ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
January 24, 1974
AMETEK, INC.
Petitioner,
vs.
)
PCB 73—446
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
Respondent.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by Mr. Seaman)
The Petition for Variance was filed with the Agency
on November 1, 1973.
Petitioner operates an industrial manufacturing
facility located in East Moline, Rock Island County,
Illinois. At this facility, Petitioner has four (4)
boilers for production of process steam and heating.
All four boilers can burn either natural gas or No. 5
oil. Boiler No. 1 is a chain grate stoker and is used
during the winter with coal as its main fuel. Only one
boiler is used at a time except in very cool weather when
a second boiler picks up the load.
Petitioner is installing a fabric filter on Boiler
No. 1 to control particulate emissions. Petitioner planned
on having the fabric filter installed by November, 1973.
Petitioner states that because of the failure ~of equipment
delivery, the final completion date will be delayedto
no later than March 31, 1974. Therefore, Petitioner is
requesting a Variance to operate this boiler in excess of
applicable regulations until the fabric filter system is
installed and operational.
Emissions from a coal—fired boiler of this type
calculated by the Agency using Compilation of Air Pollutant
Emission Factors, AP-42, Table 1.1.2, are:
Coal Analysis
Sulfur
3
Ash
6.8
Heating Value
12,275 BTU/lb. 1.4 lbS/l06 BTU
EmisSions(~rticl~~te5(Sulfur
Dioxide
54.5182
lbs/hr.lbs/hr.
4.89 lbs/lU6 BTU
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Theregula~ionsSO emissionsof
6.0presentlylb/lOsBTU.complyParticulatewithapplicableemissionsSO2
exceed the standard set forth in the Rules and Regulations
Governing the Control of Air Pollution and Rule 203(g)
of Chapter 2, Part II of the Regulations of the Pollution
Control Board. Assuming correct operation and maintenance
of the baghouse, Petitioner should achieve particulate
complaince with its control program.
Petitioner entered a binding agreement for the fabric
filter on May 15, 1973. The United States Environmental
Protection Agency estimates that a fabric filter system can
be completed within 53 weeks. Even with the extended
completion date, Petitioner will achieve compliance within
the recommended schedule presented by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
The Agency has received no comments from the public
concerning this Variance. The plant is located in an
industrial area where few residences exist.
This Opinion constitutes the findings of fact and
conclusions of law of the Board.
ORDER
IT IS THE ORDER of the Pollution Control Board that:
1. A Variance be granted to March 31, 1974 or
until the baghouse is operational, whichever
is sooner, subject tO the following conditions:
(a) Petitioner shall utilize Boiler No. 1 on
coal only when other sources of steam are unavailable
or when gas and/or oil are unavailable for use in
Boiler No. 1.
(b) Petitioner shall notify:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Air Pollution Control
Control Program Coordinator
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield, Illinois 62706
upon completion of the baghouse program.
(c) Petitioner shall attempt to obtain alternative
fabric filters for use in the baghouse in the event
delays beyond January 31, 1974 are encountered in
obtaining the Kynol bag.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Christan L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, certify that the above Opinion and Order was
adopted on this ~ ~
day of
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,
1974 by a
vote of
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