# SWCAA 400

General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources

EXISTING RULES AND PROP O S ED RULE REVISIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE VANCOUVER PORTION OF THE PORTLAND-VANCOUVER OZONE MAINTENANCE PLAN – AUGUST 2006

SW CAA 400 last upd ated - Effective: Decem ber 16, 2005

### SWCAA 400 Rules in Support of the Vancouver Portion of the Portland-Vancouv er Ozone Maintenance Plan

Listing from Appendix 7

SWCAA 400 - General Regulations for Air Po llution Sources, last updated 12/16/05 400-030 – Definitions – strikeout prop osed version, (last adopted 11/9/03) 400-101 – Sources Exempt from Registration Requirements – strikeout version (last adopted 11/9/03) 400-109 – Air Discharge Permit Applications (Notice of Construction), as adopted 12/16/05 400-110 – New Source Review, as adopted 11/9/03 400-111 - Requirements for Ne w Sources in a Maintenance Plan Area - strikeout proposed version, (last adopted 11/9/03) 400-112 – Requirements for New Sources in Nonattainment Areas (as adopted 11/9/03) 400-113 - Requirements for New Sources in an Attainment or Nonclassifiable Area – strikeout version with proposed changes (last adopted 11/9/03) 400-114 - Requirements for Replacement of Substantial Altera tion of Emission Control Technology at an Existing Stationary Source, (as adopted 11/9/03) 400-116 – Maintenance of Equi pment, (as adopted 11/9/03) 400-190 – Requirements for New Sources in Nonattainment Ar eas, (as adopted 11/9/03)AMENDATORY SECTION ( A me nding WSR 03-21- 045 fil e d 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)

SWCAA 400-030 Definitions

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Exc e pt as provi ded el se where in thi s re gula tion the foll owi ng de fi niti ons apply thr oughout the regul ation:

(1) " Act u al em i ssions " mea n s th e actual rate of e m issions of a pollutant f r om an e m i ssi on unit

, as deter m i n ed i naccor d ance with (a) through (c) of this subsection. (a) In general

, actual emissi ons as of a pa rticular date shall equa l the aver age rate, in

tons pe r year , at whic h the emission unit actually emitted th e polluta nt duri ng a t w oyear peri od whi c h pre c e d es th e parti c ular da t e a n d whi c h i s re prese n tati ve of nor m al "source" operation. The Agency shall allow the use of a di ff erent tim e period upon a deter m i n ati o n that it is more re pres entati ve of nor mal " s ource" operati on. Actu al

e m i ssi ons s h all be cal c u late d usi n g the e m i ssi on unit 's ac tual operati ng hours

, producti on r a tes, a n d types of ma teri als process e d, stor ed , or combuste d during th e select ed ti me peri od. (b ) T h e A g en cy m a y presume that "source" speci fic al lowa bl e emi ssions for t h e uni t are equi vale nt to the actual e m is sions of th e e m issi on unit

. (c) For a ny e m i ssion unit t h at has not begun nor m al operati ons on the partic ular dat e , actual e m i ssi ons s h all equal the pote n ti al to e m it of the e m issi on unit on th at date

. (2) " Adverse impact on visibility " means visibility im pairment that inte rf eres with the

ma na ge me nt , pr otecti o n, prese r vati on, or enj o ym e n t of the visitor's vi sual experience of a Federal Class I area. Thi s dete r m i n ati on must be ma de on a c a se-by-c a se basis taking into

account th e geographic extent , int e nsit y, du ration, frequency, and ti me of visi bility i m pair me nt, and how the s e fac t ors correlate with (a) times of visitor us e of the F e deral Class I area and (b) the f r equency and timing of natural cond itions that re duce visibility. (3) " Agency " means the Southwest Cl ean Ai r Agency (SW C AA). (4) " A i r con t amin an t " o r " air pollutant " m e ans dust, f u m e s, m i st, sm oke, other particulate

matt er, vapor, gas , odor ous s ubst a nce, or an y combi n ati o n ther eof. This i n cl udes any substance re gulat ed as a nair poll u ta nt unde r Cha p ter 173- 460 WAC, Secti ons 111 a nd 112 of th e Fe der a l Clea n Air Act

