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2088 (a facility where pieces of flexible polyurethane foam are cut, bonded, and/or laminated together or to other substrates)

Subpart PPPPPP - Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area

Sources.

40 CFR 63.11421 through 40 CFR 63.11427

(grid casting facilities, paste mixing facilities, three-process operation facilities, lead oxide manufacturing facilities, lead reclamation facilities, and any other lead-emitting operation that is associated with the lead acid battery manufacturing plant)

Subpart QQQQQQ - Wood Preserving Area Sources.

40 CFR 63.11428 through 40 CFR 63.11434

(pressure or thermal impregnation of chemicals into wood to provide effective long-term resistance to attack by fungi, bacteria, insects, and marine borers)

Subpart RRRRRR - Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Area

Sources.

40 CFR 63.11435 through 40 CFR 63.11447

(manufacture of pressed tile, sanitaryware, dinnerware, or pottery with an atomized glaze spray booth or kiln that fires glazed ceramic ware)

Subpart SSSSSS - Glass Manufacturing Area Sources.

40 CFR 63.11448 through 40 CFR 63.11461

(manufacture of flat glass, gl ass containers, or pressed and blown glass by melting a mixture of raw materials to produce molten glass and form the molten glass into sheets, containers, or other shapes)

Subpart TTTTTT - Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing

Area Sources.

40 CFR 63.11462 through 40 CFR 63.11474

(all crushing and screening operations at a secondary zinc processing facility and all furnace melting operations located at any secondary nonferrous metals processing facility)

Subpart UUUUUU - Reserved.

Subpart VVVVVV - Reserved.

Subpart WWWWWW - Reserved.

Subpart XXXXXX - Reserved.

Subpart YYYYYY - Reserved.

Subpart ZZZZZZ - Reserved.

Appendix A - Test Methods.

Appendix B - Sources Defined for Early Reduction

Provisions. Appendix C - Determination of the Fraction Biodegraded (F bio ) in a Biological Treatment Unit.

Appendix D - Alternative Validation Procedure for EPA

Waste and Wastewater Methods.

VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1616; Filed January 21, 2009, 3:35 p.m.

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR’S NOTICE: The State Air Pollution Control Board is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 3, which excludes regulations that consist only of changes in style or form or corrections of technical errors. The State Air Pollution Control Board will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to

reconsideration or revision.

Titles of Regulations: 9VAC5-40. Existing Stationary Sources (repealing 9VAC5-40-5600 through 9VAC5-40- 5645).

9VAC5-130. Regulation for Open Burning (adding 9VAC5-130-10 through 9VAC5-130-100).

Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 110, 111, 123, 129, 171, 1 72 and 182 of the Clean Air Act;

40 CFR Parts 51 and 60.

Effective Date: March 18, 2009.

Agency Contact: Mary E. Major, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4423 or email memajor@deq.virginia.gov.

Summary:

This regulatory action (i) recodifies the Emission Standards for Op en Burning as th e Regulation for Open Burning in 9VAC5-130; and (i i) deletes the existing Open Burning Rule (Rule 4-40) located in Article 40 of 9VAC5-

40.

Article 40 Emission Standards for Open Burning (Rule 4-40) (Repealed.)

9VAC5-40-5600. Applicability. (Repealed.)

A. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section, the provisions of this article apply to any person who permits or engages in open burning or who permits or engages in burning using special incineration devices.

B. The provisions of this article apply throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

C. The provisions of this articl e do not apply to such an extent as to prohib it the burning of leaves by persons on property where they reside if the lo cal governing body of the county, city or town in which such person s reside has enacted

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- 1308 of the Virginia Air Po llution Control Law) regulating such burning in all or any part of the locality.

D. The provisions of this article do not apply to air curtain incinerators subject to the provisions of (i) Article 45 (9VAC5

- 40

- 6250 et seq.), 46 (9VAC5

- 40

- 6550 et seq.), or 54 (9VAC5

- 40

- 7950 et seq.) of 9VAC5 Chapter 40 or (ii) Subparts Eb, AAAA or CCCC of 40 CFR Part 60.

9VAC5-40-5610. Definitions. (Repealed.)

A. For the purpose of these regulations and subsequent amendments or any o rders issued by the board, the words or terms shall have the meanings given them in subsection C of

this section.

B. As used in this article, all terms not defined here shall have the meanings given them in 9VAC5 Chapter 10 (9VAC5

- 10), unless otherwise re quired by context.

C. Terms defined:

"Air curtain incinerator" means an incinerator that operates by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open chamber or pit in which combustion occurs. Incinerators of this type can be constructed above or be low ground and with or without refractory walls and floor. Air curtain incinerators

are not to be confused with con ventional combustion devices with enclosed fireboxes and controlled air technology such as mass burn, modular, and fluidized bed combustors.

"Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it

would not be economical ly practical to make operative, are placed, located or f ound.

"Built

- up area" means any area with a substantial portion covered by industrial, commerci al or residential buildings.

"Clean burning waste" means waste th at is not prohibited to be burned under this article and that consists only of (i) 100%

wood w aste, (ii) 100% clean lumb er or clean wood, (iii) 100% yard waste, or (iv) 100% mixture of only any combination of wood waste, clean lumber, clean wood or yard waste.

"Clean lumber" means wood or wood products that have been cut or shaped and include wet, air

- dried, and kiln

- dried wood products. Clean lumber does not include wood products that have been painted, pigment

- stained, or pressure

- treated by compounds such as chromate copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol, and creosote.

"Clean wood" means uncontami nated natural or untreated wood. Clean wood includes, but is not limited to, byproducts of harvesting activities conducted for forest management or commercial logging, or mill residues consisting of bark, chips, edgings, sawdust, shavings or slabs. It does not include wood that has been treated, adulterated, or chemically changed in some way; treated with glues, binders or resins; or painted, staine d or coated.

"Commercial waste" means all solid waste generated by establishments engaged in business operati ons other than manufacturing or construction. This category includes, but is not limited to, waste resulting from the operation of stores, markets, office buildings, restaura nts and shopping centers.

"Construction waste" means so lid waste that is produced or generated during construction, remodeling, or repair of pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other

structures. Construction wa ste consists of lumber, wire, sheetrock, broken brick, shingles, glass, pipes, concrete, and metal and plastics if the metal or plastics are a part of the

materials of construction or empty containers for such materials. Paints, coatings, solv ents, asbestos, any liquid, compressed gases or semi

- liquids, and garbage are not

construction wastes and the disposal of such mater ials shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

"Debris waste" means wastes resulting from land

- clearing operations. Debris wastes includ e but are not limited to stumps, wood, brush, leaves, soil and road spoils.

"Demolition waste" means that solid waste that is produced by the destruction of structures or their foundations, or both,

and includes the same materials as construction waste.

"Garbage" means readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, v egetable or other organic matter.

"Hazardous waste" means a "hazardous waste" as described

in 9VAC20

- 60, Hazardous Waste Man agement Regulations.

"Household waste" means any waste material, including garbage, trash and refuse derived from households. For purposes of this regulation, ho useholds include single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day

- use recreation areas. Household wastes do not include sanitary waste in septi c tanks (septage) that is regulated by other state agencies.

"Industrial waste" means any solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial process that is not a regulated hazardous waste. Such waste may include but is not limited to waste resulting fr om the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation; fertilizer/agricultural chemicals; food and related products/by products; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products; nonferrous metals manufacturing/ foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay and concrete products; textile manufacturing; transportation equipme nt; and water treatment. This term

d oes not include mining waste or oil and gas waste.

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2090 "Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubb er, debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap fe rrous or nonferrous material.

"Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, k eeping, buying, or selling junk, or for th e maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall in clude garbage dumps and sanitary landfills.

"Landfill" means a sanitary landfill, an industrial waste landfill, or a construction/demolition/debris landfill. See Part I (9VAC20

- 80

- 10 et seq.) of 9VAC20 Chapter 80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for f urther definitions of

these terms.

"Local landfill" means any landfill located within the jurisdiction of a local government.

"Opening burning" means the combustion of solid waste

without:

1. Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature fo r efficient combustion;

2. Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; and

3. Control of the combus tion products' emission.

"Open pit incinerator" means a device u sed to burn waste for the primary purpose of reducing the volume by removing combustible matter. Such devices function by directing a curtain of air at an angle across the top of a trench or similarly enclosed space, thus reducing the amount of combustion byproducts emitted into th e atmosphere. The term also includes trench burners, air curtain incinerators and over draft

incinerators.

