RESOLUTION NO. 7 .2-5-- 

WHEREAS, the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners feels it necessary to adopt such 

revisions to the 6 January, 1993, Lincoln County Air Pollution Control Ordinance as are required 

by the Environmental Protection Agency to approve inclusion of this ordinance in the Libby SIP ; 

and 

WHEREAS, the absence of E.P.A. approved local air pollution control regulation would result 

in the implementation of Federally mandated regulations which could cause severe hardship, 

economic and otherwise, upon a substantial number of citizens of Lincoln County; and 

WHEREAS, the proposed revisions to the Lincoln County Air Pollution Control Program 

contain certain provisions regarding outdoor burning which are more stringent than comparable 

state or federal standards, pursuant to 75-2-301 (4), the Lincoln County Commission finds that, 

based on information, peer-reviewed scientific studies, and other evidence submitted into the 

record in proceedings deliberating this matter, the proposed revisions: 

" protect public health or the environment of affected areas Lincoln County; 

" can mitigate harm to the environment to the public health or the environment; and 

" are achievable with current technology. 

The Lincoln County Commission also acknowledges information submitted into the record 

regarding costs to the regulated community that are directly attributed to the proposed revisions. 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lincoln County Commission hereby 

approves and adopts the proposed revisions to the Lincoln County Air Pollution Control Program 

which are attached to and made a part of this Resolution and directs the same to be submitted, 

together with all pertinent evidence as required by 75-2-301, MCA, to the Montana Board of 

Environmental Review, to be effective upon approval by such Board; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lincoln County Commission recommends the 

Governor of the state of Montana submit the revisions to the Lincoln County Air Pollution 

Program for inclusion into the Montana state implementation plan. 

DONE 1N SESSION this 27~' day of February, 2006. 

LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 

. 

Marianne B. Roose, Chairman 

ATTEST : 

Coral M. Cummi.ngs, Clerk of the B9 
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS 

CHAPTER 1 : Control of Air Pollution 

Subchapter 1 : General Provisions 

(Revised 27 February 2006) 

75.1 .101 INTENT: The purpose of this chapter is to achieve and maintain such 

levels of air quality as will protect human health and safety and, to the greatest degree 

practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and property, and facilitate the enjoyment of the 

natural attractions of Lincoln County. 

75.1 .102 : SCOPE: Unless otherwise indicated, the rules of Chapter 1 apply to 

activities and sources within the Air Pollution Control District. 

75.1 .103 DEFINITIONS: As used in this chapter, unless indicated otherwise, the following 

definitions apply: 

(1) "Air Contaminant" means dust, ash, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor or any particulate 

matter or a combination thereof present in the outdoor atmosphere. 

(2) "Air Pollution Control District" means the geographical area designated on the attached 

map and as defined by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates : 

Begin, 600000mE, 5370000mN; east to 620000mE, 5370000mN; south to 620000mE, 

5340000mN ; west to 600000mE, 5340000mN ; north to 600000mE, 5370000mN . 

(3) "Department" means the Lincoln County Environmental Health Department. 

(4) "DEQ" means the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. 

(5) "Emission" means a release into the outdoor atmosphere of an air contaminant. 

(6) "EPA" means the US Environmental Protection Agency. 

(7) "MAAQS" means Montana Ambient Air Quality Standards. 

(8) "NAAQS" means National Ambient Air Quality Standards . 

(9) "Person" means an. individual, a partnership, a firm, an association, a municipality, a 

public or private corporation, the state or a subdivision or agency of the state, a trust, an estate, 

an interstate body, the federal government or an agency of the federal government, or any other 

legal entity and includes persons resident in Canada. 

(10) "PM 10" means particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to a 

nominal 10 micrometers. 

(11) "PM2.5" means particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 

a nominal 2.5 micrometers. 

75.1 .104 SELECTION & IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINGENCY MEASURE 

PROGRAMS: 

(1) Upon notification by DEQ or EPA that the Air Pollution Control District has failed to attain 

NAAQS/MAAQS or make reasonable further progress in reducing emissions, the Department 

shall determine the source(s) contributing to the violation and designate the associated 

contingency measure(s) to be implemented. The Department shall identify sources of 

contribution based upon documented observations of emission sources and corresponding EPA 

reference method monitoring data . 

(2) Unless otherwise prohibited by Section 75 .1 .104(2)(d), and within 60 days of notification 

from DEQ or EPA, the Department shall implement the following contingency measure(s) to 

reduce emissions from a source(s) identified as a contributor. 

