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BOBBYJINDAL
GOVERNOR
HAROLDLEGGETT,
PH.D.
SECRETARY
~tate
of1Louisiana
DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALQUALITY
ENVIRONMENTALSERVICES
October22,2009RE:NotificationoffinalpermitactionPermitNo.2500-0000l-V5MurphyOilU.S.A,Inc.,MerauxRefinery,Meraux,St.BernardParish,LouisianaAgencyInterest(AI)No.1238DearSirorMadam:Thankyouforyourinterestinthereferencedmatter.TheLouisianaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(LDEQ)hasreceivedandconsideredallpubliccommentssubmittedregardingthispermitaction.PleasebeadvisedthatthereferencedactionwasapprovedonOctober15,2009..AcopyoftheBasisforDecisionandPublicCommentsResponseSummaryareattached;thesedocumentsaddresssignificantpubliccommentsregardingthispermitaction.ThefinalpermitandrelateddocumentsareavailableforreviewattheLDEQ'sPublicRecordsCenter,Room127,602North5thStreet,BatonRouge,Louisiana.Viewinghoursarefrom8:00a.m.to4:30p.m.Monday-Friday(exceptholidays).ThedocumentsarealsoavailableforreviewbyaccessingLDEQ'sElectronicDocumentManagementSystem(EDMS),theelectronicrepositoryofofficialrecordsthathavebeencreatedorreceivedbyLDEQ.PersonsmaysearchandretrievedocumentsstoredinEDMSviatheLDEQ'swebapplicationathttp://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2604/Default.aspx.Ifyouwouldliketoobtaincopiesofthesedocuments,youmayrequestthemfromLDEQRecordsManagementbymailatP.O.Box4303,BatonRouge,LA70821-4303orbyphoneat(225)219-3168.YourrequestwillbeprocessedpursuanttoLDEQ'sproceduresforpublicrecordrequests,LAC33:1.2301,
etseq.,
andacopyfeewillbecharged.PursuanttoLa.RS.30:2050.21,anaggrievedpersonmayappealdevolutivelyafinalpermitactiononlytotheNineteenthJudicialDistrictCourtfortheparishofEastBatonRouge.Apetitionforreviewmustbefiledinthedistrictcourtwithinthirtydaysafternoticeoftheactionhasbeengiven.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactMr.SyedQuadrioftheOfficeofEnvironmentalServices,AirPermitsDivision,at(225)219-3123.Sincerely,
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BryanD.JohnstonAdministratorAttachments
PostOfficeBox4313•BatonRouge,Louisiana70821-4313•Phone225-219-3181•Fax225-219-3309www.deq.louisiana.gov
 
LOUISIANADEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALQUALITYOFFICEOFENVIRONMENTALSERVICESBASISFORDECISIONPART70OPERATINGPERMITNO.2500-00001-V5MERAUXREFINERYAGENCYINTERESTNO.1238MURPHY
OIL
USAINC.MERAUX,ST.BERNARDPARISH,LOUISIANATheLouisianaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(LDEQ),OfficeofEnvironmentalServices(OES),issuestoMurphyOilUSAInc.("Murphy"or"company")aPart70(TitleV)OperatingPermit,PermitNo.2500-00001-V5,fortheconst~uctionandoperationoftheBenFreeUnitatitsMerauxRefinery("refinery"or"facility")locatedinMeraux,S1.BernardParish,Louisiana.FortheMerauxRefinery,theLDEQfindsthatasapartofthe"ITRequirements,")adverseenvironmentalimpactshavebeenminimizedoravoidedtothemaximumextentpossible.SaveOurselvesv.La.Envtl.ControlCommission,452So.2d1152,1157(La.1984).Tomakethisdetermination,theLDEQfindsthatthepermitforMurphyOilUSA,Inc.'sMerauxRefinerycompliedwithallapplicablefederalandstatestatutesandregulationsandhasotherwiseminimizedoravoidedtheenvironmentalimpactstothemaximumextentpossible.Additionally,theLDEQfindsthatMerauxRefinerymetthealternativeprojects,alternativesites,andmitigationmeasuresrequirementsofSaveOurselves.Id.at1157.Inmakingthisdetermination,theLDEQfindsthatthesubmittedinformationcompliedwithallapplicablefederalandstatestatutesandregulationsandhaveotherwiseminimizedoravoidedtheenvironmentalimpactstothemaximumextentpossible.Additionally,theLDEQfindsthatMurphymetthealternativeprojects,alternativesites,andmitigationmeasuresrequirementsofSaveOurselves.Id.at1157.AftertheLDEQdeterminedthatadverseenvironmentalimpactsofthepermithadbeenminimizedoravoidedtothemaximumextentpossible,itbalancedsocialand
economic
factorswithenvironmentalimpacts.Notably,theLouisianaconstitutiondoesnotestablishenvironmental
IThe"ITRequirements"or"ITQuestions"arefiverequirements[seeSaveOurselvesv.Envtl.ControlComm'n,452So.2dat1152,1157(La.1984)]thatboththepermitapplicantandtheLDEQconsiderduringcertainpermitapplicationprocesses.Althoughthefiverequirementshavebeenexpressedasthreerequirements(seeRubiconInc.,
670
So.2dat475,483(La.App.1eir1996),rehearingdenied),therequirementsremainbasicallythesamewhetherstatedasfiveorasthree.The"ITRequirements"mustsatisfytheissuesofwhether:1)thepotentialandrealadverseenvironmentaleffectsoftheproposedprojecthavebeenavoidedtothemaximumextentpossible;2)acostbenefitanalysisoftheenvironmentimpactcostsbalancedagainstthesocialandeconomicbenefitsoftheprojectdemonstratethatthelatteroutweighstheformer;3)therearealternativeprojectsoralternativesitesormitigatingmeasures,whichwouldoffermoreprotectiontotheenvironmentthantheproposedprojectwithoutundulycurtailingnonenvironmentalbenefitstotheextentapplicable.
 
