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QA/QC Requirements for Opacity Monitors EPRI 2013 CEMS User Group Conference Raleigh, NC May 8, 2013 By Dru Sanders RMB Consulting & Research, Inc.

QA/QC for COMS Currently No Federal Requirement for Ongoing QA/QC Requirements for COMS Requirements Vary From State to State COMS QA/QC Originally Proposed (Method 203) 1992 EPA Decided to Completely Redraft Method 2001 Re-proposed as Procedure 3 (App. F, Part 60) 2003

QA/QC for COMS Procedure 3 Published In Federal Register as Direct Final Rule on 2/14/2012 Compliance Required Beginning 4/16/2012 EPA Withdraws Rule Due to Adverse Comments Anticipated That EPA Would Reissue Procedure 3 in 2013 Presentation Should Provide Overview of Requirements & Level of Effort For Compliance

Proposed Procedure 3 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems (COMS) at Stationary Sources Applies to COMS used to demonstrate continuous compliance with opacity standards in federally enforceable regulations Concern for State regulations with blanket Part 60 Appendix F references

Proposed Procedure 3 Performance Specification 1 (PS-1) References May Be a Concern for Pre-2001 COMS Daily, Quarterly & Annual QA Requirements Daily Zero/Upscale Drift and Status Indicator Checks Quarterly Optical Alignment Check, Zero Compensation Check, and Calibration Error Test (Filter Audit) Annual Zero Alignment Check Data Capture Requirements

Daily QA/QC Daily Calibration Drift Test Zero and upscale calibration Out-of-control if CE > 4.0% Daily Status Indicator Check Data invalid if indicators are illuminated Initiate corrective action

Quarterly QA/QC Optical Alignment Check Stack temperature ± 50% typical operating temperature Out-of-control if alignment > 3% opacity Data validation Zero Compensation Check Out-of-control if zero compensation > 4% opacity

Quarterly QA/QC Calibration Error Test References PS-1 procedures Three (3) nonconsecutive readings for each of the three (3) filters Filters calibrated every six (6) months Out-of-control if CE > 3% opacity May Request Semi-Annual Test Frequency For Quarterly Audits

Annual QA/QC Primary Zero Alignment Check Off stack or on stack On stack clear path demonstration Out-of-control if zero alignment error > 2% opacity Off stack zero alignment check required at least once every three (3) years

Annual QA/QC Alternate Zero Alignment Check Use external COMS specific zero-jig Record initial zero-jig response, then conduct zero alignment procedure If zero-jig is adjusted, must conduct an off stack zero alignment check

QA/QC Corrective Action Revise Procedures or Repair/Replace COMS, If COMS Fails: Two consecutive annual audits Two consecutive quarterly audits Five consecutive daily checks

Data Capture Requirements Must Capture Data For At Least 95% of the Operating Hours Per Calendar Quarter (Section 10.4(4)) Out-of-control data not used Excludes downtime associated with required QA/QC procedures 40 CFR 60.13(h)(1) 6-minute avg. calculated from 36 or more equally spaced data points

Temporary COMS Replacement May Use Temporary COMS Replacement COMS ASTM D 6216 certified Limited to 720 hours (30 days) per year May not install a second temporary COMS Complete full PS-1 certification after 720 hours

Temporary COMS Replacement Temporary COMS Test Requirements Off-stack clear path assessment Optical alignment check 7-day calibration drift test (Abbreviated) Conducted within 24-hr period & no more than one (1) calibration every three (3) hours, and Not less than one (1) calibration every 25 hours Calibration error test

Corrective Action Requirements Rule Identifies Five (5) Maintenance Classes Routine/Preventive Maintenance Measurement Non-Critical Repairs Primary Measurement Light Source Measurement Critical Repairs Measurement Critical Repairs (Not Optics) Part 75 Diagnostic Test Concept

Corrective Action Example Primary Light Source Repair Requires: Daily Calibration Drift Test Fault Indicator Check Optical Alignment Check Zero Alignment Check Calibration Error Check

Recertification Requirements Rebuild or Substantially Refurbish COMS Replace major sub-assembly or lesser subassemblies with different revision levels Change To, or Addition of COMS Components Which May Affect MCOC Performance Parameters Complete PS-1 Certification

General Requirements Develop Written QA Plan Written Procedures Available for Inspection Quarterly Data Assessment Report (DAR) References DAR in Procedure 1 Monitor availability QA/QC test results Corrective actions taken

Procedure 3 Issues 720 Operating Hours (30 Days) Clarify to 720 Unit Operating Hours Monitor Availability Requirements Disconnect Between Hourly Availability & 6-minute Average Requirements No Conditionally Valid Data Procedures PS-1 References