## DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION

Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Emission Units and Flares

Permit Condition for Air Quality Permits Adopted by Reference in 18 AAC 50.346

August 25, 2004

Revised September 27, 2010Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 2 Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Emission Units

Emission Unit or Stationary Source Categories This Condition Appl ies to:

Conditions IX.1

– IX.4 for visible emissions apply to liquid

- fired emission units subject to the opacity standard of 18 AAC 50.055(a)(1).

Conditions IX.5

– IX.8 apply to diesel engines and liquid

- fired turbines subject to

18 AAC 50.055(b)(1).

St andard permit condition IX does not apply to emission units that are insignificant under

18 AAC 50.326(d)

- (i), which could include standby emission units

.

The department will use s tandard p ermit c ondition IX in any operating permit unless the department determines that emission unit or stationary source specific conditions more adequately meet the requirements of 18 AAC 50.

Circumstances where emission unit or stationary source specific conditions more adequately meet 18 AAC 50 include:

1. if the department finds that particulate matter and opacity emissions data available for the

emission unit or for the equipment make and mod el is sufficient to demonstrate that there is a different relationship between opacity and particulate matter than that used as the basis for standard permit condition IX;

2. emission unit specific conditions are requested for conditions IX.5

- IX.8 for turbi nes with very wide stacks;

3. the department determines that a different frequency of visible emissions monitoring is necessary to assure compliance because of the characteristics of the emission unit ; 4. the department determines that, to assure that a n emissio n unit complies with the applicable standard, visible emissions monitoring is necessary during a particular phase of operation.

Permit Wording:Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 3 

### Section 1. State Requirements

Visible Emissions Standards

1. Industrial Process and Fuel

- Burning Equipment Visible Emission s . The Permittee shall not cause or allow visible emissions, excluding condensed water vapor, emitted from EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > listed in Table < insert Table of Emission Unit s designation > to reduce visibility through the exhaust effluent by m ore than 20 percent averaged over any six consecutive minutes.

[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j); and 50.055(a)(1)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(1)]

1.1 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, monitor, record, and report in accordance

with Conditions 3

- 5

.

1.2 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, burn only gas as fuel. Monitoring for these emission unit(s) shall consist of a statement in each operating report under Condition

< insert Operating Rep ort condition number > whether each of these emission unit(s) fired only gas during the period covered by the report . Report under Condition

< refer to excess emission/permit deviations condition number > if any fuel is burned other than gas.

1.3 For each of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, as long as the emission unit do es not exceed the limits in Condition(s) < insert number(s) of Condition(s) that state EU(s) operating limits >, monitoring shall consist of an annual compliance certification

under Condition < ref

er to Annual Compliance Certification condition number > with

the visible emissions standard

.

1.4 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, use only gas as primary fuel. Monitoring for these emission unit(s) shall consist of a statement in each operating report re quired in

Condition < insert Operating Report condition number > indicating whether each of these emission unit(s) fired gas as the primary fuel during the period covered by this

report . If operat ion on a back

- up liquid fuel occurred during the period cover ed by the report , the Permittee shall monitor, record, and report according to Condition 15

.

1.5 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, monitor, record, and report in accordance

with Condition 6

. [18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)]

2. Incinerator Visible Emissions. The Permittee shall not cause or allow visible emissions, excluding condensed water vapor, through the exhaust of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID

number s >, to reduce visibility by more than 20 percent averaged over any six consecutive

minutes.
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j); and 50.050(a)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(1)]Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 4 2.1 (Use Stationary Source

- specific VE MR&R for incinerators.)
[18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4) ] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3) & (c)(6)]

Visible Emissions Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting

Liquid Fuel

-

fired Emission Units (EU IDs <insert EU ID numbers>)

3. Visible Emissions Monitoring. When required by any of conditions 1.1 through 1.3, or in the event of replacement during the permit term, the Permittee shall observe the exhaust of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > for visible emissions using either the Method 9 Plan

under Condition 3.1 or the Smoke/No

- Smoke Plan under Condition 3.2 . The Permittee may change visible

- emissions plans for an emission unit at any time unless prohibited from doing so by Condition 3.3

. The Permi ttee may, for each unit, elect to continue the visible emissions monitoring schedule in effect from the previous permit at the time a renewal permit is issued, if applicable.
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(i)]

3.1 Method 9 P lan. For all 18

- minute observations in this plan, observe exhaust, following 40 C.F.R. 60, Appendix A

- 4, Method 9, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.040(a), for 18 minutes to obtain 72 consecutive 15

- second opacity observations.

a. First Method 9 Observation. Except as provided in Condition 3.4, for EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, observe exhaust for 18 minutes within six months after the issue date of this permit. For any unit, observe exhaust for 18 minutes within 14 calendar days after changi ng from the Smoke/No

- Smoke

Plan of Condition 3.2

.