(a) If residential wood burning is determined to be a contributing source, the 

Department shall implement Section 75 .1 .208. 
(b) If re-entrained dust is determined to be a contributing source, the 

Department shall implement Section 75 .1 .307 . 

(c) If industrial facility emissions are determined to be a contributing 

source, DEQ shall initiate contingency measures to reduce emissions. 

(d) The Department shall address failure to attain NAAQS or to make 

reasonable further progress in reducing emissions attributable to natural 

events or impacts generating activities occurring outside state or local 

jurisdictional control according to EPA policy while initiating interim 

contingency measures at the local level. 

(e) If no emission source(s) can be identified as a contributor, the 

Department shall conduct a comprehensive review, including chemical and 

microscopic filter analysis. Until such time as the review and analyses have 

been completed, the Department shall implement at least one of the above 

contingency measures on an interim basis. Any selected interim 

contingency measure(s) shall remain in effect until the Department 

completes a comprehensive review and determines whether a permanent 

contingency measure is necessary . 

(3) Early voluntary implementation of a contingency measure shall not result in 

a requirement to develop additional moderate area contingency measures if the area 

later fails to attain the NAAQS/MAAQS or make reasonable further progress in 

reducing emissions. However, redesignation could necessitate additional control 

measures including Best Available Control Measures (BACM), Best Available 

Control Technology (BACT) and/or additional contingency measures. 

75.1 .105 ENFORCEABILITY: 

The provisions of the regulations in this ordinance are enforceable by the Lincoln 

County Environmental Health Department authorities and/or appropriate law 

enforcement officials. 

75.1 .106 CONFLICT OF ORDINANCES : 

(1) In any case where a provision of these regulations is found to be in conflict 

with a provision of any zoning, building, fire, safety or health ordinance or code of 

any City of, Town of, or of the County of Lincoln, the provision which, in the 

judgment of the Health Officer, established the higher standard for the promotion 

and protection of the health and safety of the people shall prevail. 

(2) If any portion of these regulations should be declared invalid for any reason 

whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion(s) of 

the ordinance and such portions shall remain in full force and effect. 

SUBCHAPTER 2: SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICE REGULATIONS 

75.1 .201 INTENT: 

(1) A regulation reducing the levels of particulate air pollutants to or below 

levels of the NAAQS/MAAQS. 

(2) This regulation is necessary to preserve, protect, improve, achieve and 

maintain such levels of air quality as will protect the health and welfare of the 

citizens of Lincoln County. 

75.1 .202 SCOPE AND EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regulation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, 

industries or government entities living in or located within the Air Pollution Control 

District except for sources exempt from local regulation under 75-2-301(5), MCA. 

(2) The effective date of this sub-chapter is January 1, 2007. 

75.1 .203 DEFINITIONS : As used in this subchapter, unless indicated 

otherwise, the following definitions apply: 
(1) "Opacity" means a measurement of visible emissions defined as the degree 

expressed in percent to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and 

obscure the view of an object in the background. 

(2) "Operating Permit" means a permit issued by the Department that allows the 

use of a solid fuel burning device within the boundaries of the Air Pollution Control 

District. 

(3) "Pellet Fuel Burning Device" means a solid fuel burning device that burns 

only automatically fed biomass, pelletized fuels. 

(4) "Solid Fuel Burning Device" means any fireplace, fireplace insert, wood 

stove, pellet stove, pellet furnace, wood burning heater, wood-fired boiler, wood or 

coal-fired furnace, coal stove, or similar device burning any solid fuel used for 

aesthetic, cooking or heating purposes which has a rated capacity of less than 

1,000,000 BTU's per hour. 

(5) "Standard Catalytic Device" means a solid fuel burning device with a 

catalytic emissions control system that has been certified by EPA test method as 

having emissions <4.1 grams/hour. 

(6) "Standard Non-Catalytic Device" means a solid fuel burning device with a 

non-catalytic emissions control system that has been certified by EPA test method 

as having emissions <7.5 grams/hour. 

75.1 .204 OPERATING 8. EMISSION LIMITS: 

(1) No person may install or operate any type of solid fuel burning device 

without a valid Operating Permit issued by the Department. 

(2) No person may burn any material in a solid fuel burning device except 

uncolored newspaper, untreated wood and lumber, and products manufactured for 

the sole purpose of use as a solid fuel. Products manufactured or processed for use 

as solid fuels must conform to any other applicable provisions of this subchapter. 

