AQMD Meeting on Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) and Modified Hydrogen Fluoride (MHF) used in Refineries in the South Bay
A meeting of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board will be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, February 1, 2019 in the Auditorium at SCAQMD Headquarters, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. Agenda Item 25. Proposed Approach to Address Hydrogen Fluoride Storage and Use at Petroleum Refineries (This includes The Torrance Refinery) Staff will present information on hydrogen fluoride use, health impacts, dispersion characteristics , and mitigation measures. Staff has been working with stakeholders on the development of Proposed Rule 1410 – Hydrogen Fluoride Storage and Use at Petroleum Refineries, and providing updates to the Refinery Committee since April 2017. Staff will also present concepts that could be included in a rule or MOU for mitigation requirements and a possible phase-out of MHF if proposed performance standards are not met. This action is to seek Board input on the overall concept and to direct staff on how to pr...