PERMANENT RULES
CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY
Date of Adoption: October 9, 2002.
Purpose: Amendment 1 conforms Regulation 1 to chapter 173-400 WAC by repealing inconsistent sections and definitions. It is also part of a Department of Ecology state and local rule making to submit all new source review rules to the state implementation plan (SIP) for federal enforceability by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing Sections 2.04, 3.01, 3.11, and 4.02, and Appendices D and K, Regulation 1 of the YRCAA; and amending Appendix A, Regulation 1 of the YRCAA.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: FCAA of 1990, Section 110.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-17-80 [02-17-080] on August 19, 2002.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Signature page - added "Recommend Approval" signature and "Date." Adoption history table - added adopted October 9, 2002, and effective date December 1, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 6; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 6.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
December 1, 2002.
October 16, 2002
Les Ornelas
Air Pollution Control Officer
REGULATION 1 OF THE YRCAAAmendment 1, Adopted - October 9, 2002
Recommend Approval | Les Ornelas | October 9, 2002 | |
Les Ornelas, Air Pollution Control Officer | Date |
Yakima, Washington
Thomas W. Gasseling
Chairperson
James M. Lewis
Member
Ronald F. Gamache
Member
John Puccinelli
Member
Judy Boekholder
Member
REPEALED
The following sections of Regulation 1 adopted March 8,
2000 are repealed:
Section | Section Title |
2.04 | Public Participation |
3.01 | Emission Standards |
3.11 | Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting |
4.02 | New Source Review |
Appendix | Appendix Title |
D | Measurable Emissions Standards for Various Sources |
K | New Source Review Application Information |
Appendix A, Definitions, adopted March 8, 2000 is
amended.
REGULATION 1 OF THE YAKIMA REGIONAL CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY
Amend. No. |
Dates | Action | Sections/ Appendix |
Comments | |
Adopted | Effective | ||||
N/A | March 8, 2000 | May 1, 2000 | Adoption of Regulation 1 | All | Initial local adoption. |
Amend. - 1 | October 9, 2002 | December 1. 2002 | Repeal sections and appendices in full. | 2.04 | Replaced by WAC 173-400-171 for all public participation except for air operating permits. Public participation for air operating permits is replaced by WAC 173-401, Part IX. |
3.01 | Replaced by Chap. 173-400 WAC & RCW 70.94.640 & 645. | ||||
3.11 | Replaced by Chap. 173-400 WAC. | ||||
4.02 | Replaced by Chap. 173-400 WAC. | ||||
app. D | Replaced by Chap. 173-400 WAC and 40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61, & 63. | ||||
app. K | Replaced by WAC 173-400-110 and WAC 173-460-150 & 160. | ||||
Amend. - 1 | October 9, 2002 | December 1, 2002 | Removes definitions included in chap. 173-400 WAC, and makes minor edits. | app. A. | Replaced by definitions in WAC 173-400-030, 112, & 113 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
Section Number |
Section Title |
Page Number |
ARTICLE 1 | GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS | |
1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 |
NAME OF AUTHORITY SHORT TITLE POLICY GENERAL APPLICABILITY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RECORDS GENERAL PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE DATE REVOCATIONS |
1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 6 1 - 6 |
ARTICLE 2 | GENERAL REGULATIONS | |
2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 |
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER AUTHORITY TO COLLECT FEES APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Repealed APPEALS |
2 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 3 2 - 4 2 - 6 |
ARTICLE 3 | RULES | |
3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 |
