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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAQ_F_0100010_20160406_ST_ProtRvw (4) PAT MCCRORY Governor a DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary AlrQuality SHEILA C. HOLMAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director April 6,2016 Mr.Alan Skrzypczak,Plant Manager Stericycle,Inc. P.O. Box 310 Haw River,NC 27258-0310 Subject. Stericycle, Inc.,Facility ID 0100010,Tracking No. 2016-063ST Haw River,Alamance County,North Carolina, Air Permit No. 05896T24 Emissions Compliance Testing of Two Dual Chamber Hospital,Medical,and Infectious Waste Incinerator Emission Sources ID No. ESO1 and ES02 Proposed Test Dates: Week of April 18,2016 To be performed by TRC Environmental Corporation Dear Mr. Skrzypczak: The emissions test protocol for the two subject sources has been reviewed. Incinerators ESO1 and ES02 each controlled respectively in series by: selective non-catalytic reduction(SNCR) system with ammonia injection ID No. CD07 and CD08,packed bed scrubber and associated quench column ID No. CDO1 and CD02, with venturi scrubber ID No. CD03 and CD04, and sulfur impregnated carbon bed ID No. CD05 and CD06. Incinerators ESO1 and ES02 are subject to 15A NCAC 2D .1206,Hospital,Medical and Infectious Waste Incinerators; 15A NCAC 2D .1100 Control of Toxic Air Pollutants; 40 CFR 60 Subpart Ce Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Incinerators; 40 CFR 60 Subpart Ec Standards of Performance for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Incinerators for Which Construction is Commenced After June 20, 1996; and 40 CFR 62 Subpart HHH Federal Plan Requirements for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Incinerators Constructed on or Before June 20, 1996. The following table lists the pollutants and acceptable test methods for each incinerator to be tested. Incinerator ESO1 and ES02-Pollutants and Test Methods Source To Be Tested Pollutant EPA Method Rum Time Notes ES01 Concurrent with and Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide 3A 3 runs, 120 minutes each Method 29 ES02 Visible Emissions 9 3 rums,60 minutes each ES02 Mercury(Hg) 29 3 rums,120 minutes each The tester must verify the absence of cyclonic flow as described in Section 11.4 of EPA Method 1. TRC shall perform a pre-test analysis of the filter blank, following the procedure in EPA Method 29 section 7.2.1. Stericycle must submit to the Division of Air Quality(DAQ)the pretest filter blank analysis values for each target metal prior to testing. DAQ will not allow any correction to the test results above the maximum blank correction as specified in EPA Method 29. TRC will also prepare duplicate Method 29 field blanks for potential analyses by DAQ. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality Air Quality 1641 Mail Service Center 1 217 W.Jones Street,Suite 4000 1 Raleigh,NC 27699-1641 919 707 8400 T Mr.Alan Skrzypczak-Plant Manager April 6, 2016 Page 2 (Stericycle, Inc.—Incinerator ESO1 and ES02—April 2016 Emissions Compliance Testing) Note that audit sample analysis is required for Methods 29. TRC has submitted an audit sample order request and the sample must be present for inspection on request during the test period. For additional information please see this EPA web page htip://www.gpa.gov/ttn/emc/email.html#audit. Please note that the detection limits for some of the proposed methods are based on actual source parameters. No estimated detection limits are listed in the protocol. Therefore,the responsibility will remain with Stericycle and the tester to ensure that the minimum method detection limits will be low enough to demonstrate compliance with the applicable emissions limits. The result cannot be reported as zero. The result must be reported as less than the method detection limit determined from the test. As stated in permit condition 2.2.A"The emission limits in the table below represent total emissions from both incinerators combined." Therefore,the emission rates of the pollutants listed in the table under conditions 2.2.A from one unit will be doubled for comparison with these toxic emission limits. Alternately Stericycle may test both units simultaneously. The test protocol is approved as represented in the table. Stericycle shall be responsible for ensuring, within the limits of practicality,that each subject incinerator being tested is operated at or near the maximum normal waste charge rate(i.e., at or above approximately 90%of the maximum). The maximum normal waste charge rate for each incinerator is 1,911 pounds per hour. Thus,the proposed test period waste charge rate of 1,900 pounds per hour is acceptable. The final report must include the applicable test period monitored parameters data(i.e., incinerator hourly waste charge rate and secondary chamber temperature)and the control system parameters data(i.e., flue gas temperature, secondary chamber temperature,NOx reagent injection rate,pressure drop across scrubbers, scrubber liquor flow rates, scrubber pH and the bypass stack position). The parametric data shall be based on a 3-hour rolling average calculated each hour as the average of the previous 3 operating hours. Approval of the proposed methods does not exempt the tester,in any way, from the minimum requirements of the applicable test methods. Any deviations from the applicable methodologies not specifically addressed in this letter remains subject to the approval of the Division of Air Quality. If there are questions concerning this matter,please contact me at(919)707-8415 or greg .on�eal@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Thomas G. ONeal, III,P.E.,Environmental Engineer Division of Air Quality,NCDEQ cc: Derek Brewster,TRC Environmental Corporation, -Raleigh,NC Lisa Edwards,P.E.,Winston-Salem Regional Office Central Files, Alamance County IBEATM Documents-0100010