(3) In the absence of an Air Pollution Alert, no person operating a solid fuel 

burning device may cause or allow the discharge of visible emissions greater than 

twenty percent opacity . The provisions of this section do not apply to visible 

emissions during the building of a new fire, for a period or periods aggregating no 

more than twenty minutes in any four-hour period . 

(4) During an Air Pollution Alert, no person operating a solid fuel burning device 

that is permitted for use during an Alert may cause or allow the discharge of visible 

emissions greater than ten percent opacity . The provisions of this subsection shall 

not apply during the building of a new fire, for a period or periods aggregating no 

more than twenty minutes in any four-hour period . No person may operate a 

standard catalytic or non-catalytic solid fuel burning device during an Air Pollution 

Alert. 

75.1 .205 SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICE PERMITS: 

(1) Prior to installing or operating a solid fuel burning device in any residential or commercial 

property, a person shall apply to the Department for a permit and provide the following 

information: 

(a) the owner/operator of the device; 

(b) contact information for the device owner/operator; 

(c) location of the device; 

(d) device manufacturer & model; 

(e) type of device (rating) ; and 

(f) any other relevant information for the Department to determine whether it 

satisfies the requirements of this regulation. 

(2) The Department may issue Operating Permits for the following types of solid 

fuel burning devices: 

(a) Standard catalytic devices. The Department may issue an 

Operating Permit for a catalytic solid fuel burning device. Standard catalytic 

devices may not be operated during an Air Pollution Alert. Implementation 
of the contingency measure in 75.1 .208 would automatically invalidate the 

operating permit for this type of device. 

(b) Standard non-catalytic devices. The Department may issue an 

Operating Permit for a non-catalytic solid fuel burning device. Standard 

non-catalytic devices may not be operated during an Air Pollution Alert. 

Implementation of the contingency measure in 75.1 .208 would automatically 

invalidate the operating permit for this type of device. 

(c) Pellet fuel burning devices. The Department may issue an 

operating permit for a biomass pellet fuel burning device. Pellet fuel burning 

devices may be operated during an Air Pollution Alert. Implementation of 

the contingency measure in 75 .1 .208 would not invalidate the operating 

permit for this type of device. 

(3) Unless otherwise invalidated by implementation of a contingency measure 

or future changes in solid fuel burning device regulations, Operating Permits are 

valid until the named owner/operator changes or the device is removed or modified 

in any way. Permits may not be transferred from person to person or from place to 

place. 

(4) An Operating Permit for a solid fuel burning device may be revoked by the 

Department for non-compliance with these regulations or Operating Permit 

conditions. 

75.1 .206 AIR POLLUTION ALERTS: 

(1) The Department may declare an Air Pollution Alert to be in effect whenever 

ambient PM concentrations, as averaged over a four hour period, exceed a level 20 

percent below any state or federal ambient 24-hour standard established for 

particulate matter; and when scientific and meteorological data indicate the average 

concentrations will remain at or above these levels over the next 24 hours. 

(2) The Department may also declare an Air Pollution Alert to be in effect 

whenever scientific and meteorological data indicate that the ambient PM 

concentrations over any four-hour period within the next twenty-four hours may 

reasonably be expected to exceed a level 20 percent below any state or federal 

ambient 24-hour standard established for particulate matter. 

(3) No person shall be subject to any violation of 75.1 .204(4) for three hours 

after the Department declares an Air Pollution Alert and makes that information 

reasonably available to the public . 

75.1 .207 PENALTY ASSESSMENTS: 

(1) The Department shall issue a "Notice of Violation" for any documented 

violation. The first notice of violation issued is a warning to the violator and will 

include educational and compliance information on air pollution regulations . 

(2) For a second and any subsequent violations, the Department shall process 

each notice of violation for a Civil Penalty Assessment of $25.00 per violation . 

(3) No person or entity may be cited for a violation more than once in any 

calendar day. However, the Department may issue a notice of violation for each 

calendar day of violation and each such notice is considered as a separate violation . 

75.1 .208 CONTINGENCY MEASURES: 

(1) If compliance with NAAQS/MAAQS are not achieved or compliance levels 

are not maintained, and the Department determines that solid fuel burning device 

emissions are a contributor to non-compliance, the Department shall implement the 

following control measure: 

(a) . No person may operate a solid fuel burning device except a 

biomass pellet fuel burning device with a valid operating permit issued by 

the Department. 
SUBCHAPTER 3 : DUST CONTROL REGULATIONS: 

Control Measures For Roads, Parking Lots And Commercial Lots 

75.1 .301 INTENT: Regulations enacting an emission control plan 

within the Air Pollution Control District to meet NAAQS for particulate matter by 

requiring dust abatement and control. 

