Impact Assessment Report
for the Stack Heights Regulations
Final
April, 1981
Control Programs Development Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation

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Introduction
Section 123 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, requires the
Administrator to promulgate regulations to prevent the use of tall
stacks and other dispersion techniques in lieu of constant emission
controls. The Act requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations
for determining Good Engineering Practice (6EP) stack height based on
the height necessary to avoid excessive pollutant concentrations in the
immediate vicinity of a source due to downwash, wakes or eddies created
by the source itself, nearby structures or nearby terrain features.
The Administrator proposed regulations in the FEDERAL REGISTER on
January 12, 1979 (44 FR 2608) and now is preparing to promulgate those
regulations. This study refines the results of previous reports on the
predicted worst-case impact of those regulations.
In the proposed regulations, the Agency set forth a procedure for
determining a source's GEP stack height. Generally, GEP stack height is
determined by a formula based on the dimensions of nearby structures.
However, the Agency provided for a de minimis height of 30 meters and for
establishing a GEP stack height through fluid modeling study or a field
study.
Accompanying the proposed regulations was a regulatory impact study.
This study was developed to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed
stack height regulations in terms of emissions and estimated costs for
a specific category of sources, coal-fired power plants. This category
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of sources was selected for study because of: (1) its significant emissions
contribution, (2) its use of tall stacks, and (3) the availability of
stack data to perform an assessment regarding the Impact of the regulations.
The analysis, at the time of proposal, was limited in several
areas. First, since specific information regarding building heights was
not readily available, estimated building heights using a general formula
relating boiler size to building height was used. Second, structure-
based GEP estimates were calculated using a standard factor times the
height of the structure, rather than the proposed formula because specific
building widths were not available. Third, terrain-based GEP estimates
were calculated using a standard factor times the height of the highest
terrain feature within 7/2 mile of the plant because of the unavailability
of specific wind tunnel studies to determine GEP for terrain features.
Fourth, the potential increase or decrease in emissions for all plants
as a result of the regulations was derived from an arithmetic average of
modeling estimates of stack height changes to ambient pollutant level
concentration changes. This relationship was derived from a sample of
plants which covered the full range of actual plant stack heights using
worst-case short-term meteorological conditions 1n EPA's PTMAX dispersion
model.
Fifth, since specific plant-by-plant economic information was not
readily available, the direct cost of control was based upon the estimated
average emission reductions resulting from implementation of the proposed
regulations. Data on emission limitations and economic cost from the Ohio
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SOg State Implementation Plan study^ were used to convert the average percent
emission reduction to an average change in emission limitation. These
data were then used to estimate the control costs attributable to the
change in emission limitation based upon the assumption that the costs
identified in the Ohio Study were representative of those that would
have occurred nationwide. Finally, since only a selected category of
sources was analyzed, the results were highly dependent upon the rep-
resentativeness of this category of sources to other categories which
may be affected by the proposed regulations. However, it was believed
that coal-fired power plant analysis represents the worst-case regarding
the potential impacts of the proposed regulations.
Thus, the Agency stated that, the results of the analysis should be
interpreted as an estimate of the potential emissions and economic
impact which the coal-fired power plant community may experience as a
whole.
Approximately 78 persons submitted comments on the proposed regulations
prior to a public hearing held on May 31, 1979. Eight persons submitted
comments orally at the hearing and 11 persons submitted post hearing
comments. Many of the commenters referred to the impact study as being
inadequate since it was not based on individual plant information for
determining GEP stack height. Some of the commenters mentioned that the
Agency should also study the effects of the regulations on sources other
than coal-fired power plants.
^Study of the Economic Impact of Sulfur Regulations Promulgated by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Ohio on August 27, 1976.
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In an effort to address the above concerns, the Agency contracted
for two studies to better assess the technical and economic impacts of
2
the proposed regulations. The first report prepared by H. E. Cramer Co.,
(Cramer) identified the pollution source categories most likely to be
affected by the stack height regulations, estimated the total amount of
emission reductions the proposed regulations would require, and estimated
the overall changes in air quality the proposed regulations would produce.
The study based GEP stack height on the building dimensions of a small
sample of sources in each source category. The review could not apply
the GEP formula to all the sources expected to be subject to the regulations
(i.e., stacks built after 1970) due to lack of building data. The
expected necessary reductions 1n emissions were estimated using a
