APRIL 1975
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IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVIEW
FOR
GEORGIA
APPENDICES
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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APRIL 1975
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVIEW
FOR
GEORGIA
APPENDICES
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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APPENDIX A
State Implementation Plan Background
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Table A-l Georgia Air Pollution Control Areas
Demographic Information
Pri ori ty
Air Quality
Control Region
Columbus-Phenix
City (Ala.)
Jacksonville-
Brunswick (Fla.)
Augusta-
Aiken (S.C.)
Central Georgia
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Metropolitan
Atlanta
Northeast Georgia
Savannah-
Beaufort (S.C.)
Southwest Georgia
Federal
Number
2
49
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
Population
1970
(Millions)
.72
1.33
.52
.51
.69
1.72
.41
.39
.46
(Square
Mi
11
24
9
9
5
5
6
6
10
les)
,199
,172
,134
,851
,991
,867
,619
,335
,104
Population
Per Square
Mile
64
55
57
52
115
292
62
62
46
Classification
Parti -
culates
I
I
I
I
I
I
II
I
II
en
°°X
III
II
II
I
II
I
III
I
II
Mfi
NOX
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
III
Proposed AQ
TSP
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(2)
(4)
(0)
(1)
0)
Counties
Catoosa,
Wai ker
Clayton,
DeKalb,
Chatham
Dougherty
MA Designations3
SOX Counties
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
Cobb,(0)
Fulton
(0)
(0)
(0)
As of November 14,1974
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Table A-2 Georgia Ambient Air Quality Standards
All concentrations in
Federal Primary
Secondary
State
Total Suspended
Annual
75(6)
60(6)
60(6)
Parti cul ate
24-Hour
260a
150a
150
Sulfur Oxides
Annual 24-Hour 3-Hour 1-Hour
80(A) 365a
— 1300a
43(A) 229 — 715
Nitrogen Dioxide
Annual
100(A)
100(A)
—
a Not to be exceeded more than once per year
(A) Arithmetic mean
(6) Geometric mean
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Table A-3.Georgia tQCR Air Quality Status, TSPa
TSP Concentration (ugm/m)
Number of Stations Exceeding
Ambient Air Quality Standards
AQCR
No.
2b
49b
S3b
54
S5b
56
57
S8b
59
a!973
No. Stations
Reporting
24-Hr
12
34
7
5
14
23
1
15
2
air quality
Annual
3
2
6
4
2
4
0
4
2
Highest Reading
Annual 24-Hr
70
75
59
69
87
65
_
33
58
244
1,645
181
205
302
756
84
364
305
data in National Air Data Bank as
2nd Highest Reading Primary
24 -Hr
227
1,525
148
201
250
611
71
283
211
of June 7, 1974.
Annual
0
0
0
0
1
0
_
0
0
24-Hrc
0
10
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Secondary
Annual 24-Hrc
1
2
0
2
2
1
_
0
0
3
12
0
1
5
2
0
5
1
% Reduction Required
to Meet Standards
+ 38
+ 92
- 2
+ 29
+ 44
+ 79
- 168
+ 51
+ 33
Controlling
Standard
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
24-Hr
24-Hr
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
blnterstate.
Violations based
on 2nd
highest
reading any any station.
Formula: .
Mucii
mm of (Via*
1 Highest 24-Hr
- 24 -Hr Secondary
Standard^
/"Annual
- Annual
Secondary
Standard ~\ |
2nd Highest 24 Hr - Background ) x 100>
.3
Annual - Background
x 100
Georgia particulate background concentration: 24 ug
Note that this is a first approximation. EPA no longer encourages the use of rollback calculations to demonstrate NAAQS attainment. However, in the
absence of dispersion Modeling calculations it is the only measure available and it is used here.
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Table A-4. Georgia AQCR Air Quality Status,
No. Stations Renoi-tinc
AQCR
No.
2b
49b
S3b
54
5Sb
56
57
58b
59
Annual
2
2
6
2
2
1
24-Hr
4
16
6
2
14
11
Cont.
