### State 

### of Utah

CARY R. HERBERT Govemor SPENCERJ COX Lieulenanl Goyernor 

### Department 

## of Environmental Quality

Alan Matheson Execalive Direclor DIVISION OFAIR QUALITY

Bryce C. Bird Director



### DAQP-039-16 

### May 19,2016

Monica Morales 

### Acting

### Air Program 

### Director US 

### EPA Region 8 1595

### Wynkoop Street Denver, 

### Colorado 80202-1 129 Dear 

### Ms. Morales: The U.S. 

### Environmental Protection 

### Agency (EPA) has noted a

### potential deficiency 

### in an area source rule that should be addressed 

### prior to the 

### EPA's action on part 

### of Utah's Moderate PMz.s state implementation plan (SIP). The Utah 

### Division of

### Air Quality 

### (UDAQ) agrees that this area source rule, R307-302, 

### Solid Fuel 

### Burning Devices 

### in Box Elder, Cache, 

### Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, and Weber Counties, should be revised and commits 

### to submit a SIP 

### revision

### with the revised 

### provision. Below isthe areasource rule 

### with the

### original language and

### with the language 

### UDAQ is 

### committing to submit, upon

### final adoption by the Utah 

### Air Quality Board, 

### in a revision. 

### R307-302-5. Opacityfor Heating 

### Appliancescurrently reads: 

### "R307-302-5. 

### Opacity 

### for HeatingAppliances. Except during no-burn periods as required 

### by R307-302-3 and 4,

### visible emissions 

### from solid 

### fuel burning devices and fireplaces shall be 

### limitedto a shade 

### or density no darker than20o/o 

### opacity as measured 

### by EPA Method 9, except 

### for the

### following: 

# (1) An 

### initial fifteen minutestart-up period, and 

# (2) A period 

### of fifteen minutes 

### in any three-hour 

### period in which emissions may exceed the 20o/o 

### opacity 

### limitation for refueling."

195 North I950West. Salt Lake Ciry, UT Mailing Address: P.O. Box '144820 - Salt Lake City, UT 841144820 Telephone (801) 536-4000. Fax (801)5364099.T.D.D (801) 903-3978 ww deq utah gov Printed on 1007o recycled paperDAQP-O39-16



### Page2

UDAQ commits 

### towork 

### with the Utah

### Air Quality Board 

### to revise

### this section

### to contain language that

### will include continuous controls. 

### After this 

### revision, the section

### will read: "R307-302-5. 

### Opacity and 

### other Controls 

### for Heating Appliances. (1) Except 

### dtuing no-burn periods as required 

### by R307-302-3 and 4,

### visible emissions

### from solidfuel buming devices and fireplaces shall be 

### limitedto a shade or density no darker than2}%o 

### opacity as measured 

### by EPA Method 9, except

### for the

### following: 

# (a) An 

### initial fifteen minute start-up period, and 

# (b) A period 

### offifteen minutes 

### in any three-hour period 

### in which emissions may exceed the20Yo 

### opacity 

### limitation for refueling. (2) Prohibited Fuels:

### A person shall not cause or 

### allow any

### of the

### following materials 

### to be bumed 

### in a

### solidfuel burning device at any 

### time, including during start-up and 

### refueling: 

# (a) asphaltic products; 

# (b) books and magazines; 

# (c) garbage; 

# (d) paints; 

# (e) colored/wrapping paper; 

# (0 plastic; 

# (g) rubber products; 

# (h) treated wood; 

# (i) waste petroleum products; 

# (j) fuel wood that is 

### not seasoned;

### or 

# (k) any other material not intended 

### by amanufacturer 

### for use as a

### fuel in a 

### solidfuel burning device. (3)

### A person shall 

### bum only dry, seasoned wood, pressed sawdust logs, organic charcoal 

### or pellets 

### specifically manufactured 

### for the

### solidfuel burning device." 

### If you have any questions, please contact Joel Karmazyn 

### of my 

### staffat 801-536-4423. Sincerely, 

# 4r*4/

Bryce C. 

### Bird Director BCB:RS:en