GENERAL RULES EMISSION STANDARDS - Repealed EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS OUTDOOR AND AGRICULTURAL BURNING WOOD HEATERS BURN BANS STRATOSPHERIC OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS ASBESTOS CONTROL SPECIFIC DUST CONTROLS MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS (Reserved for later use) GENERAL RULES FOR MINOR SOURCES (Reserved for later use) MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING - Repealed |
3 - 1 3 - 3 3 - 8 3 - 11 3 - 35 3 - 36 3 - 38 3 - 39 3 - 46 3 - 49 3 - 49 3 - 49 |
ARTICLE 4 | PERMITS AND REGISTRATION | |
4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 |
REQUIREMENTS COMMON TO ALL
PERMITS (Reserved for later use) REGISTRATION PROGRAM NEW SOURCE REVIEW - Repealed NEW SOURCE REVIEW FOR TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS (Reserved for later use) AIR OPERATING PERMITS VOLUNTARY LIMITS ON EMISSIONS EMISSION REDUCTION AND CREDIT BANKING (Reserved for later use) ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS |
4 - 1 4 - 1 4 - 5 4 - 12 4 - 12 4 - 13 4 - 14 4 - 14 |
ARTICLE 5 | COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT | |
5.00 5.01 5.02 |
GENERAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS PENALTIES |
5 - 1 5 - 1 5 - 2 |
APPENDICES | ||
A B C D E F G H I J K L |
DEFINITIONS - Amended LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS SUBJECT INDEX (Reserved for later use) MEASURABLE EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS SOURCES -Repealed CROSS REFERENCE BETWEEN THE RESTATED REG. I OF 1995 AND REGULATION 1 Reserved for later use REGISTRATION INFORMATION LEGAL LAND DESCRIPTIONS MAPS ERC DISCOUNTING FACTORS (Reserved for later use) NEW SOURCE REVIEW APPLICATION INFORMATION - Repealed HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS |
A - 1 B - 1 C - 1 D - 1 E - 1 F - 1 G - 1 H - 1 I - 1 J - 1 K - 1 L - 1 |
INDEX OF TABLES | ||
Table Number | Table Name |
Page Numbers |
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS | ||
None | ||
ARTICLE 2 GENERAL REGULATIONS | ||
None | ||
ARTICLE 3 RULES | ||
3.02-1 | PCE Dry Cleaner Source Categories | 3 - 8 |
3.02-2 | PCE Dry Cleaner Venting and Leak Inspection Requirements | 3 - 9 |
3.03-1 | Limited Exemptions, Types of Permitting, and Specific Requirements for All Types of Burning | 3 - 19 & 20 |
3.03-2 | Forms of Delegation for All Types of Burning | 3 - 21 & 22 |
3.03-3 | Notification Requirements Before Burning | 3 - 23 & 24 |
3.05-1 | Ambient Air Threshold Levels for an Impaired Air Quality Condition | 3 - 37 |
3.05-2 | Outdoor and Agricultural Burning and Wood Heater Use Permitted During Burn Bans | 3 - 38 |
3.11-1 | Source Categories which Require Continuous Emissions Monitoring - Repealed | 3 - 55 |
3.11-2 | Source Categories Exempt from Continuous Emissions Monitoring - Repealed | 3 - 55 |
ARTICLE 4, PERMITS AND REGISTRATION | ||
4.01-1 | Criteria for Defining Exempt Sources | 4 - 2 |
4.01-2 | Significant Pollutant Emission Levels | 4 - 4 |
4.02-1 | Exemption Threshold Table - Repealed | 4 - 7 |
4.02-2 | Threshold Emission Levels for New or Modified Sources Upwind from Nonattainment Areas -Repealed | 4 - 9 |
ARTICLE 5 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT | ||
None |
APPENDICES | ||
K-1 | Class A Toxic Air Pollutants, Known, Probable, and Potential Human Carcinogens -Repealed | K - 4 |
K-2 | Class A Toxic Air Pollutants with Established ASILs - Repealed | K- 10 |
K-3 | Class A Toxic Air Pollutants with Special ASILs - Repealed | K - 13 |
K-4 | Class B Toxic Air Pollutants - Repealed | K - 14 |
INDEX OF GENERAL RULE PERMITS | ||
Number | Name | Page Number |
3.03-1 | Structural Fire Training Outside of Urban Growth Areas | 3 - 25 |
3.03-2 | Wildland Training Fires | 3 - 27 |
3.03-3 | Flammable Liquid Training Fires | 3 - 29 |
3.03-4 | Other Training Fires | 3 - 31 |
3.03-5 | Large Recreational Fires | 3 - 33 |
MAPS | ||
Name | Page Number | |
Woodsmoke Control Zone | I-2 | |
Yakima Urban Area | I-3 | |
Yakima CO Nonattainment Area | I-4 | |
Yakima PM10 Nonattainment Area | I-5 |
Definitions of Words and Phrases
This appendix contains a list of definitions for words and phrases used in more than one section of the regulation. Defined words or phrases are identified with "(App. A)" in the text. The source of the definition is identified in italics. The definitions for terms not found in this appendix are in chap. 173-400 WAC.