, ozone depleti n g substances (Title VI of th e Fe d e r a l C l e a n A i r Act) , a ny s ubst a nc e for which a pri m a r y or secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard has been es tablished, and volatile organic compounds. (5) " Air discharge permit " me ans th e sa me a s "Or d e r of Appr ova l." Thi s ter m does not a ppl y to any permitting act ion conducted pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70 or Chapter 173-401 W A C. (6) " Air di scharge perm i t applic ati o n " means the same as " N oti c e of Const r uction application." This term does not apply to any perm itting action cond ucted pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70 or Chapt e r 173- 401 WA C. (7) " Air poll uti o n " means the presence in the outdoor at mos pher e of one or more air contaminants in suff icient quan tities, and of such characteris tics and duration as is, or is likely to be, injurious t o huma nhealth, pl ant or a n i m al life, or pr opert y, or whi c h

unre a sona bl y inte r f ere s with enj o yme n t of li fe and pr oper ty. For the pur pos es of th is regulation, air pollution shall not include air contaminants em itted in compliance wit h Chapte r 17.21 RC W, t h e Was h ington Pestici d e Application Act, which regulates the appli cati o n a nd control of vari ous pest icides

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1(8) " All o wa ble emissi on s " means t h e emission rate of a "sta ti onary source " calculat e d usi ng the

ma xi mu m ra ted cap acity o f th e " s tati onary s ourc e " (unles s th e "stationar y s ourc e " i s s u bject to federall y enfor ceable li m i t s which restrict th e oper a ting rat e , or hours of operati o n, or both) a n d the most str i ng ent of the following: (a) The appli cable standards i n 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, or 63; (b ) A n y ap p l icab le S t ate Imp l em en tatio n P l an (S IP ) em iss i onli mitation including those with a f u ture compliance date; (c) The emi ssi on rat e speci f ied as a federally enforceable perm it condition, including those with a futur e compl i ance date; or (d) The e m i ssi on rat e sp e c i f i e d by a feder a lly enforce a b le r e gulat o r y order

. (9) " Alt erati on " m e ans the act of altering, which me a n s to c h ange or make di fferent . Alter a tion includes, but is not limited to, any enlargem e n t, replace ment, or change in the de si gn, oper a tion, ca pacit y, or ar range m en t of a pr ocess; any i n cr ease in the connected loading o f

proc ess or c ontr o l e qui pme n t; a n d a ny cha n ge i n f

u els, m e thod of op eration or hours of

oper a tion not pre v iousl y a ppr oved by the Age n cy. (10) " Am bie n t ai r " m e ans the surround ing outside air. (11) " A m bient air quality standard " (AAQS) m e ans an establishe d concentration, exposure tim e , and f r eque ncy of occurrence of an ai r contaminant or multiple air contam inants in the

am b i en t air th at s h al l not be exceeded. (12) " Att a i n me n t are a " m e an s a geog rap h i c area des i g n ated b y E P A a t 4 0 C F R P a r t 8 1 a s havi ng atta ined th e National Ambie n t Air Qualit y Sta ndar d for a gi ve n cr iter i a pollutant

. (13) " Authority " m e a n s a n y air poll u tion control a g enc y whose jurisdi c tional boundarie s ar e coextensive wit h th e boundari es of one or m o re counties. (14) " Be gi n act u al constr uct i on " means, in general, initiation of physical on-s ite construction activities on an e m ission unit

, which are of a per m anent na ture. Such activities include, but are not li mit e d to, i n stall a tion of buil d ing support s and founda tions , layi ng undergr ound pi pe work a nd c o nstruction of per m a n ent s t orage str u ct ures. W ith respect to a c h ange in me thod of

operations, this term refers to those on-site activities other than preparatory activities that mark the initiatio n of th e cha nge

. (15) " Best avail a ble control technology " (BACT) means an emi ssion li mitat i on (i ncludi ng a visible e m i s s i on standar d ) bas e d on th e maxi mu m degr ee of re duc tion f o r each air pollutant subj ect to re gulati on under Chapt e r 70.94 RCW whi c h woul d be e m itt ed fro m or which result s fro m any ne w or modi fi ed " s t a tionary source," which th e Ag ency, on a case-by-case basis

, taking into acc ount ener gy, e n vironmen tal, and economic i m pa cts and other c o sts

, deter m i n es i s achievabl e for such "st a tionar y sour ce" or modi fication th rough applicati o n of producti on proc ess e s a nd a v aila ble m e th ods

