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Isaac Hardison
Senior
Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Environmental
Affairs
Internship
• Title V Air Permit Review
• Air Emission Point Project
• Plant Wide Environmental Process Flow Diagram Updates
• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan
(SPCC) Project
• Process and Storm Water Flow Project
• Shadowed Suzy Jordan, Environmental Affairs Manager
Projects and Activities
• Title V permit is an operating permit
• 154 pages – very diverse with numerous process areas
• Detailed information on air emission sources and control
devices
• Specific limitations and conditions
• Testing, monitoring, record keeping, reporting requirements to
show compliance
Title V Air Permit Review
• Visited all areas of the chemical plant
• Updated plant wide drawing of air emission points
• Verified emission point locations for the site air model
Air Emission Point Project
• North Carolina Air Toxics Program (1990)
• Established to protect public health
• Regulates 97 toxic air pollutants (TAPs) and
establishes acceptable ambient levels (AALs) to limit
emissions of air toxics
• Used to confirm adherence to both federal standards
and AALs at and beyond the fence line or property
boundary, respectively
Why does the site model air emissions?
EA Internship 2014
Emissions Source Location Drawing - Zoomed In
• Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
• Helps in understanding air permit details
• PFDs in Mill, SPA/Liquids, Sulfuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid
Environmental Process Flow Diagrams
PFD Example
• Part of the EPA’s Emergency Management Program
• Prevent, prepare for, and respond to an oil spill
• Required that all oil containers of 55 gallons or more be
listed in the plan and managed accordingly
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
• Verified all oil tank locations of 55 gallons or more across
plant site
• Worked with Danny Winstead (EA Senior Engineer)
• Created a more detailed SPCC map for the mine area
SPCC Project
SPCC Drawing – Oil Tank Locations
• Environmental Affairs Manager
• 10 employees in the department
• Evaluated areas where new air emission control devices
could be implemented
• Meetings with US Coast Guard
• Morehead City Port and Radio Island Visit
Shadowed Suzy Jordan
Morehead City Port and Radio Island
• Gathered information on drainage throughout the plant
site
• Created site drainage map
• Plant wide and individual area drawings
• Worked with Danny Winstead, and John Weber (retired
Process Superintendent, STF)
Process and Storm Water Flow Project
EA Internship 2014
EA Internship 2014
• Structure of an Air Permit
• Air Quality Engineer responsibilities
• Plant site details (air, water, emergency response)
• The diversity of an Environmental Engineering career
• Acronyms (a lot….)
• Ethics
What I learned…
• Administration and Human Resources Department
• Environmental Affairs Department
• IT Department
• Area Representatives
Special Thanks
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  • 1. PotashCorp.com Isaac Hardison Senior Environmental Engineering North Carolina State University Environmental Affairs Internship
  • 2. • Title V Air Permit Review • Air Emission Point Project • Plant Wide Environmental Process Flow Diagram Updates • Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) Project • Process and Storm Water Flow Project • Shadowed Suzy Jordan, Environmental Affairs Manager Projects and Activities
  • 3. • Title V permit is an operating permit • 154 pages – very diverse with numerous process areas • Detailed information on air emission sources and control devices • Specific limitations and conditions • Testing, monitoring, record keeping, reporting requirements to show compliance Title V Air Permit Review
  • 4. • Visited all areas of the chemical plant • Updated plant wide drawing of air emission points • Verified emission point locations for the site air model Air Emission Point Project
  • 5. • North Carolina Air Toxics Program (1990) • Established to protect public health • Regulates 97 toxic air pollutants (TAPs) and establishes acceptable ambient levels (AALs) to limit emissions of air toxics • Used to confirm adherence to both federal standards and AALs at and beyond the fence line or property boundary, respectively Why does the site model air emissions?
  • 7. Emissions Source Location Drawing - Zoomed In
  • 8. • Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) • Helps in understanding air permit details • PFDs in Mill, SPA/Liquids, Sulfuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid Environmental Process Flow Diagrams
  • 10. • Part of the EPA’s Emergency Management Program • Prevent, prepare for, and respond to an oil spill • Required that all oil containers of 55 gallons or more be listed in the plan and managed accordingly Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
  • 11. • Verified all oil tank locations of 55 gallons or more across plant site • Worked with Danny Winstead (EA Senior Engineer) • Created a more detailed SPCC map for the mine area SPCC Project
  • 12. SPCC Drawing – Oil Tank Locations
  • 13. • Environmental Affairs Manager • 10 employees in the department • Evaluated areas where new air emission control devices could be implemented • Meetings with US Coast Guard • Morehead City Port and Radio Island Visit Shadowed Suzy Jordan
  • 14. Morehead City Port and Radio Island
  • 15. • Gathered information on drainage throughout the plant site • Created site drainage map • Plant wide and individual area drawings • Worked with Danny Winstead, and John Weber (retired Process Superintendent, STF) Process and Storm Water Flow Project
  • 18. • Structure of an Air Permit • Air Quality Engineer responsibilities • Plant site details (air, water, emergency response) • The diversity of an Environmental Engineering career • Acronyms (a lot….) • Ethics What I learned…
  • 19. • Administration and Human Resources Department • Environmental Affairs Department • IT Department • Area Representatives Special Thanks