Ohio Admin. Code 3745-17-10 - Restrictions on particulate emissions from fuel burning equipment
(A) This rule
applies to installations in which fuel, including any product or by-product of
a manufacturing process, is burned for the primary purpose of producing heat or
power by indirect heat transfer.
(B) For purposes of this rule the actual heat
input shall be the aggregate heat content of all fuels whose products of
combustion emanate from a single fuel burning unit. The maximum capacity shall
be the equipment manufacturer's or designer's guaranteed maximum heat input,
whichever is greater. Unless otherwise specified in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(4)
of this rule, the total heat input of all fuel burning units on a plant or
premises which are united either physically or operationally shall be the total
of the maximum capacities for all such units. The total heat input shall be
used for determining the maximum allowable amount of particulate emissions per
million Btu of actual heat input from any single fuel burning unit.
(1) Any new or existing fuel burning
equipment which is fired only with gaseous fuels
and/or
, and/or
and/or
(2) Stand-by fuel burning
equipment which is physically or operationally united with other fuel burning
equipment on a plant or premises shall be exempted by the director for purposes
of determining total heat input and maximum allowable particulate emissions per
million Btu of actual heat input for such other fuel burning equipment. Except
as provided in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule, the total heat input for such
other fuel burning equipment shall be used for determining the maximum
allowable amount of particulate emissions per million Btu of actual heat input
for any stand-by fuel burning equipment.
(3) Derating of fuel burning equipment.
(a) For purposes of this paragraph, fuel
burning equipment shall include, where appropriate, all equipment on a plant or
premises which are united either physically or operationally.
(b) Upon request, the director may specify
the total heat input for fuel burning equipment at a derated value which is
less than the total maximum capacity of such equipment if, in the director's
judgment, the equipment will not be operated so that the actual heat input
exceeds the derated value. Any owner or operator requesting derating of fuel
burning equipment shall demonstrate to the director, with such steam charts,
records of fuel consumption and fuel quality, and other data as are necessary,
that the actual heat input from the equipment will not exceed the derated total
heat input value.
(c) The terms and
conditions of any permit, variance, or order for equipment which has been
granted a derated total heat input value shall prohibit the operation of such
equipment at a level in excess of the derated total heat input value. The
director may include in any such permit, variance, or order requirements for
the monitoring and reporting of the actual heat input of the
equipment.
(d) Any derating of fuel
burning equipment approved by the director shall not revise the federally
enforceable requirements of the state implementation plan until approved by the
United States environmental protection agency.
(4) Fuel burning equipment which constitutes
a new source and is physically or operationally united with existing fuel
burning equipment on a plant or premises shall not be included by the director
for purposes of determining total heat input and maximum allowable particulate
emissions per million Btu of actual heat input for such existing fuel burning
equipment. Except as may be provided in paragraphs (B)(1)
and/or
or
(B)(2) of this rule, the total heat input for the new and existing fuel burning
equipment shall be used for determining the maximum allowable amount of
particulate emissions per million Btu of actual heat input for the new fuel
burning equipment.
(C)
Emission limitations.
(1) Except as provided
in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule (as it pertains to gaseous fuels and number
two fuel oil) and paragraphs (C)(3) to (C)(7) of this rule, any owner or
operator of fuel burning equipment which is located within the following
counties shall operate said equipment so that the particulate emissions do not
exceed the allowable emission rate specified by "Curve P-1" of "Figure I" in
the appendix to this rule: Adams, Allen, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown,
Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Darke,
Defiance, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Hamilton,
Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Madison,
Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble,
Perry, Pickaway, Portage, Preble, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca,
Shelby, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Union, Warren, Washington, Wyandot and Wood.
(2) Except as provided in
paragraph (B)(1) of this rule (as it pertains to gaseous fuels and number two
fuel oil) and paragraph (C)(7) of this rule, any owner or operator of fuel
burning equipment which is located within the following counties shall operate
said equipment so that the particulate emissions do not exceed the allowable
emission rate specified by "Curve P-2" of "Figure I" in the appendix to this
rule: Ashland, Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Fulton,
Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Knox,
Logan, Marion, Mercer, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Pike, Putnam, Tuscarawas, Van
Wert, Vinton, Wayne and Williams.
(3)
The "Ford
Motor Company, Lorain Assembly Plant" (OEPA premise number 1947080234) or any
subsequent owner or operator of the "Ford Motor Company, Lorain Assembly Plant
Facility, 5401 Baumhart Road, Lorain, Ohio" shall not cause or permit the
particulate emissions from boilers number 1 through 3 (OEPA source numbers B001
through B003) to exceed a maximum of 0.20 pounds of particulate emissions per
million Btu actual heat input from each boiler.
[Reserved.]