"Refuse" means all solid waste products having the characteristics of solids rather than liquids and that are composed who lly or partially of materials such as garbage, trash, rubbish, litter, residues from clean up of spills or

contamination or other discarded materials.

"Salvage operation" means any operation consisting of a business, trade or industry participating in sal vaging or reclaiming any product or materi al, such as, but not limited to, reprocessing of used mo tor oils, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums, and specifically including automobile graveyards and junkyards.

"Sanitary landfill" means an engin eered land burial facility for the disposal of household waste that is so located, designed, constructed, and operated to contain and isolate the waste so that it does not pose a substantial or potential hazard

to human health or the environment. A sanitar y landfill also may receive other types of solid wastes, such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quan tity generators, construction, demolition, or debris waste a nd nonhazardous industrial solid

w aste. See Part I (9VAC20

- 80

- 10 et seq.) of 9VAC20 Chapter 80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for

further definitions of these terms.

"Smoke" means small gas

- borne particulate matter consisting mostly, but not exclusively, of carbon, ash and

other mat erial in concentrations sufficient to form a visible plume.

"Special incineration device" means an open pit incinerator, conical or teepee burner, or any other device specifically designed to provide good combustion performance.

"Wood waste" means untrea ted wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whole or chipped), bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and shavings. W ood waste does not include:

1. Grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs from residential, commercial/retail, institutional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands.

2. Construction, renovation, or demolition wastes.

3. Clean lumber.

"Yard waste" me ans grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs that come from residential, commercial/retail, institu tional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public

lands. Yard waste does not include (i) construction, renovation, and demolition wastes or (ii) clean wood.

9VAC5-40-5620. Open burning prohibitions. (Repealed.)

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning of refuse or use of sp ecial incineration devices except as provide d in 9VAC5

- 40

- 5630.

B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of rubber tires, asphaltic materials, crankcase oil, impregnated wood or other rubber or petroleum based

mat erials except when conducting bona fide fire fighting instruction at fire fighting tr aining schools having permanent

facilities.

C. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the

destruction of hazardous waste or containers for such

materials.

D. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the purpose of a salvage operation or for the destruction of

commercial/industrial waste.

E. Upon declaration of an aler t, warning or emergency stage of an air pollution episode as described in 9VAC5 Chapter 70

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- 70) or when deemed advisable by the board to prevent a hazard to, or an unreason able burden upon, public health or welfare, no owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or use of a sp ecial incineration device; and any in

- process burning or use of special incineration devices shall be immediately terminated in the designated air quality control region.

9VAC5-40-5630. Permissible open burning. (Repealed.)

A. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted in the following instan ces provided the provisions of subsections B through E of 9VAC5

- 40

- 5620 are met:

1. Upon the request of an owner or a re sponsible civil or military public official, the board may approve open burning or the use of special incinera tion devices under controlled

conditions for the elimination of a hazard that constitutes a threat to the public health, safety or welfare and tha t cannot be remedied by other m eans consonant with the circumstances presented by the hazard. Such uses of open burning or the use of speci al incineration devices may include, but are not lim ited to, the following:

a. Destruction of deteriorated or unused explosives and munitions on government or private property when other means of disposal are not available. Hazardous waste permits may be required under the provisions of

9VAC20

- 60.

b. Destruction of debris caused by floods, tornadoes,

hurricanes or othe r natural disasters where alternate means of disposal are not economical or practical and

when it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Solid waste management permits may be required under the provisions of 9VAC20

- 80.

c. On

- site des truction of animal or plant life that is infested, or reasonably believe d to be infested, by a pest or disease in order (i) to suppress, control, or eradicate an infestation or pest; (ii) to prev ent or retard the spread of an infestation or pest; or (iii) to prevent further disease transmission or progression.

2. Open burning is permitte d for training and instruction of government and public fire fight ers under the supervision of the designated official and industrial in

- house fire fighting personnel with clearance from the local fire fighting authority. The designated official in charge of the training shall notify and obtain the approval of th e regional director prior to conducting the traini ng exercise. Training schools where permanent facilities are ins talled for fire fighting instruction are exempt from this notification requirement. Buildings that have not been demolished may be burned under the provisions of this subdivision only.

3. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitte d for the destruction of classified military documents under the supervision of the designated official. 4. Open burning is permitte d for camp fires or other fires that are used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, for outdoor nonco mmercial preparation of food, and for warming of outdoor workers provided the materials specified in subsections B and C of 9VAC5

- 40

- 5620 are not

burned.

5. In urban areas, open burning is permitted for the on

- site destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private prop erty, provided that no regularly scheduled public or private collection service for such trimmings is available at the adjacent street or public road. In nonurban areas, open burning is permitted for the on

site destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private property regardless of the availability of collection service for such trimmings.

6. Open burning is permitted for the on

- site destruction of

househo ld waste by homeowners or tenants, provided that no regularly scheduled public or private collection service for

such refuse is available at the adjacent street or public road.

7. Open burning is permitted for the destruction of any combustible liquid or gaseous material by burning in a flare

or flare stack. Use of a flare or flare stack for the destruction

of hazardous waste or commercial/industrial waste is allowed provided written approval is obtained from the board and the facility is in compliance wit h Article 3 (9VAC5

- 40

- 160 et seq.) of this chapter and Article 3 (9VAC5

- 50

- 160 et seq.) of 9VAC5 Chapter 50. Permits issued under 9VAC5 Chapter 80 (9VAC5

- 80) may be used to satisfy the requirement for written approval. This activity must be consistent with the provisions of 9VAC20

- 60.

8. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted on

- site for the destruction of clean burning waste and debris waste resulting from property maintenance, from the development or modification of roads an d highways, parking areas, railroad tr acks, pipelines, power and communication lines, buildings or building areas, sanitary landfills, or from any other clearing operations.

Open burning or the use of speci al incineration devices for the purpose of such d estruction is proh ibited in volatile organic compounds em issions control areas (see 9VAC5

- 20

- 206) during May, June, July, August, and September.

9. Open burning is permitted for forest management and agriculture practices approved by the board (see 9VAC5

- 40

- 5631), provided the following conditions are met:

a. The burning shall be at least 1000 feet from any occupied building unless the occu pants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted.

b. The burning shall be attended at all times.

10. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted for the destruction of clean burning waste and

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- 20

- 206) during May, June, July, August, and September.

B. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices permitted under the provisions of this article does not exempt or excuse any owner or other person from the consequences, liability, damages or injuries th at may result from such conduct; nor does it excuse or exempt any owner or other person from complying with other applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and orders of the governmental entities having ju risdiction, even though the open burning is conducted in compliance with this article. In this regard, special attention should be directed to § 10.1

- 1142 of the Code of Virginia, which is enf orced by the Department of Forestry.

C. With regard to the prov isions of subsection B of this section, special attention should also be directed to the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board. No destruction of waste by open burning or transportation of waste to be destroyed by open burning shall take place in violation of the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

9VAC5-40-5631. Forest management and agricultural practices. (Repealed.)

A. Open burning is permitted in accordance with subsections B and C of this section provided the provisions o f subsections B through E of 9VAC5

- 40

- 5620 are met.

B. Open burning may be used for the following forest management practices prov ided the burning is conducted in accordance with the Department of Forestry's smoke management plan:

1. To reduce forest fue ls and minimize the effect of wild

fires.

2. To control undesirable growth of hardwoods.

3. To control disease in pine seedlings.

4. To prepare forest land for planting or seeding.

5. To create a favorable habitat for certain species.

6. To remove dea d vegetation for the maintenance of railroad, highway and public utility right

- of

- way.

C. In the absence of other means of disposal, open burning may be used for the following agricultural practices:

1. To destroy undesirabl e or diseased vegetation.

2. To clear orchards and orchard prunings. 3. To destroy empty fertilizer and chemical containers.

4. To denature seed and grain that may no longer be suitable for agricultural purposes.

5. To prevent loss from frost or freeze damage.

6. To create a favor able habitat for certain species.

7. To destroy strings and plastic ground cover remaining in the field after being used in growing staked tomatoes.

9VAC5-40-5641. Local ordinances on open burning. (Repealed.)

