PROPOSED RULES
AIR AGENCY
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 08-04-026.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: SWCAA 400-030 Definitions. This an existing section containing the definitions of words and phrases used throughout SWCAA 400. Most definitions are identical to associated federal definitions.
SWCAA 400-040 General Standards for Maximum Emissions. This is an existing section that establishes a minimum set of air emission standards for all sources.
SWCAA 400-045 Permit Application for Nonroad Engines. This is an existing section identifying requirements for permit applications for nonroad engine projects.
SWCAA 400-046 Application Review Process for Nonroad Engines. This is an existing section identifying requirements for the processing and approval of permit applications for nonroad engine projects.
SWCAA 400-050 Emission Standards for Combustion and Incineration Units. This is an existing section that establishes a minimum set of air emission standards for all combustion and incineration units. Additional requirements are provided for specific categories of combustion and incineration units.
SWCAA 400-052 Stack Sampling of Large Combustion Sources. This is an existing section establishing a minimum set of requirements for sampling emissions from major combustion sources. This section is being proposed for deletion.
SWCAA 400-070 Emission Standards for Certain Source Categories. This is an existing section that establishes minimum air emission standards and work practices for selected general source categories.
SWCAA 400-072 Emission Standards for Selected Small Source Categories. This is a new section that establishes air emission standards, work practices, and monitoring/reporting requirements to be used in lieu of new source review for selected small source categories.
SWCAA 400-074 Gasoline Transport Tankers. This is an existing section containing registration and compliance requirements for gasoline transport tankers.
SWCAA 400-075 Emission Standards for Stationary Sources Emitting Hazardous Air Pollutants. This is an existing section that adopts by reference the federal standards relating to hazardous air pollutant standards contained in 40 C.F.R. Parts 61, 63, and 65.
SWCAA 400-100 Registration Requirements. This is an existing section identifying requirements for registration and inspection of air contaminant sources.
SWCAA 400-101 Emission Units Exempt from Registration Requirements. This is an existing section identifying those sources that are exempt from the registration requirements of SWCAA 400-100.
SWCAA 400-105 Records, Monitoring and Reporting. This is an existing section identifying requirements for emission monitoring, emission sampling and reporting, and submission of emission inventories.
SWCAA 400-106 Emission Testing and Monitoring at Air Contaminant Sources. This is an existing section that establishes a minimum set of standards for emission testing and monitoring at air contaminant sources.
SWCAA 400-107 Excess Emissions. This is an existing section identifying requirements for the reporting of excess emissions, and providing penalty relief for unavoidable excess emissions.
SWCAA 400-109 Air Discharge Permit Applications. This is an existing section that identifies requirements for the submission and content of air discharge permit applications.
SWCAA 400-110 Application Review Process for Stationary Sources (New Source Review). This is an existing section identifying requirements for the processing and approval of air discharge permit applications.
SWCAA 400-115 Standards of Performance for New Sources. This is an existing section that adopts by reference the federal New Source Performance Standards contained in 40 C.F.R. Part 60.
SWCAA 400-130 Use of Emission Reduction Credits. This is an existing section identifying requirements, and procedures of use, for emission reduction credits.
SWCAA 400-131 Deposit of Emission Reduction Credits Into Bank. This is an existing section identifying requirements and procedures for depositing emission reduction credits into SWCAA's emission credit bank.
SWCAA 400-136 Maintenance of Emission Reduction Credits in Bank. This is an existing section identifying requirements for maintenance of SWCAA's emission credit bank, issuance of emission reduction credits, and management of expired credits.
SWCAA 400-171 Public Involvement. This is an existing section identifying requirements for public notice of agency actions, and the process by which public involvement is to be administered. This section also identifies those documents that are subject to a formal public notice and those that are not subject to a formal public notice.
SWCAA 400-200 Vertical Dispersion Requirement, Creditable Stack Height and Dispersion Techniques. This is an existing section identifying presumptive requirements for new exhaust stack installations, and describes the procedure by which the maximum allowable stack height is to be determined.
SWCAA 400 Appendix C, Federal Standards Adopted by Reference. This is a new section containing informational lists of all federal regulations adopted by reference via SWCAA 400-075 and 400-115.
Hearing Location(s): Office of Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA), 11815 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1294, Vancouver, WA 98682, on October 1, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 1, 2009.
Submit Written Comments to: Wess Safford, 11815 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1294, Vancouver, WA 98682, e-mail wess@swcleanair.org, fax (360) 576-0925, by September 17, 2009.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Tina Hallock by September 17, 2009, TTY (360) 574-3058.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: SWCAA 400-030 Definitions. The proposed rule changes revise existing definitions and add new definitions, and make administrative edits. The changes are necessary to maintain consistency with state and federal programs.
SWCAA 400-040 General Standards for Maximum Emissions. The proposed rule changes replace selected uses of the term "stationary source" with the term "source," revise the language of 400-040 (1)(a) to require maintenance of a soot blowing/grate cleaning schedule with SWCAA, and revise 400-040(1) to include exemptions for smoke generators and military training. The changes are necessary [to] maintain consistency between agency rules and forthcoming agency policy.
SWCAA 400-045 Permit Application for Nonroad Engines. The proposed rule changes raise the exemption threshold for IC engines from an aggregate of two hundred horsepower to an aggregate of five hundred horsepower, lower the permit application filing fee from $600 to $500, and adds rule language for expedited review of permit applications, and make administrative edits. The changes are being proposed to match similar features in the agency's stationary source application requirements.
SWCAA 400-046 Application Review Process for Nonroad Engines. The proposed rules changes update incorporation by reference citations for ambient air quality standards and associated federal regulations, allow for the combination of nonroad engine and stationary source permit applications, revise final determination requirements to include professional engineer review, clarify the effective date of permits, and add registration requirements for permitted nonroad engines. The changes are being proposed as general improvements to the permitting regulation.
SWCAA 400-050 Emission Standards for Combustion and Incineration Units. The proposed rule change expands stipulated category specific measurement corrections to incorporate asphalt mixers, aggregate dryers, thermal oxidizers and flares. The changes are being proposed in the interest of improving the standard requirements for reporting emissions from the affected source categories.
SWCAA 400-052 Stack Sampling of Major Combustion Sources. SWCAA is proposing to delete this rule section in its entirety. SWCAA has determined that the provisions of this rule section are obsolete, and should be removed from its regulations.
SWCAA 400-070 General Requirements for Certain Source Categories. The proposed rule changes modify the section title to avoid confusion with new SWCAA rule section, revise language of 400-070 (2)(a) to require maintenance of a soot blowing/grate cleaning schedule on file with the agency, add a ten gpm flowrate limit for nozzles at gasoline dispensing facilities, prohibit the installation/reinstallation of perchloroethylene dry cleaning systems effective July 1, 2010, add category specific requirements (natural gas fired water heaters, rendering plants, outdoor wood-fired boilers), and make administrative edits. The changes are intended to provide better control of air emissions and provide a sunset date for new perchloroethylene dry cleaner installations.
SWCAA 400-072 Emission Standards for Selected Small Source Categories. The proposed rule changes establish emission standards, work practices, and monitoring/reporting requirements for selected small source categories (coffee roasters, small gas-fired boilers/heaters, emergency service internal combustion engines, petroleum dry cleaners, rock crushers, aggregate screens). The intent of the changes is to provide a quicker and less expensive mechanism that can be used to approve affected emission units in lieu of new source review pursuant to SWCAA 400-110.
SWCAA 400-074 Gasoline Transport Tankers. The proposed rule changes revise the applicability of subsection 400-074(1) to be consistent with the remainder of rule section, and update an outdated rule citation.
SWCAA 400-075 Emission Standards for Stationary Sources Emitting Hazardous Air Pollutants. The proposed rule changes update the adoption by reference of federal regulations from 40 C.F.R. 61 and 63, expand the associated adoption exception list, and remove the informational list of individual standards from the rule section. The changes are necessary to support the agency's implementation of the affected federal standards.
SWCAA 400-100 Registration Requirements. The proposed rule changes replace "control officer" with either "executive director" or "agency," add mandatory registration requirements for gas stations with annual throughput >200,000 gallons and dry cleaning plants, remove outdated tiers from the registration fee list, revise existing rule language regarding delinquent registration fees, and make administrative edits. The changes are intended to incorporate current agency policy and improve clarity.
SWCAA 400-101 Emission Units Exempt from Registration Requirements. The proposed rule changes unlink exemption thresholds for the registration and NSR programs, clarify process for exemption based on emission levels, remove category exemption for food preparation facilities, and clarify the applicability of selected exemptions. The changes are intended to make exemption criteria easier to understand and apply.
SWCAA 400-105 Records, Monitoring and Reporting. The proposed rule changes add ammonia, sulfuric acid mist, and reduced sulfur compounds to the list of inventory pollutants, update adoption by reference of federal regulations, remove reference to "actual emissions" from the language of 400-105(1)(b), add a reference to 400-107 for monitoring system malfunctions, and make administrative edits. The changes are intended to improve consistency in the various monitoring and reporting requirements that are applicable to registered sources.
SWCAA 400-106 Emission Testing and Monitoring at Air Contaminant Sources. The proposed rule changes update adoption by reference of federal regulations, revise test/monitoring report requirements, revise emission monitoring span gas requirements to accommodate actual emissions which are significantly lower than permitted emission limit, and revise monitoring record requirements to include specified production parameters. The changes are necessary to ensure that test/monitoring reports submitted to SWCAA contain all of the information required to determine compliance.
SWCAA 400-107 Excess Emissions. The proposed rule changes reduce the specified reporting timeline for excess emissions that pose a potential threat to human health or safety and make administrative edits. The changes are necessary to make the affected reporting timeline consistent with similar reporting timelines in other air pollution programs.
SWCAA 400-109 Air Discharge Permit Applications. The proposed rule changes update rule citations for ecology's PSD program, add a mechanism for sources to formally request applicability determinations, establish exemption language specific to the NSR program, revise the billing process for legal notices, add language regarding expedited review of permit applications, revise application review fees, and make administrative edits. The changes are necessary to formally incorporate current agency practice into the applicable rules.
SWCAA 400-110 Application Review Process for Stationary Sources (New Source Review). The proposed rule changes update rule citations for ecology's PSD program, revise citations for applicable NSR exemption thresholds, clarify exemptions for process changes and changes in raw material composition, remove language regarding mandatory permitting of all NSPS, NESHAP, and MACT source categories, clarify air quality analysis requirements, update adoption by reference of federal regulations/standards, modify existing language to allow combined nonroad engine and stationary source permit applications, clarify the effective/expiration date of permits, expand/clarify the basis for reopening a permit for cause, and make administrative edits. The changes are necessary to ensure consistency with overlapping state/federal regulations and to formally incorporate agency permitting policy.
SWCAA 400-115 Standards of Performance for New Sources. The proposed rule changes update adoption by reference of 40 C.F.R. 60, update the exception list to adoption by reference of 40 C.F.R. 60, correct a citation error in 400-115(2), and remove the informational list of adopted federal standards. The changes are necessary for proper implementation and enforcement of the affected federal standards.
SWCAA 400-130 Use of Emission Reduction Credits. The proposed rule changes make minor administrative edits to the rule section. The changes are not substantial.
SWCAA 400-131 Deposit of Emission Reduction Credits Into Bank. The proposed rule changes define "old actual emissions rate," remove the term "equivalent document" from the rule language, and make administrative edits. The changes are being proposed in order to make the agency's credit program consistent with applicable federal requirements.
SWCAA 400-136 Maintenance of Emission Reduction Credits in Bank. The proposed rule changes replace the term "control officer" with the term "agency" throughout the rule section. The changes are not substantial and are intended to be consistent with the terminology used in the remainder of SWCAA 400.
SWCAA 400-171 Public Involvement. The proposed rule changes clarify application of the fifteen day waiting period when public notice is given via newspaper publication, clarify the process for requesting a public comment period, and revise the list of mandatory public comment actions, and replace the term "control officer" and "order" with the terms "executive director" and "order or permit."
SWCAA 400-200 Vertical Dispersion Requirement, Creditable Stack Height and Dispersion Techniques. The proposed rule change clarifies the effective date of the vertical dispersion requirement adopted in the 2006 revision of SWCAA 400-200. The proposed change is necessary for proper implementation of the affected requirement.
SWCAA 400, Appendix C, Federal Standards Adopted by Reference. The proposed rule change creates a new appendix containing informational lists of the federal regulations adopted by reference via SWCAA 400-075 and 400-115. The informational lists of adopted federal standards are extensive and are referenced in multiple rule sections. To improve usability and simply [simplify] the affected rule sections, the informational lists are being moved to a stand alone appendix.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.94.141.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.94.141.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: SWCAA, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Wess Safford, 11815 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1294, Vancouver, WA 98682, (360) 574-3058; Implementation: Paul Mairose, 11815 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1294, Vancouver, WA 98682, (360) 574-3058; and Enforcement: Robert Elliott, 11815 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1294, Vancouver, WA 98682, (360) 574-3058.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Changes proposed by SWCAA are consistent with federal or state rules already in effect. This agency is not subject to the small business economic impact provision of chapter 19.85 RCW. A fiscal analysis has been performed to establish the basis for any proposed fee increases. Copies of this analysis are available from SWCAA.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Pursuant to RCW 70.94.141(1), section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. SWCAA is not voluntarily invoking section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, for this action.
June 24, 2009
Robert D. Elliott
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-030 Definitions
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.030 RCW, and 70.94.141 RCW. Original adoption by Board 12/17/68 (Regulation 1); Amended
by Board 10/29/69 (Regulation 2); Amended by Board 3/20/84; Amended by Board 12/16/86; 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective
11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective
3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 06-23-073 filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
Except as provided elsewhere in this regulation the
following definitions apply throughout the regulation:
(1) "Actual emissions" means the actual rate of emissions of a pollutant from an emission unit, as determined in accordance with (a) through (c) of this subsection.
(a) In general, actual emissions as of a particular date shall equal the average rate, in tons per year, at which the emission unit actually emitted the pollutant during a two-year period which precedes the particular date and which is representative of normal "source" operation. The Agency shall allow the use of a different time period upon a determination that it is more representative of normal "source" operation. Actual emissions shall be calculated using the emission unit's actual operating hours, production rates, and types of materials processed, stored, or combusted during the selected time period.
(b) The Agency may presume that "source" specific allowable emissions for the unit are equivalent to the actual emissions of the emission unit.
(c) For any emission unit that has not begun normal operations on the particular date, actual emissions shall equal the potential to emit of the emission unit on that date.
(2) "Adverse impact on visibility" means visibility impairment that interferes with the management, protection, preservation, or enjoyment of the visitor's visual experience of a Federal Class I area. This determination must be made on a case-by-case basis taking into account the geographic extent, intensity, duration, frequency, and time of visibility impairment, and how these factors correlate with: (a) times of visitor use of the Federal Class I area and (b) the frequency and timing of natural conditions that reduce visibility.
(3) "Agency" means the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA).
(4) "Air contaminant" or "air pollutant" means dust, fumes, mist, smoke, other particulate matter, vapor, gas, odorous substance, or any combination thereof. This includes any substance regulated as an air pollutant under Chapter 173-460 WAC, Sections 111 and 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act, ozone depleting substances (Title VI of the Federal Clean Air Act), any substance for which a primary or secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard has been established, and volatile organic compounds.
(5) "Air discharge permit" means the same as "Order of Approval." This term does not apply to any permitting action conducted pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70 or Chapter 173-401 WAC.
(6) "Air discharge permit application" means the same as "Notice of Construction application." This term does not apply to any permitting action conducted pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70 or Chapter 173-401 WAC.
(7) "Air pollution" means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities, and of such characteristics and duration as is, or is likely to be, injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or property, or which unreasonably interferes with enjoyment of life and property. For the purposes of this regulation, air pollution shall not include air contaminants emitted in compliance with Chapter 17.21 RCW, the Washington Pesticide Application Act, which regulates the application and control of various pesticides.
(8) "Allowable emissions" means the emission rate of a "stationary source" calculated using the maximum rated capacity of the "stationary source" (unless the "stationary source" is subject to federally enforceable limits which restrict the operating rate, or hours of operation, or both) and the most stringent of the following:
(a) The applicable standards in 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, or 63;
(b) Any applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) emission limitation including those with a future compliance date;
(c) The emission rate specified as a federally enforceable permit condition, including those with a future compliance date; or
(d) The emission rate specified by a federally enforceable regulatory order.
(9) "Alteration" means the act of altering, which means to change or make different. Alteration includes, but is not limited to, any enlargement, replacement, or change in the design, operation, capacity, or arrangement of a process; any increase in the connected loading of process or control equipment; and any change in fuels, method of operation or hours of operation not previously approved by the Agency.
(10) "Ambient air" means the surrounding outside air.
(11) "Ambient air quality standard" (AAQS) means an established concentration, exposure time, and frequency of occurrence of an air contaminant or multiple air contaminants in the ambient air that shall not be exceeded.
(12) "Attainment area" means a geographic area designated by EPA at 40 CFR Part 81 as having attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for a given criteria pollutant.
(13) "Authority" means any air pollution control agency whose jurisdictional boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of one or more counties.
(14) "Begin actual construction" means, in general, initiation of physical on-site construction activities on an emission unit, which are of a permanent nature. Such activities include, but are not limited to, installation of building supports and foundations, laying underground pipe work and construction of permanent storage structures. With respect to a change in method of operations, this term refers to those on-site activities other than preparatory activities that mark the initiation of the change.
(15) "Best available control technology" (BACT) means an emission limitation (including a visible emission standard) based on the maximum degree of reduction for each air pollutant subject to regulation under Chapter 70.94 RCW which would be emitted from or which results from any new or modified "stationary source," which the Agency, on a case-by-case basis, taking into account energy, environmental, and economic impacts and other costs, determines is achievable for such "stationary source" or modification through application of production processes and available methods, systems, and techniques, including fuel cleaning or treatment, clean fuels, or innovative fuel combustion techniques for control of each such pollutant. In no event shall application of "best available control technology" result in emissions of any air pollutants which will exceed the emissions allowed by any applicable standard under 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, and Part 63. Emissions from any "stationary source" utilizing clean fuels, or any other means, to comply with this paragraph shall not be allowed to increase above levels that would have been required under the definition of BACT in the Federal Clean Air Act as it existed prior to enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
(16) "Best available retrofit technology" (BART) means an emission limitation based on the degree of reduction achievable through the application of the best system of continuous emission reduction for each pollutant that is emitted by an existing stationary facility. The emission limitation must be established, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the technology available, the costs of compliance, the energy and non-air quality environmental impacts of compliance, any pollution control equipment in use or in existence at the "stationary source," the remaining useful life of the "stationary source," and the degree of improvement in visibility which may reasonably be anticipated to result from the use of such technology.
(17) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Southwest Clean Air Agency.
(18) "Bubble" means a set of emission limits which allows an increase in emissions from a given emission unit in exchange for a decrease in emissions from another emission unit, pursuant to RCW 70.94.155 and SWCAA 400-120.
(19) "Capacity factor" means the ratio of the average load on a machine or piece of equipment to the manufacturer's capacity rating of the machine or equipment for the period of time considered.
(20) "Class I area" means any area designated pursuant to Sections 162 or 164 of the Federal Clean Air Act as a Class I area. The following areas are the Class I areas located within Washington state:
(a) Alpine Lakes Wilderness;
(b) Glacier Peak Wilderness;
(c) Goat Rocks Wilderness;
(d) Mount Adams Wilderness;
(e) Mount Rainier National Park;
(f) North Cascades National Park;
(g) Olympic National Park;
(h) Pasayten Wilderness; and
(i) Spokane Indian Reservation.
(21) "Climate change" means ((a reported meteorological
phenomenon, according to which the average temperature on
earth is gradually increasing over its level in recent
history. This rise in temperature is attributed to the
increased concentration in the atmosphere of gases such as
carbon dioxide that trap heat radiating upward and reradiate
it toward earth.)) any long-term significant change over
durations ranging from decades to millions of years in the
"average weather" of a region or the earth as a whole.
(22) "Combustion and incineration units" means emission units using combustion for waste disposal, steam production, chemical recovery or other process requirements, but excludes open or outdoor burning.
(23) "Commenced" as applied to construction, means that an owner or operator has all the necessary preconstruction approvals or permits and either has:
(a) Begun, or caused to begin, a continuous program of actual on-site construction of the "stationary source," to be completed within a reasonable time; or
(b) Entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of actual construction of the "stationary source" to be completed within a reasonable time.
(c) For the purposes of this definition, "necessary preconstruction approvals" means those permits or orders of approval required under federal air quality control laws and regulations, including state, local, and federal regulations and orders contained in the Washington SIP.
(24) "Composting" means the biological degradation and transformation of organic solid waste under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition. Natural decay of organic solid waste under uncontrolled conditions is not composting.
(25) "Concealment" means any action taken to reduce the observed or measured concentrations of a pollutant in a gaseous effluent while, in fact, not reducing the total amount of pollutant discharged.
(26) "Construction" means any physical change or change in method of operation (including fabrication, erection, installation, demolition, or modification of an emissions unit) which would result in a change in actual emissions. (ref. 40 CFR 52.21)
(27) "Criteria pollutant" or "criteria air pollutant" means an air pollutant for which a criteria document has been prepared by EPA and has a primary or secondary ambient air quality standard. These pollutants are identified in 40 CFR Part 50 and include sulfur oxides (measured as sulfur dioxide), particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, oxides of nitrogen (measured as nitrogen dioxide), and lead. Although volatile organic compounds are no longer identified as a criteria pollutant category, they are regulated together with oxides of nitrogen as a precursor to ozone.
(28) "Control Officer" means the Executive Director of the Southwest Clean Air Agency.
(29) "Deviation from ((approval conditions)) permit
requirements" means an instance when any ((approval
condition)) permit requirement is not met, including, but not
limited to, conditions that establish emission limitations,
emission standards, control equipment requirements, work
practices, parameter ranges, and those designed to assure
compliance with such requirements, such as monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting. A deviation does not
necessarily constitute a violation.
(30) "Director" means the director of the Washington State Department of Ecology or duly authorized representative.
(31) "Dispersion technique" means a method that attempts to affect the concentration of a pollutant in the ambient air other than by the use of pollution abatement equipment or integral process pollution controls.
(32) "Distillate oil" means fuel oil that complies with the specifications for fuel oil numbers 1 or 2, as defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials in ASTM D396-01 "Standard Specification for Fuel Oils."
(33) "Ecology" means the Washington State Department of Ecology.
(34) "Emergency service" means operation that is limited solely to emergency situations and required testing and maintenance. Emergency situations are those which occur without significant warning and are beyond the control of the permittee, owner or operator.
(((34))) (35) "Emission" means a release of air
contaminants into the ambient air.
(((35))) (36) "Emission control technology" means
emission control equipment integral or in addition to the
emission unit or other technology, device, component or
control parameter that is integral to the basic design of an
emission unit((;)) (i.e., low NOx burner for a boiler or
turbine).
(((36))) (37) "Emission reduction credit" (ERC) means a
credit granted pursuant to SWCAA 400-131. This is a voluntary
reduction in emissions beyond required levels of control.
ERCs may be sold, leased, banked for future use or traded in
accordance with applicable regulations. Emission reduction
credits shall provide an incentive for reducing emissions
below the required levels and establish a framework to promote
a market based approach to air pollution control.
(((37))) (38) "Emission standard" and "emission
limitation" mean a requirement established under the Federal
Clean Air Act, Chapter 70.94 RCW or a local regulation that
limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of air contaminant
emissions on a continuous basis, including any requirement
relating to the operation or maintenance of a "stationary
source" to assure continuous emission reduction and any
design, equipment, work practice, or operational standard
adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act or Chapter 70.94 RCW.
(((38))) (39) "Emission unit" means any part of a
"stationary source" that emits or would have the potential to
emit any air pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal
Clean Air Act, Chapter 70.94 RCW, or Chapter 70.98 RCW.
(((39))) (40) "Excess emissions" means emissions of an
air pollutant in excess of any applicable emission standard or
emission limit.
(((40))) (41) "Excess stack height" means that portion of
a stack which exceeds the greater of sixty-five meters (213.25
feet) or the calculated stack height described in SWCAA
400-200(2).
(((41))) (42) "Executive Director" means the Control
Officer of the Southwest Clean Air Agency.
(((42))) (43) "Existing stationary facility" means a
"stationary source" that meets all of the following
conditions:
(a) The "stationary source" was not in operation prior to August 7, 1962, and was in existence on August 7, 1977;
(b) The "stationary source" is one of the following:
(i) Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input,
(ii) Coal cleaning plants (thermal dryers),
(iii) Kraft pulp mills,
(iv) Portland cement plants,
(v) Primary zinc smelters,
(vi) Iron and steel mills,
(vii) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants,
(viii) Primary copper smelters,
(ix) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 250 tons of refuse per day,
(x) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants,
(xi) Petroleum refineries,
(xii) Lime plants,
(xiii) Phosphate rock processing plants,
(xiv) Coke oven batteries,
(xv) Sulfur recovery plants,
(xvi) Carbon black plants (furnace process),
(xvii) Primary lead smelters,
(xviii) Fuel conversion plants,
(xix) Sintering plants,
(xx) Secondary metal production plants,
(xxi) Chemical process plants,
(xxii) Fossil-fuel boilers of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input,
(xxiii) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels,
(xxiv) Taconite ore processing plants,
(xxv) Glass fiber processing plants,
(xxvi) Charcoal production plants; and
(c) The "stationary source" has the potential to emit 250 tons per year or more of any air contaminant. Fugitive emissions, to the extent quantifiable, must be counted in determining the potential to emit.
(d) For purposes of determining whether a stationary source is an existing stationary facility the term "building, structure, facility, or installation" means all of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the same person (or persons under common control). Pollutant emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same major group (i.e., which have the same two digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1972), as amended by the 1977 supplement.
(((43))) (44) "Federal Clean Air Act" (FCAA) means the
Federal Clean Air Act, also known as Public Law 88-206, 77
Stat. 392, December 17, 1963, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as last
amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, P.L. 101-549,
November 15, 1990.
(((44))) (45) "Federal Class I area" means any federal
land that is classified or reclassified as Class I. The
Federal Class I areas in Washington State are as follows:
(a) Alpine Lakes Wilderness;
(b) Glacier Peak Wilderness;
(c) Goat Rocks Wilderness;
(d) Mount Adams Wilderness;
(e) Mount Rainier National Park;
(f) North Cascades National Park;
(g) Olympic National Park; and
(h) Pasayten Wilderness.
(((45))) (46) "Federal land manager" means the secretary
of the department with authority over federal lands in the
United States. This includes, but is not limited to, the U.S.
Department of the Interior–National Park Service, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture–Forest Service, and/or the U.S.
Department of the Interior–Bureau of Land Management.
(((46))) (47) "Federally enforceable" means all
limitations and conditions which are enforceable by the EPA,
including those requirements developed under 40 CFR Parts 60,
61 and 63, requirements within the Washington SIP,
requirements within any permit established under 40 CFR 52.21
or any order of approval established under a SIP approved new
source review regulation, or any voluntary limits on emissions
pursuant to WAC 173-400-091 or SWCAA 400-091.
(((47))) (48) "Fossil fuel-fired steam generator" means a
device, furnace, or boiler used in the process of burning
fossil fuel for the primary purpose of producing steam by heat
transfer.
(((48))) (49) "Fugitive dust" means a type of particulate
emission made airborne by forces of wind, human activity, or
both. Unpaved roads, construction sites, and tilled land are
examples of areas that originate fugitive dust. Fugitive dust
is a type of fugitive emission.
(((49))) (50) "Fugitive emissions" means emissions which
could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or
other functionally equivalent opening. Fugitive emissions are
to be considered in determining whether a stationary source is
a major source under section 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act.
(((50))) (51) "General process unit" means an emission
unit using a procedure or a combination of procedures for the
purpose of causing a change in material by either chemical or
physical means, excluding combustion.
(((51))) (52) "Good agricultural practices" means
economically feasible practices that are customary among or
appropriate to farms and ranches of a similar nature in the
local area.
(((52))) (53) "Good engineering practice" (GEP) refers to
a calculated stack height based on the equation specified in
SWCAA 400-200 (2)(a)(ii).
(((53))) (54) "Greenhouse gas" means a gas that has the
ability to contribute to a greenhouse effect in the ambient
atmosphere. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2),
methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6),
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and perfluorocarbons (PFCs).
(((54))) (55) "Incinerator" means a furnace used
primarily for the thermal destruction of waste.
(((55))) (56) "In operation" means engaged in activity
related to the primary design function of a "stationary
source."
(((56))) (57) "Installation" means the act of installing,
((which means)) placing, assembling or constructing process
equipment or control equipment at the premises where the
equipment will be used. Installation includes all preparatory
work at such premises.
(((57))) (58) "Lowest achievable emission rate" (LAER)
means for any "stationary source" that rate of emissions which
reflects the more stringent of:
(a) The most stringent emission limitation which is contained in the implementation plan of any state for such class or category of "stationary source," unless the owner or operator of the proposed new or modified "stationary source" demonstrates that such limitations are not achievable; or
(b) The most stringent emission limitation which is achieved in practice by such class or category of "stationary source."
In no event shall the application of this term permit a proposed new or modified "stationary source" to emit any pollutant in excess of the amount allowable under applicable new source performance standards.
(((58))) (59) "Maintenance Area" or "Maintenance Plan
Area" means a geographical area within the jurisdiction of
SWCAA which was formerly designated as a nonattainment area
and which has been redesignated as an attainment area as
provided under Section 107(d) of the Federal Clean Air Act.
The maintenance area designation shall be in effect as long as
there is a federal or state requirement to have a maintenance
plan in effect.
(((59))) (60) "Maintenance pollutant" means a pollutant
for which a maintenance plan area was formerly designated as a
nonattainment area.
(((60))) (61)(a) "Major modification," as it applies to
"stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new sources"
in maintenance plan or nonattainment areas (SWCAA 400-111 and
400-112), means any physical change in, or change in the
method of operation of, a "major stationary source" that would
result in a significant net emissions increase of any
pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air
Act.
(i) Any net emissions increase that is considered significant for volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides shall be considered significant for ozone.
(ii) A physical change or change in the method of operation shall not include:
(A) Routine maintenance, repair, and replacement;
(B) Use of an alternative fuel or raw material by reason of an order under Section 2(a) and (b) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 (or any superseding legislation) or by reason of a natural gas curtailment plan pursuant to the Federal Power Act;
(C) Use of an alternative fuel by reason of an order or rule under Section 125 of the Federal Clean Air Act;
(D) Use of an alternative fuel at a steam generating unit to the extent that the fuel is generated from municipal solid waste;
(E) Use of an alternative fuel or raw material by a "stationary source" which:
(I) The "stationary source" was capable of accommodating before December 21, 1976, unless such change would be prohibited under any federally enforceable permit or approval order condition which was established after December 12, 1976, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation; or
(II) The "stationary source" is approved to use under any permit or approval order issued under SWCAA 400-112 or WAC 173-400-112;
(F) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate, unless such change is prohibited under any federally enforceable permit or approval order condition which was established after December 21, 1976, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation;
(G) Any change in ownership at a "stationary source;"
(H) The addition, replacement, or use of a pollution control project (as defined in 40 CFR 51.165 (a)(1)(xxv), in effect on July 1, 2002) at an existing electric utility steam generating unit, unless the permitting agency determines that such addition, replacement, or use renders the unit less environmentally beneficial, or except:
(I) When the permitting agency has reason to believe that the pollution control project would result in a significant net emissions increase in representative actual annual emissions of any criteria pollutant over levels used for that "stationary source" in the most recent air quality impact analysis in the area conducted for the purpose of Title I of the Federal Clean Air Act, if any; and
(II) The permitting agency determines that the increase will cause or contribute to a violation of any National Ambient Air Quality Standard or PSD increment, or visibility limitation; or
(I) The installation, operation, cessation, or removal of a temporary clean coal technology demonstration project, provided that the project complies with the Washington SIP; and other requirements necessary to attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard during the project and after it is terminated.
(b) "Major modification," as it applies to "stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new sources" in attainment or unclassified areas (SWCAA 400-113), means any physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a "major stationary source" that would result in a significant net emissions increase of any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act.
(i) Any net emissions increase that is considered significant for volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides shall be considered significant for ozone.
(ii) A physical change or change in the method of operation shall not include:
(A) Routine maintenance, repair and replacement;
(B) Use of an alternative fuel or raw material by reason of an order under Section 2 (a) and (b) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 (or any superseding legislation) or by reason of a natural gas curtailment plan pursuant to the Federal Power Act;
(C) Use of an alternative fuel by reason of an order or rule under Section 125 of the Federal Clean Air Act;
(D) Use of an alternative fuel at a steam generating unit to the extent that the fuel is generated from municipal solid waste;
(E) Use of an alternative fuel or raw material by a "stationary source" which:
(I) The "stationary source" was capable of accommodating before January 6, 1975, unless such change would be prohibited under any federally enforceable permit condition or Order of Approval which was established after January 6, 1975, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation, or
(II) The "stationary source" is approved to use under any PSD permit;
(F) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate, unless such change is prohibited under any federally enforceable permit condition or an approval order which was established after January 6, 1975, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation;
(G) Any change in ownership at a "stationary source;"
(H) The addition, replacement, or use of a pollution control project at an existing electric utility steam generating unit, unless the permitting agency determines that such addition, replacement, or use renders the unit less environmentally beneficial, or except:
(I) When the permitting agency has reason to believe that the pollution control project (as defined in 40 CFR 51.166, in effect on July 1, 2002) would result in a significant net emissions increase in representative actual annual emissions of any criteria pollutant over levels used for that "stationary source" in the most recent air quality impact analysis in the area conducted for the purpose of Title I of the Federal Clean Air Act, if any, and
(II) The permitting agency determines that the increase will cause or contribute to a violation of any National Ambient Air Quality Standard or PSD increment, or visibility limitation; or
(I) The installation, operation, cessation, or removal of a temporary clean coal technology demonstration project, provided that the project complies with the Washington SIP, and other requirements necessary to attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard during the project and after it is terminated.