simplified ratio of stack height to maximum ground level concentration.
This ratio, based on modeling theories, was generally conservative,
indicating large emission reductions for relatively small stack height
changes because 1t was developed on some worst-case assumptions such as
limited plume rise. The major result of this study was to confirm that
the Industry most affected by the regulations would be the coal-fired
steam electric plants.
The second study prepared by Energy and Enviromental Analysis, Inc.,
(EEA) used the general source-category wide GEP height for coal-fired power
plants as the basis for calculating cost of implementation of the regulations.
Lack of specific data on plant boiler characteristics and other factors
led to several worst-case assumptions on fuel consumption. This study
predicted a worst-case costs of the regulations to lie between approximately
2
See "Identifying and Assessing the Technical Bases for the Stack Height
Regulatory Analysis," H. E. Cramer Co., Inc., Dec. 1979.
3
See "Cost and Economic Impact Analysis of the Proposed Stack Height
Regulations," EEA Inc., August 15, 1980.
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$223 million and $794 million. Their impact assessment on national
electric rates predicted an increase from 0.5 to 1.3 percent. EEA also
investigated the impact on particular power generation companies with this
impact ranging from a 5 percent to a 26 percent increase in single utility
electric rates.
Based on the individual impacts of a small sample of sources for
which information existed on building heights, boiler capacity, and emissions,
the economic impacts predicted by the above studies seemed too high
even for a "worst-case" figure. In order to better ascertain the impact
of the GEP formula for setting emission limitations, the Agency decided
to obtain more information on fossil-fuel fired power plants with new
stacks. Since most power plants can justify GEP stack height above 65 meters
4
and since those plants with stacks below 65 meters have low total emissions,
this study was limited to sources with stacks above 65 meters. The
decision to study only fossil-fuel fired power plants is supported by
the Cramer Report since that industry built close to 75 percent of the
new stacks, excluding flares, over 65 meters since 1970. The Agency did
not investigate terrain effects on GEP stack height at these plants for
three reasons. First, in most cases, the plants had emissions within
the limits predicted to be necessary to meet the standards while using a
GEP stack height calculated for building dimensions. Second, to determine
the GEP based on terrain-induced downwash would require an extensive
fluid model study or field study for each plant. Finally, plants in
complex terrain areas may have plume impaction on the terrain features
which would require more restrictive emission limitations, cancelling
the effect of increased stack height credit.
4
See "An Assessment of the Potential Effect of Stack Height on Sulfate
Formations and Sulfate Deposition," EPA, Dec. 1979.
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Methodology
An assessment of the fossil-fuel fired power plants that could be
affected by the proposed regulations was developed first. The only
criteria for a plant to be on this list was that at least one stack
taller than 65 meters was constructed or permitted after 1970. The two
previous studies provided a basic list of these plants which was expanded
based on new permit applications and information from Regional and State
offices. In total, 148 power plants were identified in this category.
Emissions data, 1979 coal consumption, quality of the 1979 coal purchases
and Information on boilers and their related stacks were compiled on
these plants. Nearby structure information for the new stacks was
collected for 102 plants. The number of plants in each Region is listed
in Table 1.
Me established a GEP stack height based on the formula (H + 1.5L) ®
for each of the 102 plants where sufficient information existed ( i.e.,
structure dimensions and locations). For the remaining 46 plants, GEP
stack height was assumed to be the average of the computed formula
heights in the same Region. We assumed that plants built in a Region
have generally the same physical characteristics. Table 2 shows the
Regional GEP averages. This method is similar to that used by EEA,
but is based on more specific plant data. In their report, EEA performed
only two sets of calculations for each end of the range of formula GEP
given by Cramer. This range was 122 meters (400 ft) to 183 meters (600 ft).
5See 44 FR 2614.
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Table 1
Number of fossil-fuel power plants
that may be affected by Stack Heights Regulations
EPA Region	Plants Surveyed	Plants With Building Data
I	7	6
II	6	4
III	26	22
IV	31	24
V	30	26
VI	21	8
VII	13	5
VIII	6	2
IX	5	4
X	3	2
148	102
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Table 2
Average Regional GEP for Fossil Fuel-Fired
Steam Electric	Plants
EPA Region	Height (m)
I	131
II	126
III	177
IV	142
V	157
VI	179
VII	152
VIII	171
IX	132
X	134
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Our new information provides actual building generated GEP formula
heights for 102 plants. It should be noted, that the 46 plants without
building information tended to be smaller in generating capacity and had
shorter stacks than the rest of plants on the list.
We compared the calculated GEP stack heights with the actual stack
heights for all 148 plants. For those plants with stacks constructed
after 1970 which exceeded their GEP stack heights, we calculated a
revised emission limitation. The revised emission limitation was based
on a ratio of actual to GEP stack height and the current State Implementation
Plan (SIP) emission limitation. The development of the ratio was performed
by Cramer and documented in Appendix C of that report. We recognized
that in some cases this overestimates the amount of reductions required,
