W. Va. Code R. § 45-10A-5

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 45-10A-5 - Testing Requirements

5.1. Fuel Burning Unit(s).

5.1.a. The owner or operator shall conduct or have conducted, weight emission tests to determine the compliance of each fuel burning unit with the weight emission standards set forth in section 3 of 45CSR10 at a frequency established in the following table. Weight emission tests shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, Method 6 or other equivalent EPA testing method approved by the Secretary. If weight emission testing is required, the initial weight emission test shall be conducted within a time period starting March 15, 2000, and ending March 15, 2002, for existing units and within one hundred eighty (180) days of start-up for new unit(s).

Percent of Factor	Testing Frequency
#50% of Factor	No stack testing required
Between 50% and 90% of Factor	Once every 5 years
$90% of Factor	Once every year

5.1.b. The owner or operator of a fuel burning unit(s), with a DHI greater than or equal to 10 mmBTU/hr but less than 100 mmBTU/hr, may petition the Secretary for an alternative to weight emission testing.

5.1.c. The owner or operator of a fuel burning unit may petition for alternatives to the testing requirements of subsection 5.1 for units that are infrequently used or for infrequently used fuels.

5.2. Manufacturing Process Source(s).

5.2.a. The owner or operator shall conduct or have conducted, compliance tests to determine the compliance of each manufacturing process source with the emission standards set forth in section 4 of 45CSR10. Compliance tests shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, Method 6 or other equivalent EPA testing method approved by the Secretary. The initial compliance test shall be conducted within a time period starting March 15, 2000, and ending March 15, 2002, for existing units and within one hundred eighty (180) days of start-up for new unit(s). The results of the initial test shall be a consideration in establishing a compliance testing frequency. Compliance tests shall be conducted at a frequency established in the approved monitoring plan.

5.2.b. Manufacturing process source(s) utilizing a flare as a control device shall be exempt from the compliance testing requirements of subdivision 5.2.a.

5.2.c. The owner or operator of a manufacturing process source(s) may for good cause petition the Secretary for an alternative to compliance testing, which may include, but not be limited to, process gas sampling for percent sulfur by weight. To determine the emission rate of sulfur dioxide the manufacturing process source(s) shall assume 100% conversion to sulfur dioxide of all unrecovered sulfur compounds.

5.3. Combustion Source(s). -- The owner or operator shall conduct or have conducted, compliance tests to determine the compliance of each combustion source with the standards set forth in section 5 of 45CSR10. Compliance tests shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, Method 15 or other equivalent EPA testing method approved by the Secretary. The initial compliance test shall be conducted within a time period starting March 15, 2000, and ending March 15, 2002, for existing units and within one hundred eighty (180) days of start-up for new unit(s). The results of the initial test shall be a consideration in establishing a compliance testing frequency. Compliance tests shall be conducted at a frequency established in the approved monitoring plan.

5.4. The owner or operator of a fuel burning unit(s), manufacturing process unit(s), or combustion unit(s) employing CEMS to meet the requirements of section 6 shall be exempt from the testing requirements of subsections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.

5.5. The Secretary reserves the right to require testing pursuant to subsection 8.1 of 45CSR10.

W. Va. Code R. § 45-10A-5