, system s, and techniqu es, including fuel cleani ng or treat me nt, cle a n fuel s, or innovati ve fuel combusti on tec hni que s for cont rol of each such pollutant . In no even t shall applicati on of " b est available control t e chnol ogy" result in emissions of any air pollutants wh ich will exceed the em i ssions allowed by any appli cabl e st andard unde r 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, a nd Pa rt 63. Emi ssions fr om any "stationary source" utilizing clean f u els, or any other means, to co mply with this paragraph shall not be allowe d to incre a se a b ove l e ve l s th at would have bee nre quire d unde r the de fini tion of BACT in th e Fe dera l Clea n Air Act as it existed prior to enactment of the Clea n Ai r Act Ame n dme n ts of 1990. (16) " Best avail a ble ret rofi t technology " (BART) means a ne m i ssion limitation based on the degr ee of re ducti on ac hi eva b le th rough the a ppli cation of t h e be st sys t e m of continuous

e m i ssi on re duction for ea ch pollutant that is emitt ed by an exi s ting stati o nary facil ity. The

em ission limitation must be established, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the technology available, th e costs of compliance, the energy and non-air quality envir o nment a l i m pact s of complia nce , any polluti on cont rol e q ui pment in use or in existence

2at the "s t a t i o n a r y sour c e ," the re ma ining us eful life of th e "s t a t i o n a r y sour ce," and the degree of improvement in visib ility which may reasonably be an ticipated to result f r om the

use of s u ch t echnol ogy. (17) " Boar d " means the Boar d of Director s of the Southwest Clea n Air Age n c y

. (18) " Bubble " means a set of em i ssion limits which allows an incr ease in emissions from a given

e m i ssi on uni t in e x change for a de cre a se i n e m is si ons from another e m is si on unit

, purs uant to RCW 70.94.155 and SWCAA 400- 120. (19) " Ca pa c i ty fa c t or " means the ratio of the average load on a machi n e or pie ce of e qui pme n t to the manufactur e r ' s capacit y rati ng of th e ma c h ine or equi pment for the peri od of ti m e considered. (20) " Cl ass I are a " mea n s a n y area desi gnate d pursua nt to Secti o ns 162 or 164 of the Federal Clean Ai r Act as a Class I ar ea. Th e f o llow ing areas are th e Class I areas located within
Wa shi ngt on state: (a) Alpine Lake s Wil d er nes s ; (b) Glacier Peak W ilderness; (c) Goat Rocks Wil d er ness; (d) Mount Ada m s Wil d er ne ss; (e) Mount Rainier National Park; (f

) North Cascades National Park; (g) Oly m pic Nat i onal Park; (h ) P a say t en W i ld ernes s ; an d (i) Spoka ne Indian Re ser v ati on. (21) " Clim ate c h ange " m e a n s a reported m e teorological phenom enon, according to which the average temperatu r e on earth is grad ually increas ing over its level in recent history. This rise in temp eratu r e is attributed to th e inc r eas ed concentratio n in the atmosphere of g a ses such as carbon dioxide that trap heat radi ating upward and rera diate it toward earth. (22) " Combustion and in ci nerati on unit s " mea n s e m is sion unit s usi ng c o mbusti on for wa ste disposa l , s t e a m pr oducti on, che m ical recover y or othe r pr oc e ss re quir e me nts, but excl ude s ope n or out door burni n g. (23) " Commenced " as applied to construction, means th at an owner or opera t or has all th e

nece ssar y pr econstr uction a ppr oval s or per m its a n d eit h er has: (a) Be gun, or c a use d to be gin, a continuous progra m of actual on-site co nstr uction of the " s tati ona r y s o urce ," t o be comp le te d w i th in a re a s onable time; or (b) Ente red i n t o binding a g ree m e n ts or contr actua l obli g ations, whic h ca nnot be

canc e lled or modi fi ed without substantial loss to the owne r or operat or, t o undert ake

