Process Data Control COMPASS-EI, User Manual

Page 1: ...The COMPASS User s Manual Compliance Assurance System Emissions Inventory Module COMPASS EI Process Data Control Corporation Copyright PDC Corp All Rights Reserved...

Page 2: ...EI 6 2 SETTING UP ENTITIES IN EI 7 2 1 The Command and Control Screen Navigation 7 2 2 Accounts 11 2 3 Sources and Emission Points 12 2 4 Control Devices 12 2 4 1 NY Control Devices 13 2 5 Activities...

Page 3: ...aintenance Global Maintenance 47 6 2 Emissions Maintenance Adjust Emissions 48 6 3 Emissions Maintenance Other Functions 49 6 4 Materials Maintenance 50 6 5 Utilities 50 6 6 Agency Export 51 6 7 NY Em...

Page 4: ...data from industries state agencies typically distribute an EI Questionnaire This manual familiarizes users with both the EI program and agency systems that interface directly with EI data Emission In...

Page 5: ...handling many users so you can help them by doing the following Careful reading of printed and on line documentation of the System Please carefully read this documentation to be sure that your questio...

Page 6: ...When you are finished click on OK Upon logging into EI the Command and Control screen of EI will appear Importing data from a spreadsheet is fast and easy providing that the data supplied to the progr...

Page 7: ...s module in order to import TCEQ s download file into the database Users will be asked to enter their User ID and Password after starting up the Utilities program See Figure 1 3 If you are running Uti...

Page 8: ...file click on the Acct Import button and the data import screen will appear See Figure 1 4 The Select Import Type is defaulted to the Import EI Download selection If EI download file is never been imp...

Page 9: ...ogram run until you see the File successfully Imported message 4 Optionally print the processing log 5 Close the Utilities Module and Go to the COMPASS EI module and confirm the download account is cr...

Page 10: ...he C C screen provides fast retrievals of lists and data entry screens Adding or changing a database element is never more than three mouse clicks away starting from the C C screen There are two addit...

Page 11: ...e of the List screen that item will be marked using a green arrow on the list See Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Clicking on the Edit button from any List screen brings up a Detail or data entry screen for the...

Page 12: ...d a More button may appear at the bottom of the data entry screen This brings up another screen to facilitate entering additional information See Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 From both the Detail screen and...

Page 13: ...nt equipment relationship 2 When the user single clicks on an Emission Source Source ID the C C screen displays several items of information about that source They include the Source Type Agency ID Op...

Page 14: ...ationships from the menu provided on the top Quality assurance is further supported from the List screen detailed or data entry screen by the Save as File and Print command buttons located at the bott...

Page 15: ...turn to the C C screen etc New items could be added by clicking on Add button Clicking on the Edit button brings up a Detail or data entry screen for the highlighted item Depending on the Source Type...

Page 16: ...etail screen like other types of equipment Each control device record referred to as a CIN or Control Identification Number is a device plus its relationship to a Source Point and optionally another d...

Page 17: ...rces This feature enables users to specify more precise control efficiency factors in relation to the mixed emission streams that are commonly found in the emissions from batch reactors When the right...

Page 18: ...g the percent flow field in the Equipment Relationships screen to explain the allocation of flow to each leg in the network Control schemes that consist of both series and parallel networks can also b...

Page 19: ...an operation on any row select the required row using the green arrow from the left side 2 6 Emissions The Emissions window located in the lower central part of the C C screen serves several purposes...

Page 20: ...window This action will bring up an all the existing emissions editable List To add or edit emissions for a specific Source that is related to a single point is as follows The recommended procedure i...

Page 21: ...drawers that have common fields For example the drawer marked Facilities can be linked to the drawer marked Activities and Materials because the FIN is common to both files EI is designed to furnish...

Page 22: ...igned by the agency 12 UTM Zone Represents the zone for the UTM coordinate In Texas possible values for UTM Zone are 13 14 and 15 The UTM Zone is a two digit number 13 UTM N Meter Represents the UTM N...

Page 23: ...perating Percent Mandatory Represents the actual percentage of operation that occurred in the combined months of June July and August It may a number between 1 and 100 inclusive 25 Fall Operating Perc...

Page 24: ...refix for the contact Limit 8 characters Examples Mr Mrs Ms Dr etc 3 Title Mandatory If the Contact Role Type is Consultant then the value for the Title attribute must also be CONSULTANT If the Contac...

Page 25: ...etc 8 Email Represents the electronic mail address for the contact Limit 50 characters 9 Phone Number Mandatory Represents the phone number or cell number of the contact consisting of a 3 digit area...

Page 26: ...it 3 characters 8 Foreign Postal Code Mandatory for contact addresses outside United States boundaries The postal code associated with the address Limit 15 characters Business 2 Contact Information Se...

Page 27: ...id values for this field are between 1 and 52 inclusive 9 Seasonal Operating Percent Mandatory The annual operating percentage for each seasonal quarter These quarters are based on seasons of the year...

Page 28: ...Tanks 13 Percent Max Capacity Mandatory Represents the of the maximum potential operating capacity experienced by FIN inventory year This field is whole number e g 78 14 Permit Type Represents whethe...

Page 29: ...Other f Roof Color White Light Gray Aluminum Specular Medium g Shell Construction R Riveted E Epoxy Coated Rivets W Welded O Other G Gunite Aluminum Diffused Other h Paint Condition Good Poor i Stora...

Page 30: ...e Tank q Deck Fitting Category Typical Detailed r Deck Type Welded Bolted s Deck Construction Sheet Panel t Deck Seam Type 5 X 7 5 FT Panel 5 X 12 FT Panel 5 FT Sheet 7 FT Sheet u Deck Seam Length The...

