ECMPS Support

As many Beta testers have discovered, one of the more common monitoring plan evaluation errors is SYSTEM-23-A. The error message will be similar to the following: "You have not reported PRB component(s) that was/were active during the evaluation period for System ID 101. This component type is required in a SO2 monitoring system."

This evaluation error is based on a new requirement under the reporting instructions for ECMPS. The following text from the Characteristics of a Monitoring System section in the monitoring plan reporting instructions (page 55-56 in the latest version) is relevant:

CEMS systems must include the probe component in addition to the analyzer(s) and DAHS software.

This statement is actually too broad, and needs to be narrowed in the next version of the reporting instructions. The SYSTEM-19 check provides the exact criteria which are applied to determine if a system requires a probe. A probe is a required component for the system if the system monitors SO2, NOX, CO2, or O2, and if the system has a component that has a sample acquisition method code of DIL, DOU, DIN, EXT, or WXT.

To comply with the new requirement, for each CEMS system that was active on or after January 1, 2003, simply add a probe component and associate it with the system. The January 1, 2003 date applies because the Client Tool only performs evaluations of monitoring plan data from that date forward. If your monitoring plan includes systems that were ended before January 1, 2003, the monitoring plan evaluation will not find an error, although the CEMS system does not include a probe component.

Labels: Check Specifications, Reporting Instructions