(i) For any units replaced during the term of this permit, observe exhaust for

18 minutes within 30 days of startup.

(ii) For each existing emission unit that exceeds the operational threshold in

Condition IX. 1.3 , observe the exhaust for 18 minutes of operations within 30 days after the calendar month during which that threshold has been exceeded, or within 30 days of the unit’s next scheduled operations,

whichever is later.

b. Monthly Method 9 Observations. After the first Method 9 observation, perform 18

- minute observations at least once in each calendar month that an emission unit operates.

c. Semiannual Method 9 Observations. After observing emissions for three consecutive operating months under Condition 3.1a(i) , unless a six

- minute average is greater than 15 percent and one or more observations are greater

than 20 percent, perform 18

- minute observations :Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 5

(i) within six months after the preceding observation; or

(ii) for an emission unit with intermittent operations, during the next scheduled operation immediately following six months after the preceding

observation

.

d. Annual Method 9 Observations. After at least two semiannual 18

- minute observations, unless a six

- minute average is greater than 15 percent and one or more individual observations are greater than 20 percent, perform 18

- minute

observations :

(i) Within twelve months after the pre ceding observation ; or

(ii) For an emission unit with intermittent o perations, during the next scheduled operation immediately following twelve months after the preceding observation.

e. Increased Method 9 Frequency. If a six

- minute average opacity is observed during the most recent set of observations to be greater than 15 percent and one or more observations are greater than 20 percent, then increase or maintain the

18

- minute observation frequency for that emission unit to at least monthly

intervals as described in Condition 3.1b , until the criteria in Condition 3.1c for semiannual monitoring are met.

3.2 Smoke/No Smoke Plan. Observe the exhaust for the presence or absence of visible emissions, excluding condensed water vapor.

a. Initial Monitoring Frequency

. Observe the exhaust during each calendar day that an emission unit operates.

b. Reduced Monitoring Frequency . After the emission unit has been observed on 30 consecutive operating days, if the emission unit operated without visible

smoke in the exhaust fo r those 30 days, then observe emissions at least once in every calendar month that an emission unit operates.

c. Smoke Observed . If smoke is observed, either begin the Method 9 Plan of

Condition 3.1 or perform the corrective action required under Condition 3.3

.

3.3 Corrective Actions Based on Smoke/ No Smoke Observations. If visible emissions are present in the exhaust during an observation performed under the

Smoke/No Smoke Plan of Condition 3.2 , then the Permittee shall either follow the Method 9 plan of Condition 3.1 or

a. initiate actions to eliminate smoke from the emission unit within 24 hours of the observation;Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 6

b. keep a written record of the starting date, the completion date, and a description of the actions taken to reduce smoke; and

c. after completing the actions required under Condition 3.3a

,

(i) take Smoke/No Smoke observations in accordance with Condition 3.2

.

(A) at least once per day for the next seven operating days and until the initial 30 day observation period is completed; and

(B) continue as described in Condition 3.2b ; or

(ii) if the actions taken under Condition 3.3a do not eliminate the smoke, or if subsequent smoke is observed under the schedule of Condition 3.3c(i)(A)

, then observe the exhaust using the Method 9 Plan unless the dep artment gives written approval to resume observations under the Smoke/No Smoke Plan; after observing smoke and making observat ions under the Method 9 Plan, the Permittee may at any time take corrective action that eliminates

smoke and restart the Smoke/No Smoke Plan under Condition 3.2a

.