yet it does provide a good worst-cost estimate. By comparing the sulfur
content of fuel currently used at the plant (1979 consumption)® with
the revised emission limitation, we identified the plants which may have
to reduce actual emissions. Where existing fuel sulfur contents exceeded
the plant's current SIP emission limitation, we assumed that the plant
would be brought into compliance with its present SIP. We then calculated
its cost based on the reduction from its SIP emission limitation. These
calculations will have to be redone with actual modeling of each source
before any emission limitations can be set and enforced. The plants
identified here are not likely to have these exact reductions shown.
6See "Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants - 1979"
DOE/EIA - 0191(79).
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This study merely identifies the general impact on the entire source
group. Some plants had actual emission levels low enough to meet the
revised limitation and therefore would not be affected by the regulation,
except for a numerical change in their SIP emission limitation.
In calculating the emission reductions at each plant, EEA assumed
that 75 percent of a plant's emissions exited through the tall stack(s).
That assumption was not required for this study; the exact links between
boilers and stacks were established for all plants where emission
computations were required.
The next step was to calculate the sulfur content of the coal
needed to meet any revised emission limitation that was more restrictive
than current emission levels. Based on the EEA report, we assumed that
eastern power plants (in EPA Regions I-V) would not purchase coal with
less than 0.7 percent sulfur content since it 1s not produced in large
quantities in local mines. There 1s one exception to this, however, for
a plant which currently uses 0.5 percent coal for approximately one-
third of its Btu consumption.
The difference in price for buying new coal with lower sulfur
content was based on costs reported in the Department of Energy's "Costs
and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants - 1979" (D0E/EIA0191(79)).
Appendix A contains fuel prices for each Region by sulfur content.
Next wedealt with how much high sulfur coal would be replaced with
low sulfur coal. Based on the EEA report the shift across 1.7 percent
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sulfur content would be the best indicator of an absolute shift in coal
markets, (1.7 percent is the mean sulfur content of coal produced in the
U.S.^). Shifts in higher percentages would be traded off among
current producers of coal shipping to different users. Shifts to coal
with sulfur content below 1.7 percent would mean an increase in production
of lower sulfur coal at the expenses of production of higher sulfur
levels.
Although the use of actual plant data for generating most of the
formula stack heights indicates a much lower cost impact than previous
studies, there are still assumptions that make these predictions worst-
case estimates. In some cases, the current SIP level is under question
as being more restrictive than necessary to protect the ambient air from
violations of ambient air quality standards or prevention of significant
deterioration air quality increments. When the SIP limitations are
revised to incorporate the requirements of the proposed regulations, the
State may use more accurate modeling than previously used to set the old
SIP limit which could result in less actual change in emission levels at
some sources. Terrain features near a source could reduce or increase
the effect of the regulations. Also, different meteorological conditions
from those assumed in the Cramer ratio calculations could lessen the
restrictive impact of the regulations. Thus, the estimates presented in
this report, although closer to the expected costs of implementation of
the regulation, are still to be considered the upper bound of the
actual costs.
^See "Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants - 1979."
DOE/EIA - 0191(79).
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RESULTS
Appendix B to this report is the list of 148 power plants included
in this study. Information on the SOg emission limitation was converted
to the percent sulfur coal by weight needed to be burnt in order to comply
with the emission limitation. This information is only provided for plants
which would be required to reduce their emissions.
Table 3 shows, by Region, the number of plants with existing stacks
above their GEP formula height or the Regional formula height and the
number of these plants that would be required to reduce emissions. Only
Regions III, IV, and V have plants where actual emission reductions would
be required. These 16 plants are fairly evenly distributed among the
three Regions. For those Regions, Table 4 presents the total emission
reductions anticipated to be necessary. The total reduction is estimated
to be 412,000 tons of S02 per year.
These S0£ reductions are estimated to come from shifts in sulfur
content in fuel. The expected shift to low sulfur coal is presented in
Table 5. Nationally, the total coal shift which may affect market
production is estimated to be 14,997,000 tons per year. No increase in
coal shipments from the western U.S. to the eastern U.S. is expected,
since the eastern markets could supply the additional 7.5 percent increase
in low sulfur coal based on yearly increases in low sulfur coal production.
The annual national cost total for compliance with these regulations
by the power industry is expected to be $32.5 million. Table 6 presents
the Regional breakdown of these costs.
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Table 3
Plants Required to Reduce Emission
EPA Region Plants Above Actual GEP Plants Above Regional GEP Plants
Reduction No Reduction Reduction No Reduction Requiring Reductior
	Requi red Requi red	Requi red Requi red 	i
I

