ILLINOIS
    POLLUITION CONTROL BOAP~D
    September
    8,
    1983
    IN
    THE
    MATTER OF:
    STAGE
    II VAPOR RECOVERY
    CONTROLS AT GASOLINE
    )
    R83-17
    DISPENSING STATIONS
    Prel
    irninary
    InguiHearinqs~
    ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by 3.
    D.
    Dumelle):
    A compilation of 1983 ozone excursions by the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency
    (Agency) thcough August
    10,
    1983
    shows
    29 violations
    (two or more excursions)
    at
    18 locations.
    The highest value recorded was
    0.188 ppm
    (parts per million) at
    the Chicago Southwest Pumping Station on June 23,
    1983.
    Figure
    1 (page 43)
    of the May
    4,
    1983 comments by the Agency
    to United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
    (TJSEPA’s)
    proposed February
    3,
    1983 Federal Register rulemaking estimates
    that Stage II vapor recovery controls at gasoline dispensing
    stations would capture approximately 17,500 tons of volatile
    organic compounds
    (VOCs)
    a year at a total
    cost of $10,500,000 or
    about $600 per ton.
    Reduction of VOC~emissions
    in
    turn reduces
    ozone ambient air concentrations.
    It
    is evident that further VOC controls
    are
    needed
    in order
    to eliminate the violations of the National and Illinois ambient
    air quality standards for ozone
    (0.12 ppm).
    Proportional
    rollback
    computations
    using the 0.188 ppm level appear to indicate a need
    for
    the removal
    of
    at least
    37
    of
    the hydrocarbons
    now
    being
    discharged to the atmosphere.
    Stage II vapor recovery controls have been
    in use
    in California
    since
    1979 and in the District of Columbia and are being considered
    in New York, New Jersey and Maryland.
    The
    $600 per ton cost,
    if
    accurate, appears reasonable compared to other strategies to
    control volatile organic compounds.
    In order to determine whether such controls
    should he required
    as part of an effective strategy to reduce VOC emissions,
    the
    Board on its own motion will conduct
    a series of inquiry hearings.
    The Board further proposes that
    a preliminary draft regulation
    which
    is adapted
    from the California rule published
    in the
    Environmental Register.
    The Board intends that this draft raise
    issues for discussion and comment, rather than constitute a
    formal proposal for rulemaking.
    The Board requests that public
    comment and alternative proposals
    on these issues be submitted to
    the Board within the next
    60 days.
    These comments will be made
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    a part of the record
    in R83—17.
    Unless the comments justify an
    alternative course ~of action, hearings will he scheduled upon the
    close of the 60 day comment period.
    The Board will especially
    appreciate testimony or comment on the following:
    1.
    The need for additional volatile organic compound
    control
    in Illinois;
    2.
    The cost of Stage II vapor recovery systems a:~dwho
    will bear that cost;
    3.
    The problems to the public
    in using
    this equipment at
    self—service gasoline stations;
    4.
    The geographic area of the State where vapor recovery
    controls are needed
    (non—attainment counties,
    contiguous
    counties or state-wide);
    5.
    Vandalism and maintenance problems that may he expected;
    and
    6.
    Health benefits,
    if any,
    to
    the public directly attributable
    to eliminating the inhalation of gasoline vapors.
    The preliminary draft proposal,
    below,
    is presented
    in a
    format consistent with the codification scheme proposed for
    Chapter
    2:
    Air Pollution,
    since codification of that chapter
    should be completed prior to any final action
    in this matter.
    Under old Chapter
    2,
    these preliminary draft rules would he added
    as part of Rule 205
    (p).
    Preliminary Draft Proposal for Discussion at Inquiry Hearings
    Based on California Regulation,
    AMENDMENTS
    TO:
    TITLE
    35:
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE B:
    AIR POLLUTION
    CHAPTER
    I:
    POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    SUBCHAPTER c:
    EMISSION STANDARDS
    AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
    PART 215
    ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS
    AND LIMITATIONS
    SUBPART
    Y:
    GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION
    Section 215,584
    a)
    All gasoline stations
    in the counties listed
    in
    Subsection
    (c),
    which dispense more than 50,000 gallons
    per month shall have vapor recovery systems installed
    to control each pump nozzle.
    Stations which service
    private fleets shall also be controlled
    if
    the volume
    requirement is met.
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    b)
    Vapor recovery systems shall have a collection
    efficiency of at least 92
    and be approved by the
    Agency.
    A permit shall be obtained from the Agency
    prior to installation.
    c)
    Vapor recovery systems shall he
    installed in the
    following counties:
    Boone,
    Clinton, Cook,
    DeKaib,
    DuPage,
    Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall,
    Lake, Madison,
    McHenry, Monroe,
    Randolf, St. Clair, Washington,
    and
    Will.
    d)
    All gasoline dispensing stations at which vapor re-
    covery systems have been installed shall post oper-
    ating instructions for the public in a manner to be
    specified by the Agency.
    e)
    Vapor
    recovery systems shall be
    maintained
    in good
    working condition.
    f)
    The
    requirements of this Section
    shall he met by July
    1,
    1986.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
    I,
    Christan L,
    Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
    Control Board,
    hereby ce~tifythat the above Order was ~dopted
    on the
    ~~day
    of
    _____
    1983 by a vote of
    ~.
    ~
    ~
    Christan L.
    Mofféi*)
    Clerk
    Illinois PollutioiY
    ntrol Board
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