BasisforDecisionMurphyOilUSA,Inc.,MerauxRefineryAII238,PER20090002Page2of16
protectionasanexclusivegoal,butinstead,requiresabalancingprocessinwhichenvironmentalcostsandbenefitsmustbegivenfullandcarefulconsiderationalongwitheconomic,social,andotherfactors.Id.Accordingly,theLDEQfindsthatthesocialandeconomicbenefitsoftheproposedpermitwilloutweighgreatlyitsadverseenvironmentalimpacts.ThedetailsoftheLDEQ'sreasoningares~tforthbelow:2
FINDINGSOFFACT1.BACKGROUNDA.DescriptionofFacility
MurphyownsandoperatesapetroleumrefineryinMeraux,Louisiana.Murphyproducespropane,motorgasoline,kerosene,diesel,No.6fueloil,andothermiscellaneouspetroleumproducts.Therefineryconsistsofthefollowingprocessesandoperations:CrudeDistillationUnit,RoseUnit,HydrofluoricAcidAlkylationUnit,HydrobonUnit,PlatformerUnit,AmineUnit,SulfurRecoveryUnits,DistillateHydrotreatingUnit,C3/C4SplitterUnit,MiddleDistillateHydrotreatingUnit,MeroxProcess,SourWaterStripperProcess,LiquidPetroleumGasRecoveryUnit,FluidCatalyticCrackingUnits,WastewaterTreatmentSystem,andSteamGenerationUnit.Thepetroleumrefiningprocessseparatescrudeoilintodifferentfractionsbasedupontheirrespectiveboilingpointranges.Lighthydrocarbonfractionsmayundergocatalyticreformingtorearrangeshortchainhydrocarbonstreamsforuseingasolineblending.Heavierfractionsmayundergocatalyticcrackingtobreakupthelargehydrocarboncompoundsintousefulgasolineblendingcomponents.Variousprocessstreamsarealsotreatedtoremovesulfurbeforefurtherprocessingtakesplace.Petroleumrefineryoperationstypicallyincludeauxiliarysystemssuchashydrogenproduction,wastewatertreating,andsteamproduction.
B.ProposedPermitAction
MurphyproposestoconstructandoperateaBenFreeUnit(BFU)inordertocomplywiththeU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency's.(EPA's)MobileSourceAirToxics(MSAT)Phase2RulepromulgatedonFebruary26,2007.Thisrulewilllimitthebenzenecon~entofthegasolineproducedtoanannualaverageof0.62percentbyvolume.TheBFUwillsaturatebenzene-richreformateintocyclohexane-richgasoline.ReformatefromtheCatalyticReformer(PlatformerUnit)willentertheReformateSplitter,whichwillbefiredbyareboiler.TheSplitterwillseparatereformateintotwostreams.Theheavyreformate(tolueneand
2Any
findingoffactmoreappropriatelydesignatedasaconclusionoflawshallbeconsideredalsoaconclusionoflaw;andanyconclusionoflawmoreappropriatelydesignatedasafindingoffactshallbeconsideredalsoasafindingoffact.
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Murphy Oil Meraux refinery compliance history page 7; the refinery is working to resolve the issues...

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