(4)
The "Ford Motor Company, Lima Engine
Plant" (OEPA premise number 0302020143) or any subsequent owner or operator of
the "Ford Motor Company, Lima Engine Plant Facility, Bible and North Sugar
Roads, Lima, Ohio" shall not cause or permit the particulate emissions from
boilers number 1 through 3 (OEPA source numbers B001 through B003) to exceed a
maximum of 0.24 pounds of particulate emissions per million Btu actual heat
input from each boiler.
[Reserved.]
(5)
The emission limitations specified for
the "Ford Motor Company" facilities identified in paragraphs (C)(3) and (C)(4)
of this rule shall not be construed to preclude the director from establishing
alternative emission limitations for such facilities pursuant to paragraphs
(B)(1) to (B)(4) of this rule.
[Reserved.]
(6) The "Columbus
and Southern Ohio Electric Company, Conesville Station
Conesville
Power Plant ."
(a) Prior to achieving
compliance with the emission limitation specified in paragraph (C)(6)(b) of
this rule, the "Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Company, Conesville Station
Conesville Power
Plant " (OEPA premise number 0616000000) or any subsequent owner or
operator of the "Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Company, Conesville Station Facility
Conesville
Power Plant , Rural Free Delivery
1
47201 County road 273 , Conesville,
Ohio" shall not cause or permit the particulate emissions from
boiler number 4
unit
4 main boiler (OEPA source number B004) to exceed a maximum of 0.43 pound
of particulate emissions per million Btu actual heat input.
(b) In accordance with the compliance
schedule established in paragraph (C)(4) of rule
3745-17-04
of the Administrative Code, the "Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Company, Conesville Station
Conesville Power Plant " (OEPA) premise number 0616000000) or any subsequent
owner or operator of the "Columbus and Southern Ohio
Electric Company, Conesville Station Facility
Conesville Power Plant , Rural Free Delivery 1
47201
County road 273 , Conesville, Ohio" shall not cause or permit the
particulate emissions from boiler number
4
unit 4 main boiler (OEPA source number
B004) to exceed a maximum of 0.10 pound of particulate emissions per million
Btu actual heat input.
(7) Alternative emission requirements for
small coal-fired fuel burning equipment which is used exclusively for space
heating purposes.
(a) Any owner or operator
of coal-fired fuel burning equipment, which has an individual maximum capacity
of equal to or greater than one million Btu per hour and less than twenty
million Btu per hour and which is used exclusively for space heating purposes,
may choose to immediately comply with all the following requirements in lieu of
the requirements of paragraph (C)(1) or
(C)(2) of this rule:
(i) The coal received
for use in the fuel burning equipment has an ash content of less than 8.0 per
cent by weight and a heat content of greater than thirteen thousand Btu per
pound (ash content and heat content shall be determined on a dry basis in
accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (B)(9) of rule
3745-17-03
of the Administrative Code).
(ii)
The use of flyash reinjection in the coal-fired fuel burning equipment is
prohibited.
(iii) The coal-fired
fuel burning equipment employs an overfire air system which is designed,
maintained and operated in accordance with good engineering practice and which
minimizes visible particulate emissions from the fuel burning
equipment.
(iv) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (A)(3) of rule
3745-17-07
of the Administrative Code, the visible particulate emissions from the
coal-fired fuel burning equipment comply with the
requirements of paragraph (A)(1) of rule
3745-17-07
of the Administrative Code. No coal-fired fuel burning equipment which is
subject to the alternative emission requirements of this rule shall be eligible
for an equivalent visible particulate emission limitation pursuant to paragraph
(C) of rule
3745-17-07
of the Administrative Code.
(v) The
coal-fired fuel burning equipment is operated and maintained in a manner which
will optimize combustion efficiency and minimize visible particulate
emissions.
(vi) During January and
July of each year, the owner or operator shall submit reports to the director
which document the quality and quantity (on a dry basis) of each shipment of
coal received during the previous six calendar months for the coal-fired fuel
burning equipment and which demonstrate compliance with
the requirements of paragraph (C)(7)(a)(i)
of this rule. Data provided by the coal supplier(s)
supplier
may be used for these semi-annual reports if such data are accurate and
representative of the quality and quantity of each shipment of coal received
for the fuel burning equipment.
(b) Any owner or operator of coal-fired fuel
burning equipment who chooses to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (C)(7)(a) of this rule in lieu of
the requirements of paragraph (C)(1) or
(C)(2) of this rule shall notify the director in writing. The written
notification shall include sufficient information and commitments to
demonstrate compliance with the requirements
of paragraph (C)(7)(a) of this rule. If the information and
commitments are adequate to demonstrate compliance with
all of the requirements of paragraph
(C)(7)(a) of this rule on a continuing basis, the alternative emission
requirements shall be specified in the terms and conditions of the permit to
operate or variance issued for the source.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 7/17/72, 6/18/80, 10/1/83, 6/14/91, 2/1/08
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