December 13, 2007

Pla cer County APCD 225

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### RULE 225 WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES

Adopted 06

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(Amended 10

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CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 SEVERABILITY

104 EXEMPTIONS

200 DEFINITIONS

201 APCO

20 2 BUILDER

20 3 COOKSTOVE

204 DISTRICT

20 5 FIREPLACE

20 6 GARBAGE

20 7 MANUFACTURER

20 8 MASONRY HEATER

20 9 MULTIPLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

210 NEW INSTALLATION

211 NONSEASONED WOOD

212 PELLET

- FUELED WOOD BURNING HEATER

213 PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE

214 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED

215 PERSON

216 PUBLIC AREA

217 SINGLE FAM ILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE

218 SOLID FUEL

219 SQUAW VALLEY

220 TREATED WOOD

221 U.S. EPA

222 U.S. EPA PHASE II CERTIFIED

223 WASTE PETROLEUM PRODUCT

224 WOOD BURNING APPLIANCE

225 WOOD BURNING STOVE

300 STANDARDS

301 EMISSION STANDARDS

302 SALE AND INSTA LLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES

303 SALE OR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY

30 4 OPERATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES

30 5 PROHIBITIONS

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

401 COMPLIANCE REPORT

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TEST METHODSDecember 13, 2007

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- 3 Rules and Regulations 100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To limit emissions of particulate matter entering the atmosphere from the

operation of a wood burning appliance. Unless otherwise specified, the requirements of

this rul e are effective immediately.

102 APPLICABILITY: Upon adoption, this rule will apply to:

102.1 Any person who manufactures, sells, advertises, offers for sale, supplies, or

operates a permanently installed, indoor or outdoor, wood burning appliance in

P lacer County.

102.2 Any person who installs a wood burning appliance in any single or multiple

residential development or commercial development in Placer County.

103 SEVERABILITY: If a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that any provision of

this rule is invalid, it is the intent of the Board of Directors of the District that other

provisions of this rule remain in full force and affect to the extent allowed by law.

104 EXEMPTIONS

104.1 Gaseous Fuel: The provisions of this rule shall not apply to appliances that are

fired exclusively with a gaseous fuel and certified to meet any of the following

ANSI standards:

104.1.1 ANSI Z21.11.1

– Gas

- Fired Room Heaters, Vented

104.1.2 ANSI Z21.11.2

– Gas

- Fired Room Heaters, Un

- vented

104.1.3 ANSI Z21.50

– Vented Gas Fireplaces

104.1.4 ANSI Z21.86

– Vented Gas

- Fired Space Heating Appliances

104.1.5 ANSI Z21.88

– Vented Gas Fireplace Heaters

104.2 Cook stoves : The provisions of this rule shall not apply to cook stoves

.

104.3 Commercial Fire

- Starting Products: The provisions of Section 305 shall not

apply to commercial products manufactured expressly for starting a fire in a

wood burning appliance.

104.4 Rule 202

– Visible Emissions: Wood burning appliances regulated under this

rule are not subject to the conditions specified in Rule 202

– VISIBLE

EMISSIONS.

104.5 Fireplaces: Fireplaces and other wood burning appliances that are not free

standing wood stoves are exempt from the requirements of Section 303.

200 DEFINITIONS:

201 APCO: Ai r Pollution Control Officer.

20 2 BUILDER: Any individual , person, or company that constructs and/or sells any

residential or commercial, single or multi

- building unit with a wood burning appliance.

203 COOKSTOVE: Any wood burning appliance used primari ly for cooking food as

described in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 60.531.

204 DISTRICT: The Placer County Air Pollution Control District.December 13, 2007

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- 4 Placer County APCD 20 5 FIREPLACE: Any permanently installed masonry or factory built device designed to

o perate with an air

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- fuel ratio greater than or equal to 35

- to

- 1, a burn rate over 11

pounds per hour, or a weight over 1760 pounds.

20 6 GARBAGE: Any solid, semisolid, or liquid wastes generated from residential,

commercial, and industrial sources, incl uding but not limited to trash, refuse, rubbish,

industrial wastes, asphaltic products, manure, vegetable or animal solid or semisolid

wastes, and other discarded solid or semisolid wastes.

20 7 MANUFACTURER: Any person who constructs or imports a wood bu rning appliance.

20 8 MASONRY HEATER: Any permanently installed device that meets the definition of a

masonry heater in ASTM E 1602

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20 9 MULTIPLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: Dwelling groups or apartments with

two or more total units located on a p arcel where the use specified in Section 17.04.03 of

the Placer County Zoning Ordinance is allowable.

