This rule prescribes air pollution control requirements for
soil thermal treatment facilities. Soil thermal treatment facilities are only
authorized to treat petroleum contaminated soil as defined in chapter 62-775,
F.A.C., Soil Thermal Treatment Facilities. The following requirements apply to
all soil thermal treatment facilities.
(1) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).
(a) A soil thermal treatment facility shall
be designed and operated to expose the organic vapors from the soil during
thermal treatment to one of the following combinations:
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Minimum Temperature
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Minimum Time
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(Fahrenheit)
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(Seconds)
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1,500
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and
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1.0
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1,600
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and
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0.5
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1,800
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and
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0.3
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The minimum temperature shall be determined by a continuous
temperature monitor pursuant to the applicable continuous emissions monitoring
requirements of subsection 62-296.415(6), F.A.C. When soil is being treated,
the minimum temperature shall be met or exceeded at all times except for 4
minutes in any 60 minute period, provided that the temperature does not fall
below 100 degrees Fahrenheit of the required minimum temperature for the
corresponding residence time. The minimum residence time shall be met or
exceeded at all times while soil is being treated.
(b) The average carbon monoxide (CO)
emissions shall not exceed 100 parts per million (ppm) by volume, dry basis,
during all 60-consecutive-minute periods of plant operation. The average CO
emissions is the arithmetic mean of all CO concentration measurements during
any consecutive 60 minutes of plant operation that were recorded by the
continuous emissions monitor required pursuant to subsection 62-296.415(6),
F.A.C.
(c) A soil thermal treatment
facility shall continually monitor the temperature and carbon monoxide content
of the flue gases leaving the high temperature zone pursuant to the applicable
continuous emissions monitoring requirements of subsection 62-296.415(6),
F.A.C. Temperature and carbon monoxide monitors shall be co-located unless
otherwise approved by the Department.
(d) Soil thermal treatment facilities must
possess an air permit authorizing the processing of soils containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), if soil contaminated with PCBs is to be
thermally treated.
(2)
Visible Emissions. Visible emissions (VE) from a stack shall not exceed 5%
opacity as determined by the test method specified in subsection 62-296.415(5),
F.A.C., when thermally treating soil.
(3) Particulate Matter Emissions. The
particulate matter emissions shall not exceed 0.04 grains per dry standard
cubic foot (gr/dscf) as determined by the test method specified in subsection
62-296.415(5), F.A.C.
(4)
Unconfined Emissions. A soil thermal treatment facility is subject to Rule
62-296.320,
F.A.C., Unconfined Emissions of Particulate Matter. As a minimum, before and
after thermal soil treatment is accomplished, unconfined emissions of
particulate matter from the soil shall be controlled by application of water or
containment.
(5) Test Methods and
Procedures. All emissions tests performed pursuant to the requirements of this
rule shall comply with the following requirements.
(a) The test method for visible emissions
shall be EPA Method 9, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part
60, Appendix A-4, adopted
and incorporated by reference at Rule
62-204.800,
F.A.C.
(b) The test method for
particulate emissions shall be EPA Method 5, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part
60,
Appendix A-3, adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule
62-204.800,
F.A.C. The minimum sample volume shall be 30 dry standard cubic feet.
(c) The test method for carbon monoxide shall
be EPA Method 10, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part
60, Appendix A-4, adopted and
incorporated by reference at Rule
62-204.800,
F.A.C.
(d) Test procedures shall
meet all applicable requirements of Chapter 62-297, F.A.C.
(6) Continuous Emissions Monitoring
Requirements. Any facility subject to this rule shall be equipped with
instruments to continuously monitor and record the temperature and the carbon
monoxide concentration of the flue gases leaving the high temperature zone, but
before any dilution air is mixed with the flue gases. The temperature monitor
shall be certified by the manufacturer to be accurate to within 1% of the
temperature being measured. The temperature monitoring system shall be
calibrated at least annually by the procedure recommended by the manufacturer.
The calibration shall be at a minimum of three temperatures and over a range
from 10% below to 10% above the designed flue gas hot zone temperature of the
soil thermal treatment facility. Calibration records shall be kept for a
minimum of three years. The carbon monoxide monitor shall be certified by the
manufacturer to be accurate to within 10% of the carbon monoxide concentration
by volume, mean value, or 5% of the applicable standard of 100 ppm, whichever
is greater, as determined by EPA Test Method 10, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part
60, Appendix A-4, adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule
62-204.800,
F.A.C. The carbon monoxide continuous emission monitoring device shall be
certified, calibrated, and operated according to Performance Specification 4 of
40 C.F.R. Part
60, Appendix B, adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule
62-204.800,
F.A.C., excluding Section 5.2, Calibration Drift Test Period, of Performance
Specification 2.
Notes
Fla. Admin. Code Ann.
R. 62-296.415
Rulemaking Authority 403.061 FS. Law Implemented 403.021,
403.031, 403.061, 403.087 FS.
New 11-17-92, Formerly
17-296.415, Amended 11-23-94, 1-1-96, 3-13-96, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 40, Number 122, June 24, 2014 effective
7/10/2014, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 205, October 20, 2020 effective
11/5/2020.