75.1 .302 SCOPE 8 EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regulation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, 

industries or government entities living in or located within the "Regulated Road 

Sanding and Sweeping District." 

(2) The effective date of this subchapter is January 1, 2007. 

75.1 .303 DEFINITIONS: As used in this subchapter, unless indicated 

otherwise, the following definitions apply: 

(1) "Areas of Public Safety Concern" means specific areas that may include, but 

are not necessarily limited to: roadways with steep grade hills ; roadways around 

public school facilities ; and parking areas for medical, senior or public school 

facilities . 

(2) "Commercial Yard/Lot" means a parcel of land located off the public right-ofway with uses that may include, but are not necessarily limited to, logging yards, bus 

lots, store and shopping parking areas, construction firms, trucking/transportation 

firms, and industrial facility sites. 

(3) "Emergency Situation" means a situation when: 

(a) Liquid de-icing agents and/or de-icing salts become unavailable due 

to circumstances beyond the control of the person, government or private 

entity maintaining a roadway, alley, parking lot or commercial yard/lot or; 

-(b) due to extreme weather conditions, or hazardous roadways, liquid 

de-icing agents and/or de-icing salts do not provide adequate traction for 

public safety. 

(4) "Parking Lot" means a parcel of land located off of the public right-of-way 

which is not less than 5,000 square feet in size and which is primarily used for the 

temporary storage of motor vehicles . A parking lot as used in this regulation does 

not include lots for the storage of special mobile equipment as defined in 61-1-

101(59), MCA. 

(5) "Prioritized Street Sweeping and Flushing" means a schedule of street 

sweeping and/or flushing which cleans streets with the highest traffic volumes first 

and proceeds in descending order of traffic volume to streets with the lowest traffic 

volume. When all ice-free streets have been cleaned the cycle is immediately 

repeated. 

(6) "Reasonably Available Control Technology" means 

(a) During winter, prioritized street sweeping and flushing of streets with 

accumulated carry-on or applied materials shall commence on the first 

working day after the roadbed becomes ice-free and temperatures remain 

above freezing . ' 

(b) During summer, street sweeping and/or flushing which is 

accomplished on an as-needed basis to remove any accumulated carry-on 

or applied materials, with priority given to streets with the highest traffic 

volumes. 

(7) "Regulated Road Sanding and Sweeping District" means the geographical 

area designated by the attached map, wherein the regulations of this sub-chapter 

apply, and defined as follows: 

Point of beginning: intersection of Pipe Creek Road and Highway 37 North, follow 

Highway 37 south to Thomas Road then west-northwest along the Kootenai River to 

the west end of Jay-Effar Road; then west-southwest across Highway 2 to Parsnix 
Way; then south-southeast along the base of the foothills, crossing Flower Creek 

Road and Main Avenue, to Reese court; then south along Cabinet Heights Road 

and Westgate to Snowshoe Road ; then North-northeast on Shaughnessy Road to 

Highway 2 ; then east to Libby Creek; then north following the streambank of Libby 

Creek to the Kootenai River; then west-northwest along the Kootenai River to 

Highway 37; then north on Highway 37 to the point of beginning. 

(8) "Road" means any road or alley which is greater than 50-feet in length and 

which has or is projected to have an average traffic volume greater than 50 vehicles 

per day. 

(9) "Summer" means the months of May, June, July, August, September and 

October. 

(10) "Winter" means the months of November, December, January, February, 

March and April. 

75.1 .304 LIMITATION ON USE AND ON APPLICATION OF MATERIALS : 

(1) No person may allow vehicular operation on any road, parking lot or 

commercial yard/lot that is not paved or otherwise surfaced or treated to prevent 

vehicular carry-on and wind-borne entrainment of dust. 

(a) If an emergency situation arises that requires vehicular operation in/on 

an untreated area, the Department may authorize utilization of the area 

during the course of the emergency provided alternative methods are 

implemented to minimize carry-on or entrainment. 

(2) With the exception of "Emergency Situations" and "Areas of Public Safety 

Concern", sanding materials may not be applied . Only liquid de-icing agents and/or 

de-icing salts may be used on roads, parking lots and commercial yards/lots. 

(3) No person may place any sanding or chip seal material on any road, parking 

lot or commercial yard/lot which has a durability, as defined by the Montana Modified 

LA Abrasion Test, of greater than 7, and a fines content of material smaller than 200 

mesh, as determined by standard wet sieving methods, that exceeds 3 percent oven 

dry weight. 

