Engineer Project

Name: VICTOR N. KWENTUA

Title: Environmental Engineer

Education: B.S., 1986, Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University

Associate Degree, Petroleum Technology, Michigan College

Special Engineering Science of Hazardous Waste, Louisiana State

University

Training: Industrial Management, Roosevelt University

Basic Reservoir Engineering, Oil and Gas Consultants

RCRA Facility Investigation, U.S. EPA Region VI

40 hours Health and Safety Training in accordance with OSHA 29CFR1910-

120

DOT Material Handling Training, Louisiana Section Air and Waste

Management Association Title V Permit Workshop.

Affiliations: Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Member, Air and Waste Management Association

Mr. Kwentua has more than 20 years of experience in the petroleum,

hazardous waste management and environmental consulting industries. He is

particularly knowledgeable in air quality compliance, solid waste

management, water quality compliance, and all aspects of environmental

permitting and auditing. He is currently the Environmental Manager for

Baton Rouge operations. Recent project work includes a variety of

regulatory compliance projects including due diligence evaluations,

Pollution Prevention (P2) Projects, compliance audits/assessments, NESHAP

compliance projects, VOC reduction projects, development and implementation

of fugitive emission reduction programs, NOx Reduction Projects, BACT

determinations, Air Toxic Compliance projects, PSD permitting and Title V

operating permitting. He has managed a number of industrial wastewater

treatment evaluation studies, Wet Gas Scrubber Purge treatment system

evaluation and design NPDES effluent evaluations, hazardous waste storage

certification projects and many other plant related environmental projects.

Representative assignments include:

. Process/Environmental Lead for COP Distilling West Catalytic Cracking

(DWCC) pollution control project. This project involved developing

process design premises, Block flow diagrams, PFD, H&MB, P&ID for an

FCCU Wet Gas Scrubber and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems.

. Environmental Engineer supporting two major refinery expansion projects.

As part of this project, an environmental summit was organized,

environmental permitting plan was developed and Environmental Design

requirements document was produced. For one of the facilities, designed

a selenium removal system for the stripped sour water system. Also,

evaluated and designed a sludge handling system for the desalter and

desalter mud wash.

. Environmental Engineer on FCCU Wet Gas Scrubber project for Motiva

Convent Refinery. As part of this project, an environmental plan was

developed to determine how Motiva could best satisfy operational

standards and spec's while operating in an environmentally friendly

manner. Also, a study of the other facilities in Louisiana, which have

Wet Gas Scrubber Systems, was conducted to determine the performance of

their systems and discharge destination of the effluents.

. Process / Environmental Engineer on FCCU Sox, PM and NOx control

technologies evaluation. The main objective of this study was to

support a major FCC Modifications and consent decree requirements,

including installation of Wet Gas Scrubber/Purge Treatment Unit and

Selective Catalytic Reduction systems. As part of this project, sources

of make-up water for the WGS were evaluated. This included water

treatment systems for handling hardness and chlorides. Impacts of the

WGS purge water on the existing wastewater treatment and receiving

streams were evaluated.

. Process / Environmental Engineer on FCCU NOx Control Feasibility Study.

The primary objective of the study was to develop a Feasibility

Study/Estimate with a +/- 30% contingency for installation of a LoTOx

system (BELCO/BOC Technology) on the existing Wet Gas Scrubber.

. Environmental Engineer for Star Enterprise Refinery, Boiler Reliability

project including PSD air permit application. Responsibilities include

determining contemporaneous emission changes, establishing credible

emissions change, performing emissions netting analysis and conducting

top-down-BACT analysis.

. Member of a team that completed a due diligence evaluation of the Orion

Refinery, Louisiana Facility (formerly TransContinental Refining

Corporation) in response to a major expansion effort. Audit activities

included pre-audit preparation and planning, development of specific

audit protocols, coordination of audit team, organization of audit

logistics, evaluation of environmental, health, and safety management

systems and procedures, evaluation of audit findings, preparation of

audit reports, and development of follow-up activities.

. Member of a team retained by CITGO Refinery, Lake Charles, LA to develop

a system to certify compliance with all regulations applicable to the

refining complex. An ACCESS database was developed to standardize the

format for data collection and processing. This effort also required

reviewing regulations applicable to the refinery and developing

compliance requirements.

. Member of a team retained by Exxon to certify compliance with all

regulations applicable to the multi-product chemical complex involving

fourteen distinct operating units. The effort involved close

coordination between operating and environmental personnel to ensure

that the work product from unit to unit was consistent and of uniform

format. An ACCESS database was developed to standardize the format for

data collection and processing. This effort required interfacing with

facility personnel, reviewing all permits and SOPs, inspection records,

data storage systems and defining all applicable Local, State and

Federal Regulations. As a result of the work a list of "gaps" was

developed which allowed Exxon to focus its compliance efforts. The

system is currently being used as a Management tool to certify

compliance on a daily and annual basis. Also provided environmental

compliance and permitting services to Exxon for the past eight years.