a progra m of actua l const r uction of the "sta tionary source" to be completed within a reasonable time. (c) For the pur poses of thi s definiti on, "necessar y preconstruct i on approval s" m e ans thos e per m it s or order s of appr oval requi red under fe deral ai r qualit y control la ws and r e gulati ons , including stat e, l o cal , and fe deral regulations and orders c ontai ne d in th e Was h i ngt on SI P. (24) " Composti ng " mea n s th e biol ogi cal degr adat ion and tr ans f or mati on of or gani c sol i d wa ste under controlled conditions desi gned to promote aerobic deco mposition. Natural decay of organic solid waste under uncontroll ed conditions is not composting. (25) " Concealm ent " me ans a ny a c tion taken to r e duce the obser v ed or measured concentr ations of a poll u ta nt in a ga seous e f fl uent while, in fact , not r e ducing the t o tal amount of pollutant disc har g ed. (26) " Constructi on " me ans a ny phys ical cha nge or change in me thod of oper ation (i ncl u ding f a

brication, erection, installa tion, demolition, or modi f i cation of an emis sions unit) which would re sult in a c h ange i na c tual e m i s sions. (re f. 40 CFR 52.21)

3(27) " Cri t eri a po lluta nt " or " criteri a air poll ut ant " me ans a nair pollut a nt for which a cri t eria document has been prepared by EPA and has a primary or s econdary ambient air quality standard. These pollutants are identif ied in 40 CFR Part 50 and include sul f ur oxides ( m e a s u red as sul f ur dioxi d e), parti c ula t e matte r , car bon monoxi de, ozon e , oxide s of nitr oge n ( m e a s u red a s nitroge ndioxi de), and lead. Alth ough volatil e organic c o mpounds ar e no longer i d enti fied as a crit eria poll utant cate gor y, th ey are r e gulated t o gethe r with oxi de s of nitrogen a s a pre c ur sor to oz one. (28) " Cont rol Of ficer " m e an s th e Ex ecu t ive D i recto r of the Southwe s t Clea n Air Agenc y. (29) " De viat ion f r om appr oval conditions " m e a n s a n i n s t a n c e w h e n any approval condition is

not m e t, including, but not lim ited to, condi tions that establish em ission lim itations,

em ission standards, control equipm ent requirements, work practices, param e ter ranges, and those designed to assure com p liance with such requirem e nts, such as m onitoring, recordk eeping, and repo rting. A dev i ation doe s n o t necessarily constitute a violation. (30) " Direct or " means th e director of th e W a shi ngt on State De part ment of Ecol ogy or dul y authorized representative. (31) " D i sp ers i o n tech n i qu e " means a method th at attempts to aff e ct th e concentrati on of a poll u tant in the a m bi ent air other than by the use of poll u ti on abate m e n t equi pme n t or integr al proc ess pol luti on control s

. (32) " Distillate oil " means fuel oil that c o m p lie s w i th th e sp e c if ic a t i ons for fuel oil number s 1 or 2, as de fi ne d by th e Ameri c a nSoc i ety fo r Tes ting and M a terial s in AS TM D 396-01 "Sta nda rd Speci fi cation for Fuel Oil s ." (33) " Ec olo g y " means the Wa shington St at e Depart me nt of Ecol ogy. (34) " Emi ssion " means a release of air contaminant s i n to the ambient air. (35) " Emi ssion c o nt rol tec hnology " mea n s e m is sion c ontr o l e qui pme n t i n te gra l or in additi on t o the e m is sion unit or other tec h nology, de vice , component or contro l para meter th a t is integr al t o th e basic de sign of a n e m is sion un it; i.e., low NOx burner for a boiler or turbi n e. (36) " Emi ssion reducti o n credit " (ERC) m e ans a credit gr anted pursuant t o SWCAA 400- 131

. Thi s is a vol untar y re duc tion i n e m is s i ons be yo nd requi red l e vels of c ont rol. ERCs ma y be sold, leased, banked for futu re use or traded in accor d ance with a ppli c able regul ati ons. Emission reduction credits sha ll provide an incentive for re duci ng e m is sions bel o w the required levels and establish a fra m e w ork to promote a mar k et ba se d a ppr oac h to air poll u tion control

. (37) " Emi ssion standar d " and " emission limitation " mean a requirement established under the Federal Clean Air Act, Chapte r 70.94 RC W or a local regula tion that limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of air cont ami n ant emi ssi ons on a continuous basi s, inc l uding any requi re me nt relating t o the oper ation or ma int e nance of a "s tationary source" to assure conti n uous e m is sion re duction a n d a ny desi gn , e qui pment