(4) A person, prior to application, shall test materials proposed for use as 

sanding or chip seal material and provide the Department laboratory test data 

demonstrating that the material meets the specified requirements for durability and 

fines content . 

75.1 .305 STREET SWEEPING & FLUSHING: 

(1) Any person responsible for the maintenance of a road shall implement and 

maintain a schedule of prioritized street sweeping and flushing . 

(2) Reasonably available control technology shall be utilized to assure timely 

removal of carry-on or applied accumulations from all roads. 

75.1 .306 SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR COMMERCIAL YARDS/LOTS: 

(1) Operators of all commercial yards/lots shall implement measures to prevent 

the collection and deposition of dust from equipment wheels and chassis . 

(2) Operators of all commercial yards/lots shall implement dust suppression 

measures (chemical dust suppressants, dust oiling, watering, etc .) in bare, 

undeveloped areas of the property(ies) to eliminate fugitive air-born dust. 

(3) Operators of all commercial yards/lots shall clean carry-on material 

generated from their facility from adjoining roadways in a timely manner. 

75.1 .307 CONTINGENCY MEASURES: 

(1) If compliance with NAAQS is not achieved or compliance levels are not 

maintained, and the Department determines that re-entrained dust emissions 

contribute to non-compliance, the Department shall implement the following control 

measure: 
(a) The Regulated Road Sanding and Sweeping District shall be 

extended to the boundaries of the Air Pollution Control District . 

(b) Control measures in place for the Regulated Road Sanding and 

Sweeping District shall apply throughout the entire Air Pollution Control 

District . 

75.1 .308 MATERIALS APPLICATION OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT: 

(1) For all areas of the Air Pollution Control District that lie outside of the 

Regulated Sanding and Sweeping District, each person or government or private 

entity is strongly encouraged to reduce the amount of sanding materials applied, 

taking into consideration public safety and air quality. 

(2) Outlying areas and low traffic volume roads should have a low priority . 

(3) Residential areas may receive less sanding material because of lower 

speeds. 

(4) Adding salt compounds to conventional sanding materials reduces the total 

amount of sand applied . 

(5) Vehicles used for winter driving should be equipped with winter tires or 

traction devices. 

SUBCHAPTER 4: OUTDOOR BURNING REGULATIONS 

75.1 .401 INTENT: 

(1) Local geographic features and concentrations of populations in Libby and 

the immediate surrounding area necessitate rules and regulations concerning the 

outdoor burning of waste materials . 

(2) Experience has demonstrated that air quality degradation and public health 

problems are often associated with the improper burning of waste materials in both 

urban and suburban areas. 

(3) The purpose of this regulation is to improve air quality and meet 

NAAQS/MAAQS for particulate matter by restricting non-essential outdoor burning, 

promoting alternative disposal methods and recycling, and setting standards to 

Minimize emissions when outdoor burning is required . 

75.1 .402 : SCOPE AND EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regulation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, 

industries or government entities living in or located within the boundaries of the Air 

Pollution Control District and Impact Zone L and to all licensed landfills within the 

boundaries of Lincoln County. 

(2) The effective date of this sub-chapter is April 15, 2006. 

75.1 .403 DEFINITIONS: 

(1) "Best Available Control Technology" (BACT) means those techniques and 

methods of controlling emissions of pollutants from an existing or proposed outdoor 

burning source which limit those emissions to the maximum degree which the 

Department determines, on a case-by-case basis, is achievable for that source, 

taking into account impacts on energy use, the environment, and the economy, and 

any other costs, including cost to the source. 

Such techniques and methods may include the following: scheduling of burning 

during periods and seasons of good ventilation; applying dispersion forecasts; 

utilizing predictive modeling results performed by and available from DEQ to 

minimize smoke impacts ; limiting the amount of burning to be performed during any 

one time; using ignition and burning techniques which minimize smoke production; 

selecting fuel preparation methods that will minimize dirt and moisture content; 

promoting fuel configurations which create an adequate air to fuel ratio; prioritizing 

burns as to air quality impact and assigning control techniques accordingly; 
promoting alternative treatments and uses of materials to be burned; and selecting 

sites that will minimize smoke impacts. BACT for all residential and management 

outdoor burning includes burning only as authorized by and during the time periods 

specified by the Department. 

(2) "Bonfire" means a ceremonial fire or small recreational fire, in which the 

materials burned are cordwood or clean untreated dimensional wood and which is 

conducted by an educational, fraternal or religious organization for the purpose of 

celebrating a particular organization-related event or for a social gathering, picnic, 

campout, fireside singalong, etc. 