Adequate Source of Heat (WAC 173-433-030(1)) - The ability to
maintain 70°F (App. B) at a point three feet above the floor
in all normally inhabited areas of the dwelling.
Agricultural Burning (WAC 173-430-030(1)) - The burning of
vegetative debris from an agricultural operation necessary for
disease or pest control, necessary for crop propagation and/or
crop rotation, or where identified as a best management
practice by the agricultural burning practices and research
task force established in RCW 70.94.650 or other authoritative
source on agricultural practices.
Agricultural Operation (WAC 173-430-030(2)) - A farmer who can substantiate that the operation is commercial agriculture by showing the most recent year's IRS (App. B) schedule F form or proof that the land is designated in a classification for agricultural use. It also includes burning conducted by irrigation district or drainage district personnel as part of water system management.
Ag Task Force (WAC 173-430-030(3)) - The state agricultural
burning practices and research task force.
Air Pollution Episode - A period when a forecast, alert,
warning, or emergency air pollution stage is declared, as
stated in chap. 173-435 WAC.
Authority - The Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority.
Best Management Practice (BMP) (WAC 173-430-030(4)) - The
criteria established by the state ag task force.
Board - The Board of Directors of the Yakima Regional Clean
Air Authority
Burn Bans - Periods when ecology or the authority determine
air contaminant levels are approaching or have reached a level
which is harmful to public health or safety. Outdoor burning,
agricultural burning, and burning with wood or coal heaters
are severely curtailed during these periods.
Ceremonial Fires - Fires necessary for Native American
ceremonies (i.e. conducted by and for Native Americans) if
part of a religious ritual.
Construction/Demolition Debris - All material resulting from
the construction, renovation, or demolition of buildings,
roads, and other man-made structures.
Control Apparatus - Any device which prevents or controls the
emission of any air contaminant
Corrective Action Order - An order issued by the authority for
the purpose of causing a person to be in compliance with cited
authority, state, or federal laws and regulations. The order
will specify actions to be taken within a specific time.
Daylight Hours - 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the
published sunrise and sunset times in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area.
De Minimis - The minimum threshold levels that exempts sources
or source categories from complying with specific
requirements.
DEQ Phase 2 Woodstove (WAC 173-433-150 (1)(c)) - A woodstove
meeting the "Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Phase
2" emissions standards contained in Subsections (2) and (3) of
Section 340-21-115, and certified in accordance with "Oregon
Administrative Rules, Chapter 340, Division 21 - Woodstove
Certification" dated November 1984.
Eight Hours (WAC 173-435-020(5)) - Any consecutive eight hours
starting at any clock hour.
EPA Certified Woodstove (WAC 173-433-030(2)) - A woodstove
that meets the emission performance standards when tested by
an accredited independent laboratory and labeled according to
procedures specified by the EPA (App. B) under 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart AAA (App. B) - Standards of Performance for
Residential Wood Heaters as amended through July 1, 1990.
EPA Exempted Device - A device that is not required to be
tested under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAA.
Equipment - Any stationary or portable device or any part
thereof capable of causing the emission of any air contaminant
into the ambient air.
Farmer (WAC 173-430-030(7)) - Any person engaged in the
business of growing or producing for sale upon their own
lands, or upon the land in which they have a present right of
possession, any agricultural product. Farmer does not mean
persons using such products as ingredients in a manufacturing
process, or persons growing or producing such products
primarily for their own consumption.
Fire Department - Fire control agency such as city fire
departments, local fire districts or the DNR (App. B).
Fire Fighting Training Fires - Fires for the instruction in
methods of fire fighting, including but not limited to
training to fight structural fires, aircraft crash rescue
fires, and forest fires.
Fireplace (RCW 70.94.453(3)) - Any permanently installed
masonry fireplace; or any factory-built metal solid fuel
burning device designed to be used with an open combustion
chamber and without features to control the air to fuel ratio.
Firewood - Bare untreated wood used as fuel in a wood heater,
solid fuel burning device, ceremonial fire, or a recreational
fire.
First Stage of Impaired Air Quality - Can be declared by the
authority when PM10 is at an ambient level of 60 µg/m3 (App. B)
of air measured on a 24 hour average, or when CO (App. B) is
at an ambient level of eight ppm of contaminant of air by
volume measured on an eight-hour average.