1



II

1

1

III
4
2
1
2
5
IV
4
6
2
3
6
V
5
7

1
5
VI





VII



5

VIII





IX





X



1

Total	13 17	3	13	16
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Table 4
Regional Reductions in SO2 Emissions
(tons/year)
EPA Region	SOg Reductions
III	136,000
IV	107,000
V	169,000
National Total 412,000
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Table 5
Regional Expected Shifts in Annual Coal Demand by Sulfur Level
Increase in Coal Demand in 1000 Tons Per Year
EPA Region	Shift to Low Sulfur (<1.7%)
III	2,906
IV	7,796
V	4,295
National	Total 14,997
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Table 6
Regional Expected Costs of Complying with
the Proposed Stack Height Regulations
Annual Costs (million 1979 dollars)
Region	Cost
III	7.5
IV	10.9
V	14.1
National Total	32.5
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CONCLUSIONS
The impact of these regulations will be substantially less than
predicted in previous studies. The actual information on power plant
dimensions demonstrates that many plants built within the past ten years
are consistent with these regulations and thus will not be negatively
affected by their implementation. Any costs incurred would be passed
on to consumers of electricity mainly in the three affected regions.
This study indicates that no power plant would be required to install
scrubbers to meet the revised SIP limit.
The total 1979 fossil-fuel cost for all electric utilities in the
o
U.S. was $30.5 billion. The impact of these regulations represents an
approximate 0.1 percent increase in national utility fuel cost. Since
fuel cost is only a portion of the total cost of producing electricity,
the increase in national electric rates will be less than 0.1 percent.
For the individual plants affected in Region III, the increase in
fuel cost is estimated to range between 0.6 and 6.8 percent. In Region
IV, the range is estimated to be 0.9 to 2.2 percent and for Region V the
range is estimated to be 1.6 to 5.0 percent. The increase in fuel costs
for the power plants will be passed on to the consumers in higher electric
rates. These rates are based upon fuel costs and operating costs of the
electric system. Most of the affected plants are part of a larger
system which means that actual percent increase in a system's electric
rates will be less than the percent increase in fuel cost for the single
plant. In addition, since fuel costs are only a portion of the costs
8See "Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants 1979."
D0E/EIA—019(79).
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of producing and transporting electricity, the increase in consumer
electric rates was taken as the ratio of increased fuel costs to the
ranges from less than 0.1 percent to 2.5 percent of the systems' 1979
revenue. Thus, if the increase costs are passed directly on to the
consumer, the electric rates would increase from 0.1 to 2.5 percent.
The effect on the coal market is also less than previously predicted.
The total shift from high sulfur content coal to low sulfur content coal
would be less than 15 million tons per year. This represents approximately
7.5 percent of the 202 million tons of coal produced with sulfur content
of 2 percent or greater in the eastern U.S. This shift could be less if
coal washing, coal blending, or other control techniques were used to achieve
the desired results. The average coal in Appalachian regions could be washed
to remove a sufficient part of the sulfur content to meet reduction required
by the regulations in some cases. In 1979, some Appalachian and Midwest
coal was physically cleaned to remove from 1 to 22 percent of S02
emissions of the raw coal. The costs of coal washing increased the
price of delivered coal 10 to 20 percent.^ This cost could make coal
washing preferable to switching coal supplies. Coal washing could be
used for small shifts 1n percent sulfur where the total costs are less
than costs of interrupting current coal supplies. Although coal washing