4. Visible Emissions Recordkeeping. When required by any of conditions 1.1 through 1.4,

or in the event of replacement of any EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > during the permit

term, t he Permittee shall keep records as follows:
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(ii)]

4.1 If using the Method 9 Plan of Condition 3.1

,

a. the observer shall record :

(i) the name of the stationary source, emission unit and location, emission

unit type, observer's name and affiliation, and the date on the Visible

Emissions Field Data Sheet in < insert Visible Emissions Field Data Sheet

Section number >;

(ii) the time, estimated distance to the emissions location, sun location, approximate wind direction, estimated wind speed, description of the sky Condition (presence and color of clouds), plume background, and operating rate (load or fuel consumption rate or best estimate if unknown) on the sheet at the time opacity observations are initiated and complet ed;

(iii) the presence or absence of an attached or detached plume and the approximate distance from the emissions outlet to the point in the plume at which the observations are made;Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

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(iv) opacity observations to the nearest five percent at 15

- second intervals on

t he Visible Emissions Observation in Section < insert Visible Emissions

Section number >, and

(v) the minimum number of observations required by the permit; each momentary observation recorded shall be deemed to represent the average opacity of emissions for a 1 5

- second period

.

b. To determine the six

- minute average opacity, divide the observations recorded on the record sheet into sets of 24 consecutive observations; sets need not be consecutive in time and in no case shall two sets overlap; for each set of 24

obs ervations, calculate the average by summing the opacity of the 24 observations and dividing this sum by 24; record the average opacity on the

sheet

.

c. Calculate and record the highest 6

- minute and 18

- consecutive

- minute averages

observed.

4.2 If using the Smoke /No Smoke Plan of Condition 3.2 , record the following information in a written log for each observation and submit copies of the recorded information upon request of the department:

a. the date and time of the observation;

b. from Table < insert Table of Emission Unit s designation >, the ID of the emission unit observed;

c. whether visible emissions are present or absent in the exhaust;

d. a description of the background to the exhaust during the observation;

e. if the emission unit st arts operation on the day of the observation, the startup time of the emission unit;

f. name and title of the person making the observation; and

g. operating rate (load or fuel consumption rate).

5. Visible Emissions Reporting. When required by any of condition s 1.1 through 1.4, or in the event of replacement of any EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > during the permit term,

t he Permittee shall report visible emissions as follows:
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(iii)]

5.1 include in ea ch operating report required under Condition < insert Operating Reports

condition number >:Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

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Revised September 27, 2010 8

a. which visible

- emissions plan of Condition 3 was used for each emission unit; if more than one plan was used, give the time periods covered by each plan;

b. for each emission unit under the Method 9 Plan,

(i) copies of the observation results (i.e. opacity observations) for each

emission unit that used the Method 9 Plan, except for the observations the Permittee has already supplied to the department; and

(ii) a summary to include:

(A) number of days observations were made;

(B) highest six

- minute average observed; and

(C) dates when one or more observed six

- minute av erages were greater than 20 percent;

c. for each emission unit under the Smoke/No Smoke Plan, the number of days that Smoke/No Smoke observations were made and which days, if any, that smoke was observed; and

d. a summary of any monitoring or record keeping re quired under Conditions 3

and 3.3c(ii) that was not done;

5.2 report under Condition < inse r t Excess Emissions and Permit Deviations condition

number >:

a. the results of Method 9 observations that exceed an average 20 percent for any

six

- minute period; and

b. if any monitoring under Condition 3 was not performed when required, report within three days of the date the monitoring was required.

Flares, EU ID(s) <insert flare/EU ID numbers>

6. Visible Emissions Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting. The Permittee shall observe one daylight flare event 1 within 12 months of the preceding flare event

observation. If no event exceeds 1 hour within that 12

- month period, then the Permittee

shall observe the next daylight flare event.

6.1 Monitor flare events using Method 9.

6.2 Record the following information for observed events:

1 F or purposes of this permit, a “ flare event ” is flaring of gas for greater than one hour as a result of scheduled release operatio ns, i.e. maintenance or well testing activities. It does not include non

- scheduled release operations, i.e. process upsets, emergency flaring, or de

- minimis venting of gas incidental to normal operations.Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

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a. the flare(s) EU ID number;

b. results of the Method

- 9 observations;

c. reason(s) for flaring;

d. date, beginning and ending time of event; and

e. volume of gas flared.

6.3 Monitoring of a flare event may be postponed for safety or weather reasons, or because a qualified observer is not available. If monitoring of a flare event is postponed for any of the reasons described in this condition, the Permittee shall

include in the next operating report required by Condition < insert Operating Reports

condition number > an explanation of the reason the eve nt was not monitored.

6.4 Attach copies of the records required by Condition 6.2 with the operating report required by Condition < insert Operating Repor ts condition number > for the period covered by the report

.