A. General.

1. If the governing body of any locality wishes to adopt an ordinance relating to air po llution and governing open burning within its jurisdiction, the ordinance must first be approved by the board (see § 10.1

- 1321 B of the Code of Virginia).

2. In order to assist local governments in the development of ordinances acceptable to the board, the ordinance in

subsection C of this section is offered as a model.

3. If a local government wishes to adopt the language of the model ordinance without changing any wording except that enclosed by p arentheses, that government's ordinance shall be deemed to be approved by the board on the date of local adoption provided that a copy of the ordinance is filed with the department upon its adoption by the local government.

4. If a local government wishes to change any wording of the model ordinance aside from that enclosed by parentheses in order to construct a local ordinance, that government shall request the approval of the boa rd prior to adoption of the ordinance by the local jurisdiction. A copy of t he ordinance shall be filed with the department upon its adoption by the local government.

5. Local ordinances that have been approved by the board prior to April 1, 1996, remain in full force and effect as specified by their promulgating authorities.

B. Establishment and approval of local ordinances varying

from the model.

1. Any local governing body pr oposing to adopt or amend an ordinance relating to open burning that differs from the

model local ordinance in subsection C of this section shall

first o btain the approval of the board for the ordinance or amendment as specified in su bdivision A 4 of this section. The board in approving local ordinances will consider, but will not be limited to, the following criteria:

a. The local ordinance shall provide for intergovernmental cooperation and exchange of

information.

b. Adequate local resources will be committed to enforcing the proposed local ordinance.

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- 1308 of the Virginia Air Pollution Control Law.

d. If a waiver from any provision of Article 40 (9VAC5

- 40

- 5600 et seq.) of 9VAC5 Chapter 40 has been requested under 9VAC5

- 40

- 5645, the language of the

ordinance shall achieve the objective of the provision from which the waiver is requested.

2. Approval of any local ordinance may be withdrawn if the

board determines that the local ordinance is less strict than state regulations or if the locality fails to enforce the

ordinance.

3 . If a local ordinance must be amended to conform to an amendment to state regulations, such local amendment will be

made within six months of the effective date of the amended state regulations.

4. Local ordinances are a supplement to state regulations. Any provisions of local or dinances that have been approved by the board and are more strict than state regulations shall take precedence over state regulations within the respective locality. If a locality fails to enfo rce its own ordinance, the

board rese rves the right to enforce state regulations.

5. A local governing body may grant a variance to any provision of its air pollution control ordinance(s) provided

that:

a. A public hearing is held prior to granting the variance;

b. The public is notified o f the application for a variance by notice in at least one major newspaper of general circulation in the affected locality at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing; and

c. The variance does not permit any owner or other person to take action that would result in a violation of any provision of state regulations unless a variance is granted by the board. The p ublic hearings required for the variances to the local ordinance and state regulations may be conducted jointly as one proceeding.

6. 0 9VAC 5

- 170

- 150 shall not apply to local ordinances concerned solely with open burning.

C. Model Ordinance.

ORDINANCE NO. (000)

Section (000

- 1). Title. This article shall be known as the (local jurisdiction) Ordinance for the Regulation of Open Burning.

Sect ion (000

- 2). Purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect public health, safety, and welfare by regulating open burning within (local ju risdiction) to achiev e and maintain, to the greatest extent practicable, a lev el of air quality that will provide comfort and convenience while promoting economic and social development. This article is intended to supplement the applicable regul ations promulgated by the

State Air Pollution Control Board and other applicable regulations and laws.

Section (000

- 3). Def initions. For the purpose of this article and subsequent amendments or any orders issued by (local jurisdiction), the words or phrases shall have the meaning given them in this section.

A. "Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place that is exposed to t he weather and upon which more than five motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it

would not be economical ly practical to make operative, are placed, located or found.

B. "Built

- up area" means any area with a substantial portion covered by industrial, commerci al or residential buildings.

C. "Clean burning waste" means waste that is not prohibited to be burned under this ordinance and that consists only of (i) 100% wood waste, (ii) 100% clean lumber or clean wood, (iii) 100% yard waste, or (iv) 100% mixture of only any combination of wood waste, clean lumber, clean wood or yard waste.

D. "Clean lumber" means wood or wood products that have been cut or shaped and include wet, air

- dried, and kiln

- dried wood products. Clean lumber d oes not include wood products that have been painted, pigment

- stained, or pressure

- treated by compounds such as chromate copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol, and creosote.

E. "Clean wood" means uncontaminated natural or untreated

wood. Clean w ood includes, but is not limited to, byproducts of harvesting activities conducted for forest management or commercial logging, or mill residues consisting of bark, chips, edgings, sawdust, shavings or slabs. It does not include wood that has been treated, adulterated, or chemically changed in some way; treated with glues, binders or resins; or painted, staine d or coated.

F. "Construction waste" means solid waste that is produced or generated during constru ction, remodeling, or repair of pavements, houses, commercial b uildings and other

structures. Construction wa ste consists of lumber, wire, sheetrock, broken brick, shingles, glass, pipes, concrete, and metal and plastics if the metal or plastics are a part of the

materials of construction or empty containers for such materials. Paints, coatings, solv ents, asbestos, any liquid, compressed gases or semi

- liquids, and garbage are not construction wastes and the disposal of such materials must be in accordance with the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

G. "Debris waste" means wastes resulting from land

clearing operations. Debris wastes include but are not limited to stumps, wood, brush, leaves, soil and road spoils.

H. "Demolition waste" means that solid waste that is produced by the destruction of struc tures or their foundations,

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waste.

I. "Garbage" means readily put rescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic matter.

J. "Hazardous waste" means a "hazardous waste" a s described in 9VAC20

- 60, Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.

K. "Household waste" means any waste material, including garbage, trash and refuse derived from households. For purposes of this regulation, ho useholds include single and multiple residence s, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day

- use recreation areas. Household wastes do not include sanitary waste in septic tanks (septag e) that is regulated by state agencies.

L. "Industrial waste" means any solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial process that is not a regulated hazardous waste. Such waste may include but is not limited to waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation; fertilizer/ agricultural chemicals; food and related products/by products; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products; nonferrous metals manufacturing/foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay and concrete products; textile manufacturing; transportation equipme nt; and water treatment. This term does not include mining waste or oil and gas waste.

M. "Junkyard" means an estab lishment or place of business that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary landfills.

N. "Landfil l" means a sanitary landfill, an industrial waste landfill, or a construction/demolition/debris landfill. See Solid Waste Management Regulations (9VAC20

- 80) for further

definitions of these terms.

O. "Local landfill" means any landfill located within the jurisdiction of a local government.

P. "Open burning" means the combustion of solid waste

without:

1. Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature for efficient combustion;

2. Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed

device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; and

3. Control of the combus tion products' emission.

Q. "Open pit incinerator" means a device used to burn waste for the primary purpose of reduci ng the volume by removing combustible matter. Such devices function by directing a curtain of air at an angle across the top of a trench or similarly enclosed space, thus reducing the amount of combustion byproducts emitted into th e atmosphere. The term also includes trench burners, air curta in incinerators and over draft

incinerators.

R. "Refuse" means all solid waste products having the characteristics of solids rather than liquids and that are composed wholly or partially of materials such as garbage, trash, rubbish , litter, residues from clean

- up of spills or

contamination or other discarded materials.

S. "Salvage operation" means any operation consisting of a business, trade or industry pa rticipating in salvaging or reclaiming any product or materi al, such as, but not limited

to, reproce ssing of used motor oils, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums, and specifically including automobile graveyards and junkyards.

T. "Sanitary landfill" means an engineered land burial facility for the disposal of household waste that is so locat ed, designed, constructed, and operated to contain and isolate the waste so that it does not pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment. A sanitary landfill also may receive other types of solid wastes, such as

commer cial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators, construction, demolition, or debris waste and nonhazardous

industrial solid waste. See Solid Waste Management Regulations (9VAC20

- 80) for further de finitions of these

terms.

U. "Smoke" means small gas

- borne particulate matter consisting mostly, but not exclusively, of carbon, ash and

other material in concentrations sufficient to form a visible plume.

V. "Special incineration device" means an open p it incinerator, conical or teepee burner, or any other device specifically designed to provide good combustion performance.

