This project was commenced to implement on August 14, 2008 and finished on August 13, 2009. The progress for each work task is outlined in detail as below:
A. Inspection of public or private premises Correspondence with Law and VOCs emission
There are 92 plants correspondence with VOC Law and Regulation for Specific Business. Inspection was performed on 91 plants (5 shotdown, 1 seeting up), the regulation rate is 100%; Inspection was performed on 95 plants that are on EPA’s priority list with high potential of VOCs emission .Among them, the installation rate of air pollution control facilities is 73.4%. In PU leather manufacturing and surface painting industry, the major type of air pollution control facilities are scrubbing equipment and active carbon absorption equipment. In Semiconductor manufacturing industry, The major type of air pollution control facilities are scrubbing equipment. In dry clean business, the major type of air pollution control facilities are active carbon absorption equipment. In PVC leather manufacturing, the major type of air pollution control facilities are active carbon absorption equipment. In petrochemical industry, the major type of air pollution control facilities are condensing equipment and active carbon absorption equipment.
The annual VOCs emission was updated from 5184.25 tons to 4853.92 tons, reduced 330.33 tons, the reduction rate is 6.4%. To compare with the stationary sources of air pollution management information system, the VOCs emission is 5431.82 tons. The ratio of VOCs emission is 89.4%.
B. Inspection of public or private premises with Dioxin, and Supervision of Air Pollutant Emissions Testing on Discharge Pipes
Inspection was performed on 48 plants (64 discharg pipes) that correspondence with VOC Law and Regulation for dioxin, and supervision of air pollutant emissions testing on 28 discharge Pipes. Among them, 2 plants were found failure to meet the requirement regulated. Any firm that is responsible for the misconducts has been officially notified by EPB and be requested to mend its problems within a given time limit. The major missing of report supervision is consistence.
C. Inspection and test of Gas Stations
Inspection was performed on 102 gas stations. This project has completed A/L Volumetric Ratio Test on 40 gas stations with qualified percentage of 97% and 2 Inch WC Static Pressure Performance Test on 11 gas stations with qualified percentage of 90.9%. A forum session was held for all gasoline stations on gasoline vapor recovery systems to to introduce the maintenance of gasoline vapor recovery systems, and to propagate to the public “not to force refueling”.
D. Patrol and test for Smelly Pollution Sources
Total of 209 times patrol on 90 plants were performed and smelly occurrence. To visit citizens who live near the duplication complained plants over the years. To build up the record of the duplication complained plants over the years,and to maintain the record.
Functional Test for Smell was performed 35 times. Eight of them did not meet the individual standards regulated by law. All of the unqualified plants were fined by EPB.
E. Investigation and Instruction on Restaurants
Inspection was performed on 139 restaurants. 33 of them were found cease work. 508 pieces handbill were send to restaurants to disseminate EPA's new restaurant regulated.
According to the inspection results, the major cooking types of restaurants are stir-fry and fry. Most of the restaurants just setting up baffle, the baffle can not remove the lampblack effectively. The instruction and guidance for air pollution reduction were performed on 3 restaurants.
F. Supervision of Air Pollutant Emissions Testing
There are 102 discharge pipes were inspected and supervised (Class I and Class II). According to the quality of testing date, there are 36 discharge pipes of class A, 35 discharge pipes of class B, 13 discharge pipes of class C.
3,100 equipment units were tested in 11 petrochemical plants in this project and one was found leaking(2,395ppm), the leaking equipment unit was repaired immediately.
Three points of three discharge pipes were selected for NMHCs test. The discharge pipe (P001) of Hwayin Corporation was selected for NMHCs test on December 23, 2008. The reduction rate of the test was 67%, doesn’t met the discharge standards.
16 heavy metal and dust were tested on Southern Taiwan Science Park perimeter air during two seasons. All test results indicated that they all met the air quality standards.
This project has completed 96 enviromental traffic noise monitoring assignment and 13 noise tests of citizen complains.
G. Instruction on Reduction of Air Pollution
The instruction and guidance for air pollution reduction were performed on 3 plants : TON YI Industrial Corp.(The usage of VOC materials are 100 tons/year, and without air pollution control facilities ); Mektec Industrial Corp.( The emission of VOC is large, and without any VOCs control facilities); 3M Taiwan Optronics Corporation(The usage of VOC materials are 161.9 tons/year, and without air pollution control facilities). The reduced VOCs emission of the instruction is 393.51 tons in 2008.
Inspection and renew on Pollution substitute of Tree Vally Park and Chigu Industrial Park. The reduced VOCs emission of the instruction is 511 tons in 2008.( Tree Vally Park 393.47 tons/yr; Chigu Industrial Park 117.53 tons/yr).
H. Promotion and Promulgation of Laws & Regulations
The first forum was held on January 06, 2009 at the administrative building in Southern Taiwan science park on dedicated personnel re-education, with attendance percentage of 90.3%.
The second forum was held for all plants of Dioxin Law and Regulation. The attendance percentage for this forum was 89.4%.
A discussion forum session was held to pass on the experiences to EPB for new law and regulation.
17 articles of environmental protection news were posted to conduct the environmental protection policies of Tainan EPB
I. Data-building and Data-inspection
866 root-times of periodical test report were accomplished, of which there were 530 times of test reports for permit system declaration, 462 times of announced periodical test for first and second groups. The declaration rate of Internet declaration attained 100%.
According to the quality of testing date: class A, 42%; class B,37%; class C,21.8%.
Inspection of VOC periodical report was performed on petrochemical industry(36), Semiconductor manufacturing industry(18), PU leather manufacturing industry(3), Optoelectronic Material and Element Manufacturing Industry(22). One of them are mending its problems within a given time limit.
Data-building task of 651 inspection cases was accomplished. As for disciplinary data building, there were 38 cases of air pollution violation ; the fine totaled 6.05 million NTD. So far, the air pollution violation improvement rate is 92.1%.
