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INTER-OFFICt MEMO TENNECO CHEMICALS, INC To F ROM Distribution J. P. Sandstedt At At Piscataway Subject EPA/VCM Compliance Projects Waiver Requests and Compliance S chedules December 9, 1976 Date Copt to Submissions have been made to EPA Region II and Region VI represen tatives, requesting equivalencies and waivers of compliance with specific paragraphs of the Vinyl Chloride Standard, for Flemington/Burlington and Pasadena, respectively. The Standard required that each waiver request include a proposed schedule of compliance. The attached is a concise summary of the proposed schedules, as submitted to EPA, for easy reference. '^(jc'fdux\hd^r 3. P, Sands tedt JPS:db Attachment Distribution: W. P. Anderson D. C. Coldiron C. E. Crain R. Fanter G. S. Flint W. F. Gabel R. T. Gottesman R. E. Harmond M. R. Haymon J. K. Jacob W. J. Klingebiel R. S. Miller J. W. Poarch P.M. Reed F, X. Ritter G. I. Rozand P. R. Scarito , E. V. Schenke/ S. R. Sheeran J. T. Sweeney C. G. Thompson T. T. Zuhl COLORITE 017991 1 o 2 EPA/VCM COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULED PROPOSED TO EPA REGIONS AS PART OF EQUIVALENCY/WAIVER REQUESTS SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS 1. Issue Purchase Orders By 2, Start Construction By 3, Complete Construction By 4. Be in compliance By - Waiver or Equiva lency Reactor Opening Homopolyme r' Copolymer Dispersion Burlington 1 "1 2-- 3 4 n 'r _ 10/1/77 8/1/77 11/1/77 9/1/77 4/30/78 11/30/77 10/19/76 6/1/78 12/15/77 Flemington 1 234 - 1/15/77 - 4/1/77 - 7/31/77 - - 9/11/77 - Slurry Stripping Homopolymer Copolymer Dispersion Monomer Rec'y -C/A 7/1/77 8/1/77 12/1/77 12/1/77 1 - 10/19/78 10/19/76 10/19/76 10/19/78 10/21/77 10/21/77 - 8/1/77 - - 12/1/77 - 10/19/76 -- 10/21/77 10/21/77 Relief Valves 5/1/77 10/21/77 10/21/78 10/21/78 5/1/77 10/21/77 10/21/78 10/21/78 Load/Unload Lines 5/1/77 7/1/77 10/1/77 10/1/77 5/1/77 7/1/77 10/1/77 10/1/77 Slip Gauges NA 4/1/77 8/1/77 8/1/77 - - - - Leakage from Pump, Compressor & Agitator Seals 4/1/77 5/15/77 2/1/78 2/1/78 5/1/77 7/1/77 8/1/78 8/1/78 Opening of Equipment 8/1/77 9/1/77 1/1/78 10/21/78 8/1/77 9/1/77 , 1/1/78 10/21/78 In Process Wastewater, Water S tripper 12/1/77 1/1/78 10/21/78 10/21/78 12/1/77 1/1/78 10/21/78 10/21/78 NA - Not Applicable Pasadena 1 2 34 4/15/77 - - 10/15/77 - - 8/1/78 - - 10/1/78 . - 3/15/77 - - 11/15/77 - - 8/1/78 - 10/1/78 - - 5/1/77 4/1/78 8/1/78 10/1/78 5/1/77 4/1/78 8/1/78 10/1/78 5/1/77 4/1/78 8/1/78 10/1/78 12/1/76 5/1/77 2/15/77 2/28/77 2/28/77 4/1/78 10/15/78 10/15/78 3/15/77 11/15/77 8/1/78 10/1/78 COLORXTE 017992 COLORITE 017993 Waiver or Equivalency Burlington 1^ Pilot Plant Facilities Analytical Procedures 4/1/77 NA EPA/VCM COMPLIANCE (Cont.) AS PART OF EQUIVALENCY/WAIVER REQUESTS SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS 1. Issue Purchase Orders By 2. Start Construction By 3. Complete Construction By 4. Be in Compliance By - Flemlngton___________________________ Pasadena 3 1_ _2_ _3_ 4_ , 1/15/77 12/15/77 NA NA 4/1/77 NA 3/31/77 6/30/77 - 11/15/77 12/15/77 4/1/77 NA - Not Applicable 2 of 2 34 11/15/77 12/15/77