0
1
1
0
0
5
SO,
Highest
Annual
8
13 1
19
8
15
26
Concentration Cugm/m 3
Reading
24-Hr
26
,304
307
23
44
151
Number of Stations Exceeding
Ambient Air Quality Standards
1 Reduction Required
to Meet Standards
Controlling
Standard
2nd Highest Reading Primary Secondary
24 -Hr
19
636
94
18
28
146
Annual
0
0
0
0
0
0
24-Hrc 3-Hrc
0
36 0
0 0
0
0
0 0
- 900
+ 43
- 288
- 900
- 433
- 150
Annual
24 -Hr
24 -Hr
Annual
Annual
24 -Hr
No data available .
2
1
10
2
2
0
4
6
439
34
67
23
0
0
0 0
0
- 445
-1,233
24-Hr
Annual
a!973 air quality data in National Aerometric Data Bank as of June 7, 1974.
blnterstate.
'Violations based on 2nd highest reading at any station.
dFormula:
c |?2nd Highest 24-Hr - 24-Hr Standard^ „ 1nn
of^i 2nd Highest 24-Hr J x 100'
Annual - Annual Standard
-_) x 100 I
Annual
Note that this is a first approximation. EPA no longer encourages the use of rollback calculations as a means of demonstrating NAAQS attainment.
However, in the absence of dispersion modeling results it is the only measure available and it is used here.
Violations are in the Florida portion of the interstate AQCR
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Table A-5. Georgia Fuel Combustion Source Summary
Total Emissions
% Emissions from
AQCR Power
No. Plants9
2e
49e
53e
54
55e
56
57
58e
59
Total 1
aGeorgia plants
Georgia plants
0
1
0
2
2
4f
0
39
3
5
contributing
Other Fuel Combustion Area
Point Sources*5 Sources0
2
4
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
16
90% of the
°Georgia counties
dAQCR total
Interstate
TL _ ii.»B»».."i»*» m
• til
12
14
13
27
16
19
24
8
26
159
parti cul ate and SOp emissions
(10-
TSP
45
89
43
74
78
118
51
68
38
604
, or
! tons/year) Georgia Fuel Combustion Sources
SO,, TSP SOo
— —c.
8
215
43
101
218
95
7
53
31
771
1 ,000 or. more tons
2
10
9
42
18
19
4
12
32
17
per year.
£
13
16
19
94
85
82
86
42
94
60
9The Effingham Plant is scheduled to go on line in 1976
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Table A-6. Georgia Buissions Surory, TSP*
AQCR
2 Georgia
Other
Total
49 Georgia
Other
Total
S3 Georgia
Other
Total
54
55 Georgia
Other
Total
56
57
58 Georgia
Other
Total
59
Total
, Total
(10 tons/yr)
13
32
45
19
70
89
19
24
43
74
53
25
78
118
51
61
7
68
38
604
t
2
5
7
3
12
15
3
4
7
12
9
4
13
20
9
10
1
11
6
100
Electricity Generation
(105 tons/yr) \
0
0
0
1
• 4
5
0
< 1
< 1
28
10
0
10
16
0
< 1
4
4
5
68
0
0
0
5
6
6
0
1
1
38
19
0
13
13
0
< 1
57
6
12
11
Industrial/Commercial/
Institutional Point Source
CIO3 tons/yr) %
< 1
1
1
7
11
18
3
8
11
1
2
9
11
2
< 1
7
< 1
7
5
56
< 1
4
3
36
16
21
15
32
24
1
4
37
14
1
< 1
12
< 1
11
14
9
Area Source
(lO3 tons/yr)
1
3
4
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
5
2
1
1
2
2
25
*
7
10
9
4
1
2
7
8
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
9
2
5
4
*Bftission data from reference 6.
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Table A-7. Georgia Bnissions. Sumnary, SOf
-Total
AQCR (10^ tons/yr)
2 Georgia
Other
Total
49 Georgia
Other
Total
S3 Georgia
Other
Total
54
55 Georgia
Other
Total
56
57
58 Georgia
Other
Total
59
Total
3
5
8
47
168
215
12
31
43
101
190
28
218
95
7
35
18
53
31
771
t
< 1
1
1
6
22
28
2
4
6
13
25
3
28
12
1
5
2
7
4
100
Electricity Generation
CIO"5 tons/yr)
0
0
0
12
iis
127
0
10
10
89
179
0
179
67
0
6
16
22
18
512
*
0
0
0
25
68
59
0
33
24
88
94
0
82
71
0
16
89
41
57
66
Industrial/Commercial/
Institutional Point Source
(10J tons/yr) %
< 1
< 1
< 1
21
34
55
6
14
20
3
3
4
7
1
3
15
< 1
15
9
113
3
3
3
46
20
26
53
45
47
3
2
14
3
1
39
43
1
29
27
15
Area Source
(10 tons/yr)
1
4
5
1
3
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
8
10
3
1
1
' 2
2
41
t
42
65
57
3
2
2
IS
6
8
3
2
13
3
10
45
4
6
5
8
5
"ifcission data from reference 6.
