40 C.F.R. § 52.2636

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 52.2636 - Implementation plan for regional haze

(a)Applicability.

(1) This section applies to each owner and operator of the following emissions units in the State of Wyoming for which EPA approved the State's BART determination:

(i) FMC Westvaco Trona Plant Units NS-1A and NS-1B (PM and NO_X);

(ii) TATA Chemicals Partners (previously General Chemical) Boilers C and D (PM and NO_X);

(iii) Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station Units 1, 2, and 3 (PM);

(iv) PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Power Plant Unit 3 (PM);

(v) PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Power Plant Unit 4 (PM and NO_X);

(vi) PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 (PM and NO_X);

(vii) PacifiCorp Naughton Power Plant Units 1 and 2 (PM and NO_X); and

(viii) PacifiCorp Wyodak Power Plant Unit 1 (PM).

(2) This section also applies to each owner and operator of the following emissions units in the State of Wyoming for which the EPA disapproved the State's BART determination and issued a SO₂ and/or NO_X BART Federal Implementation Plan:

(i) Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station Units 1, 2, and 3;

(ii) PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Unit 3; and

(iii) PacifiCorp Wyodak Power Plant Unit 1.

(b)Definitions. Terms not defined below shall have the meaning given them in the Clean Air Act or EPA's regulations implementing the Clean Air Act. For purposes of this section:

(1)BART means Best Available Retrofit Technology.

(2)BART unit means any unit subject to a Regional Haze emission limit in Table 1 and Table 2 of this section.

(3)CAM means Compliance Assurance Monitoring as required by 40 CFR part 64.

(4)Continuous emission monitoring system or CEMS means the equipment required by this section to sample, analyze, measure, and provide, by means of readings recorded at least once every 15 minutes (using an automated data acquisition and handling system (DAHS)), a permanent record of SO₂ and/or NO_X emissions, diluent, or stack gas volumetric flow rate.

(5)FIP means Federal Implementation Plan.

(6) The term lb/hr means pounds per hour.

(7) The term lb/MMBtu means pounds per million British thermal units of heat input to the fuel-burning unit.

(8)NO_X means nitrogen oxides.

(9)Operating day means a 24-hour period between 12 midnight and the following midnight during which any fuel is combusted at any time in the BART unit. It is not necessary for fuel to be combusted for the entire 24-hour period.

(10) The owner/operator means any person who owns or who operates, controls, or supervises a unit identified in paragraph (a) of this section.

(11)PM means filterable total particulate matter.

(12)SO₂ means sulfur dioxide.

(13)Unit means any of the units identified in paragraph (a) of this section.

(c)Emissions limitations.

(1) The owners/operators of emissions units subject to this section shall not emit, or cause to be emitted, PM, NO_X, or SO₂ in excess of the following limitations:

Table 1 to § 52.2636

[Emission limits for BART units for which EPA approved the State's BART and Reasonable Progress determinations]

Source name/BART unit	PM emission limits- lb/MMBtu	NO_X emission limits- lb/MMBtu (30-day rolling average)
FMC Westvaco Trona Plant/Unit NS-1A	0.05	0.35
FMC Westvaco Trona Plant/Unit NS-1B	0.05	0.35
TATA Chemicals Partners (General Chemical) Green River Trona Plant/Boiler C	0.09	0.28
TATA Chemicals Partners (General Chemical) Green River Trona Plant/Boiler D	0.09	0.28
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 1	0.03	N/A
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 2	0.03	N/A
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 3	0.03	N/A
PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Power Plant/Unit 3	0.015	N/A
PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Power Plant/Unit 4	0.015	0.15
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant/Unit 1¹	0.03	0.26/0.07
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant/Unit 2¹	0.03	0.26/0.07
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant/Unit 3¹	0.03	0.26/0.07
PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Power Plant/Unit 4¹	0.03	0.26/0.07
PacifiCorp Naughton Power Plant/Unit 1	0.04	0.26
PacifiCorp Naughton Power Plant/Unit 2	0.04	0.26
PacifiCorp Wyodak Power Plant/Unit 1	0.015	N/A

¹ The owners and operators of PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit for BART of 0.26 lb/MMBtu and PM emission limit for BART of 0.03 lb/MMBtu and other requirements of this section by March 4, 2019. The owners and operators of PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit for reasonable progress of 0.07 lb/MMBtu by: December 31, 2022, for Unit 1, December 31, 2021, for Unit 2, December 31, 2015, for Unit 3, and December 31, 2016, for Unit 4.