(3) "Christmas Tree Waste" means wood waste from commercially grown 

Christmas trees left in the field where the trees were grown, after harvesting and onsite processing . 

(4) "Conditional Open Burning Permit" means a permit issued to conduct 

outdoor burning at a licensed landfill . 

(5) "Emergency outdoor burning" means an event beyond individual control that 

necessitates the use of outdoor burning in order to dispose of a substance that 

poses an immediate threat to public health and safety, or plant or animal life, and for 

which no alternative method of disposal is reasonably available . 

(6) "Impact Zone L" means all of the land within the following boundaries: 

Beginning at Kootenai Falls, going southeast to Scenery Mountain, then south to 

Indian Head, then south to Treasure Mountain, then south to Mount Snowy, then 

east to Double N Lake, then across Highway 2 going northeast to McMillan 

Mountain, then north to Swede Mountain, then northeast across Highway 37 to the 

Vermiculite Mine, then west to Sheldon Mountain, then west-northwest to Flagstaff 

Mountain, then southwest to Kootenai Falls, the point of beginning. 

(7) "Libby Outdoor Burning Control Area" means all of the land included with the 

boundaries of the Air Pollution Control District and Impact Zone L, including the City 

of Libby. 

(8) "Licensed Landfill" means a solid waste disposal site that is licensed for 

operation by DEQ. 

(9) "Licensed Landfill Outdoor Burning" means burning at a licensed landfill 

pursuant to a conditional outdoor burning permit. 

(10) "Major Open Burning Source" means any person, agency, institution, 

business or industry conducting any outdoor burning that, on a statewide basis, will 

emit more than 500 tons per calendar year of carbon monoxide or 50 tons per 

calendar year of any other pollutant regulated under ARM 17.8 .101 et seq., except 

hydrocarbons. 

(11) "Management Burning" means any person, agency, institution, business or 

industry conducting any outdoor burning for any purpose except residential burning, 

including forestry/wildlife management, licensed landfill management, firefighter 

training exercises, commercial film productions, or fuel hazard reduction which is 

designated as necessary by a fire protection agency. 

(12) "Outdoor Burning" means the combustion of any material directly in the 

open air without a receptacle, or in a receptacle other than a furnace, multiple 

chambered incinerator, or wood waste burner, with the exception of unexploded 

ordnance, small recreational fires (including bonfires), construction site heating 

devices used to warm workers, or safety flares used to combust or dispose of 

hazardous or toxic gases at industrial facilities, such as refineries, gas sweetening 

plants, oil add gas wells, sulfur recovery plants or elemental phosphorus plants . 

(13) "Residential Burning" means any outdoor burning conducted on a 

residential, farm or ranch property to dispose of vegetative wastes. 

(14) "Salvage operation" means any operation conducted in whole or in part to 

salvage or reclaim any product or material, except the silvicultural practice 

commonly referred to as a salvage cut. 

(15) "Trade wastes" means solid, liquid or gaseous material resulting from 

construction or operation of any business, trade, industry or demolition project. 
Wood product industry wastes such as sawdust, bark, peelings, chips, shavings, 

branches, limbs and cull wood are considered trade wastes. Trade wastes do not 

include Christmas tree waste or wastes generally disposed of by residential outdoor 

burning or management outdoor burning, as defined in these regulations . 

75.1 .404 OUTDOOR BURNING CONTROL AREAS : 

(1) Outdoor burning regulations shall apply .to all outdoor burning activities 

within the boundaries of the Air Pollution Control District and/or Impact Zone L. The 

Department may issue restrictions and prohibit outdoor burning activities within 

these boundaries. 

(2) Restrictions and permitting regulations for Licensed landfills shall apply 

throughout the boundaries of Lincoln County. 

75.1 .405 PROHIBITED MATERIALS & ACTIVITIES: 

(1) 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 261, which identifies and 

defines hazardous wastes, is hereby incorporated by reference . 