Furnace (40 CFR 60.531) - A solid fuel burning appliance that
is designed to be located outside of ordinary living areas and
that warms spaces other than the space where the appliance is
located, by the distribution of air heated in the appliance
through ducts. The appliance must be tested and listed as a
furnace under accepted American or Canadian safety testing
codes unless exempted from this provision by the EPA. A
manufacturer may request an exemption in writing from the EPA
by stating why the testing and listing requirement is not
practicable and demonstrating that his appliance is otherwise
a furnace.
Garbage - Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking or serving of food.
Hazardous Air Pollutant - Any air pollutant listed in
accordance with section 112(b), FCAA (App. B).
Home Barbecues - A small wood, charcoal, LP (App. B) gas, or
natural gas fire for the purpose of cooking.
Hour (WAC 173-435-020(4)) - A 60 minute period, beginning and
ending on a clock hour.
Impaired Air Quality - A first or second stage impaired air
quality condition declared by ecology or the authority in
accordance with WAC 173-433-140.
Land Clearing Burning - Outdoor burning of trees, stumps,
shrubbery, or other natural vegetation from land clearing
projects (i.e. projects that clear the land surface so it can
be developed, used for a different purpose, or left unused).
Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) - A standard
developed for the control of hazardous air pollutant emissions
from specific source categories regulated under 40 CFR Part
63. The full definitions for MACT for existing sources, MACT
for new sources, and MACT floor are in 40 CFR 63.51.
Minor Source - Any stationary source which is not a major
stationary source (App. A).
Natural Vegetation - Unprocessed plant material from herbs,
shrubbery, and trees, including grass, weeds, leaves,
clippings, prunings, brush, branches, roots, stumps, and trunk
wood.
New Wood Stove (RCW 70.94.453(4)) - A wood stove or wood
heater that is sold at retail, bargained, exchanged, or given
away for the first time by the manufacturer, the
manufacturer's dealer or agency, or a retailer; and has not
been so used to have become what is commonly known as "second
hand" within the ordinary meaning of that term.
Nuisance - An emission of smoke or any other air pollutant
that unreasonably interferes with the use or enjoyment of the
property upon which it is deposited.
Order - An order issued by ecology or the authority under
chap. 70.94 RCW (App. B), including, but not limited to RCW 70.94.332, RCW 70.94.152, RCW 70.94.153, and RCW 70.94.141(3),
and includes, where used in the generic sense, the terms
order, corrective action order, order of approval, and
regulatory order.
Other Outdoor Burning - Any type of outdoor burning not
specified in WAC 173-425-020 including, but not limited to,
any outdoor burning necessary to protect public health and
safety.
Outdoor Burning WAC 173-425-030(16)) - The combustion of
material of any type in an open fire or in an outdoor
container without providing for the control of combustion or
the control of emissions from the combustion. For the
purposes of this regulation, "outdoor burning" includes all
types of outdoor burning except agricultural burning and
silvicultural burning.
Pellet Stove (WAC 173-433-030(6)) - A pellet stove with an
air-to-fuel ratio > (App. B) 35.0 when tested by an accredited
laboratory in accordance with methods and procedures specified
by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 60 Appendix A, Reference Method 28A - Measurement of Air to Fuel Ratio and Minimum Achievable Burn
Rates for Wood-fired Appliances as amended through July 1,
1990.
Rare and Endangered Plant Regeneration Fires (WAC 173-425-030(19)) - Fires necessary to promote the regeneration
of rare and endangered plants found within natural area
preserves as identified in chap. 79.70 RCW.
Reasonable Alternative - A method for disposing of organic
refuse (such as natural vegetation) that is available,
reasonably economical, and less harmful to the environment
than burning.
Recreational Fire - Cooking fires, campfires and bonfires
using charcoal or firewood that occur in designated areas or
on private property for cooking, pleasure, or ceremonial
purposes. Fires used for debris disposal are not considered
recreational fires.
Regulation - Any regulation and subsequently adopted
amendments of the Regulation 1 of Yakima Regional Clean Air
Authority.
Residential Burning - The outdoor burning of leaves,
clippings, prunings, and other yard and gardening refuse
originating on lands immediately adjacent and in close
proximity to a human dwelling and burned on such lands by the
property owner or his or her designee.