210 NEW INSTALLATION : Any indoor or outdoor wood burning appliance that is installed

and is not replacing an existing wood burning appliance

. New constr uction and structural

renovations or additions, beginning on or after January 1, 2009, which include the

installation of a wood burning appliance, may be classified as a new installation.

211 NONSEASONED WOOD: Wood of any species that has not been suffic iently dried and

contains 20 percent or more moisture by weight.

212 PELLET

- FUELED WOOD BURNING HEATER: Any wood burning heater which is

operated on pellet

- fuel, and is either U.S. EPA Phase II certified, or exempted under U.S.

EPA requirements set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA, Code of Federal

Regulations.

213 PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE: Modi fied in such a way that an appliance can no

longer operate as a wood burning appliance.

214 PERMANENTLY INSTALLED: Built or installed in such a manner that the device is

attached to the ground, floor, or wall, and is not readily movable. A free standing stove

that is attached to an exhaust system that is built into or through a wall is considered

permanently installed.

215 PERSON: Any person, firm, ass ociation, organization, partnership, business trust,

corporation, company, contractor, supplier, installer, operator, user, owner, any

government agency, public district, or any officer or employee thereof.

216 PUBLIC AREA: An area of a multiple unit res idential development, intended for use by

groups of people, including but not limited to a lounge, a restaurant, and a lobby,

specifically excluding an office space, a hallway, a bedroom and other associated living

areas.

217 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STR UCTURE: A detached building designed for or

occupied by one family and located on a parcel where the uses specified in Section

17.04.030 of the Placer County Zoning Ordinance are allowable.

218 SOLID FUEL: Any wood, non

- gaseous, or non

- liquid fuel.December 13, 2007

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- 5 Rules and Regulations 219 SQUAW VALLEY: Is defined as the area that encompasses: S28 of T16N R16E; S 2

and NE 1⁄4 OF S29 T16N R16E; SE 1⁄4 OF S30 T16N R16E, NE 1⁄4 of S31 T16N and the N

2 of S32 T16N R16E; and the NW 1⁄4 of S33 T16N R16E.

220 TREATED WOOD: Wood of any species that has been chemically impregnated,

painted, coated, or similarly modified to improve resistance to insects or weathering.

221 U.S. EPA: The United States Environmental Protection Agency.

222 U.S. EPA PHASE II CERTIFIED: Any appliance certified by the U.S. EP A to meet the

performance and emission standards set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA,

Code of Federal Regulations.

223 WASTE PETROLEUM PRODUCT: Any petroleum product, other than gaseous fuels,

that:

223 .1 has been refined from crude oil, an d

223 .2 has been used, and

223 .3 has been contaminated with physical or chemical impurities as a result of use.

224 WOOD BURNING APPLIANCE: Any fireplace, wood burning stove or heater, or pellet

fueled wood heater, or any similar enclosed, permanently in stalled, indoor or outdoor

device burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space

- heating purposes, which has a

heat input of less than one million British thermal units per hour (Btu/hr).

225 WOOD BURNING STOVE : An enclosed, wood burning appliance o r heater capable of,

and intended for space heating as described in Title 40 CFR Section 60.531 Code of

Federal Regulations (i.e., wood stove or fireplace insert).

300 STANDARDS

301 EMISSION STANDARDS: Effective on the date specified in Section 302 wood burning

appliances must be certified to be:

301.1 N ot more than 7.5 grams per hour for a non

- catalytic wood burning appliance

and not more than 4.1 grams per hour for a catalytic wood burning appliance,

as set forth in Title 40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA or,

301.2 I f a more stringent standard then is specified in Subsection 301.1 has been

made effective at the time of installation by the amendment of 40 CFR, Part 60,

Subpart AAA, then this more stringent certification standard must be met.

302 SALE AND INSTALLATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES:

302.1 Effective immediately upon adoption, the area known as Squaw Valley will

comply with Sections 302.2.1 through 302.2.4 of this rule.

302.2 Effective January 1, 2009;

302. 2 .1 Any person selling, offering for sale, or inst alling new wood burning

appliances shall distribute public awareness information with each

wood burning appliance, in the form of pamphlets, brochures, or

fact sheets on the following topics:December 13, 2007

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- 6 Placer County APCD 302. 2 .1.1 Proper installation, operation, and maintenance of

th e wood burning appliance,

302. 2 .1.2 Proper fuel selection and use,

302. 2 .1.3 Health effects from wood smoke, and

302. 2 .1.4 Weatherization methods for the home

302.2.2 No person shall sell, advertise, offer for sale, or supply, a new or

used wood burning a ppliance unless it is one of the following:

302.2.2 .1 A U.S. EPA Phase II Certified wood burning

appliance,

302.2.2 .2 A pellet

- fueled wood burning heater,

302.2.2 .3 A masonry heater, or

302.2.2 .4 An appliance determined to meet the U.S. EPA

particulate m atter emission standard set forth in Title

40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA Code of Federal

Regulations, and approved in writing by the Air

Pollution Control District.