Page 31: ...conditions Both f HRVOC Service Does the flare burn Highly Reactive VOC s Yes No g Engine Turbine Rating HP h Cycles Enter whether a 2 or 4 cycle engine i Burn Type Lean Rich j Generator Capacity Ente...

Page 32: ...ormed Yes No 19 Cooling Tower Information Mandatory Equipment Type Cooling Tower a Design Flow Rate Indicates the maximum flow rate in million gallons per day MMGD that tower is designed to accommodat...

Page 33: ...lene SOCMI With Ethylene Other d LDAR Program In Use Is leak detection and repair program in use Yes No e LDAR Program Specified 28LAER 28M 28MID 28RCT 28VHP f Leak Definition Leak definition concentr...

Page 34: ...point either in latitude longitude or universal transverse mercator UTM coordinates Latitudes and longitudes should be accurate to within a tenth of a second For UTM coordinates indicate the UTM zone...

Page 35: ...econd 4 Temp The exit temperature in degrees Fahrenheit F for each emission point designated as a stack For tanks use the average annual temperature of the material 5 Horizontal Discharge Direction of...

Page 36: ...ach emission point designated as a fugitive emission point area 2 Width ft The width in feet of a designated fugitive emission point area 3 Height ft The height in feet of a designated fugitive emissi...

Page 37: ...presents that date within the inventory year when the FIN began processing the material 7 To Date Represents that date within the inventory year when the FIN ceased processing the material FINs can pr...

Page 38: ...ring CEMS E Estimated Best Guess M Measured Please Specify in Comments V Vendor Data F Predictive Emission Monitoring PEMS S Scientific Calculations O Other 4 Contaminant Name Mandatory The specific c...

Page 39: ...w Exceedance On Report The COMPASS EI Permit Compliance Report presents a comparison of actual emission rates to allowable emission rates In some instances the user may have speciated one or more of t...

Page 40: ...ame is Benzene Unit Flare The name is the text field with limit of 100 characters 3 TCEQ ID Number The ID number currently in use by TCEQ which may differ from the company s control ID Number if the C...

Page 41: ...s efficiency for controlling sulfur dioxide 16 TSP Totaled Suspended Particulate Represents the CIN s efficiency for controlling total suspended particulates 17 PM10 Particulate Mater Represents the C...

Page 42: ...program after importing their data from the agency s data download disk in which case the Source IDs EPNs and CINs are the official agency identifiers for existing equipment All of these equipment ide...

Page 43: ...inant Code to be associated with the CAS Number under which the emissions have been calculated and stored in the data table This linking is only required for users that will use the Pipeline module On...

Page 44: ...may revise the contaminant category for a selected chemical for example from TSP to PM10 Such changes would not be done often but they may be needed at some future time A dropdown list of pollutant c...

Page 45: ...t HAP These characteristics of contaminants are used in certain EI reports but they are not directly used in the electronic report During the import of each user s emissions from the agency data downl...

Page 46: ...ting but also referred to under Process 001 in Emission Unit 29003 for purposes of Title V Permitting and Compliance Certification Although different sets of equipment relationships invite more comple...

Page 47: ...h column contains the Feeding CIN for each relationship which denotes the Control Device ID located immediately downstream from another Control Device This information is only required for users that...

Page 48: ...t relationships for which the control efficiency of connected Control Devices should be applied during the copying process to take credit for emission abatement It is presumed to be Yes due to the pre...

Page 49: ...rom the system The Report icon to select this custom diagram appears on the Build Relationships screen in the TaskTrakker module The custom diagram shows all of the information contained in the standa...

Page 50: ...lating Ozone Season daily emission rates based on Annual tons of emissions Percent of operating hours during the ozone season and Temperature adjustment factors that may have been entered under Contam...

Page 51: ...feature Copy Emissions and enter the year you wish to copy emissions data to in the field To Year 4 Check Also Copy Upset and Maintenance Emissions if desired 5 Click on Run Selected Operation to copy...

Page 52: ...on rates in the lower right corner of the screen and then click on the Run icon The controlled emission rate will be calculated by multiplying the uncontrolled emissions by the control efficiency for...

Page 53: ...1 Materials Report provides a listing of materials and activities by Source It will show materials and activities for the selected Account for all years in order of the associated Source ID 2 Orphan...

Page 54: ...Emissions are found meaning that at least one emission record contains a Source or Point that is invalid To correct this problem return to EI and use the global feature to remove orphaned emissions u...

Page 55: ...enu that only appears in the custom version as shown in Figure 6 3 It sends the report directly to a printer after the Report Section is selected from a secondary drop down menu shown in Figure 6 4 Fi...

Page 56: ...should first determine which Source would appear first in an alphanumerically sorted list of all Sources that belong to the process and then enter the Comment for that Source Each Comment for a Source...

Page 57: ...ries shown in red and the reports you may select from in each category See Figure 7 1 Select the radio button next to the report you wish to run Some reports run automatically while others give you a...

Page 58: ...y the user the emissions for all sources and points will be displayed in the report Equipment relationships can be sorted alphabetically by Source or by Point by clicking on the column headings as not...

Page 59: ...hose Source emissions for which the Source has previously been correctly identified as belonging to the selected Plant ID 3 Permitted Emissions Compliance Select the desired year account number and pe...

Page 60: ...maintenance and total emissions 2 SARA Emissions Reports show several reports of SARA emissions for different combinations of Process Unit Source ID and Point type or ID 3 Control Efficiency Reports...

Page 61: ...ons for a specified Year 7 1 6 Other emission reports NOx profile VOC profile VOC emissions and Emissions by Facility Type are available with their own options 7 2 Equipment Reports The Equipment Repo...