6.5 Report under Condition < insert Excess Emissions and Permit Deviations condition

number > whenever the opacity standard in Condition 1 is exceeded.
[18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3) & (c)(6)]

Particulate Matter Emissions Standards

7. Industrial Process and Fuel

- Burning Equipment Particulate Matter. The Permittee shall not cause or allow particulate matter emitted from EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > listed in Table < insert reference to Table of Emission Units> to exceed 0.05 grains per cubic foot of exhaust gas corrected to standard conditions and avera ged over three hours.
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j); and 50.055(b)(1)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(1)]

7.1 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, monitor, record and report in accordance

with Conditions 9

- 11

.

7.2 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > , burn only gas as fuel. Monitoring for these emission unit(s) shall consist of a statement in each operating report under Condition

< insert Operating Reports condition number > whether each of these emission unit(s) fired only gas during the period covere d by the report . Report under Condition

< insert Excess Emissions and Permit Deviations Reports condition number > if any fuel other than gas is burned.

7.3 For each of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, as long as each emission unit does

not exceed the limits i n Condition < insert number of condition that states emission unit(s) operating limits >, monitoring shall consist of an annual complianceStandard Operating Permit Condition IX

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certification under Condition < insert Annual Compliance Certification condition

number > with the particulate matter sta ndard.

7.4 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, the Permittee must annually certify compliance under Condition < insert Annual Compliance Certification condition

number > with the particulate matter standard.

7.5 For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, use gas as pri mary fuel. Monitoring for these emission unit(s) shall consist of a statement in each operating report required in

Condition < insert Operating Reports condition number > whether each of these emission unit(s) fired gas as the primary fuel during the perio d covered by the

report . If operati on on a back

- up liquid fuel occurred during the period covered by the report , the Permittee shall monitor, record and report according to Condition

< insert VE & PM MR&R for Dual Fuel

- Fired Sources condition number >

. [18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)]

[40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)]

8. Incinerator Particulate Matter Emissions. Particulate matter emissions from EU ID(s)

< insert EU ID numbers > may not exceed the particulate matter standard, as listed in Table

A : [18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.050(b)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(1)]

Table A

- Particulate Matter Standards for Incin erators

Incinerator Rated Capacity Particulate Matter Standard

Less than 1000 lbs./hr No Limits EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >: Greater than or equal to 1000 lbs./hr but less than 2000

lbs./hr 0.15 grains/cubic foot of exhaust gas corrected to 12 percent
CO 2 and standard Conditions, averaged over three hours

EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >: Greater than or equal to 2000 lbs./hr 0.08 grains/cubic foot of exhaust gas corrected to 12 percent

CO 2 and standard Conditions, averaged over three hours

EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >: Burns waste containing more than 10 percent wastewater treatment plant sludge by dry weight from a municipal wastewater treatment plant that serves 10,000 or more persons 0.65 grams per kilogram of dry sludge input

8.1 (Use Stationary Source

- specific PM MR&R for incinerators.)

[18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3) and 71.6(c)(6)]

PM Monitoring, Recordkeeping and Reporting

Liquid Fuel

-

f ired Emission Units (EU IDs <insert EU ID numbers>)

9. Particulate Matte r Monitoring for Diesel Engines and Liquid

- Fired Turbines. The Permittee shall conduct source tests on diesel engines and liquid

- fired turbines, < identify

emission units >, to determine the concentration of particulate matter (PM) in the exhaust of

an emis sion unit as follows:Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 11 [18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(i)]

9.1 Except as allowed under Condition 9.4, within six months of exceeding the criteria

of Conditions 9.2a or 9.2b , either

a. conduct a PM source test according to requirements set out in < insert Standard

Source Test Section number >; or

b. make repairs so that emissions no longer exceed the criteria of Condition 9.2 ; to show that emission s are below those criteria, observe emissions as described

in Condition 3.1 under load conditions comparable to those when the criteria

were exceed ed.

9.2 Conduct the test according to Condition 9.1 if

a. 18 consecutive minutes of Method 9 observations result in an 18

- minute average opacity greater than 20 percent; or

b. for an emission unit with an exhaust stack diameter that is less than 18 inches,

18 consecutive minutes of Method 9 observations result in an 18

- minute average opacity that is greater than 15 percent and not more than 20 percent,

unles s the department has waived this requirement in writing.

