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  • 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: Table Of Contents

    3.3 Setting Up Contact Information............. 21 3.4 Setting Up a Source ID ..............23 3.5 Setting Up Emission Points ............30 3.6 Stack Data..................32 3.7 Flare Data ..................32 3.8 Fugitive Area Data................. 33 3.9 Activities and Materials ..............33 3.10 Emissions..................35 COMPASS-EI...
  • Page 3 7.1.3 SARA Emissions .............. 57 7.1.4 Graphical Report............... 57 7.1.5 Emissions with FIN and EPN Status......... 58 7.1.6 Other emission reports ............58 7.2 Equipment Reports ................ 58 7.2.1 Compare FIN status ............58 7.2.2 Compare Equipment ............58 COMPASS-EI...

  • Page 4: 1: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPASS-EI 1.1 About COMPASS-EI COMPASS-EI (“WinCeis”) is an emission inventory data management system. It is the Emission Inventory module of the COMpliance ASsurance System – the COMPASS – which is distributed by PDC Corp to manage a broad range of compliance data related to air quality. EI utilizes the user’s current equipment and equipment configuration, and it enables users to prepare...

  • Page 5: Installation Instructions

    The installation routine will automatically create ODBC connections, path adjustments, and a COMPASS folder with an icon for EI. From the Start menu on the Taskbar, point to Programs…, COMPASS…, then click on the EI icon to directly access the EI “Command and Control” screen. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 1 Page 2...

  • Page 6: Importing Ei Data And Logging Into Ei

    1.2), enter the path and file name to the Emissions Source File, choose an account number from the drop-down list, select a year to import, and choose the Import Option at the bottom of the screen. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 1 Page 3...

  • Page 7: Importing Tceq Emissions Download File

    Otherwise, this information may be left blank. When you are finished, click on OK. Upon logging into Utilities, the “Command and Control” screen of Utilities will appear. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 1 Page 4...
  • Page 8 Figure 1.4). The Select Import Type is defaulted to the Import EI Download selection. If EI download file is never been imported before, user needs to select First Time Import of EI download option. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 1 Page 5...

  • Page 9: Exiting Ei

    1.9 Exiting EI To exit EI, click on the Close button at the bottom of the screen, or X out by clicking the application Close button. This takes you out of EI, back to Windows. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 1 Page 6...

  • Page 10: 2: Setting Up Entities In Ei

    Add, Delete, Edit, Return (to the C&C screen), etc. Clicking in the gray area of a window brings up a data entry COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 7...
  • Page 11 Clicking on the Edit button from any List screen brings up a Detail, or data entry, screen for the marked item. (See Figure 2.3) You may also access the Detail screen by double clicking on an item in the List screen. Figure 2.3 COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 8...
  • Page 12 Return button or return to the List screen by clicking on the List button. Users must click on the Save button in each screen in order to commit changes made in that screen to the database. Figure 2.5 provides an overview of C&C screen navigation. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 9...
  • Page 13 COMPASS-EI Command & Control Screen MATERIALS MAINTENANCE FILE EMISSION REPORTS EQUIPMENT AGENCY EXPORT Materials Report Contaminant Detail and Summary Reports Process Account For REPORTS Orphan Materials Maintenance Compare Emissions for Two Years Export Compare FIN Status Delete ALL Materials Equipment...

  • Page 14: Accounts

    “second” copy of the agency download data. Accounts may be renamed during the Import procedure, thereby facilitating the insertion of Accounts with the same Account Number into the database under a fictitious identifier. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 11...

  • Page 15: Sources And Emission Points

    The Control Devices window is located in the lower right portion of the C&C screen. When the Account is first highlighted, this window displays all control devices in the plant. To edit control device information, it is necessary to click on a Source ID to which the Control Device is COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 12...

  • Page 16: Ny-Control Devices

    Sources window on the EI main screen, then double-click on the CIN in the Control Devices window for which data will be changed or added. Users will then be able to modify information on a Detail screen, as shown in Figure 2.7. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 13...
  • Page 17 When the right mouse button is clicked, the user is presented with an add/edit screen, in which chemical-specific control efficiencies may be specified for both design and operating conditions, as shown in Figure 2.8. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 14...
  • Page 18 2.9) allows relationships for a specific Source, Point, or Device to be produced by selecting the entire ID Number or a portion thereof and clicking on the List icon to retrieve only the items corresponding to your selection. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 15...

  • Page 19: Activities And Materials

    Category. If, instead, the user clicks on a specific Source ID on the Source list, then clicks on the same radio button, total emissions will be calculated and displayed by criteria pollutant category for the Source ID only. Emissions by category for Emission Points works the same way. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 16...
  • Page 20 List screen. Clicking on the Edit button will provide a data entry screen for a highlighted row in the list. Clicking on the Add button will provide a data entry screen to add new emissions for the selected Source and Point. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 2 Page 17...

