S.D. Admin. R. 74:36:17:02

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 74:36:17:02 - Reasonable available control technology

Any operation to which this rule applies shall provide for reasonable available control technology to prevent the entrainment or reentrainment of road dust into the ambient air. Such controls include the following practices:

(1) For operations involving the application of street sanding material and deicing agents on paved roads:

(a) Utilizing forecasting of weather events to determine whether to pretreat roads with deicing agent or to apply no treatment;

(b) Monitoring street temperatures to determine if deicing agents or street sanding materials need to be applied;

(c) Limiting the application of street sanding material to intersections, inclined and curved roads, school zones, hospital zones, emergency routes, and fire station zones to the greatest extent possible; unless icy conditions exist; and

(d) The use of pretreatment deicing or antiskid agents in place of aggregate street sanding materials to the greatest extent possible;

(2) For operations involving the removal of street sanding and deicing agents from paved roads:

(a) Flushing core downtown streets with water, except where meteorological conditions endanger public safety; and

(b) Removing street sanding material from roads when road conditions become dry, using the most efficient cleaning devices on high traffic roads.

S.D. Admin. R. 74:36:17:02

22 SDR 104, effective 2/11/1996.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-1-6, 34A-1-15.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-1-6, 34A-1-15, 34A-1-19, 34A-1-38.