9.3 During each one

- hour PM source test run, observe the exhaust for 60 minutes in accordance with Method 9 and calculate the average opacity measured during each

one

- hour test run. Submit a copy of t hese observations with the source test report.

9.4 The automatic PM source test requirements in Conditions 9.1 and 9.2 are waived for

an emissions unit if a PM source test on that unit has shown co mpliance with the PM standard during this permit term.

10. Particulate Matter Record Keeping for Diesel Engines and Liquid

- Fired Turbines. Within 180 calendar days after the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall record

the exhaust stack diamete r(s) of EU ID(s) < list EU ID numbers from the <insert Table of

Emission Unit s designation> in the permit >. Report the stack diameter(s) in the next operating report under Condition < insert Operating Reports condition number >

. [18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)]

[40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(ii)]

11. Particulate Matter Reporting for Diesel Engines and Liquid

- Fired Turbines. The Permittee shall report as follows:
[18 AAC 50.040(j); 50.326(j) and 50.346(c)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(iii)]

11.1 report under Condition < insert Excess Emissions and Permit Deviations condition

number >:

a. the results of any PM source test that exceeds the PM emissions limit; orStandard Operating Permit Condition IX

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b. if one of the criteria of Condition 9.2 was exceeded and the Permittee did not comply with either Condition 9.1a or 9.1b , this must be reported by the day following the day compliance with Condition 9.1 was required;

11.2 report observations in excess of the threshold of Condition 9.2b within 30 days of the end of the month in which the observations occur;

11.3 in each operating report under Condition < insert Operating Report condition

number >, include

a. the dates, EU ID(s), and results when an obser ved 18

- minute average was greater than an applicable threshold in Condition 9.2 ;

b. a summary of the results of any PM testing under Condition 9 ; and

c. copies of any visible emissions observation results (opacity observations) greater than the thresholds of Condition 9.2 , if they were not already

submitted.

For Liquid

- Fired Boilers and Heaters

12. Particulate Matter Monitoring for Liquid Fuel

- Fired Boilers and Heaters

. The

Permittee shall conduct source tests on EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > to determine the concentration of PM in the exhaust of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > as follows:
[18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(i) and 71.6(c)(6)]

12.1 Except as allowed under Condition 12.3, conduct a PM source test according to the requirements set out in < insert Standard Source Test Section > no later than 90 calendar days after any time corrective maintenance fails to eliminate visible emissions greate r than the 20 percent opacity threshold for two or more 18

- minute

observations in a consecutive six

- month period.

12.2 During each one

- hour PM source test run, observe the exhaust for 60 minutes in accordance with Method 9 and calculate the average opacity mea sured during each

one

- hour test run. Submit a copy of these observations with the source test report.

12.3 The PM source test requirement in Condition 12 .1 is waived for an emission unit if:

a. a PM source test on that unit has shown compliance with the PM standard during this permit term , or

b. take corrective action and conduct two 18

- minute visible emissions

observations in a consecutive six

- month period to show that the excess visible

emissions described in Condition 12.1 no longer occur.Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 13 13. Particulate Matter Recordkeeping for Liquid Fuel

- Fired Boi lers and Heaters

. The Permittee shall keep records of the results of any PM testi ng and visible emissions

observations conducted under Condition 12

. [18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(ii) and 71.6(c)(6)]

14. Particulate Matter Reporting. The Permittee shall report as follows:
[18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3)(iii) and 71.6(c)(6)]

14.1 In each operating report required by Condition < insert Operating Report condition

number >, include for the period covered by the report:

a. the dates, EU ID(s), and results when an 18

- minute opacity observation was greater than the applicable threshold criterion in Condition 12.1

.

b. a summary of the results of any PM testing and visible emissions observations

conducted under Condition 12

.

14.2 Report as excess emissions, in accordanc e with Condition < insert Excess Emissions

and Permit Deviations condition number >, any time the results of a source test for

PM exceeds the PM emission limit stated in Condition 7

.

VE & PM MR&R for Dual Fuel

- Fired Emission Units , EU ID(s) <insert EU ID numbers>

15. The Permittee shall monitor, record and report the monthly hours of operation when operating on a back

- up l iquid fuel.