or other control systems could be used to reduce the economic impacts of
these regulations, they were not considered in this worst-case study
g
1979 revenues. The Increase In fuel costs for the affected plants
^"Coal Resources and Midwestern States," Teknekron Research, Inc.,
March 1981.
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because information was not available on the washability of the specific
coal used. Coal washing or other control systems would only be used if
they were less costly than purchasing lower sulfur coal.
An evaluation of other source categories that may be affected by
the regulation, was conducted by Cramer. That report identified the
non-ferrous smelters, the pulp and paper industry, the steel industry and
the oil, gas, and chemical industry as having potential impacts under
the regulations. The majority of these plants would have stacks in the
65 to 90 meter range. Cramer estimated GEP heights for these source
categories. In this review, Cramer identifies one smelter, no pulp and
paper plant stacks, no steel plant stacks, and with the exclusion of
flares, no oil, chemical gas plant stacks that are affected by the
regulation.
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References
Federal Register, Volume 44, No. 9, Friday, January 12, 1979, pp.
2608-251FT
2.	H. £. Cramer Co., Inc., "Identifying and Assessing the Technical Bases
for the Stack Height Regulatory Analysis," Final Report, prepared for
the U.S. EPA, December 1979.
3.	Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., "Cost and Economic Impact
Analysis of the Proposed Stack Height Regulation," Final Report,
prepared for the U.S. EPA, August 15, 1980.
4.	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Steven L. Eigsti, "An Assessment of the Potential Effect
of Stack Height on Sulfate Formation and Sulfur Deposition," December
1979.
5.	U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration,
"Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Utility Plants - 1979,"
June 1980. (DOE/EIA-0191(79)).
6.	Regional Office Survey, conducted November 1980 - March 1981.
7.	Teknekron Research, Inc. "Coal Resources and Sulfur Emission Regulation:
A Summary of Eight Eastern and Midwestern States," March, 1981.
Prepared under contract for Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory»
U.S. EPA.
8.	PEDCo Environmental Specialist, Inc. "Study of The Economic Impact of
Sulfur Regulations Promulgated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
for Ohio on August 27, 1976, Study Document No. 8, Cost Estimates for
Various Sulfur Dioxide Strategies for Selecting Ohio Utility Power
Plants". Final Report prepared for U.S. EPA, June 1976. (EPA 905/5-
76/008).
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Appendix A
Delivered Coal	Prices ($/ton)	by Sulfur Content (1979)
0.51% S	1.01* S	1.51% S	2.01% S
to	to	to	to
1.00% S	1.50% S	2.00% S	3.00% S >3.00%S
Region III 35.84	33.99	29.09	29.05	22.67
Region IV 36.18	34.19	34.27	32.53	23.95
Region V 30.58	28.88	28.16	27.55	25.72
Source: D0E/EIA-0191(79)
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Appendix B
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
No.
Plant Name
Actual Stack Height
(hi)
Grandfather
Height or
GEP Formula
(m)
% Boiler Cap
affected
Current
SIP limit
ts
Actual Emissions Revised Emissions*
%S
%S
1-1	Brayton Point	107
1-2	Hyman	129
1-3	Canal	152
1-4	Newlngton	124
1-5	Salem Harbor	152
I-6	Schiller	69
il-l	Oswego	213
II-2	Bowline	87
I!-3	Northport	183
II-4	England	76
II-5	Roseton	79
II-6	Astoria	92
166	0
132	0
152	0
[132]	0
128	SIP
Modeled at
GEP
73	0
[126]	burning oil
[126]	burning oil
148	burning oil
76	0 burning oil
119	0 burning oil
202	0 burning oil
not likely to cause violation at GEP
not likely to cause violation at GEP
*
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather
Height or	Current
No. Plant Name Actual Stack Height GEP Formula	% Boiler Cap SIP Limit Actual Emissions Revised Emissions*
(m) (m)	affected %S %S	%S
II-l
Indian River
122
150
0



