API Separator Improvements

CLIENT: Clark Refining & Marketing, Inc.

CONTRACT TYPE: Prime Contractor

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Evaluation of existing Wastewater Treatment Facilities to improve Safety and Operations in order to consistently meet the regulatory compliance requirements.

YEAR COMPLETED: 2000

CONSTRUCTION COST: $3.6 million

SCOPE OF WORK: KGI has performed a conceptual study and preliminary engineering of the existing wastewater facilities. The study looked into the Operations and Safety aspects of the project and identified deficiencies in the existing system and proposed improvements to bring the plant into compliance.

Some of the major improvements included:

• Modifications to the existing three API Separators including replacing existing
  floating roof covers with fixed roof covers.
• Reroute Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from API and DNF to a dedicated Incinerator instead of treating in the existing Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO).
• Improvements to existing API Separator Influent Piping to equalize flow.
• Install Surge Tank upstream of treatment facilities to equalize inflow to the plant.