(((61))) (62)(a) "Major stationary source," as it applies
to "stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new
sources" in maintenance plan or nonattainment areas (SWCAA
400-111 and -112), means:
(i) Any "stationary source" of air pollutants which emits, or has the potential to emit, 100 tons per year or more of any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act, except that lower emissions thresholds shall apply as follows:
(A) 70 tons per year of PM10 in any "serious" nonattainment area for PM10.
(B) 50 tons per year of carbon monoxide (CO) in any "serious" nonattainment area for CO where "stationary sources" contribute significantly to CO levels in the area.
(ii) Any physical change that would occur at a "stationary source" not qualifying under (a)(i) of this subsection as a "major stationary source," if the change would constitute a "major stationary source" by itself.
(iii) A "major stationary source" that is major for volatile organic compounds or NOx shall be considered major for ozone.
(iv) The fugitive emissions of a "stationary source" shall not be included in determining whether it is a "major stationary source," unless the "stationary source" belongs to one of the following categories of "stationary sources" or the "stationary source" is major due to (a)(i)(A) or (a)(i)(B) of this subsection:
(A) Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);
(B) Kraft pulp mills;
(C) Portland cement plants;
(D) Primary zinc smelters;
(E) Iron and steel mills;
(F) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants;
(G) Primary copper smelters;
(H) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 50 tons of refuse per day;
(I) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants;
(J) Petroleum refineries;
(K) Lime plants;
(L) Phosphate rock processing plants;
(M) Coke oven batteries;
(N) Sulfur recovery plants;
(O) Carbon black plants (furnace process);
(P) Primary lead smelters;
(Q) Fuel conversion plants;
(R) Sintering plants;
(S) Secondary metal production plants;
(T) Chemical process plants;
(U) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combination thereof) totaling more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;
(V) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;
(W) Taconite ore processing plants;
(X) Glass fiber processing plants;
(Y) Charcoal production plants;
(Z) Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input; and
(AA) Any other "stationary source" category, which, as of August 7, 1980, is being regulated under Section 111 or 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act.
(v) For purposes of determining whether a "stationary source" is a "major stationary source," the term "building, structure, facility, or installation" means all of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the same person (or persons under common control). Pollutant-emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same major group (i.e., which have the same two-digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1972), as amended by the 1977 supplement.
(b) "Major stationary source," as it applies to "stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new sources" in attainment or unclassified areas (SWCAA 400-113), means:
(i) Any of the following "stationary sources" of air pollutants which emits, or has the potential to emit, 100 tons per year or more of any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act:
(A) Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;
(B) Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);
(C) Kraft pulp mills;
(D) Portland cement plants;
(E) Primary zinc smelters;
(F) Iron and steel mill plants;
(G) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants;
(H) Primary copper smelters;
(I) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 50 tons of refuse per day;
(J) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, and nitric acid plants;
(K) Petroleum refineries;
(L) Lime plants;
(M) Phosphate rock processing plants;
(N) Coke oven batteries;
(O) Sulfur recovery plants;
(P) Carbon black plants (furnace process);
(Q) Primary lead smelters;
(R) Fuel conversion plants;
(S) Sintering plants;
(T) Secondary metal production plants;
(U) Chemical process plants;
(V) Fossil fuel boilers (or combinations thereof) totaling more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;
(W) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;
(X) Taconite ore processing plants;
(Y) Glass fiber processing plants; and
(Z) Charcoal production plants.
(ii) Regardless of the "stationary source" size specified in (b)(i) of this subsection, any "stationary source" which emits, or has the potential to emit, 250 tons per year or more of any air pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act; or
(iii) Any physical change that would occur at a "stationary source" not otherwise qualifying under (b)(i) or (ii) of this subsection, as a "major stationary source" if the change would constitute a "major stationary source" by itself.
(iv) A "major stationary source" that is major for
volatile organic compounds or ((NOx)) nitrogen oxides shall be
considered major for ozone.
(v) The fugitive emissions of a "stationary source" shall not be included in determining whether it is a "major stationary source," unless the "stationary source" belongs to one of the following categories:
(A) Coal cleaning plants (with thermal dryers);
(B) Kraft pulp mills;
(C) Portland cement plants;
(D) Primary zinc smelters;
(E) Iron and steel mills;
(F) Primary aluminum ore reduction plants;
(G) Primary copper smelters;
(H) Municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 50 tons of refuse per day;
(I) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric, or nitric acid plants;
(J) Petroleum refineries;
(K) Lime plants;
(L) Phosphate rock processing plants;
(M) Coke oven batteries;
(N) Sulfur recovery plants;
(O) Carbon black plants (furnace process);
(P) Primary lead smelters;
(Q) Fuel conversion plants;
(R) Sintering plants;
(S) Secondary metal production plants;
(T) Chemical process plants;
(U) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combination thereof) totaling more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;
(V) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a total storage capacity exceeding 300,000 barrels;
(W) Taconite ore processing plants;
(X) Glass fiber processing plants;
(Y) Charcoal production plants;
(Z) Fossil fuel-fired steam electric plants of more than 250 million British thermal units per hour heat input;
(AA) Any other "stationary source" category that is being regulated under Section 111 or 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act as of August 7, 1980.
(vi) For purposes of determining whether a "stationary source" is a "major stationary source," the term "building, structure, facility, or installation" means all of the pollutant-emitting activities which belong to the same industrial grouping, are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the same person (or persons under common control). Pollutant-emitting activities shall be considered as part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same major group (i.e., which have the same two digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1972), as amended by the 1977 supplement.
(63) "Malfunction" means any sudden, infrequent, and not reasonably preventable failure of air pollution control and monitoring equipment, process equipment, or a process to operate in a normal or usual manner which causes, or has the potential to cause, the emission limitations in an applicable standard to be exceeded. Failures that are caused in part by poor maintenance or careless operation are not considered to be malfunctions.
(((62))) (64) "Mandatory Class I federal area" means any
area defined in Section 162(a) of the Federal Clean Air Act.
The mandatory Class I federal areas potentially affected by
emissions from "sources" within SWCAA jurisdiction include the
following:
(a) Alpine Lakes Wilderness;
(b) Glacier Peak Wilderness;
(c) Goat Rocks Wilderness;
(d) Mount Adams Wilderness;
(e) Mount Rainier National Park;
(f) Mt. Hood Wilderness Area;
(g) Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area;
(h) North Cascades National Park;
(i) Olympic National Park; and
(j) Pasayten Wilderness.
(((63))) (65) "Masking" means the mixing of a chemically
nonreactive control agent with a malodorous gaseous effluent
to change the perceived odor.
(((64))) (66) "Materials handling" means the handling,
transporting, loading, unloading, storage, and transfer of
materials with no significant alteration of the chemical or
physical properties of the material.
(((65))) (67) "Modification" means any physical change
in, or change in the method of operation of, a "stationary
source" that increases the amount of any air contaminant
emitted by such "stationary source" or that results in the
emissions of any air contaminant not previously emitted. The
term modification shall be construed consistent with the
definitions of modification in Section 7411, Title 42, United
States Code, and with rules implementing that section.
(((66))) (68) "Motor vehicle" means any self propelled
vehicle required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 46.16 RCW.
(((67))) (69) "National Ambient Air Quality Standard"
(NAAQS) means an ambient air quality standard set forth in 40
CFR Part 50, which includes standards for carbon monoxide
(CO), particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide
(SO2), lead (Pb), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
(((68))) (70) "National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants" (NESHAPS) means the federal rules in 40 CFR
Part 61.
(((69))) (71) "National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Source Categories" means the federal rules
in 40 CFR Part 63. These rules are commonly referred to as
Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) standards.
(((70))) (72) "Natural conditions" means naturally
occurring phenomena that reduce visibility as measured in
terms of light extinction, visual range, contrast, or
coloration.
(((71))) (73)(a) "Net emissions increase," as it applies
to "stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new
sources" in maintenance plan or nonattainment areas (SWCAA
400-111 and 400-112), means:
(i) The amount by which the sum of the following exceeds zero:
(A) Any increase in actual emissions from a particular physical change or change in method of operation at a "stationary source"; and
(B) Any other increases and decreases in actual emissions at the "stationary source" that are contemporaneous with the particular change and are otherwise creditable.
(ii) An increase or decrease in actual emissions is contemporaneous with the increase from the particular change only if it occurs before the date that the increase from the particular change occurs.
(iii) An increase or decrease in actual emissions is creditable only if:
(A) It occurred no more than one year prior to the date of submittal of a complete air discharge permit application for the particular change, or it has been documented by an emission reduction credit (ERC). Any emissions increases occurring between the date of issuance of the ERC and the date when a particular change becomes operational shall be counted against the ERC.
(B) The permitting agency has not relied on it in issuing any permit or order of approval for the "stationary source" under this section or a previous SIP approved nonattainment area new source review regulation, which order or permit is in effect when the increase in actual emissions from the particular change occurs.
(iv) An increase in actual emissions is creditable only to the extent that the new level of actual emissions exceeds the old level.
(v) A decrease in actual emissions is creditable only to the extent that:
(A) The old level of actual emissions or the old level of allowable emissions, whichever is lower, exceeds the new level of actual emissions;
(B) It is federally enforceable at and after the time that actual construction on the particular change begins;
(C) It has approximately the same qualitative significance for public health and welfare as that attributed to the increase from the particular change; and
(D) The permitting agency has not relied on it in issuing any permit or order of approval under this section or a SIP approved nonattainment area new source review regulation; or the permitting agency has not relied on it in demonstrating attainment or reasonable further progress.
(vi) An increase that results from a physical change at a
"stationary source" occurs when the emission unit on which
construction occurred becomes operational and begins to emit a
particular pollutant. Any replacement unit that requires
shakedown becomes operational only after a reasonable
shakedown period, not to exceed ((one hundred eighty)) 180
calendar days.
(b) "Net emissions increase," as it applies to "stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new sources" in attainment or unclassified areas (SWCAA 400-113), means:
(i) The amount by which the sum of the following exceeds zero:
(A) Any increase in actual emissions from a particular physical change or change in the method of operation at a "stationary source"; and
(B) Any other increases and decreases in actual emissions at the "stationary source" that are contemporaneous with the particular change and are otherwise creditable.
(ii) An increase or decrease in actual emissions is contemporaneous with the increase from the particular change only if it occurs within five years before the date that the increase from the particular change occurs.
(iii) An increase or decrease in actual emissions is creditable only if the permitting agency or EPA has not relied on it in issuing a PSD permit for the "stationary source," which permit is in effect when the increase in actual emissions from the particular change occurs.
(iv) An increase or decrease in actual emissions of sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, or nitrogen oxides, which occurs before the applicable minor source baseline date is creditable only if it is required to be considered in calculating the amount of maximum allowable increases remaining available. With respect to particulate matter, only PM10 emissions can be used to evaluate the net emissions increase for PM10.
(v) An increase in actual emissions is creditable only to the extent that the new level of actual emissions exceeds the old level.
(vi) A decrease in actual emissions is creditable only to the extent that:
(A) The old level of actual emissions or the old level of allowable emissions, whichever is lower, exceeds the new level of actual emissions;
(B) It is federally enforceable at and after the time that actual construction on the particular change begins; and
(C) It has approximately the same qualitative significance for public health and welfare as that attributed to the increase from the particular change.
(vii) An increase that results from a physical change at
a "stationary source" occurs when the emission unit on which
construction occurred becomes operational and begins to emit a
particular pollutant. Any replacement unit that requires
shakedown becomes operational only after a reasonable
shakedown period, not to exceed ((one hundred eighty)) 180
calendar days.
(((72))) (74) "New source" means one or more of the
following:
(a) The construction or modification of a "stationary source" that increases the amount of any air contaminant emitted by such "stationary source" or that results in the emission of any air contaminant not previously emitted;
(b) Any other project that constitutes a "new source" under the Federal Clean Air Act;
(c) Restart of a "stationary source" after permanent shutdown;
(d) The installation or construction of a new "emission unit"; or
(e) Relocation of a "stationary source" to a new location, except in the case of portable sources operating under a valid permit as provided in SWCAA 400-110(6).
(((73))) (75) "New Source Performance Standards" (NSPS)
means the federal rules in 40 CFR Part 60.
(((74))) (76) "Nonattainment area" means a geographic
area designated by EPA in 40 CFR Part 81 as exceeding a
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for a given
criteria air pollutant. An area is nonattainment only for the
pollutants for which the area has been designated
nonattainment.
(((75))) (77) "Nonroad engine" means:
(a) Except as discussed in (b) of this subsection, a nonroad engine is any internal combustion engine:
(i) In or on a piece of equipment that is self-propelled or serves a dual purpose by both propelling itself and performing another function (such as garden tractors, off-highway mobile cranes and bulldozers); or
(ii) In or on a piece of equipment that is intended to be propelled while performing its function (such as lawnmowers and string trimmers); or
(iii) That, by itself or in or on a piece of equipment, is portable or transportable, meaning designed to be and capable of being carried or moved from one location to another. Indications of transportability include, but are not limited to, wheels, skids, carrying handles, dolly, trailer, or platform.
(b) An internal combustion engine is not a nonroad engine if:
(i) The engine is used to propel a motor vehicle or a vehicle used solely for competition, or is subject to standards promulgated under Section 202 of the Federal Clean Air Act; or
(ii) The engine is regulated by a New Source Performance Standard promulgated under Section 111 of the Federal Clean Air Act; or
(iii) The engine otherwise included in (a)(iii) of this subsection remains or will remain at a location for more than twelve consecutive months or a shorter period of time for an engine located at a seasonal source. A location is any single site at a building, structure, facility, or installation. Any engine(s) that replace(s) an engine at a location and that is intended to perform the same or similar function as the engine(s) replaced will be included in calculating the consecutive time period. An engine located at a seasonal source is an engine that remains at a seasonal source during the full annual operating period of the seasonal source. A seasonal source is a "stationary source" that remains in a single location on a permanent basis (i.e., two seasons or more) and that operates at that single location approximately three months (or more) each year. This paragraph does not apply to an engine after the engine is removed from the location. (ref. 40 CFR 89.2)
(((76))) (78) "Nonroad engine permit" means a regulatory
order issued by the Agency to approve the installation,
replacement or alteration of a nonroad engine. This term does
not apply to any permitting action conducted pursuant to SWCAA
400-110 or Chapter 173-401 WAC.
(((77))) (79) "Nonroad engine permit application" means a
written application for installation, replacement or
alteration of a nonroad engine. This term does not apply to
any permitting action conducted pursuant to SWCAA 400-110 or
Chapter 173-401 WAC.
(((78))) (80) "Notice of Construction application" (NOC)
means a written application requesting approval for
installation, replacement, modification, or other alteration
of an emission unit at an air contaminant source or
replacement or substantial alteration of control technology at
an existing "stationary source." Affected activities include,
but are not limited to, equipment modifications or
alterations, changes to process or control equipment,
establishment of emission limits, installation of "new
sources," control technology determinations, PSD
determinations, and other items specified by the Agency.
"Notice of Construction application" means the same as "air
discharge permit application." (For more information refer to
SWCAA 400-109.)
(((79))) (81) "Opacity" means the degree to which an
object seen through a plume is obscured, stated as a
percentage.
(((80))) (82) "Open burning" or "outdoor burning" means
the combustion of material in an open fire or in an outdoor
container, without providing for the control of combustion or
the control of the emissions from the combustion. Open
burning includes all forms of outdoor burning except those
listed as exempt in SWCAA 425-020. Wood waste disposal in
wigwam burners is not considered open or outdoor burning.
(((81))) (83) "Operating permit" means a permit issued
pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70 or Chapter 173-401 WAC.
(((82))) (84) "Operating permit application" means the
same as "application" as described in WAC 173-401-500 and
-510.
(((83))) (85) "Order" means any regulatory order issued
by ((Ecology or)) the Agency or Ecology pursuant to Chapter 70.94 RCW, including, but not limited to RCW 70.94.332,
70.94.152, 70.94.153 and 70.94.141(3), and includes, where
used in the generic sense, the terms order, corrective action
order, order of approval, air discharge permit, nonroad engine
permit, compliance schedule order, consent order, order of
denial, order of violation, order of prevention, order of
discontinuance, administrative order, and regulatory order.
(((84))) (86) "Order of Approval" means a regulatory
order issued by ((Ecology or)) the Agency or Ecology to
approve a Notice of Construction or air discharge permit
application. "Order of Approval" means the same as "air
discharge permit." Note: For more information refer to SWCAA
400-230.
(((85))) (87) "Ozone depleting substance" means any
substance listed in Appendices A and B to Subpart A of 40 CFR
Part 82.
(((86))) (88) "Particulate matter" (PM) means any
airborne finely divided solid or liquid material with an
aerodynamic diameter smaller than 100 micrometers.
(((87))) (89) "Particulate matter emissions" means all
finely divided solid or liquid material, other than uncombined
water, emitted to the ambient air as measured by applicable
reference methods, or an equivalent or alternative method
specified in Title 40, Chapter I of the Code of Federal
Regulations or by a test method specified in the Washington
SIP.
(((88))) (90) "Parts per million by volume" (ppmv) means
parts of a contaminant per million parts of gas or carrier
medium, by volume. When calculating or measuring the ppmv of
a given gas or carrier stream, such measurement or calculation
shall be exclusive of water and particulate matter.
(((89))) (91) "Permanent shutdown" means permanently
stopping or terminating ((all processes at)) the operation of
a "stationary source" or "emission unit." Except as provided
in subsections (a), (b) and (c), whether a shutdown is
permanent depends on the intention of the owner or operator at
the time of the shutdown as determined from all facts and
circumstances, including the cause of the shutdown and the
payment status of registration fees. ((Failure to pay
registration fees for greater than one year is presumed to
constitute a permanent shutdown. A shutdown lasting two or
more years is presumed to be permanent, except that this
presumption does not apply in the case of portable equipment
operating under a valid permit pursuant to SWCAA 400-110(6).))
(a) A shutdown is permanent if the owner or operator files a report of shutdown, as provided in SWCAA 400-100(5). Failure to file such a report does not mean that a shutdown was not permanent.
(b) Failure to pay registration fees for greater than two
consecutive years ((shall)) is presumed to-constitute a
permanent shutdown.
(c) Any shutdown lasting five or more years is
((considered)) presumed to be permanent.
(((90))) (92) "Permitting agency" means Ecology or the
local air pollution control agency with jurisdiction over a
"source."
(((91))) (93) "Person" means an individual, firm, public
or private corporation, owner, owner's agent, operator,
contractor, association, partnership, political subdivision,
municipality, or government agency.
(((92))) (94) "Pipeline quality natural gas" means
natural gas fuel with a total fuel sulfur content of 0.5
grains per 100 standard cubic feet or less.
(((93))) (95) "PM10" means particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10
micrometers as measured by a reference method based on 40 CFR
Part 50 Appendix J and designated in accordance with 40 CFR
Part 53 or by an equivalent method designated in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 53.
(((94))) (96) "PM10 emissions" means finely divided solid
or liquid material, including condensable particulate matter,
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal
10 micrometers emitted to the ambient air as measured by an
applicable reference method, or an equivalent or alternate
method, specified in Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 or by a test
method specified in the Washington SIP.
(((95))) (97) "PM2.5" means particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5
micrometers as measured by a reference method based on 40 CFR
Part 50 Appendix L and designated in accordance with 40 CFR
Part 53 or by an equivalent method designated in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 53.
(((96))) (98) "PM2.5 emissions" means finely divided solid
or liquid material, including condensable particulate matter,
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal
2.5 micrometers emitted to the ambient air as measured by an
applicable reference method, or an equivalent or alternate
method, specified in 40 CFR Part 50 or by a test method
specified in the Washington SIP.
(((97))) (99) "Pollutant" means the same as air
contaminant, air pollutant and air pollution. (Refer to
definitions (4) and (7))
(((98))) (100) "Portable equipment" means a "stationary
source" consisting of one or more emission units that is
portable or transportable and capable of being operated at
multiple locations. Portable equipment is subject to the
requirements of SWCAA 400-109 and 400-110. Portable equipment
includes, but is not limited to, rock crushers, portable
asphalt plants, soil/water remediation plants, and portable
concrete mixing plants (Portland cement).
(((99))) (101) "Potential to emit" means the maximum
capacity (i.e., design capacity) of a "stationary source" to
emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design.
Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the
"stationary source" to emit a pollutant, including air
pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of
operation or on the type or amount of material combusted,
stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design
only if the limitation or the effect it would have on
emissions is federally enforceable. Secondary emissions do
not count in determining the potential to emit of a
"stationary source."
(((100))) (102) "Prevention of Significant Deterioration"
(PSD) means the program set forth in WAC 173-400-141 and
adopted by reference in SWCAA 400-141.
(((101))) (103) "Projected width" means that dimension of
a structure determined from the frontal area of the structure,
projected onto a plane perpendicular to a line between the
center of the stack and the center of the building.
(((102))) (104) "Reasonably attributable" means
attributable by visual observation or any other technique the
Agency deems appropriate.
(((103))) (105) "Reasonably available control technology"
(RACT) means the lowest emission limit that a particular
"stationary source" or source category is capable of meeting
by the application of control technology that is reasonably
available considering technological and economic feasibility.
RACT is determined on a case-by-case basis for an individual
"stationary source" or source category taking into account the
impact of the "stationary source" upon air quality, the
availability of additional controls, the emission reduction to
be achieved by additional controls, the impact of additional
controls on air quality, and the capital and operating costs
of the additional controls. RACT requirements for any
"stationary source" or source category shall be adopted only
after public notice and opportunity for comment are afforded.
RACT shall apply to existing "stationary sources."
(((104))) (106) "Regulatory order" means an order issued
by ((Ecology or)) the Agency or Ecology to an air contaminant
source, any applicable provision of Chapter 70.94 RCW, or the
rules adopted there under, or, the regulations of the Agency.
Note: For further clarification, refer to the definitions of
"Order," "Order of Approval," "air discharge permit," "nonroad
engine permit," and SWCAA 400-230.
(((105))) (107) "Residual Oil" means crude oil, fuel oil
that does not comply with the specifications for "distillate
oil," and all fuel oil numbers 4, 5, and 6 as defined by the
American Society for Testing and Materials in ASTM D396-01.
(((106))) (108) "Secondary emissions" means emissions
which would occur as a result of the construction or operation
of a "major stationary source" or "major modification," but do
not come from the "major stationary source" or "major
modification" itself. Secondary emissions must be specific,
well defined, quantifiable, and impact the same general area
as the "major stationary source" or "major modification" which
causes the secondary emissions. Secondary emissions may
include, but are not limited to:
(a) Emissions from ships or trains located at the new or modified "major stationary source"; and
(b) Emissions from any off-site support facility which would not otherwise be constructed or increase its emissions as a result of the construction or operation of the "major stationary source" or "major modification."
(109) "Shutdown" means the cessation of operation of an affected source or portion of an affected source for any purpose.
(((107))) (110)(a) "Significant," as it applies to
"stationary sources" subject to requirements for "new sources"
in maintenance plan or nonattainment areas (SWCAA 400-111 and
400-112), means, in reference to a net emissions increase or
the potential of a "stationary source" to emit any of the
following pollutants, a rate of emissions that would equal or
exceed any of the following rates:
| Pollutant | Emission Rate |
| Carbon monoxide: | 100 tons per year (tpy) |
| Nitrogen oxides: | 40 tpy |
| Sulfur dioxide: | 40 tpy |
| Volatile organic compounds: | 40 tpy |
| Lead: | 0.6 tpy |
| PM10: | 15 tpy |
| Pollutant | Emission Rate | |
| Carbon monoxide: | 100 tons per year (tpy) | |
| Nitrogen oxides: | 40 tpy | |
| Sulfur dioxide: | 40 tpy | |
| Particulate matter: | 25 tpy - PM | |
| 15 tpy - PM10 | ||
| Volatile organic compounds: | 40 tpy | |
| Fluorides: | 3 tpy | |
| Lead: | 0.6 tpy | |
| Sulfuric acid mist: | 7 tpy | |
| Hydrogen sulfide (H2S): | 10 tpy | |
| Total reduced sulfur (including H2S): | 10 tpy | |
| Reduced sulfur compounds (including H2S): | 10 tpy | |
| Municipal waste combustor organics: (measured as total tetra-through octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans) | 3.2 grams per year (0.112 oz. per year or 49 grains per year) | |
| Municipal waste combustor metals: (measured as particulate matter) | 14 megagrams per year (15 tpy) | |
| Municipal waste combustor acid gases: (measured as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride) | 36 megagrams per year (40 tpy) | |
| Municipal solid waste landfill emissions: (measured as nonmethane organic compounds) | 45 mega grams per year (50 tpy) | |
| Ozone-depleting substances (in effect on July 1, 2000): | 100 tpy |
(iii) Regardless of the definition in (b)(i) of this subsection, significant means any emissions rate or any net emissions increase associated with a "major stationary source" or "major modification" which would construct within 10 kilometers of a Class I area, and have an impact on such area equal to or greater than 1 microgram per cubic meter (twenty-four-hour average).
(111) "SIP" means the same as "State Implementation Plan".
(((108))) (112) "Source" means all of the emission units
(including quantifiable fugitive emissions) that are located
on one or more contiguous and adjacent properties, and are
under the control of the same person (or persons under common
control), whose activities are ancillary to the production of
a single product or functionally related groups of products.
Activities shall be considered ancillary to the production of
a single product or functionally related group of products if
they belong to the same major group (i.e., which have the same
two-digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual (1972), as amended by the 1977
supplement.
(((109))) (113) "Source category" means all "sources" or
"stationary sources" of the same type or classification as
described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
(1972), as amended by the 1977 supplement.
(((110))) (114) "Southwest Clean Air Agency" (SWCAA)
means the local ((air pollution)) clean air agency empowered
to enforce and implement the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401, et seq.) and the Clean Air Washington Act Chapter 70.94 RCW) in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum
Counties of Washington State.
(((111))) (115) "Stack" means any emission point in a
"stationary source" designed to emit solids, liquids, or gases
into the air, including a pipe or duct.
(((112))) (116) "Stack height" means the height of an
emission point measured from the ground-level elevation at the
base of the stack.
(((113))) (117) "Standard conditions" means a temperature
of 20 degrees C (68 degrees F) and a pressure of 29.92 inches
(760 mm) of mercury.
(118) "Startup" means the setting in operation of an affected source or portion of an affected source for any purpose.
(((114))) (119) "State Implementation Plan" or
"Washington SIP" means the Washington SIP in 40 CFR Part 52,
Subpart WW. The SIP contains federal, state and local
regulations and orders, the state plan and compliance
schedules approved and promulgated by EPA, for the purpose of
implementing, maintaining, and enforcing the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards.
(((115))) (120) "Stationary source" means any building,
structure, facility, or installation that emits or may emit
any air contaminant. This term does not include emissions
resulting directly from an internal combustion engine for
transportation purposes or from a non-road engine or non-road
vehicle as defined in Section 216(11) of the Federal Clean Air
Act.
(((116))) (121) "Sulfuric acid plant" means any facility
producing sulfuric acid by the contact process by burning
elemental sulfur, alkylation acid, hydrogen sulfide, or acid
sludge.
(((117))) (122) "Synthetic minor" means any "stationary
source" whose potential to emit has been limited below
applicable air operating permit program (40 CFR Part 70)
thresholds by means of a federally enforceable order, rule or
permit condition.
(((118))) (123) "Total reduced sulfur" (TRS) means the
sum of the sulfur compounds hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans,
dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and any other organic
sulfides emitted and measured by EPA Method 16 in 40 CFR Part
60, Appendix A or an EPA approved equivalent method and
expressed as hydrogen sulfide.
(((119))) (124) "Total suspended particulate" (TSP) means
particulate matter as measured by the method described in 40
CFR Part 50 Appendix B.
(((120))) (125) "Toxic air pollutant" (TAP) means any
Class A or B toxic air pollutant listed in WAC 173-460-150 or
-160. The term toxic air pollutant may include particulate
matter and volatile organic compounds if an individual
substance or a group of substances within either of these
classes is listed in WAC 173-460-150 or -160. The term toxic
air pollutant does not include particulate matter and volatile
organic compounds as generic classes of compounds.
(((121))) (126) "Unclassifiable area" means an area that
cannot be designated attainment or nonattainment on the basis
of available information as meeting or not meeting the
National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the criteria
pollutant and that is listed by EPA in 40 CFR Part 81.
(((122))) (127) "United States Environmental Protection
Agency" (USEPA) means the federal agency empowered to enforce
and implement the Federal Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401, et seq.)
and shall be referred to as EPA.
(((123))) (128) "Upgraded" is defined only for gasoline
dispensing facilities and means the modification of a gasoline
storage tank or piping to add cathodic protection, tank lining
or spill and overfill protection that involves removal of
ground or ground cover above a portion of the product piping.
(((124))) (129) "Upset condition" means a failure,
breakdown, or malfunction of any piece of process equipment or
pollution control equipment that causes, or has the potential
to cause, excess emissions.
(((125))) (130) "Visibility impairment" means any humanly
perceptible change in visibility (light extinction, visual
range, contrast, or coloration) from that which would have
existed under natural conditions.
(((126))) (131) "Visibility impairment of Class I areas"
means visibility impairment within the Class I area and
visibility impairment of any formally designated integral
vista associated with the Class I area.
(((127))) (132) "Volatile organic compound" (VOC) means:
(a) Any carbon compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions. Exceptions: The following compounds are not a VOC: acetone; ammonium carbonate; carbon monoxide; carbon dioxide; carbonic acid; metallic carbides or carbonates; ethane; methane; methyl acetate; methylene chloride (dichloromethane); methyl formate; dimethyl carbonate; propylene carbonate; 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform); 1,1,2-trichloro 1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113); trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11); dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12); chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); trifluoromethane (HFC-23); 1,2-dichloro 1,1,2,2 tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114); chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115); 1,1,1-trifluoro 2,2-dichloroethane (HCFC-123); 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a); 1,1,-dichloro 1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b); 1-chloro 1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b); 2-chloro 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124); pentafluoroethane (HFC-125); 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134); 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a); 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a); parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF); cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes; perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene); 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca); 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225cb); 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee); difluoromethane (HFC-32); ethylfluoride (HFC-161); 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa); 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca); 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ea); 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa); 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea); 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc); chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31); 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-151a); 1.2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a); 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxy-butane (C4F9OCH3); 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OCH3); 1-ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane (C4F9OC2H5); 2-(ethoxydifluoromethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OC2H5); 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-methoxy-propane (HFE-7000); 3-ethoxy-1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl) hexane (HFE-7500); 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea); and perfluorocarbon compounds that fall into these classes:
(i) Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes;
(ii) Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations;
(iii) Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations; and
(iv) Sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.
(b) For the purpose of determining compliance with emission limits, VOCs will be measured by the appropriate methods in 40 CFR Part 60 Appendix A. Where the method also measures compounds with negligible photochemical reactivity, these negligibly-reactive compounds may be excluded as VOC if the amount of the compounds is accurately quantified, and the exclusion is approved by the Agency or EPA.
(c) As a precondition to excluding negligibly-reactive compounds as VOC, or at any time thereafter, the Agency may require an owner or operator to provide monitoring or testing methods and results demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Agency the amount of negligibly-reactive compounds in the "source's" emissions.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-040 General Standards for Maximum Emissions
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.040 RCW, 70.94.141 RCW, and 70.94.154 RCW. Original adoption by Board 12/17/68 (Regulation 1); Amended by Board 10/29/69 (Regulation 2); Amended by Board 12/18/79; Amended by Board 3/20/84; 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-098 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
All "((stationary)) sources" and emission units are
required to meet the emission standards of this section.
Where an emission standard listed in another section is
applicable to a specific emission unit, such standard shall
take precedent over a general emission standard listed in this
section. When two or more emission units are connected to a
common stack and the operator elects not to provide the means
or facilities to sample emissions from the individual emission
units, and the relative contributions of the individual
emission units to the common discharge are not readily
distinguishable, then the emissions of the common stack must
meet the most restrictive standard of any of the connected
emission units. Further, all emission units are required to
use reasonably available control technology (RACT) that may be
determined for some "stationary sources" or "source
categories" to be more stringent than the applicable emission
limitations of this regulation or any Chapter of TITLE 173 WAC. Where current controls are determined to be less than
RACT, the Agency shall, as provided in RCW 70.94.154, define
RACT for each "stationary source" or "source category" and
issue a rule or regulatory order requiring the installation of
RACT.
