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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 5
77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, IL 60604
OCT O7 2019
SUBJECT: FROM:
CLEAN AIR ACT INSPECTION REPORT Wabash Valley Resources LLC, West Terre Haute, Indiana
Charles Hall, Environmental EngineerC)\I\.!/
AECAB (MN/OH)
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THRU:
Brian Dickens, Section Chief AECAB (MN/OH)
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File, Wabash Valley Resources LLC, West Terre Haute, Indiana
BASIC INFORMATION
Facility Name: Wabash Valley Resources LLC
Facility Location: 444 West Sandford Avenue. West Terre Haute, Indiana
Date of Inspection: 24 September 2019
EPA Inspector: 1. Charles Hall, Environmental Engineer
Other Attendees: 1. Daniel Roos, Air Compliance Manager, Indiana Department of Environmental Management 2. Daniel W. Williams, Vice President, Engineering, Wabash Valley Resources (\VVR) 3. Steven R. Railsback, Operations Manager, WVR 4. James Pennington, Maintenance Specialist, WVR
Contact Email Address: D\Villiams@wvresc.com
Purpose of Inspection: coal gasification plant
Facility Type: coal gasification plant
Arrival Time: 8:30 a.m. EDT Departure Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
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Inspection Type: ISl Unannounced Inspection Announced Inspection
OPENING CONFERENCE
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Credentials Presented
ISl CBI warning to facility provided
The following information was obtained verbally from Williams, Pennington, and Railsback, unless otherwise noted.
Company Ownership: WVR, under the previous name of Quasar Resources, purchased the facility from SG Solutions in May 2016.
Process Description: The facility has not been operated since April 2016. WVR is currently converting the plant to produce ammonia. WVR will retain the existing equipment for coal preparation, particulate matter and acid gas removal, sulfur recovery plant and tail gas incinerator. WVR will add equipment for carbon dioxide removal and ammonia synthesis. WVR will also retain a natural gas-fired boiler that is subject to the Standards of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units codified in 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart Db.
TOlJR INFORMATION
EPA toured the facility: Yes Photos and/or Videos: were not taken during this inspection. Field Measurements: were not taken during this inspection.
CLOSING CONFERENCE
Because the facility has not operated since April 2016, the inspector did not identify any areas of concern.
SIGNATURES
Lead Inspector: Section Chief:
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