7-16 Air Dispersion Modeling Report

AERMOD Emission Sources

The Auxiliary Boiler is not included as a source in the AERMOD input files used to predict off-site criteria pollutant for neither the SteadyState nor the Soils scenarios.  Please explain the rationale for excluding one of the primary criteria pollutant emission sources proposed for the site.

RESPONSE 7-16

 

The auxiliary boiler will only operate prior to and during combustion turbine startup periods and will not operate during normal, steady-state combustion turbine operating periods. Therefore, the auxiliary boiler was included in the modeling of startup conditions, but not included in any modeling of steady state facility operation.

                       

RESPONDENT:

 

Michael Feinblatt, ESS Group, Inc.

 

DATE:

May 17, 2016