  • Page 21: 3: Emission Inventory

    The account’s identification number, assigned by the TCEQ, consists of seven characters: two letters followed by four digits followed by a letter. 3. Organization Name (Mandatory). The organization responsible for emissions associated with the specific plant/operating site. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 18...
  • Page 22 16. Plant Longitude. The Plant Longitude represents Longitude of the geographical coordinate for this plant / operating site. It must be a number containing between 7 and 10 digits including two decimal places. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 19...
  • Page 23 29. Emissions Fee/Ton. Represents the emissions fee/ ton that the owner or operator of each account should pay to the commission for each fiscal year. For example emissions fee/ ton for year 2003 is $ 28.63. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 20...

  • Page 24: Setting Up Contact Information

    ENVCOORD – Environmental Coordinator ENVENGR – Environmental Engineer ENVMGR – Environmental Manager ENVSPEC – Environmental Specialist GENMGR – General Manager MGR – Manager OPMGR – Operations Manager PLANTENGR – Plant Engineer PLANTMGR – Plant Manager COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 21...
  • Page 25 The first line of the address, this field should contain either the street address or, if only a post office box address is available, the PO BOX. This field must be text no longer than 50 characters. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 22...

  • Page 26: Setting Up A Source Id

    Represents the common name of the FIN. For example Unit Boiler, Cooling Tower No.1 etc. 3. TCEQ ID Number. The ID number currently in use by TCEQ, which may differ from the company’s control ID Number if the Control Device was renamed. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 23...
  • Page 27 FIN, the material processed and size of the FIN. Adding and changing sources entails the selection of SSC. COMPASS-EI provides an easy-to-use SCC look-up feature. Users access this feature by clicking on the SCC drop down arrow.
  • Page 28 External Floating Pontoon Single Seal External Floating Pontoon Double Seal External Floating Roof with Geodesic Dome and Double Deck External Floating Roof Tanks with Geodesic Dome and Pontoon Deck Internal Floating Roof Underground Tank Pressure Tank COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 25...
  • Page 29 The height of the vertical tank in feet. k.) Tank Length. The length of the horizontal tank in feet. l.) Vapor Space Height. Vapor space height for tanks in feet. Distance from the surface of the tank liquid to the rooftop. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 26...
  • Page 30 17. Combustion Unit Equipment (Mandatory). Equipment Type: Combustion. a.) Equipment Profile (Mandatory). Boiler Kiln Heater Furnace IC Engine Dryer Turbine Incinerator Flare Oven Boiler/Electric Generatn Fluid Cat. Cracking Unit I.C. Engine/Electric Generatn Turbine/Electric Generatn COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 27...
  • Page 31 The depth (in feet) for each device type. b.) Surface Area. The total surface area, in square feet (SQFT) for each device type. c.) Flow rate. The flow rate in million gallons per day (MMGD) through each device type. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 28...
  • Page 32 Sampling Used to Calc. Is the sampling data used as basis for emissions calculations? g.) HRVOC? Indicate whether any contaminants designated as Highly Reactive VOCs (HRVOC) are in process-fluid streams contacted by the cooling tower water. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 29...

  • Page 33: Setting Up Emission Points

    3.5 Setting Up Emission Points Emission Point data consists of the following data items: 1. Emission Point Number (EPN) (Mandatory). The appropriate emission point number that identifies the emission point. Must be unique from other EPNs. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 30...
  • Page 34 Enter the north meters for the emission point location. 7. Permits. List permit(s) related to this emission point. 8. Comments. Describe the facility’s function. Or user can provide any clarifying information related to facility activities or parameters. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 31...

  • Page 35: Stack Data

    The flaring temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (F), for each emission point designated as a flare. 4. Flow Rate (MSCFM) Feed rate of the flared gas stream, in thousands of standard cubic feet per minute (MSCFM). COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 32...

  • Page 36: Fugitive Area Data

    Sources that exist in the database. For example, to add material related to the activity or process Coating, it is first necessary to decide which Source ID is linked to Coating activity. If the Sources in question have not yet been entered into COMPASS-EI, they must be entered and defined before entering materials information.
  • Page 37 Emission factor numerator unit as in lbs for lbs/MMBtu. 10. Denominator Units Emission factor denominator unit as in MMBtu for lbs/MMBtu. 11. DAR rating Emission factor confidence rating, such as A,B,C,D or E from AP-42. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 34...

  • Page 38: Emissions

    The average daily emission rate in pounds/day from June 1 – August 31 during the inventory year. 8. Maximum Short Term Emissions (LBS/HR). The maximum controlled emissions for this Source ID and point during the inventory year, expressed in pounds/hour. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 35...
  • Page 39 The allowable emissions for a source in lbs/hr. 14. Show 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 the chemicals contained in a pollutant category, such as VOC, for a Source ID and point that are subject to a permitted allowable emission rate for the pollutant category.

  • Page 40: Control Device Information

    Year for the displayed Source and Point. The Piped On date shows the date on which COMPASS-EI last updated the emission value from the Data Pipeline. The Modified On date shows the date on which COMPASS-EI last updated the emission value from a manual entry of information by the user.
  • Page 41 B – Biannually Q – Quarterly C – Continuous W – Weekly D – Daily 21. Annual Operating Hours. The total amount of hours the specified control device(s) (CIN) normally operates in dedicated service. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 38...

