The main work items of Stationary air pollution source control project are as
follows: (1) Database establishment, maintenance and updates. (2) Stationary
Sources Permits application documents examining and issuing, including permit
inspection. (3) Annual emissions quantities check for the premises which have been
announced in 2 batches. (4) Using standard air pollutant testing method to inspect
plumes of stationary sources. (5)Reinforcing control of fugitive particulate emissions.
(6) Holding meetings for related policies or law announcement. (7) Reinforcing
control of dioxin. (8) Reinforcing control of the premises odor complaints regarding
stationary sources from citizens. (9) Inspection of factories when air quality
deterioration. (10) Other work items.
This project, started from 4th March 2017 till 3rd March 2018, was empowered by a
contract which issued by the Bureau of Environmental Protection, Tainan County.
We completed all work items before deadline. In order to make sure that the
quality and quantity both met the requirements of the contract, we attended the
monthly meeting of the Bureau, and followed internal QAQC plan. Schedule and
quality of every work items also had been reviewed by the State Implement Plan, in
order to ensure all requirements were met. Summaries of work items are as
follows:
1. Database establishment, maintenance and updates
The goal of this work item is to maintain and update the emission inventory of 725
plants and to add new emission inventory of 30 plants in database. We maintained
and updated the emission inventory of 731 plants and added new emission inventory
of 69 plants in database.
By the end of the project, annual emission quantities of different pollutants from
stationary sources in Tainan City are as follows: 2,269.1 tons of particles,
2,297.7tons of SOx, 3,708tons of NOx and 4,120.1tons of VOCs.
2. Stationary Sources Permits application documents examining and issuing,
including permit inspection.
438 permits were issued, including 40 installation permits, 18 modified permits,
64 operation permits, 113change permits, 121 renewed permits, 59 re-issued permits
and 5 coal-fired permits. The average review duration of the application documents
was 16.12 days. 111 cases of air pollution qualified persons replacement were
proposed and approved. For 15 significant cases of permit application, experts
review was introduced to validate the content of the documents.
Periodic inspection for operation permits has been performed for 750 operation
permits. Among them, 82 operation permits didn’t meet the contents of permits, and
the discrepancy of inspection was 10.93%. Furthermore, the plants were asked to
modify and improve the inconformity. 111 plants proposed their modification or
changes.
3. Annual emissions quantities check for the premises which have been announced
in 2 batches.
378 premises are required to report emission inventory seasonally by regulation in
Tainan City. (103 of them are announced in first batch, and 275 of them are 2nd
batch.) The reporting rate, for a total of 1492 reports, is 100% from 1th quarter,
2016 till 4st quarter, 2017 We also checked all reports and found that 1355 of them
(90.82%) were correct, 107 of them (9.18%) were asked to improve within a limited
time. On-site inspection for the reports was conducted on 257 premises; 96.5% of
them proved correct (248 premises), 3.5% of premises, which was asked to improve
within a limited time, showed discrepancy.
4. Using standard air pollutant testing method to inspect plumes of stationary
sources.
We performed 3 plumes for dioxin testing. We also took 15 fuel samples from
different plants to check if the sulfur content in the sample met the standard.
5. Control of Fugitive Dust Air Pollution from Stationary Pollution Sources.
This work item is to inspect the premises which have been specified by
Management Regulations of Air Pollution Control Facilities for Fugitive Particulate
Emissions of Stationary Source and to help them improving the discrepancy. 225
patrols were paid and 195 of them met the regulation, the compliance rate of the
regulation was 96.66%.
6. Holding meetings for related policies or law announcement
5 meetings were held for related policies or law announcement.
7. Reinforcing control of dioxin.
There are 52 plants (71 plumes) in the dioxin control list. On-site regulation
inspection was performed on 30 plants (39 plumes). 26 plumes were completed the
testing.
8. Reinforcing control of the premises odor complaints regarding stationary
sources from citizens
Periodical check for the frequent odor complains factories list of stationary
sources. 367 patrols were performed, including 4 industrial parks in Tainan City.
10 stack odor inspections were performed, 1 of them was not compliance with the
standard.
9.Inspection of factories when air quality deterioration
According to the Emergency Management for the Prevention of Air Quality
Deterioration regulation, we held a meeting to announce the new regulation. 82
factories that meet the requirements of regulation were asked to propose their
prevention plans when air quality deterioration occurs. We reviewed all plans and
established an action procedure when air quality index exceeds 100. We sent text
message to inform the target factories, asking them to enforce the necessary steps in
order to reduce their pollution.
10. Other work items
(1)5 articles regarding environmental protection were posted in newspapers.
(2)To cooperate with polices and attorneys for comprehensive inspection for 4
times and checking the gravel trucks for cover net pulling compliance policy for 9
times.
(3)To help determining if plumes meet the 8D/2D requirements when applying
permits as well as if they should apply for permits.
(4)To submit and summarize the work results as the Environmental Protection
Administration (Taiwan) and the State Implement Plan required.