Seasoned Wood (WAC 173-433-030(8)) - Wood of any species that
has been sufficiently dried so as to contain <20% or less
moisture by weight.
Second Stage of Impaired Air Quality - Can be declared by the
authority when PM10 is at an ambient level of 105 µg/m3 (App. B)
of air measured on a 24 hour average.
Silvicultural Burning - Outdoor burning relating to the
following activities for the protection of life or property
and/or the public health, safety, and welfare:
1. Abating a forest fire hazard;
2. Prevention of a forest fire hazard;
3. Instruction of public officials in methods of forest fire fighting;
4. Any silivicultural operation to improve the forest lands of the state; and
5. Silvicultural burning used to improve or maintain fire dependent ecosystems for rare plants or animals within state, federal, and private natural area preserves, natural resource conservation areas, parks, and other wildlife areas.
Solid Fuel Burning Device (WAC 173-433-030(9)) - A device that
burns wood, coal, or other nongaseous or nonliquid fuels,
which includes any device burning any solid fuel except those
prohibited by WAC 173-433-120. This also includes any devices
used for aesthetic or space-heating purposes in a private
residence or commercial establishment which has a heat input
less than one million Btu per hour. In this regulation the
phrase "wood or coal heater" is intended to have the same
meaning as solid fuel burning device.
Storm and Flood Debris Burning - Outdoor burning of natural
vegetation from storms or floods that have occurred in the
previous two years and resulted in an emergency being declared
or proclaimed in the area by the city, county, or state
government.
Threshold Level - The level that delineates whether or not a
source must comply with specific requirements.
Treated Wood (WAC 173-433-030(10)) - Any species of wood that
has been chemically impregnated, painted, or similarly
modified to prevent weathering and deterioration.
Twenty-four (24) Hours WAC 173-435-020(8)) - Any consecutive
24 hours starting at any clock hour.
Tumbleweed Burning - Outdoor burning to dispose of dry plants
(typically Russian thistle and tumbleweed mustard plants),
that have been broken off, and rolled about, by the wind.
Uncertified Wood Stove (WAC 173-433-030(2)) - A woodstove that
does not meet emission performance standards when tested by an
accredited independent laboratory or is not labeled according
to procedures specified by EPA in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAA,
Standards of Performance for Residential Wood Heaters as
amended through July 1, 1990.
Urban Growth Area - Land generally including and associated
with an incorporated city which is designated by the county
for urban growth under RCW 36.70A.030.
Weed Abatement Fire - Outdoor burning to dispose of weeds that
is not regulated under chap. 173-430 WAC, which applies to
agricultural burning.
Wood Heater - Has the same meaning as "solid fuel burning
device."
Woodsmoke Control Zone - An area where the use of wood heaters
and outdoor and agricultural burning is further restricted to
reduce the impact of air pollution during an impaired air
quality or air pollution episode. The legal land description
is located in app. H (pg. H-1), and it is shown on the map in
app. I (pg. I-2).
Wood Stove (WAC 173-433-030(11)) - An enclosed solid fuel burning device capable of and intended for residential space heating and domestic water heating that meets the following criteria contained in 40 CFR 60 Subpart AAA - Standards of Performance for Residential Wood Heaters as amended through July 1, 1990:
1. An air-to-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber averaging less than 35.0, as determined by EPA Reference Method 28A;
2. A useable firebox volume of less than 20 cubic feet;
3. A minimum burn rate less than 11 lbs./hr. (5 kg/hr) as determined by EPA Reference Method 28;
4. A maximum weight of 1764 lbs. (800 kg), excluding fixtures and devices that are normally sold separately, such as flue pipe, chimney, and masonry components not integral to the appliance.
A wood stove is a type of wood heater in this regulation. The term "wood stove" does not include wood cook stoves.
Yakima CO Nonattainment Area - The legal description is
located in app. H (pg. H-4), and it is shown on the map in
app. I (pg. I-4).
Yakima PM10 Nonattainment Area - The legal description is
located in app. H (pg. H-4), and it is shown on the map in
app. I (pg. I-5).
Yakima Urban Area - The legal land description is located in
app. H (pg. H-1), and it is shown on the map in app. I (pg.
I-3).
Reviser's note: The spelling error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.