Section 1200-03-07-.07 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND APPLICABILITY FOR PROCESS GASEOUS EMISSION STANDARDS(1) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit gaseous emissions in excess of the standards in this chapter.(2) Any person constructing or otherwise establishing an air contaminant source emitting gaseous air contaminants after April 3, 1972, or relocating an air contaminant source more than 1.0 km from the previous position after November 6, 1988, shall install and utilize equipment and technology which is deemed reasonable and proper by the Technical Secretary.(4) Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions from Kraft Mills. The owner or operator of a kraft mill constructed or modified prior to September 24, 1976, shall meet the emission standards listed in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this paragraph no later than six years (i.e., January 22, 1988) for recovery furnaces; two years (i.e., January 22, 1984) for digesters, multiple effect evaporators, smelt dissolving tanks and four years (i.e., January 22, 1986) for lime kilns.(a) Total reduced sulfur emissions from the recovery furnace shall not exceed 20 ppm by volume, expressed as H2S, on a dry basis, corrected to 8 percent oxygen on a 12-hour averaging basis.(b) Total reduced sulfur emissions from the lime kiln shall not exceed 20 ppm by volume, expressed as H2S on a dry basis, corrected to 10 percent oxygen on a 12-hour averaging basis.(c) Total reduced sulfur emissions from any digester system or multiple effect evaporator system shall not exceed 5 ppm by volume, expressed as H2S, on a dry basis, corrected to 10 percent oxygen on a 24-hour averaging basis.(d) Total reduced sulfur emissions from any smelt dissolving tank shall not exceed 0.0168 grams/kilogram black liquor solids on a 24-hour averaging basis. In lieu of meeting the emissions standard the use of fresh water on the particulate control system will be deemed as being in compliance.(e) The Technical Secretary will not consider periods of excess emissions to be indicative of a violation of the standards in this rule provided that: 1. The percent of total number of possible continguous periods of excess emissions in a quarter (excluding periods of startup, shutdown or malfunction) during which excess emissions occur does not exceed:(i) One percent for TRS emissions from the recovery furnaces, or(ii) Two percent for TRS emissions from lime kilns, and2. The Technical Secretary determines that the sources involved, including air pollution control equipment, are maintained and operated in a manner which is consistent with good air pollution control practice for minimizing emissions during periods of excess emissions.(7) Reserved. (See Rule 0400-30-39-.03.)(9) Reserved. (See Rule 0400-30-39-.03.)Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-07-.07
Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Amendment filed December 8, 1981; effective January 22, 1982. Amendment filed September 21, 1988; effective November 6, 1988. Amendment filed September 22, 1988; effective November 6, 1988. Amendment filed March 5, 1993; effective April 19, 1993. Amendment filed October 15, 1998; effective December 28, 1998. Amendment filed January 15, 2009; effective March 31, 2009. Amendment filed February 3, 2009; effective April 19, 2009. Amendments filed July 10, 2023; effective 10/8/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq.; 4-5-202; 68-201-101, et seq.; and 68-201-105.