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CLEAN AIR ACT GASOLINE VOLATILITY INSPECTION REPORT
Inspection Date Regulatory Program Facility Name Facility Physical Location Facility Contact Report Finalized
June 3, 2024
Clean Air Act - Gasoline Standards
Conoco
1539 8th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631
(b) (4)
TAYLOR WAANDERS
Digitally signed by TAYLOR WAANDERS Date: 2024.06.03 10:15:39 -06'00'
Technical Team Lead Fuels Enforcement Branch Air Enforcement Division
I.
FACILITY OVERVIEW AND INSPECTION OBJECTIVES
Conoco , is retail station located at 1539 8th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631 and sells gasoline. Conoco has 8 of pumps available to dispense gasoline. The retail station The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected Conoco for inspection because it sells gasoline regulated under Title II of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The purpose of the inspection was to evaluate Conoco 's compliance with the gasoline standards set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 1090, Subpart C.
II.
INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
The EPA arrived at Conoco at 8:30 AM on June 3, 2024 . Inspectors presented their credentials upon arrival and explained the purpose of the inspection. The inspection team received permission to take gasoline samples. The following personnel participated in this inspection:
Name Taylor Waanders Griff Brown Alexandra Guy Cassidy Owen Ryan Diehlmann
Title Chemical Engineer Environmental Engineer Life Scientist Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineer
Organization U.S. EPA U.S. EPA U.S. EPA Eastern Research Group, Inc. Eastern Research Group, Inc.
The inspection team collected and screened field samples. The inspection team shared the
results of the field screening and left the facility at 10:15 AM.
III. OBSERVATIONS
Unless otherwise noted, this section of the report describes what was observed by the inspection team. This report may not capture all operations or activities ongoing at the time of the inspection. This report does not make final determinations on potential areas of concern, and nothing in this report affects the EPA's authorities under federal statutes and regulations to pursue further investigation or action.
A. Field Screening Analysis
Field Screening Information
Field Screening Results
Sample ID
Pump Number
Collectiona Time Sample of Gasoline Grade
RVPEb (psi)
Ethanolc (vol%)
1
5
8:49 AM
Regular
7.48
aAt least three gallons of gasoline were flushed from pump before field screening sample was collected.
bField screening results were determined using Grabner analyzer (Serial Number 201-205).
cField screening results were determined using PetroSpec analyzer (G1309).
10.3
An additional sample was collected for each field screening result with a measured RVP greater than 7.40 and sent to the EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory for additional testing.