ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
March
13, 1975
AMOCO
CHEMICALS
CORPORATION,
WOOD
RIVER REFINERY,
Petitioner,
vs.
)
PCB 74—488
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
OPINION
AND
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by Mr. Henss):
Amoco Chemicals Corporation filed its Petition for Variance
requesting
an extension of a variance previously granted in
PC]3
73—401 and extended in PCB 74—123.
Specifically, Anioco seeks
relief from Rule 205(g)
(organic material emissions)
of
the Air
Pollution Control Regulations until May 31,
1975.
Petitioner operates a multi-purpose chemical additive
manufacturing facility at its refinery in Wood River,
Illinois.
This facility produces 13 additives used in motor oil, diesel
lubricating oil,
fuel oils and specialty oil.
During production
of the additives,
waste materials including organic materials
subject
to Rule
205(g) are produced.
Hydrocarbons are emitted to
the atmosphere when a nitrogen purge is placed on reaction kettles,
precoat mix tanks and filter precoat mix tanks.
More detailed information on this unit’s operation,
the
environmental impact from such operation and control equipment
to be installed may be found
in the Board’s prior Opinion on this
matter
(?CB 73—397—401, December 20,
1973 and PCB 74-121-123,
June 20, 1974).
Compliance with Rule
205(g)
is to be achieved in three phases:
(1)
the elimination of nitrogen purging of three reaction vessels,
(2) the elimination of nitrogen purging of sixteen filter feed
tanks, and
(3) installation
of
a closed solids handling system.
Phase
(1) was completed in July 1974 resulting in the reduction
of hydrocarbon emissions from 214 lbs./hr. to about 77 lbs./hr.
expressed as equivalent methane.
Delivery of equipment for Phase
(2)
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was completed in December 1974.
No problems~are anticipated in
completing installation on or before expiration of the present
variance on March
31,
1975.
Completion of Phase
(2) will further
reduce Petitioner’s emissions to about
23. lbs./hr.
Eauiprnent for Phase
(3) has been delayed by the prime con-
tractor, the Ducon Company.
In
a letter dated December 9,
1974
Ducon advises Amoco that it should seek at least a one month
extension of the present variance.
It is obvious from the Petition
for Variance that Amoco believes a one—month extension will not
allow time for completion of Phase
(3)
.
Thus, Amoco seeks
a two—
month extension.
The Agency believes that delay in completing Phase
(3)
is
beyond Petitioner’s control and recommends granting this variance.
No objection to
the grant of variance has been received by the
Agency.
If problems do not delay completion of Phase
(2)
by March
31,
1975, Petitioner will have reduced its total emissions of hydro-
carbons by almost 90%.
Petitioner has made good progress
in
reducing its hydrocarbon emissions and could have completed its
compliance program on schedule if not for the delay in receiving
equipment.
Clearly this delay
is beyond Petitioner’s control.
Variance will be granted.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Pollution Control Board that Amoco
Chemicals Corporation be granted variance from Rule 205(g)
of
the Air Pollution Control Regulations for its Wood River multi-
additive manufacturing facility until May 31,
1975 or such earlier
date as Phase
(3)
control equipment is completed.
This variance
is subject to the following conditions:
1.
Petitioner shall apply for all required construction
and operating permits from the Agency.
2.
Petitioner shall submit monthly progress reports to
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Such progress
~eports shall detail progress toward completion of
Petitioner’s compliance plan.
3.
Upon delivery of equipment for Phase
(3)
of the
compliance program Petitioner shall advise the Agency
of the delivery date and the expected date of
completion of Phase
(3).
4.
Petitioner shall keep in effect the $50,000 bond
ordered in the previous Opinion of the Board to
guarantee installation of required air pollution
control equipment.
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I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of
the Illinois Pollution Control
Board, hereby certify the above Opinion and Order was a~opted
this
~
day of
~
,
1975 by a vote of
ton.
~2AL:
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