(1) Visible emissions. No person shall cause or permit the emission for more than three minutes, in any one hour, of an air contaminant from any emission unit which at the emission point, or within a reasonable distance of the emission point, exceeds twenty percent opacity as determined in accordance with SWCAA Method 9, Ecology Method 9A or 9A-Alternate 1 (LIDAR) except:
(a) When the emissions occur due to soot blowing/grate
cleaning and the operator can demonstrate that the emissions
will not exceed twenty percent opacity for more than fifteen
minutes in any eight consecutive hours. The intent of this
provision is to permit the soot blowing and grate cleaning
necessary to the operation of boiler facilities. ((This
practice,)) Except for testing and troubleshooting, soot
blowing/grate cleaning is to be scheduled for the same
approximate times each day. ((and the Agency shall be advised
of)) The boiler operator shall maintain a written schedule on
file with the Agency, and provide updates as necessary.
(b) When the owner or operator of an emission unit supplies valid data to show that the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for the opacity to exceed twenty percent.
(c) When two or more emission units are connected to a common stack, the Agency may allow or require the use of an alternate time period if it is more representative of normal operations.
(d) When an alternate opacity limit has been established per RCW 70.94.331 (2)(c).
(e) Exemptions from the twenty percent opacity standard.
(i) Visible emissions resulting from military obscurant training exercises is exempt from compliance with the twenty percent opacity limitation provided the following criteria are met:
(A) No visible emissions shall cross the boundary of the military training site/reservation.
(B) The operation shall have in place methods, which have been reviewed and approved by the permitting agency, to detect changes in weather that would cause the obscurant to cross the site boundary either during the course of the exercise or prior to the start of the exercise. The approved methods shall include provisions that cancel the training exercise, or cease the use of obscurant during the training exercise until weather conditions would allow such training to occur without causing obscurant to leave the site boundary of the military site/reservation.
(ii) Visible emissions from the "smoke generator" used for testing and certification of visible emissions readers per the requirements of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Reference Method 9 and Ecology methods 9A and 9B shall be exempt from compliance with the twenty percent opacity limitation while being used for certifying visible emission readers.
(2) Fallout. No person shall cause or permit the emission of particulate matter from any "stationary source" to be deposited beyond the property under direct control of the owner or operator of the "stationary source" in sufficient quantity to interfere unreasonably with the use and enjoyment of the property upon which the material is deposited.
(3) Fugitive emissions. The owner or operator of any emission unit engaging in materials handling, construction, demolition or any other operation that emits fugitive emissions:
(a) If located in an attainment area and not impacting any nonattainment area, shall take reasonable precautions to prevent the release of air contaminants from the operation.
(b) If the emission unit has been identified as a significant contributor to the nonattainment status of a designated nonattainment area, shall be required to use reasonable and available control methods, which shall include any necessary changes in technology, process, or other control strategies to control emissions of the air contaminants for which nonattainment has been designated.
(4) Odors.
(a) Any person who shall cause or allow the generation of any odor from any "source," which may unreasonably interfere with any other property owner's use and enjoyment of his property must use recognized good practice and procedures to reduce these odors to a reasonable minimum.
(b) A "((stationary)) source" that is a manufacturing
process shall not be considered in violation of this section
provided that:
(i) The "((stationary)) source" is implementing all
reasonable means of odor control and abatement including, but
not limited to, Best Available Control Technology (BACT),
Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT), or Lowest
Achievable Emission Rate (LAER), as applicable for odor
control and abatement;
(ii) All odor control measures are properly maintained and operated; and
(iii) The "((stationary)) source" is operating in
compliance with other applicable regulations and emission
limits.
(c) When the "source" is using "good agricultural practices," as provided in RCW 70.94.640, no violation of this section shall have occurred.
(5) Emissions detrimental to persons or property. No person shall cause or permit the emission of any air contaminant from any "source" if it is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any person, or causes damage to property or business.
(6) Sulfur dioxide.
No person shall cause or permit the emission of a gas containing sulfur dioxide from any emission unit in excess of one thousand ppm of sulfur dioxide on a dry basis, corrected to seven percent oxygen or twelve percent carbon dioxide as required by the applicable emission standard for combustion sources, and based on the average of any period of sixty consecutive minutes.
(7) Concealment and masking. No person shall cause or permit the installation or use of any means that conceals or masks an emission of an air contaminant which would otherwise violate any provisions of this section.
(8) Fugitive dust sources.
(a) The owner or operator of ((a)) any "((stationary))
source" of fugitive dust shall take reasonable precautions to
prevent fugitive dust from becoming airborne and shall
maintain and operate the "((stationary)) source" to minimize
emissions.
(b) The owner(s) or operator(s) of any existing "stationary source(s)" of fugitive dust that has been identified as a significant contributor to a PM10 or PM2.5 nonattainment area shall be required to use reasonably available control technology (RACT) to control emissions. The status of a "stationary source" as a significant contributor will be determined by the criteria found in SWCAA 400-113(3).
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-045 Permit Application for Nonroad Engines
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.040 RCW, 70.94.141 RCW; Original adoption 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 05-23-066, filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05; 06-23-073 filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Purpose. A nonroad engine permit application is the
document used by the Agency to record and track requests to
approve the installation, replacement, or other alteration of
a nonroad engine.
(2) Applicability. The requirements of this section
apply to all nonroad engines as defined in SWCAA
400-030(((75))) except for the following:
(a) Nonroad engine ((projects)) installations with an
aggregate power rating less than ((200)) 500 horsepower;
(b) Small/residential water well drilling rigs;
(c) Portable firefighting equipment;
(d) Mobile cranes and pile drivers;
(e) Engines used for emergency flood control;
(f) Engines used to power carnival or amusement rides; or
(g) Engines used to power portable equipment (sign boards, lights, compressors, etc.) operating in support of short term construction projects (< 1 year in duration).
(h) Engines used to replace utility power on an emergency basis (< 30 days in duration) provided that such engines are EPA Tier certified and use fuel with a maximum sulfur content of 0.0015% by weight.
(3) Application Submittal. A complete nonroad engine permit application shall be submitted for each new installation, replacement, or other alteration of a nonroad engine.
(4) Application Fees. A filing fee of $((600.00 and))
500 plus a review fee, as shown in Table A, shall be submitted
with the applicant prior to Agency review. If additional
types of review, as identified in Table B, are required by the
Agency as a result of the proposed installation, replacement
or alteration, an additional review fee shall be paid as
described in Table B. (Total Application Fee = Filing Fee
+Application Review Fee [Table A]+ Additional Review Fee
[Table B]).
Expedited Application Review
An applicant may request expedited processing of a permit application. The Agency shall, at its own discretion, determine if available permitting resources are sufficient to support expedited processing. If the application is accepted for expedited review, the applicant must pay double the normal application and review fee. An expedited permit application will be processed as soon as possible and will receive priority over non-expedited applications.
Nonroad Engine Permit Application Review Fees
| Equipment/Activity | Associated Work Hours |
Review Fee | ||||
| i. | Nonroad Engine (Aggregate horsepower rating): | |||||
| (( |
||||||
| 500 or more but less than 2,000 | 14 | 1,000.00 | ||||
| 2,000 or more but less than 5,000 | 21 | 1,500.00 | ||||
| 5,000 or more but less than 10,000 | 42 | 3,000.00 | ||||
| 10,000 or more | 85 | 6,000.00 | ||||
| ii. | Minor Change to Existing Permit Conditions: | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| iii. | Other (Not classified above): | $200.00 per ton of emission | ||||
| iv. | Emergency Applications | Double the normal application and review fee | ||||
Additional Review Fees
| Equipment/Activity | Associated Work Hours |
Review Fee | ||||
| v. | State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) - Lead Agency | |||||
| Minor | 14 | $ 1,000.00 | ||||
| Major | 35 | 2,500.00 | ||||
| vi. | Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Review | |||||
| Minor | 11 | $ 800.00 | ||||
| Major | 28 | 2,000.00 | ||||
| vii. | Variance request | 11 | $ 800.00 | |||
| viii. | Review of ambient impact analysis | $ 70.00/hr. | ||||
(6) Withdrawn or exempt applications.
(a) An applicant may withdraw an application at any time prior to issuance of a final nonroad engine permit. The applicant must provide a written and signed request to the Agency indicating their desire to withdraw the application and certification that the proposed equipment or alteration will not be installed or operated without prior review and approval from the Agency. The Agency shall provide written response to acknowledge withdrawal of the application.
(b) After review by the Agency, an application may be determined to be exempt from the requirements of SWCAA 400-046 and 400-100. The Agency shall provide written notification to the applicant for all applications that are determined to be exempt. Exemption status shall not take effect until confirmed in writing.
(c) For withdrawn or exempt applications, filing fees will not be refunded to the applicant. Review fees may be refunded upon request, provided that substantial time has not been expended by the Agency for review of the application.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-046 Application Review Process for Nonroad Engines
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.040 RCW, 70.94.141 RCW, Original adoption 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 06-23-073 filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Applicability.
(a) All nonroad engine permit applications submitted to the Agency pursuant to SWCAA 400-045 shall be reviewed and processed as described in this section.
(b) Review of a permit application shall be limited to the nonroad engine proposed to be installed, replaced or altered and the air contaminants whose emissions would increase as a result.
(c) The requirements of this section do not apply to "stationary sources" as defined in SWCAA 400-030(115). Permit applications for "stationary sources" are reviewed and processed in accordance with SWCAA 400-110.
(2) Requirements.
(a) Provided that all review requirements are met, a nonroad engine permit shall be issued by the Agency prior to the installation, replacement or alteration of any nonroad engine subject to the requirements of SWCAA 400-045 and this section.
(b) A completed environmental checklist or a completed determination, as provided in Chapter 197-11 WAC, shall be submitted with each application.
(c) Each nonroad engine permit application shall
demonstrate that the proposed nonroad engine complies with
applicable ((requirements for ambient air increments and))
ambient air quality standards (See Table A below). Regulation
of nonroad engines pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with Appendix A of 40 CFR 89 Subpart A.
Emission Concentration Regulatory Standards
| Pollutant | Averaging Period |
PSD Ambient Increment 40 CFR 51.166(c) |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 40 CFR 50 |
State Ambient Air Quality Standards 173-470, 474, and 475 WAC |
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| Class I µg/m3 |
Class II µg/m3 |
Primary Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
Secondary Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
Ambient Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
||
| Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
8-Hour 1-Hour |
-- -- |
-- -- |
10,000b (9.0) 40,000b(35.0) |
-- -- |
10,000b (9.0) 40,000b(35.0) |
| Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) |
Annuala (arithmetic mean) |
2.5 | 25 | 100 (0.05) | 100 (0.05) | 100 (0.05) |
| Ozone (O3) |
1-Houre 8-Hourf |
-- -- |
-- -- |
(0.12) (( (0.075) |
(0.12) (( (0.075) |
(0.12) -- |
| Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) |
Annuala 24-Hour 3-Hour 1-Hour |
2 5 25 -- |
20 91 512 -- |
80 (0.03) 365b (0.14) -- -- |
-- -- 1,300b (0.50) -- |
53 (0.02) 260b (0.10) -- 1,065b (0.40)d |
| Lead | Quarterly Average |
-- | -- | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| (( Particulates ( |
(( (geometric mean) 24-Hour)) |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
(( (( |
| Particulate Matter less than 10 µm (PM10) |
Annual (arithmetic mean) 24-Houri |
4 8 |
17 30 |
(( 150b |
(( 150b |
50 150b |
| Particulate Matter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) |
Annualg (arithmetic mean) 24-Hourh |
-- -- |
-- -- |
15 (( 35 |
15 (( 35 |
-- -- |
| µg/m3 = micrograms per cubic meter; ppm = parts per million a Never to be exceeded. b Not to be exceeded more than once per year. c This is not a standard, rather it is to be used as a guide in assessing whether implementation plans will achieve the 24-hour standard. d Also, 0.25 ppm not to be exceeded more than twice in seven days. e Not to be exceeded on more than 1 day per calendar year as provided in ((WAC)) Chapter 173-475 WAC. f Based on the three-year average of the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration at each monitor. g Based on the 3-year average of annual arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations. h Based on the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour PM2.5 concentrations at each monitor within an area. i Based on the 99th percentile of 24-hour PM10 concentrations at each monitor. Annual standards never to be exceeded; short term standards not to be exceeded more than once per year unless otherwise noted. Sources include the EPA New Source Review Workshop Manual, 40 CFR 52.21 and individual WAC Chapters. |
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(3) Application processing/completeness determination.
Within ((thirty (30))) 30 calendar days of receipt of a
nonroad engine permit application, the Agency shall either
notify the applicant in writing that the application is
complete or notify the applicant in writing of all additional
information necessary to complete the application.
(4) Final determination.
(a) Within ((sixty (60))) 60 calendar days of receipt of
a complete nonroad engine permit application, the Agency shall
either issue a final decision on the application or initiate
public notice on a proposed decision, followed as promptly as
possible by a final decision. All actions taken under this
subsection must meet the public involvement requirements of
SWCAA 400-171. An owner or operator seeking approval of a
project involving applications pursuant to both SWCAA 400-045
and 400-109 may elect to combine the applications into a
single permit.
(b) Nonroad engine permits issued under this section shall be reviewed and signed prior to issuance by a professional engineer or staff under the direct supervision of a professional engineer in the employ of the Agency.
(c) Nonroad engine permits issued under this section become effective on the date of issuance unless otherwise specified.
(5) Appeals. A nonroad engine permit, any conditions contained in a nonroad engine permit, the denial of a nonroad engine permit application, or any other regulatory order issued pursuant to this section, may be appealed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board within 30 calendar days of receipt as provided in Chapter 43.21B RCW and Chapter 371-08 WAC. The Agency shall promptly mail copies of each nonroad engine permit or order to the applicant and any other party who submitted timely comments on the application, along with a notice advising the parties of their rights of appeal to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.
(6) Compliance. Noncompliance with any term or condition identified in a nonroad engine permit issued pursuant to this section shall be considered a violation of this section.
(7) Expiration. Nonroad engine permits issued pursuant to this section shall become invalid if installation or alteration is not commenced within eighteen months after the date of issuance of a permit or if installation or alteration is discontinued for a period of eighteen months or more. The Agency may extend the eighteen-month period upon a satisfactory demonstration that an extension is justified. This provision does not apply to the time period between commencement of the approved phases of a phased project. Each phase of the project must commence within eighteen months of the projected and approved commencement date. The Agency may specify an earlier date for commencement in a nonroad engine permit.
If a nonroad engine remains in use at the same location for more than 12 months, approval under this section expires and the nonroad engine becomes a stationary source subject to the provisions of SWCAA 400-109 and 400-110. The owner or operator shall maintain records of the length of use at each location for the purpose of documenting compliance with this requirement.
(8) Change of conditions.
(a) The owner or operator may request, at any time, a change in conditions of an existing nonroad engine permit. The request may be approved provided the Agency finds that:
(i) No ambient air quality standard ((or ambient air
increment)) will be exceeded as a result of the change;
(ii) The change will not adversely impact the ability of the Agency to determine compliance with an applicable permit term or condition; and
(iii) The revised permit meets the requirements of SWCAA 400-046.
(b) A request to change existing approval conditions shall be filed as a nonroad engine permit application. The application shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, and be acted upon according to the timelines in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. The fee schedule found in SWCAA 400-045(3) shall apply to these requests.
(c) ((All)) Actions taken under this subsection ((shall))
may be subject to the public involvement provisions of SWCAA
400-171.
(9) Engine registration. The owner or operator of nonroad engines approved pursuant to this section shall notify the Agency within 10 calendar days of engine installation. Subsequent to notification, each permitted unit shall be registered with the Agency and the owner or operator shall pay a registration fee according to the schedule below. Registration expires after a period of 12 consecutive months. If a permitted unit is still operating after its registration expires, it shall be reregistered and pay a second registration fee.
| Engine Rating (per unit) | Registration Fee |
| 500 horsepower or less | $250 |
| More than 500 horsepower | $350 |
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear 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 Southwest Clean Air Agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-050 Emission Standards for Combustion and
Incineration Units
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original adoption by board 12/18/79; 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-098 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Particulate matter emissions. Combustion and
incineration emission units shall meet all requirements of
SWCAA 400-040 and, in addition, no person shall cause or
permit emissions of particulate matter in excess of 0.23 gram
per dry cubic meter at standard conditions (0.1 grain/dscf),
except, for an emission unit combusting wood derived fuels for
the production of steam. No person shall allow or permit the
emission of particulate matter from an emission unit
combusting wood derived fuels for the production of steam in
excess of 0.46 gram per dry cubic meter at standard conditions
(0.2 grain/dscf), as measured by EPA Method 5 in 40 CFR Part
60, Appendix A or other acceptable sampling methods approved
in advance by both the Agency and EPA.
(2) Incinerators. For any incinerator, no person shall cause or permit emissions in excess of one hundred (100) ppm of total carbonyls as measured by applicable sampling methods or other procedures approved in advance by the Agency including but not limited to those methods contained in "Source Test Manual - Procedures for Compliance Testing," State of Washington, Department of Ecology. Incinerators shall be operated only during daylight hours unless written permission to operate at other times is received from the Agency.
(3) Measurement correction. Measured concentrations for
combustion and incineration units shall be ((adjusted))
corrected in accordance with the following listing. "Source
categories" not identified shall have measured concentrations
for volumes corrected to 7% oxygen, except when the Agency
determines that an alternate oxygen correction factor is more
representative of normal operations. Concentrations for the
following "source categories" shall normally be ((adjusted))
corrected to the following oxygen concentrations: gas,
diesel, and oil-fired boilers: 3%; medical/hospital waste
incinerators: 12%; natural gas turbines, asphalt mixers and
aggregate dryers: 15%. Concentrations from thermal oxidizers
and open/enclosed flares shall be reported as measured.
(4) Commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units constructed on or before November 30, 1999. (See SWCAA 400-115(1) for the requirements for a commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit constructed after November 30, 1999, or modified or reconstructed after June 1, 2001.)
(a) Definitions.
(i) "Commercial and industrial solid waste incineration (CISWI) unit" means any combustion device that combusts commercial and industrial waste, as defined in this subsection. The boundaries of a CISWI unit are defined as, but not limited to, the commercial or industrial solid waste fuel feed system, grate system, flue gas system, and bottom ash. The CISWI unit does not include air pollution control equipment or the stack. The CISWI unit boundary starts at the commercial and industrial solid waste hopper (if applicable) and extends through two areas:
(A) The combustion unit flue gas system, which ends immediately after the last combustion chamber.
(B) The combustion unit bottom ash system, which ends at the truck loading station or similar equipment that transfers the ash to final disposal. It includes all ash handling systems connected to the bottom ash handling system.
(ii) "Commercial and industrial solid waste" means solid waste combusted in an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion without energy recovery that is a distinct operating unit of any commercial or industrial facility (including field erected, modular, and custom built incineration units operating with starved or excess air), or solid waste combusted in an air curtain incinerator without energy recovery that is a distinct operating unit of any commercial or industrial facility.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to incineration units that meet all three criteria:
(i) The incineration unit meets the definition of CISWI unit in this subsection.
(ii) The incineration unit commenced construction on or before November 30, 1999.
(iii) The incineration unit is not exempt under (4)(c) of this subsection.
(c) Exempted units. The following types of incineration units are exempt from this subsection:
(i) Pathological waste incineration units. Incineration units burning 90 percent or more by weight (on a calendar quarter basis and excluding the weight of auxiliary fuel and combustion air) of pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, and/or chemotherapeutic waste as defined in 40 CFR 60.2265 (in effect on January 30, 2001) that meet the two requirements specified in (c)(i)(A) and (B) of this subsection.
(A) Notify the permitting agency that the unit meets these criteria.
(B) Keep records on a calendar quarter basis of the weight of pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, and/or chemotherapeutic waste burned, and the weight of all other fuels and wastes burned in the unit.
(ii) Agricultural waste incineration units. Incineration units burning 90 percent or more by weight (on a calendar quarter basis and excluding the weight of auxiliary fuel and combustion air) of agricultural wastes as defined in 40 CFR 60.2265 (in effect on January 30, 2001) that meet the two requirements specified in (c)(ii)(A) and (B) of this subsection.
(A) Notify the permitting agency that the unit meets these criteria.
(B) Keep records on a calendar quarter basis of the weight of agricultural waste burned, and the weight of all other fuels and wastes burned in the unit.
(iii) Municipal waste combustion units. Incineration units that meet either of the two criteria specified in (c)(iii)(A) and (B) of this subsection.
(A) Units regulated under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ea or Subpart Eb (in effect on July 1, 2000); 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAAA (in effect on June 1, 2001); or WAC 173-400-050(5).
(B) Units burning greater than 30 percent municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel, as defined in 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts Ea (in effect on July 1, 2000), Eb (in effect on July 1, 2000), and AAAA (in effect on June 1, 2001), and SWCAA 400-050(5), and that have the capacity to burn less than 35 tons (32 megagrams) per day of municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel, if the two requirements in (c)(iii)(B)(I) and (II) of this subsection are met.
(I) Notify the Agency that the unit meets these criteria. (II) Keep records on a calendar quarter basis of the weight of municipal solid waste burned and the weight of all other fuels and wastes burned in the unit.
(iv) Medical waste incineration units. Incineration units regulated under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ec (Standards of Performance for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators for Which Construction is Commenced After June 20, 1996) (in effect on July 1, 2000);
(v) Small power production facilities. Units that meet the three requirements specified in (c)(v)(A) through (C) of this subsection.
(A) The unit qualifies as a small power-production facility under section 3 (17)(C) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796 (17)(C)).
(B) The unit burns homogeneous waste (not including refuse-derived fuel) to produce electricity.
(C) The owner or operator of the unit has notified the permitting agency that the unit meets all of these criteria.
(vi) Cogeneration facilities. Units that meet the three requirements specified in (c)(vi)(A) through (C) of this subsection.
(A) The unit qualifies as a cogeneration facility under section 3 (18)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796 (18)(B)).
(B) The unit burns homogeneous waste (not including refuse-derived fuel) to produce electricity and steam or other forms of energy used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
(C) The owner or operator of the unit has notified the permitting agency that the unit meets all of these criteria.
(vii) Hazardous waste combustion units. Units that meet either of the two criteria specified in (c)(vii)(A) or (B) of this subsection.
(A) Units for which you are required to get a permit under Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
(B) Units regulated under Subpart EEE of 40 CFR Part 63 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors) (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(viii) Materials recovery units. Units that combust waste for the primary purpose of recovering metals, such as primary and secondary smelters;
(ix) Air curtain incinerators. Air curtain incinerators that burn only the materials listed in (c)(ix)(A) through (C) of this subsection are only required to meet the requirements under "Air Curtain Incinerators" in 40 CFR 60.2245 through 60.2260 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(A) 100 percent wood waste.
(B) 100 percent clean lumber.
(C) 100 percent mixture of only wood waste, clean lumber, and/or yard waste.
(x) Cyclonic barrel burners. See 40 CFR 60.2265 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(xi) Rack, part, and drum reclamation units. See 40 CFR 60.2265 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(xii) Cement kilns. Kilns regulated under Subpart LLL of 40 CFR Part 63 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry) (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(xiii) Sewage sludge incinerators. Incineration units regulated under 40 CFR Part 60, (Standards of Performance for Sewage Treatment Plants) (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(xiv) Chemical recovery units. Combustion units burning materials to recover chemical constituents or to produce chemical compounds where there is an existing commercial market for such recovered chemical constituents or compounds. The seven types of units described in (c)(xiv)(A) through (G) of this subsection are considered chemical recovery units.
(A) Units burning only pulping liquors (i.e., black liquor) that are reclaimed in a pulping liquor recovery process and reused in the pulping process.
(B) Units burning only spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin sulfuric acid.
(C) Units burning only wood or coal feedstock for the production of charcoal.
(D) Units burning only manufacturing by-product streams/residues containing catalyst metals which are reclaimed and reused as catalysts or used to produce commercial grade catalysts.
(E) Units burning only coke to produce purified carbon monoxide that is used as an intermediate in the production of other chemical compounds.
(F) Units burning only hydrocarbon liquids or solids to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, synthesis gas, or other gases for use in other manufacturing processes.
(G) Units burning only photographic film to recover silver.
(xv) Laboratory analysis units. Units that burn samples of materials for the purpose of chemical or physical analysis.
(d) Exceptions.
(i) Physical or operational changes to a CISWI unit made primarily to comply with this section do not qualify as a "modification" or "reconstruction" (as defined in 40 CFR 60.2815, in effect on July 1, 2002).
(ii) Changes to a CISWI unit made on or after June 1, 2001, that meet the definition of "modification" or "reconstruction" as defined in 40 CFR 60.2815 (in effect on July 1, 2002) mean the CISWI unit is considered a new unit and subject to SWCAA 400-115(1), which adopts 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC by reference.
(e) A CISWI unit must comply with 40 CFR 60.2575 through 60.2875, in effect on July 1, 2002, which is adopted by reference.
(i) The federal rule contains these major components:
(A) Increments of progress towards compliance in 60.2575 through 60.2630;
(B) Waste management plan requirements in 60.2620 through 60.2630;
(C) Operator training and qualification requirements in 60.2635 through 60.2665;
(D) Emission limitations and operating limits in 60.2670 through 60.2685;
(E) Performance testing requirements in 60.2690 through 60.2725;
(F) Initial compliance requirements in 60.2700 through 60.2725;
(G) Continuous compliance requirements in 60.2710 through 60.2725;
(H) Monitoring requirements in 60.2730 through 60.2735;
(I) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 60.2740 through 60.2800;
(J) Title V operating permits requirements in 60.2805;
(K) Air curtain incinerator requirements in 60.2810 through 60.2870;
(L) Definitions in 60.2875; and
(M) Tables in 60.2875. In Table 1, the final control plan must be submitted before June 1, 2004, and final compliance must be achieved by June 1, 2005.
(ii) Exception to adopting the federal rule. For purposes of this section, "administrator" includes the Agency.
(iii) Exception to adopting the federal rule. For purposes of this section, "you" means the owner or operator.
(iv) Exception to adopting the federal rule. For purposes of this section, each reference to "the effective date of state plan approval" means July 1, 2002.
(v) Exception to adopting the federal rule. The Title V operating permit requirements in 40 CFR 2805(a) are not adopted by reference. Each CISWI unit, regardless of whether it is a major or nonmajor unit, is subject to the air operating permit regulation, Chapter 173-401 WAC, beginning on July 1, 2002. See WAC 173-401-500 for the permit application requirements and deadlines.
(vi) Exception to adopting the federal rule. The following compliance dates apply:
(A) The final control plan (Increment 1) must be submitted no later than January 1, 2004. (See Increment 1 in Table 1.)
(B) Final compliance (Increment 2) must be achieved no later than July 1, 2005. (See Increment 2 in Table 1.)
(5) Small municipal waste combustion units. Small Municipal waste combustion units constructed on or before August 30, 1999. (See SWCAA 400-115(1) for the requirements for a municipal waste combustion unit constructed after August 30, 1999, or reconstructed or modified after June 6, 2001.)
(a) Definition. "Municipal waste combustion unit" means any setting or equipment that combusts, liquid, or gasified municipal solid waste including, but not limited to, field-erected combustion units (with or without heat recovery), modular combustion units (starved-air or excess-air), boilers (for example, steam generating units), furnaces (whether suspension-fired, grate-fired, mass-fired, air-curtain incinerators, or fluidized bed-fired), and pyrolysis/combustion units. Two criteria further define municipal waste combustion units:
(i) Municipal waste combustion units do not include the following units:
(A) Pyrolysis or combustion units located at a plastics or rubber recycling unit as specified under the exemptions in (c)(viii) and (ix) of this subsection.
(B) Cement kilns that combust municipal solid waste as specified under the exemptions in (c)(x) of this subsection.
(C) Internal combustion engines, gas turbines, or other combustion devices that combust landfill gases collected by landfill gas collection systems.
(ii) The boundaries of a municipal waste combustion unit are defined as follows. The municipal waste combustion unit includes, but is not limited to, the municipal solid waste fuel feed system, grate system, flue gas system, bottom ash system, and the combustion unit water system. The municipal waste combustion unit does not include air pollution control equipment, the stack, water treatment equipment, or the turbine-generator set. The municipal waste combustion unit boundary starts at the municipal solid waste pit or hopper and extends through three areas:
(A) The combustion unit flue gas system, which ends immediately after the heat recovery equipment or, if there is no heat recovery equipment, immediately after the combustion chamber.
(B) The combustion unit bottom ash system, which ends at the truck loading station or similar equipment that transfers the ash to final disposal. It includes all ash handling systems connected to the bottom ash handling system.
(C) The combustion unit water system, which starts at the feed water pump and ends at the piping that exits the steam drum or superheater.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to a municipal waste combustion unit that meets these three criteria:
(i) The municipal waste combustion unit has the capacity to combust at least 35 tons per day of municipal solid waste but no more than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel.
(ii) The municipal waste combustion unit commenced construction on or before August 30, 1999.
(iii) The municipal waste combustion unit is not exempt under (c) of this section.
(c) Exempted units. The following municipal waste combustion units are exempt from the requirements of this section:
(i) Small municipal waste combustion units that combust less than 11 tons per day. Units are exempt from this section if four requirements are met:
(A) The municipal waste combustion unit is subject to a federally enforceable permit limiting the amount of municipal solid waste combusted to less than 11 tons per day.
(B) The owner or operator notifies the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(C) The owner or operator of the unit sends a copy of the federally enforceable permit to the permitting agency.
(D) The owner or operator of the unit keeps daily records of the amount of municipal solid waste combusted.
(ii) Small power production units. Units are exempt from this section if four requirements are met:
(A) The unit qualifies as a small power production facility under Section 3 (17)(C) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796 (17)(C)).
(B) The unit combusts homogeneous waste (excluding refuse-derived fuel) to produce electricity.
(C) The owner or operator notifies the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(D) The owner or operator submits documentation to the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(iii) Cogeneration units. Units are exempt from this section if four requirements are met:
(A) The unit qualifies as a small power production facility under Section 3 (18)(C) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796 (18)(C)).
(B) The unit combusts homogeneous waste (excluding refuse-derived fuel) to produce electricity and steam or other forms of energy used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
(C) The owner or operator notifies the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(D) The owner or operator submits documentation to the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(iv) Municipal waste combustion units that combust only tires. Units are exempt from this section if three requirements are met:
(A) The municipal waste combustion unit combusts a single-item waste stream of tires and no other municipal waste (the unit can co-fire coal, fuel oil, natural gas, or other nonmunicipal solid waste).
(B) The owner or operator notifies the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(C) The owner or operator submits documentation to the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(v) Hazardous waste combustion units. Units are exempt from this section if the units have received a permit under Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
(vi) Materials recovery units. Units are exempt from this section if the units combust waste mainly to recover metals. Primary and secondary smelters may qualify for the exemption.
(vii) Co-fired units. Units are exempt from this section if four requirements are met:
(A) The unit has a federally enforceable permit limiting municipal solid waste combustion to no more than 30 percent of total fuel input by weight.
(B) The owner or operator notifies the permitting agency that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
(C) The owner or operator submits a copy of the federally enforceable permit to the permitting agency.
(D) The owner or operator records the weights, each quarter, of municipal solid waste and of all other fuels combusted.
(viii) Plastics/rubber recycling units. Units are exempt from this section if four requirements are met:
(A) The pyrolysis/combustion unit is an integrated part of a plastics/rubber recycling unit as defined in 40 CFR 60.1940 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(B) The owner or operator of the unit records the weight, each quarter, of plastics, rubber, and rubber tires processed.
(C) The owner or operator of the unit records the weight, each quarter, of feed stocks produced and marketed from chemical plants and petroleum refineries.
(D) The owner or operator of the unit keeps the name and address of the purchaser of the feed stocks.
(ix) Units that combust fuels made from products of plastics/rubber recycling plants. Units are exempt from this section if two requirements are met:
(A) The unit combusts gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, fuel oils, residual oil, refinery gas, petroleum coke, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane produced by chemical plants or petroleum refineries that use feed stocks produced by plastics/rubber recycling units.
(B) The unit does not combust any other municipal solid waste.
(x) Cement kilns. Cement kilns that combust municipal solid waste are exempt.
(xi) Air curtain incinerators. If an air curtain incinerator as defined under 40 CFR 60.1910 (in effect on July 1, 2002) combusts 100 percent yard waste, then those units must only meet the requirements under 40 CFR 60.1910 through 60.1930 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(d) Exceptions.
(i) Physical or operational changes to an existing municipal waste combustion unit made primarily to comply with this section do not qualify as a modification or reconstruction, as those terms are defined in 40 CFR 60.1940 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(ii) Changes to an existing municipal waste combustion unit made on or after June 6, 2001, that meet the definition of modification or reconstruction, as those terms are defined in 40 CFR 60.1940 (in effect on July 1, 2002), mean the unit is considered a new unit and subject to SWCAA 400-115(1), which adopts 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAAA (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(e) Municipal waste combustion units are divided into two subcategories based on the aggregate capacity of the municipal waste combustion plant as follows:
(i) Class I units. Class I units are small municipal waste combustion units that are located at municipal waste combustion plants with an aggregate plant combustion capacity greater than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste. See the definition of "municipal waste combustion plant capacity" in 40 CFR 60.1940 (in effect on July 1, 2002) for the specification of which units are included in the aggregate capacity calculation.
(ii) Class II units. Class II units are small municipal waste combustion units that are located at municipal waste combustion plants with an aggregate plant combustion capacity less than or equal to 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste. See the definition of "municipal waste combustion plant capacity" in 40 CFR 60.1940 (in effect on July 1, 2002) for the specification of which units are included in the aggregate capacity calculation.
