Calvin Consulting provides the following
Emissions Management services:

Emissions Reporting

Various emission reports are required by Canadian Provincial and Federal Regulatory Agencies.  Calvin Consulting is recognized as being one of the top emissions reporting companies in Canada.  Some of these reports include the following:

·  National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Reporting - The NPRI is a federal reporting requirement administered by Environment Canada under the authority of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Facilities are required to report if they emit quantities of more than 350 substances that exceed the appropriate reporting thresholds. There are approximately 10,000 facilities that report to the program annually. The annual deadline for this reporting is May 31.

· Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting - Environment Canada collects information on Greenhouse Gas emissions from facilities classified as Large Final Emitters (LFE). Currently, the threshold for LFEs is 100 kilotonnes of CO₂ equivalent. However, it is anticipated that in the near future, this threshold will be decreasing significantly however. The annual reporting deadline for this program is June 1.

·  Specified Gas Emitters Reporting - The Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER), is Alberta Environment’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program for facilities emitting more than 100 kilotonnes of CO₂ equivalent. This is a third-party verified report with financial consequences. For existing facilities, the baseline period is established as 2003 to 2005 and the expected reductions are intensity based. Specifically, a 12% reduction over the baseline period is required from 2007 onward. Failure to meet this goal requires the purchase of offset credits or contribution to the Alberta Technology Fund (at a cost of $15/tonne). Annual reports must be submitted by March 31.

·  Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Section 71 Reporting - In December 2007, Environment Canada issued a request for information regarding air emissions under Section 71 of CEPA. This information request related to 2006 and included information on emissions, equipment, production and pollution prevention. It is anticipated that this request will be repeated in future years. The deadline for this report is May 31.

·  Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) Reporting - CAPP members are required as a condition of membership to complete stewardship reporting annually. This reporting includes company wide emissions and estimation methods.

 

Leak Detection & Repair (LDAR) Programs

All upsteam oil and gas facilities in Alberta are required by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) to have an LDAR Program fully implemented by December 2009.  Calvin Consulting has been developing and implementing these LDAR Programs for the past two years and to date have completed this process at over 500 facilities in Alberta.  Calvin Consulting takes a unique approach to these LDAR Programs in that we design the data collection from the LDAR Program to meet other greenhouse gas fugitive emissions reporting requirements, which can result in substantial cost-savings to our clients.

 

DEHYDRATOR BENZENE INVENTORY REPORTS

Calvin Consulting assists our clients with the management of their ERCB/CAPP required benzene reduction programs. We schedule laboratory field testing, verify results, prepare the required Dehydrator Engineering and Operations Sheet (DEOS) and compile the Dehydrator Benzene Inventory Reports that are due to the ERCB/CAPP by July 1.

 

Emissions Inventories

With the rapid growth of the oil & gas industry in Alberta, many corporations do not have the internal resources to ensure emission inventories and equipment lists are kept up-to-date.  Our emission engineers assist corporations with this important task, thereby ensuring compliance with operating approvals and emissions reporting requirements.

 

Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS)

Calvin Consulting has been writing CEMS Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) and performing the required CEMS Audits since these regulatory requirements came into effect in Alberta.  Our CEMS QAPS are recognized by industry and regulators as being “top notch” and are written as useful “how-to” manuals for plant operators.  Calvin Consulting has five personnel who are experienced at performing the required semi-annual Cylinder Gas Audits for CEMS in Alberta and this is a service these personnel have started to offer in 2008.  Additionally, these same experienced CEMS Consultants also provide 3rd Party Consulting for semi-annual Relative Accuracy Test Audits (RATAs), which are welcomed by our clients who do not have experienced in-house CEMS Technicians. Calvin Consulting personnel routinely provide CEMS Audits as required annual by Alberta Environment.