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Late Charles VCM Plant VCM Plan! Rd, P.O. Box 605
CERTIFIED MAIL # 059 203 902 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Westlake, Louisiana 70669 Phone (318) 494-5000
December 13, 1985
Director of Air, Pesticides & Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VI 1201 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75270
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Dear Sir:
Attached is the Vista Chemical Company VCM Plant quarterly report of vinyl chloride emissions submitted to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality in accordance with the Louisiana Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. The attached material is being submitted by Conoco Inc. and Vista Chemical Company in accordance with Section V.A. of the Consent Decree entered with the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on August 19, 1985, in Civil Action No. 83-2518.
Sincerely,
R. A. Conrad VCM Plant Manager Vista Chemical Co
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Vista Chemical Company
Lake Charles VCM Plont VCM Plant Rd., P.O. Box 605
CERTIFIED MAIL #059 203 895 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Westlake, Louisiana 70669 Plione (318) 494-5000
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November 11, 1985
Mr. Robert H. Shemwell Clerk, United States District Court Western District of Louisiana 106 Joe D. Waggonner Federal Building 500 Fannin Street Shreveport, LA 71101
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Re: United States v. Conoco Inc. Civil Action No. 83-2518
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is a copy of the letter transmitting to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a cor rected copy of page 3, of Attachment I of the Emission Control Plan submitted by Conoco Inc. and Vista Chemical Company on October 16, 1985 to satisfy Section III.B. of the Consent Decree entered in Civil Action No. 83-2518. This is a typographical error correction. Please enter the copy of the letter in the file for this case.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
R. A. Conrad Plant Manager
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Peter de la Cruz Courtney M. Price F. Henry Habicht, II Ken Spears J. Berry St. John D. A. Titman
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Vista Chemical Company
Late Charles VCM Plant VCM Plant Rd, P.O. Box 605
CERTIFIED MAIL #059 203 896 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Westlate, Louisiana 70669 Phone (318) 494-5000
November 12, 1985
VISTA
Director, Air, Pesticides & Toxics Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VI 1201 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75270
Re: Status of Compliance & Emission Control Plan Lake Charles VCM Plant
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is a corrected copy of page 3, of Attachment I of the Emission Control Plan submitted by Conoco Inc. and Vista Chemical Company on October 16, 1985 to satisfy Section Ill.B. of the Consent Decree entered in Civil Action No. 83-2518. This is a typographical error correction.
Please replace this page in your copy and any copies you may have distributed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
R. A. Conrad Plant Manager
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5) To alert main plant operators of conditions which could adversely impact incinerator operation, alarms were installed in the main control room. These alarms sound when the direct chlorination reactor vent flow, direct chlorination vent header pressure, or wet vent header pressure is excessively high.
6) To minimize low lube oil pressure tripout of the steam turbine driving the incinerator combustion air blower, and subsequent automatic incinerator shutdown on low combustion air flow, the lube oil filters were changed from the throw-away type to a permanent self-cleaning type. (This measure addresses the Nature and Cause Category VIII.A. identified in reference document 4 in Attachment 3).
7) To alert plant operators of low instrument power supply voltage which could lead to automatic incinerator shutdowns, low voltage alarms were installed. (This measure addresses the Nature and Cause category II.B. identified in reference document 4 in Attachment 3).
In addition to the above, the following measures will be taken:
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