(1)
Class 1
Counties: No person shall cause or permit the emission of
particulate matter from fuel-burning equipment in a Class 1 County in excess of
the amount shown in Table 4-1 for the heat input allocated to such source. For
sources in Class 1 Counties, interpolation of the data in Table 4-1 for heat
input values between 10 million BTU/hr and 250 million BTU/hr shall be
accomplished by the use of the equation:
E = 1.38H-0.44
where: E = Emissions in lb/million BTU
H = Heat Input in millions of BTU/hr
(2)
Class 2
Counties: No person shall cause or permit the emission of
particulate matter from fuel-burning equipment in a Class 2 County in excess of
the amount shown in Table 4-1 for the heat input allocated to such source. For
sources in Class 2 Counties, interpolation of the data in Table 4-1 for heat
input values between 10 million BTU/hr and 250 million BTU/hr shall be
accomplished by the use of the equation:
E = 3.109H-0.589
where: E = Emissions in lb/million BTU
H = Heat Input in millions of BTU/hr
(3) For purposes of this Rule, the total heat
input from all similar fuel combustion units which discharge particulate matter
through a common stack at a plant or premises shall be used for determining the
maximum allowable emission of particulate matter.
(4) New fuel-burning sources emitting
particulate matter shall be subject to the rules and regulations for Class 1
Counties, paragraph (1) of this Rule, regardless of their location.
TABLE 4-1 ALLOWABLE PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSION BASED ON HEAT
INPUT
Heat Input Allowable Emission (lb/million BTU)
(Millions of BTU/hr) Class 1 County Class 2 County
1 0.5 0.8
10 0.5 0.8
20 0.37 0.53
40 0.27 0.35
60 0.23 0.28
80 0.20 0.24
100 0.18 0.21
150 0.15 0.16
200 0.13 0.14
250 0.12 0.12
1,000,000 0.12 0.12
(5) In lieu of the particulate emission
limitations contained in paragraph (1) of this Rule for existing coal fired
boilers at pulp mills in Talladega County having a rated capacity of up to 300
million BTU per hour, the allowable particulate emission limit shall be 0.1
lb/MMBTU.
Authors: James W. Cooper, John E.
Daniel
Notes
Ala. Admin. Code r.
335-3-4-.03
Effective Date: January
18, 1972. Amended: October 10, 1984. Amended: Filed October 17, 1996; effective
November 21, 1996.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, ยงยง
22-28-14,
22-22A-5,
22-22A-6,
22-22A-8.