302.2.3 For new installations only, of wood burning appliances, no person

shall install an appliance unl ess it is one of the following:

302.2.3 .1 A U.S. EPA Phase II Certified wood burning

appliance,

302.2.3 .2 A pellet

- fueled wood burning heater,

302.2.3 .3 A masonry heater, or

302.2.3 .4 An appliance determined to meet the U.S. EPA

particulate matter emission standard set forth in Title

40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA Code of Federal

Regulations, and approved in writing by the Air

Pollution Control District.

302.2.4 For multiple unit residential developments;

302.2.4.1 Only EPA Phase II certified wood burning

appliances or other allowable appliances, as

specified in Subsection 302.2.3 , above, may be

installed, and

302.2.4.2 The appliances may only be installed in public

areas.

302. 3 Effective January 1, 2012;

302.3.1 No person, under any circu mstances, shall install a wood burning

appliance unless it is one of the following:

302.3.1 .1 A U.S. EPA Phase II Certified wood burning

appliance,

302.3.1 .2 A pellet

- fueled wood burning heater,

302.3.1 .3 A masonry heater, or

302.3.1 .4 An appliance deter mined to meet the U.S. EPA

particulate matter emission standard set forth in Title

40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA Code of Federal

Regulations, and approved in writing by the Air

Pollution Control District.December 13, 2007

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use, a person may install and use more than one wood burning

appliance as long as the total emissions from the appliances do

not exceed the EPA Phase II emissions standards specified for a

single non

- catalytic wood burning appl iance as set forth in Title 40

CFR, Part 60, Subpart AAA, Code of Federal Regulati ons. Pellet

fueled wood burning heaters and masonry heaters are excluded

from this condition.

303 SALE OR TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY

303.1 Effective January 1, 2012 ;

303.1 .1 No person shall sell or transfer any real property which contains a n

operable free standing wood stove which is not EPA Phase II

certified

.

303.1.2 Prior to the sale or transfer of improved real property, the seller

shall provide to the recipient of the real property, and the Placer

County A ir P ollution C ontrol O fficer, documentation of compliance

with section 303.1.1 of this R ule. The Placer County Air Pollution

Control District Board will approve a procedure to implement this

Rule to become effective January 1, 2012

.

303.1.3 Each property which contains a free standing wood burning stove

may be subject to an inspection prior to sale or transfer by the

District or other District approved agency, in order to verify

compliance with this rule

.

304 OPERATION OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES:

304.1 All wood burning appliances shall be installed and operated according to the

manufacturer’s specifications. No wood burning appliance shall be altered,

installed, or disassembled in any way not specified by the manufacturer, or

operated in an y manner that could res ult in an additional emissions

exceedance.

304.2 No person shall cause or allow readily visible smoke from a wood burning

appliance to occur for a time exceeding three continuous m inutes in any one

hour period. Smoke created during a thirty minute start

- up or shut

- down period

is exempt from this condition. Readily visible smoke is equated with an opacity

of 20% or greater as designated by shade No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart.

30 5 PROHIBITIONS:

30 5 .1 No person shall cause or allow an y of the following materials to be burn ed in a

wood burning appliance:

305 .1.1 Garbage,

305 .1.2 Treated wood,

305 .1.3 Plastic products,

305 .1.4 Rubber products,

305 .1.5 Waste petroleum products,

305 .1.6 Paints and other coatings,

305 .1.7 Solvents,

305 .1.8 Coal,December 13, 2007

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- 8 Placer County APCD 305 .1.9 Glossy or colored paper,

305 .1.10 P lywood and composite wood products

, 305.1.11 Non

- seasoned or green wood, ex ceeding a 20% moisture content,

305.1.12 Any other material not intended by a manufacturer for use as fuel

in a solid fuel burning device.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS :

401 COMPLIANCE REPORT: Upon the request of the A PCO , a manufacturer shall

demonstrate that each wood burning appliance subject to the requirements of Section

301 meets the standards set forth in Title 40 CFR, Par t 60, Subpart AAA Code of Federal

Regulations.

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS

501 TEST METHODS: Compliance with the requirements of this rule shall be determined

using the following test methods:

501.1 Air

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- Fuel Ratio: Air

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- fuel ratio shall be determined by EPA Test Method

28A.

501.2 Moisture Content: Moisture content of wood shall be determined by ASTM

test method D4442

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