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10 th LDAR Symposium May 19-20, 2010 San Antonio, Texas. “OMG! WTH??! FF and QQQ in a LDDB!? Yes! ;-)” . Attaching FF and QQQ components with a “Tag” while using LeakDAS as an Inspection Tool. Colin K. Sheffield Senior Corporate Environmental Specialist Valero Energy Corporation.
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10th LDAR SymposiumMay 19-20, 2010San Antonio, Texas “OMG! WTH??! FF and QQQ in a LDDB!? Yes! ;-)” Attaching FF and QQQ components with a “Tag” while using LeakDAS as an Inspection Tool Colin K. Sheffield Senior Corporate Environmental Specialist Valero Energy Corporation
Who We are • Valero Energy Corporation operates as an independent petroleum refining and marketing company. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Retail, and Ethanol. • 15 Refineries • 10 Ethanol plants • Over 5,800 Wholesale and Retail outlets
SpreadSheet for QQQ?! ROFLOL! • Info • Info • Nice big font, easy to read from far away
We may no longer be #1 on EPA’s hit parade, but we’re definitely still on their playlist! On February 23, 2010, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles announced six National Enforcement Initiatives (NEI) for Fiscal Years 2011-2013, designed to address the following environmental and public health problems: • Raw Sewage and Contaminated Stormwater.Although EPA's enforcement efforts have resulted in agreements with many cities to address the problem of raw sewage and contaminated stormwater in rivers, streams, and lakes, this problem remains in many other cities, particularly older urban areas with aging sewer systems with growing urban populations and industrial discharges.This NEI will focus on reducing discharges from combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and municipal separate storm sewer systems by encouraging cities to commit to implement timely and affordable solutions to these problems. • Animal Waste. • Toxic Air Pollution.For EPA's Fiscal Years 2011-2013, the agency's NEI approach will focus on excess emissions caused by the failure of industrial and commercial facilities to comply with federal leak detection and repair requirements and restrictions on flaring, and also will address excess emissions during start-up, shutdown and malfunction events.This NEI, which will be a joint effort among EPA's Office of Air, Office of Research and Development, and OECA, will give particular attention to local communities the agency feels are disproportionately impacted by toxic air pollution from multiple sources. • Widespread Air Pollution.EPA will continue its efforts to reduce excessive emissions of air pollutants that can be carried long distances and have significant adverse effects on human health, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, by continuing to bring enforcement actions against large refineries, coal-fired power plants, cement manufacturing facilities, sulfuric and nitric acid manufacturing facilities, and glass manufacturing facilities. These enforcement efforts will be continued under this NEI to bring these sectors into compliance with the federal Clean Air Act's New Source Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements. • Mineral Processing Operations. Toxic spills from these facilities into waterways have resulted in fish kills, impacted the livelihood of low-income communities, and have exposed their workers to spills and mismanagement of toxic and hazardous waste. These six enforcement initiatives are intended to further three enforcement goals identified by EPA: (1) to aggressively pursue pollution problems that make a difference in communities through vigorous civil and criminal enforcement and to advance environmental justice by protecting vulnerable communities; (2) to reset EPA's relationship with states to ensure a joint commitment to a clean and healthy environment; and (3) to improve transparency by making facilities' compliance information more available and promoting better decision-making and public engagement through the National Environmental Policy Act.
Acknowledgements • My Daughter Darian and my Son Coby, whose texting keeps me amazed and broke.
