15A N.C. Admin. Code 02D .0608 - OTHER LARGE COAL OR RESIDUAL OIL BURNERS
(a)
The owner or operator of a fuel burning unit shall determine sulfur dioxide
emissions into the ambient air if the unit:
(1) burns coal or residual oil;
(2) is not required to monitor sulfur dioxide
emissions by
15A NCAC
02D .0524 or 02D .0606;
(3) has a total heat input of more than 250
million Btu per hour from coal and residual oil; and
(4) has an annual average capacity factor
greater than 30 percent as determined from the three most recent calendar year
reports to the Federal Power Commission or as otherwise demonstrated by the
owner or operator. If the unit has not been in existence for three calendar
years, its three-calendar-year average capacity factor shall be determined by
estimating its annual capacity factors for enough future years to allow a
three-calendar-year average capacity factor to be computed. If this
three-calendar-year average capacity factor exceeds 30 percent, the unit shall
be monitored. If this three-calendar-year average capacity factor does not
exceed 30 percent, the unit is not required to be monitored.
(b) Once the unit is being
monitored in accordance with Paragraph (a) of this Rule, it shall continue to
be monitored until its most recent three-calendar-year average capacity factor
does not exceed 25 percent. If the unit is not being monitored in accordance
with Subparagraph (a) of this Rule, it need not be monitored until its most
recent three-calendar-year average capacity factor exceeds 35
percent.
(c) If units required to
be monitored have a common exhaust or if units required to be monitored have a
common exhaust with units not required to be monitored, then the common exhaust
may be monitored and the sulfur dioxide emissions are not required to be
apportioned among the units with the common exhaust.
(d) The owner or operator of the source shall
determine sulfur dioxide emissions by:
(1) an
instrument for continuous monitoring and recording of sulfur dioxide emissions;
or
(2) analyses of representative
samples of fuels to determine Btu value and percent sulfur content.
(e) The owner or operator of a
source subject to this Rule that is required to monitor emissions of sulfur
dioxide pursuant to any State rule or federal regulation with continuous
emission monitoring systems shall monitor compliance with the sulfur dioxide
emission standard in
15A NCAC
02D .0516 with a continuous emission
monitoring system. Compliance with sulfur dioxide emission standards shall be
determined by averaging hourly continuous emission monitoring system values
over a 24-hour block period beginning at midnight. To compute the 24-hour block
average, the average hourly values are added and the sum shall be divided by
24. With the exception of opacity monitoring, a minimum of four data points,
containing one data point in each of the 15-minute quadrants of the hour is
required to determine a valid hour value unless the continuous emission
monitoring system is installed that meets the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75.
If a continuous emission monitoring system is installed that meets the
requirements of 40 CFR Part 75, the minimum number of data points shall be
determined by 40 CFR Part 75.
(f)
For emissions of sulfur dioxide, fuel analysis may be used in place of a
continuous emissions monitoring system if the source is not required to monitor
emissions of sulfur dioxide using a continuous emissions monitoring system
pursuant to a State rule or federal regulation. If fuel analysis is used as an
alternative method to determine emissions of sulfur dioxide, then:
(1) for coal, the test methods described in
15A NCAC
02D .2600 shall be used except that gross or
composite samples, gross caloric value, moisture content, and sulfur content
shall be determined per shipment. Alternatively, gross or composite samples,
gross caloric value, moisture content, and sulfur content may be determined by
sampling the fuel as fired if the owner or operator demonstrates that sampling
as fired provides a more accurate estimate of sulfur dioxide emissions than
sampling each shipment. If sulfur dioxide emissions are determined by sampling
fuel as fired, then a fuel sample shall be taken every four hours. These
four-hour samples shall be composited into a daily sample and the daily sample
shall be composited into a weekly sample. This weekly sample shall be analyzed
using the procedures in
15A NCAC
02D .2600. The sulfur dioxide emission rate
shall also be determined using fuel analysis data. Sulfur retention credit
shall be granted and used for computing sulfur dioxide emission rates if a
source, on a case-by-case basis, quantitatively and empirically demonstrates
the sulfur retention.
(2) for
residual oil, the test methods described in
15A NCAC
02D .2600 shall be used except that sulfur
content shall be determined per shipment. Alternatively, gross or composite
samples, gross caloric value, moisture content, and sulfur content may be
determined sampling the fuel as fired if the owner or operator demonstrates
that by sampling as fired provides a more accurate estimate of sulfur dioxide
emissions than sampling each shipment. If sulfur dioxide emissions are
determined by sampling fuel as fired, then a fuel sample shall be taken every
four hours. These four-hour samples shall be composited into a daily sample and
the daily sample shall be composited into a weekly sample. This weekly sample
shall be analyzed using the procedures in Section .2600 of this Subchapter.
Residual oil shall be collected in accordance with ASTM D4177 or
D4057.
(g) The owner or
operator of the source may request to use a different procedure or methodology
than that required by this Rule if one of the conditions identified in 40 CFR
Part 51, Appendix P, Section 3.9 exists. The person requesting to use a
different procedure or methodology shall submit the request to the Director
along with a description of the different procedure or methodology proposed to
be used, an explanation of why the procedure or methodology required by this
Rule will not work, and a showing that the proposed procedure or methodology is
equivalent to the procedure or methodology being replaced. The Director shall
approve the use of this procedure or methodology if he or she finds that one of
the conditions identified in 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix P, Section 3.9 exists,
that the procedure or methodology required by this Rule will not work, and that
the proposed procedure or methodology is equivalent to the procedure or
methodology that it will replace.
(h) The owner or operator of the source shall
report to the Director no later than 30 days following the end of the quarter
the following information:
(1) for fuel
analysis per shipment:
(A) the quantity and
type of fuels burned;
(B) the Btu
value;
(C) the sulfur content in
percent by weight; and
(D) the
calculated sulfur dioxide emission rates expressed in the same units as the
applicable standard.
(2)
for continuous monitoring of emissions:
(A)
the daily calculated sulfur dioxide emission rates expressed in the same units
as the applicable standard for each day; and
(B) other information required by Appendix P
of 40 CFR Part 51.
(i) The owner or operator of the source shall
conduct a daily zero and span check of the continuous emission monitoring
system, following the manufacturer's recommendations, and shall comply with the
requirements of
15A NCAC
02D .0613.
Notes
Eff. June 18, 1976;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2008; January 1, 2005; April 1, 2003; April 1, 1999; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1988; July 1, 1984;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2022.
Eff.
Amended Eff.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.