11-2
Eddystone
76
76
0



11-3
New Castle
71
[177]
0



11-4
Willow Island
304
[177]
100
2.29
1.31
0.87*
0.80
**
1.60
11-5
Wagner
213
[177]
30
1.00
0.87
11-6
Morganton
213
[177]
100
2.13
1.67
11-7
Benning
78
89
0



11-8
II-9
Oickerson
Chalk Point
122
217
122
209
0
0
1.00
1.78
***
1.00
11-10
Hatfield
213
213
0



11-11
Conemaugh
305
194
100
2.44
2.36
1.07
11-12
Shawville
183
114
41
2.44
2.07
1.14
11-13
Pleasants
190
232
0



~
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology
ick
No substantial change in actual emissions required
"icfcic
No substantial change in SIP emissions required
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather
11-21	Mitchell
11-22	Cheswlck
11-23	P. Sporn
II-24	Mount Storm
II-25	Amos
11 -26	Kammer
367
229
184
176
274
183



Height or

Current

No.
Plant Name Actual Stack Height
GEP Formula
% Boiler Cap
SIP Limit
Actual Emissions


(m)
(«•)
affected
%S
%S
III-14
Montour
183
195
0


III—15
Homer City
244
198
100
2.44
2.06
II1—16
Seward
184
109
100
2.44
2.30
III-17
Martins Creek
183
225
0


II I—18
Brunner Island
183
183
0


111-19
Mansfield
90
90
0


III—20
Harrlson
305
195

Current SIP

367
229
196
163
274
274
0
0
0
0
0
Modeled at GEP
1.77
2.05
%S
1.74
1.04
1.76
**
~
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
No substantial change In SIP emissions
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather



Height or

Current


No.
Plant Name Actual
Stack Height
GEP Formula
% Boiler Cap
SIP Limit
Actual Emissions
Revised Emis