Table 2 to § 52.2636

[Emission limits and required control technologies for BART units for which the EPA disapproved the State's BART determination and implemented a FIP]

Source name/BART unit	NO_X Required Control Technology	NO_X emission limit-lb/MMBtu (30-day rolling average)	SO₂ emission limit-lb/MMBtu (averaged annually across Units 1 and 2)
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 1¹	Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)²	⁴ 0.18/0.06	0.12
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 2¹	Selective Non-catalytic Reduction (SNCR)³	0.18/0.15
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Laramie River Station/Unit 3¹	Selective Non-catalytic Reduction (SNCR)³	0.18/0.15	N/A
PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Unit 3	N/A	* 0.07	N/A
PacifiCorp Wyodak Power Plant/Unit 1	N/A	0.07	N/A

¹ The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Unit 1 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.18 lb/MMBtu on June 19, 2019 and ending June 30, 2019. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Unit 1 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.06 lb/MMBtu on July 1, 2019. The owners and operators of the Laramie River Station Units 2 and 3 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.18 lb/MMBtu on June 19, 2019 and ending on December 30, 2018. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Units 2 and 3 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.15 lb/MMBtu on December 31, 2018. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Units 1 and 2 shall comply with the SO₂ emission limit of 0.12 lb/MMBtu averaged annually across the two units on December 31, 2018.

² By July 1, 2019.

³ By December 30, 2018.

⁴ These limits are in addition to the NO_X emission limit for Laramie River Station Unit 1 of 0.07 MMBtu on a 30-day rolling average.

* (Or 0.28 and shut-down by December 31, 2027).

(2) These emission limitations shall apply at all times, including startups, shutdowns, emergencies, and malfunctions.

(d)Compliance date.

(1) The owners and operators of PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.26 lb/MMBtu and PM emission limit of 0.03 lb/MMBtu and other requirements of this section by March 4, 2019. The owners and operators of PacifiCorp Jim Bridger Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.07 lb/MMBtu by: December 31, 2022 for Unit 1, December 31, 2021 for Unit 2, December 31, 2015, for Unit 3, and December 31, 2016, for Unit 4.

(2) The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Unit 1 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.18 lb/MMBtu on June 19, 2019 and ending June 30, 2019. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Unit 1 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.06 lb/MMBtu on July 1, 2019. The owners and operators of the Laramie River Station Units 2 and 3 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.18 lb/MMBtu on June 19, 2019 and ending on December 30, 2018. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Units 2 and 3 shall comply with the NO_X emission limit of 0.15 lb/MMBtu on December 31, 2018. The owners and operators of Laramie River Station Units 1 and 2 shall comply with the SO₂ emission limit of 0.12 lb/MMBtu averaged annually across the two units on December 31, 2018.

(3) The owners and operators of the other BART sources subject to this section shall comply with the emissions limitations and other requirements of this section by March 4, 2019.

(4)

(i) The owners and operators of PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Unit 3 will meet a NO_X emission limit of 0.07 lb/MMBtu (30-day rolling average) by March 4, 2019; or

(ii) Alternatively, the owners and operators of PacifiCorp Dave Johnston Unit 3 will permanently cease operation of this unit on or before December 31, 2027.

(e)Compliance determinations for SO₂ and NO_X.

(1) For all BART units other than Trona Plant units:

(i)CEMS. At all times after the earliest compliance date specified in paragraph (d) of this section, the owner/operator of each unit shall maintain, calibrate and operate a CEMS, in full compliance with the requirements found at 40 CFR part 75, to accurately measure SO₂ and/or NO_X, diluent, and stack gas volumetric flow rate from each unit. The CEMS shall be used to determine compliance with the emission limitations in paragraph (c) of this section for each unit.

(ii)Method.

(A) For any hour in which fuel is combusted in a unit, the owner/operator of each unit shall calculate the hourly average NO_X emission rates in lb/MMBtu at the CEMS in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR part 75. At the end of each operating day, the owner/operator shall calculate and record a new 30-day rolling average emission rate in lb/MMBtu from the arithmetic average of all valid hourly emission rates from the CEMS for the current operating day and the previous 29 successive operating days.

(B) At the end of each calendar year, the owner/operator shall calculate the annual average SO₂ emission rate in lb/MMBtu across Laramie River Station Units 1 and 2 as the sum of the SO₂ annual mass emissions (pounds) divided by the sum of the annual heat inputs (MMBtu). For Laramie River Station Units 1 and 2, the owner/operator shall calculate the annual mass emissions for SO₂ and the annual heat input in accordance with 40 CFR part 75 for each unit.

(C) An hourly average SO₂ and/or NO_X emission rate in lb/MMBtu is valid only if the minimum number of data points, as specified in 40 CFR part 75, is acquired by both the pollutant concentration monitor (SO₂ and/or NO_X) and the diluent monitor (O₂ or CO₂).

(D) Data reported to meet the requirements of this section shall not include data substituted using the missing data substitution procedures of subpart D of 40 CFR part 75, nor shall the data have been bias adjusted according to the procedures of 40 CFR part 75.

(2) For all Trona Plant BART units:

(i)CEMS. At all times after the compliance date specified in paragraph (d) of this section, the owner/operator of each unit shall maintain, calibrate, and operate a CEMS, in full compliance with the requirements found at 40 CFR part 60, to accurately measure NO_X, diluent, and stack gas volumetric flow rate from each unit, including the CEMS quality assurance requirements in appendix F of 40 CFR part 60. The CEMS shall be used to determine compliance with the emission limitations in paragraph (c) of this section for each unit.

