Stakeholder Group: Flare Task Force
- About the Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group
- Schedule of Future Meetings
- Minutes and Agendas of Past Meetings
- Members
- Links to Resource Documents
- TCEQ 2010 Flare Study
- Contact Information
About the Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group
The Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group is an open participation stakeholder group; therefore, anyone who wishes to join the group may attend the meetings.
The goal of the group is to seek stakeholder input on issues related to all aspects of flares. Some potential issues may include flare performance, flare operation, and flare regulation.
While the immediate focus of the group will be related to information being evaluated by the Flare Task Force, the stakeholder group will be maintained to help keep stakeholders informed and solicit comments on potential future agency actions related to flares.
Schedule of Future Meetings
- No meetings are scheduled at this time.
Minutes and Agendas of Past Meetings
June 1, 2011
- Agenda
- Presentation
- A copy of the 2010 Flare Study Draft Report and other related information, including the informal stakeholder comments submitted, can be found under the TCEQ 2010 Flare Study section of this webpage.
September 18 and 21, 2009
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Draft Flare Task Force Report
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Draft Flare Task Force Report (Entire Document)
- Informal stakeholder comments submitted on the information presented at the Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group meetings held on September 18 and 21, 2009
- City of Houston
- EPA Region 6
- Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP), Industry Professionals for Clean Air (IPCA), and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
- Green Environmental Consulting
- Lubrizol Corporation
- LyondellBasell Industries
- Texas Chemical Council (TCC) and Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
- Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
- Western Refining
March 30 and April 2, 2009
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Presentation
- Video on Slide 24
- Video on Slide 25
- Video on Slide 26
- Note: If you are unable to play the PowerPoint videos, you may download the videos from the links below. To save the video to your hard drive right click and select "Save Target As."
- Video 24
- Video 25
- Video 26
- Informal stakeholder comments submitted on the information presented at the Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group meetings held on March 30 and April 2, 2009
- Buell Consulting Services
- ConocoPhillips
- Don Weaver
- Environmental Integrity Project
- Industry Professionals for Clean Air (IPCA)
- Sierra Club
- Texas Chemical Council (TCC) and Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
- Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
- Total Petrochemicals
- Waste Management
- Western Refining
Members
The Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group is an open participation group; therefore, anyone who wishes to join the group may attend the meetings. The Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group member list will be updated periodically.
Links to Resource Documents
- Flare Efficiency Study, July 1983 (EPA-600/2-83-052)
- Evaluation of the Efficiency of Industrial Flares: Test Results, May 1984 (EPA-600/2-84-095)
- Evaluation of the Efficiency of Industrial Flares: Flare Head Design and Gas Composition, September 1985 (EPA-600/2-85-106)
- Evaluation of the Efficiency of Industrial Flares: H2S Gas Mixtures and Pilot Assisted Flares, September 1986 (EPA-600/2-86-080)
- EPA Basis and Purpose Document on Specifications for Hydrogen-Fueled Flares, March 1998
- TCEQ Flare Waste Gas Flow Rate and Composition Measurement Methodologies Evaluation Document
- South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1118: Control of Emissions from Refinery Flares
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District Rule 12-11: Miscellaneous Standards of Performance - Flare Monitoring at Petroleum Refineries
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District Rule 12-12: Miscellaneous Standards of Performance - Flares at Petroleum Refineries
- TXOGA Flare Operation Discussion, April 28, 2009
- Cost Analysis of HRVOC Controls on Polymer Plants and Flares
TCEQ 2010 Flare Study
Final Report
- 2010 Flare Study Final Report
- Additional flare research projects referenced in the 2010 Flare Study Final Report
- Performance Test of a Steam-Assisted Elevated Flare with Passive FTIR, Marathon Petroleum Company, Texas Refining Division
- Performance Test of a Steam-Assisted Elevated Flare with Passive FTIR-Detroit, Marathon Petroleum Company, Detroit Refinery
- Shell Deer Park Refinery East Property Flare Performance Test Report
Draft Report
- 2010 Flare Study Draft Final Report
- Presentation: TCEQ’s 2010 Flare Study Preliminary Results
- Informal stakeholder comments submitted on the TCEQ’s 2010 Flare Study Draft Final Report and information presented at the Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group Meeting held on June 1, 2011
- Air Alliance Houston, Industry Professionals for Clean Air, and Environmental Defense Fund
- American Petroleum Institute, American Chemical Council, and National Petrochemical Refiner’s Association
- Don Weaver
- James G. Seebold
- John Zink Company
- Scott Evans
- Texas Oil and Gas Association(TxOGA) and Texas Chemical Council (TCC)
- Valero
- Explanation of the anticipated revisions to the TCEQ's 2010 Flare Study Final Report based on the informal stakeholder comments received by June 20, 2011
Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
- Final 2010 Flare Study Project Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
- 2010 Flare Study Project QAPP
- Informal stakeholder comments submitted on the 2010 Flare Study QAPP
- Response to Informal Stakeholder Comments
Contact Information
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Contact Program Staff
For more information, or to suggest topics for future meetings, please contact Lindley Anderson of the Air Quality Planning Section at 512/239-0003 or send an e-mail to siprules@tceq.texas.gov with "Flare Task Force Stakeholder Group" in the subject line.