15.1 For any of EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > that does not exceed 400 hours of operations per calendar year on a back

- up liquid fuel, monitoring of compliance for visible emissions and particulate matter is not required for that emission unit a nd

m onitoring shall consist of an annual certification under Condition < insert Annual Compliance Certification condition number >

.

15.2 For any of EU IDs < insert EU ID numbers > , notify the Department and begin monitoring the affected emission unit according to Condition 15.3 no later than 15 days after the end of a calendar month in which the cumulative hours of operation for the calendar year exceed any multiple of 400 hours on a back

- up liquid fuel. If the

obse rvation exceeds the limit in Condition 1, monitor as described in Condition 9 or 12, as applicable by the type of emission unit. If the observation does not exceed the limit in Condition 1, no additional monitoring is required until the cumulative hours

o f operation exceed each subsequent multiple of 400 hours on back

- up liquid fuel during a calendar year 2

.

2 If the requirement to monitor is triggered more than once in a calendar month, only one Method

- 9 observation is required to be conducted by the stated deadline for that month.Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

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, observe the exhaust, following 40 C.F.R. 60, Appendix A

- 4 Method 9 (adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.040(a), for 18

- minutes to obtain 72 consecutive 15

- second opacity observations.

15.4 Keep records and report in accordance with Conditions < edit list as applic able > 4, 5, 10, 11, 13 and/or 14 as applicable.

15.5 Report under Condition < insert Excess Emissions and Permit Deviations condition

number > if the Permittee fails to comply with Condition s 15.2

, 15.3 or 15.4

. [18 AAC 50.040(j) and 50.326(j)(4)] [40 C.F.R. 71.6(a)(3) and 71.6(c)(6)]Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 15 REASON FOR THE STANDARD PERMIT CONDITION CHANGES:

Condition 3.1a was modified to account for an emission unit’s status change. If the unit is replaced, the permittee will need to conduct an initial observation within 30 days after replacement to ensure the replacement unit can meet the emission standard. Further, if an emission unit status changes from insignificant to one requiring periodic monitoring, reco rd keeping and reporting, then the permittee would conduct the initial observation within a reasonable period of operations.

Conditions 3.1(c) and (d) were changed to allow greater flexibility and reduce periodic monitoring. First, periodic monitoring ca n be conducted at any time within the six

- month or twelve months following the latest observation rather than to be limited within a three month block (ie. 4

- 7 months or 11

- 13 months for semi

- annual and annual surveillance frequency respectively). If a Pe rmittee conducts an emission unit surveillance at any time, that surveillance

can re

- set the date for which the next periodic surveillance is due.

Further to accommodate intermittently operated emission units such as emergency units or stand

by units, the next surveillance due date will be upon the next scheduled operations after the deadline, such as for readiness testing of such units.

Condition 4.1 was modified to allow for estimating operational parameters for an emission unit that the permittee does not measure and record those parameters.

Condition 6.1 was modified to allow the permittee to conduct visible emission surveillance of scheduled flare events within 12 months of the last observation or during the next scheduled flare

event. This provide s added flexibility to stationary source permittees equipped with such devices

to schedule certified staff to observed scheduled events. Further the revised text allows the permittee to reset the due date whenever the permittee chooses to conduct surveill ance on the

flare. Finally, the revised text provides the permittee an opportunity to conduct the following observation upon the next scheduled event if no one

- hour event occurs within twelve months

.

STATEMENT OF BASIS FOR THE PERMIT CONDITIONS

The sta te and federal regulations for each Condition are cited in Operating Permit No.

< Insert Operating Permit Number >. Conditions 1 and 3

- 5

, 6 , & 15 Visible Emissions Standard and MR&R

Legal Basis: These conditions ensure compliance with the applicable requirements in 18 AAC 50.050(a) and 18 AAC 50.055(a).

18 AAC 50.055(a) applies to the operation of fuel

- burning equipment and industrial processes. EU IDs < > are fuel

- burning equipment or industrial processes.

18 AAC 50. 050 (a) applies to the operation of incinerators. EU IDs < > are

incinerators. U.S. EPA incorporated these standards as revised in 2002 into the State Implementation Plan effective September 13, 2007.Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 16 Factual B asis: Condition 1 prohibits the Permittee from causing or allowing visible emissions in excess of 18 AAC 50.055(a)(1). Condition 2 prohibits the Permittee from caus ing or allowing visible emissions in excess of 18 AAC 50.050(a).

