Section 1200-03-16-.05 - PORTLAND CEMENT PLANTS(1) Applicability. The provisions of this rule shall apply to the affected facilities commenced on or after April 3, 1972, in Portland cement plants as follows: kiln, clinker cooler, raw mill system, finish mill system, raw mill dryer, raw material storage, clinker storage, finished product storage, conveyor transfer points, bagging and bulk loading, and unloading systems.(2) "Portland Cement Plant" means any facility manufacturing portland cement by either the wet or dry process.(3) Standards for particulate matter and opacity.(a) On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by paragraph .01(5) of this chapter is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this rule shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any kiln any gases which:1. Contain particulate matter in excess of 0.15 kg per metric ton of feed (dry basis) to the kiln (0.30 lb. per ton).2. Exhibit greater than twenty (20) percent opacity.(b) On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by paragraph .01(5) of this chapter is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this rule shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any clinker cooler any gases which:1. Contain particulate matter in excess of 0.050 kg per metric ton of feed (dry basis) to the kiln (0.10 lb. per ton).2. Exhibit twenty (20) percent opacity, or greater.(c) On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by paragraph .01(5) of this chapter is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any affected facility other than the kiln any gases which exhibit ten (10) percent opacity, or greater.(4) Monitoring of operations. The owner or operator of any portland cement plant subject to the provisions of this rule shall record the daily production rates and kiln feed rates.(5) Test methods and procedures:(a) For determination of particulates, the minimum sampling time and minimum sample volume for each run, except when process variables or other factors justify otherwise to the satisfaction of the Technical Secretary shall be as follows: 1. Sixty (60) minutes and 0.85 dscm (30.0 dscf) for the kiln.2. Sixty (60) minutes and 1.15 dscm (40.6 dscf) for the clinker cooler.(b) Total kiln feed rate (except fuels), expressed in metric tons per hour on a dry basis, shall be determined during each testing period by suitable methods; and shall be confirmed by a material balance over the production system.(c) For each run, particulate matter emissions expressed in g/metric ton of kiln feed, shall be determined by dividing the emission rate in g/hr by the kiln feed rate. The emission rate shall be determined by the equation, g/hr = Qs x c, where Qs = volumetric flow rate of the total effluent in dscm/hr, and c = particulate concentration in g/dscm.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-16-.05
Original rule filed January 10, 1977; effective February 9, 1977.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-25-105 and 4-5-202.