Ohio Admin. Code 3745-17-11 - Restrictions on particulate emissions from industrial processes
(A) General
provisions:
(1) This rule applies to any
operation, process, or activity which releases or may release particulate
emissions into the ambient air except the following:
(a) The burning of fuel for the primary
purpose of producing heat or power by indirect heating in which the products of
combustion do not come into direct contact with process materials.
(b) The burning of refuse.
(c) The processing of salvageable material by
burning.
(d) The loading of ships
and the drying of grain at grain elevator operations.
(e) Salt glazing in a gas-fired periodic
brick or tile kiln, for a period of not more than two hours during any
twenty-one consecutive days of operation of said kiln.
(f) The generation of fugitive dust which the
director has determined is subject to rule
3745-17-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(g) Any such operation,
process, or activity which is subject to a particulate emission limitation
contained in rule
3745-17-12 or
3745-17-13 of the Administrative
Code.
(h) Surface coating processes
that apply only dip coatings, roll coatings, flow coatings, or brush
coatings.
(i) Surface coating
processes that use less than five gallons of coatings per day that are not
exempt under paragraphs (A)(1)(h), and (A)(1)(j) to (A)(1)(l) of this rule,
provided the owner or operator maintains coating usage and application method
records, coating purchase records, or production records that clearly
demonstrate the actual coating usage is less than five gallons per
day.
(j) Surface coating processes
(e.g., for sealers, adhesives, and deadeners) that employ airless spray and
bead-type (extrusion) application methods.
(k) Surface coating processes that employ
hand-held cup spray guns.
(l)
Surface coating processes for which the owner or operator demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the director that, due to the large size of the item being
coated, it is technically infeasible or economically unreasonable (in terms of
cost-effectiveness) to employ an enclosure (or hooding) and control device for
the control of the particulate emissions (any such exemption approved by the
director shall be approved by the United States environmental protection agency
as a revision of the state implementation plan).
(m) Jet engine test cells and
stands.
(n) Residential wood
burning appliances and pellet stoves.
(2) Emission restriction requirements for
sources, which are not subject to paragraph (B)(4), (B)(5), (B)(6) or (C) of
this rule or which are not exempted under paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, are
specified in "Figure II" and in "Table I" in the appendix to this rule. "Figure
II" in the appendix to this rule relates uncontrolled mass rate of emission
(abscissa) to maximum allowable mass rate of emission (ordinate). A source
complies with "Figure II" in the appendix to this rule if its particulate
emission rate, even during operation at the maximum capacity of the source, is
always equal to or less than the allowable mass rate of emission of particulate
matter (A) based upon the uncontrolled mass rate of emission (U). "Table I" in
the appendix to this rule relates process weight of materials introduced into
any specific process (at its maximum capacity) that may result in particulate
emissions to maximum allowable mass rate of emission. Solid fuels charged will
be considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous fuels when
they are used solely as fuels and combustion air will not. A source complies
with "Table I" in the appendix to this rule if its rate of particulate
emission, even during operation at the process weight rate (P) which reflects
the maximum capacity of the source, is always equal to or less than the
allowable rate of particulate emission specified by the appropriate equation
appearing at the bottom of "Table I" in the appendix to this rule and
incorporating the process weight rate (P) which reflects the maximum capacity
of the source. Except as otherwise indicated in paragraphs (A)(2)(a) to
(A)(2)(c) of this rule, the more stringent of the two requirements shall apply.
(a) "Figure II" in the appendix to this rule
shall not apply to any of the following:
(i)
Any source where the uncontrolled mass rate of emission cannot be
ascertained.
(ii) Any source with
an uncontrolled mass rate of emission of less than ten pounds per
hour.
(iii) Any fluid catalytic
cracking unit at a petroleum refinery.
(b) "Table I" in the appendix to this rule
shall not apply to any of the following:
(i)
Any source where the process weight rate cannot be ascertained.
(ii) Any source which is located within the
counties specified in paragraphs (B)(2) and (B)(3) of this rule, except as
provided in paragraph (A)(2)(c) of this rule.
(c) "Table I" in the appendix to this rule
shall apply to any fluid catalytic cracking unit at a petroleum
refinery.
(3) For
purposes of "Figure II" in the appendix to this rule, the total uncontrolled
mass rate of emission from all similar process units at a plant, such units
being united either physically or operationally, or otherwise located in close
proximity to each other, shall be used for determining the maximum allowable
mass rate of particulate emissions that pass through a stack or stacks from all
such units.
(4) For purposes of
"Table I" in the appendix to this rule, process weight per hour is the total
weight of all materials introduced into any single, specific process (at its
maximum capacity) that may cause any emission of particulate matter. Solid
fuels charged will be considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and
gaseous fuels when they are used solely as fuels and combustion air will not.
For a cyclical or batch operation, the process weight per hour will be derived
by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours in one complete
operation from the beginning of any given process to the completion thereof,
excluding any time during which the equipment is idle. For a continuous
operation, the process weight per hour will be derived by dividing the process
weight for a given period of time by the number of hours in that period. For
fluid catalytic cracking units at petroleum refineries, "process weight" shall
mean the total weight of recirculated catalyst and cold catalyst introduced
into the catalyst regenerator.
