The State of New Hampshire 

Department of Environmental Services 

November 22, 2004 

Michael P Nolin 

Commissioner 

Carol J. Holahan, Director 

c/o OLS, Division of Administrative Rules 

State House Annex, Room 219 

Concord, NH 03301 

Re: Adoption of Final Rules, FP #2004-123 

Dear Director Holahan: 

Please be advised that I, as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services, 

have adopted the following rules : 

Env-A 2700: HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS 

The Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules approved these rules at its 

meeting on November 19, 2004. 

Enclosed are two paper copies and a disk version of the rules . 

I, Michael P. Nolin, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services, hereby 

certify that the enclosed are true copies of the rules I have adopted. 

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r) Michael P. No1in 

Commissioner 

Enclosures 

cc: Jennifer Patterson, NH DOJ-EPB 

Marti Nickerson, NH DOJ-EPB, Paralegal 

Cretchen R. Hamel, DES Legal Unit Administrator 

Barbara Hoffman, DES-ARD Planning Manager 

P.O. Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0095 

Telephone: (603) 271-1370 " Fax: (603) 271-1381 " TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 

DES Web site: www.des .nh.gov 
Adopted Rule 11-22-04 1 

CHAPTER Env-A 2700 HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS 

Statutory Authority : RSA 125-C :4 

Readopt Env-A 2701.01, effective 1-18-97 (Document #6428-B), to read as follows : 

PART Env-A 2701 PURPOSE 

Env-A 2701 .01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for regulating visible emissions, particulate matter emissions, and fugitive emissions from hot mix asphalt plants. 

Readopt with amendment Env-A 2702.01, effective 1-18-97 (Document #6428-B), to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 2702 SCOPE 

Env-A 2702.01 Scope. This chapter shall apply to any hot mix asphalt plant operated in the state. 

Repeal Env-A 2703.01- Env-A 2703.02, effective 1-18-97 (Document #6428-B), as follows: 

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Adopted Rule 11-22-04 2 

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Readopt with amendments and renumber Env-A 2704.01 - Env-A 2706.01, effective 1-18-97 (Document 

#6428-B), as Env-A 2703.01- Env-A 2705.01 to read as follows: 

PART Env-A 2703 EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS 

Env-A 2703 .01 Particulate Matter Emission Standards for Hot Mix Asphalt Plants. The owner or 

operator of a hot mix asphalt plant shall not cause or allow the emission of particulate matter from the hot mix 

asphalt plant to exceed 90 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter, or 0.04 grains per dry standard cubic foot. 

Env-A 2703 .02 Visible Emission Standards for Hot Mix Asphalt Plants. 

(a) The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant shall not cause or allow visible fugitive emissions or 

visible stack emissions to exceed an average of 20 percent opacity for any continuous 6-minute period. 

(b) Opacity shall be determined in accordance with Env-A 807. 

PART Env-A 2704 FUGITIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS 

Env-A 2704.01 Fugitive Emission Control System Required. 

(a) The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant shall not operate the plant unless it is equipped with 

a fugitive emission control system that is operated and maintained to prevent the emission of particulate matter 

from any point other than the stack outlet . 

(b) The following sources and devices at a hot mix asphalt plant shall be exempt from the fugitive 

emission control system: 

(1) Overflow chutes; 

(2) Aggregate cold feed bins; 

(3) Feeders; and 

(4) Aggregate conveyors. 

PART Env-A 2705 FUGITIVE DUST CONTROL WITHIN THE PLANT PROPERTY 

Env-A 2705.01 Fugitive Dust Control Within Plant Property. 

(a) The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant shall control the emission of dust caused by 

vehicular movement within the plant property boundaries. Fugitive dust control methods shall include, but shall 

not be limited to, paving or wetting the roadway. 
Adopted Rule 11-22-04 3 

(b) The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant shall control emissions of dust from ancillary devices and sources, such as overflow chutes, aggregate cold feed bins, feeders, aggregate conveyors, and stockpiles. Fugitive dust control methods shall include, but shall not be limited to, wet suppression, windbreaks, enclosures, or soil stabilization . 

Repeal Env-A 2707 - Env-A 2709, effective 1-18-97 (Document #6428-B), as follows: 

APPENDIX 

Provision of the Rule Specific Section of State or Federal Statute or 

Regulation which the Rule is Intended to 

Implement 

Env-A 2701 & 2702, Env-A 2703 - 2705 RSA 125-C:4,I(a) ; RSA 125-C :6,II (formerly Env-A 2704 - 2706) 

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Existing Env-A 2703, 2707-2709 (Repealed) T RSA 125-C:4,I(a); RSA 125-C:6,II