Baton Rouge Ozone Non-Attainment Area

Attainment History

•1999 failure to attain

• 2002 Transport SIP with a NOx control strategy

• 2003 Transport SIP invalidated, area reclassified to “Severe” with 2005 attainment date

• 2004 Baton Rouge area designated “marginal” under the new 8-hr ozone standard with a 2007 attainment date

• 2007 attainment date was not achieved

INFRARED IMAGING

• HAWK Demonstration Study-June 2005

• Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita

• Follow-Up study began summer 2006 and has

continued through September 2007

The HAWK-What It Sees

The HAWK-What It Sees

INFRARED IMAGING2005 Demonstration Study

• Definition of a “Leaker” for this study

- permitted or authorized emission

- unauthorized or illegal emission

• Examples could be pressure relief valves,

permitted emission sources, etc.

• Examined 2,000-3,000 railcars, more than 500

storage tanks and less than 100 barges

INFRARED IMAGING Hurricanes Katrina & Rita

• Contracted with LSI out of Texas

• Fixed facilities

• Railcars

• Oil Spills

• Natural Gas

Aerial Reconnaissance

Aerial Reconnaissance

Aerial Reconnaissance

LDEQ/CTAC AREAS OF CONCERN

• Rapid ID of barge contents

• Minimize chemical releases into

the surrounding environment

Recommendations for Best Management Practices to

Control and Reduce Inadvertent Cargo Vapor Emissions

in the Tank Barge Community

The American Waterways Operators

HAWK Flights 2006 & 2007

• July 18, 19 and 20, 2006

• September 12, 13 and 14, 2006

• July 11, 12 and 13, 2007

• August 28 and 29, 2007

• Can we calculate volumes based on visual

HAWK Plume

• Barge department representatives included

• Boarding of leaking barges occurred

Examples of Barge Contents

• No HRVOCs found leaking

• Py gas

• Acetone

• AV gas

• Unleaded Gasoline

• Raffinate

• Natural Gas

• Crude Oil

• Light Cycle Oils

“HAWKing” Forward

• Long-term flight schedule?

• Determine the volume of chemicals released

(future study)

• Can we calculate volumes based on visual

HAWK Plume

• Evaluate effectiveness of AWO

recommendations

• Are barge emission regulations needed?