(m)
(m)
affected
%S
%S
%S
IV-1
Widows Creek
300
109
50
3.0
0.7
0.7
IV-2
Harlee Branch
305
131
100
3.0
0.9
0.8
IV-3
Mitchell
152
82
100
3.0
1.2
1.1
IV-4
Yates
252
148
100
3.0
1.8
1.3
IV-5
Bowen
305
305
0



IV-6
Hammond
229
141
100
3.0
1.7
1.4
IV-7
Winyah
122
122
0



IV-8
Wateree
92
92
0



IV-9
Canadys
62
70
0



IV-10
Crist
137
140
0



IV-11
Big Bend
149
155
0



IV-12
Watson
122
153
0



IV-13
Lee
92
92
0



IV-14
Cape Fear
61
61
0



IV-15
Sutton
168
168
0



*
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.




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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
No.
Plant Name
Grandfather
Height or
Actual Stack Height GEP Formula
(m)	(m)
Current
% Boiler Cap SIP Limit
affected %S
Actual Emissions Revised Emissions*
%S
%S
IV-16
Belews Creek
183
207
0



IV-17
Cliffside
152
195
0



IV-18
Roxboro
244
171
60
1.4
0.7
1.3
IV—19
Brown
171
[142]
15
3.7
2.5
2.7
IV-20
Coleman
106
[142]
0



IV-21
Big Sandy
251
[142]
75
3.7
2.1
2.1
IV-22
Mill Creek
187
[142]
100
0.8
4.0
0.7
IV-23
Shawnee
243
77
100
***


IV-24
Gaston
229
[142]
67
2.4
1.9
1.1
IV-25
Gorgas
229
143
100
2.4
1.3
1.1
IV -26
Smith
183
1142]
100
1.1
1.0
0.8
IV—27
Kingston
304
304
0



IV-28
Paradise
244
244
0



IV-29
Cumberland
304
304
0



IV-30
Barry
183
183
0



IV-31
Henderson
106
[142]
0



tUt
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
This plant is involved in additions of haghouses and switching of coal. New SIP meets GEP requirements.
B-5

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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather



Height or

Current

No.
Plant Name
Actual Stack Height
GEP Formula
% Boiler Cap
SIP Limit Actual Emissions
Revised Emissio


(m)
(m)
affected
%s %s
%S
V-l
Baldwin
184
200
0


V-2
Dal1 man
152
121
52
3.7 3.7
2.5
V-3
Coffeen
152
199
0


V-4
Meredosia
160
160
0


V-5
Edwards
153
139
45
1.0 0.8
0.8
V-6
Powerton
152
180
0


V-7
Joppa
163
123
100
2.2 2.1
1.6**
V-8
Petersburg
187
195
0


V-9
Stout
172
176
0


V-10
Michigan City
154
183
0


V-l 1
Gibson
152
[157]
0


V-l 2
V-l 3
Cayuga
Cul1ey
152
152
190
133
0
50
0.7 3.7
***
0.7
V-14
Monroe
240
240
0


V-l 5
Karn
137
162
0


V-16
Eri kson
142
[157]
0


V-l 7
Presque Isle
122
118
0


V—18
Shiras
88
88
0


Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
B-6

Terrain effects likely to influence GEP SIP limitation.
¦k**
Ho substantial change in SIP required.

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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
No.
Plant Name
Actual Stack Height
(m)
Grandfather
Height or
GEP Formula
(m)
% Boiler Cap
affected
Current
SIP Limit Actual Emissions
%S
%S
Revised Emissions*
%S
V-19
V-20
V-21
V-22
V-23
V-24
V-25
V-26
V-27
V-28
V-29
V-30
Boswell
New Ulm
Hi ami Fort
Saamris
Gavin
Stuart
Conesville
Avon Lake
East Lake
Hamilton
Columbia
St. Clair
120
45
244
305
335
240
244
183
183
79
198
180
[157]
65
185
165
207
193
[157]
152
163
[157]
190
180
0
0
33
27
100
50
84
0
50
0
2.4
2.7
5.8
1.9
3.5
1.9
2.4
2.4
1.1
4.0
modeled at GEP formula
modeled at GEP formula
1.5
0.9
2.1
1.1
1.5
0.7
0.8
0.7
"kit
1c
Based on Cramer (I979) Appendix C Methodology.
No substantial change in SIP required.
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
No.
Plant Name
'Actual Stack Height
(m)
Grandfather
Height or
GEP Formula
(m)
% Boiler Cap
affected
Current
SIP Limit Actual Emissions
%S
%S
Revised Emissions*
%S
VI-1
San Juan
120
[179]
0