. Member of a team retained to conduct an audit of the El Dorado Chemical

Company facility in El Dorado, Arkansas. The audit activities included

evaluating the plant air emissions, off-site visible emissions and

ground level haze, compliance with permit, administrative orders, and

Clean Air Act, plant operation and maintenance, and emissions reduction

projects.

. Member of a team that completed a due diligence evaluation of the

Farmland Refinery in response to a major joint venture project with an

international company. The evaluation addressed all media (air, water,

solid waste), permitting and regulatory compliance, and RCRA Corrective

Action projects. Successfully completed numerous regulatory compliance

and permitting projects over the last three years including: air

construction permits for major expansions; wastewater compliance and

NPDES permit modification/renewals; developed the facility waste

minimization program; conducted waste minimization assessments; revamped

the facility SPCC plan; established a leak detection and repair program;

prepared the Title V operating permit application; benzene NESHAP

compliance evaluations; RCRA hazardous waste compliance determinations

and strategy development for compliance with RCRA air emission

standards; and development of compliance strategies for maximum

achievable control technology(MACT) requirements.

. Performed Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Top-down Analysis in

support of a PSD permit application for Premcor Refinery FCCU

modifications. Specific tasks included identifying viable control

options; eliminating technically infeasible options; ranking remaining

alternatives by control effectiveness; evaluating most effective

controls; eliminating economically infeasible options and selecting the

BACT control.

. Retained by Exxon Refinery, Baton Rouge Louisiana to support the PSLA 7

and 10 Heavy-Up project in the identification and categorization of

components in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) service. As part of this

effort, PI&D's for the new circuits and modified circuits were

highlighted to show components in heavy liquid, light liquid and vapor

using D-86 runs. The highlighted PI&D's were then used by the field

operators to tag and monitor the affected components. Additionally,

fugitive emission estimate was performed to help evaluate the impact of

the project on the Refinery air program.

. Developed emission reduction feasibility studies as part of New Source

Performance Standard Compliance. Clients include Mobil Refinery and

Texas Gas Transmission Company.

. Provided on-site environmental support services for the Department of

Energy (DOE) Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Assignments include

developing ES&H protocol and guidance document during the transition

period from Boeing to DynMcDermott; developing Toxic and Hazardous

Material Management Programs; developing waste management and handling

programs, defining ES&H training requirements for all SPR operations;

completing air permit applications for West Hackberry site and

conducting Hazardous Waste Management Course at Big Hill and Bryan Mound

sites.

. Performed a Hazardous Waste Minimization and Sanitary Waste Reduction

Project for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sites. This project

included evaluating the SPR Hazardous Waste and Sanitary Waste processes

including requirements for purchasing, application, handling, storing,

and recycling. Findings and opportunities for waste reduction was also

identified and quantified.

. Reviewed Construction Permits and Voluntary Operating Permits for the

IOWA Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Air Quality Bureau. This

project involves reviewing air emission calculations and permit

documents for a variety of manufacturing facilities and generating

Permit Writer Notes and Permit documents for IDNR approval.

. Developed Project Basis Document for the Georgia Gulf PVC Wastewater

Pond Replacement Project. The Project Basis Document specifically

defined the regulatory basis, plant specific requirements, and

operational requirements that were used to formulate the treatment

system options and design basis. The document also specifically

references regulatory citations/requirements and differentiates between

constraints that are regulatory requirements, plant specific

requirements, and operational requirements.

. Developed permit basis and Title V permit documentation for Ashland

Chemical Company, Plaquemine, Louisiana. Evaluated several wastewater

emissions' models including: Chemdat7, Surface Impoundment Models

(SIMS), and the Wastewater Treatment Compound Property Processor and Air

Emissions Estimates model (Water8). Conducted literature search

concerning the biodegradation of methanol in treatment ponds. Modified

the default rate constants used in water8 to more accurately model the

removal of methanol in wastewater treatment ponds. Contacted EPA to

obtain a verbal approval of the new rate constants. Performed emissions

calculation for the Methanol Plant wastewater train using the selected

model (EPA's water8).

. Developed permit basis and construction permit for a new wastewater

treatment system at Exxon Chemical Finishing Plant, Baton Rouge

Louisiana. Performed emissions calculation using the EPA water8 model.

. Prepared Title V air permit applications for Exxon Chemical Company, POX

Unit Debottleneck project. Responsibilities include evaluating existing

permit applications and calculations, developing calculation basis

document and preparing all permit application documents.

