Permitting: General Process Determine air permit applicability PERMIT Complete required application forms with technical information EXEMPT No Permit Required SB 1298 Emission estimates BACT* /controls evaluation Air toxics impacts Permit to Construct Emissions Testing Certification Permit to Operate *BACT Best Available Control Technology 18

19 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 19

20 CHP: Controlled Emissions (BACT) Gas Turbines Zero NH 3 Technology SCR CO Oxidation Catalyst Combustion Modifications Dry Low NOx Catalytic Combustion Reciprocating Engines Rich burn (Natural Gas) NSCR, O2 controller Lean burn (Natural Gas) SCR OEM Diesel gensets with ultra-low sulfur fuel Possible PM filter 20

21 CARB SB1298 Guidance: GTs < 50 MW Pollutant < 3 MW 3-12 MW >12 & < 50 MW Waste Gas NOx 9 ppmvd 0.5 lb/mw-hr 5 ppm 0.25 lb/mw-hr 5 ppm 0.20 lb/mw-hr 25 ppm 1.25 lb/mw-hr CO 10 ppm 0.4 lb/mw-hr 6 ppm 0.2 lb/mw-hr 6 ppm 0.15 lb/mw-hr -- VOC 5 ppm 0.1 lb/mw-hr 2 ppm 0.04 lb/mw-hr 2 ppm 0.03 lb/mw-hr -- PM10 NG; S < 1 grain/100 scf -- - 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. [Reference: Guidance for Permitting of Electrical Generation Technologies, CARB, September 2001; see CARB website.] 21

22 CARB SB1298 Guidance: Recip Engines Pollutant NOx CO VOC PM10 Fossil Fuel 9 ppm; 0.15 g/bhp-hr 0.5 lb/mw-hr 56 ppm; 0.6 g/bhp-hr 1.9 lb/mw-hr 25 ppm; 0.15 g/bhp-hr 0.5 lb/mw-hr 0.02 g/bhp-hr 0.06 lb/mw-hr Waste Gas 50 ppm; 0.6 g/bhp-hr 1.9 lb/mw-hr 300 ppm; 2.5 g/bhp-hr 7.8 lb/mw-hr 130 ppm; 0.6 g/bph-hr 1.9 lb/mw-hr NA - 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. [Reference: Guidance for Permitting of Electrical Generation Technologies, CARB, September 2001; see CARB website.] 22

23 Permitting: General Process Determine air permit applicability PERMIT Complete required application forms with technical information 30-day APCD review for completeness weeks EXEMPT Emission estimates BACT* /controls evaluation Completeness Air toxics impacts No Permit Required Permit to Construct SB 1298 Emissions Testing Certification Permit to Operate *BACT Best Available Control Technology 23

24 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. firstfire) form to notify SDAPCD 24

25 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 25

26 A/C Issued San Diego APCD: Testing 60-DAYS Construction Complete 3-5 Weeks before test date, protocol to SDAPCD. SDAPCD Protocol Review and Approval Schedule test witness at least 3-weeks, prior to source test. Notify Source Test Firm (Certified) Coordinate with Firm, APCD, Site Schedule Test Date CLOCK START: CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATE CRITICAL PATH: AVAILABILITY OF SOURCE TESTER & APCD TEST WITNESS Conduct Source Test 30-DAYS Within 30-days after test, submit results to SDAPCD. Coordinate with Firm and APCD Test results to SDAPCD 26

27 Permitting: General Process Determine air permit applicability PERMIT Complete required application forms with technical information 30-day APCD review for completeness weeks EXEMPT Emission estimates BACT* /controls evaluation Air toxics impacts Completeness weeks No Permit Required Permit to Construct Final A/C weeks SB 1298 Certification Permit to Operate Emissions Testing *BACT Best Available Control Technology First-fire (or start-up) + 60-days to complete test 27

28 Customer & Permitting Customer =========> Air District Drawings - site plan Nearby residents Nearby businesses Schools < 1,000 ft Stack parameters Emissions Post permit at site Engine installation Application Preparation Pre-App Meeting Respond to Agency Negotiate Conditions Application Forms Fee payment Tech Support Doc ts Emissions, Toxics 30-Day Review Permit to Construct Engine shakedown Pre-test engine Test Contractor Site compliance with conditions Initial Source Testing Facility Inspection Permit to Operate 28

29 Compliance Demonstration: 2 nd 6 Steps Emission Limits Monitoring Notification Recordkeeping Reporting Testing Inspection & Maintenance 29

30 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) 30

31 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 31

32 Customer & Compliance Customer =========> Air District Post permit at site Engine operations I & M APCD Fees Emission Limits Monitoring Permit to Construct Permit to Operate Completion of paperwork Customer/Site Procedures Engine Mfr Procedures Notification Recordkeeping Reporting Source Testing Annual Permit Renewal Inspections Breakdowns & Emergencies Complaints & Nuisance 32

33 For questions or more information: Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING & CONSULTING Shirley F. Rivera Tel: Fax: