Or. Admin. Code § 340-240-0420 - Requirement for Operation and Maintenance Plans

(1) With the exception of basic and general permit holders, a permit holder must prepare and implement operation and maintenance plans for non-fugitive sources of particulate matter.

(2) The purposes of the operation and maintenance plans are to:

(a) Reduce the number of upsets and breakdowns in particulate control devices;

(b) Reduce the duration of upsets and downtimes; and

(c) Improve the efficiency of control devices during normal operations.

(3) The operation and maintenance plans must consider, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Personnel training in operation and maintenance;

(b) Preventative maintenance procedures, schedule and records;

(c) Logging of the occurrence and duration of all upsets, breakdowns and malfunctions which result in excessive emissions;

(d) Routine follow-up evaluation of upsets to identify the cause of the problem and changes needed to prevent a recurrence;

(e) Periodic source testing of pollution control units as required by a permit;

(f) Inspection of internal wear points of pollution control devices during scheduled shutdowns; and

(g) Inventory of key spare parts.

NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.

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Or. Admin. Code § 340-240-0420

DEQ-10-1995, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-95; DEQ 22-1996, f. & cert. 10-22-96; DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-030-0320; DEQ 6-2001, f. 6-18-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01; DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4/16/2015

Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.050

Stats. Implemented: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.050