(f) Compliance option 1.
(i) A municipal solid waste combustion unit may choose to reduce, by the final compliance date of June 1, 2005, the maximum combustion capacity of the unit to less than 35 tons per day of municipal solid waste. The owner or operator must submit a final control plan and the notifications of achievement of increments of progress as specified in 40 CFR 60.1610 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(ii) The final control plan must, at a minimum, include two items:
(A) A description of the physical changes that will be made to accomplish the reduction.
(B) Calculations of the current maximum combustion capacity and the planned maximum combustion capacity after the reduction. Use the equations specified in 40 CFR 60.1935 (d) and (e) (in effect on July 1, 2002) to calculate the combustion capacity of a municipal waste combustion unit.
(iii) A permit restriction or a change in the method of operation does not qualify as a reduction in capacity. Use the equations specified in 40 CFR 60.1935 (d) and (e) (in effect on July 1, 2002) to calculate the combustion capacity of a municipal waste combustion unit.
(g) Compliance option 2. The municipal waste combustion unit must comply with 40 CFR 60.1585 through 60.1905, and 60.1935 (in effect on July 1, 2002), which is adopted by reference.
(i) The rule contains these major components:
(A) Increments of progress towards compliance in 60.1585 through 60.1640;
(B) Good combustion practices - operator training in 60.1645 through 60.1670;
(C) Good combustion practices - operator certification in 60.1675 through 60.1685;
(D) Good combustion practices - operating requirements in 60.1690 through 60.1695;
(E) Emission limits in 60.1700 through 60.1710;
(F) Continuous emission monitoring in 60.1715 through 60.1770;
(G) Stack testing in 60.1775 through 60.1800;
(H) Other monitoring requirements in 60.1805 through 60.1825;
(I) Recordkeeping reporting in 60.1830 through 60.1855;
(J) Reporting in 60.1860 through 60.1905;
(K) Equations in 60.1935; and
(L) Tables 2 through 8.
(ii) Exception to adopting the federal rule. For purposes of this section, each reference to the following is amended in the following manner:
(A) "State plan" in the federal rule means SWCAA 400-050(5);
(B) "You" in the federal rule means the owner or operator;
(C) "Administrator" includes the permitting agency;
(D) Table 1 in (h)(ii) of this subsection substitutes for Table 1 in the federal rule; and
(E) "The effective date of the state plan approval" in the federal rule means December 6, 2002.
(h) Compliance schedule.
(i) Small municipal waste combustion units must achieve final compliance or cease operation not later than December 1, 2005.
(ii) Small municipal waste combustion units must comply with Table 1.
| Table 1 Compliance Schedules and Increments of Progress | |||||
| Affected units | Increment 1 (Submit final control plan) |
Increment 2 (Award contracts) |
Increment 3 (Begin on-site construction) |
Increment 4 (Complete on-site construction) |
Increment 5 (Final compliance) |
| All Class I units | August 6, 2003 | April 6, 2004 | October 6, 2004 | October 6, 2005 | November 6, 2005 |
| All Class II units | September 6, 2003 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | May 6, 2005 |
(A) The owner or operator must submit the dioxins/furans stack test results for at least one test conducted during or after 1990. The stack test must have been conducted according to the procedures specified under 40 CFR 60.1790 (in effect on July 1, 2002).
(B) Class I units that commenced construction after June 26, 1987, must comply with the dioxins/furans and mercury limits specified in Tables 2 and 3 in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBBB (in effect on July 1, 2002) by the later of two dates:
(I) December 6, 2003; or
(II) One year following the issuance of an order of approval (revised construction permit or operation permit) if a permit modification is required.
(i) Air operating permit. Chapter 173-401 WAC, the air operating permit regulation, applicability begins on July 1, 2002. See WAC 173-401-500 for permit application requirements and deadlines.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
((SWCAA 400-052 Stack Sampling of Large Combustion Sources
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original adoption 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]))
(((1) Applicability. The requirements of this section
apply to each "stationary source" which emits 100 tons per
year or more of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulate
matter, sulfur dioxide or volatile organic compounds due to
the operation of one or more combustion or incineration units.
Individual emission units with a potential to emit of less
than 10 tons per year of the qualifying pollutant are exempt
from the requirements of this section.
(2) Emission testing requirements. The owner or operator of a "stationary source" subject to this section shall conduct emission testing to quantify emissions of each qualifying pollutant. Unless an alternative schedule has been provided in accordance with subsections (5) or (6) below, emission testing shall be conducted according to the following schedule:
(a) "Stationary sources" subject to the requirements of this section with more than one combustion or incineration unit shall divide affected combustion or incineration units into test groups. The collective emissions of each test group shall comprise at least 25 percent of the potential emissions of the qualifying pollutant. One test group shall be emission tested at least once every two calendar years. Test groups shall be tested in rotation so that one group is tested during each test period, and each group is tested before any other group is tested twice in the same rotation.
(b) Regardless of subsection (2)(a), any individual combustion or incineration unit that has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons per year of any pollutant listed in subsection (1) shall be emission tested at least once every two calendar years.
(3) Sampling methods. All emission testing shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of SWCAA 400-106.
(4) Additional requirements. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to limit the ability of the Agency to impose additional or supplemental emission testing requirements for any emission unit within the Agency's jurisdiction in accordance with SWCAA 400-105(2) or 400-106(1)(a).
(5) Alternative sampling schedules. The Agency may accept or require an alternative to the emission testing schedule in subsection (2). Such an alternative emission testing schedule must be specified in writing by the Agency.
(6) Continuous emission monitors. Continuous emission monitors may be utilized as an alternative to the emission testing requirements in subsection (2) provided the monitors are operated and maintained in accordance with the applicable performance specification(s) in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix B and the quality assurance procedures of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F, both as in effect on July 1, 2002.))
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-070 ((Emission Standards)) General Requirements for
Certain Source Categories
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original adoption 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-098 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
The Agency finds that the reasonable regulation of
"stationary sources" within certain categories requires
separate standards applicable to such categories. The
standards set forth in this section shall be the maximum
allowable standards for emission units within the categories
listed.
(1) Wigwam burners. The use of wigwam ("tee-pee", "conical", or equivalent type) burners is prohibited effective January 1, 1994.
(2) Hog fuel boilers.
(a) Hog fuel boilers shall meet all provisions of SWCAA
400-040 and SWCAA 400-050(1), except that emissions may exceed
twenty percent opacity for up to fifteen consecutive minutes
once in any consecutive eight hours. The intent of this
provision is to permit the soot blowing and grate cleaning
necessary for efficient operation of these units. ((This
practice)) Soot blowing and grate cleaning is to be scheduled
for the same specific times each day. ((and the Agency shall
be notified of)) The boiler operator shall maintain a written
schedule ((or any changes)) on file with the Agency, and
provide updates as necessary.
(b) All hog fuel boilers shall utilize RACT and shall be operated and maintained to minimize emissions.
(3) Orchard heating.
(a) Burning of rubber materials, asphaltic products, crankcase oil or petroleum wastes, plastic, or garbage is prohibited.
(b) It is unlawful to burn any material or operate any orchard-heating device that causes a visible emission exceeding twenty percent opacity, except during the first thirty minutes after such device or material is ignited.
(4) Catalytic cracking units. All new catalytic cracking units shall install BACT and meet all requirements applicable to a new "stationary source." As of January 1, 2002, there are no existing catalytic cracking units in SWCAA's jurisdiction.
(5) Sulfuric acid plants. No person shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from a sulfuric acid plant, any gases which contain acid mist, expressed as H2SO4, in excess of 0.15 pounds per ton of acid produced. Sulfuric acid production shall be expressed as one hundred percent H2SO4.
(6) Gasoline dispensing facilities.
(a) All gasoline dispensing facilities shall meet all the provisions of SWCAA 491 "Emission Standards and Controls for Sources Emitting Gasoline Vapors."
(b) Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) may not be intentionally added to any gasoline, motor fuel, or clean fuel produced for sale or use in the state of Washington after December 31, 2003, and in no event may MTBE be knowingly mixed in gasoline above six-tenths of one percent by volume. [RCW 19.112.100]
(c) Each nozzle from which gasoline is dispensed shall have a maximum fuel flow rate not to exceed 10 gallons per minute. [40 CFR 80.22(j)]
(7) Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners.
(a) New installations prohibited. Effective July 1, 2010, the installation of new perchloroethylene dry cleaning systems or reinstallation of existing perchloroethylene dry cleaning systems is prohibited.
(((a))) (b) Applicability.
(i) This section applies to all dry cleaning systems that use perchloroethylene (PCE). Table 1 divides dry cleaning facilities into 3 source categories by the type of equipment they use and the volume of PCE purchased.
| Dry cleaning facilities with: | Small area source purchases less than: | Large area source purchases between: | Major source purchases more than: |
| (1) Only Dry-to-Dry Machines | 140 gallons PCE/yr | 140-2,100 gallons PCE/yr | 2,100 gallons PCE/yr |
| (2) Only Transfer Machines | 200 gallons PCE/yr | 200-1,800 gallons PCE/yr | 1,800 gallons PCE/yr |
| (3) Both Dry-to-Dry and Transfer Machines | 140 gallons PCE/yr | 140-1,800 gallons PCE/yr | 1,800 gallons PCE/yr |
(((b))) (c) Operations and maintenance record.
(i) Each dry cleaning facility must keep an operations and maintenance record that is available upon request.
(ii) The information in the operations and maintenance record must be kept on-site for five years.
(iii) The operations and maintenance record must contain the following information:
(A) Inspection. The date and result of each inspection of the dry cleaning system. The inspection must note the condition of the system and the time any leaks were observed;
(B) Repair. The date, time, and result of each repair of the dry cleaning system;
(C) Refrigerated condenser information. If a refrigerated condenser is being used, record the following information:
(I) The air temperature at the inlet of the refrigerated condenser,
(II) The air temperature at the outlet of the refrigerated condenser,
(III) The difference between the inlet and outlet temperature readings, and
(IV) The date the temperature was taken;
(D) Carbon adsorber information. If a carbon adsorber is being used, record the following information:
(I) The concentration of PCE in the exhaust of the carbon adsorber, and
(II) The date the concentration was measured;
(E) A record of the volume of PCE purchased each month must be entered by the first of the following month;
(F) A record of the total amount of PCE purchased over the previous twelve months must be entered by the first of each month;
(G) All receipts of PCE purchases; and
(H) A record of any pollution prevention activities that have been accomplished.
(((c))) (d) General operations and maintenance
requirements((.)):
(i) Drain cartridge filters in their housing or other sealed container for at least twenty-four hours before discarding the cartridges.
(ii) Close the door of each dry cleaning machine except when transferring articles to or from the machine.
(iii) Store all PCE, and wastes containing PCE, in a closed container with no perceptible leaks.
(iv) Operate and maintain the dry cleaning system according to the manufacturer's specifications and recommendations.
(v) Keep a copy on-site of the design specifications and operating manuals for all dry cleaning equipment.
(vi) Keep a copy on-site of the design specifications and operating manuals for all emissions control devices.
(vii) Route the PCE gas-vapor stream from the dry cleaning system through the applicable equipment in Table 2:
| Small area source | Large area source | Major source |
| Refrigerated condenser for all machines installed after September 21, 1993. | Refrigerated condenser for all machines. | Refrigerated condenser with a carbon absorber for all machines installed after September 21, 1993. |
(i) The owner or operator must inspect the dry cleaning system at a minimum following the requirements in Table 3:
| Small area source | Large area source | Major source |
| Once every 2 weeks. | Once every week. | Once every week. |
(A) Hose and pipe connections, fittings, couplings, and valves;
(B) Door gaskets and seatings;
(C) Filter gaskets and seatings;
(D) Pumps;
(E) Solvent tanks and containers;
(F) Water separators;
(G) Muck cookers;
(H) Stills;
(I) Exhaust dampers; and
(J) Cartridge filter housings.
(iii) The dry cleaning system must be inspected while it is operating.
(iv) The date and result of each inspection must be entered in the operations and maintenance record at the time of the inspection.
(((e))) (f) Repair((.)) requirements:
(i) Leaks must be repaired within twenty-four hours of detection if repair parts are available.
(ii) If repair parts are unavailable, they must be
ordered within ((two working)) 2 business days of detecting
the leak.
(iii) Repair parts must be installed as soon as possible,
and no later than ((five working)) 5 business days after
arrival.
(iv) The date and time each leak was discovered must be entered in the operations and maintenance record.
(v) The date, time, and result of each repair must be entered in the operations and maintenance record at the time of the repair.
(((f))) (g) Requirements for systems with refrigerated
condensers. A dry cleaning system using a refrigerated
condenser must meet all of the following requirements:
(i) Outlet air temperature((.)) requirements:
(A) Each week the air temperature sensor at the outlet of the refrigerated condenser must be checked.
(B) The air temperature at the outlet of the refrigerated condenser must be less than or equal to 45şF (7.2şC) during the cool-down period.
(C) The air temperature must be entered in the operations and maintenance record manual at the time it is checked.
(D) The air temperature sensor must meet these requirements:
(I) An air temperature sensor must be permanently installed on a dry-to-dry machine, dryer or reclaimer at the outlet of the refrigerated condenser. The air temperature sensor must be installed by September 23, 1996, if the dry cleaning system was constructed before December 9, 1991;
(II) The air temperature sensor must be accurate to within 2şF (1.1şC);
(III) The air temperature sensor must be designed to measure at least a temperature range from 32şF (0şC) to 120şF (48.9şC); and
(IV) The air temperature sensor must be labeled "RC outlet."
(ii) Inlet air temperature((.)) requirements:
(A) Each week the air temperature sensor at the inlet of the refrigerated condenser installed on a washer must be checked.
(B) The inlet air temperature must be entered in the operations and maintenance record at the time it is checked.
(C) The air temperature sensor must meet these requirements:
(I) An air temperature sensor must be permanently installed on a washer at the inlet of the refrigerated condenser. The air temperature sensor must be installed by September 23, 1996, if the dry cleaning system was constructed before December 9, 1991;
(II) The air temperature sensor must be accurate to within 2şF (1.1şC);
(III) The air temperature sensor must be designed to measure at least a temperature range from 32şF (0şC) to 120şF (48.9şC); and
(IV) The air temperature sensor must be labeled "RC inlet."
(iii) For a refrigerated condenser used on the washer unit of a transfer system, the following are additional requirements:
(A) Each week the difference between the air temperature at the inlet and outlet of the refrigerated condenser must be calculated.
(B) The difference between the air temperature at the inlet and outlet of a refrigerated condenser installed on a washer must be greater than or equal to 20şF (11.1şC).
(C) The difference between the inlet and outlet air temperature must be entered in the operations and maintenance record each time it is checked.
(iv) A converted machine with a refrigerated condenser must be operated with a diverter valve that prevents air drawn into the dry cleaning machine from passing through the refrigerated condenser when the door of the machine is open;
(v) The refrigerated condenser must not vent the air-PCE gas-vapor stream while the dry cleaning machine drum is rotating or, if installed on a washer, until the washer door is opened; and
(vi) The refrigerated condenser in a transfer machine may not be coupled with any other equipment.
(((g))) (h) Requirements for systems with carbon
adsorbers. A dry cleaning system using a carbon adsorber must
meet all of the following requirements:
(i) Each week the concentration of PCE in the exhaust of the carbon adsorber must be measured at the outlet of the carbon adsorber using a colorimetric detector tube.
(ii) The concentration of PCE must be recorded in the operations and maintenance record each time the concentration is checked.
(iii) If the dry cleaning system was constructed before December 9, 1991, monitoring must begin by September 23, 1996.
(iv) The colorimetric tube must meet these requirements:
(A) The colorimetric tube must be able to measure a concentration of 100 parts per million of PCE in air.
(B) The colorimetric tube must be accurate to within 25 parts per million.
(C) The concentration of PCE in the exhaust of the carbon adsorber must not exceed 100 ppm while the dry cleaning machine is venting to the carbon adsorber at the end of the last dry cleaning cycle prior to desorption of the carbon adsorber.
(v) If the dry cleaning system does not have a permanently fixed colorimetric tube, a sampling port must be provided within the exhaust outlet of the carbon adsorber. The sampling port must meet all of these requirements:
(A) The sampling port must be easily accessible.
(B) The sampling port must be located eight stack or duct diameters downstream from a bend, expansion, contraction or outlet.
(C) The sampling port must be two stack or duct diameters upstream from a bend, expansion, contraction, inlet or outlet.
(8) Abrasive blasting.
(a) Abrasive blasting shall be performed inside a booth or structure designed to capture the blast grit, overspray, and removed material except that outdoor blasting of structures or items too large to be reasonably handled indoors or in an enclosure shall employ control measures such as curtailment during windy periods, wet blasting, and/or enclosure of the area being blasted with tarps.
(b) Outdoor blasting shall be performed with either steel shot or an abrasive material containing less than one percent (by mass) of material that would pass through a No. 200 sieve.
(c) All abrasive blasting with sand shall be performed inside a blasting booth, enclosure, or structure designed to capture fugitive particulate matter.
(d) All abrasive blasting of materials that have a coating or that may contain a substance that is identified as a toxic air pollutant in Chapter 173-460 WAC or a hazardous substance shall be analyzed prior to blast operations. If a toxic or hazardous material is present in the blast media or removed media, all material shall be handled and disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations.
(9) Sewage sludge incinerators. Standards for the incineration of sewage sludge found in 40 CFR 503, Subparts A (General Provisions) and E (Incineration) in effect on July 1, 2002, are adopted by reference.
(10) Municipal solid waste landfills constructed, reconstructed, or modified before May 30, 1991. A municipal solid waste landfill (MSW landfill) is an entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on the land. A MSW landfill may also receive other types of waste regulated under Subtitle D of the Federal Recourse Conservation and Recovery Act including the following: Commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by access roads. An MSW landfill may be either publicly or privately owned. An MSW landfill may be a new MSW landfill, an existing MSW landfill, or a lateral expansion. All references in this subsection to 40 CFR Part 60 rules mean those rules in effect on July 1, 2000.
(a) Applicability. These rules apply to each MSW landfill constructed, reconstructed, or modified before May 30, 1991; and the MSW landfill accepted waste at any time since November 8, 1987 or the landfill has additional capacity for future waste deposition. (See SWCAA 400-115(1) for the requirements for MSW landfills constructed, reconstructed, or modified on or after May 30, 1991.) Terms in this subsection have the meaning given them in 40 CFR 60.751, except that every use of the word "administrator" in the federal rules referred to in this subsection includes the Agency.
(b) Exceptions. Any physical or operational change to an MSW landfill made solely to comply with these rules is not considered a modification or rebuilding.
(c) Standards for MSW landfill emissions((.)):
(i) An MSW landfill having a design capacity less than 2.5 million megagrams or 2.5 million cubic meters must comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 60.752(a) in addition to the applicable requirements specified in this section.
(ii) An MSW landfill having design capacity equal to or greater than 2.5 million megagrams and 2.5 million cubic meters must comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 60.752(b) in addition to the applicable requirements specified in this section.
(d) Recordkeeping and reporting. An MSW landfill must follow the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 40 CFR 60.757 (submittal of an initial design capacity report) and 40 CFR 60.758 (recordkeeping requirements), as applicable, except as provided for under (d)(i) and (ii).
(i) The initial design capacity report for the facility is due before September 20, 2001.
(ii) The initial nonmethane organic compound (NMOC) emissions rate report is due before September 20, 2001.
(e) Test methods and procedures((.)):
(i) An MSW landfill having a design capacity equal to or greater than 2.5 million megagrams and 2.5 million cubic meters must calculate the landfill nonmethane organic compound emission rates following the procedures listed in 40 CFR 60.754, as applicable, to determine whether the rate equals or exceeds 50 megagrams per year.
(ii) Gas collection and control systems must meet the requirements in 40 CFR 60.752 (b)(2)(ii) through the following procedures:
(A) The systems must follow the operational standards in 40 CFR 60.753.
(B) The systems must follow the compliance provisions in 40 CFR 60.755 (a)(1) through (a)(6) to determine whether the system is in compliance with 40 CFR 60.752 (b)(2)(ii).
(C) The system must follow the applicable monitoring provisions in 40 CFR 60.756.
(f) Conditions. Existing MSW landfills that meet the following conditions must install a gas collection and control system:
(i) The landfill accepted waste at any time since November 8, 1987, or the landfill has additional design capacity available for future waste deposition;
(ii) The landfill has a design capacity greater than or equal to 2.5 million megagrams or 2.5 million cubic meters. The landfill may calculate design capacity in either megagrams or cubic meters for comparison with the exception values. Any density conversions shall be documented and submitted with the report; and
(iii) The landfill has an NMOC emission rate of 50 megagrams per year or greater.
(g) Change in conditions. After the adoption date of this rule, a landfill that meets all three conditions in (e) of this subsection must comply with all the requirements of this section within thirty months of the date when the conditions were met. This change will usually occur because the NMOC emission rate equaled or exceeded the rate of 50 megagrams per year.
(h) Gas collection and control systems((.)):
(i) Gas collection and control systems must meet the requirements in 40 CFR 60.752 (b)(2)(ii).
(ii) The design plans must be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and submitted to the Agency within one year after the adoption date of this section.
(iii) The system must be installed within eighteen months after the submittal of the design plans.
(iv) The system must be operational within thirty months after the adoption date of this section.
(v) The emissions that are collected must be controlled in one of three ways:
(A) An open flare designed and operated according to 40 CFR 60.18;
(B) A control system designed and operated to reduce NMOC by 98 percent by weight; or
(C) An enclosed combustor designed and operated to reduce the outlet NMOC concentration to 20 parts per million as hexane by volume, dry basis to three percent oxygen or less.
(i) Air operating permit((.)):
(i) An MSW landfill that has a design capacity less than 2.5 million megagrams or 2.5 million cubic meters on January 7, 2000, is not subject to the air operating permit regulation, unless the landfill is subject to WAC 173-401 for some other reason. If the design capacity of an exempted MSW landfill subsequently increases to equal or exceed 2.5 million megagrams or 2.5 million cubic meters by a change that is not a modification or reconstruction, the landfill is subject to Chapter 173-401 WAC on the date the amended design capacity report is due.
(ii) An MSW landfill that has a design capacity equal to or greater than 2.5 million megagrams or 2.5 million cubic meters on January 7, 2000, is subject to Chapter 173-401 WAC beginning on the effective date of this section. (Note: Under 40 CFR 62.14352(e), an applicable MSW landfill must have submitted its application so that by April 6, 2001, the permitting agency was able to determine that it was timely and complete. Under 40 CFR 70.7(b), no "source" may operate after the time that it is required to submit a timely and complete application.)
(iii) When an MSW landfill is closed, the owner or operator is no longer subject to the requirement to maintain an operating permit for the landfill if the landfill is not subject to Chapter 173-401 WAC for some other reason and if either of the following conditions are met:
(A) The landfill was never subject to the requirement for a control system under 40 CFR 62.14353; or
(B) The landfill meets the conditions for control system removal specified in 40 CFR 60.752 (b)(2)(v).
(11) Used oil burners.
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this section do not apply to:
(i) Facilities operating in accordance with an air discharge permit or other regulatory order issued by the Agency;
(ii) Used oil burned in used oil fired space heaters (40
CFR 279.23) provided that (((40 CFR 279.23))):
(a) The space heater burns only used oil that the owner or operator generates or used oil received from household do-it-yourself used oil generators,
(b) The space heater is designed to have a maximum capacity of not more than 0.5 million Btu per hour, and
(c) Combustion gases from the space heater are vented to the ambient air;
(iii) Ocean-going vessels (40 CFR 279.20 (a)(2)); and
(iv) Mixtures of used oil and diesel fuel mixed by the generator of the used oil for use in the generator's own vehicles (40 CFR 279.20 (a)(3)).
(b) No person shall burn as fuel used oil that exceeds any of the following specification levels:
(i) Arsenic - 5 ppm maximum;
(ii) Cadmium - 2 ppm maximum;
(iii) Chromium - 10 ppm maximum;
(iv) Lead - 100 ppm maximum;
(v) Flash point - 100 şF minimum; and
(vi) Total halogens - 4,000 ppm maximum. Used oil containing more than 1,000 ppm total halogens is presumed to be a hazardous waste under the rebuttable presumption provided under 40 CFR 279.10 (b)(1). Such used oil is subject to 40 CFR 266, Subpart H when burned for energy recovery unless the presumption of mixing can be successfully rebutted.
Note: 40 CFR 761.20(e) imposes standards for the burning of used oil containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
(12) Coffee roasters.
(a) Batch coffee roasters with a capacity of 10 pounds or greater of green coffee beans per batch are required to maintain and operate an afterburner that treats all roasting and cooling exhaust streams prior to discharge to the ambient air.
(b) The following equipment is subject to the provisions of SWCAA 400-109 and 400-110:
(i) All batch process coffee roasters with a capacity of 10 pounds or greater of green coffee beans per batch;
(ii) Batch process coffee roasters with a capacity of 10 pounds or less of green coffee beans per batch on a case-by-case basis;
(iii) Continuous process coffee roasters regardless of capacity; and
(iv) Coffee roasting processes involving decaffeination regardless of capacity.
(13) Natural gas fired water heaters.
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this section apply to all natural gas fired water heaters with a rated heat input less than 400,000 Btu/hr. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "water heater" means a closed vessel in which water is heated by combustion of gaseous fuel and is withdrawn for use external to the vessel at pressures not exceeding 160 psig, including the apparatus by which heat is generated and all controls and devices necessary to prevent water temperatures from exceeding 210şF.
(b) On or after January 1, 2010, no person shall offer for sale, or install, a water heater that emits NOX at levels in excess of 55 ppmv at 3% O2, dry (0.067 lb per million Btu of heat input).
(c) On or after January 1, 2013, no person shall offer for sale, or install, a water heater that emits NOX at levels in excess of 20 ppmv at 3% O2, dry (0.067 lb per million Btu of heat input).
(14) Rendering plants.
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this section apply to any equipment or process used for the reduction of animal matter. For the purpose of this section, reduction is defined as any heated process (i.e., rendering, cooking, drying, dehydration, digesting, evaporating or protein concentrating). The requirements of this section shall not apply to any equipment or process used exclusively for the processing of food for human consumption.
(b) All gases, vapors, and gas-entrained effluents emitted by reduction operations shall be captured and:
(i) Incinerated at temperatures of not less than 1,400 degrees F for a period of not less than 0.5 seconds; or
(ii) Processed in a manner determined by the Agency to be equal to or more effective than the method specified in section (i) above.
(15) Outdoor wood-fired boilers.
(a) Applicability. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "outdoor wood-fired boiler" means an outdoor wood-fired hydronic heater or outdoor wood-fired furnace that is an accessory outdoor structure, designed and intended, through the burning of wood, to heat the principal structure or any other site, building, or structure on the premises. The requirements of this subsection shall apply to units with rated heat inputs of 1,000,000 Btu/hr or less.
(b) No person shall sell, install, or operate an outdoor wood-fired boiler unless the affected unit meets the applicable requirements of WAC 173-433.
(c) Outdoor wood-fired boilers shall only be installed:
(i) For use outside urban growth areas as defined in chapter 36.70A RCW;
(ii) A minimum of fifty feet from the residence it is serving;
(iii) A minimum of two hundred feet from the nearest residence or commercial establishment that is not located on the same property as the outdoor wood-fired boiler; and
(iv) With a minimum chimney height of fifteen feet. If there is a residence that is not located on the same property within five hundred feet of the outdoor wood-fired boiler, the chimney must extend at least as high as the roof height of all such residences.
(d) Outdoor wood-fired boilers shall only be fired on clean dry wood, wood pellets made from clean wood, or fuels recommended by the manufacturer of the outdoor wood-fired boiler. The owner or operator of an outdoor wood-fired boiler shall follow manufacturer-recommended fuel loading times and amounts. In no case, shall a boiler be fired on any prohibited fuel cited in WAC 173-433.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
NEW SECTION
SWCAA 400-072 Emission Standards for Selected Small Source
Categories
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW.]
The Agency has established emission standards and
operational requirements for selected small source categories.
The standards and requirements contained in this section are
intended to be representative of BACT for the affected
sources. An air discharge permit application for criteria
and/or toxic air pollutants pursuant to SWCAA 400-109 is not
required for an emission unit that falls within one of the
affected source categories, provided the owner or operator
submits proper notification to the Agency and maintains
compliance with the monitoring, recordkeeping, testing, and
reporting requirements specified for the applicable source
category. Any emission unit that fails to maintain continuing
compliance with applicable requirements becomes subject to
SWCAA 400-109.
All emission units covered by the provisions of this section are subject to registration pursuant to SWCAA 400-100 and periodic inspection by Agency representatives.
(1) Exceptions.
(a) The owner or operator of an emission unit meeting any of the applicability criteria listed below may voluntarily elect to file an air discharge permit application pursuant to SWCAA 400-109.
(b) If an emission unit meeting the applicability criteria listed in any part of this section is located at a "stationary source" that is otherwise required to be permitted pursuant to SWCAA 400-109, the Agency may require that the emission unit be included in the permit for the affected "stationary source".
(2) Agency notification. An owner or operator who wishes to install a new emission unit under the provisions of this section must file a formal notification with the Agency for each emission unit. Notification shall be performed using forms developed by the Agency for that purpose. The notification must include documentation sufficient to positively identify the affected emission unit, establish applicability under this section, and demonstrate compliance with applicable requirements. Required information includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Location of installation and/or operation;
(b) Identification of responsible party (owner or operator);
(c) Equipment specifications (make, model number, serial number, year of manufacture, rated capacity, exhaust stack configuration, fuel type, etc.);
(d) Control equipment specifications;
(e) Vendor performance guarantees; and
(f) Operational information (hours of operation, maximum product throughput, fuel consumption, etc.).
(3) Processing fee. Each notification shall be accompanied by the payment of a processing fee of $250.00. This fee shall be paid for each piece of equipment subject to notification.
(4) Source categories.
(a) Coffee roasters.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to batch configuration coffee roasters with a capacity of 10 pounds or greater, but less than 100 pounds of green coffee beans per batch.
(ii) Emission limits and standards.
(A) Visible emissions from the coffee roaster exhaust stack shall not exceed five percent opacity for more than 3 minutes in any one hour period as determined in accordance with SWCAA Method 9 (SWCAA 400, Appendix A).
(B) Operations that cause or contribute to odors that could unreasonably interfere with any other property owner's use and enjoyment of their property shall use recognized good practice and procedures to reduce those odors to a reasonable minimum, consistent with the requirements of SWCAA 400-040(4).
(iii) General requirements.
(A) Each coffee roaster shall be equipped with an afterburner designed for a minimum residence time of 0.5 seconds, and capable of maintaining an operating temperature of not less than 1,200şF.
(B) Each coffee roaster shall have an operable temperature gauge capable of monitoring afterburner operating temperature on a continual basis.
(C) Each coffee roaster shall be exhausted to the afterburner whenever smoke or odors are generated by roasting and cooling activities.
(D) Afterburners shall be operated whenever the associated coffee roaster is in operation. The afterburner shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Furthermore, the afterburner shall be operated in a manner that minimizes emissions.
(E) The exhaust point for each coffee roaster shall be a minimum of 200 feet from the nearest residential structure.
(F) Each coffee roaster and afterburner shall be fired on natural gas only.
(G) Afterburner exhaust shall be discharged vertically at least four feet above the roof peak of the building containing the afterburner, and at a point higher than surrounding buildings. Any device that obstructs or prevents vertical discharge is prohibited.
(iv) Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. The information listed below shall be recorded at the specified intervals, and maintained in a readily accessible form for a minimum of 3 years. With the exception of data logged by a computerized data acquisition system, each required record shall include the date and the name of the person making the record entry.
(A) Afterburner operating temperature shall be recorded weekly;
(B) Quantity of coffee roasted shall be recorded weekly;
(C) Upset conditions that cause excess emissions shall be recorded for each occurrence; and
(D) All air quality related complaints, including odor complaints, received by the permittee and the results of any subsequent investigation or corrective action shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(v) Testing requirements. None.
(vi) Reporting requirements.
(A) All air quality related complaints, including odor complaints, received by the owner or operator shall be reported to SWCAA within 3 business days of receipt.
(B) The owner or operator of an affected coffee roaster shall report the following information to the Agency no later than March 15th for the preceding calendar year:
(I) Quantity of natural gas consumed by the roaster and afterburner;
(II) Quantity of coffee roasted; and
(III) Air emissions of criteria air pollutants, VOCs, and toxic air pollutants (TAPs).
(b) Small gas fired boilers/heaters.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to gas fired (natural gas/propane/LPG) boilers and heaters with individual rated heat inputs equal to or greater than 0.4 MMBtu/hr and equal to or less than 2.0 MMBtu/hr. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "boiler" means any combustion equipment designed to produce steam or to heat water that is not used exclusively to produce electricity for sale.
(ii) Emission limits and standards.
(A) Visible emissions from the boiler exhaust stack shall not exceed zero percent opacity for more than 3 minutes in any one hour period as determined in accordance with SWCAA Method 9. (SWCAA 400, Appendix A).
(B) Each boiler/heater shall be equipped with combustion technology capable of maintaining NOX and CO emissions at, or below, 30 ppmv and 50 ppmv, respectively (corrected to 3% O2, dry).
(iii) General requirements.
(A) Each boiler/heater shall only be fired on natural gas, propane, or LPG.
