Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp. wins polluter of the week honor

The Freeport-based chemicals and metals manufacturing facility will be penalized $154,275 for a multitude of environmental violations in 2005 and 2006.

Here's the really fine print:

RULES VIOLATED: 30 TAC §116.115(c), new source review (NSR) Air Permit No. 1157C, Special Condition No. 1, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits. Specifically, NSR Air Permit No. 1157C allows the emission of up to 6.24 pounds per hour (lbs/hr) of ammonia and up to 0.78 lbs/hr of carbon monoxide from the Ammonia Scrubber emission point number (EPN. 006). A stack test performed October 4 - 6, 2005 determined that the emission rates were 50.08 and 0.82 lbs/hr for ammonia and carbon monoxide respectively; 30 TAC §116.115(c), NSR Air Permit No. 1157C, Special Condition No. 1, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits. Specifically, NSR Air Permit No. 1157C allows the emission of up to 0.05 lbs/hr for volatile organic compounds from the Ammonia Scrubber (EPN 006). A stack test performed on March 21 - 22, 2006 determined that the emissions rate was 3.46 lbs/hr; 30 TAC §116.115(c), NSR Air Permit No. 1157C, Special Condition No. 1, and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to comply with permitted emissions limits. Specifically, NSR Air Permit No. 1157C allows the emission of up to 0.21 lbs/hr for sulfur dioxide from the Molybdenum Tank (EPN 008). Stack tests performed on October 4 - 6, 2005 and March 21 - 22, 2006 determined that the emission rates were 9.50 lbs/hr and 12.36 lbs/hr respectively; and 30 TAC §116.115(c), NSR Air Permit No. 1157C, Special Condition No. 7.E., and THSC, §382.085(b), by failing to submit a timely report

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