VI-2
Chouteau
150
[179]
0

VI-3
Monticello
122
[179]
0

VI-4
Martin Lake
120
[179]
0

VI-5
Oak Knoll
137
140

under construction
VI-6
South Hallsville
160
160
0

VI-7
Independence
300
305
0

VI-8
Big Cajun
207
190
100
0.7 0
VI-9
Muskogee
152
152
0

VI-10
Coleto Creek
124
140
0

VI-11
Escalente
152
[179]

under construction
VI-12
Welsh
91
[179]
0

VI-13
Forest Grove
137
[179]

under construction
VI-14
Sandow
122
[179]
0

VI -15
Gibbins Creek
142
[179]
0

Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
B-8

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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather
Height or
No.	Plant Name Actual Stack Height GEP Formula % Boiler Cap
(m)	(m)	affected
VI-17	Willon Site	213 213	0
VI-18	Ua Parrash	152	[179]	0
VI-19	Oklaunlon	91	[179]	0
VI-20	Folk Station	122 122	0
VI-21	Fayette Power	122	[179]
*
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
Current
SIP Limit Actual Emissions Revised Emissions*
%S	%s	%s
under construction
under construction
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
Grandfather
Height or
Current
No.
Plant Name Actual Stack Height
GEP Formula
% Boiler Cap
SIP Limit Actual Emissions


(m)
(m)
affected
%S %S
VII-1
Sikeston
137
87
100
modeled at GEP
VII-2
Ottumwa
183
174

under construction
VI1-3
Jeffrey
163
[152]

no probable reduction, burning
VI1-4
Columbia
90
[152]
0

VI1-5
Streeker
92
[152]
0

VII-6
Rush Island
183
[152]

no probable reduction, burning
SIP = 2% S
VII-7
New Madrid
183
155
100
none (9.6)** 5.7
VII-8
Southwest Station
122
122
0

VII-9
Lawrence
106
[152]
0

VII-10
la tan
213
220
0

VII-11
Nearman Creek
107
[152]
0
•kick
0.9 1.3
VI1-12
La Cynge
209
[152]

VII-13
Labadie
213
[152]

kk
none (9.6) 2.5
Revised Emissions
%S
7.0
0.8
6.2
*Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Methodology.
-k-k
No Federal Limit.
80% SO2 scrubbing on one unit not included in this emissions estimate.
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Appendix B (continued)
Regional Survey Data and Calculations
No.
Plant Name
Actual Stack Height
Grandfather
Height or
GEP Formula
(m)
% Boiler Cap
affected
Current
SIP Limit
is
Actual Emissions Revised Emissions*
%S
%S
VIII-1
VIII-2
VIII-3
VIII-4
VIII-5
V1II-6
Hayden
Martin Drake
Jim Bridger
Huntington
Craig
Commanche
120
62
151
103
181
151
[171]
[171]
151
[171]
190
[171]
0
0
0
0
0
0
IX-l	Navajo
IX-2	Coronado
IX-3	Kahe
IX-4	Tracy #3
IX-5	Pittsburgh #7
70
91
91
137
181
[132]
110
91
144
0
0
0
under construction
X-l
X-2
X-3
Central11a
Boardman
Fairchild
141
200
46
[134]
208
65
100
0
0
3.6
1.3
3.6
Based on Cramer (1979) Appendix C Method®logy.
B-ll

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