(5)
An air contaminant source can be subject to both rule
3745-17-08 of the Administrative
Code and this rule if it is a fugitive dust source, as defined in paragraph
(B)
(F)(5) of
3745-17-01 of the Administrative Code, and also emits, by means of one or more
stacks, particulate matter that is subject to a limitation in rule
3745-17-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) Emission
limitations:
(1) Except as specified in
paragraph (B)(4), (B)(5), (B)(6) or (C) of this rule, any owner or operator of
a source of particulate emissions which is located within the following
counties shall operate said source so that the particulate emissions do not
exceed the allowable emission rate specified by "curve P-1" of "Figure II" or
by "Table I" in the appendix to this rule, whichever is applicable under
paragraph (A)(2) of 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 otherwise
provided in paragraph (B)(4), (B)(5) or (C) of this rule, any owner or operator
of a source of emissions which is located within the following counties shall
operate said source so that the particulate emissions do not exceed the
allowable emission rate specified by "curve P-2" of "Figure II" in the appendix
to this rule: Ashland, Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign, Crawford, Fulton,
Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Holmes, Knox, Logan, Marion, Mercer,
Morrow, Paulding, Putnam, Tuscarawas, Van Wert, Wayne and Williams.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(B)(4), (B)(5) or (C) of this rule, any owner or operator of a source of
particulate emissions which is located within the following counties shall
operate said source so that the particulate emissions do not exceed the
allowable emission rate specified by "curve P-3" of "Figure II" in the appendix
to this rule: Erie, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Huron, Ottawa, Pike and
Vinton.
(4) Any owner or operator
of a stationary gas turbine shall not cause or permit the particulate emissions
from the turbine's exhaust to exceed 0.040 pound per million Btu of actual heat
input.
(5) Any owner or operator of
a stationary internal combustion engine shall not cause or permit the
particulate emissions from the engine's exhaust to exceed the following:
(a) 0.310 pound per million Btu of actual
heat input for a stationary small internal combustion engine.
(b) 0.062 pound per million Btu of actual
heat input for a stationary large internal combustion engine.
(6) The "ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC
"Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works LLC "
" (OEPA premise number 1318001613) or any
subsequent owner or operator of the "ArcelorMittal
Cleveland LLC"
"Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland
Works LLC" facility located at 3060 Eggers avenue, Cleveland, Ohio shall
not cause or permit the particulate emissions from the 84-inch hot strip mill
reheat furnaces (OEPA source numbers P046 to P048) to exceed 19.8 pounds per
hour per furnace.
(C)
Requirements for surface coating processes:
(1) Any surface coating process not exempt
under paragraphs (A)(1)(h) to (A)(1)(l) of this rule shall be controlled by a
dry particulate filter, waterwash, or equivalent control device or
devices.
(2) Any surface coating
process not exempt under paragraphs (A)(1)(h) to (A)(1)(l) of this rule shall
follow all of the following work practices:
(a) The owner or operator shall maintain
documentation of the manufacturer's recommendations, instructions, or operating
manuals for the control devices with any modifications deemed necessary by the
owner or operator during the time period in which the control devices are
utilized.
(b) The owner or operator
shall operate the control devices in accordance with the manufacturer's
recommendations, instructions, or operating manuals with any modifications
deemed necessary by the owner or operator.
(c) The owner or operator shall conduct
periodic inspections of the control devices to determine whether the devices
are operating in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations,
instructions, or operating manuals with any modifications deemed necessary by
the owner or operator. The periodic inspections of each control device shall be
performed at a frequency that is based upon the recommendation of the
manufacturer of the control device, and the owner or operator shall maintain a
copy of the manufacturer's recommended inspection frequency. In addition to
these periodic inspections, not less than once each calendar year the owner or
operator shall conduct a comprehensive inspection of the control device while
the emissions unit is shut down and perform any needed maintenance and repair
for the control device to ensure that it is able to routinely operate in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
(d) The owner or operator shall document each
inspection of a control device by maintaining a record that includes the date
of the inspection, a description of each problem identified and the date it was
corrected, a description of the maintenance and repairs performed, and the name
of the person who performed the inspection.
(e) In the event that the control devices are
not operating in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations,
instructions, or operating manuals with any modifications deemed necessary by
the owner or operator, the control devices shall be expeditiously repaired or
otherwise returned to operation in accordance with such requirements. The owner
or operator shall maintain documentation of those periods when the control
devices are not operating in accordance with such requirements.
(f) Any documentation required under
paragraphs (C)(2)(d) and (C)(2)(e) of this rule shall be maintained for not
less than five years.
(g) Any
documentation required under paragraphs (C)(2)(a) to (C)(2)(e) of this rule
shall be maintained at the facility and shall
be made available to Ohio EPA upon request.
(3) Any surface coating process with a
permit-to-install or permit-to-install and operate issued after January 1, 1990
that identifies particulate emission limitations and control measures based on
best available technology, best available control technology, or the lowest
achievable emission rate shall comply with such limitations and measures
instead of paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 02/17/1972, 06/18/1980, 06/14/1991, 01/31/1998, 04/14/2003, 02/01/2008, 12/23/2011, 01/20/2018
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