air and waste management association-gulf coast chapter meeting october 7, 2014
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Air and Waste Management Association-Gulf Coast Chapter MeetingOctober 7, 2014
AIR PERMITS DIVISIONUPDATES AND
HOT TOPICS
Erin Selvera, J.D., Special Assistant Air Permits Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Air Hot Topics
Air Pollutant Watch List Updates Flexible Permits Greenhouse Gas Permitting Expedited Permitting
Air Pollutant Watch List Updates
New Coordinator Texas City
Proposed Delisting in March 2013 Response to Comments Complete In Briefing stage
Galena Park Workgroup reviewing current data Discussing next steps
52004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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0.50
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Benzene Trends at the TX City 11th Street Monitor (R12)
(AutoGC Data)
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
70% Reduction in Benzene from 2006 to
2013
Year
6
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
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Benzene Trends at the Tx City 34th St. Mon-itor (R12)
(AutoGC Data)
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
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# incomplete year
92% Reduction in Benzene from 2004
to 2013
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014-2.22044604925031E-16
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
Benzene Trends at the BP Logan Street TX City Monitor (R12)
(AutoGC Data)
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
# incomplete year
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Year
82010 2011 2012 2013 2014
-2.22044604925031E-16
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0.6
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1.4
TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
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# incomplete data
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Benzene Trends at the BP 31st Street TX City Monitor (R12)(AutoGC Data)
Year
9
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014-2.22044604925031E-16
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
# incomplete yearNo data for 2007 and 2008
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Benzene Trends at the LeMarque 2nd Ave Monitor (R12)(AutoGC Data)
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10
199720060
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
## incomplete data
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Benzene Trends at Texas City Ball Park, R12 - Houston
(1997 - 2014)
Year
11
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014-2.22044604925031E-16
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0.4
0.6
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1
1.2
1.4
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ppb)
TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
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# incomplete data
Benzene Trends at the LeMarque North Monitor (R12) (2009-2014) (Canister Data)
Year
12
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014-2.22044604925031E-16
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
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# incomplete data
Benzene Trends at the LeMarque Ave A Monitor (R12) (2009-2014) (Canister Data)
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014-2.22044604925031E-16
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0.6
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ppb)
TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
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# incomplete data
Benzene Trends at the LeMarque 2nd Ave Monitor (R12) (2009-2014) (Canister Data)
Year
Benzene Trends in Galena Park (1998-2013)
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012*
2013*
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1.5 1.5
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.71.6
2
1.61.7
1.3
0.8
1.1
0.91.01 0.98
1.4
0.60.5 0.5
0.74
Galena Park Pasadena North
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Compari-son Value - 1.4 ppb
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TCEQ Long-Term Air Monitoring Comparison Value - 1.4 ppb
Date: February 2, 2014Source: TCEQ Toxicology Division
# incomplete data
*Annual averages calculated from hourly autoGC data, if available, otherwise every-sixth-day 24-hour canister data†Annual averages calculated from every-sixth-day 24-hour canister dataData sets were incomplete for the years identified under the monitor name below
Benzene Trends in the Houston Region (2000-2013)
Flexible Permits
EPA Published final conditional SIP approval – July 14, 2014
TCEQ program effective - July 31, 2014
Compliance Date – September 12, 2014
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Flexible Permits
Significant Changes to Rules Removed duplicative language Removed the 9% “insignificant emission factor”
option Permit fee now calculated in accordance with 30
TAC 116.141 Options for pending deflex projects
Proceed with deflex to obtain Subchapter B permit Obtain SIP approved Subchapter G permit at
renewal Initiate permit action to reflex to a Subchapter G
permit
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Greenhouse Gas Permitting History
Date Action
December 23, 2010 EPA issues GHG Rules and FIP for Texas
January 2, 2011 GHG permits required by EPA
Summer 2013 Texas Legislature – HB 788
October 23, 2013 TCEQ Proposes GHG Rules
February 18, 2014 EPA proposes approval of TX PSD GHG SIP
March 26, 2014 TCEQ rules adopted
June 23, 2014 Supreme Court Opinion
Greenhouse Gas Permitting Status
June 23, 2014 Opinion EPA may only require BACT for “anyway”
sources if the source emits more than a de minimis amount of GHGs
75,000 tpy may in fact be a reasonable de minimis level, but EPA has to justify it on proper grounds
July 24, 2014 EPA Memo “Anyway” Sources – Business as usual “Non-anyway” Sources – Permitting
requirement no longer enforced
Greenhouse Gas Path Forward
TCEQ has received 20 GHG applications
EPA continues to be the issuing authority
The workshare program continues TCEQ is pursuing getting the
program
Expedited Permit Program
2013 Texas Legislature – SB 1756 Authority to accept a surcharge Use surcharge for overtime and/or
contract labor Extra resource(s)
Rulemaking Proposed rule – May 14, 2014 Possible Adoption – October 22, 2014 Possible Effective Date – November 13,
2014
Expedited Permit Program
Challenges Tracking employee time Incentives to work overtime All expedited, no one expedited Comparison to existing rush process Potential flood of refunds
Expedited Permit Program
Implementation Demonstration of economic benefit Apply to be part of program any time
during review Surcharge
Submitted with request Based on project type Reimburse excess Request additional
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