W. "Wood waste" means untreated wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whol e or chipped), bark , sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and sha vings. Wood waste does not

include:

1. Grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs from residential, commercial/retail, institutional, or industrial sour ces as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands.

2. Construction, renovation, or demolition wastes.

3. Clean lumber.

X. "Yard waste" means grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bush es and shrubs that come from

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Section (000

- 4). Prohibitio ns on open burning.

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of refuse except as provided in this ordinance.

B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open

burn ing or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of rubber tires, asphaltic materials, crankcase oil, impregnated wood or other rubber or petroleum based materials except when conducting bona fide fire fighting instruction at fire fighti ng training schools having permanent

facilities.

C. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the

destruction of hazardous waste or containers for such

materials.

D. No owner or other pers on shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the purpose of a salvage operation or for the destruction of

commercial/industrial waste.

E. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices permitted under the provisions of this ordinance does not exempt or excuse any owner or other person from the consequences, liability, damages or injuries that may result from such conduct; nor does it excuse or exempt any owner or other person from complying with other appli cable laws, ordinances, regulations and orders of the governmental entities having jurisdiction, even though the open burning is conducted in comp liance with this ordi nance. In this regard special attention should be directed to § 10.1

- 1142 of the

Code of Virginia, the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the Co ntrol and Abatement of Air

Pollution.

F. Upon declaration of an aler t, warning or emergency stage of an air pollution episo de as described in 9VAC5 Chapter 70 (9VAC5

- 70) or when deemed advisable by the State Air Pollution Control Board to prevent a hazard to, or an unreasonable burden upon, public health or welfare, no owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning o r use of a special incineration device; and any in process burning or use of special incineration devices shall be immediately terminated in the designated air quality control region.

Section (000

- 5). Exemptions. The following activities are exempted to t he extent covered by the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the Control and Abatement

of Air Pollution: A. Open burning for training and instruction of government and public fire fighters unde r the supervision of the designated official a nd industrial in

- house fire fighting personnel;

B. Open burning for camp fires or other fires that are used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, for outdoor noncommercial preparation of food, and for warming of outdoor workers;

C. Open burning for the destruction of any combustible liquid or gaseous material by bu rning in a flare or flare stack;

D. Open burning for forest management and agriculture practices approved by the State Air Pollution Control Board;

and

E. Open burning fo r the destruction of classified military

documents.

Section (000

- 6). Permissible open burning.

A. Open burning is permitted on

- site for the destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private property, provided th at the conditions are

met:

1. The burning takes place on the premises of the private property; (and)

2. The location of the burning is not less than 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a buildi ng located on the property on which the burning is conducted; (and

3. No regularly scheduled pub lic or private collection service for such trimmings is available at the adjacent street or public road 1

.

B. Open burning is permitted on

- site for the destruc tion of household waste by homeowners or tenants, provided that the following conditions are met:

1. The burning takes place on the premises of the dwelling;

2. Animal carcasses or animal wastes are not burned;

3. Garbage is not burned; (and)

4. The lo cation of the burning is not less than 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted; (and

5. No regularly scheduled public or private collection service for such refuse is available at the adjacent street or public road 2

.

C. Open burning is permitted on

- site for destruction of debris waste resulting from property maintenance, from the development or modification of roads and highways, p arking areas, railroad tracks, pipelines, power and communication lines, buildings or building areas, sanitary landfills, or from

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2096 any other clearing operations that may be approved by (designated local official), provided the foll owing conditions

are met:

1. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the amount of material burned, with the number and size of the debris piles approved by (designated local official);

2. The material to be burned shall consist of brush, stumps

and similar debris waste a nd shall not include demolition material;

3. The burning shall be at least 500 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted;

4. The burni ng shall be conducted at the greatest distance practicable from highways and air fields,

5. The burning shall be attended at all times and conducted to ensure the best possible com bustion with a minimum of smoke being produced;

6. The burning shall not b e allowed to smolder beyond the minimum period of time necessary for the destruction of the materials; and

7. The burning shall be co nducted only when the prevailing winds are away from any city, town or built

- up area.

D. Open burning is permitted for de struction of debris on the site of local landfills pr ovided that the bu rning does not take place on land that has been filled and covered so as to present an underground fire hazard due to the presence of methane gas provided that th e following conditions are met:

1. The burning shall take place on the premises of a local sanitary landfill that meets the prov isions of the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board,

2. The burning shall be attended at all times;

3. The material to be burned shall consist only of brush, tree trimmings, yard and garden trimmings, clean burning waste, clean burning debris waste, or clean burning demolition

waste;

4. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the amount of material that is burned;

5. No material s may be burned in violation of the regulations of the Virginia Wast e Management Board or the

State Air Pollution Control Board. The exact site of the burning on a local landfill shall be established in coordination with the regional director and (designat ed local official); no other site shall be used without the approval of these officials. (Designated local offici al) shall be notified of the days during which the burning will occur.

(E. Sections 000

- 6 A through D notwithstanding, no owner or other perso n shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device during May, June, July, August, or September. 3 )

Section (000

- 7). Permits.

A. When open burning of debris waste (Section 000

- 6 C) or open burning of debris on the site of a l ocal landfill (Section

000

- 6 D) is to occur within (local jurisdiction), the person responsible for the burning shall obtain a permit from (designated local official) prior to the burning. Such a permit may be granted only after confirmation by (designated local official) that the burning can and will comply with the provisions of this ordinance and an y other conditions that are deemed necessary to ensure that the burning will not endanger the public health and welfare or to ensure compliance with any appli cable provisions of the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the Control and

Abatement of Air Pollution. Th e permit may be issued for each occasion of burning or for a specific period of time deemed appropriate by (designated local official)

.

B. Prior to the initial installati on (or reinstallation, in cases of relocation) and operation of special incineration devices, the person responsible for th e burning shall obtain a permit from (designated local official), such permits to be granted

onl y after confirmation by (designated local official) that the burning can and will comply with the applicable provisions in Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution and that any conditions are met that are deemed necessary by (designated l ocal official) to ensure that the operation of the devices will not endanger the public health and welfare. Permits granted for the use of special incineration devices

shall at a minimum contain the following conditions:

1. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the

amount of material that is burned. Such efforts shall include, but are not limited to, the removal of pulpwood, sawlogs and

firewood.

2. The material to be burned shall consist of brush, stumps

and similar debris waste and shall not i nclude demolition

material.

3. The burning shall be at least 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted; burning shall be conducted at the greatest distance practicable from highways and air fields. If (designated local official) determin es that it is necessary to protect public health and welfare, he may direct that any of

the above cited distances be increased.

4. The burning shall be attended at all times and conducted to ensure the best possible com bustion with a minimum of smoke being produced. Under no circumstances should the burning be allowed to smolder beyond the minimum period of time necessary for the destruction of the mat erials.

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2097 5. The burning shall be co nducted only when the prevailing winds are away from any city, town or built

- up area.

6. The use of special incineration devices shall be allowed only for the destruction of debris waste, clean burning

construction waste , and clean burnin g demolition waste.

(C. An application for a permit under Section 000

- 7 A or

000

- 7 B shall be accompanied by a processing fee of $

— --

. 4 )

Section (000

- 8). Penalties for violation.

A. Any violation of this ordinance is punishable as a Cl ass 1 misdemeanor. (See § 15.2

- 1429 of the Code of Virginia.)

B. Each separate incident may be considered a new

violation.

1 This provision shall be included in ordinances for urban areas. It may be included in ordinances for non

- urban areas.

2 This provi sion shall be included in ordinances for urban areas. It may be included in ordinances for non

- urban areas.

3 This provision shall be included in ordinances for jurisdictions within volatile organic compound emissions control areas. It may be included in o rdinances for jurisdictions outside these areas.

4 The fee stipulation in this secti on is optional at the discretion of the jurisdiction.

9VAC5-40-5645. Waivers. (Repealed.)

A. A waiver from any provision of this article may be granted by the board for an y person or geographic area provided that satisfactory dem onstration is made that another state or local government entity has in effect statutory provisions or other enforceable mechan isms that will achieve the objective of the pr ovision from which the wa iver is granted.

B. Demonstrations made pursuant to subsection A of this section should, at a minimum, me et the following criteria:

1. The demonstration should show that the statutory provisions or other enforceable mechanisms essentially provide the sam e effect as the provision from which the waiver is granted.