MR&R requirements are listed in Conditions 3 through 5

, 6 , and 15 of the permit.

These conditions have been adopted into regulation as Standard Conditions.

The Permittee must establish by actual visual observations that can be supplemented by other means, such as a defined Stationary Source Operation and Maintenance Program that the stationary source is in continuous compliance with the State's emission standards for visible emissions and particulate matter.

These conditions detail a stepwise process for monitoring compliance with the State's visible emissions and particulate matter standards for liquid and gas fired emission units . Equipment types covered by these conditions are internal combustion engines, turbines, heaters, boilers, and

flares. Initial monitorin g frequency schedules are established along with subsequent reductions or increases in frequency depending on the results of the self

- monitoring program.

Reasonable action thresholds are established in these conditions that require the Permittee to

prog ressively address potential visible emission problems from emission units either through maintenance programs and/or more rigorous tests that will quantify whether a specific emission

standard has been exceeded.

Condition 6 was developed to provide a standardized version of flare monitoring that is not dependent upon the type or design of upstream equipment. It has been claimed that gas

- fired flares normally burn without emitting visible emissions, but actual field data demonstrating this assumption is not available. However, gas

- fired flares have been shown to smoke when a control device, i.e. a knockout drum, flare scr ubber, gas or steam assist, or vapor recovery system malfunctions. Thus, the Condition sets out a protocol to collect actual field data to determine compliance with the 20 percent opacity standard for flares.

Gas Fired: Monitoring

– The monitoring of ga s fired emission units for visible emissions is waived, i.e. no source testing will be required. The department has found that natural gas fired equipment inherently has negligible PM emissions. However, the department can request a source test for

PM em issions from any smoking equipment.

Reporting

– The Permittee must state in each operating report whether only gas was fired in the emission unit for the period covered by the report.

Liquid Fired: Monitoring

– The visible emissions may be observed by ei ther Method 9 or the Smoke/No Smoke plans as detailed in Condition 3 . Corrective actions such as maintenance procedures and either more frequent or less frequent testing may be required depending on the results of the

observations.Standard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 17 Recordkeeping

- The Permittee is required to record the results of all visible emission observations and record any actions taken to reduce visible emissions.

Reporting

- The Permittee is required to report: 1) emissions in excess of the S tate visible emissions standard and 2) deviations from permit c onditions. The Permittee is required to include copies of the results of all visible emission observations with the operat ing report.

Dual Fuel

- Fired Emission Units : For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, as long as they operate only on gas, monitoring consists

of a statement in each operating report to indicate whether only gaseous fuels were used in the equipment during the reporting period . When any of these emission units operates on a backup liquid fuel for more than 400 hours in a calendar year, monitoring as detailed in Condition 15 is required for that emission unit in accordance with department Policy and Procedure No. AWQ 04.02.103, Topic # 2, 10/8/04. When any of these emission units operates on a backup liquid fuel

for less than 400 hours in a calend ar year, monitoring for that emission unit consists of an annual certification of compliance with the opacity standard. The 400

- hour trigger for additional monitoring applies to ea ch individual unit and not as a combined total for all units.

Insignifican t Emission Units : For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > no visible emissions monitoring is required when these

emission units are insignificant based on actual or potential emissions due to permit Condition(s) < insert Condition numbers > that limit either th eir hours of operation or fuel consumption. As long as the emission units do not exceed these limits, they are insignificant by emissions rate as specified in 18 AAC 50.326(e) and no monitoring is required in accordance with department Policy and Procedur e No. AWQ 04.02.103, Topic # 3, 10/8/04. The Permittee must annually certify compliance under Condition < insert Annual Compliance Certificate

Condition > with the opacity standard.

Flares: Monitoring for flares (EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >) requires Method 9 observations of scheduled flaring events lasting more than one hour. The Permittee must report the results of these observations to the department.

Condition 2 , Incinerator Visible Emissions and MR&R

Legal Basis: This visible emission standard applies to the operation of any incinerator in Alaska, including an air curtain incinerator.

Factual Basis: The Condition requires the Permittee to comply with the visible emission standard applicable to incinerators. The Permittee may not cause or allow the affected

incinerator to violate this standard. The Permittee is required to monitor, record, and report according to Condition 2.1

.