(2) Except as specifically provided under ARM 17.8 .604 for firefighter training, 

commercial film production and licensed landfills; the following materials may not be 

disposed of by outdoor burning : 

(a) any waste moved from the premises where it was generated ; 

(b) food wastes; 

(c) styrofoam and other plastics; 

(d) wastes generating noxious odors; 

(e) wood and wood by-products that have been treated, coated, 

painted, stained, or contaminated by a foreign material, such as papers, 

cardboard, or painted or stained wood; 

(f) poultry litter ; 

(g) animal droppings; 

(h) dead animals or dead animal parts; 

(i) tires ; 

(j) rubber materials ; 

(k) asphalt shingles ; 

(1) tar paper, 

(m) automobile or aircraft bodies and interiors ; 

(n) insulated wire; 

(o) oil or petroleum products ; 

(p) treated lumber and timbers ; 

(q) pathogenic wastes; 

(r) hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 261 ; 

(s) trade wastes; 

(t) any materials resulting from a salvage operation ; 

(u) chemicals ; 

(v) Christmas tree waste; 

(w) asbestos or asbestos-containing materials ; 

(x) standing or demolished structures; and 

(y) paint. 

(3) The burning of stumps, the burning of grass clippings and leaves, and 

overnight smoldering of burns is prohibited . 

(4) Burning on any city or county street, road or alley is prohibited . 

(5) The use of burn barrels, or other unapproved devices, is prohibited . 

75.1 .406 OUTDOOR BURNING PERIODS : Various types of outdoor burning 

activities are limited to the following time periods: 

(1) Residential burning - April 1 through April 30: 

(a) Residential Outdoor Burning may be conducted during the month of 

April. 
(b) In the event of unduly wet or wintry weather conditions during the 

month of April, the Department may extend the residential burning season 

into the month of May. 

(c) No person may conduct residential outdoor burning at any other 

time during the year. 

(2) Management Burning - April 1 through October 31 : 

(a) Management burns may be conducted throughout the management 

burning season of April 1 through October 31 . 

(3) Closed Burning Periods - November 1 through March 31 : 

(a) No person may conduct outdoor burning during the months of 

November, December, January, February and March. 

(b) The Department may authorize exceptions for emergency outdoor 

burning after receiving the following information : 

(i) facts establishing that alternative methods of disposing of 

the substance are not reasonably available; 

(ii) facts establishing that the substance to be burned poses an 

immediate threat to human health and safety or plant or animal life ; 

(iii) the legal description or address of the site where the burn 

will occur; 

(iv) the amount of material to be burned ; 

(v) the date and time of the proposed burn; and 

(vi) the date and time that the spill or incident giving rise to the 

emergency was first noticed . 

(c) Management burning in closed burning periods may be conducted 

based on a written demonstration of need from a fire protection agency and 

approval from the Department prior to each ignition . 

75.1 .407 GENERAL COMPLIANCE 8z PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS: 

(1)~ Outdoor burning is allowed only on days with good ventilation/dispersion 

forecasts . The Department will make this determination based on available 

interagency meteorological information and local ambient particulate concentrations. 

(2) All residential burners shall apply for and receive an Air Quality Permit from 

the Department prior to initiating any outdoor burn. 

(3) All burners shall apply for and receive any necessary fire permit(s) from the 

jurisdictional fire protection agency prior to initiating any burn . 

(4) All burners shall use alternative disposal methods when reasonably 

available . 

(5) All burners shall utilize BACT. 

(6) All residential burners shall call the Air Quality Hotline at 293-5644 prior to 

ignition and comply with established burning hours and any burning bans or other 

announced restrictions. 

(7) All management burners shall contact the Department and receive approval 

prior to ignition of a planned burn. The Department may authorize, restrict, or 

prohibit proposed burns after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and 

local conditions . 

(8) Prior to conducting any outdoor burning, all major open burning sources 

shall apply for and receive an air quality major open burning permit pursuant to ARM 

17.8 .610. 

75.1 .408 SPECIAL COMPLIANCE & PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS: 

(1) Firefighter Training : 

(a) Prior to conducting outdoor burning sessions as part of their training 

program, Fire Departments shall apply for and receive a Firefighter Training 

Permit issued by DEQ. 

(b) Any person planning Firefighter Training outdoor burning shall 

contact the Department and receive approval prior to conducting the training 
burn. The Department may authorize, restrict, or prohibit proposed burns 

after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and local conditions . 

(c) Any person planning Firefighter training outdoor burning shall 

provide at least three weeks advance notice to all residents within a 1/4-mile 

or four-block radius of the proposed training site . The Department and 

County Health Officer shall evaluate any concerns about environmental or 

health impacts presented by surrounding residents prior to authorization or 

denial of the outdoor burning. 

(2) Commercial Film Production Burns : 

(a) Anyone planning to conduct Commercial Film Production outdoor 

burning shall apply for and receive a Commercial Film Production Permit 

issued by DEQ. 

