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Schnitzer Stormwater Improvement Project

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The Schnitzer Stormwater Improvement Project involves the installation and operation of air pollution control equipment, specifically Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers and Packed Bed Scrubbers, to abate emissions from a metal shredder at the Radius Recycling dba Schnitzer Steel Products Company facility in Oakland, California. While the equipment was installed in April 2022, startup testing revealed unanticipated nitrogen oxide emissions from feedstock and three toxic air contaminants exceeding action levels. Consequently, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Permit to Operate that mandates the permanent use of this abatement equipment and imposes revised emission limits and updated health risk assessments to ensure regulatory compliance. The project is overseen by the Port of Oakland as the lead agency and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District as the responsible agency. Key obligations include adherence to updated monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements detailed in the Permit to Operate Addendum to the Engineering Evaluation Report. A California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Determination was issued on July 23, 2025, concluding that the project has no significant environmental impacts. Administrative oversight is provided by Davis Zhu of the Air District and Anne M. Whittington of the Port of Oakland, with performance centered at the 1101 Embarcadero West site.

General Info

Schnitzer installed emissions control systems in Oakland, revised permit mandates stricter NOx limits and ongoing regulatory compliance.

Agency

California → Oakland, Port of

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting Services

Place of Performance

Market Street, Oakland, CA

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NONE

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PostedJul 28

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Oakland, Port of

Contacts3 people available

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Organization / Agency

California → Oakland, Port of

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Davis ZhuSenior Air Quality Engineer

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Anne M. WhittingtonEnvironmental Planning Supervisor,

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Pamela GraySenior Environmental Manager

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Schnitzer installed new Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) and Packed Bed Scrubbers (collectively, abatement equipment) in April 2022 to abate emissions from an existing Metal Shredder. Startup emissions testing revealed that the feedstock Schnitzer processes in the Metal Shredder contains nitrogen compounds, which generate oxides of nitrogen (NOx) when emissions from the Metal Shredder are abated in the RTOs. These NOx emissions were not anticipated when the Air District issued the Authority to Construct for the abatement equipment. The Air District is imposing additional NOx emission limits in the Permit to Operate to ensure that these feedstock-generated NOx emissions comply with Air District regulations. In addition, startup testing found three toxic air contaminants (TAC) to be above action levels, triggering an updated health risk assessment (HRA). The Air District issued a draft of its proposed changes to the permit conditions for public comment, along with a draft of Permit to Operate Addendum to the Engineering Evaluation Report for the Page 2 of 2 project, in September of 2024. After having considered all the public comments received, the Air District has finalized its proposal and issued a Permit to Operate for the new abatement equipment (with certain revisions to address points raised in the comments). The Permit to Operate will require the continued use of the abatement equipment going forward and will make permanent the significant emissions reductions being achieved by the abatement equipment. The Permit to Operate incorporates changes to the permit conditions as initially issued in the Authority to Construct in 2021, including revisions to the emissions limits to ensure compliance with Air District regulations and other adjustments to improve monitoring, recordkeeping and compliance. All these changes are described in detail in this Addendum to the original Engineering Evaluation Report prepared for the Authority to Construct (available at https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/engineering/public-notices/2024/30009/an30009-permit-to-operateaddendum_ signed-pdf.pdf?rev=c1d55c6d58ec4e9ba0d70365c40be852&sc_lang=en).