. Environmental Engineer for a one year assignment at Exxon Chemical

Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (BRCP). This assignment involved

identifying all emission sources (controlled and uncontrolled), deciding

on permitting basis approach, quantifying source emissions, reviewing

document with technical and operations group and generating the final

package titled "Air Permit Basis" and backups. The approved permit

basis document was used to develop the Title V air permit applications

for each operating unit.

. Environmental Engineer, responsible for providing environmental support

services for Ashland Chemical. Inc. in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Responsible for the management of the plant's environmental programs

encompassing RCRA, TSCA, SARA, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act. Some

specific tasks included: Audit of waste disposal sites used by Ashland

Chemical, Inc., TCLP Regulatory Compliance project including decision to

test; TCLP sampling; analysis of results; and compliance with results,

Cooling tower water treatment alternatives to reduce SARA reporting,

Compilation and filing of SARA Title III, Section 313 report with the

EPA, Preparation of consolidated permits program for wastewater

discharge, Biotreatment pond upgrade to improve treatment performance

. Member of a team of expert presenters on National Environmental

Televised Training and Technology transfer (NET-WERC) radioactive waste

management lecture series, organized by the University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque and sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE).

. Environmental Engineer for Farmland Refinery, Coffeyville, Kansas, Leak

Detection and Repair Project (LDAR) project. This project involved

reviewing process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID's) to identify all

applicable equipment (valves, pumps, compressors) and chemical streams,

tagging all affected components, transferring data into a data

Management Program (FEMS) and generating all necessary back-up

documentation and reports.

. Team member of the Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California, RI/FS

Jacobs field effort. Assignments include installing monitoring wells

and performing quality checks on all completed wells.

. Provided on-site environmental support services for Exxon Chemical,

Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The assignments included an evaluation of all

toxic air emission sources; development of emissions estimate;

determination of MACT; development of compliance plans to meet Louisiana

Air Toxics Regulations; and preparation of several air permit

modifications (six) to meet Air Toxics regulation.

. Environmental Engineer on the Ashland Chemical, Inc. Methanol

Debottlenecking project. This project includes permit review and

development, calculation basis and PSD review for NOx and VOC emissions.

. Environmental Engineer for benzene NESHAP compliance project for Sun Oil

Refining. Responsible for identifying and compiling benzene source

equipment list using process flow diagrams and lab analytical data.

Preparing benzene source table and calculating the total annual benzene

concentration.

. Environmental Engineer on NESHAP project for Koch Refinery, Pine Bend,

Minnesota. This activity involved participating in Benzene waste

sampling, identifying and tagging all drain lines and hubs, verifying

actual hub counts versus unit equipment arrangement drawings, assessing

the accuracy of the sampling program and participating in planning the

compliance strategy.

. Environmental Engineer on the NESHAP/LESHAP project for Mobil Oil,

Chalmette, Louisiana. Provided environmental engineering support for

this project involving the removal of benzene from oil refinery

wastewater.

. Environmental Engineer on air quality compliance evaluation studies for

CertainTeed Chemical Company. The project involved developing short and

long term compliance strategy for implementing the provisions of the

Louisiana Air Toxics and the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment regulations.

Developed options for fugitive emission equipment leak calculations, and

leak detection and repair program.

. Team member of the RI/FS project at Anniston Army Depot (USATHAMA).

This project included installing monitor wells and collecting geological

samples using USATHAMA guidelines. This project involved 29 solid waste

management units located in complex geologic and hydrogeologic settings.

. Prepared NPDES toxicity reduction evaluation plan (TRE) for industrial

facility using EPA guidance document.

. Environmental Engineer on industrial hydrocarbon/NOx emissions survey

and reduction plan for a seven-parish, non-attainment area on behalf of

53 Louisiana Chemical Association member companies.

. Environmental Engineer on the Mobil Oil Refinery, VOC Reduction project.

This project included analyzing several Volatile Organic Compound

Compliance methods and recommending the most efficient and economical

system.

. Environmental Engineer on a fugitive emission takeoff for a major MTBE

plant project for Chevron, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Richmond,

California. Provided guidance for equipment selection in accordance

with the New Source Performance Standards.

. Regulatory Manager for a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal

(TSD) facility in Louisiana. Responsibilities include regulatory

compliance training (RCRA and DOT) for technical staffs, sales staff,

and transporters. Served as the regulatory contact for customers and

sales personnel. Responsible for all compliance issues, pre-acceptance

approval, treatability studies, DOT waste shipment labeling, liquid

waste solidification, landfill cell management and remedial projects.

Employment History:

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1990 - Present

Environmental Engineer

Cecos/BFI, Inc. 1987 - 1990

Regulatory Manager

Texaco Overseas Inc, Lagos, Nigeria 1980 - 1982

Engineer Assistant

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