2. That the governmental en tity has the legal authority to enforce the statutory prov isions or enforceable mechanisms.

C. Waivers under subsection A of this section shall be executed through a m emorandum of understanding between the board and affected gov ernmental entity and may include such terms and conditions as may be necessary to ensure that the objectives of this article are met by the waiver.

D. A waiver from any applicable provision of t his article may be granted by the board for any locality which has lawfully adopted an ordinance in accordance with 9VAC5

- 40

- 5641. CHAPTER 130 [Reserved] REGULATION FOR OPEN BURNING

Part I

General Provisions

9VAC5-130-10. Applicability.

A. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section, the provisions of this chapter apply to any person who permits or engages in open burning or who permits or engages in burning using special incineration devices.

B. The provisions of this chapter apply throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

C. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to such an extent as to prohib it the burning of leaves by persons on property where they reside if the lo cal governing body of the county, city or town in which such person s reside has enacted an otherwise valid ordinance (under the provisions of § 10.1- 1308 of the Virginia Air Po llution Control Law) regulating such burning in all or any part of the locality.

D. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to air curtain incinerators subject to the provisions of (i) Article 45 (9VAC5-40-6250 et seq.), Article 46 (9VAC5-40-6550 et seq.), or Article 54 (9VAC5-40-7950 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40 (Existing Stationary Sources) or (ii) Subparts Eb, AAAA or

CCCC of 40 CFR Part 60.

9VAC5-130-20. Definitions.

A. For the purpose of these regulations and subsequent amendments or any orders issued by the board, the words or terms shall have the meanings given them in subsection C of

this section.

B. As used in this chapter, all terms not defined here shall have the meaning given them in 9VAC5-10 (General Definitions), unless otherwise required by context.

C. Terms defined:

"Air curtain incinerator" means an incinerator that operates by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open chamber or pit in which combustion occurs. Incinerators of this type can be constructed above or below ground and with or without refractory walls and floor. Air curtain incinerators

are not to be confused with con ventional combustion devices with enclosed fireboxes and controlled air technology such as mass burn, modular, and fluidized bed combustors.

"Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it

would not be economical ly practical to make operative, are placed, located or found.

"Built-up area" means any area wit h a substantial portion covered by industrial, commerci al or residential buildings.

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2098 "Clean burning waste" means waste th at is not prohibited to be burned under this chapter and that consists only of (i) 100% wood waste, (ii) 100% clean lumber or clean wood, (iii) 100% yard waste, or (iv) 10 0% mixture of only any combination of wood waste, clean lumber, clean wood or yard waste.

"Clean lumber" means wood or wood products that have been cut or shaped and include wet, air-dried, and kiln-dried wood products. Clean lumber does not include wood products that have been painted, pigment -stained, or pressure-treated by compounds such as chromate copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol, and creosote.

"Clean wood" means uncontaminat ed natural or untreated wood. Clean wood includes, but is not limited to, byproducts of harvesting activities conducted for forest management or commercial logging, or mill residues consisting of bark, chips, edgings, sawdust, shavings or slabs. It does not include wood that has been treated, adulterated, or chemically changed in some way; treated with glues, binders or resins; or painted, staine d or coated.

"Commercial waste" means all solid waste generated by establishments engaged in business operations other than manufacturing or construction. This category includes, but is not limited to, waste resulting from the operation of stores, markets, office buildings, restaura nts and shopping centers.

"Construction waste" means solid waste that is produced or generated during construction, remodeling, or repair of pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other

structures. Construction wa ste consists of lumber, wire, sheetrock, broken brick, shingles, glass, pipes, concrete, and metal and plastics if the metal or plastics are a part of the

materials of construction or empty containers for such materials. Paints, coatings, solv ents, asbestos, any liquid, compressed gases or semi-liquids, and garbage are not construction wastes and the disposal of such materials shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

"Debris waste" means wastes resulting from land clearing operations. Debris wastes includ e but are not limited to stumps, wood, brush, leaves, soil and road spoils.

"Demolition waste" means that solid waste that is produced by the destruction of structures, or their foundations, or both,

and includes the same materials as construction waste.

"Garbage" means readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic matter.

"Hazardous waste" means a “hazardous waste” as described in 9VAC20-60 (Hazardous Waste Management Regulations).

"Household waste" means any waste material, including garbage, trash and refuse derived from households. For purposes of this regulation, ho useholds include single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day-use recreation areas. Household wastes do not include sanitary waste in septic tanks (septag e) that is regulated by other state agencies.

"Industrial waste" means any solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial process that is not a regulated hazardous waste. Such waste may include but is not limited to waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation; fertilizer/agricultural chemicals; food and related products/byproducts; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products; nonferrous metals manufacturing/foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay and concrete products; textile manufacturing; transportation equipme nt; and water treatment. This term does not include mining waste or oil and gas waste.

"Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubb er, debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap fe rrous or nonferrous material.

"Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, k eeping, buying, or selling junk, or for th e maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary landfills.

"Landfill" means a sanitary landfill, an industrial waste landfill, or a construction/demolition/debris landfill. See Part I (9VAC20-80-10 et seq.) of 9VAC20-80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for fu rther definitions of these

terms.

"Local landfill" means any landfill located within the jurisdiction of a local government.

"Open burning" means the combustion of solid waste

without:

1. Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature for efficient combustion;

2. Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; and

3. Control of the combus tion products' emission.

"Open pit incinerator" means a devi ce used to burn waste for the primary purpose of reducing the volume by removing combustible matter. Such devices function by directing a curtain of air at an angle across the top of a trench or similarly enclosed space, thus reducing the amount of combustion byproducts emitted into th e atmosphere. The term also includes trench burners, air curtain incinerators and over draft

incinerators.

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2099 "Refuse" means all solid waste products having the characteristics of solids rather than liquids and that are composed wholly or partially of materials such as garbage, trash, rubbish, litter, residues from clean up of spills or

contamination or other discarded materials.

"Salvage operation" means any operation consisting of a business, trade or industry pa rticipating in salvaging or reclaiming any product or materi al, such as, but not limited to, reprocessing of used mo tor oils, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums, and specifically including automobile graveyards and junkyards.

"Sanitary landfill" means an engin eered land burial facility for the disposal of household waste that is so located, designed, constructed, and operated to contain and isolate the waste so that it does not pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment. A sanitary landfill also may receive other types of solid wastes, such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators, construction, demolition, or debris waste and nonhazardous industrial solid waste. See Part I (9VAC20-80-10 et seq.) of 9VAC20-80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for

further definitions of these terms.

"Smoke" means small gas-borne particulate matter consisting mostly, but not exclusively, of carbon, ash and

other material in concentrations sufficient to form a visible plume.

"Special incineration device" means an open pit incinerator, conical or teepee burner, or any other device specifically designed to provide good combustion performance.

"Wood waste" means untreated wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whole or chipped), bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and shavings. W ood waste does not include:

1. Grass, grass clippings, bu shes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs from residential, commercial/retail, institutional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands.

2. Construction, renovation, or demolition wastes.

3. Clean lumber.

"Yard waste" means grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs that come from residential, commercial/retail, institu tional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands. Yard waste does not include (i) construction, renovation, and demolition wastes or (ii) clean wood.

9VAC5-130-30. Open burning prohibitions.

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning of refuse or use of sp ecial incineration devices except as provided in 9VAC5-130-40. B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of rubber tires, asphaltic materials, crankcase oil, impregnated wood or other rubber or petroleum based materials except when conducting bona fide fire fighting instruction at fire fighting tr aining schools having permanent

facilities.

C. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the

destruction of hazardous waste or containers for such

materials.

D. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the purpose of a salvage operation or for the destruction of

commercial/industrial waste.

E. Upon declaration of an aler t, warning or emergency stage of an air pollution episode as described in 9VAC5-70 (Air Pollution Episode Prevention) or when deemed advisable by the board to prevent a hazard to, or an unreasonable burden upon, public health or welfare, no owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or use of a special incineration device; and any in-process burning or use of special

incineration devices shall be i mmediately terminated in the designated air quality control region.

9VAC5-130-40. Permissible open burning.

A. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted in the following instan ces provided the provisions of subsections B through E of 9VAC5-130-30 are met:

1. Upon the request of an owner or a responsible civil or military public official, the board may approve open burning or the use of special incineration devices under

controlled conditions for the elimination of a hazard that

constitutes a threat to the public health, safety or welfare and that cannot be remedied by other means consonant with the circumstances presented by the hazard. Such uses of open burning or the use of special incineration devices may include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Destruction of deteriorated or unused explosives and munitions on government or private property when other means of disposal are not available. Hazardous waste permits may be required under the provisions of 9VAC20-60 (Hazardous Waste Management Regulations).

b. Destruction of debris caused by floods, tornadoes,

hurricanes or other natural disasters where alternate means of disposal are not economical or practical and

when it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Solid waste management permits may be required under the provisions of 9VAC20-80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations).

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2100 c. On-site destruction of animal or plant life that is infested, or reasonably believe d to be infested, by a pest or disease in order to (i) suppress, control, or eradicate an infestation or pest; (ii) pr event or reta rd the spread of an infestation or pest; or (iii) prevent further disease transmission or progression.

2. Open burning is permitted for training and instruction of government and public firefighters under the supervision of the designated official and industrial in-house firefighting personnel with clearance from the local firefighting authority. The desi gnated official in charge of the training shall notify and obtain the approval of the regional director prior to conduc ting the training exercise. Training schools where permanent facilities are installed for firefighting instruction are exempt from this notification requirement. Buildings that have not been demolished may be burned under the provisions of this subdivision only.

3. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted for the destruction of classified military documents under the supervision of the designated official.

4. Open burning is permitted for camp fires or other fires that are used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, for outdoor noncommercial preparation of food, and fo r warming of outdoor workers provided the materials specified in subsections B and C of

9VAC5-130-30 are not burned.

5. In urban areas, open burning is permitted for the on-site destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private property, provided that no regularly scheduled public or private collection service for such trimmings is available at the adjacent street or public road. In nonu rban areas, open bu rning is permitted

for the on-site destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private property regardless of the availability of collection service for such trimmings.

6. Open burning is permitted for the on-site destruction of household waste by homeowners or tenants, provided that no regularly scheduled public or private collection service for such refuse is available at the adjacent street or public

road.

7. Open burning is permitted for the destruction of any combustible liquid or gaseous material by burning in a

flare or flare stack. Use of a flare or flare stack for the

destruction of hazardous waste or commercial/industrial waste is allowed provided written approval is obtained

from the board and the facility is in compliance with Article 3 (9VAC5-40-160 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40 (Existing Stationary Sources) and Article 3 (9VAC5-50-160 et seq.) of 9VAC5-50 (New and Modifi ed Stationary Sources). Permits issued under 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) may be used to satisfy the requirement for written approval. This activity must be consistent with the provisions of 9VAC20-60 (Virginia Hazardous Waste Regulations).

8. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted on site for the destruction of clean burning waste and debris waste resulting from property maintenance, from the developm ent or modification of roads and highways, parki ng areas, railroad tracks, pipelines, power and communication lines, buildings or building areas, sanitary landfills, or from any other clearing operations. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices for the purpose of such dest ruction is prohibited in volatile organic compounds emissions control areas (see 9VAC5-20-206) during May, June, July, August, and September.

9. Open burning is permitted for forest management and agriculture practices approved by the board (see 9VAC5- 130-50), provided the following conditions are met:

a. The burning shall be at least 1,000 feet from any occupied building unless the occu pants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted; and

b. The burning shall be attended at all times.

10. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices is permitted for the destructio n of clean burning waste and debris waste on the site of local landfills provided that the burning does not take place on land that has been filled and covered so as to present an underground fire hazard due to the presence of methane gas. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices for the purpose of such destruction is prohibited in volatile organic compounds emissions control areas (see 9VAC5-20-206) during May, June, July, August, and September.

B. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices permitted under the provisions of this chapter does not exempt or excuse any owner or other person from the consequences, liability, damages or injuries that may result from such conduct; nor does it excuse or exempt any owner or other person from complying with other applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and orders of the governmental entities having jurisdiction, even though the open burning is conducted in compliance with this chapter. In this regard special attention should be directed to § 10.1-1142 of the Code of Virginia, which is enf orced by the Department of Forestry.

C. With regard to the provisions of subsection B of this section, special attention should also be directed to the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board. No destruction of waste by open burning or transportation of waste to be destroyed by open burning shall take place in

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2101 violation of the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

9VAC5-130-50 . Forest management and agricultural practices.

A. Open burning is permitted in accordance with subsections B and C of this section provided the provisions of subsections B through E of 9VAC5-130-30 are met.

B. Open burning may be used for the following forest management practices prov ided the burning is conducted in accordance with the Department of Forestry's smoke management plan to:

1. Reduce forest fuels and minimize the effect of wild fires.

2. Control undesirable growth of hardwoods.

3. Control disease in pine seedlings.

4. Prepare forest land for planting or seeding.

5. Create a favorable habitat for certain species.

6. Remove dead vegetation for the maintenance of railroad, highway and public utility right-of-way.

C. In the absence of other means of disposal, open burning may be used for the fo llowing agricultural practices to:

1. Destroy undesirable or diseased vegetation.

2. Clear orchards and orchard prunings.

3. Destroy empty fertilizer and chemical containers.

4. Denature seed and grain that may no longer be suitable for agricultural purposes.

5. Prevent loss from frost or freeze damage.

6. Create a favorable habitat for certain species.

7. Destroy strings and plastic ground cover remaining in the field after being used in growing staked tomatoes.

9VAC5-130-60. Waivers.

A. A waiver from any provision of this chapter may be granted by the board for any person or geographic area provided that satisfactory dem onstration is made that another state or local government entity has in effect statutory provisions or other enforceable mechan isms that will achieve the objective of th e provision from which the waiver is granted.

B. Demonstrations made pursuant to subsection A of this section should, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:

1. Show that the statutory pr ovisions or other enforceable mechanisms essentially provide the same effect as the provision from which the waiver is granted. 2. Show that the governmental entity has the legal authority to enforce the statutory provisions or enforceable

mechanisms.

C. Waivers under subsection A of this section shall be executed through a memorandum of understanding between the board and affected gov ernmental entity and may include such terms and conditions as may be necessary to ensure that the objectives of this chap ter are met by the waiver.

D. A waiver from any applicable provision of this chapter may be granted by the board for any locality that has lawfully adopted an ordinance in accordance with 9VAC5-130-100.

9VAC5-130-70. (Reserved.)

9VAC5-130-80. (Reserved.)

9VAC5-130-90. (Reserved.)

Part I

Local Ordinances

9VAC5-130-100. Local ordinances on open burning.

A. General.

1. If the governing body of any locality wishes to adopt an ordinance relating to air pollution and governing open burning within its jurisdiction, the ordinance must first be approved by the board (see § 10.1-1321 B of the Code of Virginia).

2. In order to assist local governments in the development of ordinances acceptable to the board, the ordinance in

subsection C of this section is offered as a model.

3. If a local government wishes to adopt the language of

the model ordinance without chan ging any wording except that enclosed by parentheses , that government's ordinance shall be deemed to be approved by the board on the date of local adoption provided that a copy of the ordinance is filed with the department upon its adoption by the local

government.

4. If a local government wishes to change any wording of the model ordinance aside from that enclosed by parentheses in order to construct a local ordinance, that government shall request the approval of the board prior to adoption of the ordinance by the local jurisdiction. A copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the department upon its adoption by the local government.

5. Local ordinances that have been approved by the board prior to April 1, 1996, rem ain in full force and effect as specified by their promulgating authorities.

B. Establishment and approval of local ordinances varying

from the model.

1. Any local governing body proposing to adopt or amend an ordinance relating to open burning that differs from the

model local ordinance in subsection C of this section shall

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a. The local ordinance shall provide for intergovernmental cooperation and exchange of

information.

b. Adequate local resources will be committed to enforcing the proposed local ordinance.

c. The provisions of the local ordinance shall be as strict as state regulations, except as prov ided for leaf burning in § 10.1-1308 of the Virgin ia Air Pollution Control Law.

d. If a waiver from any provision of this chapter has been requested under 9VAC5-130-60, the language of the ordinance shall achieve the objective of the provision

from which the waiver is requested.

