You may have everything that you can handle with your part 75 CEMS but if you are burning coal then things are going to get much more complicated. If you are worried about the looming Hg CEMS requirements and do not have the time to get up to speed on this new technology, I can help.

I am fortunate enough to be getting valuable first hand experience in the first half of 2007. I am assisting in the installation and commissioning of new Hg CEMS on two large coal/pet coke fired boilers in Jacksonville, FL for the St. Johns River Power Park.

The unique qualities of Hg will cause many changes in how these new CEMS will operate. There are many assumptions that you can make with your part 75 CEMS that are out the window.

I atteneded the Thermo Super Group II meeting last fall and will be attending the EUEC in January 2007 so I will be up to speed on the latest news regarding the CAMR rules, RATA options, and industry trends. My combination of knowledge about CAMR and direct hands on experience with the hardware should be a very valuable combination. If you are worried about implementing your systems and would like to have an experienced hand on the crew, I can help.

You have a lot of money riding on your CEMS. Problems that go undetected can be a ticking time bomb. If you discover today that you have had a leaking solenoid in your calibration system which has thrown off your readings, what will you do? I can implement checks to insure that when something like this happens, you know about it in a day or two, not weeks down the road. This protects your credibility and can eliminate the possibility that you will end up petitioning the EPA to allow you to make adjustments to your data instead of substituting weeks or even months of data. Often times when you make these substitutions or adjustments it has a cascade effect. Not only do you have to resubmit EDR’s, you may now not be in compliance with other state and local regulations or you may not be in compliance with your operating permits. These types of problems are in most cases avoidable.