Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 45-2A-5 - Testing Requirements5.1. Visible Emission Testing. 5.1.a. The owner or operator shall periodically conduct or have conducted, visible emission tests to determine the compliance of each stack with the visual emission standard set forth in section 3 of 45CSR2. Visible emission tests shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, Method 9 (Method 9), or with COMS. Method 9 visible emission tests shall be conducted at a frequency established in the approved monitoring plan specified in subsection 6.3 and shall also be conducted in conjunction with all weight emission testing.5.2. Weight Emission Testing. 5.2.a. The owner or operator shall periodically conduct or have conducted, weight emission tests to determine the compliance of each fuel stack with the weight emission standards set forth in section 4 of 45CSR2. Weight emission tests shall be conducted in accordance with 45CSR2 Appendix "Compliance Test Procedures for 45CSR2" or other equivalent EPA approved method approved by the Director. The baseline compliance test shall be conducted within a time period starting twelve (12) months prior to and ending twelve (12) months after the effective date of this interpretive rule for existing fuel burning unit(s) and within one hundred eighty (180) days of start-up for new fuel burning unit(s). The weight emission test results of the baseline test shall establish the weight emission testing cycle to be used for subsequent testing. Weight emission tests shall be conducted at a frequency established in the following tables: Baseline Weight Emission Test Results | Resulting Testing Cycle |
#50% of weight emission standard | Cycle 3 |
between 50% and 80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 2 |
$80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 1 |
Testing Cycle | Test Results | Retesting Cycle |
Cycle 1 | After three successive tests indicate mass emission rates #50% of weight emission standard | Cycle 3 |
| After two successive tests indicate mass emission rates 80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 2 |
| Any test indicates a mass emission rate $80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 | After two successive tests indicate mass emission rates #50% of weight emission standard | Cycle 3 |
| Any test indicates a mass emission rate 80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 2 |
| Any test indicates a weight emission rates $80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 1 |
Testing Cycle | Test Results | Retesting Cycle |
Cycle 3 | Any test indicates a mass emission rate #50% of weight emission standard | Cycle 3 |
| Any test indicates a mass emission rate between 50% and 80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 2 |
| Any test indicates a mass emission rate $80% of weight emission standard | Cycle 1 |
5.3. The Director reserves the right to require testing pursuant to subdivisions 8.1.b and 8.1.c. of 45CSR2.