  • Page 42: Revise Source, Point, And Control Device Id Numbers

    Source ID. This way the agency’s information management system will recognize and utilize the correct equipment in its database. When the agency’s emission inventory database is updated with the user’s rename, then the Agency ID in COMPASS-EI will be changed to match the new equipment number. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 39...

  • Page 43: 4: Contaminant Maintenance

    25% in all seasons of the year. A rate of 2.00 will result in an emission rate two times higher than would be calculated based on a simple conversion. Ordinarily, adjustment factors greater than 1.00 will only be entered for volatile chemicals that evaporate more rapidly in warm temperatures. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 40...
  • Page 44 4. By clicking on the Active radio button, contaminants can be revealed, or eliminated from the display altogether, when new emissions are added to Source IDs and Points. An Active/Inactive column is provided to indicate whether or not the contaminant should be COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 41...
  • Page 45 For example, the same contaminant may be a SARA chemical in one plant and not in another, due to formulations that reference broad SARA chemical descriptions, (e.g., glycol ethers), threshold limits, or other reasons. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 4 Page 42...

  • Page 46: 5: Equipment Relationships

    Sources, Points and Control devices are related to each other. These relationships are extremely important for understanding the organization of information in your emission inventory, and to use COMPASS-EI. COMPASS enables different equipment relations to be defined for purposes of emission inventory reporting, calculating, and regulatory reporting such as for Title V. For...
  • Page 47 “100%” for each relationship, but the user will need to correct the default settings to better represent a single Facility ID related to multiple points, for example. The percent flow for all equipment relationships that are connected in series is, by COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 5 Page 44...
  • Page 48 The terms “first in parallel” and “last in parallel” refer to the order of presentation in the block flow diagram, rather than the physical configuration. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 5 Page 45...

  • Page 49: Ny-Equipment Relationships

    Relationships screen in the TaskTrakker module. The custom diagram shows all of the information contained in the standard diagram plus additional processes. (See Figure 5.3) Processes are subdivisions of Units in which Sources and Points are grouped in specific ways. Figure 5.3 COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 5 Page 46...

  • Page 50: 6: Emissions/Materials Maintenance, Utilities, Agency Export

    Account. The rules that guide this procedure are as specified in Texas. After the Account is reviewed and adjusted as necessary under this procedure, the TSP and PM10 emission rates for the plant will COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 47...

  • Page 51: Emissions Maintenance - Adjust Emissions

    (See Figure 6.2) Users should select an Account, choose a Category, then single-click on the Contaminant Name to view all emissions of that contaminant from the Account. Figure 6.2 COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 48...

  • Page 52: Emissions Maintenance - Other Functions

    2. Adjust annual emissions – if the Data Pipeline feature has been used to transfer calculated emissions to COMPASS-EI from the COMPASS-Calcs module, then the controlled emission values that appear in EI may have been computed by multiplying the uncontrolled emission rates by the control efficiency of one or more connected control devices.

  • Page 53: Materials Maintenance

    Point. The detailed emission fee backup report for emission fees is especially useful to justify and explain fees, and the summary report is acceptable in Texas in lieu of the agency’s emission summary report. This program will only run properly if sufficient “file COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 50...

  • Page 54: Agency Export

    QA/QC function has been performed regardless of whether or not the potential errors noted in the QA/QC Report have been corrected. Checking Suppress Greenhouse Gas Emissions will prevent reporting of these emissions to the agency. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 51...

  • Page 55: Ny-Emission Inventory Reporting Forms

    “Plant/Process Id.,” as needed for each section of the report. Users should take note that the terms Process and Emission Unit used on the New York Emission Inventory report and in WINCEIS differ in meaning from similar terms used in certain Title V Permits. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 52...
  • Page 56 Screen, or double-click on the Source in the List Screen. 2. From the Detail screen, right-click to bring up the Comment data entry window. 3. Enter/revise Comments in the data entry window, and then, click Save and Close. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 6 Page 53...

  • Page 57: 7: Ei Reports

    CHAPTER 7: EI REPORTS 7.1 Emission Reports The Emission Reports menu item is located at the top of the COMPASS-EI main screen. Most reports in this list are self-explanatory. However, the information presented below will provide additional background on a few of the major reports.
  • Page 58 When checked by the user, the Report Emissions > 0 Only checkbox function will suppress all emissions for which the emission rate is 0 tons/year. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 7 Page 55...

  • Page 59: Comparison Reports

    This report enables the user to Compare Emissions for Two Years, Compare Emissions for Two Accounts, Compare Emission Paths, and Compare Emission Paths with Contaminants. A user- defined percentage change filter is also provided. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 7 Page 56...

  • Page 60: Sara Emissions

    Year, on the same bar chart. The scope of the report may be changed by the user to show plant-wide emissions, or emissions for a specified Process Unit, Source or Point. COMPASS-EI–Manual – Chapter 7 Page 57...

  • Page 61: Emissions With Fin And Epn Status

    7.2 Equipment Reports The Equipment Reports menu item is located at the top of the COMPASS-EI main screen. Most reports in this list are self-explanatory. However, the information presented below will provide additional background on a few of the major reports.

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