N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-11.3

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

Section 7:27-11.3 - Emission standards

(a) Particles emission standards shall be as follows:

1. No person shall construct, install, use or cause to be used any new common incinerator or alter or relocate and use or cause to be used any existing common incinerator which will emit more than 0.2 grains of particles including ash per cubic foot of dry flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 per cent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

2. No person shall construct, install, use, or cause to be used any new special incinerator or alter or relocate and use or cause to be used any existing special incinerator which will emit more than 0.1 grains of particles including ash per cubic foot of dry flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 percent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

3. Two years from the effective date of this Subchapter no person shall use or cause to be used any existing common incinerator which will emit more than 0.2 grains of particles, including ash per cubic foot of dry flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 per cent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

4. Two years from the effective date of this Subchapter no person shall use or cause to be used any existing special incinerator which will emit more than 0.1 grains of particles, including ash per cubic foot of dry flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 per cent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

(b) Smoke emission standards shall be as follows:

1. The provisions of Subchapter 3 (Control and Prohibition of Smoke From Combustion of Fuel) of this Chapter insofar as they relate to smoke from incinerators are superseded by this subsection.

2. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit smoke from any incinerator the shade or appearance of which is darker than Number 1 of the Ringelmann smoke chart:

i. To be emitted into the open air; or

ii. To be emitted of such opacity within a stack or chimney, or exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a stack or chimney to a degree greater than the emission designated as Number 1 of the Ringelmann smoke chart.

3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall not apply to:

i. Smoke emitted during the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance of which is not greater than Number 2 of the Ringelmann smoke chart for a period of three consecutive minutes; or

ii. Emissions of such opacity within a stack or chimney, or exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a stack or chimney to a degree greater than the emission designated as Number 2 of the Ringelmann smoke chart for a period not greater than three consecutive minutes.

(c) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emission of particles of unburned waste or ash from any common incinerator or from any special incinerator which are individually large enough to be visible while suspended in the atmosphere.

(d) No person shall construct, install, use or cause to be used any common incinerator or any special incinerator which will result in odors being detectable by sense of smell in any area of human use or occupancy.

(e) Stack test emission standards shall be as follows:

1. Any person responsible for the construction, installation, alteration or use of an incinerator shall, when ordered by the Department, provide the facilities and necessary equipment for determining the density of smoke being discharged from a stack or chimney and shall conduct such smoke tests using methods approved by the Department. All smoke test data shall be recorded in a permanent log at such time intervals as specified by the Department. The data shall be maintained for a period of not less than one year and shall be available for review by the Department.

2. Any person responsible for the use of a new or existing incinerator shall upon request of the Department provide such sampling facilities and testing facilities exclusive of instruments and sensing devices as may be necessary for the Department to determine the nature and quantity of emissions from such incinerators and shall during such testing, operate the incinerator at a charging rate of waste no less than the designed capacity of the incinerator using materials representative of the types of wastes normally burned. Such facilities may be either permanent or temporary, at the discretion of the person responsible for their provision, and shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations concerning safe construction or safe practice.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-11.3