(B) Boiler/heater exhaust shall be discharged vertically above the roof peak of the building in which the emission unit is housed, and at a point higher than surrounding buildings. Any device that obstructs or prevents vertical discharge is prohibited.
(iv) Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. The information listed below shall be recorded at the specified intervals, and maintained in a readily accessible form for a minimum of 3 years. With the exception of data logged by a computerized data acquisition system, each required record shall include the date and the name of the person making the record entry.
(A) Quantity of fuel consumed by the boiler/heater shall be recorded for each calendar month;
(B) Maintenance activities for the boiler/heater shall be logged for each occurrence;
(C) Upset conditions that cause excess emissions shall be recorded for each occurrence; and
(D) All air quality related complaints received by the permittee and the results of any subsequent investigation or corrective action shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(v) Testing requirements.
(A) Each boiler/heater shall undergo emission monitoring no later than 60 calendar days after commencing initial operation. Subsequent monitoring shall be conducted annually thereafter no later the end of the month in which the original monitoring was conducted. An alternate monitoring schedule may be implemented, but must be approved by the Agency prior to use. All emission monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of SWCAA 400-106(2).
(B) If emission monitoring results for a boiler/heater indicate that emission concentrations may exceed 30 ppmvd NOX or 50 ppmvd CO, corrected to 3% O2, the owner or operator shall either perform 60 minutes of additional monitoring to more accurately quantify CO and NOX emissions, or initiate corrective action. Corrective action shall be initiated as soon as practical but no later than 3 business days after the potential exceedance is identified. Corrective action includes burner tuning, maintenance by service personnel, limitation of unit load, or other action taken to lower emission concentrations. Corrective action shall be pursued until observed emission concentrations no longer exceed 30 ppmvd NOX or 50 ppmvd CO, corrected to 3% O2.
(vi) Reporting requirements.
(A) All air quality related complaints received by the owner or operator shall be reported to the Agency within 3 business days of receipt.
(B) Emission monitoring results for each boiler/heater shall be reported to the Agency within 15 calendar days of completion on forms provided by the Agency.
(C) The owner or operator of an affected boiler/heater shall report the following information to the Agency no later than March 15th for the preceding calendar year:
(I) Quantity of fuel consumed; and
(II) Air emissions of criteria air pollutants, VOCs, and toxic air pollutants (TAPs).
(c) Emergency service internal combustion engines.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to emergency service internal combustion engines with a rating of less than 1,000 horsepower (e.g., emergency generators, fire pumps, sewer lift stations, etc.).
(ii) Emission limits and standards.
(A) Visible emissions from diesel fired engine exhaust stacks shall not exceed ten percent opacity for more than 3 minutes in any one hour period as determined in accordance with SWCAA Method 9 (See SWCAA 400, Appendix A). This limitation shall not apply during periods of cold start-up.
(iii) General requirements.
(A) Liquid fueled engines shall only be fired on #2 diesel or biodiesel. Fuel sulfur content of liquid fuels shall not exceed 0.0015% by weight (15 ppmw). A fuel certification from the fuel supplier may be used to demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
(B) Gaseous fueled engines shall only be fired on natural gas or propane.
(C) Each compression ignition engine shall be EPA Tier certified and manufactured no earlier than January 1, 2008.
(D) Engine operation shall be limited to maintenance checks, readiness testing, and actual emergency use.
(E) Engine operation for maintenance checks and readiness testing shall not exceed 100 hours per year. Total engine operation shall not exceed 200 hours per year.
(F) Each engine shall be equipped with a nonresettable hourmeter for the purpose of documenting hours of operation.
(G) Engine exhaust shall be discharged vertically. Any device that obstructs or prevents vertical discharge is prohibited.
(iv) Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. The information listed below shall be recorded at the specified intervals, and maintained in a readily accessible form for a minimum of 3 years. With the exception of data logged by a computerized data acquisition system, each required record shall include the date and the name of the person making the record entry.
(A) Total hours of operation for each engine shall be recorded annually;
(B) Fuel sulfur certifications shall be recorded for each shipment of liquid fuel;
(C) Maintenance activities shall be recorded for each occurrence consistent with the provisions of 40 CFR 60.4214;
(D) Upset conditions that cause excess emissions shall be recorded for each occurrence; and
(E) All air quality related complaints received by the permittee and the results of any subsequent investigation or corrective action shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(v) Testing requirements. None.
(vi) Reporting requirements.
(A) All air quality related complaints received by the owner or operator shall be reported to SWCAA within three calendar days of receipt.
(B) The owner or operator of an affected emergency engine shall report the following information to the Agency no later than March 15th for the preceding calendar year:
(I) Hours of engine operation; and
(II) Air emissions of criteria air pollutants, VOCs, and toxic air pollutants (TAPs).
(d) Petroleum dry cleaners.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to dry cleaning facilities that use petroleum solvent and have a total manufacturer's rated dryer capacity less than 38 kilograms (84 pounds). The total manufacturers' rated dryer capacity is the sum of the manufacturers' rated dryer capacity for each existing and proposed petroleum solvent dryer at the facility.
(ii) Emission limits and standards.
(A) VOC emissions from each dry cleaning facility shall not exceed 1.0 ton per year. Emissions shall be calculated using a mass balance approach assuming that all cleaning fluid utilized at the facility is emitted to the ambient air. Documented quantities of cleaning fluid shipped offsite as waste may be deducted from the calculated emissions.
(B) Operations which cause or contribute to odors that unreasonably interfere with any other property owner's use and enjoyment of their property shall use recognized good practice and procedures to reduce these odors to a reasonable minimum.
(iii) General requirements.
(A) Each dry cleaning facility shall be operated in a business space zoned for commercial activity, located a minimum of 200 feet from the nearest residential structure.
(B) Dry cleaning machines shall only use approved cleaning fluids. The Agency has approved the use of DF-2000 cleaning fluid. Other cleaning fluids may be used upon written approval from the Agency.
(C) Solvent or waste containing solvent shall be stored in closed solvent tanks or containers with no perceptible leaks.
(D) All cartridge filters shall be drained in their sealed housing or other enclosed container for 24 hours prior to disposal.
(E) Perceptible leaks shall be repaired within twenty-four hours unless repair parts must be ordered. If parts must be ordered to repair a leak, the parts shall be ordered within 2 business days of detecting the leak and repair parts shall be installed within 5 business days after receipt.
(F) Pollution control devices associated with each piece of dry cleaning equipment shall be operated whenever the equipment served by that control device is in operation. Control devices shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
(iv) Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. The information listed below shall be recorded at the specified intervals, and maintained in a readily accessible form for a minimum of 3 years. Each required record shall include the date and the name of the person making the record entry.
(A) Each dry cleaning machine shall be visually inspected at least once per week for perceptible leaks. The results of each inspection shall be recorded in an inspection log and maintained on-site. The inspection shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(I) Hose connections, unions, couplings and valves;
(II) Machine door gaskets and seating;
(III) Filter gaskets and seating;
(IV) Pumps;
(V) Solvent tanks and containers;
(VI) Water separators;
(VII) Distillation units;
(VIII) Diverter valves; and
(IX) Filter housings.
(B) The amount of cleaning fluid (e.g., DF-2000) purchased, used, and disposed of shall be recorded monthly.
(C) Upset conditions that cause excess emissions shall be recorded for each occurrence; and
(D) All air quality related complaints, including odor complaints, received by the owner or operator and the results of any subsequent investigation or corrective action shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(v) Testing requirements. None.
(vi) Reporting requirements.
(A) All air quality related complaints, including odor complaints, received by the permittee shall be reported to SWCAA within 3 calendar days of receipt.
(B) The owner or operator of an affected petroleum dry cleaner shall report the following information to the Agency no later than March 15th for the preceding calendar year:
(I) Quantity of cleaning fluid (e.g., DF-2000) consumed; and
(II) Air emissions of criteria air pollutants, VOCs, and toxic air pollutants (TAPs).
(e) Rock crushers and aggregate screens.
(i) Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to individual rock crushers and aggregate screens installed as part of a previously permitted rock crushing operation.
(ii) Emission limits and standards.
(A) Visible emissions from rock crushing equipment shall not exceed 0% opacity for more than three (3) minutes in any one hour period as determined in accordance with SWCAA Method 9 (SWCAA 400, Appendix A).
(iii) General requirements.
(A) Each rock crusher and aggregate screen shall be equipped with a high pressure water spray system for the control of fugitive PM emissions. Operating pressure in each spray system shall be maintained at 80 psig or greater. A functional pressure gauge shall be maintained onsite with a connection point provided for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the minimum pressure requirement.
(B) Spray/fog nozzles in the high pressure water spray system shall be visually inspected a minimum of once per week when in operation to ensure proper function. Clogged or defective nozzles shall be replaced or repaired prior to subsequent operation.
(C) Material handling points including, but not limited to, conveyor transfer points, aggregate storage piles, and haul roads shall be watered at reasonable intervals as necessary to control fugitive dust emissions.
(D) Additional wet suppression measures shall be employed, as necessary, to control fugitive dust from haul roads, rock crushing, and material handling equipment in the event that process changes or weather patterns result in insufficient water application to control fugitive dust from plant operations.
(E) For portable rock crushing operations, the owner or operator shall notify all property owners immediately adjacent to a new job site a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the intended relocation. Such written notification shall include a complete description of the proposed operation, the emissions control provisions and equipment, the total estimated project emissions, the name, address and phone number of the person in charge of the operation, and contact information for the Agency. Response from adjacent landowners shall be directed to the Agency. Authorized operations are dependent on the receipt of public response regarding the proposed relocation.
(F) For portable rock crushing operations, the owner or operator shall notify the Agency at least 10 business days in advance of relocating approved equipment and shall submit operational information (such as production quantities, hours of operation, location of nearest neighbor, etc.) sufficient to demonstrate that proposed operation will comply with the emission standards for a new source, and will not cause a violation of applicable ambient air quality standards, and if in a nonattainment area, will not interfere with scheduled attainment of ambient standards.
(iv) Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. The information listed below shall be recorded at the specified intervals, and maintained in a readily accessible form for a minimum of 3 years. Each required record shall include the date and the name of the person making the record entry.
(A) Visual inspection of spray/fog nozzles shall be recorded weekly;
(B) Maintenance, repair, or replacement of affected equipment shall be recorded for each occurrence;
(C) Quantity and size of crushed/screened material shall be recorded monthly;
(D) Relocation of rock crushing equipment shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(E) Upset conditions that cause excess emissions shall be recorded for each occurrence; and
(F) All air quality related complaints received by the owner or operator and the results of any subsequent investigation or corrective action shall be recorded for each occurrence.
(v) Testing requirements. An initial emissions test shall be conducted for each rock crusher and/or aggregate screen within 90 calendar days of commencing operation. All emission testing shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO "Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants."
(vi) Reporting requirements.
(A) All air quality related complaints received by the owner or operator shall be reported to SWCAA within 3 business days of receipt.
(B) The owner or operator of an affected rock crusher or aggregate screen shall report the following information to the Agency no later than March 15th for the preceding calendar year:
(I) Quantity and size of crushed/screened material throughput;
(II) Air emissions of criteria air pollutants.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 01-05-055, filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01)
SWCAA 400-074 Gasoline Transport Tanker((s)) Registration
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW; refer to WAC 173-491-040. Original adoption 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01]
(1) Each owner(s) and/or operator(s) of a gasoline
transport tank doing business within ((the designated ozone
non-attainment area or ozone maintenance plan area of)) SWCAA
jurisdiction shall register the transport tank with SWCAA
prior to being placed into service. Such registration shall
be made annually with SWCAA.
(2) Each registered gasoline transport tanker shall pay
an annual registration fee in accordance with the schedule
provided in SWCAA 400-100 (3)(a)(((i))). Each transport
tanker shall have its own registration sticker, certification
test and shall be assessed a separate registration fee.
(3) Prior to registration, SWCAA shall review the leak test certification documentation from the testing company required under SWCAA 490-202(3). Upon demonstration of a successful leak test and payment of registration fees, SWCAA shall issue a registration sticker that shall be applied to the tanker.
(4) The owner(s) and/or operator(s) of a gasoline loading or unloading facility shall only allow the transfer of gasoline between the facility and a transport tank when a current leak test certification for the transport tank is on file with the facility or a valid SWCAA registration sticker is displayed on the tank(s).
(5) Each owner(s) and/or operator(s) of a petroleum product transport tank doing business within SWCAA jurisdiction shall notify SWCAA of a change in status of a tanker. Change in status shall include sale, operating only out of SWCAA jurisdiction, out of service, or other similar change. Such notification shall be made in writing to SWCAA within 10 days of the change of status.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-075 Emission Standards for Stationary Sources
Emitting Hazardous Air Pollutants
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original Board adoption 12/18/79; Amended by Board 12/16/86; 93-21-003 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-098 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 05-23-066 filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05; 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) The national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants promulgated by EPA as in effect ((July 1, 2006))
January 1, 2009, as contained in 40 CFR Part 61, are adopted
by reference. The term "Administrator" in 40 CFR Part 61
shall mean the Administrator of EPA and the Executive Director
of the Agency. A list of adopted standards is provided in
SWCAA 400, Appendix C for informational purposes.
(2) The Agency may require that emission tests be conducted and require access to records, books, files, and other information specific to the control, recovery, or release of those pollutants regulated under 40 CFR Part 61, Part 63, or Part 65 in order to determine the status of compliance of sources of these contaminants and to carry out its enforcement responsibilities.
(3) Emission testing, monitoring, and analytical methods
for sources of hazardous air pollutants shall conform with the
requirements of 40 CFR Part 61, Part 63 and/or Part 65, as in
effect on ((July 1, 2006)) January 1, 2009.
(4) This section shall not apply to any "stationary source" operating pursuant to a waiver granted by EPA or an exemption granted by the President of the United States during the effective life of such waiver or exemption.
(5) Specific standards of performance referred to as Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) have been promulgated by EPA.
(a) As of ((July 1, 2006)) January 1, 2009, 40 CFR Part
63 and appendices are hereby adopted by reference. ((The
following)) A list of adopted standards is provided in SWCAA
400, Appendix C for informational purposes(((:)).
((Subpart A National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Source Categories: General Provisions (ref. 40
CFR 63.1 et seq.)
Subpart B National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Equivalent Emission Limitation By Permit (ref. 40 CFR 63.50 et seq.)
Subpart D National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Early Reduction Program (ref. 40 CFR 63.70 et seq.)
Subpart F National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.100 et seq.)
Subpart G National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater (ref. 40 CFR 63.110 et seq.)
Subpart H National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks (ref. 40 CFR 63.160 et seq.)
Subpart I National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Certain Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks (ref. 40 CFR 60.190 et seq.)
Subpart J National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (ref. 40 CFR 60.210 et seq.)
Subpart L National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Oven Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.300 et seq.)
Subpart M National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities - as it applies to major sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.320 et seq.)
Subpart N National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hard and Decorative Electroplating and Anodizing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.340 et seq.)
Subpart O National Ethylene Oxide Air Emission Standards for Commercial Sterilizers (ref. 40 CFR 63.360 et seq.)
Subpart Q National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial Process Cooling Towers (ref. 40 CFR 63.400 et seq.)
Subpart R National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gasoline Distribution Operations (Stage I) (ref. 40 CFR 63.420 et seq.)
Subpart S National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Pulp and Paper Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.440 et seq.)
Subpart T National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Halogenated Solvents Cleaning Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.460 et seq.)
Subpart U National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins and Group IV Polymers and Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.480 et seq.)
Subpart W National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.520 et seq.)
Subpart X National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Lead Smelting Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.541 et seq.)
Subpart Y National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Marine Vessel Loading Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.560 et seq.)
Subpart AA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.600 et seq.)
Subpart BB National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.620 et seq.)
Subpart CC National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Petroleum Refineries (ref. 40 CFR 63.640 et seq.)
Subpart DD National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.680 et seq.)
Subpart EE National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.710 et seq.)
Subpart GG National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Aerospace Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.740 et seq.)
Subpart HH National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.760 et seq.)
Subpart II National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) (ref. 40 CFR 63.780 et seq.)
Subpart JJ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.800 et seq.)
Subpart KK National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Printing and Publishing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.820 et seq.)
Subpart LL National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.840 et seq.)
Subpart MM National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (ref. 40 CFR 63.860 et seq.)
Subpart OO National Emission Standards for Tanks - Level 1 (ref. 40 CFR 63.900 et seq.)
Subpart PP National Emission Standards for Containers (ref. 40 CFR 63.920 et seq.)
Subpart QQ National Emission Standards for Surface Impoundments (ref. 40 CFR 63.940 et seq.)
Subpart RR National Emission Standards for Individual Drain Systems (ref. 40 CFR 63.960 et seq.)
Subpart SS National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas System or a Process (ref. 40 CFR 63.980 et seq.)
Subpart TT National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks - Control Level 1 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1000 et seq.)
Subpart UU National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks - Control Level 2 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1019 et seq.)
Subpart VV National Emission Standards for Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water Separators (ref. 40 CFR 63.1040 et seq.)
Subpart WW National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Storage Vessels (Tanks) - Control Level 2 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1060 et seq.)
Subpart XX National Emission Standards for Ethylene Manufacturing Process Units: Heat Exchange Systems and Waste Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.1080 et seq.)
Subpart YY National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Generic MACT (ref. 40 CFR 63.1100 et seq.)
Subpart CCC National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Steel Pickling - HCL Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.1155 et seq.)
Subpart DDD National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Mineral Wool Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1175 et seq.)
Subpart EEE National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors (ref. 40 CFR 63.1211 et seq.)
Subpart GGG National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pharmaceuticals Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1250 et seq.)
Subpart HHH National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.1270 et seq.)
Subpart III National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1290 et seq.)
Subpart JJJ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Emissions: Group IV Polymers and Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.1310 et seq.)
Subpart LLL National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.1340 et seq.)
Subpart MMM National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Pesticide Active Ingredient Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1360 et seq.)
Subpart NNN National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.1380 et seq.)
Subpart OOO National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.1400 et seq.)
Subpart PPP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1420 et seq.)
Subpart QQQ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Copper Smelting (ref. 40 CFR 63.1440 et seq.)
Subpart RRR National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1500 et seq.)
Subpart TTT National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Smelting (ref. 40 CFR 63.1541 et seq.)
Subpart UUU National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units (ref. 40 CFR 63.1560 et seq.)
Subpart VVV National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (ref. 40 CFR 63.1580 et seq.)
Subpart XXX National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese (ref. 40 CFR 63.1650 et seq.)
Subpart AAAA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (ref. 40 CFR 63.1930 et seq.)
Subpart CCCC National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast (ref. 40 CFR 63.2130 et seq.)
Subpart DDDD National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.2230 et seq.)
Subpart EEEE National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline) (ref. 40 CFR 63.2330 et seq.)
Subpart FFFF National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.2430 et seq.)
Subpart GGGG National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.2830 et seq.)
Subpart HHHH National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Wet-Formed Fiberglass Mat Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.2980 et seq.)
Subpart IIII National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks (ref. 40 CFR 63.3080 et seq.)
Subpart JJJJ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paper and Other Web Coating (ref. 40 CFR 63.3280 et seq.)
Subpart KKKK National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Metal Cans (ref. 40 CFR 63.3480 et seq.)
Subpart MMMM National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.3880 et seq.)
Subpart NNNN National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Large Appliances (ref. 40 CFR 63.4080 et seq.)
Subpart OOOO National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles (ref. 40 CFR 63.4280 et seq.)
Subpart PPPP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.4480 et seq.)
Subpart QQQQ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Wood Building Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.4680 et seq.)
Subpart RRRR National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Metal Furniture (ref. 40 CFR 63.4880 et seq.)
Subpart SSSS National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Metal Coil (ref. 40 CFR 63.5080 et seq.)
Subpart TTTT National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Leather Tanning and Finishing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.5280 et seq.)
Subpart UUUU National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Cellulose Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5480 et seq.)
Subpart VVVV National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Boat Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5680 et seq.)
Subpart WWWW National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.5780 et seq.)
Subpart XXXX National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5980 et seq.)
Subpart YYYY National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion Turbines (ref. 40 CFR 63.6080 et seq.)
Subpart ZZZZ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (ref. 40 CFR 63.6580 et seq.)
Subpart AAAAA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.7080 et seq.)
Subpart BBBBB National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Semiconductor Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.7180 et seq.)
Subpart CCCCC National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (ref. 40 CFR 63.7280 et seq.)
Subpart DDDDD National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (ref. 40 CFR 63.7480 et seq.)
Subpart EEEEE National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Iron and Steel Foundries (ref. 40 CFR 63.7680 et seq.)
Subpart FFFFF National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.7780 et seq.)
Subpart GGGGG National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Site Remediation (ref. 40 CFR 63.7880 et seq.)
Subpart HHHHH National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.7980 et seq.)
Subpart IIIII National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury Emissions from Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.8180 et seq.)
Subpart JJJJJ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8380 et seq.)
Subpart KKKKK National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8530 et seq.)
Subpart LLLLL National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8680 et seq.)
Subpart MMMMM National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.8780 et seq.)
Subpart NNNNN National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.8980 et seq.)
Subpart PPPPP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Engine Test Cells/Stands (ref. 40 CFR 63.9280 et seq.)
Subpart QQQQQ National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Friction Materials Manufacturing Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.9480 et seq.)
Subpart RRRRR National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing (ref. 40 CFR 63.9580 et seq.)
Subpart SSSSS National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Refractory Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.9780 et seq.)
Subpart TTTTT National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Magnesium Refining (ref. 40 CFR 63.9880 et seq.)
Appendix A Test Methods (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix A)
Appendix B Sources Defined for Early Reduction Provisions (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix B)
Appendix C Determination of the Fraction Biodegraded in a Biological Treatment Unit (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix C)
Appendix D Alternative Validation procedure for EPA Waste and Wastewater Methods (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix D)
Appendix E Monitoring Procedures for Nonthoroughly Mixed Open Biological Treatment Systems at Kraft Pulp Mills Under Unsafe Sampling Conditions (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix E)))
(b) Exceptions to 40 CFR Part 63 adoption by reference.
(i) The term "administrator" in 40 CFR Part 63 includes the Executive Director of the Agency.
(ii) The following subparts of 40 CFR Part 63 are not adopted by reference:
(A) Subpart C, List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Petition Process, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List;
(B) Subpart E, Approval of State Programs and Delegation
of Federal Authorities; ((and))
(C) Subpart M, National Perchloroethylene Emission
Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities - as it applies to
nonmajor sources((.));
(D) Subpart ZZZZ, Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines;
(E) Subpart HHHHHH, Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources; and
(F) Subpart XXXXXX, Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories.
(6) Consolidated requirements for the synthetic organic
chemical manufacturing industry. (SOCMI) 40 CFR Part 65, as
in effect on ((July 1, 2006)) January 1, 2009, is adopted by
reference.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 05-23-066, filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05)
SWCAA 400-100 Registration Requirements
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW, 70.94,151 RCW, 70.94.200 RCW, and 70.94.395 RCW. Original Board adoption 10/29/69 (Regulation 2 Sec 3); Amended by Board 12/18/79; Amended by Board 8/18/81; Amended by Board 3/20/84; 92-04-030 filed 1/28/92, effective 2/28/92; 93-21-004 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 99-07-032 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-055 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 05-23-066 filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05]
The registration program is intended to develop and
maintain a current and accurate record of air contaminant
sources. Information collected through the registration
program is used to evaluate the effectiveness of air pollution
control strategies and to verify "source" compliance with
applicable air pollution requirements.
(1) Applicability. All "sources" or emission units shall be registered with the Agency in accordance with this section as set forth in RCW 70.94.151 except the following:
(a) Emission units or activities exempted under SWCAA 400-101; and
(b) "Stationary sources" required to apply for, or to maintain, an operating permit under Chapter 173-401 WAC.
Regardless of the exemptions provided above, gasoline stations with an annual throughput of 200,000 gallons or more (highest annual throughput in last 3 calendar years) and all dry cleaners with VOC or TAP emissions shall be registered.
(2) General requirements.
(a) The owner or operator of a "source" for which registration is required shall initially register the "source" with the Agency. A unique identification number shall be assigned to each "source" and a separate registration fee shall be provided for each emission unit; provided that, an owner has the option to register a process with a detailed inventory of air contaminant sources and emissions related to the process. A registration fee shall not be collected for exempt emission units identified in SWCAA 400-101.
(b) The owner or operator of a registered "source" shall submit annual reports to the Agency. Each report shall contain information as may be required by the Agency concerning location, size and height of contaminant outlets, processes employed, nature and quantity of the air contaminant emission and such other information as is relevant to air pollution and available or reasonably capable of being assembled. Relevant information may include air pollution requirements established by rule, regulatory order or ordinance pursuant to Chapter 70.94 RCW. The owner, operator, or their designated representative shall sign the annual report for each "source," and be responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timely submittal of all required information.
(3) Registration fees. An annual registration fee shall
be paid before the ((Control Officer)) Agency may register any
emission unit. Annual registration fees ((cover the period
from)) are based on the number of registered emission units
and the quantity of "source" emissions during the previous
calendar year. Collected registration fees are used by the
Agency in the next fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
"Sources" or emission units that permanently shutdown prior to
January 1 of the current registration period shall not be
liable for registration fees. This provision does not apply
to "temporary sources." Operation of equipment subject to
registration without payment of applicable registration fees
shall be considered a violation of this section. Annual
registration fees shall be paid according to the following
schedule:
| Emission Unit Fee | Pollution Emission Fee | Effective Date |
| (( |
||
| $90 per emission unit | $45/ton of criteria pollutant emission, | January 1, 2008 |
| $25/ton of toxic air pollutant emission |
(a) An annual registration fee of $50.00 shall be charged to each gasoline transport tank.
(b) The registration fee for a small operation may be
waived or reduced ((by the Control Officer)) provided
sufficient demonstration of circumstances is presented,
subject to the discretion of the ((Control Officer)) Executive
Director.
(c) "Stationary sources" subject to the Operating Permit Program, as defined in RCW 70.94.030(17), are not subject to Registration and shall pay an operating permit fee in accordance with SWCAA 400-103.
(4) Delinquent registration fees. Annual registration
fees that are unpaid after June 30 for the effective year
shall be considered delinquent. ((Air discharge permits and
Orders of Approval for)) Pursuant to RCW 70.94.431(7),
"sources" with delinquent registration fees may be
((invalidated by the Control Officer. The Agency shall notify
the owner or operator of a "source" by certified letter prior
to taking action to invalidate affected air discharge permits
and Orders of Approval. Notification shall be provided in
such a manner as to allow the delinquency to be remedied prior
to invalidation.)) subject to a penalty equal to three times
the amount of the original fee owed.
(5) Reporting requirements for transfer or permanent shutdown of registered "sources."
(a) The registered owner or operator shall report the
transfer of ownership or permanent shutdown of a registered
"source" to the Agency within ((ninety (90))) 90 calendar days
of shutdown or transfer. The report shall contain the
following information:
(i) Legal name of the registered owner or operator;
(ii) Effective date of the shutdown or transfer;
(iii) Comprehensive description of the affected emission units; and
(iv) Name and telephone number of the registered owner's or operator's authorized representative.
(b) Any party that assumes ownership and/or operational
control of a registered "source" shall file a written report
with the Agency within ((ninety (90))) 90 calendar days of
completing transfer of ownership and/or assuming operational
control. The report shall contain the following information:
(i) Legal name of the company or individual involved in the transfer;
(ii) Effective date of the transfer;
(iii) Description of the affected emission units; and
(iv) Name and telephone number of the owner's or operator's authorized representative.
(c) In the case of a permanent shutdown, process and air pollution control equipment may remain in place and on site, but shall be configured such that the equipment or processes are incapable of generating emissions to the atmosphere (e.g.; disconnection of power to equipment, mechanical positioning that inhibits processing, placing of padlocks on equipment to prevent operation).
(6) Inspections.
(a) Periodic onsite inspections of emission units and "sources" shall be allowed to verify compliance with applicable requirements, regulations, orders or rules governing the processes, equipment, or emissions from a "source" as set forth in RCW 70.94.200.
(b) Agency personnel or representatives shall have the authority to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property excepting non-multiple unit private dwellings housing two families or less for the purpose of investigating conditions specific to the control, recovery, or release of air contaminants to the atmosphere.
(c) No person shall refuse entry or access to Agency personnel who present appropriate credentials and request entry for the purpose of inspection.
(d) No person shall obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-101 Emission Units Exempt from Registration
Requirements
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.94.141 RCW, 70.94.163 RCW. Original Board adoption 12/17/68 (Regulation 1 Sec 4.08); Amended by Board 10/29/69 (Regulation 2 Sec 3.03); Amended by Board 12/18/79 (400-100(3)); Amended by Board 12/18/79; Amended by Board 4/17/84; 93-21-004 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-099 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-028 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Applicability. The emission units listed in
subsection (4) of this section are exempt from the
registration requirements of SWCAA 400-100. If an exempt
emission unit is located at a "stationary source" that is
otherwise required to be registered, the Agency may require
that the exempt emission unit be included in the "stationary
source" registration. If an exempt emission unit is located
at a Title V facility, it must be included in the facility's
Title V permit in accordance with Chapter 173-401 WAC. (((a))) The owner or operator of any emission unit exempted
from registration under this section shall maintain
documentation sufficient to verify that the emission unit is
entitled to exemption under this section.
(((b) Any emission unit exempted from registration under
this section shall also be considered exempt from the
requirements of SWCAA 400-046, 400-110, 400-111, 400-112,
400-113 and 400-114, except as provided in SWCAA
400-110(2)(b).)) An exemption from new source review pursuant
to SWCAA 400-109 shall not be construed as an exemption from
registration under this section.
(2) Wherever a "stationary source" has multiple emission units, which are similar in function and purpose, exemption status shall be determined based on aggregate capacity (e.g., horsepower, Btu per hour, airflow, etc.) or the aggregate emissions of similar emission units.
(3) Exempt emission thresholds. ((An exemption for an
entire)) A "stationary source" shall be ((valid only)) exempt
from registration if the ((emissions)) uncontrolled potential
to emit from all emission units at that site or facility are
less than all of the applicable ((exemption)) emission
thresholds listed below. ((Whenever a "stationary source"
exemption is determined by the quantity of annual emissions
(tons per year), an emission unit's uncontrolled potential to
emit shall be used as the basis for exemption.)) To qualify
for an emission threshold exemption, the owner or operator
shall submit to the Agency a summary of all
activities/equipment that emit air pollutants, and calculate
potential emissions from the facility based on maximum levels
of production/operation. The Agency shall review and validate
the submitted documentation prior to granting an exemption.
| Pollutant | Exemption Threshold | |
| Criteria pollutants and VOC | 1.0 tpy, combined | |
| Lead | 0.005 tpy (10 lb/yr) | |
| Ozone depleting substances | 1.0 tpy, combined (as defined in SWCAA 400-030) | |
| Toxic air pollutants | 1.0 tpy (combined) or
less than (( |
(a) Asphalt roofing and application equipment (not manufacturing or storage equipment).
(b) Fuel burning equipment unless waste-derived fuel is burned, which is used solely for a private dwelling serving less than five families.
(c) Application and handling of insecticide, pesticide or
fertilizer ((spray equipment)) for agricultural purposes.
(d) Laundering devices, dryers, extractors or tumblers for fabrics using water solutions of bleach and/or detergents.
(e) Portable, manually operated welding, brazing or soldering equipment when used at locations other than the owner's principal place of business.
(f) Welding stations involved solely in the repair and maintenance of a facility. This exemption does not extend to manufacturing operations where welding is an integral part of the manufacturing process (e.g., truck mounted equipment).
(((g) Food preparation facilities, establishments or
equipment (e.g., restaurants).))
(((h))) (g) Retail paint sales establishments (not
including manufacturing).
(((i))) (h) Sampling connections used exclusively to
withdraw materials for laboratory analyses and testing.
(((j))) (i) Sewing equipment.
(((k))) (j) Spray painting or blasting equipment used at
a temporary location to clean or paint bridges, water towers,
buildings, or other structures provided operations are in
compliance with the provisions of SWCAA 400-070(8).
(((l))) (k) Chemical and physical laboratory operations
or equipment, including fume hoods and vacuum producing
devices provided the emissions do not exceed those listed in
SWCAA 400-101(3). This exemption applies to incidental fume
hoods or laboratory equipment used by a "stationary source" to
perform in-house analyses that do not exceed the ((small
quantity)) emission thresholds specified in SWCAA 400-101(3).
This exemption does not apply to "stationary sources" whose
primary activity is chemical or physical laboratory
operations.
(((m))) (l) Residential wood heaters (e.g., fireplaces
and woodstoves).
(((n))) (m) Office equipment, operations and supplies.
(((o))) (n) Internal combustion ((equipment including
diesel)) engines used for ((standby)) emergency ((power
generation)) service with a maximum aggregate power rating
less than 200 horsepower.
(((p))) (o) Steam cleaning equipment used exclusively for
that purpose.
(((q))) (p) Refrigeration systems that are not in air
pollution control service.
(((r))) (q) Housekeeping activities and equipment.
(((s))) (r) Natural draft hoods, natural draft stacks, or
natural draft ventilators for sanitary and storm drains,
safety valves and storage tanks.
(((t))) (s) Natural and forced air vents and stacks for
bathroom/toilet facilities.
(((u))) (t) Personal care activities.
(((v))) (u) Lawn and landscaping activities.
(((w))) (v) Flares used to indicate danger to the public.