(ii)Method.

(A) For any hour in which fuel is combusted in a unit, the owner/operator of each unit shall calculate the hourly average NO_X emission rate in lb/MMBtu at the CEMS in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR part 60. At the end of each operating day, the owner/operator shall calculate and record a new 30-day rolling average emission rate in lb/MMBtu from the arithmetic average of all valid hourly emission rates from the CEMS for the current operating day and the previous 29 successive operating days.

(B) An hourly average NO_X emission rate in lb/MMBtu is valid only if the minimum number of data points, as specified in 40 CFR part 60, is acquired by both the pollutant concentration monitor (NO_X) and the diluent monitor (O₂ or CO₂).

(f)Compliance determinations for particulate matter. Compliance with the particulate matter emission limit for each BART unit shall be determined from annual performance stack tests. Within 60 days of the compliance deadline specified in paragraph (d) of this section, and on at least an annual basis thereafter, the owner/operator of each unit shall conduct a stack test on each unit to measure particulate emissions using EPA Method 5, 5B, 5D, or 17, as appropriate, in 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A. A test shall consist of three runs, with each run at least 120 minutes in duration and each run collecting a minimum sample of 60 dry standard cubic feet. Results shall be reported in lb/MMBtu. In addition to annual stack tests, the owner/operator shall monitor particulate emissions for compliance with the BART emission limits in accordance with the applicable Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) plan developed and approved by the State in accordance with 40 CFR part 64.

(g)Recordkeeping. The owner/operator shall maintain the following records for at least five years:

(1) All CEMS data, including the date, place, and time of sampling or measurement; parameters sampled or measured; and results.

(2) Records of quality assurance and quality control activities for emissions measuring systems including, but not limited to, any records required by 40 CFR part 75. Or, for Trona Plant units, records of quality assurance and quality control activities for emissions measuring systems including, but not limited to appendix F of 40 CFR part 60.

(3) Records of all major maintenance activities conducted on emission units, air pollution control equipment, and CEMS.

(4) Any other CEMS records required by 40 CFR part 75. Or, for Trona Plant units, any other CEMs records required by 40 CFR part 60.

(5) Records of all particulate stack test results.

(6) All data collected pursuant to the CAM plan.

(h)Reporting. All reports under this section shall be submitted to the Director, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-AT, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129.

(1) The owner/operator of each unit shall submit quarterly excess emissions reports for SO₂ and/or NO_X BART units no later than the 30th day following the end of each calendar quarter. Excess emissions means emissions that exceed the emissions limits specified in paragraph (c) of this section. The reports shall include the magnitude, date(s) and duration of each period of excess emissions, specific identification of each period of excess emissions that occurs during startups, shutdowns and malfunctions of the unit, the nature and cause of any malfunction (if known), and the corrective action taken or preventative measures adopted.

(2) The owner/operator of each unit shall submit quarterly CEMS performance reports, to include dates and duration of each period during which the CEMS was inoperative (except for zero and span adjustments and calibration checks), reason(s) why the CEMS was inoperative and steps taken to prevent recurrence, and any CEMS repairs or adjustments. The owner/operator of each unit shall also submit results of any CEMS performance tests required by 40 CFR part 75. Or, for Trona Plant units, the owner/operator of each unit shall also submit results of any CEMs performance test required appendix F of 40 CFR part 60 (Relative Accuracy Test Audits, Relative Accuracy Audits, and Cylinder Gas Audits).

(3) When no excess emissions have occurred or the CEMS has not been inoperative, repaired, or adjusted during the reporting period, such information shall be stated in the quarterly reports required by paragraphs (h)(1) and (2) of this section.

(4) The owner/operator of each unit shall submit results of any particulate matter stack tests conducted for demonstrating compliance with the particulate matter BART limits in paragraphs (c) of this section, within 60 calendar days after completion of the test.

(5) The owner/operator of each unit shall submit semi-annual reports of any excursions under the approved CAM plan in accordance with the schedule specified in the source's title V permit.

(i)Notifications.

(1) The owner/operator shall promptly submit notification of commencement of construction of any equipment which is being constructed to comply with the SO₂ and/or NO_X emission limits in paragraph (c) of this section.

(2) The owner/operator shall promptly submit semi-annual progress reports on construction of any such equipment.

(3) The owner/operator shall promptly submit notification of initial startup of any such equipment.

(j)Equipment operation. At all times, the owner/operator shall maintain each unit, including associated air pollution control equipment, in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for minimizing emissions.

(k)Credible evidence. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use, including the exclusive use, of any credible evidence or information, relevant to whether a source would have been in compliance with requirements of this section if the appropriate performance or compliance test procedures or method had been performed.

40 C.F.R. §52.2636

79 FR 5220, Jan. 30, 2014, as amended at 84 FR 10436, Mar. 21, 2019; 84 FR 22725, May 20, 2019

84 FR 10436, 4/22/2019; 84 FR 22725, 5/20/2019