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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 1601 E. HAZELTON AVENUE, P. 0. BOX 2009, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95201 Telephone: (209) 466-6781 or 462-8526 EMISSIONS OF AIR CONTAMINANTS FROM SPRECKELS SUGAR The San Joaquin County Air Pollution Control District was established pursuant to state law to provide local responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than motor vehicles. Therefore, the District's earliest efforts centered on identifying the various sources of emissions of air pollutants and inventorying the sources to quantify the actual rates at which contaminants are being released into the atmosphere. The District's first recorded contact with Spreckels was a source inventory prepared on September 1 , 1970. The District has updated this inventory from time to time and the latest inventory indicates that emissions of quantifiable air contaminants emanating from Spreckels Sugar during 1975 were as follows: 4.58 tons per year of organic gases 111 .67 tons per year of particulate matter 527.55 tons per year of oxides of nitrogen 43.59 tons per year of sulfur dioxide 22.91 tons per year of carbon monoxide From this data it is evident that the Spreckels plant is a major source of emissions of air contaminants. The equipment and processes which are the major sources of quantifiable amounts of pollution are the boilers, the carbon adsorption system, the lime production system, the carbonation system, the sugar drying and cooling system, the product finishing and storage facilities, and the beet pulp drying and storage facilities. On October 7, 1973 a Federal Environmental Protection Agency inspector observed emissions in violation of the District's Rule 401 (Visible Emissions) emanating from Spreckels beet pulp drier. The violation was forwarded to the District for enforcement action. The District informed Spreckels that air pollution 6/2/77