Conditions 7 and 9

- 11

, 12

- 14 , & 15 , Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

Legal Basis: The PM standard applies to opera tion of all fuel

- burning equipment in Alaska. EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers > are fuel

- burning equipment. The SIP standard for PM appliesStandard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 18 to all fuel

- burning equipment because it is contained in the federally approved SIP dated October

1983.

Factual Bas is : Condition 7 requires the Permittee to comply with the State PM (also called grain loading) standard applicable to fuel

- burning equipment. The Permittee shall not

cause or allow fuel

- burning equipment to violate this standard.

MR&R requirements are listed in Conditions 9

- 11

, 12

- 14 , and 15 of the permit.

The Permittee must establish by actual visual observations, which may be supplemented by other means, such as a defined Stationary Source Operation and Maintenance Program that the stationary source is in continuous compliance with the State's emission standards for particulate

matter.

These conditions detail a stepwise process for monitoring compliance with the State's particulate matter standards for liquid

- and gas

- fired emission units . Equipment types covered by these conditions are internal combustion engines, turbines, heaters, and boilers. Initial monitoring frequency schedules are established along with subsequent reductions or increases in frequency depending on the results of the self

- monitoring program.

Gas Fired: Monitoring

– The monitoring of gas

- fired emission units for particulate matter is waived, i.e. no source testing will be required. The department has found that natural gas

- fired equipment inherently has negligible PM emissions. H owever, the department can request a source test for PM emissions from any smoking equipment.

Reporting

– The Permittee must state in each operating report whether only gaseous fuels were used in the equipment during the period covered by the report

.

Liq uid Fired: Monitoring

– The Permittee is required to conduct PM source testing if threshold values for opacity are exceeded.

Recordkeeping

- The Permittee is required to record the results of PM source tests.

Reporting

- The Permittee is required to report: 1) incidents when emissions in excess of the opacity threshold values have been observed, 2) and results of PM source tests. The Permittee is required to include copies of the results of all visible emission observa tions with the operating

report.

Dual Fuel

- Fired Emission Units : For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, as long as they operate only on gas, monitoring consists

of certification statement in the operating report to indicate whether only gaseous fuels were u sed in the equipment during the period covered by the report . When any of these emission units operates on a backup liquid fuel for more than 400 hours in a calendar year, monitoring as

detailed in Conditions 9 and 12 is required for that emission unit in accordance with department Policy and Proc edure No. AWQ 04.02.103, Topic # 2, 10/8/04. When any of these emission

units operates on a backup liquid fuel for 400 hours or less in a calendar year, monitoring for thatStandard Operating Permit Condition IX

– Visible Emissions and Particulate Matter

Monitoring Plan for Liquid

- Fired Sources August 20. 2008

Revised September 27, 2010 19 source consists of an annual certification of compliance with the particulate matt er standard. The

400

- hour trigger for additional monitoring applies to each individual unit and not as a combined

total for all units.

Insignificant Emission Units : For EU ID(s) < insert EU ID numbers >, no monitoring is required because these emission uni ts are insignificant emission units based on actual or potential emissions. EU ID(s) < insert EU ID

numbers > must not exceed operational hour limit(s) as required by Condition(s) < insert Conditions that apply > . As long as they operate within these limits, they are considered insignificant sources by emissions as specified in 18 AAC 50.326(e) and no monitoring is required in accordance with department Policy and Procedure No. AWQ 04.02.103, Topic # 3,

10/8/04. The Permittee must annually certify compliance under Condition < insert condition reference to Annual Compliance Certification condition number > with the particulate matter

standard.

Flares: Monitoring of gas

- fired flares for particulate matter is waived, i.e. no source testing will be required, because of the difficulty and questionable results these tests produce when applied to flares. The department has recognized this fact by incorporating the waiver in the State Implementation Plan adopted in Novemb er 1984, which has not been federally approved. No recordkeeping or reporting is required.

Condition 8 , Incinerator Particulate Matter Emissions an d MR&R

Legal Basis : The particulate matter emission standards as listed in Table A apply to the operation of an incinerator based on its rated capac ity.

Factual Basis: The Condition requires the Permittee to comply with the particulate matter emission standards applicable to incinerators based on rated capacity. The Permittee may not

cause or allow the affected incinerator to violate this standard.

The Permittee is required to monitor, record, and report according to Condition 8.1 . For incinerators with a rated capacity of less than 1000 pound s per hour, the Permittee is not required to monitor particulate matter because there is no standard set for such incinerators.