(((x))) (w) Fire fighting and similar safety equipment
and equipment used to train fire fighters. Burns conducted
for fire fighting training purposes are regulated under SWCAA
425.
(((y))) (x) Materials and equipment used by, and
activities related to, operation of an infirmary provided that
operation of an infirmary is not the primary business activity
at the "stationary source" in question.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/09/03)
SWCAA 400-105 Records, Monitoring and Reporting
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original Board adoption 12/18/79; Amended by Board 4/17/84 - renumbered to 400-170; Amended by Board (400-170) 12/16/86; 93-21-004 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-099 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-028 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
The owner or operator of each registered or Title V
"source" shall maintain records of the type and quantity of
emissions from the "source" and other information deemed
necessary to determine whether the "source" is in compliance
with applicable emission limitations, operating limitations,
and control measures. "Sources" that are not subject to the
registration requirements of SWCAA 400-100 because they are
exempt under SWCAA 400-101 shall maintain records and other
information necessary and sufficient to substantiate that
their small quantity emissions are less than the applicable
thresholds.
(1) Emission inventory. The owner(s) or operator(s) of
all registered and Title V "sources" shall submit an inventory
of emissions from the "source" each year to the Agency. The
inventory shall include stack and fugitive emissions of
particulate matter, PM10, PM2.5, sulfur dioxide, oxides of
nitrogen, carbon monoxide, total reduced sulfur ((compounds))
(TRS), ammonia, sulfuric acid mist, hydrogen sulfide, reduced
sulfur compounds, fluorides, lead, VOCs, and toxic air
pollutants identified in WAC 173-460. The owner(s) or
operator(s) shall maintain records of information necessary to
substantiate any reported emissions, consistent with the
averaging times for the applicable standards.
(a) Small "sources." Emission reports shall be submitted to the Agency no later than March 15 of each year for the previous calendar year. Upon written request, the Executive Director may allow an extension of the March 15 emission submittal deadline on a case-by-case basis. Extension of the emission submittal deadline shall not exceed a maximum period of 60 calendar days.
(b) Large "sources." At a minimum, "sources" satisfying the criteria of 40 CFR 51, Subpart Q will be submitted to EPA by the Agency for inclusion in the national emission database. The "sources" described below shall complete and return the emission inventory form supplied by the Agency for this purpose by March 15. Upon written request, an extension of the March 15 emission submittal deadline may be allowed by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis. Extension of the emission submittal deadline shall not exceed a maximum period of 60 calendar days.
(i) "Stationary sources" with the potential to emit over 100 tons of criteria pollutants per year, 10 tons of a single hazardous air pollutant per year or 25 tons of combined hazardous air pollutants per year are required to submit an emissions inventory. Only the hazardous air pollutants listed in Section 112 of the FCAA are considered for the purpose of determining those "stationary sources" required to submit an emissions inventory under this section.
(ii) In ozone nonattainment or maintenance plan areas,
those "stationary sources" ((that)) with the potential to emit
over 10.0 tons of VOCs per year or over 25.0 tons per year of
NOx are also required to submit emission inventories.
"Stationary sources" subject to this section are also required
to submit average daily emissions or process throughput data
for NOx and VOCs for ozone season in preparation for the SIP
update.
(iii) "Stationary sources" with ((actual emissions or))
the potential to emit greater than 50 percent of the Title V
permit thresholds as identified in (i) above.
(iv) "Synthetic minor" or Title V opt out "stationary sources."
(c) Greenhouse gases. The Agency may require that "sources" submit an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. Affected "sources" shall be notified of the inventory requirement and submittal deadline in writing.
(2) Monitoring. The Agency shall conduct a continuous surveillance program to monitor the quality of the ambient atmosphere as to concentrations and movements of air contaminants. As a part of this program, the Executive Director or an authorized representative may require any "source" under the jurisdiction of the Agency to conduct stack and/or ambient air monitoring and to report the results to the Agency.
(3) Investigation of conditions. Upon presentation of appropriate credentials, for the purpose of investigating conditions specific to the control, recovery, or release of air contaminants into the atmosphere, personnel from the Agency shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property, excepting non-multiple unit private dwellings housing one or two families.
(4) Continuous monitoring and recording. Owners and operators of the following "source categories" shall install, calibrate, maintain and operate equipment for continuously monitoring and recording those emissions specified.
(a) Fossil fuel-fired steam generators((.)):
(i) Opacity, except where:
(A) Steam generator capacity is less than two hundred fifty million Btu per hour heat input; or
(B) Only gaseous fuel is burned.
(ii) Sulfur dioxide, except where steam generator capacity is less than two hundred fifty million Btu per hour heat input or if sulfur dioxide control equipment is not required.
(iii) Percent oxygen or carbon dioxide where such measurements are necessary for the conversion of sulfur dioxide continuous emission monitoring data.
(iv) General exception. These requirements do not apply to a fossil fuel-fired steam generator with an annual average capacity factor of less than thirty percent, as reported to the Federal Power Commission for calendar year 1974, or as otherwise demonstrated to the Agency by the owner(s) or operator(s).
(b) Sulfuric acid plants. Sulfur dioxide where production capacity is more than three hundred tons per day, expressed as one hundred percent acid, except for those facilities where conversion to sulfuric acid is utilized primarily as a means of preventing emissions to the atmosphere of sulfur dioxide or other sulfur compounds.
(c) Fluidized bed catalytic cracking units catalyst regenerators at petroleum refineries. Opacity where fresh feed capacity is more than twenty thousand barrels per day.
(d) Wood residue fuel-fired steam generators((.)):
(i) Opacity, except where steam generator capacity is less than one hundred million Btu per hour heat input.
(ii) Continuous monitoring equipment. The requirements of SWCAA 400-105 (4)(e) do not apply to wood residue fuel-fired steam generators, but continuous monitoring equipment required by SWCAA 400-105 (4)(d) shall be subject to approval by the Agency.
(e) Owners and operators of those "sources" required to
install continuous monitoring equipment under this section
shall demonstrate to the Agency, compliance with the equipment
and performance specifications and observe the reporting
requirements contained in 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix P, Sections
3, 4 and 5 (as in effect on ((July 1, 2002)) January 1, 2009),
and 40 CFR Part 60, Appendices B through F, as appropriate, as
adopted by reference in SWCAA 400-115.
(f) Special considerations. If for reason of physical plant limitations or extreme economic situations, the Agency determines that continuous monitoring is not a reasonable requirement, alternative monitoring and reporting procedures shall be established on an individual basis. Alternative monitoring and reporting procedures may include continuous monitoring of process/operational parameters as a surrogate to continuous emissions monitoring and/or stack tests conducted at a frequency sufficient to determine compliance with applicable regulations and permit requirements as well as to quantify emissions.
(g) Exemptions. This subsection (SWCAA 400-105(4)) does not apply to any "stationary source" pollutant emission that is:
(i) Subject to a New Source Performance Standard (NSPS). NSPS "stationary sources" shall be governed by SWCAA 400-115.
(ii) Not subject to an applicable emission standard.
(h) Monitoring system malfunctions. A "source" may be temporarily exempted from the monitoring and reporting requirements of this section during periods of monitoring system malfunctions provided that the owner(s) or operator(s) shows to the satisfaction of the Agency that the malfunction was unavoidable and is being repaired as expeditiously as practicable as provided under SWCAA 400-107.
(5) Change in raw materials or fuels for sources not subject to requirements of the Operating Permit Program. Any change or series of changes in raw material or fuel which will result in a cumulative increase in emissions of sulfur dioxide of forty tons per year or more over that stated in the initial inventory required by SWCAA 400-105(1) shall require the submittal of sufficient information to the Agency to determine the effect of the increase upon ambient concentrations of sulfur dioxide. The Agency may issue regulatory orders requiring controls to reduce the effect of such increases. Cumulative changes in raw material or fuel of less than 0.5 percent increase in average annual sulfur content over the initial inventory shall not require such notice.
(6) Misrepresentation. No person shall make any false material statement, representation or certification in any form, notice, or report required under Chapter 70.94 or 70.120 RCW, or any ordinance, resolution, regulation, permit or order in force pursuant thereto.
(7) Tampering. No person shall render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under Chapter 70.94 or 70.120 RCW, or any ordinance, resolution, regulation, permit, or order in force pursuant thereto.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/09/03)
SWCAA 400-106 Emission Testing and Monitoring at Air
Contaminant Sources
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original Board adoption - 99-07-028 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Emission testing requirements.
(a) Requirement to test. The Agency may conduct or require that emission testing be conducted of any "source" or emission unit within the jurisdiction of the Agency to determine compliance, evaluate control equipment performance, evaluate RACT or quantify emissions.
(b) Test methods. Any required emission testing shall be
performed using appropriate sampling and analytical methods as
approved in advance by the Agency including, but not limited
to, approved EPA test methods from 40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61,
and 63 which are hereby adopted by reference (as in effect on
((July 1, 2002)) January 1, 2009), approved test methods from
Ecology's Test Manual Procedures for Compliance Testing,
Opacity Determination Method (SWCAA Method 9 - Appendix A to
SWCAA 400), Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Method 8 "Sampling Particulate Emissions from Stationary
Sources (High Volume Method)" hereby adopted by reference, or
alternate procedures approved by both the Agency and EPA.
(c) Accommodations for sampling. The operator of a "source" shall provide the necessary platform and sampling ports for Agency personnel or others to perform a test of an emission unit. The Agency shall be allowed to obtain a sample from any emission unit. The operator of the "source" shall be given an opportunity to observe the sampling and to obtain a sample at the same time.
(d) Notification/test plan submission. The owner or
operator of a "source" shall submit a test plan to the Agency
in writing at least ((2 weeks ())10 business days(())) prior
to any required emissions test or as otherwise approved by the
Agency. Agency personnel shall be informed at least ((three))
3 business days prior to testing so that they have an
opportunity to be present during testing.
(e) Test duration. A minimum of ((three)) 3 test runs,
at least ((one)) 1 hour in length, shall be performed at
maximum achievable operating conditions unless otherwise
approved in advance to establish that collected data is
representative of normal operations. The results of the
individual test runs shall be averaged together for the
purpose of demonstrating compliance with applicable emission
limits.
(f) Test records. A complete record of production related parameters including startups, shutdowns, and adjustments shall be kept during emissions testing to correlate operations with emissions and shall be recorded in the final test report.
(g) Test reports. Results of all required emission
testing shall be submitted to the Agency within 45 calendar
days of test completion or as specified in the applicable
((regulatory order)) air discharge permit. Test reports shall
be submitted in both printed and electronic formats. Measured
concentrations for combustion and incineration emission units
shall be corrected as provided in the applicable air discharge
permit or nonroad engine permit, or as specified in SWCAA
400-050(3). The report shall include the following
information:
(i) A description of the emission unit including manufacturer, model number and design capacity of the equipment, and the location of the sample ports or test locations;
(ii) Time and date of the test and identification and qualifications of the personnel involved;
(iii) A summary of results, reported in units and averaging periods consistent with the applicable emission standard or limit, or as specified in the applicable air discharge permit. Where applicable, results shall be reported both as measured and as corrected to the appropriate oxygen correction;
(iv) A summary of control system or equipment operating conditions;
(v) A summary of production related parameters;
(vi) A description of the test methods or procedures used including all field data, quality assurance/quality control procedures and documentation;
(vii) A description of the analytical procedures used including all laboratory data; quality assurance/quality control procedures and documentation;
(viii) Copies of field data and example calculations;
(ix) Chain of custody information;
(x) Calibration documentation;
(xi) Discussion of any abnormalities associated with the results; and
(xii) A statement signed by the senior management official of the testing firm certifying the validity of the emission test report.
(2) Emission monitoring requirements for combustion sources.
(a) Requirement to monitor. The Agency may require in an air discharge permit or nonroad engine permit that emission monitoring be conducted for any "source" within the jurisdiction of the Agency to evaluate process equipment operation or control equipment performance.
(b) Monitoring method. Emission monitoring ((shall)) may
be performed with a portable analyzer or EPA reference
methods. Alternative methodologies ((may)) must be
preapproved by SWCAA.
(i) For any portable analyzer used to perform emission monitoring pursuant to this section, the response of the analyzer to a calibration gas of known concentration shall be determined before sampling commences and after sampling has concluded. These "calibration error" measurements shall be conducted as close as practical to the time of the monitoring event, but in no case on a different day than the event. At a minimum, the calibration error procedure shall include a two point (zero/span gas) calibration error check using EPA Protocol 1 reference gases. Results of the sampling shall not be valid if the pre and post calibration error check results vary by more than 10 percent of the span value; and
(ii) Span gas concentrations shall be no less than 50 percent and no more than 200 percent of the emission concentration corresponding to the permitted emission limit. When actual emission concentrations are significantly less than the permitted emission limit, a lower concentration span gas may be used if it is more representative of measured concentrations. Ambient air may be used to zero CO and NOX cells/analyzer(s) and span oxygen cells/analyzer.
(c) Accommodations for sampling. The owner or operator of a "source" shall provide the necessary platform and sampling ports for Agency personnel or others to perform monitoring of an emission unit.
(d) Data collection. Emission data shall be collected for at least five minutes following a "ramp-up" phase. The "ramp-up" phase ends when analyzer readings have stabilized (less than five percent per minute change in emission concentration value). Emission concentrations shall be recorded every 30 seconds during data collection. All emission data collected following the ramp-up phase(s) shall be reported to the Agency.
(e) Monitoring records. A complete record of production
related parameters ((including startups, shutdowns, and
adjustments)) shall be kept during emission monitoring to
correlate operations with emissions and shall be recorded in
the final monitoring report. Typical production parameters
include, but are not limited to, startups, shutdowns, unit
load, fuel flow, operating temperature, etc.
(f) Monitoring reports. Results of all required emission monitoring shall be submitted to the Agency within 15 calendar days of completion or as specified in the applicable regulatory order. Results shall be submitted on forms provided by the Agency or in an alternative format approved by the Agency. The report shall include the following information:
(i) A description of the emission unit including manufacturer, model number and facility designation;
(((i))) (ii) Time and date of the emission monitoring;
(((ii))) (iii) Identification of the personnel involved;
(((iii))) (iv) A summary of results, reported in units
consistent with the applicable emission standard or limit;
(((iv))) (v) A summary of control system or equipment
operating conditions, including firing rate at time of
monitoring;
(((v))) (vi) A description of the evaluation methods or
procedures used including all field data, quality
assurance/quality control procedures and documentation; and
(((vi))) (vii) Calibration error check documentation.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/09/03)
SWCAA 400-107 Excess Emissions
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.94.141 RCW, 70.94.431 RCW. Original Board adoption 12/17/68 (Regulation 1 Sec 4.07 & 4.08); Amended by Board 10/29/69 (Regulation 2 Sec 5.07); 93-21-004 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Recordkeeping and reporting. Excess emissions shall
be reported to SWCAA as follows:
(a) Emissions that represent a potential threat to human
health or safety((, or)) shall be reported as soon as
possible, but no later than 12 hours after discovery.
(b) Emissions which the owner or operator wishes to be considered as unavoidable, shall be reported to the Agency as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours after discovery.
(c) All other excess emissions shall be reported within
((thirty)) 30 calendar days after the end of the month during
which the event is discovered.
(d) Excess emission reports shall contain the following information:
(((a))) (i) Identification of the emission unit(s)
involved;
(((b))) (ii) A brief description of the event;
(((c))) (iii) Duration of the event; and
(((d))) (iv) Anticipated corrective action to prevent or
minimize excess emissions, if any.
Upon request by the Agency, the owner(s) or operator(s) of the "source" shall submit a full written report describing the known causes, the corrective actions taken, and the preventive measures implemented to minimize or eliminate the chance of recurrence.
(2) Penalty exclusion for unavoidable excess emissions.
(a) The owner or operator of a "source" shall have the burden of proving to the Agency or the Pollution Control Hearings Board in an enforcement action that excess emissions were unavoidable. This demonstration shall be a condition to obtaining relief under this section.
(b) Excess emissions determined by the Agency to be unavoidable under the procedures and criteria in this section shall be excused from penalty.
(c) Excess emissions due to startup or shutdown conditions shall be considered unavoidable provided the "source" reports as required under subsection (1) of this section and adequately demonstrates that the excess emissions could not have been prevented through careful planning and design, and if a bypass of control equipment occurs, that such bypass is necessary to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage.
(d) Excess emissions due to scheduled maintenance shall be considered unavoidable if the "source" reports as required under subsection (1) of this section and adequately demonstrates that the excess emissions could not have been avoided through reasonable design, better scheduling for maintenance or through better operation and maintenance practices.
(e) Excess emissions due to upsets shall be considered unavoidable provided the "source" reports as required under subsection (1) of this section and adequately demonstrates that:
(i) The event was not caused by poor or inadequate design, operation, maintenance, or any other reasonably preventable condition;
(ii) The event was not of a recurring pattern indicative of inadequate design, operation, or maintenance;
(iii) The operator took immediate and appropriate corrective action in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practice for minimizing emissions during the event, taking into account the total emissions impact of the corrective action, including slowing or shutting down the emission unit as necessary to minimize emissions, when the operator knew or should have known that an emission standard or permit condition was being exceeded; and
(iv) The owner's or operator's actions in response to the excess emissions were documented by properly signed, contemporaneous operating logs, or other relevant evidence.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 05-23-066, filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05)
SWCAA 400-109 Air Discharge Permit Applications
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW and 70.94.152 RCW. Original Board adoption 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-099 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-027 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 05-23-066 filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05]
(1) Purpose. An air discharge permit application is the
document used by the Agency to record and track requests from
individual "stationary sources," registered and
non-registered, for the purpose of obtaining information
regarding proposed changes or activities at a "stationary
source." Confidential information shall be identified as set
forth in SWCAA 400-270.
(2) Applicability.
(a) An air discharge permit application shall be submitted for all new installations, modifications, changes, and alterations to process and emission control equipment consistent with the definition of "new source." The application must be submitted and an air discharge permit must be issued or written confirmation of exempt status must be received before the proposed installations, modifications, changes, or alterations may begin actual construction. Activities that typically require the submission of a permit application include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) New construction or installation;
(ii) Change of existing air discharge permit conditions or terms (including Title V opt-out requests - SWCAA 400-091);
(iii) Review of existing or installed equipment operating without prior approval;
(iv) Modification, alteration or replacement of existing process or control equipment;
(v) Relocation of existing equipment;
(vi) Review of existing equipment with an expired or lapsed approval or registration;
(vii) Review of case-by-case control technology
determinations (e.g., RACT, BACT, MACT ((or other similar
determination)) BART, LAER).
(b) Submittal of an air discharge permit application shall not automatically impose review requirements pursuant to SWCAA 400-110.
(c) "Stationary sources" subject to the PSD program (WAC 173-400-((141)) 700 through 750) shall submit a PSD
application to Ecology for air pollutants subject to PSD
permitting, and submit a permit application to SWCAA for air
pollutants that are not subject to PSD permitting. A copy of
the PSD application shall also be submitted to SWCAA.
(d) Applicability determination. If the owner or operator of a "new source" is unable to determine the applicability of this section, a formal determination may be requested from the Agency. A formal determination requires the submission of project related documentation sufficient for the Agency to identify affected emission units and quantify potential emissions, and the payment of a fee equal to $300. This fee provides for up to 4 hours of staff time to review and/or consult with the owner or operator regarding the submitted documentation. If more than 4 hours of staff time are needed to make a determination, additional staff time will be invoiced to the owner or operator at the rate of $70/hr. The Agency will provide written applicability determination to the owner or operator subsequent to reviewing the submitted documentation.
(3) Exemptions. The owner or operator of any "new
source" that meets the exemption criteria specified ((in SWCAA
400-101)) below may provide written notification to SWCAA in
lieu of a permit application. The Agency will review each
notification, and provide written confirmation of exempt
status to the owner or operator of the affected "new source"
within 30 calendar days of receiving a complete notification.
To be considered complete, written notification shall, at a
minimum, contain the following information:
(((i))) Name and location of "stationary source";
(((ii))) Description of primary processes at the
"stationary source";
(((iii))) Description of emission units at the
"stationary source"; and
(((iv))) Estimated air contaminant emissions from
"stationary source" operations.
Exempt status is not effective until confirmed by the
Agency, and actual construction of the "new source" shall not
begin prior to that time. No further action is required from
"stationary sources" deemed to be exempt. However, if the
Agency determines that the "new source" does not meet the
exemption criteria specified ((in SWCAA 400-101)) below, an
air discharge permit application shall be submitted pursuant
to this section.
(a) Sources subject to SWCAA 400-072. A "new source" is exempt from this section if it meets the category criteria contained in SWCAA 400-072 and proper notification has been submitted to SWCAA prior to installation or operation.
(b) Exempt emission thresholds. A "new source" is exempt from this section if uncontrolled potential emissions from all emission units at the affected site or facility are less than all of the following exemption emission thresholds.
| Pollutant | Exemption Threshold |
| Criteria pollutants (other than PM2.5) | 1.0 tpy (individual pollutant) |
| PM2.5 | 0.5 tpy |
| VOC | 1.0 tpy |
| Lead | 0.005 tpy |
| Ozone depleting substances | 1.0 tpy (combined) |
| Toxic air pollutants | 1.0 tpy (combined) or below individual SQER per Chapter 173-460 WAC, whichever is less. |
(i) The equipment and/or activities listed below are exempt from this section:
(A) Relocation of portable equipment that has an active air discharge permit from SWCAA allowing portable operation,
(B) Wastewater treatment plants with a design annual average capacity of less than 1 million gallons per day,
(C) Natural gas fired water heaters with individual rated heat inputs of less than 400,000 Btu per hour. Standards for these units are contained in SWCAA 400-070,
(D) Emergency service internal combustion engines manufactured after January 1, 2008 and individually rated at less than 200 horsepower. This exemption does not apply if the aggregate power rating of all internal combustion engines at the affected facility is greater than 500 horsepower,
(E) Asphalt roofing and application equipment (not manufacturing or storage equipment),
(F) Fuel burning equipment unless waste-derived fuel is burned, which is used solely for a private dwelling serving less than five families,
(G) Application and handling of insecticide, pesticide or fertilizer for agricultural purposes,
(H) Laundering devices, dryers, extractors or tumblers for fabrics using water solutions of bleach and/or detergents,
(I) Portable, manually operated welding, brazing or soldering equipment when used at locations other than the owner's principal place of business,
(J) Welding stations involved solely in the repair and maintenance of a facility. This exemption does not extend to manufacturing operations where welding is an integral part of the manufacturing process (e.g., truck mounted equipment),
(K) Retail paint sales establishments (not including manufacturing),
(L) Sampling connections used exclusively to withdraw materials for laboratory analyses and testing,
(M) Sewing equipment,
(N) Spray painting or blasting equipment used at a temporary location to clean or paint bridges, water towers, buildings, or other permanent structures provided operations are in compliance with the provisions of SWCAA 400-070(8),
(O) Chemical and physical laboratory operations or equipment, including fume hoods and vacuum producing devices provided the emissions do not exceed those listed in SWCAA 400-109 (3)(c). This exemption applies to incidental fume hoods or laboratory equipment used by a "stationary source" to perform in-house analyses. This exemption does not apply to "stationary sources" whose primary activity is chemical or physical laboratory operations,
(P) Residential wood heaters (e.g., fireplaces and woodstoves),
(Q) Office equipment, operations and supplies,
(R) Steam cleaning equipment used exclusively for that purpose,
(S) Refrigeration systems that are not in air pollution control service,
(T) Housekeeping activities and equipment,
(U) Natural draft hoods, natural draft stacks, or natural draft ventilators for sanitary and storm drains, safety valves and storage tanks,
(V) Natural and forced air vents and stacks for bathroom/toilet facilities,
(W) Personal care activities,
(X) Lawn and landscaping activities,
(Y) Flares used to indicate danger to the public,
(Z) Fire fighting and similar safety equipment and equipment used to train fire fighters. Burns conducted for fire fighting training purposes are regulated under SWCAA 425, and
(AA) Materials and equipment used by, and activities related to, operation of an infirmary provided that operation of an infirmary is not the primary business activity at the "stationary source" in question.
(ii) The equipment and/or activities listed below are exempt from this section for the purposes of reviewing toxic air pollutant emissions:
(A) Emergency service internal combustion engines,
(B) Non-emergency internal combustion engines manufactured after January 1, 2008 in use at facilities with total engine capacity less than 500,000 horsepower-hours,
(C) Gasoline dispensing facilities regulated under SWCAA 491, and
(D) Asbestos projects as defined in SWCAA 476-030.
(((3))) (4) Fees. Before the Agency may review a permit
application, the applicant shall submit all applicable fees as
detailed in the following paragraphs. [Total Application Fee
= Filing Fee + Legal Notice Fee (if applicable)+ Permit
Application Review Fee / Table A + Additional Review Fee /
Table B (if applicable)+ Major NSR Review Fee / Table C (if
applicable)]
Filing Fee
A filing fee of $500.00 shall be submitted for each permit application.
Legal Notice Fee
An applicant who submits an Air Discharge Permit
application that requires newspaper publication of a Legal
Notice ((to the general public through publication in the
newspaper has the option of either paying a flat fee of
$160.00 at the time of submittal or being invoiced later. If
the applicant chooses to be invoiced later, the total fee))
pursuant to SWCAA 400-171 will be invoiced for an additional
fee. The additional fee will be equal to the actual cost of
publication plus ((a $100.00 fee)) $70 to compensate for the
staff time required to prepare, mail and invoice ((for)) the
public notice.
Permit Application Review Fee
A permit application review fee shall be paid for each permit application. The applicable permit application review fee for each permit application shall be determined from Table A based on the primary emission unit or activity of the proposed new, modified or altered "stationary source." Permit application review fees based on emissions are to utilize actual or proposed allowable emissions, after controls, as supported by test data or emission factors, not potential to emit. Permit application review fees based on equipment capacity or size are to utilize the design capacities of affected equipment. If the staff time required to review a permit application exceeds the number of work hours associated with the applicable review fee specified in Table A, the applicant will be invoiced for each additional work hour at the rate of $70.00 per hour.
Expedited Application Review
An applicant may request expedited processing of a permit application. The Agency shall, at its own discretion, determine if available permitting resources are sufficient to support expedited processing. If the application is accepted for expedited processing, the applicant must pay double the normal filing and review fees. An expedited permit application will be processed as soon as possible and receives priority over non-expedited applications. However, the Agency will not guarantee an issue date for expedited permits since the development and issuance of a permit is highly dependent on the accuracy/completeness of the application and the responsiveness of the applicant.
Additional/Major NSR Review Fees
If additional types of review, as identified in Tables B
and C, must be performed by the Agency as a result of the
proposed installation, alteration or modification, the
applicant shall pay ((the applicable)) an additional review
fee as specified in those Tables. The review fees identified
in Tables B and C are cumulative.
Permit Application Review Fees
| Equipment/Activity | Associated Work Hours |
Review Fee | |||
| i. | Fuel burning equipment (Million Btu/hr heat input @ design capacity): | ||||
| 0.4 or more but less than 5 | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| 5 or more but less than 10 | 10 | 700.00 | |||
| 10 or more but less than 30 | 12 | 850.00 | |||
| 30 or more but less than 50 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 50 or more but less than 100 | 17 | 1,200.00 | |||
| 100 or more but less than 250 | 35 | 2,500.00 | |||
| 250 or more but less than 500 | 57 | 4,000.00 | |||
| 500 or more | 85 | 6,000.00 | |||
| Change in fuel type | One half of the applicable fee listed above | ||||
| ii. | Discharge from control equipment or from uncontrolled process equipment (Actual Cubic Feet per Minute - ACFM): | ||||
| Less than 50 | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| 50 or more but less than 5,000 | 10 | 700.00 | |||
| 5,000 or more but less than 20,000 | 11 | 800.00 | |||
| 20,000 or more but less than 50,000 | 12 | 900.00 | |||
| 50,000 or more but less than 100,000 | 13 | 950.00 | |||
| 100,000 or more but less than 250,000 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 250,000 or more but less than 500,000 | 28 | 2,000.00 | |||
| 500,000 or more | 57 | 4,000.00 | |||
| iii. | Refuse burning equipment (Incinerators) (Tons/day capacity): | ||||
| Less than 0.5 | 10 | $700.00 | |||
| 0.5 or more but less than 5 | 11 | 800.00 | |||
| 5 or more but less than 12 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 12 or more but less than 50 | 42 | 3,000.00 | |||
| 50 or more | 85 | 6,000.00 | |||
| iv. | Storage tanks, reservoirs, or containers (Gallons-total capacity): (Other than gasoline or diesel fuel dispensing facilities): | ||||
| 250 or more but less than 10,000 | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| 10,000 or more but less than 40,000 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 40,000 or more but less than 100,000 | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| 100,000 or more | 28 | 2,000.00 | |||
| v. | Gasoline dispensing facilities: | ||||
| Stage I | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| Stage II | 10 | 700.00 | |||
| Stages I & II, combined | 11 | 800.00 | |||
| Toxics review for gasoline facility | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| Stage II removal | 8 | 600.00 | |||
| vi. | Other: (Not classified in Subsection i., ii., iii., iv. or v. above) |
$200.00 per ton of emission | |||
| vii. | Toxic air contaminants | $200.00 per ton of emission | |||
| viii. | Complex stationary source or modification: | 85 | $ 6,000.00 | ||
| ix. | Synthetic minor application: (Including, but not limited to: Title V, HAP) | 35 | $ 2,500.00 | ||
| x. | Particulate matter and fugitive emissions from rock crushing, material transfer and ship loading (Emissions - tons per year): | ||||
| Less than or equal to 10 | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| More than 10 but less than or equal to 50 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| More than 50 but less than or equal to 100 | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| More than 100 but less than 250 | 35 | 2,500.00 | |||
| 250 or greater | 85 | 6,000.00 | |||
| xi. | Minor modifications to existing permit conditions: | 8 | $ 600.00 | ||
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| 500 or more but less than 2,000 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 2,000 or more but less than 5,000 | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| 5,000 or more but less than 10,000 | 42 | 3,000.00 | |||
| 10,000 or more | 85 | 6,000.00 | |||
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Crematory/small incinerators/small flares: | 10 | $ 700.00 | ||
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Gluing/flow coating operations without active ventilation: | 11 | $800.00 | ||
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Soil/groundwater remediation: | 11 | $ 800.00 | ||
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Composting facilities (Average material throughput - tons per day): | ||||
| Less than 50 | 8 | $ 600.00 | |||
| 50 or more but less than 100 | 14 | 1,000.00 | |||
| 100 or more but less than 200 | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| 200 or more but less than 500 | 42 | 3,000.00 | |||
| 500 or more | 85 | 6,000.00 | |||
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| More than 1 but less than 5 | 11 | $ 800.00 | |||
| 5 or more but less than 10 | 21 | 1,500.00 | |||
| 10 or more | 35 | 2,500.00 | |||
Additional Review Fees
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Review Fee | ||||
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Emission offset analysis or bubble: | 10 | $ 700.00 | |||
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Emission reduction credit
(ERC) application: (Deposit or withdrawal) |
10 | $ 700.00 | |||
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State environmental policy act (SEPA) - lead agency: | |||||
| Minor | 14 | $ 1,000.00 | ||||
| Major | 35 | 2,500.00 | ||||
| (( |
Environmental impact statement (EIS) review: | |||||
| Minor | 11 | $ 800.00 | ||||
| Major | 28 | 2,000.00 | ||||
| (( |
RACT/BACT/MACT/BART/LAER determination: | $ 70.00/hr | ||||
| (( |
Variance request: | 11 | $ 800.00 | |||
| (( |
Review of ambient impact analysis: | $ 70.00/hr. | ||||
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Review of Ecology agreed orders and consent orders pursuant to RCW 70.105D.090(1): | $ 70.00/hr | ||||
Major NSR Review Fees
| Equipment/Activity | Associated Work Hours |
Review Fee | |||
| (( |
Plantwide applicability limitations: | 142 | $ 10,000.00 | ||
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(((5))) (6) Withdrawn or exempt applications.
(a) An air discharge permit application may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time prior to issuance of an air discharge permit or regulatory order. The applicant must provide a written and signed request to the Agency indicating their desire to withdraw the application, and certification that the proposed equipment or modification will not be installed, constructed, or operated without prior review and approval from the Agency. The Agency shall provide written response to acknowledge withdrawal of the application.
(b) After review by the Agency, a permit application may
be determined to be exempt from the requirements of SWCAA
((400-100 and)) 400-110 if it meets the exemption criteria
provided in SWCAA 400-((101)) 109(3). The Agency shall
provide written notification to the applicant for all
applications that are determined to be exempt. Exempt status
is not effective until confirmed by the Agency, and actual
construction of the "new source" shall not begin prior to that
time.
(c) For withdrawn or exempt applications, filing fees will not be refunded to the applicant. Review fees, if provided with the application, may be refunded upon request, provided that substantial time has not been expended by the Agency for review of the application.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-110 Application Review Process for Stationary
Sources (New Source Review)
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW, and 70.94.152 RCW. Original Board adoption 12/17/68 (Regulation 1 Sec 3); Amended by Board 12/18/79; Amended by Board 8/18/81; Amended by Board 3/20/84; 92-06-015 filed 2/25/92, effective 3/25/92; 93-21-004 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-099 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-030 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-056 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Applicability.
