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Colorado BART. APCD. Class 1 Areas. National Parks and Wilderness Areas 12 in Colorado 4 National Parks 8 Wilderness Areas. BART Rulemaking. Stakeholder Process Most BART Sources Involved Rule Passed March 2006 Modeled After EPA Rule. BART Rule. Contribute 0.5 Deciview - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Colorado BART
APCD
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Class 1 Areas
National Parks and Wilderness Areas
12 in Colorado
4 National Parks
8 Wilderness Areas
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BART Rulemaking
Stakeholder Process
Most BART Sources Involved
Rule Passed March 2006
Modeled After EPA Rule
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BART Rule
Contribute 0.5 Deciview
Cause 1.0 Deciview
Pollutants – NOx, SO2, PM
VOC not included
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BART Rule
Post Combustion Controls NOT to be considered for NOx
Presumptive limits applicable to Coal Power Plants as guideline
5 Factors also considered
Only 1 plant over 750 MW
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BART Rule
Consideration of Impact on Coal Mines in Colorado
Due to concern over classification of sub-bituminous coal
Presumptive Limits based on Powder River coal
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BART Rule
Some Colorado Sub-bituminous has higher Nitrogen and lower volatility
Presumptive levels can’t be met
Alternatives allowed
SIP must be approved by Legislature
Applications Received August 1, 2006
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Previous BART Actions
Certification of Visibility Impairment in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness by USFS in 1993
Craig and Hayden Power Plants were Implicated
Settlements agreed to in 1996 and 2001
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Craig plant
Units 1 & 2
Had Wet Limestone Scrubbers and ESP
Upgrade of Scrubbers – eliminate by-pass, improve spray modules with trays
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Craig plant
New Baghouses
New Lo –NOx burners with overfire air
SO2 - 0.16 lb/MMBtu 30 day average 0.13 lb/MMBtu 90 Day
NOx – 0.30 lbs/MMBtu annual average
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Hayden Plant
Units 1 and 2
Originally only ESPs
New Controls Lime Spray Dryer Baghouse Lo-NOx Burners w/OFA
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Hayden Plant
SO2 - 0.16 Ib/MmBTU 30 day
0.13 lb/MMBtu 90 day average
Hayden and Craig actions included in Visibility SIP
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Colorado BART
Because all but one of our BART sources are power plants, Guidance was issued to simplify the BART analyses.
Look at Lime Spray dryers only
Look at Current Lo-NOx burners and overfire air
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Colorado Bart
Consider ROFA if can’t reach presumptive levels (per EPA Appendix Y)
All Plants have baghouses
Sources can look at other controls if they want.
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Colorado BART
We hoped to simplify the BART process by using information gained from Craig and Hayden Settlements.
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BART SOURCES
Built between 1962 & 1977
Before PSD rules applied
One of 26 listed source categories
PTE > 250 TPY
Emit SO2, NOx, PM10
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COLORADO SOURCES
Originally 16 Facilities
Final List 9 facilities
13 Coal Electric Units 1 Portland cement plant 2 Coal Fired Industrial Boilers
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EXEMPT SOURCES
Reconstruction
Deminimis Impact Modeled
Less than 0.5 deciview
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Exempt Sources
Gas Fired Boilers < 250 MMBtu/hr each
Reconstructed - Portland cement plant and Steel Mill Arc Furnace
Pharmaceutical Production – VOC only
Refinery and Power Plant – Modeled below 0.5 dV
One plant shutdown
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COLORADO EMISSIONS
From Stationary Sources 2003
SO2 – 83,640 Tons per Year
NOx – 123,273 TPY
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BART ALTERNATIVES
Must Be Better than BART
July 2005 BART Rule Provides for Two pronged test to evaluate
Emissions reduction or Modeling
Colorado will use Emission Test, Similar to CAIR example
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Existing Agreements
XCEL Voluntary Emission Reduction Agreement – 1998
SO2 Emission Cap in Metro Denver Area – 10,500 TPY
Three Plants – 7 units involved
Previous SO2 = 25,000TPY
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XCEL AGREEMENT
Settles contested issue involving Pawnee plant and its BART applicability
In existence date is contested
Alternative includes BART Presumptive level Controls on Pawnee
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Comanche Plant
Units 1 & 2 – 350 MW each are BART sources.
Agreement reached in order to Build Unit 3 (750 MW)
New LSD, Lo-NOx Burners and OFA
Limits less than BART Presumptive
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Emission Reduction Estimate SO2 - 34,000 Tons per Year
Includes 12,000 from Comanche
NOx - 7,000 - 10,000 TPY
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ISSUES
Post Combustion Controls
Annual Limit in XCEL Agreement
Are the Alternatives Appropriate?
Little Guidance in New EPA Alternative Rule
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ISSUES
How much Visibility Improvement is necessary for a source to achieve.
What $/Ton levels should be used to judge cost?
Should there be a $/deciview level set?
Averaging Times
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Future Action
Complete BART Determinations/Appeals and Conduct Public Comment in January 2007
Receive EPA comments on Alternatives
Appeal of BART determinations
Rocky Mountain National Park Nitrogen deposition
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