Air Quality Compliance Improvements through Operational Management of Air Resources (OMAR)
- Key words
- Environmental; Regulatory; Air Pollution; Air Quality; H2S; Hydrogen Sulfide; Atmosphere; CEC; Ambient Air Quality Standards; Coso; Geysers; California Energy Company Inc; Monitoring; Venting; Data Loggers; Air Dispersion Assessment
- Location
- The Geysers, California; Coso, California
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1990
- Session
- Environmental aspects; Air quality; Laws and regulations; Eq
- Language
- English
Abstract
Geothermal well fields and power plants require operational and emergency atmospheric venting. Venting activities are monitored for compliance with regulations which limit air pollutant emissions and Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS). Continuous compliance monitoring data which includes hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels and meteorological conditions is only available months after being compiled. An automated computerized system called OMAR is described in the following which checks data and allows users access to real time and near real time data reports. The data can then be used for management necessary venting or other real time data needs. The OMAR system hardware and software is described and is in use at the Geysers an data the Coso KGRA geothermal developments in California. The system has been designed to assist developers, engineers, scientists, and local air districts in their goal of maintaining ambient air quality within Federal, State and Local standards.
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