STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES 

### AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 3 PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

Effective 2 August 1967 LastAmended 19 July 2007

AUTHORITY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen
. Laws § 42- 17. l-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.l. Administrative Procedures Act, R.l. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.

### RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT _OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 3 PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

3 .1 Definitions Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air Pollution Control Genera] Definitions Regulation. As used in this regulation, the following tenns shal1, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 3.1.l "Process weight" means the total weight ofall materials introduced into any specific process, except liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air, which may cause any emissions ofparticulate matter into the atmosphere. 3.2 Limitations No person shall emit into the atmosphere in any one hour from any source, except those specific types of sources to which emission standards elsewhere in these rules and regulations apply, particulate matter in excess ofthat shown in the following table opposite the applicable process weight. In entering the table "the process weight rate" wi11 be detennined by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours in one complete operation, excluding anytime during which the equipment is not operating. 

### 3.3 Determination of Compliance Compliance with Section 3.2 shall be determined by one ofthe following procedures : (a) Emission testing conducted by the owner or operator ofthe source according to Method 5 ofAppendix A to Part 60 ofTitle 40 ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations, or by aeother method 'Nhieh has the prior approval ofor is required by the Director. (b) Technical evaluation based on such factors which may include the potential ofthe industrial process for emitting particulates; design ofthe process, equipment or facility; design efficiency ofair pollution control systems; and emission test results on similar processes, equipment or facilities.

Page I of43.4 General Provisions 3 .4. l Purpose The purpose ofthis regulation is to limit particulate emissions from industrial sources. 3.4.2 Authority These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.l. Gen. Laws § 42

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2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42

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3.4.3 Applieation The terms a-ad provisions ofthis FegalatioB shall be liberally eoe:stn1ed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of stat e law, goals and f)Olicies. 3.4.4 Severability Ifany provision of this regulation or the application thereofto any person or circumstance, i s held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder ofthe regulation shall not be affected thereby
. 3.4.5 Effective Date The foregoing regulation, "Particulate Emissions from Industrial Processes" , as amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed with the Secretary of State this 29th day of__,,J
__ un=----e __ _ 20QZ_ to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance with the provisions ofChapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17. 1, 42

- 17 .6 , ofthe General Laws ofRhode Island of 1956, as amended.

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. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director 

### De partment ofEnvironmental Management

Notice Given on: February 21, 2007 Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007 Filing Date: June 29, 2007 Effective Date: July 19, 2007

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### TABLE Process Weight Rate Rate of Process Weight Rate of Emission Rate Emission Lb/Hr Tons/Hr Lb/Hr Lb/Hr Tons/Hr Lb/Hr 100 0.05 0
.551 16,000 8
.00 16.5 200 0.10 0.877 18 ,000 9.00 17.9 400 0
.20 1.40 20,000 10.00 19.2 600 0.30 1.83 30,000 15.00 25.2 800 0.40 2.22 40,000 20.00 30.5 1 ,000 0
.50 2.58 50,000 25.00 35.4 1,500 0
.75 3
. 38 60,000 30.00 40.0 2,000 1.00 4 .1 0 70,000 35.00 41.3 2,500 1.25 4.76 80,000 40.00 42.5 3 ,000 1.50 5.38 90,000 45.00 43.6 3 ,500 1.75 5.96 100,000 50.00 44.6 4,000 2.00 6.52 120,000 60.00 46.3 5,000 2.50 7.58 140,000 70.00 47.8 6,000 3.00 8.56 160,000 80.00 49.0 7 ,000 3.50 9.49 200,000 100.00 51.2 8,000 4.00 10.40 1,000,000 500.00 69.0 9,000 4.50 11.20 2,000,000 1,000.00 77.6 10,000 5.00 12.0 6,000,000 3 ,000.00 92.7 12,000 6.00 13.6 Interpolation ofthe data in this table for the process weight ra tes up to 60 ,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by use ofthe equation: E = 4.10 P0

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### and interpolation and extrapolation ofthe data for process weight rates in excess of60,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by the equation: E 

### = 55.0 P 0

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### 40 , where E = rate ofemission in Lb/Hr and P =process weight rate in Tons/Hr
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