(a) Air discharge permit applications submitted to the Agency pursuant to SWCAA 400-109 shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(b) Review of a modification shall be limited to the
emission unit(s) proposed to be added to an existing
"stationary source" or modified and the air contaminants whose
emissions would increase as a result of the modification
except that review of a "major modification" shall comply with
the requirements of SWCAA 400-111, 400-112, 400-113 and/or WAC 173-400-((141))720.
(c) The requirements of this section are not applicable to:
(i) "Stationary sources" that meet the exemption criteria
specified in SWCAA 400-((101))109(3). The owner or operator
of an exempt facility shall maintain sufficient documentation
acceptable to the Agency to substantiate that the "stationary
source" is entitled to exemption under this section; and
(ii) Nonroad engines subject to the requirements of SWCAA 400-045 and 400-046.
(d) Review is not required for the following:
(i) A process change that does not result in the emission
of a type of toxic air pollutant, as provided in Chapter 173-460 WAC, not previously approved and individual toxic air
pollutant emissions do not exceed the Small Quantity Emission
Rates specified in WAC 173-460-((080))150. The process change
may not cause an existing emission limit to be exceeded; or
(ii) A raw material composition change that does not
result in individual toxic air pollutant emissions that exceed
the applicable Small Quantity Emission Rate specified in WAC 173-460-((080))150. The material change may not cause an
existing emission limit to be exceeded.
(2) Requirements.
(a) All review requirements shall be met, and an air discharge permit shall be issued by the Agency, prior to construction of any "new source," new emission unit, or modification.
(b) Regardless of any other provision of this section((,
400-101)) or 400-109, all review requirements shall be met,
and an air discharge permit shall be issued by the Agency,
prior to construction of any of the following:
(((i) Any project that qualifies as construction,
reconstruction or modification of an affected facility, within
the meaning of 40 CFR Part 60 (New Source Performance
Standards), except Part AAA, Wood stoves (as in effect on July
1, 2002);
(ii) Any project that qualifies as a new or modified "stationary source" within the meaning of 40 CFR 61.02 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants as in effect on July 1, 2002), except for asbestos demolition and renovation projects subject to 40 CFR 61.145;
(iii) Any project that qualifies as a "new source" within the meaning of 40 CFR 63.2 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories as in effect on July 1, 2002);))
(((iv))) (i) Any project that qualifies as a new major
stationary source, or a major modification; or
(((v))) (ii) Any modification to a "stationary source"
that requires an increase in an existing plantwide emissions
cap or unit specific emission limit.
(c) Air discharge permit applications must demonstrate
that all applicable emission standards have been or will be
met by the proposed modification or "new source." Examples of
applicable emissions standards include, but are not limited
to: RACT, BACT, LAER, BART, MACT, NSPS, NESHAPS((, ambient
air increments)) and ambient air quality standards (See Table
A below). A completed ((environmental)) SEPA checklist or ((a
completed)) determination, as provided in Chapter 197-11 WAC,
shall be submitted with each application. Additional
requirements for new and modified "stationary sources" and
replacement or alteration of control equipment are addressed
in SWCAA 400-111, 400-112, 400-113, 400-114, and 400-151.
((If the ambient impact of a proposed project (i.e., changes
in ambient concentrations resulting from the proposed project
or modification alone) is predicted to be less than the
applicable ambient air increments, the air quality analysis is
complete at that point.)) If the ambient impact of a proposed
project could potentially exceed ((the)) an applicable ambient
air increment((s)), the Agency may require that the applicant
((shall)) demonstrate compliance with available ambient air
increments and Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) using a
modeling technique consistent with 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W
(as in effect on ((July 1, 2002)) January 1, 2009).
Monitoring of existing ambient air quality may be required if
data sufficient to characterize background air quality are not
available.
| Pollutant | Averaging Period | Ambient Air Increment 40 CFR 51.166(c) |
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) 40 CFR 50 |
State Ambient
Air Quality
Standards 173-470, 474, and 475 WAC |
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| Class I µg/m3 |
Class II µg/m3 |
Primary Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
Secondary Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
Ambient
Standard µg/m3 (ppm) |
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| Carbon Monoxide (CO) | 8-Hour | -- | -- | 10,000b(9.0) | -- | 10,000b(9.0) |
| 1-Hour | -- | -- | 40,000b(35.0) | -- | 40,000b(35.0) | |
| Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) | Annuala (arithmetic mean) |
2.5 | 25 | 100(0.05) | 100(0.05) | 100(0.05) |
| Ozone (O3) | 1-Houre | -- | -- | (0.12) | (0.12) | (0.12) |
| 8-Hourf | -- | -- | (( (0.075) |
(( (0.075) |
-- | |
| Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) | Annuala | 2 | 20 | 80(0.03) | -- | 53(0.02) |
| 24-Hour | 5 | 91 | 365b(0.14) | -- | 260b(0.10) | |
| 3-Hour | 25 | 512 | -- | 1,300b(0.50) | -- | |
| 1-Hour | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,065b(0.40)d | |
| Lead | Quarterly Average |
-- | -- | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| (( |
(( |
-- | -- | -- | -- | (( |
| (( |
-- | -- | -- | -- | (( |
|
| Particulate Matter less than 10 µm (PM10) | Annual (arithmetic mean) |
4 | 17 | (( |
(( |
50 |
| 24-Houri | 8 | 30 | 150b | 150b | 150b | |
| Particulate Matter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) | Annualg (arithmetic mean) |
-- | -- | 15 | 15 | -- |
| 24-Hourh | -- | -- | (( 35 |
(( 35 |
-- | |
| µg/m3 = micrograms per cubic meter; ppm= parts per million a Never to be exceeded. b Not to be exceeded more than once per year. c This is not a standard, rather it is to be used as a guide in assessing whether implementation plans will achieve the 24-hour standard. d Also, 0.25 ppm not to be exceeded more than twice in seven days. e Not to be exceeded on more than 1 day per calendar year as provided in ((WAC)) Chapter 173-475 WAC. f Based on the three-year average of the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration at each monitor. g Based on the 3-year average of annual arithmetic mean PM2.5 concentrations. h Based on the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour PM2.5 concentrations at each monitor within an area. i Based on the 99th percentile of 24-hour PM10 concentrations at each monitor. Annual standards never to be exceeded; short term standards not to be exceeded more than once per year unless otherwise noted. Sources include the EPA New Source Review Workshop Manual, 40 CFR 52.21 and individual WAC Chapters. |
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(e) An applicant filing an air discharge application for a project described in WAC 173-400-117(2), Special Protection Requirements for Federal Class I Areas, must send a copy of the application to the responsible federal land manager.
(3) Application completeness determination. Within
((thirty (30))) 30 calendar days of receipt of an air
discharge permit application, the Agency shall either notify
the applicant in writing that the application is complete or
notify the applicant in writing of all additional information
necessary to complete the application as provided under RCW 70.94.152.
(a) For an application subject to PSD review under WAC 173-400-((141)) 700, a completeness determination includes a
determination that the application provides all information
required to conduct PSD review.
(b) For an application subject to Special Protection requirements for federal Class I areas in WAC 173-400-117(2), a completeness determination includes a determination that the application includes all information required for review of that project under WAC 173-400-117(3).
(4) Final determination.
(a) Within ((sixty (60))) 60 calendar days of receipt of
a complete application, the Agency shall either issue a final
decision on the application or initiate public notice on a
proposed decision, followed as promptly as possible by a final
decision. All actions taken under this subsection must meet
the public involvement requirements of SWCAA 400-171. An
owner or operator seeking to construct or modify a "stationary
source" that requires an operating permit may elect to
integrate review of the operating permit application or
amendment required under RCW 70.94.161 and the application
required by this section. An application designated for
integrated review shall be processed in accordance with
Chapter 173-401 WAC procedures and deadlines. A PSD permit
application under WAC 173-400-((141)) 700 or an air discharge
permit application for a "major modification" or a "major
stationary source" in a nonattainment area must also comply
with SWCAA 400-171 and WAC 173-400-171, as applicable. An
owner or operator who submits applications pursuant to both
SWCAA 400-045 and 400-109 may elect to combine the
applications into a single permit.
(b) Permits issued pursuant to this section become effective on the date of issuance unless otherwise specified.
(c) Every final determination on an air discharge permit application that results in the issuance of an air discharge permit by the Agency shall be reviewed and signed prior to issuance by a professional engineer or staff under the direct supervision of a professional engineer in the employ of the Agency.
(((c))) (d) If the "new source" is a "major stationary
source" or the proposed modification is a "major
modification," the Agency shall submit any control technology
determination(s) included in a final air discharge permit to
the RACT/BACT/LAER clearinghouse maintained by EPA and submit
a copy of the final permit to EPA.
(5) Appeals. An air discharge permit, any conditions contained in an air discharge permit, the denial of an air discharge permit application, or any other regulatory order issued by the Agency, may be appealed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board within 30 calendar days of receipt as provided in Chapter 43.21B RCW and Chapter 371-08 WAC. The Agency shall promptly mail copies of each order approving or denying an air discharge permit application to the applicant and to any other party who submitted timely comments on the application, along with a notice advising the parties of their rights of appeal to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.
(6) Portable equipment. The owner(s) or operator(s) of "portable equipment," as defined in SWCAA 400-030, shall be allowed to operate at temporary locations without filing an air discharge permit application for each location provided that:
(a) The affected emission units are registered with the Agency.
(b) The affected emission units have an air discharge permit as a portable "stationary source."
(c) The owner(s) or operator(s) notifies the Agency of
intent to operate at the new location at least ((ten)) 10
business days prior to starting the operation.
(d) The owner(s) or operator(s) supplies sufficient information including production quantities and hours of operation, to enable the Agency to determine that the operation will comply with applicable emission standards, and will not cause a violation of applicable ambient air quality standards and, if in a nonattainment area, will not interfere with scheduled attainment of ambient standards.
(e) Landowners and residents of immediately adjacent properties are notified by the owner(s) or operator(s) of the "portable equipment" in writing at least 10 business days prior to commencement of operations at the proposed location. Copies of the notification letters shall be mailed to the Agency. Written notification to the adjacent landowners and residents shall be by certified mail with return receipt requested. Such written notification shall include a complete description of the proposed operation, the associated emissions control provisions and equipment, the total estimated project emissions, the name, address and phone number of the person in charge of the operation, and the address and phone number for SWCAA. Written notification shall indicate that all comments shall be directed to the Agency.
"Portable equipment" that does not operate within the jurisdiction of the Agency for a period of more than 5 years shall be considered to be permanently shutdown and will be removed from active registration. Any "portable equipment" removed from active registration shall be required to submit a new permit application and undergo review as a "new source" prior to operating again within the jurisdiction of the Agency.
(7) Compliance. Noncompliance with any emission limit, test requirement, reporting requirement or other requirement identified in a regulatory order or an air discharge permit issued pursuant to this section shall be considered a violation of this section.
(8) Expiration. Approval to construct or modify a
"stationary source" shall become invalid if construction is
not commenced within eighteen months after the date of
issuance of an air discharge permit, if construction is
discontinued for a period of eighteen months or more, or if
construction is not completed within a reasonable time. ((The
Agency may extend the eighteen-month period upon a
satisfactory demonstration that an extension is justified. An
extension for a PSD permit must be approved by Ecology, and
comply with the public notice requirements in WAC 173-400-171.)) This provision does not apply to the time
period between construction of the approved phases of a phased
construction project. Each phase must commence construction
within eighteen months of the projected and approved
commencement date. On a permit specific basis, the Agency may
specify an earlier date for commencement of construction in an
air discharge permit.
The Agency may extend the eighteen-month period upon a satisfactory demonstration that an extension is justified. To obtain an extension the permittee must submit a written request to the Agency at least 60 calendar days prior to permit expiration. The request shall clearly identify the justification for an extension and include relevant supporting information. The Agency will review all submitted information, and then approve or deny the request in writing. If the original permit action required a public comment period pursuant to SWCAA 400-171, the Agency shall provide an additional public comment period prior to approving an extension. An extension for a PSD permit must be approved by Ecology, and comply with the public notice requirements in WAC 173-400-171.
(9) Change of conditions.
(a) The owner or operator may request, at any time, a change in existing approval/permit conditions. The Agency may approve the request provided that:
(i) The change will not cause ((the)) an applicable
emissions limit or standard to be exceeded;
(ii) No ambient air quality standard or ambient air increment will be exceeded as a result of the change;
(iii) The change will not adversely impact the ability of the Agency to determine compliance with an emissions standard;
(iv) The revised approval conditions will continue to require BACT, as defined at the time of the original approval, for each approved "stationary source" except where the Federal Clean Air Act requires LAER (e.g., any change that meets the definition of a "new source" must complete a new BACT determination); and
(v) The revised approval conditions meet the requirements of SWCAA 400-110, 400-111, 400-112 and 400-113, as applicable.
(b) Requests for a change in PSD permit conditions must be made directly to Ecology. The Agency does not have authority to issue or modify PSD permits.
(c) Actions taken under this subsection are subject to the public involvement provisions of SWCAA 400-171 as applicable.
(d) A request to change approval/permit conditions shall be filed as an air discharge permit application in accordance with SWCAA 400-109. The application shall meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, and be acted upon according to the timelines in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. The fee schedule found in SWCAA 400-109(3) shall apply to these requests.
(10) Reopening for cause. The Agency may, on its own initiative, reopen any order or permit issued pursuant to this section under the following circumstances:
(a) The order or permit contains a material mistake.
Typographical errors are presumed to constitute a material
mistake.((,or))
(b) Inaccurate statements were made in establishing the emission standards and/or conditions of the order or permit.
(c) The permit does not meet minimum federal standards.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear 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 Southwest Clean Air Agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-115 Standards of Performance for New Sources
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Originally adopted by Board 12/18/79; Amended by Board 4/17/84 (renumbered to 400-135); Amended by Board 12/16/86; 93-16-007 filed 7/22/93, effective 8/22/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-099 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-028 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 05-23-066 filed 11/15/05, effective 12/16/05; 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Adoption by reference. The standards of performance
for "new sources" presented in 40 CFR Part 60 and appendices
as in effect on ((July 1, 2006)) January 1, 2009 are adopted
by reference. The term "Administrator" in 40 CFR Part 60
shall mean the Administrator of EPA and the Control Officer of
the Agency. Exceptions to this adoption by reference are
listed in subsection (2). ((The following list of affected
subparts)) A list of adopted standards is provided in SWCAA
400, Appendix C for informational purposes((:)).
((Subpart A General provisions (ref. 40 CFR 60.1 et seq.)
Subpart D Fossil fuel-fired steam generators for which construction is commenced after August 17, 1971, and prior to September 19, 1978, which have a heat input greater than 73 megawatts but not greater than 250 megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40 et seq.)
Subpart Da Electric utility steam generating units for which construction commenced after September 18, 1978, which have a heat input greater than 73 megawatts but not greater than 250 megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40a et seq.)
Subpart Db Industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units for which construction commenced after June 19, 1984, and prior to June 19, 1986, which have a heat input greater than 29 megawatts but less than 73 megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40b et seq.)
Subpart Dc Small industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units (ref. 40 CFR 60.40c et seq.)
Subpart E Incinerators (ref. 40 CFR 60.50 et seq.)
Subpart Ea Municipal waste combustors for which construction commenced after December 20, 1989 and on or before September 20, 1994 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50a et seq.)
Subpart Eb Large Municipal waste combustors for which construction is commenced after September 20, 1994 or for which Modification of reconstruction is commenced after June 19, 1996 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50b et seq.)
Subpart Ec Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators for which construction is commenced after June 20, 1996 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50c et seq.)
Subpart F Portland cement plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.60 et seq.)
Subpart G Nitric acid plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.70 et seq.)
Subpart H Sulfuric acid plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.80 et seq.)
Subpart I Hotmix asphalt facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.90 et seq.)
Subpart J Petroleum refineries which produce less than 25,000 barrels per day of refined products (ref. 40 CFR 60.100 et seq.)
Subpart K Storage vessels for petroleum liquid constructed after June 11, 1973, and prior to May 19, 1978, which have a capacity greater than 40,000 gallons (ref. 40 CFR 60.110 et seq.)
Subpart Ka Storage vessels for petroleum liquids for which construction, reconstruction or modification commenced after May 18, 1978, and prior to July 23, 1984 ref. 40 CFR 60.110a et seq.)
Subpart Kb Volatile organic liquid storage vessels (including petroleum liquid storage vessels) constructed, reconstructed, or modified after July 23, 1984 (ref. 40 CFR 60.110b et seq.)
Subpart L Secondary lead smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.120 et seq.)
Subpart M Brass and bronze ingot production plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.130 et seq.)
Subpart N Iron and steel plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.140 et seq.)
Subpart Na Secondary emissions from basic oxygen process steel making facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.140 et seq.)
Subpart O Sewage treatment plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.150 et seq.)
Subpart P Primary copper smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.160 et seq.)
Subpart Q Primary zinc smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.170 et seq.)
Subpart R Primary lead smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.180 et seq.)
Subpart S Primary aluminum reduction plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.190 et seq.)
Subpart T Phosphate fertilizer industry: Wet process phosphoric acid plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.200 et seq.)
Subpart U Phosphate fertilizer industry: Superphosphoric acid plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.210 et seq.)
Subpart V Phosphate fertilizer industry: Diammonium phosphate plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.220 et seq.)
Subpart W Phosphate fertilizer industry: Triple superphosphate plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.230 et seq.)
Subpart X Phosphate fertilizer industry: Granular triple superphosphate storage facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.240 et seq.)
Subpart Y Coal preparation plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.250 et seq.)
Subpart Z Ferroalloy production facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.260 et seq.)
Subpart AA Steel plants: Electric arc furnaces (ref. 40 CFR 60.270 et seq.)
Subpart AAa Steel plants: Electric arc furnaces and argon-oxygen decarburization vessels (ref. 40 CFR 60.270a et seq.)
Subpart BB Kraft pulp mills (ref. 40 CFR 60.280 et seq.)
Subpart CC Glass manufacturing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.290 et seq.)
Subpart DD Grain elevators (ref. 40 CFR 60.300 et seq.)
Subpart EE Industrial surface coating: metal furniture (ref. 40 CFR 60.310 et seq.)
Subpart GG Stationary gas turbines (ref. 40 CFR 60.330 et seq.)
Subpart HH Lime manufacturing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.340 et seq.)
Subpart KK Lead-acid battery plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.370 et seq.)
Subpart LL Metallic mineral processing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.380 et seq.)
Subpart MM Automobile and light duty truck surface coating operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.390 et seq.)
Subpart NN Phosphate rock plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.400 et seq.)
Subpart PP Ammonium sulfate manufacture (ref. 40 CFR 60.420 et seq.)
Subpart QQ Publication rotogravure printing (ref. 40 CFR 60.430 et seq.)
Subpart RR Pressure sensitive tape and label surface coating operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.440 et seq.)
Subpart SS Industrial surface coating: Large appliances (ref. 40 CFR 60.450 et seq.)
Subpart TT Industrial surface coating: Metal coils (ref. 40 CFR 60.460 et seq.)
Subpart UU Asphalt processing and asphalt roofing manufacture (ref. 40 CFR 60.470 et seq.)
Subpart VV Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry equipment leaks (VOC) (ref. 40 CFR 60.480 et seq.)
Subpart WW Beverage can surface coating operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.490 et seq.)
Subpart XX Bulk gasoline terminals (ref. 40 CFR 60.500 et seq.)
Subpart AAA New residential wood heaters (ref. 40 CFR 60.530 et seq.)
Subpart BBB Rubber tire manufacturing industry (ref. 40 CFR 60.540 et seq.)
Subpart DDD VOC emissions from the polymer manufacturing industry (ref. 40 CFR 60.560 et seq.)
Subpart FFF Flexible vinyl and urethane coating and printing (ref. 40 CFR 60.580 et seq.)
Subpart GGG Petroleum refineries - compressors and fugitive emission sources (ref. 40 CFR 60.590 et seq.)
Subpart HHH Synthetic fiber production facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.600 et seq.)
Subpart III VOC emissions from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry air oxidation unit processes (ref. 40 CFR 60.610 et seq.)
Subpart JJJ Petroleum dry cleaners (ref. 40 CFR 60.620 et seq.)
Subpart KKK Equipment leaks of VOC from onshore natural gas processing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.630 et seq.)
Subpart LLL Onshore natural gas processing; SO2 emissions (ref. 40 CFR 60.640 et seq.)
Subpart NNN VOC emissions from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry distillation operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.660 et seq.)
Subpart OOO Nonmetallic mineral processing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.670 et seq.)
Subpart PPP Wool fiberglass insulation manufacturing plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.680 et seq.)
Subpart QQQ VOC emissions from petroleum refinery waste water emissions (ref. 40 CFR 60.690 et seq.)
Subpart RRR Volatile organic compound emissions from synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry (SOCMI) reactor processes (ref. 40 CFR 60.700 et seq.)
Subpart SSS Magnetic tape coating facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.710 et seq.)
Subpart TTT Industrial surface coating: Surface coating of plastic parts for business machines (ref. 40 CFR 60.720 et seq.)
Subpart UUU Calciners and dryers in mineral industries (ref. 40 CFR 60.730 et seq.)
Subpart VVV Polymeric coating of supporting substrates facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.740 et seq.)
Subpart WWW Municipal solid waste landfills constructed, reconstructed or modified on or after May 30, 1991 (See SWCAA 400-070(8) for rules regulating MSW landfills constructed or modified before May 30, 1991) (ref. 40 CFR 60.750 et seq.)
Subpart AAAA Small municipal waste combustion units constructed after August 30, 1999, or modified or reconstructed after June 6, 2001 (ref. 40 CFR 60.1000 et seq.) (See SWCAA 400-050(5) for rules regulating small municipal waste combustion units constructed on or before August 30, 1999)
Subpart CCCC Commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators constructed after November 30, 1999; or modified or reconstructed on or after June 1, 2001 (ref. 40 CFR 60.2000 et seq.) (See SWCAA 400-050(4) for rules regulating commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators constructed on or before November 30, 1999)
Subpart EEEE Standards of Performance for Other Solid Waste Incineration Unit for Which Construction is Commenced After December 9, 2004, or for Which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced on or After June 16, 2006. (ref. 40 CFR 60.2880 et seq.)
Subpart FFFF Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Other Solid Waste Incineration Units That Commenced Construction on or Before December 9, 2004 (ref. 40 CFR 60.2980 et seq.)
Subpart HHHH Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Coal-fired Electric Steam Generating Units (ref. 40 CFR 60.4101 et seq.)
Subpart KKKK Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines (ref. 40 CFR 60.4300 et seq.)
Appendix A Test methods (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix A)
Appendix B Performance specifications (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix B)
Appendix C Determination of emission rate change (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix C)
Appendix D Required emission inventory information (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix D)
Appendix F Quality assurance procedures (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix F)
Appendix I Removable label and owner's manual (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix I)))
((Note:)) Pursuant to RCW 80.50.020(14), larger energy
facilities subject to subparts D, Da, GG, J, K, Kb, Y, KKK,
LLL, and QQQ are regulated by the energy facility site
evaluation council (EFSEC) under WAC 463-39-115.
(2) Exceptions. The following sections and subparts of 40 CFR 60 are not adopted by reference:
(a) 40 CFR 60.5 Determination of construction or modification
(b) 40 CFR 60.6 Review of plans
(c) Subpart B Adoption and Submittal of State Plans for Designated Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.20 et seq.)
(d) Subpart C Emission guidelines and compliance times (ref. 40 CFR 60.30 et seq.)
(e) Subpart Cb Emissions guidelines and compliance times for large municipal waste combustors that are constructed on or before September 20, 1994 (ref. 40 CFR 60.30b et seq.)
(f) Subpart Cc Emission guidelines and compliance times for municipal solid waste landfills (ref. 40 CFR 60.30c et seq.)
(g) Subpart Cd Emissions guidelines and compliance times for sulfuric acid production units (ref. 40 CFR 60.30d et seq.)
(h) Subpart Ce Emission guidelines and compliance times for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (ref. 40 CFR 60.30e et seq.)
(i) Subpart BBBB Emission guidelines and compliance times for small municipal waste combustion units constructed on or before august 30, 1999 (ref. 40 CFR 60.1500 et seq.)
Note: These sources are regulated under SWCAA 400-050(4)
(j) Subpart DDDD Emissions guidelines and compliance times for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units that commenced construction on or before November 30, 1999 (ref. 40 CFR 60.2500 et seq.)
Note: These sources are regulated under SWCAA 400-050(4)
(k) Subpart JJJJ Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (ref. 40 CFR 60.4230 et seq.)
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear 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 Southwest Clean Air Agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-130 Use of Emission Reduction Credits
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original adoption by Board 12/16/86; Amended by Board 9/21/93; 93-21-005 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 99-07-029 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Applicability. The owner(s) of any emission
reduction credits (ERCs) shall maintain its ability to use
said ERCs through approval and registration with the Agency.
An ERC shall be considered an emission unit and subject to
registration. If the owner of said ERCs fails to maintain or
renew its annual registration 6 months beyond the due date,
fails to pay its operating permit fee 6 months beyond the due
date or has not applied for emission reduction credits, then
said amount of emission reduction credits shall revert back to
the Agency. The Agency may keep said credits in a credit bank
to be used by the Agency in the best interest of the area or
credits may be dissolved by the Agency.
(2) Permissible use. An ERC may be used to satisfy the requirements for authorization of a bubble under SWCAA 400-120, as a part of a determination of "net emissions increase," or as an offsetting reduction to satisfy the requirements for new source review per SWCAA 400-111, 400-112, or 400-113(3). The use of any ERC shall be consistent with all other federal, state, and local requirements of the program in which it is used.
(3) Conditions of use. An ERC may be used only for the air contaminant(s) for which it was issued and in the area for which it was issued except in the case of transportable pollutants, which will be determined on a case-by-case basis and per interagency agreement for interstate transfers. The Agency may impose additional conditions of use of ERCs to account for temporal and spatial differences between the emission unit(s) that generated the ERC and the emission unit(s) that use the ERC. An ERC may not be used in place of a growth allowance as required under SWCAA 400-111.
(4) Procedures to use ERC.
(a) Individual use. When an ERC is used under subsection (2) of this section, an application must be submitted to the Agency and the Agency must issue a regulatory order for use of the ERC(s).
(b) Sale or transfer of an ERC. An ERC may be sold or otherwise transferred to a person other than the person to whom it was originally issued. An application for the sale or transfer must be submitted by the original ERC owner to the Agency. After receiving an application, the Agency shall reissue a regulatory order to the new owner. The Agency shall update the ERC bank to reflect the availability or ownership of ERCs. No discounting shall happen as part of this type of transaction.
(5) Expiration of ERC. An unused ERC and any unused portion thereof shall expire five years after the date the emission reduction was accomplished and not the date of the regulatory order.
(6) Maintenance of ERCs. The Agency has established its policy and procedure for maintenance of ERCs in SWCAA 400-136 Maintenance of Emission Reduction Credits in Bank.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-131 Deposit of Emission Reduction Credits Into Bank
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW, and 70.94.850 RCW. Originally adopted by Board as 400-120 on 3/20/84; renumbered to 400-131 in 93-21-005 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 99-07-029 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Applicability. The owner(s) or operator(s) of any
"stationary source" may apply to the Agency for an emission
reduction credit (ERC) if the "stationary source" proposes to
reduce its actual emission rate for any contaminant regulated
by state or federal law or regulations established to
implement such law(s) for which the emission requirement may
be stated as an allowable limit in weight of contaminant per
unit time for the emission unit(s) involved.
(2) Time of application. The application for an ERC must
be made prior to or within ((one hundred eighty)) 180 calendar
days after the emission reduction has been accomplished.
(3) Conditions. An ERC may be authorized provided the following conditions have been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Agency.
(a) No part of the emission reductions claimed for credit shall have been required pursuant to an adopted rule.
(b) The quantity of emission reductions claimed for credit shall be less than or equal to the old allowable emissions rate or the old actual emissions rate, whichever is the lesser, minus the new allowable emissions rate. For the purposes of this regulation, the old actual emission rate shall be defined as the highest annual emission rate during either of the last two full calendar years.
(c) The ERC application must include a description of all the changes that are required to accomplish the claimed emission reduction, such as, new control equipment, process modifications, limitation of hours of operation, permanent shutdown of equipment, specified control practices and any other pertinent supporting information.
(d) The quantity of emission reductions claimed must be greater than 1 ton/year and be readily quantifiable for the emission unit(s) involved.
(e) No part of the emission reductions claimed for credit shall have been used as part of a determination of net emission increase, nor as part of an offsetting transaction under SWCAA 400-112(5) nor as part of a bubble transaction under SWCAA 400-120 nor to satisfy NSPS, NESHAPS, BACT, MACT, RACT, LAER or other applicable emission standard.
(f) Concurrent with or prior to the authorization of an ERC, the applicant shall have received a regulatory order or permit that establishes total allowable emissions from the "stationary source" or emission unit of the contaminant for which the ERC is requested, expressed as weight of contaminant per unit time.
(g) The use of any ERC shall be consistent with all other federal, state, and local requirements of the program in which it is used.
(4) Additional information. Within ((thirty)) 30
calendar days after the receipt of an ERC application,
supporting data and documentation, the Agency may require the
submission of additional information needed to review the
application.
(5) Approval. Within ((sixty)) 60 calendar days after
all required information has been received, the Agency shall
approve or deny the application, based on a finding that
conditions in subsections (3)(a) through (g) of this section
have been satisfied or not. If the application is approved,
the Agency shall:
(a) Issue a regulatory order ((or equivalent document))
pursuant to this section to assure that the emissions from the
"source" will not exceed the allowable emission rates claimed
in the ERC application, expressed in weight of pollutant per
unit time for each emission unit involved. The regulatory
order ((or equivalent document)) shall include any conditions
required to assure that subsections (3)(a) through (g) of this
section will be satisfied. If the ERC depends in whole or in
part upon the shutdown of equipment, the regulatory order ((or
equivalent document)) must prohibit operation of the affected
equipment; and,
(b) Issue a regulatory order with emission reduction credit. The regulatory order shall specify the issue date, the contaminant(s) involved, the emission decrease expressed as weight of pollutant per unit time, the nonattainment area involved, if applicable, and the person to whom the regulatory order is issued.
(6) Maintenance and use of ERCs. The Agency has established its policy and procedure for maintenance of ERCs in SWCAA 400-136. The Agency has established its policy and procedure for use of ERCs in SWCAA 400-130.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 03-21-045, filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)
SWCAA 400-136 Maintenance of Emission Reduction Credits in
Bank
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW, and 70.94.850 RCW. Original Board adoption as 400-125 4/17/84; renumbered to 400-136 in 93-21-005 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-100 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-029 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03]
(1) Applicability. The Agency shall maintain a bank for
the purpose of administering emission reduction credits (ERCs)
pursuant to the provisions of RCW 70.94.850.
(2) Conditions for ERC bank.
(a) ERCs established under SWCAA 400-131 shall be available for said credit bank.
(b) ERCs shall not have been used, sold or transferred to another entity for use; e.g. ERCs cannot be banked or used by two "sources" at one time.
(c) ERCs established under SWCAA 400-131 or used under SWCAA 400-130 for a specific "source" shall be allocated privately and not be available for public allocation unless specifically requested by the owner(s) of the ERCs or the owner of the ERCs fails to maintain registration with the Agency.
(3) Maintenance of the bank.
(a) The Agency shall maintain an emission inventory of all allowed and actual emissions (including any growth allowances identified in a maintenance plan) in each of the nonattainment or maintenance areas by pollutant or in the case of ozone, it shall be volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen.
(b) The ERCs contained in the bank shall be discounted by 10 percent to allow for minor emission increases in nonattainment areas by minor "sources" each of which would emit less than one ton per year. Minor emitting "sources" shall be ineligible to receive or expend an emission reduction credit as identified in SWCAA 400-131 or 400-130. ERCs shall be discounted at the applicable ratio on a one-time basis at the time of deposit into the bank. ERCs shall not be discounted each time a transaction is completed. If reductions in emission beyond those identified in the Washington SIP are required to meet an ambient air quality standard, if the standard cannot be met through controls on operating "sources," and if the plan must be revised, ERCs may be discounted by the Agency over and above the initial 10 percent without compensation to the holder after public involvement pursuant to SWCAA 400-171. Any such discount shall not exceed the percentage of additional emission reduction needed to reach or maintain attainment status.
(c) The ((Control Officer)) Agency shall not provide
greater than 25 percent of the available emission credit in
the bank to a single applicant. Any exceptions shall be
considered on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Directors
after a public notice at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
(d) When the ((Control Officer)) Agency issues credits
for a new or modified "stationary source," the amount of
emission credits shall be removed from the bank and a
regulatory order allocating the emission credits shall be
issued. The applicant shall start a continuous program of
construction or process modification within 18 months. If the
applicant does not exercise the approval, the emission credit
allocation shall expire and revert to the bank. If there is a
six month delay in construction after the start of a
continuous program to construct or modify a "stationary
source" or emission unit the remaining amount of the emission
reduction credit shall be reviewed by the ((Control Officer))
Agency and if it is determined that the unused portion of the
credit will not, in all likelihood be used in the next year,
the ((Control Officer)) Agency shall notify the applicant that
the credit allocation has expired and shall revert to the
bank. The applicant shall reapply, as needed, for use of the
emission reduction credits when a continuous program of
construction or modification begins.
