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Benzene Fenceline Monitoring:
An Introduction and What the
Regulations Don’t Tell You
Kristin Gordon, P.E.
All4 Inc.
Houston Office Director
281.937.7553 x301
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Agenda
• Background and U.S. Refineries
• Who, What, Why, Where, When, and How...and What the Rule Doesn’t
Tell You
• So I Have 2 Years…
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Background
Refinery Sector Rule
• 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts CC and UUU (“Refinery MACT 1” and “Refinery
MACT 2”)
• 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart J and Ja
• regulations.gov @ EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682-0840
Rulemaking timeline
• Proposed – June 30, 2014, 200k+ comments
• Signed – Final September 29, 2015, Federal Register – December 1, 2015
• Effective Date – February 1, 2016
• Signed Proposal – Clarifications/Compliance Dates – January 31, 2016
• Litigation
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U.S. Refineries
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2015 EIA data
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What is Fenceline Monitoring?
• Action Level – 9.0 ug/m3 rolling
annual average (2.8 ppb)
• Fugitive Benzene Monitoring at
Fenceline
• Refinery MACT 1
• All Refinery Major Sources
• No exemptions
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Monitors and Locations
• # Monitors
• Radial (chart)
• Linear – Every 2000 feet
• Extra Samplers
• Where? Consider…
• Facility Configuration
• Background
• Neighbors
Refinery Size DegreesNumber
of Monitors
< 750 acres 30˚ 12
750-1,500 acres 20˚ 18
>1,500 acres 15˚ 24
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How to Monitor?
• Passive diffusion tubes
• Set # of monitors + blanks +
duplicates
• Sampling Period = 2 weeks
• Tubes to lab, deploy
replacement tubes
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How to Monitor?
• Method 325A
• VOCs from Fugitive and Area
Sources
• Method 325B
• Sampler Preparation and
Analysis
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Reporting
• Collect 1 year of data
• Report Quarterly
• Due 45 days after end of Quarter
• Submit via ERT/CEDRI [40 CFR §63.655(h)(8)]
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CEDRI, ERT and CDX
• Increasing # of NSPS and NESHAPs/MACT require electronic reporting, or
“E-Reporting”.
• E-Reporting is completed using U.S. EPA’s Compliance and Emissions
Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI).
• CEDRI is located on U.S. EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX).
• Some reports (e.g., stack test results) compiled using the
Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) before being uploaded to
CEDRI.
• Two separate entities
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Next Gen
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Reduced Monitoring
Step Down Approach, per monitor
• Every biweekly sample < 0.9 ug/m3 for 2 years, sample monthly
• Every monthly sample < 0.9 ug/m3 for 2 years, sample quarterly
• Every quarterly sample < 0.9 ug/m3 for 2 years, sample semiannual
• Every semiannual sample < 0.9 ug/m3 for 2 years, sample annual
• Any result above 0.9 ug/m3, back to biweekly
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Other Rule Considerations
• Use of Meteorological Station
• Corrective Action Plan/Root
Cause Analysis
• Site Specific Monitoring Plan
• Alternative Monitoring
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So I have two years?
• Conduct preliminary monitoring program
• Address seasonal variability
• Develop alternative monitoring plans
• Develop corrective actions
• Financial planning
• Proactively identify compliance challenges
• Establish database and public interface
• Sample equipment availability
• Identification and contracting of laboratory(ies)
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Kristin Gordon P.E.
Houston Office Director
(281) 937-7553 x301
www.all4inc.com
Philadelphia | Atlanta | Houston | Washington DC
