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Reducing Emissions That Cause or Contribute to Haze

BART (Best Available Retrofit Technology)

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The federal government has directed states to reduce regional haze. Air pollutants that cause or contribute to haze include fine particles, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Ecology plans to reduce emissions through BART. Get more information about BART and the industrial plants to which it applies.

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Port Townsend Paper Corporation Mill

BART Decision Documents

• PT Paper BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• PT Paper BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• BART Determination Submittal
• BART Addendum Oct 2008
• BART Report 2nd Addendum
• Impacts at Olympic National Park
• EPA Pulp and Paper Industry Notebook
• NCASI
• Retrofit Control Technology for Pulp and Paper Mills
• NESCAUM BART Control Assessment

Correspondence

• BART Addendum
• BART Applicability Analysis and Determination Report
• Response to Ecology Comments
• BART Determination
• Information Request to PTPC
• BART Determination PT Paper
• Request for Further Information

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Alcoa Intalco Works Aluminum Smelter in Whatcom County

Intalco Decision Documents

• Intalco BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• Intalco BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• BART Determination for Alcoa Intalco Nov 2007
• Final Pre-Feasibility Report (Hatch)
• Maximum Daily Emissions
• 2006 Emissions
• Wet Scrubber Cost Analysis

Correspondence

• Responses to WSDOE Comments-Intalco Analysis
• Intalco BART Analysis Ecology Comments

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Tesoro Refinery in Skagit County

BART Decision Documents

• Tesoro BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• Tesoro BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• BART Analysis Cover Letter Feb 2008
• Tesoro BART Analysis Final Feb 2008
• Anacortes BART Determination Modeling Feb 2008
• Tesoro BART Emission Limit Analysis
• Tesoro H2S Reduction Calculations (EXCEL FORMAT)

Correspondence

• Tesoro BART Emission Limit Analysis

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BP Cherry Point Refinery in Whatcom County

BP Decision Documents

• BP BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• BP BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• Appendix E-FGC Effectiveness
• BART Determination Submittal Letter March 2008
• BART Determination Submittal March 2008
• Table 3-12 Updated Oct 2008
• MARMA Refinery Control Options

Correspondence

• BART Report PM Cost Calculation for FGC
• BP BART Costing Question
• BP BART
• BP BART Analysis Letter
• BP Response to Comment
• BP BART #2
• Table 3-12 #2
• BP BART Costing Question #2

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Lafarge Cement Plant in Seattle

Lafarge Decision Documents

• Lafarge BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• Lafarge BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• CUESOST3 Lafarge-Seattle (EXCEL FORMAT)
• Lafarge BART Report
• Lafarge Costs (EXCEL FORMAT)
• Seattle BART Model Input (EXCEL FORMAT)

Correspondence

• Comment Letter
• BART Response to Comments

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Weyerhaeuser Corporation Paper Mill in Longview

Weyerhaeuser Decision Documents

• Weyerhaeuser BART Compliance Order, Proposed
• Weyerhaeuser BART Technical Support Document

Technical Documents

• Weyco BART June 30, 08
• Inspection Meeting Notes
• Weyco BART RTC grb

Technical Documents

• Weyco Comment Letter Feb 7, 08
• Weyco Comment Letter Dec 4, 08

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TranAlta BART Information

• TransAlta Agreement

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Ecology will accept comments from September 15 through November 6, 2009. Comments can be sent to - or for further assistance or details:

Please Contact:
Al Newman
Department of Ecology
Air Quality Program
PO Box 47600
Lacey, WA 98504-7600
(360) 407-6810
AQcomments@ecy.wa.gov