**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 Last Amended 19 Jul

y 2007

AUTHORITY: These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . 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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**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 I sland Air Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation. As used in this regulation , the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows: 3.1.1 **"Process weight"** means the total weight of all materials introduced into any specific process, except liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion air, which may cause any emissions of particulate matter into the atmosphere. **3.2 Limitations**  No person shall emit into the atmosphere in any one hour from any

source, except those specific ty pes of sources to which emission standards elsewhere in these rules and regulations apply, particulate matter in excess of that shown in the following table opposite the applicable process weight. I

n entering the table "the process weight rate" will be determined by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours in one complete operation, excluding any time during which the equipment is not operating. **3.3 Determination of Compliance**  Compliance with Se ction 3.2 shall be determined by one of the following procedures: (a) Emission testing conducted by the owner or operator of the source according to Method 5 of Appendix A to Part 60 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or by another method which has the prior approval of or is required by the Director. (b) Technical evaluation based on such factors which may include the potential of the industrial process for emitting particulates; design of the process, equipment or facility; design efficiency

of air pollution control systems; and emission test results on similar processes, equipment or facilities.Page 2 of 4

**3.4 General Provisions**  3.4.1 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to limit particulate emissions from industrial sources.
3.4.2 Authority These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I . 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 Application The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals and policies. 3.4.4 Severability If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid b y a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the 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 adop ted and filed with the Secretary

of State this ___29th

______ day

of __June_______, 20 07 ___ to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 23
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- 17.6, of the General Laws of Rhode I sland of 1956, as amended.Page 3 of 4

W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director Department of Environmental Management

**Notice Given on: February 21, 2007**  **Public Hearing held: March 23, 2007**  **Filing Date: June 29, 2007**  **Effective Date: July 19, 2007** Page 4 of 4 **TABLE** Process Weight Rate Rate of Emission Process Weight

Rate Rate of 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 15.0 0 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 4.10 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 4,00 0 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 of the data in this table for the process weight rates up to 60,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by

u se of the equation: E = 4.10 P 0.67 , and interpolation and extrapolation of the data for process weight rates in excess of 60,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by t he equation: E = 55.0 P 0.11

- 40, where E = rate of emission in Lb/Hr and P = process weight rate in Tons/Hr.