Section 62-296.320 - General Pollutant Emission Limiting Standards(1) Volatile organic compounds emissions or organic solvents emissions - No person shall store, pump, handle, process, load, unload or use in any process or installation, volatile organic compounds or organic solvents without applying known and existing vapor emission control devices or systems deemed necessary and ordered by the Department.(2) Objectionable Odor Prohibited - No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the discharge of air pollutants which cause or contribute to an objectionable odor.(3) Permitted Open Burning. Open burning in connection with industrial, commercial, institutional, or governmental operations is allowed only as provided at Chapter 62-256, F.A.C., or when: (a) Open burning is determined by the Department to be the only available method of disposal and is authorized by an air permit; and(b) Such open burning does not involve any material prohibited from being burned at Rule 62-256.300, F.A.C.(4) General Particulate Emission Limiting Standards. The following emission limiting standards shall apply to emissions units of particulate matter not subject to a particulate emission limit or opacity limit set forth in or established elsewhere in this chapter.(a) Process Weight Table.1. Applicability. The emission limitations set forth in subparagraph 62-296.320(4)(a) 2., F.A.C., below, shall apply to any emissions unit which processes raw materials to produce a finished product through a chemical or physical change, except emissions units which:a. Burn fuel to produce heat or power by indirect heating where the products of combustion do not come in contact with the process materials.c. Salvage materials by burning.2. Particulate Matter Emissions Standard - No person shall cause, let, permit, suffer or allow the emission of particulate matter through a stack or vent, from any emissions unit subject to this rule in total quantities in excess of the amount shown in Table 296.320-1. Interpolation of the data in Table 296.320-1 for the process weight rates up to 30 tons per hour shall be accomplished by use of the equation: E = 3.59P 0.62, where P is less than or equal to 30 tons per hour. Interpolation and extrapolation of the data for process weight rates in excess of 30 tons per hour shall be accomplished by use of the equation: E = 17.31P 0.16, where P is greater than 30 tons per hour. In both equations: E = emissions in pounds per hour and P = process weight rate in tons per hour. PROCESS WEIGHT TABLE TABLE 296.320-1 |
Process Rate | Emission Rate |
(Tons Per Hour) | (Pounds Per Hour) |
.025 | 0.36 |
.050 | 0.56 |
.250 | 1.52 |
.50 | 2.34 |
2.50 | 6.34 |
5 | 9.74 |
10 | 14.97 |
30 | 29.57 |
40 | 31.23 |
60 | 33.33 |
80 | 34.90 |
100 | 36.17 |
200 | 40.41 |
500 | 46.79 |
3. Particulate Matter Emissions Test Method and procedures. All particulate matter emissions tests performed pursuant to the requirements of this rule shall comply with the following provisions.a. Emissions units incorporating a scrubber for control of particulate matter shall use the following test methods.(I) Citrus Plants. The test method for particulate emissions shall be EPA Method 5, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-3, adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule 62-204.800, F.A.C. An acetone wash shall be used. The minimum sample volume shall be 32 dry standard cubic feet.(II) All Others. The test method for particulate emissions shall be EPA Method 5, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-3, adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule 62-204.800, F.A.C. An acetone wash shall be used.b. Emissions units incorporating dry controls for control of particulate matter shall use the following test methods. (I) Phosphate Processing. The test method for particulate emissions shall be EPA Method 5, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-3, adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule 62-204.800, F.A.C. An acetone wash shall be used. The minimum sample volume shall be 30 dry standard cubic feet.(II) All Others. The test method for particulate emissions shall be EPA Method 17, with an acetone wash and an average stack temperature below 275 degrees Fahrenheit, or EPA Method 5 with an acetone wash. EPA Method 17 is described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-6; and EPA Method 5 is described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-3. These test methods are adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule 62-204.800, F.A.C.c. Test procedures shall meet all applicable requirements of Chapter 62-297, F.A.C.(b) General Visible Emissions Standard. 1. No person shall cause, let, permit, suffer or allow to be discharged into the atmosphere the emissions of air pollutants from any activity, the density of which is equal to or greater than 20 percent opacity.2. Notwithstanding subparagraph 62-296.320(4)(b) 1., F.A.C. above, the owner or operator of an emissions unit subject to the general visible emission standard may request the Department to establish a higher visible emissions standard for that emissions unit. The owner or operator may request that a visible emissions standard be established at that level at which the emissions unit will be able, as indicated by compliance tests, to meet the opacity standard at all times during which the emissions unit is meeting the applicable particulate matter standard. The Department shall establish such a standard, through the permitting process, if it finds that:a. The emissions unit was in compliance with the applicable particulate emission standard while a compliance test was being conducted but failed to comply with the general visible emissions standard during the test,b. The emissions unit and associated air pollution control equipment were operated and maintained in a manner to minimize the opacity emissions during the compliance test; and,c. The emissions unit and associated air pollution control equipment were incapable of being adjusted or operated in such a manner as to meet the opacity standard.3. If the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for failure to meet visible emission standards given in this rule, such failure shall not be a violation of this rule.4. All visible emissions tests performed pursuant to the requirements of this rule shall comply with the following provisions.a. The test method for visible emissions shall be EPA Method 9, as described at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Appendix A-4, adopted and incorporated by reference at Rule 62-204.800, F.A.C.b. Test procedures shall meet all applicable requirements of Chapter 62-297, F.A.C.(c) Unconfined Emissions of Particulate Matter.1. No person shall cause, let, permit, suffer or allow the emissions of unconfined particulate matter from any activity, including vehicular movement; transportation of materials; construction, alteration, demolition or wrecking; or industrially related activities such as loading, unloading, storing or handling; without taking reasonable precautions to prevent such emissions.2. Any permit issued to a facility with emissions of unconfined particulate matter shall specify the reasonable precautions to be taken by that facility to control the emissions of unconfined particulate matter.3. Reasonable precautions include the following:a. Paving and maintenance of roads, parking areas and yards.b. Application of water or chemicals to control emissions from such activities as demolition of buildings, grading roads, construction, and land clearing.c. Application of asphalt, water, oil, chemicals or other dust suppressants to unpaved roads, yards, open stock piles and similar activities.d. Removal of particulate matter from roads and other paved areas under the control of the owner or operator of the facility to prevent reentrainment, and from buildings or work areas to prevent particulate from becoming airborne.e. Landscaping or planting of vegetation.f. Use of hoods, fans, filters, and similar equipment to contain, capture and/or vent particulate matter.g. Confining abrasive blasting where possible.h. Enclosure or covering of conveyor systems.4. In determining what constitutes reasonable precautions for a particular facility, the Department shall consider the cost of the control technique or work practice, the environmental impacts of the technique or practice, and the degree of reduction of emissions expected from a particular technique or practice.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-296.320
Rulemaking Authority 403.061 FS. Law Implemented 403.031, 403.061, 403.087 FS.
Formerly 17-2.620, 17-296.320, Amended 1-1-96, Amended 3-13-96, 10-6-08, Amended by Florida Register Volume 40, Number 122, June 24, 2014 effective 7/10/2014.Formerly 17-2.620, 17-296.320, Amended 1-1-96, Amended 3-13-96, 10-6-08, 7-10-14.