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Table A-8. Georgia Required Emissions Reduction
AQCR
2b
49b
53b
54
SSb
56
57
58b
59
Estimated
1
+ 38
+ 92
- 2
f 29
+ 44
+ 79
- 168
+ 51
+ 33
Particulate Bnission Reduction Required
10 tons/year
+ 17
* 82
- 1
+ 21
+ 34
+ 93
- 86
+ 35
+ 13
Estimated S02
1
- 900°
+ 43
- 288
- 900C
- 433C
- 150
d
- 44 5C
-1,233C
Emission Reduction Required
10 tons/year
- 72
+ 92
- 124
- 909
- 944
- 143
d
- 236
- 382
aBased on a proportional change of emissions to air quality. Note that this is a first approximation. EPA no longer encourages the use
of rollback calculations to demonstrate NAAQS attainment. However, in the absence .of dispersion modeling results it is the only measure
available, and it is used here.
blnterstate
cExceptionally large negative numbers indicate current air quality is very good. In this range, the proportional calculations do not give
a good picture of allowable emission increases. .They are included here only as general indicators.
data available.
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APPENDIX B
Regional Air Quality Assessment
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AQCR
Table B-l. Georgia AI^CR. Candidacy Assessjuent for Particula,te Regulation Relaxation
Stations Estimated
with Particulate Expected Counties with Total Particulate I Emissions Emission Reduction
Air Quality Attainment Proposed Particulate Emissions from Georgia Fuel Required for NAAQS Particulate
Violations Date AQMA Designations (10 tons/yr) Combustion (10 tons/yr) Priority
2 Coluabus - ,
Phenix City"
49 Jacksonville -
Brunswick"
53 Augusta -
AikaP
54 Central
Georgia
55 Chattanoogab
56 Metropolitan
Atlanta
57 Northeast
Georgia
58 Savannah-.
Beaufort
59 Soutxest
Georgia
4
13
0
2
6
3
Od
5
1
7/75
7/75
c
7/75
7/75
7/75
c
7/75
7/75
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
1
0
.45
89
43
74
78
118
51
68
38
2
10
9
42
18
19
4
12
32
+ 17
+ 82
- 1
+ 21
+ 34
+ 93
- 86
+ 35
+ 13
I
I
I
I
I
I
II
I
II
nuaber of stations given on Table A-3
blnterstate
''Presently Meeting standards
"No annual data
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AQCR
Table B-2. Georgia AQCR Candidacy Assessment for S02 Regulation Relaxation
Counties with Estimated
Stations with Expected Proposed Total S02 $ Emissions Emission Reduction
SO, Air Quality Attainment SO- A0>tt Bnissions from Georgia Fuel Required for NAAQS
Date Designations (103 tons/yr) Combustion (103 tons/yr)
0, Air Quality
Violations3
so2
Priority
2 ColiMbus-Phenix
Cityb
49 Jacksonville-
Brunswick"
53 Augusta -
Aikenb
54 Central
Georgia
55 Chattanoogab
56 Metropolitan
Atlanta
57 Northeast
Georgia
58 Savannah*.
Beaufort
59 Southwest
Georgia
0
3
0
0
0
0
d
0
0
c 0
7/75 0
c 0
c 0
c 0
c 0
e 0
c 0
C 0
8
215
43
101
218
95
7
53
31
13
16
19
94
85
82
86
42
94
- 72
+ 92
- 124
- 909
- 944
- 143
d
- 236
- 382
III
II
II
I
II
I
III
I
II
'total lumber of stations given on Table A-4
blnterstate
cPresently meeting standards
dNo data available
Attainment schedule indicates region in below standards; current data is unavailable
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APPENDIX C
Power Plant Assessment
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Table C-l. Georgia Power Plant Assessment
AQCR
49e
54
55e
56
1975
Capacity
Plant (Mw)
McManus 143.8
Arkwright 181.3
Harlee Branch 1,746.2
Bowen 1,594.6
Hammond 9,530
Atkinson 258
J. McDonough 598.4
Yates 680
Wansley 1 and 2C 952
Estimated 1975
Fuel Use
Fuel
Coal
Oil
Coal
Oil
Gas
Coal
Oil
Coal
Oil
Coal
Oil
Coal
Oil
Gas
Coal
Oil
Gas
Coal
Oil
Gas
Coal
Quantity9
N/A
48,104
196
N/A
N/A •
3,426
N/A
10,160
N/A
1,680
N/A
143
N/A
N/A
1,164
N/A
N/A
3,052
N/A
N/A
N/A
% S
Under SIP
Regulations
3
3
3
3
N/A
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
N/A
3
3
N/A
3
3
N/A
3
% S Allowed.