2. Approval of any local ordinance may be withdrawn if

the board determines that the local ordinance is less strict than state regulations or if the locality fails to enforce the

ordinance.

3. If a local ordinance must be amended to conform to an amendment to state regulations, such local amendment will

be made within six months of the effective date of the amended state regulations.

4. Local ordinances are a supplement to state regulations. Any provisions of local ordinances that have been approved by the board and are more strict than state regulations shall take precedence over state regulations within the respectiv e locality. If a locality fails to enforce its own ordinance, the board reserves the right to enforce state regulations.

5. A local governing body may grant a variance to any provision of its air pollution control ordinance(s) provided

that:

a. A public hearing is held prior to granting the variance;

b. The public is notified of the application for a variance by notice in at least one major newspaper of general circulation in the affected locality at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing; and

c. The variance does not permit any owner or other person to take action that would result in a violation of any provision of state regulations unless a variance is granted by the board. The p ublic hearings required for the variances to the local ordinance and state regulations may be conducted jointly as one proceeding.

6. 9VAC5-170-150 shall not apply to local ordinances concerned solely with open burning.

C. Model ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. (000)

Section (000-1). Title.

This chapter shall be known as the (local jurisdiction) Ordinance for the Regulation of Open Burning.

Section (000-2). Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health, safety, and welfare by regulating open burning within (local jurisdiction) to achieve and maintain, to the greatest extent practicable, a level of air quality that will provide comfort and convenience while promoting economic and social development. This chapter is intended to supplement the applicable regulations promulgated by the State Air Pollution Control Board and other app licable regulations and laws.

Section (000-3). Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter and subsequent amendments or any orders issued by (local jurisdiction), the words or phrases shall have the meaning given them in this section.

"Automobile graveyard" means any lot or place that is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, and that it

would not be economical ly practical to make operative, are placed, located or found.

"Built-up area" means any area wit h a substantial portion covered by industrial, commerci al or residential buildings.

"Clean burning waste" means waste th at is not prohibited to

be burned under this ordinan ce and that consists only of (i) 100% wood waste, (ii) 100% clean lumber or clean wood, (iii) 100% yard waste, or (iv) 10 0% mixture of only any combination of wood waste, clean lumber, clean wood or yard waste.

"Clean lumber" means wood or wood products that have been cut or shaped and include wet, air-dried, and kiln-dried wood products. Clean lumber does not include wood products that have been painted, pigment -stained, or pressure-treated by compounds such as chromate copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol, and creosote.

"Clean wood" means uncontaminat ed natural or untreated wood. Clean wood includes, but is not limited to, byproducts of harvesting activities conducted for forest management or commercial logging, or mill residues consisting of bark, chips, edgings, sawdust, shavings or slabs. It does not include wood that has been treated, adulterated, or chemically changed in some way; treated with glues, binders or resins; or painted, staine d or coated.

"Construction waste" means solid waste that is produced or generated during construction remodeling, or repair of pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other

structures. Construction wa ste consists of lumber, wire, sheetrock, broken brick, shingles, glass, pipes, concrete, and

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materials of construction or empty containers for such materials. Paints, coatings, solv ents, asbestos, any liquid, compressed gases or semi-liquids, and garbage are not construction wastes and the disposal of such materials must be in accordance with the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board.

"Debris waste" means wastes resulting from land clearing operations. Debris wastes includ e but are not limited to stumps, wood, brush, leaves, soil and road spoils.

"Demolition waste" means that solid waste that is produced by the destruction of structures, or their foundations, or both,

and includes the same materials as construction waste.

"Garbage" means readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic matter.

"Hazardous waste" means a "hazardous waste" as described in 9VAC20-60 (Hazardous Waste Management Regulations).

"Household waste" means any waste material, including garbage, trash and refuse derived from households. For purposes of this regulation, ho useholds include single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds and day-use recreation areas. Household wastes do not include sanitary waste in septic tanks (septag e) that is regulated by state agencies.

"Industrial waste" means any solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial process that is not a regulated hazardous waste. Such waste may include but is not limited to waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation; fertilizer/agricultural chemicals; food and related products/byproducts; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products; nonferrous metals manufacturing/foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay and concrete products; textile manufacturing; transportation equipme nt; and water treatment. This term does not include mining waste or oil and gas waste.

"Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, k eeping, buying, or selling junk, or for th e maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary landfills.

"Landfill" means a sanitary landfill, an industrial waste landfill, or a construction/d emolition/debris landfill. See 9VAC20-80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for

further definitions of these terms.

"Local landfill" means any landfill located within the jurisdiction of a local government. "Open burning" means the combustion of solid waste

without:

1. Control of combustion air to maintain adequate temperature for efficient combustion;

2. Containment of the combustion reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for complete combustion; and

3. Control of the combus tion products' emission.

"Open pit incinerator" means a devi ce used to burn waste for the primary purpose of reducing the volume by removing combustible matter. Such devices function by directing a curtain of air at an angle across the top of a trench or similarly enclosed space, thus reducing the amount of combustion byproducts emitted into th e atmosphere. The term also includes trench burners, air curtain incinerators and over draft

incinerators.

"Refuse" means all solid waste products having the characteristics of solids rather than liquids and that are composed wholly or partially of materials such as garbage, trash, rubbish, litter, residues from clean up of spills or

contamination or other discarded materials.

"Salvage operation" means any operation consisting of a business, trade or industry pa rticipating in salvaging or reclaiming any product or materi al, such as, but not limited to, reprocessing of used mo tor oils, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums, and specifically including automobile graveyards and junkyards.

"Sanitary landfill" means an engin eered land burial facility for the disposal of household waste that is so located, designed, constructed, and operated to contain and isolate the waste so that it does not pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment. A sanitary landfill also may receive other types of solid wastes, such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators, construction, demolition, or debris waste and nonhazardous industrial solid waste. See 9VAC20-80 (Solid Waste Management Regulations) for fu rther definitions of these

terms.

"Smoke" means small gas-borne particulate matter consisting mostly, but not exclusively, of carbon, ash and

other material in concentrations sufficient to form a visible plume.

"Special incineration device" means an open pit incinerator, conical or teepee burner, or any other device specifically designed to provide good combustion performance.

"Wood waste" means untreated wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whole or chipped), bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and shavings. W ood waste does not include:

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2. Construction, renovation, or demolition wastes.

3. Clean lumber.

"Yard waste" means grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs that come from residential, commercial/retail, institu tional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands. Yard waste does not include (i) construction, renovation, and demolition wastes or (ii) clean wood.

Section (000-4). Prohibitions on open burning.

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of refuse except as provided in this ordinance.

B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the destruction of rubber tires, asphaltic materials, crankcase oil, impregnated wood or other rubber or petroleum based materials except when conduc ting bona fide firefighting instruction at firefighting traini ng schools having permanent

facilities.

C. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the

destruction of hazardous waste or containers for such

materials.

D. No owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration device for the purpose of a salvage operation or for the destruction of

commercial/industrial waste.

E. Open burning or the use of special incineration devices permitted under the provisions of this ordinance does not exempt or excuse any owner or other person from the consequences, liability, damages or injuries that may result from such conduct; nor does it excuse or exempt any owner or other person from complying with other applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and orders of the governmental entities having jurisdiction, even though the open burning is conducted in comp liance with this ordi nance. In this regard special attention should be di rected to § 10.1-1142 of the Forest Fire Law of Virginia, the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the Control and Abatement

of Air Pollution.

F. Upon declaration of an aler t, warning or emergency stage of an air pollution episode as described in 9VAC5-70 (Air Pollution Episode Prevention) or when deemed advisable by the State Air Pollution Control Board to prevent a hazard to, or an unreasonable burden upon, public health or welfare, no owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or use of a special incineration device; and any in process burning or use of speci al incineration devices shall be immediately terminated in th e designated air quality control region.

Section (000-5). Exemptions.

The following activities are exempted to the extent covered by the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the

Control and Abatement of Air Pollution:

A. Open burning for training and instruction of government and public firefighters under the supervision of the designated official and industrial in-house firefighting personnel;

B. Open burning for camp fires or other fires that are used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, for outdoor noncommercial preparation of food, and for warming of outdoor workers;

C. Open burning for the destru ction of any combustible liquid or gaseous material by burning in a flare or flare stack;

D. Open burning for forest management and agriculture practices approved by the State Air Pollution Control Board;

and

E. Open burning for the destruction of classified military

documents.