(4) Annual review. The Agency shall review the content
and administration of this section annually to ensure
regulatory consistency and equity of impact as a portion of
the Washington SIP review. The results of the review shall be
reported to the Board with recommendations for correction if
the ((Control Officer)) Agency deems that such corrections are
necessary to properly administer the emission credit bank.
(5) Issuance and use of ERCs. The Agency has established its policy and procedure for deposit of ERCs in SWCAA 400-131. The Agency has established its policy and procedure for use of ERCs in SWCAA 400-130.
(6) Expiration of public credits.
(a) Emissions reduction credits deposited in the bank for public allocation (public bank) as the result of the shutdown of the Carborundum facility expired on July 8, 1996 as provided in Regulatory Order SWCAA 86-843 which established such credits.
(b) Emission reduction credits deposited in the bank for public allocation as the result of Board Resolution 1988-3 amended by Board Resolution 1989-3 expired on January 24, 1999.
(c) Credits and regulatory orders/certificates assigned to "stationary sources" from this public bank expired on July 8, 1996.
(d) Each "stationary source" which had credits assigned from the public bank by issuance of a regulatory order shall be approved for the total of previous emissions plus any additional amount approved under a regulatory order assigning public credits to that "stationary source" effective July 8, 1996.
(e) Emission reduction credits deposited into the public bank shall not be available to be assigned to any "stationary source" after July 8, 1996.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-171 Public Involvement
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original Board adoption 93-21-005 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 96-21-100 filed 10/21/96, effective 11/21/96; 99-07-029 filed 3/10/99, effective 4/11/99; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 03-21-045 filed 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03; 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Public notice.
(a) Notice shall be published on the SWCAA Internet
website announcing the receipt of air discharge permit
applications, nonroad engine permit applications and other
proposed actions. Notice shall be published for a minimum of
((fifteen (15) consecutive)) 15 calendar days. Publication of
a notice on the SWCAA website at the time of application
receipt is not required for any application or proposed action
that automatically requires a public comment period pursuant
to subsection (2) of this section. In the event that
publication on the SWCAA Internet website does not occur for
the prescribed time period, notice will be published for a
minimum of one (1) day in a newspaper of general circulation
in the area of the proposed action. When notice is published
via newspaper, the Agency shall not issue a final
determination on the affected action for a minimum of 15
calendar days following the date of publication. Each notice
shall, at a minimum, include the following information:
(i) The name and address of the owner or operator and the affected facility;
(ii) A brief description of the proposed action;
(iii) Agency contact information;
(iv) A statement that a public comment period will be provided upon request pursuant to SWCAA 400-171(3); and
(v) The date by which a request for a public comment period is due.
(b) Requests for a public comment period shall be
submitted to the Agency in writing via letter((,)) or fax((,
or electronic mail)). A request may be submitted via
electronic mail provided the sender confirms receipt by the
Agency via telephone or electronic receipt confirmation. A
public comment period shall be provided pursuant to subsection
(3) of this section for any application or proposed action
that receives such a request. Any application or proposed
action for which a public comment period is not ((requested))
provided may be processed without further public involvement.
(2) Mandatory public comment period.
(a) A public comment period shall be provided pursuant to subsection (3) of this section before approving or denying any of the following:
(((i) Any air discharge permit application for a new or
modified "stationary source" or emission unit that results in
a significant net increase in emissions (actual or potential
to emit) of any air contaminant regulated by state or federal
law;))
(((ii))) (i) Any use of a modified or substituted air
quality model, other than a guideline model in Appendix W of
40 CFR Part 51 (as in effect on July 1, 2002) as part of
review under SWCAA 400-046 or 400-110;
(((iii))) (ii) Any order or permit to determine RACT;
(((iv))) (iii) Any order or permit to establish a
compliance schedule or a variance. A variance shall be
handled as provided in SWCAA 400-180;
(((v))) (iv) Any order to demonstrate the creditable
height of a stack which exceeds the GEP formula height and
sixty-five meters, by means of a fluid model or a field study,
for the purposes of establishing an emission limitation;
(((vi))) (v) Any order or permit to authorize a bubble;
(((vii))) (vi) Any order or permit used to establish a
creditable emission reduction;
(((viii))) (vii) An Order of Discontinuance as provided
in SWCAA 400-230 (1)(g);
(((ix))) (viii) Any order ((issued under SWCAA 400-091
which establishes limitations on a "stationary source's"
potential to emit)) or permit used to establish a "synthetic
minor";
(((x))) (ix) Any extension of the deadline to begin
actual construction of a "major stationary source" or "major
modification" in a nonattainment area;
(((xi))) (x) Any application or other proposed action
which has received a request for public notice pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section; or
(((xii))) (xi) Any ((nonroad engine permit application,
air discharge permit application or other)) proposed action
for which the ((Control Officer)) Executive Director
determines there is a substantial public interest((.))
including:
• Air discharge permit applications
• Nonroad engine permit applications
• Other actions of significance
(b) Any air discharge permit application designated for integrated review that includes a PSD permit application, an application for a "major modification" in a nonattainment area, or an application for a "major stationary source" in a nonattainment area must also comply with the public notice requirements of WAC 173-400-171.
(3) Public comment period. A public comment period shall be provided only after all information required by the Agency has been submitted and after applicable preliminary determinations, if any, have been made.
(a) Availability for public inspection. The information submitted by the applicant, and any applicable preliminary determinations, including analyses of the effect(s) on air quality, shall be available for public inspection in at least one location near the proposed project. Exemptions from this requirement include information protected from disclosure under any applicable law, including, but not limited to, RCW 70.94.205 and SWCAA 400-270.
(b) Publication of comment period notice. Notice shall
be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
of the proposed project for a minimum of one (1) day. For
applications or actions subject to a public comment period
pursuant to subsections (2)(a)(((xii)))(x) or
(2)(a)(((xiii)))(xi) of this section, publication on the SWCAA
Internet homepage for a minimum of ((thirty (30))) 30 calendar
days may be substituted for newspaper publication. Notice for
a public comment period shall include the following
information:
(i) The name and address of the owner or operator and the affected facility;
(ii) A brief description of the proposal;
(iii) The location of the documents made available for public inspection;
(iv) Identification of a ((thirty-)) 30 calendar day
period for submitting written comment to the Agency;
(v) A statement that a public hearing may be held if the
Agency determines within a ((thirty-)) 30 calendar day period
that significant public interest exists;
(vi) The length of the public comment period in the event of a public hearing; and
(vii) For projects subject to special protection requirements for federal Class I areas in WAC 173-400-117 (5)(c), the comment period notice shall explain the Agency's decision.
(c) EPA Notification. A copy of the comment period notice shall be sent to the EPA Region 10 Regional Administrator.
(d) Consideration of public comment. The Agency shall make no final decision on any application or other action for which a public comment period has been provided until the public comment period has ended and any comments received during the public comment period have been considered.
(e) Public hearings. Any person may request a public
hearing within the thirty-day public comment period. Each
request shall indicate the interest of the party filing it and
why a hearing is warranted. The Agency may hold a public
hearing if the ((Control Officer)) Executive Director
determines significant public interest exists. The Agency
will determine the location, date, and time of the public
hearing. If a public hearing is held, the public comment
period shall extend through the hearing date and thereafter
for such period, if any, as the notice of public hearing may
specify.
(4) Public involvement for integrated review with an operating permit. Any air discharge permit application designated for integrated review with an application to issue or modify an operating permit shall be processed in accordance with the operating permit program procedures and deadlines (Chapter 173-401 WAC).
(5) Other requirements of law. Whenever procedures permitted or mandated by law will accomplish the objectives of public notice and opportunity for comment, those procedures may be used in lieu of the provisions of this section (e.g., SEPA). This subsection does not apply to applications for a "major modification" or a "major stationary source."
(6) Public information. All information is available for public inspection at the Agency, except information protected from disclosure under any applicable law, including, but not limited to, RCW 70.94.205 and SWCAA 400-270. Such information includes copies of Notice of Construction applications, orders of approval, regulatory orders, and modifications thereof.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06)
SWCAA 400-200 Vertical Dispersion Requirement, Creditable
Stack Height and Dispersion Techniques
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.94.141 RCW. Original Board adoption 400-160 4/17/84 (Refer to WAC 403); Amended by Board 92-04-030 filed 1/28/92; Amended by Board and renumbered to 400-200 in 93-21-005 filed 10/7/93, effective 11/8/93, original 400-200 was renumbered to 400-230; 95-17-084 filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95; 01-05-057 filed 2/15/01, effective 3/18/01; 06-23-073, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06]
(1) Vertical Dispersion Requirement. Effective December
14, 2006, all new exhaust stacks shall be configured to
discharge vertically to the ambient atmosphere. Stack
devices, such as rain caps, that obstruct or prevent vertical
discharge are prohibited. Where possible, exhaust stacks
shall discharge at a point higher than surrounding buildings
and/or terrain. Alternate exhaust stack configurations may be
approved by SWCAA on a case-by-case basis.
(2) Creditable Stack Height and Dispersion Techniques - Applicability. The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section are applicable to all sources except:
(a) Stacks for which construction had commenced on or before December 31, 1970, except where pollutants are being emitted from such stacks used by sources which were constructed, or reconstructed, or for which major modifications were carried out after December 31, 1970;
(b) Coal-fired steam electric generating units subject to the provisions of Section 118 of the Federal Clean Air Act, which commenced operation before July 1, 1957, and for whose stacks construction commenced before February 8, 1974;
(c) Flares;
(d) Open or outdoor burning for agricultural or silvicultural purposes as covered under the Smoke Management Plan;
(e) Residential wood combustion and open or outdoor burning for which episodic restrictions apply.
These provisions shall not be construed to limit the actual stack height.
(3) Creditable Stack Height and Dispersion Techniques - Prohibitions. No source may use dispersion techniques or excess stack height to meet ambient air quality standards or PSD increment limitations.
(a) Excess stack height. Excess stack height is that portion of a stack that exceeds the greater of:
(i) Sixty-five meters (213.25 feet), measured from the ground level elevation at the base of the stack; or
(ii) Hg = H + 1.5L where:
Hg = "good engineering practice" (GEP) stack height, measured from the ground level elevation at the base of the stack,
H = height of nearby structure(s) measured from the ground level elevation at the base of the stack,
L = lesser dimension, height or projected width, of nearby structure(s), subject to the provisions below.
"Nearby," as used in this subsection for purposes of applying the GEP formula means that distance up to five times the lesser of the height or the width dimension of a structure, but not greater than 0.8 kilometer (1/2 mile).
(b) Dispersion techniques. Increasing final exhaust gas plume rise by manipulating source process parameters, exhaust gas parameters, stack parameters, or combining exhaust gases from several existing stacks into one stack; or other selective handling of exhaust gas streams so as to increase the exhaust gas plume rise. This does not include:
(i) The reheating of a gas stream, following the use of a pollution control system, for the purpose of returning the gas to the temperature at which it was originally discharged from the facility generating the gas stream;
(ii) The merging of gas streams where:
(A) The source was originally designed and constructed with such merged gas streams, as demonstrated by the source owner(s) or operator(s).
(B) Such merging is part of a change in operation at the facility that includes the installation of pollution controls and is accompanied by a net reduction in the allowable emissions of a pollutant. This exclusion shall apply only to the emission limitation for the pollutant affected by such change in operation.
(C) Before July 8, 1985, such merging was part of a change in operation at the facility that included the installation of emissions control equipment or was carried out for sound economic or engineering reasons, and not primarily motivated by an intent to gain emissions credit for greater dispersion.
(4) Creditable Stack Height - Exception. The Agency may require the use of a field study or fluid model to verify the creditable stack height for the source. This also applies to a source seeking credit after the effective date of this rule for an increase in existing stack height up to that established by the GEP formula. A fluid model or field study shall be performed according to the procedures described in the EPA Guideline for Determination of Good Engineering Practice Height (Technical Support Document of the Stack Height Regulations). The creditable height demonstrated by a fluid model or field study shall ensure that the emissions from a stack do not result in excessive concentrations of any air pollutant as a result of atmospheric downwash, wakes, or eddy effects created by the source itself, nearby structures or nearby terrain features.
(a) "Nearby," as used in this subsection for conducting a field study or fluid model, means not greater than 0.8 km, except that the portion of a terrain feature may be considered to be nearby which falls within a distance of up to ten times the maximum height of the feature, not to exceed two miles if such feature achieves a height 0.8 km from the stack that is at least forty percent of the GEP stack height or twenty-six meters, whichever is greater, as measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack. The height of the structure or terrain feature is measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack.
(b) "Excessive concentration" is defined for the purpose of determining creditable stack height under this subsection and means a maximum ground-level concentration owing to a significant downwash effect which contributes to excursion over an ambient air quality standard. For sources subject to PSD review (WAC 173-400-720 and 40 CFR 52.21) an excessive concentration alternatively means a maximum ground-level concentration owing to a significant downwash effect that contributes to excursion over a PSD increment. The emission rate used in this demonstration shall be the emission rate specified in the State Implementation Plan, or in the absence of such, the actual emission rate of the source. "Significant downwash effect" means a maximum ground-level concentration due to emissions from a stack due in whole or in part to downwash, wakes, and eddy effects produced by nearby structures or nearby terrain features which individually is at least forty percent in excess of the maximum concentration experienced in the absence of such downwash, wakes, or eddy effects.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
NEW SECTION
FEDERAL STANDARDS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE
The following lists of affected subparts is provided for
informational purposes only.
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES
(NSPS) 40 CFR 60
Subpart A General Provisions (ref. 40 CFR 60.1 et seq.)
Subpart D Fossil Fuel-fired Steam Generators for Which Construction is Commenced After August 17, 1971, and Prior to September 19, 1978, Which Have a Heat Input Greater Than 73 Megawatts but not Greater Than 250 Megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40 et seq.)
Subpart Da Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which Construction Commenced After September 18, 1978, Which Have a Heat Input Greater Than 73 Megawatts but not Greater Than 250 Megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40a et seq.)
Subpart Db Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units for Which Construction Commenced After June 19, 1984, and Prior to June 19, 1986, Which Have a Heat Input Greater Than 29 Megawatts but less Than 73 Megawatts (ref. 40 CFR 60.40b et seq.)
Subpart Dc Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units (ref. 40 CFR 60.40c et seq.)
Subpart E Incinerators (ref. 40 CFR 60.50 et seq.)
Subpart Ea Municipal Waste Combustors for Which Construction Commenced After December 20, 1989 and on or Before September 20, 1994 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50a et seq.)
Subpart Eb Large Municipal Waste Combustors for Which Construction is Commenced After September 20, 1994 or for Which Modification of Reconstruction is Commenced After June 19, 1996 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50b et seq.)
Subpart Ec Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators for Which Construction is Commenced After June 20, 1996 (ref. 40 CFR 60.50c et seq.)
Subpart F Portland Cement Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.60 et seq.)
Subpart G Nitric Acid Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.70 et seq.)
Subpart H Sulfuric Acid Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.80 et seq.)
Subpart I Hotmix Asphalt Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.90 et seq.)
Subpart J Petroleum Refineries Which Produce Less Than 25,000 Barrels per Day of Refined Products (ref. 40 CFR 60.100 et seq.)
Subpart Ja Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 14, 2007 (ref. 40 CFR 60.100a et seq.)
Subpart K Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids Constructed After June 11, 1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978, Which Have a Capacity Greater Than 40,000 Gallons (ref. 40 CFR 60.110 et seq.)
Subpart Ka Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23, 1984 (ref. 40 CFR 60.110a et seq.)
Subpart Kb Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) Constructed, Reconstructed, or Modified After July 23, 1984 (ref. 40 CFR 60.110b et seq.)
Subpart L Secondary Lead Smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.120 et seq.)
Subpart M Brass and Bronze Ingot Production Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.130 et seq.)
Subpart N Iron and Steel Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.140 et seq.)
Subpart Na Secondary Emissions From Basic Oxygen Process Steel Making Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.140 et seq.)
Subpart O Sewage Treatment Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.150 et seq.)
Subpart P Primary Copper Smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.160 et seq.)
Subpart Q Primary Zinc Smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.170 et seq.)
Subpart R Primary Lead Smelters (ref. 40 CFR 60.180 et seq.)
Subpart S Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.190 et seq.)
Subpart T Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Wet Process Phosphoric Acid Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.200 et seq.)
Subpart U Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Superphosphoric Acid Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.210 et seq.)
Subpart V Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Diammonium Phosphate Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.220 et seq.)
Subpart W Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Triple Superphosphate Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.230 et seq.)
Subpart X Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple Superphosphate Storage Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.240 et seq.)
Subpart Y Coal Preparation Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.250 et seq.)
Subpart Z Ferroalloy Production Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.260 et seq.)
Subpart AA Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces (ref. 40 CFR 60.270 et seq.)
Subpart AAa Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (ref. 40 CFR 60.270a et seq.)
Subpart BB Kraft Pulp Mills (ref. 40 CFR 60.280 et seq.)
Subpart CC Glass Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.290 et seq.)
Subpart DD Grain Elevators (ref. 40 CFR 60.300 et seq.)
Subpart EE Industrial Surface Coating: Metal Furniture (ref. 40 CFR 60.310 et seq.)
Subpart GG Stationary Gas Turbines (ref. 40 CFR 60.330 et seq.)
Subpart HH Lime Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.340 et seq.)
Subpart KK Lead-Acid Battery Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.370 et seq.)
Subpart LL Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.380 et seq.)
Subpart MM Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.390 et seq.)
Subpart NN Phosphate Rock Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.400 et seq.)
Subpart PP Ammonium Sulfate Manufacture (ref. 40 CFR 60.420 et seq.)
Subpart QQ Publication Rotogravure Printing (ref. 40 CFR 60.430 et seq.)
Subpart RR Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface Coating Operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.440 et seq.)
Subpart SS Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances (ref. 40 CFR 60.450 et seq.)
Subpart TT Industrial Surface Coating: Metal Coils (ref. 40 CFR 60.460 et seq.)
Subpart UU Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture (ref. 40 CFR 60.470 et seq.)
Subpart VV Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After January 5, 1981, and on or before November 7, 2006 (ref. 40 CFR 60.480 et seq.)
Subpart VVa Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After November 7, 2006 (ref. 40 CFR 60.480a et seq.)
Subpart WW Beverage Can Surface Coating Operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.490 et seq.)
Subpart XX Bulk Gasoline Terminals (ref. 40 CFR 60.500 et seq.)
Subpart AAA New Residential Wood Heaters (ref. 40 CFR 60.530 et seq.)
Subpart BBB Rubber Tire Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 60.540 et seq.)
Subpart DDD VOC Emissions From the Polymer Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 60.560 et seq.)
Subpart FFF Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing (ref. 40 CFR 60.580 et seq.)
Subpart GGG Petroleum Refineries - Compressors and Fugitive Emission Sources (ref. 40 CFR 60.590 et seq.)
Subpart GGG Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After January 4, 1983, and on or before November 7, 2006 (ref. 40 CFR 60.590 et seq.)
Subpart GGGa Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After November 7, 2006 (ref. 40 CFR 60.590a et seq.)
Subpart HHH Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.600 et seq.)
Subpart III VOC Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Air Oxidation Unit Processes (ref. 40 CFR 60.610 et seq.)
Subpart JJJ Petroleum Dry Cleaners (ref. 40 CFR 60.620 et seq.)
Subpart KKK Equipment Leaks of VOC From Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.630 et seq.)
Subpart LLL Onshore Natural Gas Processing; SO2 Emissions (ref. 40 CFR 60.640 et seq.)
Subpart NNN VOC Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry Distillation Operations (ref. 40 CFR 60.660 et seq.)
Subpart OOO Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.670 et seq.)
Subpart PPP Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 60.680 et seq.)
Subpart QQQ VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery Waste Water Emissions (ref. 40 CFR 60.690 et seq.)
Subpart RRR Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Reactor Processes (ref. 40 CFR 60.700 et seq.)
Subpart SSS Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.710 et seq.)
Subpart TTT Industrial Surface Coating: Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (ref. 40 CFR 60.720 et seq.)
Subpart UUU Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (ref. 40 CFR 60.730 et seq.)
Subpart VVV Polymeric Coating of Supporting Substrates Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 60.740 et seq.)
Subpart WWW Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Constructed, Reconstructed or Modified on or After May 30, 1991 (ref. 40 CFR 60.750 et seq.) (See SWCAA 400-070(8) for rules regulating MSW landfills constructed or modified before May 30, 1991)
Subpart AAAA Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed After August 30, 1999, or Modified or Reconstructed After June 6, 2001 (ref. 40 CFR 60.1000 et seq.) (See SWCAA 400-050(5) for rules regulating small municipal waste combustion units constructed on or before August 30, 1999)
Subpart CCCC Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators Constructed After November 30, 1999; or Modified or Reconstructed on or After June 1, 2001 (ref. 40 CFR 60.2000 et seq.) (See SWCAA 400-050(4) for Rules Regulating Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators Constructed on or Before November 30, 1999)
Subpart EEEE Other Solid Waste Incineration Unit for Which Construction is Commenced After December 9, 2004, or for Which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced on or After June 16, 2006. (ref. 40 CFR 60.2880 et seq.)
Subpart FFFF Emission guidelines and compliance times for other solid waste incineration units that commenced construction on or before December 9, 2004. (ref. 40 CFR 60.2980 et seq.)
Subpart HHHH Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Coal-fired Electric Steam Generating Units (ref. 40 CFR 60.4101 et seq.)
Subpart IIII Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (ref. 40 CFR 60.4200 et seq.)
Subpart KKKK Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines (ref. 40 CFR 60.4300 et seq.)
Appendix A Test Methods (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix A)
Appendix B Performance Specifications (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix B)
Appendix C Determination of Emission Rate Change (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix C)
Appendix D Required Emission Inventory Information (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix D)
Appendix F Quality Assurance Procedures (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix F)
Appendix I Removable Label and Owner's Manual (ref. 40 CFR 60, Appendix I)))
NATIONAL EMISISON STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAPS) 40 CFR 61
Subpart A General Provisions (ref. 40 CFR 61.01 et seq.)
Subpart B Radon Emissions from Underground Uranium Mines (ref. 40 CFR 61.20 et seq.)
Subpart C Beryllium (ref. 40 CFR 61.30 et seq.)
Subpart D Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing (ref. 40 CFR 61.40 et seq.)
Subpart E Mercury (ref. 40 CFR 61.50 et seq.)
Subpart F Vinyl Chloride (ref. 40 CFR 61.60 et seq.)
Subpart H Emissions of Radionuclides Other Than Radon from Department of Energy Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 61.90 et seq.)
Subpart I Radionuclide Emissions from Federal Facilities Other Than Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensees and not Covered by Subpart H (ref. 40 CFR 61.100 et seq.)
Subpart J Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) of Benzene (ref. 40 CFR 61.110 et seq.)
Subpart K Radionuclide Emissions from Elemental Phosphorus Plants (ref. 40 CFR 61.120 et seq.)
Subpart L Benzene Emissions from Coke by Product Recovery Plants (ref. 40 CFR 61.130 et seq.)
Subpart M Asbestos (ref. 40 CFR 61.140 et seq.)
Subpart N Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 61.160 et seq.)
Subpart O Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary Copper Smelters (ref. 40 CFR 61.170 et seq.)
Subpart P Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Arsenic Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 61.180 et seq.)
Subpart Q Radon Emissions from Department of Energy Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 61.190 et seq.)
Subpart R Radon Emissions from Phosphogypsum Stacks (ref. 40 CFR 61.200 et seq.)
Subpart T Radon Emissions from the Disposal of Uranium Mill Tailings (ref. 40 CFR 61.220 et seq.)
Subpart V Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources) (ref. 40 CFR 61.240 et seq.)
Subpart W Radon Emissions from Operating Mill Tailings (ref. 40 CFR 61.250 et seq.)
Subpart Y Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels (ref. 40 CFR 61.270 et seq.)
Subpart BB Benzene Emissions from Benzene Transfer Operations (ref. 40 CFR 61.300 et seq.)
Subpart FF Benzene Waste Operations (ref. 40 CFR 61.340 et seq.)
NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES
(MACT) 40 CFR 63
Subpart A General Provisions (ref. 40 CFR 63.1 et seq.)
Subpart B Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for Major Sources in Accordance With Clean Air Act Sections 112(G) and 112(J) (ref. 40 CFR 63.50 et seq.)
Subpart D Compliance Extensions for Early Reductions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (ref. 40 CFR 63.70 et seq.)
Subpart F Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.100 et seq.)
Subpart G Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater (ref. 40 CFR 63.110 et seq.)
Subpart H Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks (ref. 40 CFR 63.160 et seq.)
Subpart I Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Certain Processes Subject to the Negotiated Regulation for Equipment Leaks (ref. 40 CFR 60.190 et seq.)
Subpart J Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (ref. 40 CFR 60.210 et seq.)
Subpart L Coke Oven Batteries (ref. 40 CFR 63.300 et seq.)
Subpart M Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities (as it applies to major sources only) (ref. 40 CFR 63.320 et seq.)
Subpart N Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.340 et seq.)
Subpart O Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.360 et seq.)
Subpart Q Industrial Process Cooling Towers (ref. 40 CFR 63.400 et seq.)
Subpart R Gasoline Distribution Facilities (Bulk Gasoline Terminals and Pipeline Breakout Stations (ref. 40 CFR 63.420 et seq.)
Subpart S Pulp and Paper Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.440 et seq.)
Subpart T Halogenated Solvent Cleaning (ref. 40 CFR 63.460 et seq.)
Subpart U Group I Polymers and Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.480 et seq.)
Subpart W Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.520 et seq.)
Subpart X Secondary Lead Smelting (ref. 40 CFR 63.541 et seq.)
Subpart Y Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.560 et seq.)
Subpart AA Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.600 et seq.)
Subpart BB Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.620 et seq.)
Subpart CC Petroleum Refineries (ref. 40 CFR 63.640 et seq.)
Subpart DD Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.680 et seq.)
Subpart EE Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.701 et seq.)
Subpart GG Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.741 et seq.)
Subpart HH Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.760 et seq.)
Subpart II Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) (ref. 40 CFR 63.780 et seq.)
Subpart JJ Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.800 et seq.)
Subpart KK Printing and Publishing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.820 et seq.)
Subpart LL Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.840 et seq.)
Subpart MM Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (ref. 40 CFR 63.860 et seq.)
Subpart OO Tanks - Level 1 (ref. 40 CFR 63.900 et seq.)
Subpart PP Containers (ref. 40 CFR 63.920 et seq.)
Subpart QQ Surface Impoundments (ref. 40 CFR 63.940 et seq.)
Subpart RR Individual Drain Systems (ref. 40 CFR 63.960 et seq.)
Subpart SS Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas System or a Process (ref. 40 CFR 63.980 et seq.)
Subpart TT Equipment Leaks - Control Level 1 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1000 et seq.)
Subpart UU Equipment Leaks - Control Level 2 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1019 et seq.)
Subpart VV Oil-Water Separators and Organic-Water Separators (ref. 40 CFR 63.1040 et seq.)
Subpart WW Storage Vessels (Tanks) - Control Level 2 (ref. 40 CFR 63.1060 et seq.)
Subpart XX Ethylene Manufacturing Process Units: Heat Exchange Systems and Waste Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.1080 et seq.)
Subpart YY Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology (ref. 40 CFR 63.1100 et seq.)
Subpart CCC Steel Pickling - HCL Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.1155 et seq.)
Subpart DDD Mineral Wool Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1175 et seq.)
Subpart EEE Hazardous Waste Combustors (ref. 40 CFR 63.1200 et seq.)
Subpart GGG Pharmaceuticals Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1250 et seq.)
Subpart HHH Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.1270 et seq.)
Subpart III Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1290 et seq.)
Subpart JJJ Group IV Polymers and Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.1310 et seq.)
Subpart LLL Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (ref. 40 CFR 63.1340 et seq.)
Subpart MMM Pesticide Active Ingredient Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1360 et seq.)
Subpart NNN Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.1380 et seq.)
Subpart OOO Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (ref. 40 CFR 63.1400 et seq.)
Subpart PPP Polyether Polyols Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1420 et seq.)
Subpart QQQ Primary Copper Smelting (ref. 40 CFR 63.1440 et seq.)
Subpart RRR Secondary Aluminum Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.1500 et seq.)
Subpart TTT Primary Lead Smelting (ref. 40 CFR 63.1541 et seq.)
Subpart UUU Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units (ref. 40 CFR 63.1560 et seq.)
Subpart VVV Publicly Owned Treatment Works (ref. 40 CFR 63.1580 et seq.)
Subpart XXX Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese (ref. 40 CFR 63.1650 et seq.)
Subpart AAAA Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (ref. 40 CFR 63.1930 et seq.)
Subpart CCCC Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast (ref. 40 CFR 63.2130 et seq.)
Subpart DDDD Plywood and Composite Wood Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.2230 et seq.)
Subpart EEEE Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline) (ref. 40 CFR 63.2330 et seq.)
Subpart FFFF Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.2430 et seq.)
Subpart GGGG Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.2830 et seq.)
Subpart HHHH Wet-Formed Fiberglass Mat Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.2980 et seq.)
Subpart IIII Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks (ref. 40 CFR 63.3080 et seq.)
Subpart JJJJ Paper and Other Web Coating (ref. 40 CFR 63.3280 et seq.)
Subpart KKKK Surface Coating of Metal Cans (ref. 40 CFR 63.3480 et seq.)
Subpart MMMM Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.3880 et seq.)
Subpart NNNN Surface Coating of Large Appliances (ref. 40 CFR 63.4080 et seq.)
Subpart OOOO Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles (ref. 40 CFR 63.4280 et seq.)
Subpart PPPP Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.4480 et seq.)
Subpart QQQQ Surface Coating of Wood Building Products (ref. 40 CFR 63.4680 et seq.)
Subpart RRRR Surface Coating of Metal Furniture (ref. 40 CFR 63.4880 et seq.)
Subpart SSSS Surface Coating of Metal Coil (ref. 40 CFR 63.5080 et seq.)
Subpart TTTT Leather Finishing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.5280 et seq.)
Subpart UUUU Cellulose Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5480 et seq.)
Subpart VVVV Boat Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5680 et seq.)
Subpart WWWW Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.5780 et seq.)
Subpart XXXX Rubber Tire Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.5980 et seq.)
Subpart YYYY Stationary Combustion Turbines (ref. 40 CFR 63.6080 et seq.)
Subpart AAAAA Lime Manufacturing Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.7080 et seq.)
Subpart BBBBB Semiconductor Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.7180 et seq.)
Subpart CCCCC Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (ref. 40 CFR 63.7280 et seq.)
Subpart EEEEE Iron and Steel Foundries (ref. 40 CFR 63.7680 et seq.)
Subpart FFFFF Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.7780 et seq.)
Subpart GGGGG Site Remediation (ref. 40 CFR 63.7880 et seq.)
Subpart HHHHH Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.7980 et seq.)
Subpart IIIII Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (ref. 40 CFR 63.8180 et seq.)
Subpart JJJJJ Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8380 et seq.)
Subpart KKKKK Clay Ceramics Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8530 et seq.)
Subpart LLLLL Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.8680 et seq.)
Subpart MMMMM Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.8780 et seq.)
Subpart NNNNN Hydrochloric Acid Production (ref. 40 CFR 63.8980 et seq.)
Subpart PPPPP Engine Test Cells/Stands (ref. 40 CFR 63.9280 et seq.)
Subpart QQQQQ Friction Materials Manufacturing Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.9480 et seq.)
Subpart RRRRR Taconite Iron Ore Processing (ref. 40 CFR 63.9580 et seq.)
Subpart SSSSS Refractory Products Manufacturing (ref. 40 CFR 63.9780 et seq.)
Subpart TTTTT Primary Magnesium Refining (ref. 40 CFR 63.9880 et seq.)
Subpart WWWWW Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers (ref. 40 CFR 63.10382 et seq.)
Subpart YYYYY Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.10680 et seq.)
Subpart ZZZZZ Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.10880 et seq.)
Subpart BBBBBB Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.11080 et seq.)
Subpart CCCCCC Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (ref. 40 CFR 63.11110 et seq.)
Subpart DDDDDD Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11140 et seq.)
Subpart EEEEEE Primary Copper Smelting Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11146 et seq.)
Subpart FFFFFF Secondary Copper Smelting Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11153 et seq.)
Subpart GGGGGG Primary Nonferrous Metals Area Sources - Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium (ref. 40 CFR 63.11160 et seq.)
Subpart LLLLLL Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11393 et seq.)
Subpart MMMMMM Carbon Black Production Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11400 et seq.)
Subpart NNNNNN Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources: Chromium Compounds (ref. 40 CFR 63.11407 et seq.)
Subpart OOOOOO Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production and Fabrication Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11414 et seq.)
Subpart PPPPPP Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11421 et seq.)
Subpart QQQQQQ Wood Preserving Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11428 et seq.)
Subpart RRRRRR Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11435 et seq.)
Subpart SSSSSS Glass Manufacturing Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11448 et seq.)
Subpart TTTTTT Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area Sources (ref. 40 CFR 63.11462 et seq.)
Subpart WWWWWW Area Source Standards for Plating and Polishing Operations (ref. 40 CFR 63.11504 et seq.)
Appendix A Test Methods (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix A)
Appendix B Sources Defined for Early Reduction Provisions (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix B)
Appendix C Determination of the Fraction Biodegraded in a Biological Treatment Unit (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix C)
Appendix D Alternative Validation procedure for EPA Waste and Wastewater Methods (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix D)
Appendix E Monitoring Procedures for Nonthoroughly Mixed Open Biological Treatment Systems at Kraft Pulp Mills Under Unsafe Sampling Conditions (ref. 40 CFR 63, Appendix E)
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