OAR 340-230-0310
Municipal Waste Combustors: Emissions Limitations


No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the operation of any affected municipal waste combustor unit in a manner that violates the following emission limits and requirements:

(1)

Before April 28, 2009, particulate matter emissions from each unit must not exceed 27 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.012 grains per dry standard cubic foot) corrected to 7 percent oxygen. On and after April 28, 2009, particulate matter emissions from each unit must not exceed 25 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.011 grains per dry standard cubic foot) corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

(2)

Opacity. The emission limit for opacity exhibited by the gases discharged to the atmosphere from a designated facility must not exceed 10 percent opacity as a 6-minute average.

(3)

Municipal Waste Combustor Metals:

(a)

Before April 28, 2009, cadmium emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.040 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.000018 gr/dscf) corrected to 7 percent oxygen. On and after April 28, 2009, cadmium emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.020 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.000008 gr/dscf) corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

(b)

Before April 28, 2009, lead emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.44 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.00020 gr/dscf) corrected to 7 percent oxygen. On and after April 28, 2009, lead emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.20 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.00009 gr/dscf) corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

(c)

Before April 28, 2009, mercury emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.080 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.000035 gr/dscf) or 15 percent of the potential mercury emission concentration (an 85 percent reduction by weight), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, whichever is less stringent. On and after April 28, 2009, mercury emissions from each unit must not exceed 0.050 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.000022 gr/dscf) or 15 percent of the potential mercury emission concentration (an 85-percent reduction by weight), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, whichever is less stringent.

(4)

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from each unit must not exceed 29 parts per million by volume or 25 percent of the potential sulfur dioxide emission concentration (75-percent reduction by weight or volume), corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent. Compliance with this emission limit is based on a 24-hour daily geometric mean.

(5)

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) emissions from each unit must not exceed 29 parts per million by volume or 5 percent of the potential hydrogen chloride emission concentration (95-percent reduction by weight or volume), corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), whichever is less stringent.

(6)

The dioxin/furan emissions from each unit must not exceed:

(a)

Before April 28, 2009, 60 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, for a municipal waste combustor unit that employs an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system;

(b)

On and after April 28, 2009, 35 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, for a municipal waste combustor unit that employs an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system;

(c)

Before April 28, 2009, 30 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, for a municipal waste combustor unit that does not employ an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system. On and after April 28, 2009, 15 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, for a municipal waste combustor unit that does not employ an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system.

(7)

Emissions of nitrogen oxides from each unit must not exceed 205 parts per million by volume on a dry basis corrected to 7 percent oxygen.

(8)

Fugitive Emissions:

(a)

No owner or operator may cause or allow visible emissions of combustion ash from an ash conveying system (including conveyor transfer points) in excess of 5 percent of the observation period (i.e., 9 minutes per 3-hour period), as determined by EPA Reference Method 22 observations, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(b)

The emission limit specified in subsection (a) of this section does not cover visible emissions discharged inside buildings or enclosures of ash conveying systems; however, the emission limit specified in subsection (a) of this section does cover visible emissions discharged to the atmosphere from buildings or enclosures of ash conveying systems.

(c)

The provisions specified in subsection (a) of this section do not apply during maintenance and repair of ash conveying systems.
[NOTE: View a PDF of referenced EPA Methods by clicking on “Tables” link below OAR 340-230-8010 (EPA Methods).]

Source: Rule 340-230-0310 — Municipal Waste Combustors: Emissions Limitations, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=340-230-0310.

340‑230‑0010
Purpose
340‑230‑0020
Applicability and Jurisdiction
340‑230‑0030
Definitions
340‑230‑0100
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Best Available Control Technology
340‑230‑0110
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Emissions Limitations
340‑230‑0120
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Design and Operation
340‑230‑0130
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Continuous Emission Monitoring
340‑230‑0140
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Reporting and Testing
340‑230‑0150
Solid and Infectious Waste Incinerators: Compliance
340‑230‑0200
Crematory Incinerators: Emission Limitations
340‑230‑0210
Crematory Incinerators: Design and Operation
340‑230‑0220
Crematory Incinerators: Monitoring and Reporting
340‑230‑0230
Crematory Incinerators: Compliance
340‑230‑0300
Municipal Waste Combustors: Applicability
340‑230‑0310
Municipal Waste Combustors: Emissions Limitations
340‑230‑0320
Municipal Waste Combustors: Operating Practices
340‑230‑0330
Municipal Waste Combustors: Operator Training and Certification
340‑230‑0335
Municipal Waste Combustors: Standards for Municipal Waste Combustor Fugitive Ash Emissions
340‑230‑0340
Municipal Waste Combustors: Monitoring and Testing
340‑230‑0350
Municipal Waste Combustors: Recordkeeping and Reporting
340‑230‑0359
Municipal Waste Combustors: Compliance Schedule
340‑230‑0365
Municipal Waste Combustors: Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit
340‑230‑0370
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Increments of Progress
340‑230‑0373
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Operator Training
340‑230‑0375
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Operator Certification
340‑230‑0377
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Operating Requirements
340‑230‑0380
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Emission Limits
340‑230‑0383
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Continuous Emission Monitoring
340‑230‑0385
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Stack Testing
340‑230‑0387
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Other Monitoring Requirements
340‑230‑0390
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Recordkeeping
340‑230‑0395
Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Reporting
340‑230‑0415
Adoption of Federal Plan by Reference
340‑230‑0500
Municipal Waste Combustors: Emission Standards for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
340‑230‑8010
EPA Methods
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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