Summary of Results
The project items include assisting Environmental Protection Bureau on examination of stationary source permitting, licensing checks, inspection of surrounding factories, Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems check, case counseling, regulatory factory database update works, on-site permitting documents, examination, flue monitoring and examining works, decree revision workshop, and fugitive particulate matter management practices conformity check. This project progresses in line with expectations. The following description Summary of Results.
1.Permit review:
There are 233 applications received, and 159 were permitted in the program during the execution. After the permit review, approval ratio of 68%. In addition, some cases are tested after trial operation, and only after they are confirmed to meet the emission standards can they be issued.
A total of 166 processes was checked, with the 38% of a total process number. The results of all checked processes indicated that there were 12 unqualified processes, in terms of unqualified rate of 7.2%.
2. Analysis of Pollutant Discharge Changes
Particulate Contamination：As of November 30, 2019, particulate emissions have been reduced by 15.672 tons per year in the overall control process. The main reasons for the decrease in emissions are the asphalt concrete mixing industry and the metal industry.
Sulfur oxides：After the database update and maintenance operations, sulfur oxides 0.542 tons increments. The main reason is that the pollution of waste treatment industry changes greatly.
Nitrogen oxides：After the database update and maintenance operations, nitrogen oxides 26.3 tons decrement. The main reason is that the pollution of Reduction of diesel consumption of turbo generators at Taiwan Power Company Anshan Nuclear Power Plant. The plant has reduced NOx emissions by 80.997 tons in 2018. On the other hand. Ping-Tung Resource Recovery Plant has increased its nitrogen oxide emissions by 60.718 tons due to increased incineration. Other industries show small changes in pollution emissions.
Volatile organic compounds：After the database update and maintenance operations, volatile organic compounds 55.342 tons increments. In which a substantial change in emissions of pollution, waste treatment industry and automotive surface coating industry. Ping-Tung Resource Recovery Plant has increased its volatile organic compounds emissions by 39.456 tons due to increased incineration. And the increase in the amount of paint applied by Honda Taiwan Motor Co., Ltd., resulting in an increase of 43.483 tons of pollution.
3. Air Pollution Control Fee Collection System：
By the third quarter of 2019, the number of air pollution control fee system regulators is 439. Annual accounts for 2018 amounted to NT$27,990,321. From the first quarter to the third quarter of 2019, the declared amount is NT$21,796,167.
4. Air Pollution Control Equipment：
Study two combustion exhaust air pollution control equipment in 2019. The cost for RTO (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer) to reduce VOCs per kilogram is NT$25, of which fuel cost is about NT$680, 000. That TO (Thermal Oxidizer) reduce the cost of VOCs per kilogram is NT$337, and the cost of fuel in 2018 is about NT$16 million. The main reason is that TO uses a lot of fuel, and will coach the retrofit RTO if the field conditions are right. Within the jurisdiction of the three coating plants are using scrubbers in a series of active carbon attached to the equipment. The cost for that Control Equipment to reduce VOCs per kilogram is NT$67~99. Although the installation cost of the display device is not high, but the high cost of operation, and has a poor processing efficiency. Within the jurisdiction of the three wood-fired boiler exhaust gas resulting from the use of the washing column bag house tandem process, the removal efficiency of 90% the effects of contaminant particulate matter.
5. Emission Standard inspection：
According to statistics until November 30, 2019, 4 of the discharge pipeline inspections performed due to public incidents were punished for exceeding the emission standards. The punishment amount of these factories is NT$850, 000, and all of them are required to complete the improvement within a time limit.
6. Management Regulations for Facilities to Control Fugitive Dust Air Pollution from Stationary Pollution Sources：
In terms of implementation of Management Regulations for Facilities to Control Fugitive Dust Air Pollution from Stationary Pollution Sources. The qualified rate of regulations increased from 53% in 2010 to 91% in 2019. Will continue to advocate the factory should strengthen equipment inspection and maintenance work, and with other related project plans to strengthen the frequency of illegal factory inspection. Promote factory self-restraint, thereby improving regulatory compliances.
7. Stationary sources of air pollution reduction practices：
In 2019, tutored 17 factories to reduce pollution emissions and 53 factories to improve control measures. Implement boiler replacement or improvement policies. A total of 93 boilers in 53 factories completed improvements in 2019. Improved boilers by 344% over 2018. The particulate emissions have been reduced by 6.643 tons, the Sulfur oxides reduced by 72.291 tons, the Nitrogen oxides reduced by 31.647 tons, the Volatile organic compounds reduced by 0.668 tons per year.
8. Total Quantity Control
On June 30th, 2015 " Total Quantity Control Plan was set in Kaohsiung and Ping-Tung Areas " as the primary area to be implemented. This project is accomplished by EPA with the aim of promoting the “Total Quantity Control Plans in Kaohsiung and Ping-Tung Areas”, also including “the criteria for the authorization of the pollutant emissions quantities of existing stationary pollution sources” and the “Regulations for the Authorization of the Emissions Reduction Quantities Difference for Banking”, Offsetting or Trading” and other regulations of officially announce. End of the first phase of this plan in 2019. There are still two factories that have failed to meet their targets. A factory has been completed in the fourth quarter of 2019, another is to improve extension period is put forward in accordance with the law. Failure to improve as planned will result in suspension of the improvement period and increased penalties. Pingtung County's current exchangeable amounts are Par.: 19,525 kg, SOx: 2,469 kg, NOx: 39,651 kg, VOCs: 17,204 kg.
9. Ping-Tung Resource Recovery Plant project improvement
Ping-Tung Resource Recovery Plant , the furnace is old and the operating condition of the poor. Frequent violations of environmental laws between 2016 and 2018. Pollution emissions have improved significantly after completion of the overhaul in 2019. Emission factor reduced from 0.95 kg per ton of waste to 0.69 kg. Reduce about 27% of pollution emissions.
10.Control of factories of Nuisance Petition
In order to be effective in reducing nuisance petitions cases. Coaching improvements for three nuisance petition factories have been completed. Among them, Feitai Agricultural Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was petitioned up to 88 times. The plant has been improved gas gathering facilities, strengthening attract wind and evaluation scrubber using a catalyst removal efficiency. EPB has conditionally approved the factory to commissioning on December 20. However, it is still petitioned by the public, and improvement work is continuing.
11.Control results of poor air quality AQI days
Designate 33 factories to implement pollution prevention plans on days of poor air quality. Until the end of December, the reducing amount of Par., SOx, NOx and VOCs is 2、4、8 and 13 tons. At the same time, during this period to promote large-scale plant annual survey. A total of 6 factories cooperate. Estimated pollutant reduction Par.1 ton, SOx 5 tons, NOx 5 tons and VOCs 3 tons.
12.Applications of Low-cost Sensor
Strengthen illegal factory inspections with other related project plans. Check with Low-cost Sensor hotspots or high values in industrial areas. Results 5 pieces, fines totalling NT$500, 000.