Section (000-6). Permissible open burning.

A. Open burning is permitted on site for the destruction of leaves and tree, yard and garden trimmings located on the premises of private property, pr ovided th at the following

conditions are met:

1. The burning takes place on the premises of the private property; (and)

2. The location of th e burning is not less than 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted(; and

3. No regularly scheduled pub lic or private collection service for such trimmings is available at the adjacent street or public road 1 ).

B. Open burning is permitted on-site for the destruction of household waste by homeowners or tenants, provided that the following conditions are met:

1. The burning takes place on the premises of the dwelling;

2. Animal carcasses or animal wastes are not burned;

3. Garbage is not burned; and

4. The location of th e burning is not less than 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted (; and

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C. Open burning is permitted on site for destruction of debris waste resulting from property maintenance, from the development or modification of roads and highways, parking areas, railroad tracks, pipelines, power and communication lines, buildings or building areas, sanitary landfills, or from any other clearing operations that may be approved by (designated local official), provided the foll owing conditions

are met:

1. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the amount of material burned, with the number and size of the debris piles approved by (designated local official);

2. The material to be burned shall consist of brush, stumps

and similar debris waste and shall not include demolition material;

3. The burning shall be at least 500 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted;

4. The burning shall be conducted at the greatest distance practicable from highways and air fields,

5. The burning shall be attended at all times and conducted to ensure the best possible com bustion with a minimum of smoke being produced;

6. The burning shall not be allowed to smolder beyond the minimum period of time necessary for the destruction of the materials; and

7. The burning shall be conducted only when the prevailing winds are away from any city, town or built-up area.

D. Open burning is permitted for destruction of debris on the site of local landfills pr ovided that the bu rning does not take place on land that has been filled and covered so as to present an underground fire hazard due to the presence of methane gas, provided that the fo llowing conditions are met:

1. The burning shall take place on the premises of a local sanitary landfill that meets the provisions of the regulations of the Virginia Waste Management Board;

2. The burning shall be attended at all times;

3. The material to be burned shall consist only of brush, tree trimmings, yard and garden trimmings, clean burning waste, clean burning debris waste, or clean burning demolition waste;

4. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the amount of material that is burned;

5. No materials may be burn ed in violation of the regulations of the Virgini a Waste Management Board or the State Air Pollution Control Board. The exact site of the burning on a local landf ill shall be established in coordination with the regi onal director and (designated local official); no other site shall be used without the approval of these officials. (Designated local official) shall be notified of the days during which the burning will

occur.

(E. Sections 000-6 A through D notwithstanding, no owner or other person shall cause or permit open burning or the use of a special incineration de vice during May, June, July, August, or September. 3 )

Section (000-7). Permits.

A. When open burning of debris waste (Section 000-6 C) or open burning of debris on the site of a local landfill (Section 000-6 D) is to occur within (local jurisdiction), the person responsible for the burning shall obtain a permit from (designated local official) prior to the burning. Such a permit may be granted only after conf irmation by (designated local official) that the burning can and will comply with the provisions of this ordinance and an y other conditions that are deemed necessary to ensure that the burning will not endanger the public health and welfare or to ensure compliance with any applicable pr ovisions of the State Air Pollution Control Board's Regulations for the Control and

Abatement of Air Pollution. Th e permit may be issued for each occasion of burning or for a specific period of time deemed appropriate by (designated local official).

B. Prior to the initial installati on (or reinstallation, in cases of relocation) and operation of special incineration devices, the person responsible for th e burning shall obtain a permit from (designated local official), such permits to be granted only after confirmation by (designat ed local official) that the burning can and will comply with the applicable provisions in Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution and that any conditions are met that are deemed necessary by (designated local official) to ensure that the operation of the devices will not endanger the public health and welfare. Permits granted for the use of special incineration devices

shall at a minimum contain the following conditions:

1. All reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the

amount of material that is burned. Such efforts shall include, but are not limited to, the removal of pulpwood, sawlogs and firewood.

2. The material to be burned shall consist of brush, stumps

and similar debris waste and shall not include demolition

material.

3. The burning shall be at least 300 feet from any occupied building unless the occupants have given prior permission, other than a building located on the property on which the burning is conducted; burnin g shall be conducted at the greatest distance practicable from highways and air fields. If (designated local official) determines that it is necessary

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of the above cited distances be increased.

4. The burning shall be attended at all times and conducted to ensure the best possible com bustion with a minimum of smoke being produced. Under no circumstances should the burning be allowed to smolder beyond the minimum period of time necessary for the destruction of the materials.

5. The burning shall be conducted only when the prevailing winds are away from any city, town or built-up area.

6. The use of special incineration devices shall be allowed only for the destruction of debris waste, clean burning construction waste, and clea n burning demolition waste.

7. Permits issued under this subs ection shall be limited to a specific period of time deemed appropriate by (designated local official).

(C. An application for a permit under Section 000-7 A or 000-7 B shall be accompanied by a processing fee of $----. 4 )

Section (000-8). Penalties for violation.

A. Any violation of this ordinance is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. (See § 15.2-1429 of the Code of Virginia.)

B. Each separate incident may be considered a new

violation.

1 This provision shall be included in ordinances for urban areas. It may be

included in ordinances for nonurban areas.

2 This provision shall be included in ordinances for urban areas. It may be

included in ordinances for nonurban areas.

3 This provision shall be included in ordinances for jurisdictions within volatile organic compound emissions control areas. It may be included in ordinances for jurisdictions outside these areas.

4 The fee stipulation in this section is optional at the discretion of the jurisdiction.

VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1680; Filed January 21, 2009, 3:34 p.m.

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The following regulatory action is exempt from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to meet the requirements of federal law or regulations, provided such regulations do not differ materially from those required by federal law or regulation. The State Air Pollution Control Board will receive, consider and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration

or revision.

Title of Regulation: 9VAC5-140. Regulation for Emissions Trading Programs (amending 9VAC5-140-1010, 9VAC5- 140-1020, 9VAC5-140-1060, 9VAC5-140-2010, 9VAC5- 140-2020, 9VAC5-140-3010, 9VAC5-140-3020). Statutory Authority: §§ 10.1-1308 and 10.1-1322.3 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 108, 109, 110 and 302 of the Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Part 51.

Effective Date: March 18, 2009.

Agency Contact: Mary E. Major, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4423 or email memajor@deq.virginia.gov.

Summary:

Substantive amendments to the regulation include:

1. The definitions of “CAIR NOx Annual Trading Program,” “CAIR NOx Ozone Season Trading Program,”

“CAIR SO 2 Trading Prog ram,” and “permitting authority” in 9VAC5-140-1 020, 9VAC5-140-2020, and 9VAC5-140-3020 are amended to clarify that they are not intended to create trading programs only for sources geographically located within the borders of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Therefore, qualifying sources

within the Common wealth are to become full participants in the EPA-administered regional CAIR trading programs for annual NOx, ozone season NOx, and annual SO 2 , along with sources permitted by autho rities in all other states that are participating in the regional CAIR trading programs. The new language clarifies that the regulations

should not be in terpreted to limit the trad ing program to Virginia sources, which would be contrary to the intention that sources covered by other states’ approved CAIR rules or by the CAIR FIP may trade allowances with sources in

the Commonwealth. In additio n, the provisions of 9VAC5- 140-1010, 9VAC5-140-2010, and 9VAC5-140-3010 are amended to reflect this clarification.

2. The definition of “most stri ngent state or federal NOx

emissions limitation” in 9V AC5-140-1020, 9VAC5-140- 2020, and 9VAC5-140-3020 is amended to clarify that the primary fuel, where it is not designated in the permit, is the fuel that would result in the lowest emission rate.

3. The definition of “cogeneration unit” in 9VAC5-140- 1020, 9VAC5-140-2020, and 9VAC5-140-3020 is amended so that most units co-firing biomass will be exempt from CAIR. Specifically, the calcu lation methodology is removed for the efficiency standar d in the cogeneration unit definition to exclude energy input from biomass making it more likely that units co-firing biomass are able to meet the efficiency standard and qualify for exemption from the rule. In these same sections, technical amendments were made to add a new definition of "biomass" and revise the definiti on of "total energy input ."