Ohio Admin. Code 3745-76-11 - Monitoring of operations
Except as provided in paragraph (B)(2)(a)(ii) of rule 3745-76-07 of the Administrative Code,
(A) Each
owner or operator seeking to comply with paragraph (B)(2)(b)(i) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code for an active gas collection system shall install a
sampling port and a thermometer, other temperature measuring device, or an
access port for temperature measurements at each wellhead and:
(1) Measure the gauge pressure in the gas
collection header on a monthly basis as provided in paragraph (A)(3) of rule
3745-76-10
of the Administrative Code; and
(2)
Monitor nitrogen or oxygen concentration in the landfill gas on a monthly basis
as provided in paragraph (A)(5) of rule
3745-76-10
of the Administrative Code; and
(3)
Monitor temperature of the landfill gas on a monthly basis as provided in
paragraph (A)(5) of rule
3745-76-10
of the Administrative Code.
(B) Each owner or operator seeking to comply
with paragraph (B)(2)(c) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code using an enclosed combustor shall calibrate,
maintain, and operate according to the manufacturer's specifications, the
following equipment.
(1) A temperature
monitoring device equipped with a continuous recorder and having a minimum
accuracy of plus or minus one percent of the temperature being measured
expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus 0.5 degrees Celsius, whichever is
greater. A temperature monitoring device is not required for boilers or process
heaters with design heat input capacity equal to or greater than forty four
megawatts.
(2) A device that
records flow to or bypass of the control device. The owner or operator shall
either:
(a) Install, calibrate, and maintain
a gas flow rate measuring device that shall record the flow to the control
device at least every fifteen minutes; or
(b) Secure the bypass line valve in the
closed position with a car-seal or a lock-and-key type configuration. A visual
inspection of the seal or closure mechanism shall be performed at least once
every month to ensure that the valve is maintained in the closed position and
that the gas flow is not diverted through the bypass line.
(C) Each owner or operator seeking
to comply with paragraph (B)(2)(c) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code using an open flare shall install, calibrate,
maintain, and operate according to the manufacturer's specifications the
following equipment:
(1) A heat sensing
device, such as an ultraviolet beam sensor or thermocouple, at the pilot light
or the flame itself to indicate the continuous presence of a flame.
(2) A device that records flow to or bypass
of the flare. The owner or operator shall either:
(a) Install, calibrate, and maintain a gas
flow rate measuring device that shall record the flow to the control device at
least every fifteen minutes; or
(b)
Secure the bypass line valve in the closed position with a car-seal or a
lock-and-key type configuration. A visual inspection of the seal or closure
mechanism shall be performed at least once every month to ensure that the valve
is maintained in the closed position and that the gas flow is not diverted
through the bypass line.
(D) Each owner or operator seeking to
demonstrate compliance with paragraph (B)(2)(c) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code using a device other than an open flare or an
enclosed combustor shall provide information satisfactory to the director as
provided in paragraph (B)(2)(a)(ii) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code describing the operation of the control device, the
operating parameters that would indicate proper performance, and appropriate
monitoring procedures. The director shall review the information and either
approve it, or request that additional information be submitted. The director
may specify additional appropriate monitoring procedures.
(E) Each owner or operator seeking to install
a collection system that does not meet the specifications in rule
3745-76-14
of the Administrative Code or seeking to monitor alternative parameters to
those required by rule
3745-76-08
to rule 3745-76-11 of the Administrative Code shall provide information
satisfactory to the director as provided in paragraph (B)(2)(a)(ii) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code and paragraph (B)(2)(a)(iii) of rule
3745-76-07
of the Administrative Code describing the design and operation of the
collection system, the operating parameters that would indicate proper
performance, and appropriate monitoring procedures. The director may specify
additional appropriate monitoring procedures.
(F) Each owner or operator seeking to
demonstrate compliance with paragraph (C) of rule
3745-76-10
of the Administrative Code, shall monitor surface concentrations of methane
according to the instrument specifications and procedures provided in paragraph
(D) of rule
3745-76-10
of the Administrative Code. Any closed landfill that has no monitored
exceedances of the operational standard in three consecutive quarterly
monitoring periods may skip to annual monitoring. Any methane reading of five
hundred parts per million or more above background detected during the annual
monitoring returns the frequency for that landfill to quarterly monitoring.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.04(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.;03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 1/31/98, 11/16/99, 10/10/06
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3704.03(E)
Rule Amplifies: 3704.03(A), 3704.03(E)
Prior Effective Dates: 1/31/98, 11/16/99, 10/10/06
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