(b) Anyone planning Commercial Film Production outdoor burning shall 

. contact the Department and receive approval prior to conducting outdoor 

burning . The Department may authorize, restrict, or prohibit proposed burns 

after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and local conditions. 

(3) Fuel Hazard Reduction: 

' (a) Any proposed burn for fuel hazard reduction must be designated as 

necessary by a fire protection agency. 

(b) Anyone planning Fuel Hazard Reduction outdoor burning shall 

contact the Department and receive approval prior to conducting outdoor 

burning . The Department may authorize, restrict, or prohibit proposed burns 

after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and local conditions. 

(4) Licensed Landfill Burns 

(a) All licensed landfills within the boundaries of Lincoln County must: 

(i) Have an approved burn site, as designated in the solid 

Waste Management System License issued by the DEQ, pursuant 

to ARM Title 17, chapter 50, subchapter 5, before a Conditional Air 

. Quality Open Burning permit may be issued. 

(ii) Obtain a Conditional Air Quality Outdoor Burning Permit 

from the Department before burning . A new permit must be 

obtained for each burn . 

(iii) Comply with all conditions of the permit . 

(b) No licensed landfill within the boundaries of Lincoln County shall 

cause or allow the burning of untreated wood waste unless they have first 

applied for and received a permit for such outdoor burning from the 

Department. 

(c) The Department may issue a conditional air quality open burning 

permit if the Department determines that: 

(i) alternative methods of disposal would result in extreme 

economic hardship to the applicant ; and 

(ii) emissions from open burning will not endanger public health 

or welfare or cause or contribute to a violation of any 

NAAQS/MAAQS. 

(d) The Department must be reasonable when determining whether 

alternative methods of disposal would result in extreme economic hardship 

to the applicant. 

(e) Conditional outdoor burning must conform with BACT. 

(f) The Department may issue a conditional air quality outdoor permit 

to dispose of untreated wood waste at a licensed landfill site, if the 

Department determines that: 

(i) the proposed open burning will occur at an approved burn 

site as designated in the solid waste management system license 

issued by DEQ pursuant to ARM title 17, chapter 50, subchapter 5; 

and 
(ii) prior to the issuance of the air quality open burning permit, 

the wood waste pile is inspected by the Department or its 

designated representative and no prohibited materials listed in 

75.1 .405(2), other than wood waste, are present. 

(g) A permit issued under this rule is valid for a single burn of untreated 

wood waste at licensed landfill sites . A new permit must be obtained for 

each burn . 

(h) The Department may place any reasonable requirements in a 

conditional air quality open burning permit that it determines will reduce 

emissions of air pollutants or minimize the impact of emissions and the 

recipient of a permit must adhere to those conditions . 

(i) An application for a conditional air quality open burning permit must 

be made on a form provided by the Department. The applicant shall provide 

adequate information to enable the Department to determine whether the 

application satisfies the requirements for a conditional air quality open 

burning permit contained in this rule. Proof of publication of public notice, as 

required in section (j) of this rule, must be submitted to the Department 

before an application will be considered complete. 

(j) An applicant for a conditional air quality open burning permit shall 

notify the public of the application by legal publication, at least once, in a 

newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by the application . 

The notice must be published no sooner than 10 days prior to submittal of 

an application and no later than ten days after submittal of an application . 

Form of the notice must be provided by the Department and must include a 

statement that public comments may be submitted to the Department 

concerning the application within 20 days after publication of notice or filing 

of the application, whichever is later. A single public notice may be 

published for multiple applications. 

(k) When the Department approves or denies the application for a 

permit under 75.1 .408(4), a person who is jointly or severally adversely 

affected by the decision may request a hearing before the Lincoln County 

Board of Health. The request for hearing must be filed within 15 days after 

the Department renders its decision and must include an affidavit setting 

forth the grounds for the request. The Department's decision on the 

application is not final unless 15 days have elapsed from the date of the 

decision and there is no request for a hearing under this section . The filing 

of a request for a hearing postpones the effective date of the Department's 

decision until the conclusion of the hearing and issuance of a final decision 

by the Lincoln County Board of Health. 

75.1 .409 PENALTY ASSESSMENTS: 

(1) Any person who violates any provision of these regulations or any provision 

of any directive, action, permit, or approval adopted pursuant to the authority 

granted by these regulations, except for intentional violations of Section 

75.1 .405(2)(r), shall be, upon conviction, punished by a fine not less than $25 and 

not more than $200 for each offense . Violations of Section 75.1 .405(2)(r), burning 

hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 261, shall be, upon conviction, 

punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000 per day per violation. 

(2) Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense, 
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