JAMES RITCHEY
PROGRAM MANAGER/VICE PRESIDENT
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:
· Project Management
· Criteria pollutant and air toxics measurement programs
· Continuous Emission Monitoring System Certification & Quality Assurance Tests
· Regulatory Compliance
· Permit Preparations
· Emission Inventories (SARA 313, AB2588, Criteria Pollutants)
EDUCATION:
· B.S., Mechanical Engineering -- Portland State University (1986)
· B.S., Mathematics -- Oregon State University (1982)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
· Delta Air Quality Services (April 1997 to present) Program Manager for CEMS Quality Assurance Emission Test Program, criteria and toxic emission test programs, regulatory affairs, CEMS engineering and pollution control equipment evaluations.
· Carnot (March 1994 to April 1997) Senior Project Manager, Southern California Emissions Measurement Division. CEMS Quality Assurance Test Programs, toxic emission inventory plans and reports, criteria air pollutant emission inventory reports, air emission test programs, emission control equipment performance evaluation, health risk assessments and compliance audits.
· ENSR Consulting and Engineering (1990 to 1994) Air Quality Engineer. Prepared AB2588 and SARA 313 emission inventory plans/reports, annual emission fee reports, source and process stream toxic air emission measurement programs, isokinetic source emission test programs, continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS) programs, CEMS equipment performance audits, solid waste sampling, burner retrofit evaluations, boiler tune-ups, air emission reduction evaluations and permit preparations.
· Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity (1986 to 1990) Project Manager. Managed field service support programs for Navy industrial boilers, design criteria for boiler plant equipment, specification reviews, and developed specialized test equipment.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
· Registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical), State of California
· American Society of Mechanical Engineers
· Air and Waste Management Association
RECENT PROJECTS:
SCAQMD Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) Activities (Southern California Edison)
Conducted emissions test to evaluate the existing continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) capability for meeting RECLAIM requirements. The test program results were also used for CEMS certification required by SCAQMD Rule 1135.
SCAQMD Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) Activities (ARCO - Los Angeles Refinery)
Conducted CEMS Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATA's) in support of CEMS certification and Quality Assurance Test Programs.
Clean Air Act Amendments Compliance Audit (Naval Facilities Engineering Command)
Member of technical support staff responsible for conducting air emission inventories and regulatory reviews for the Portmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME, Naval Underwater Weapons Station in Newport, RI and Naval Underwater Weapons Station in New London, CT. The project was initiated to identify air regulations and compliance issues which will be imposed by the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA). The information will be used as support documentation during the preparation of the facility Title V operating permits. Project responsibilities included site inspections of the facility air emission sources, preparing air emission estimates from all sources and identifying Federal and State Air Emission regulations applicable to the facility sources.
Screening Emission Measurement Program Conducted to Evaluate Regional Clean Air Incentive Market (RECLAIM) allocations (Aluminum Company of America - ALCOA)
Served as project manager for conducting a survey of emissions from various combustion sources at the ALCOA facility. Emission measurements were conducted using an ENERAC 2000 portable combustion gas analyzer and emission factors developed from concentration measurements. The emission factors were compared to generic emission factors used to assess the facility RECLAIM allocations.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Report (Weyerhauser Paper Company)
Served as project manager for the preparation of an air toxic inventory and waste discharge report for the paper production facility located in Santa Paula, CA. Sulfuric Acid releases were evaluated from the facility water treatment processes. The final report was submitted to the EPA by electronic media.
Refined Health Risk Assessment (HRA) (Aluminum Company of America - ALCOA)
Served as task manager responsible for preparing a refined AB 2588 HRA. The HRA included an extensive review of the Air Toxics Inventory Report (ATIR), conducting a screening HRA, negotiating changes to the facility ATIR and conducting a refined dispersion model and health risk analysis.
AB 2588 Emission Inventory Report (Golden West Refining Corporation)
Served as Project manager for preparing the 1991 AB 2588 Air Toxics Inventory Report (ATIR). The inventory report included emission quantifications from tanks, heaters, boilers, sumps, oil/water separators, pipeline fugitives, a cooling tower, a catalyst reforming units, and other miscellaneous equipment. Correlation equations were used to evaluate fugitive emissions from piping components which significantly reduced emission estimates from the previously reported emissions.
Permit Preparation for Two Steam Generators (Sunland Refining Corporation)
Prepared permits for two steam generators operated by the Sunland Refinery in the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District. The steam generator permits were prepared in accordance with the New Sources Review (NSR) requirements.
Toxic Air Emission Test Program (City of Los Angeles)
Served as Project manager for an air emission test program at the Tillman Water Reclamation Facility. The test program was conducted in support of new source requirements for the phase II expansion of the facility. The test program was conducted with newly developed emission measurement techniques. SCAQMD source testing, engineering and laboratory staff witnessed the test to evaluate the development of new test procedures for POTW's.
AB2588 Air Toxics Emission Inventory Report (Twenty Nine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center)
Served as Project manager for the preparation of the facility AB2588 Air Toxics Emission Inventory Report. Toxic emission estimates were conducted for coating process, miscellaneous material usage’s, IC combustion engines, heaters, boilers, one incinerator, a hospital ETO sterilizer, welding operations, storage tanks, fugitive emissions, and the facility wastewater treatments system.
Boiler Tune-Up (Simi Valley Hospital)
Project manager responsible for conducting semi-annual boiler tune-ups of two boilers operated by the Simi Valley Hospital in Ventura County. Tune-ups are conducted in accordance with Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) rule 74.15.
Air Toxics Emission Reduction Alternative Evaluation (Texaco, Inc., Bakersfield Refinery)
Served as task manager responsible for reviewing portions of the refinery AB 2588 Emissions Inventory Report and evaluating emission reduction alternatives for process equipment at the Bakersfield refinery. Evaluated cost of the various control measures.
Quantification of NMHC Emissions From the Well Vent Vapor Recovery System (Texaco, Inc., Bakersfield Oil and Gas Production)
Served as Project manager responsible for the test protocol development, test program implementation, and final report for the quantification of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) emissions from the Texaco, Kern River Field (TEOR) casing gas vapor recovery system. The project included a test program to determine concentration of NMHC in the various process streams and determining representative pipeline component counts for application to fugitive emission factors.
Compliance Emissions Test of Four Steam Generators (Texaco, Inc., Bakersfield Oil and Gas Production)
Served as Project manager responsible for the test protocol development, test program implementation, and final report preparation for quantifying criteria and air toxic emissions from four steam generators located in the Kern River field. The test program included continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) of the sources as well as sampling by whole air and impinger methods.
Boiler Start-up (Naval Air Propulsion Center)
Served as Project manager responsible for the design and installation of portions of a new combustion control and burner management system for three 40,000 lb/hr boilers at the Naval Air Propulsion Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Directed the start‑up and acceptance of two of these boilers.
Boiler Acceptance Testing (Naval Submarine Base)
Served as Project manager responsible for the inspection, tuning, and testing of four industrial boilers at a submarine base in Subic Bay, Philippines. Final acceptance of the boilers was based on the performance evaluation provided.