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Dominion Resources - Clover


Dominion Resources - Clover Power Station
Rte. 92
Clover, VA 24534
Halifax County


Air Pollution Control Devices

U.S. EPA, U.S. Justice Dept. & Dominion Resources Nov. 2000 settlement requires that Dominion make selective improvements on other units by 2013.
(status as of June 2004)

SO2: wet limestone scrubbers on both Units 1 & 2.
NOx: Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) on both Units 1 & 2. Low NOx close-Coupled OFA controls. (Unit 1 - 4/1/95, Unit 2 - 1/1/96)
Sources: Title V air permit, govt. agencies, industry, and/or media reports
Units -Year of operation (Power)
Unit 1 - 1995 (441 Mw)
Unit 2 - 1996 (441 Mw)

- source: DOE




July 8, 2002 - BREDL comments on Special Consent Order for water permit for Clover coal-fired power plant, Halifax County, Virginia


Average NOx Rate (lb/mmBtu)

- source: EPA data

Year

Unit 1

Unit 2

2005 0.27 0.28
2004 0.28 0.29
2003 0.27 0.27
2002 0.31 0.30
2001 0.29 0.29
2000 0.29 0.30
1999 0.29 0.28
1998 0.29 0.29
1997 0.30 0.28
1996 0.30 0.29
1995 0.44 0.39



Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Carbon Dioxide emissions

tons per year - source: EPA data

Year

NOx

SO2

CO2

2005 9,391 1,752 6,847,691
2004 9,915 2,327 7,107,915
2003 9,147 2,025 6,929,413
2002 10,138 2,111 6,777,877
2001 10,840 2,074 7,569,056
2000 10,917 1,926 7,615,277
1999 10,030 1,969 7,188,660
1998 9,754 2,106 6,894,488
1997 7,727 1,745 5,501,619
1996 7,209 1,437 5,046,733
1995 4,742 4,278 1,669,691



Toxic Releases (in pounds) - source: EPA TRI


Dioxin Releases (in grams) - source: EPA TRI



For information, including health impacts, on chemicals listed, please check out these resources:

U.S. Library of Medicine: TOXNET - http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry: Toxicological Profiles - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/




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