Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024
Section 7:27-20.6 - Burning of on-specification oil in other combustion units(a) Except as prohibited by 7:27-20.2(b) or (c), a permittee may burn on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel in a combustion unit without having to modify the permit, provided that: 1. The rated gross heat input is greater than 20 million BTU per hour;2. The combustion device is capable of burning Number 6 fuel oil; and3. The Department has issued a permit which authorizes the unit to burn Number 6 fuel oil;4. The permittee confirms, prior to burning, and pursuant to 7:27-20.5, that the used oil combusted is on-specification used oil;5. The permittee confirms, prior to burning, that the used oil combusted meets the ash standard outlined in 7:27-20.8; and6. The on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel or blend of any on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel with commercial fuel meets the applicable sulfur standard of N.J.A.C. 7:27-9.(b) Any combustion unit which meets the provisions of (a) above may also combust a blend of on-specification used oil or processed used oil fuel and a commercial fuel oil. The blend shall meet the provisions of 7:27-20.8.(c) Any person who sells or conveys to another party commercial fuel blended with used oil to be burned in New Jersey in a combustion unit pursuant to (a) above shall provide certification that only on-specification used oil is in the blend, consistent with 7:27-20.5 and that the ash content in the blend is less than 0.15 percent by weight, pursuant to 7:27-20.8(a).(d) Any blends of off-specification used oil with commercial fuel oil or with on-specification used oil shall be subject to the provisions of 7:27-20.7.N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-20.6