Review of the Data Supporting the Lubrizol Evaluation of Multimedia Impacts Resulting from the Use of PuriNOx Fuel in California

摘要

California Senate Bill 529 requires the California Environmental Policy Council to identify and evaluate all significant beneficial and adverse impacts on the environment that may result from any fuel specification proposed or established by the California Air Resources Board (CARB); this requirement includes impacts associated with the production, use, and disposal of the compound or compounds that may be used to meet the fuel specification. Additionally, California Senate Bill 989 prohibits the CARB from adopting new fuel specifications until a 'multimedia' evaluation has been performed and submitted to the California Environmental Policy Council for final review and approval. The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is concerned with the lifecycle impacts that any new fuels may have on, and beneficial uses of, surface water and groundwater in California. In the case of PuriNOx, the SWRCB needs information that will allow an informed decision to be made regarding the relative risk of PuriNOx to California water resources and beneficial uses as compared to ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD). The SWRCB has made a good-faith effort to identify all of the information that may be needed and has provided this guidance to Lubrizol.