N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-10.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:27-10.3 - Expansion, reconstruction or construction of solid fuel burning units

(a) No person shall expand or reconstruct an existing solid fuel-fired steam generating unit or construct a new solid fuel-fired steam generating unit having a rated hourly capacity that exceeds, or would exceed, as a result of expansion, construction, and/or reconstruction, 250,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input unless it is demonstrated to the Department that:

1. The sulfur dioxide emissions caused by the combustion of solid fuel from any stack or chimney into the outdoor atmosphere, except as provided under (a)2 or (a)3 below, do not exceed 0.60 pounds of sulfur dioxide per 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input and 30 percent of the potential combustion emission rate of sulfur dioxide determined as a 30-day rolling average; or

2. The sulfur dioxide emissions from a unit which combusts anthracite coal exclusively do not exceed 1.20 pounds of sulfur dioxide per 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input determined as a 30-day rolling average; or

3. The sulfur dioxide emissions, if the unit is a resource recovery facility, do not exceed 1.20 pounds of sulfur dioxide per 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input determined as a 30-day rolling average.

(b) Compliance with the standards of (a) above shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Da.

(c) No person shall expand or reconstruct an existing solid fuel-fired steam generating unit or construct a new solid fuel-fired steam generating unit, not subject to the provisions of (a) above, having a rated hourly capacity that equals or exceeds, or would equal or exceed as a result of expansion, construction, and/or reconstruction, 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input unless it is demonstrated to the Department that:

1. The sulfur dioxide emissions, caused by the combustion of solid fuel, excluding coke and anthracite coal, from any stack or chimney into the outdoor atmosphere can be controlled to levels that do not exceed at any time 0.30 pounds of sulfur dioxide per 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input; or

2. The solid fuel, excluding coke and anthracite coal, used to fire such a facility will at no time contain more than 0.20 percent sulfur by weight; or

3. Anthracite coal or coke used to fire such a facility will at no time contain more than 0.8 percent sulfur by weight; or

4. The sulfur dioxide emissions, if the unit is a resource recovery facility, do not exceed 1.20 pounds of sulfur dioxide per 1,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) gross heat input determined as a 30-day rolling average.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-10.3

As amended, R.1981 d.185, effective 6/4/1981.
See: 12 New Jersey Register 571(a), 13 New Jersey Register 341(a).
Substantially amended.