by Model D
>3
>3
> 3
> 3
N/A !
> 3
> 3
> 3
> 3
0.7
> 3
0.9
> 3
N/A
3
> 3 -
N/A
2.5
> 3
N/A
3
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Table C-l. Georgia Power Plant Assessment (Continued)
AQCR
58e
59
Plant
Port Wentworth
Riverside
Effing ham #.lc
W. Mitchell
Thompsonville
Crisp
1975
Capaci ty
(Mw)
333.9
88.5
175.0
218.3
15.5
10
Estimated 1975
Fuel Use
Fuel
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Oil
Coal
Oil
N/A
Coal
Gas
Quantity9
63,613
N/A
5,926
N/A
N/A
525
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
% S
Under SIP
Regulations
3
N/A
3
N/A
3
3
3
N/A
3
N/A
% S Allowed,
by Model b
>3
N/A
> 3
N/A
> 3
> 3
> 3
N/A
N/A
N/A
aCoal in 103 tons/yr.; oil in 103 gal/yr.; gas in 106 ft3/yr.
on 1971 fuel use patterns plus planned additions.
Modeling results supplied by EPA, Region IV
cScheduled to go on line in 1976
dStandby plant
Interstate
Estimates based
N/A = Not Available
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Table C-2. Georgia Power Plant Evaluation Summary
1975 Fuel Required 1975 Fuel Required by
by SIP Regulations Modified Regulations c
AQCR
49b
54
55b
56
58b
59
Georgia
Fuel <1
Oil
Coal
Coal
Coal
Oil
Coal
Total
Coal
Oil
% 1-2% 2-3% >3%
48,104
3,622
11,840
4,359
69,539
525
15,987
63,613 117,643
<1% 1-2% 2-3% >3%
48,104
3,622
1,680 10,160
143 4,21.6
69,539
525
1,823 4,216 14,307
117,643
aBased on data presented in Table C-l 6 3
Coal in 103 tons/yr.; oil in 103 gal/yr.; gas in 10 ft /yr.
Interstate
p
Highest percent sulfur content fuel that can be burned without violating
primary NAAQS
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APPENDIX D
Industrial, Commercial, Institutional Point Source Assessment
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Table D-l. Major Georgia Industrial/Commercial/Institutional
Fuel Combustion Sources
AQCR
2C
49C
53C
55G
56
57
Plant3
Fieldcrest Mills
Swift Textiles
Gil man Paper Company
Hercules Inc.
Brunswick Pulp
and Paper
ITT Rayonier
Continental Can
Celanese Fibers
Company
Georgia Power Company
Burlington Industries
Lees Carpet
Fuel
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Oil
Oil
Gas
Residual Oil
Distillate Oil
Oil
Oil
Coal
Gas
Coal
Oil
Oil
Estimated
Fuel .
Consumption
245
329
286
394
75,500
7,100
1,200
28,000
336
12,100
17,914
46
1,250
29.43
6,454
6,454
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Table D-l. Major Georgia Industrial/Commercial/Institutional
Fuel Combustion Sources
AQCR
58C
59
Plant
Savannah Foods
Union Camp Corp.
Continental Can
Company
Great Northern
Plywood
Owens-Illinois Inc
f'
Fuel3
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Oil
Gas
Estimated
Fuel .
Consumption
2,640
1,326
72,110
5,570
6,897
2,499
51 ,000
54
8,731
2,081
Georgia plants contributing 90% of the AQCR's S02 or particulates or emitting
more than 1,000 tons/year
bCoal in 103 tons/yr; oil in 103 gal/yr; gas in 106ft3/yr.
'Interstate
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