### 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, Room219 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 MIXASPHALT 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 . 

# Wouf A1631~, ('^r-'~ ' 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 " TDDAccess: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 DES Web site: www

.des .nh.govAdopted Rule 11-22-04 1

CHAPTEREnv-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 Pu

rpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards for regulating visible emissions, particulate matter emissions, and fugitive emissions fromhot 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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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 FORHOT MIXASPHALT 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 allowthe emission of particulate matter fromthe 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 systemthat is operated and maintained to prevent the emission of particulate matter fromany point other than the stack outlet . (b) The following sources and devices at a hot mix asphalt plant shall be exempt fromthe 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) 

# - Existing Env-A 2703, 2707-2709 (Repealed) 

# T RSA 125-C:4,I(a) ; RSA 125-C:6,II