, work pract ice

, or oper ational standard adopted under th e Federal Cl ean Air Act or Chapt e r 70.94 RC W. (38) " Emi ssion unit " mea n s any par t of a "stationar y so urce" that e m it s or would have the potential to em it any air polluta nt subject to regulation unde r the Federal Clean Air Act

, Chapte r 70.94 RCW, or Chapte r 70.98 RCW. (39) " Excess e m issions " me ans e m issions of an a i r po llu ta n t inex c e ss of any applicable

e m i ssi on sta ndar d or e m i ssion li mi t. (40) " Excess stack height " means that por tion of a stack whi c h exceeds the greater of si xt y- fi ve
met e rs (213.25 feet) or the cal culated stack height desc r i be d i n SWCAA 400-200( 2). (41) " Executive Director " means the Control Offi cer of the Southwest Clean Air Agency. (42) " Existing stationary facility " m eans a " s tation a ry source" th at m eets all of the following conditions: (a) The " s tationary source" was not in operation prior to August 7, 1962, and was in existence on August 7, 1977;

4(b) The "stationary source" is one of the following: (i) Fossil fuel-f ired steam electric pl ants of m o re than 250 million British therm a l units per hour heat input, (ii) Coal clean in g plan ts (therm al dryers), (iii) Kraf t pulp m ills, (iv) Portland cem e nt plants, (v) Prim ary zinc sm elters, (vi) Iron and s t e e l m ills, (vii) Prim ary alum inum ore reduction plants, (viii) Prim ary copper sm elters, (ix) Municipal incinerators capable of charging m o re than 250 tons of refuse per day, (x) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric , or nitric acid plants, (xi) Petroleum r e fineries, (xii) Lim e plants, (xiii) Phosphate rock processing plants, (xiv) Coke oven batteries, (xv) Sulfur recovery plants, (xvi) Carbon black plan ts (furnace process), (xvii) Prim ary lead sm elters, (xviii) Fuel conversion plants, (xix) Sintering plants, (xx) Secondary m e tal production plants, (xxi) Che m ical process plants, (xxii) Fossil-fuel b o ilers of m o re than 250 m illion British therm a l units per hour heat input, (xxiii) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a to tal capacity exc eeding 300,000 barrels, (xxiv) Taconite ore processing plants, (xxv) Glass fiber processing plants, (xxvi) Charcoal production plants; and (c) The " s tationary source" has the potential to em it 250 tons pe r year or m o re of any air contam inant. Fugitiv e em issions, to th e extent quantifiable, m u st be counted in dete rm ining the poten tia l to em it. (d) For pur pos e s of deter m i n ing whethe r a stationary source is an existing stationary f a cility the term "building, structure, f a cility, or inst allation" means all of the pollutant-emitting activities wh ich belong to the same industrial grouping, are locate d on one or more c ont i g uous or adja cent pr operti e s , a n d are under the contr o l of

the same person (or pers ons under common control). Pollutant emitting activities shall be consider ed as part of the sam e m a jor group (i.e ., w h ich have the sam e tw o digit c ode) a s descri be d in the Standard Industri al Classificati on Manual (1972) , a s

a m ended by the 1977 s u pple me nt. (43) " Fe der a l Cl ean Air Act " (FCAA) means the Federal Clean Air Act, also known as Public
La w 88-206, 77 St at. 392, De ce mb er 17, 1963, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as last a m e nde d by the C l ean A i r A c t Am endm ents of 199 0, P.L. 101-549, No vem b er 15, 1990. (44) " Fe der a l Cl ass I are a " means any federal land th at i s cl assi fied or r eclassified as Class I

. The Federal Class I ar eas in Wa shingt on St ate are as follows: (a) Alpine Lake s Wil d er nes s ; (b) Glacier Peak W ilderness; (c) Goat Rocks Wil d er ness;

5(d) Mount Ada m s Wil d er ne ss; (e) Mount Rainier National Park; (f

) North Cascades National Park; (g) Oly m pic Nat i onal Park; a nd (h) Pas a yte n Wi lderness

. (45) " Fe der a l l a nd ma na ge r " means th e secret ary of the depart me nt with aut h ority over fe deral lands in t h e Uni t ed Stat es. This i n cl udes, but is not li mit e d t o, the U. S. De part me nt of the Interi or–Nat i onal Park Service, the U.S. De part me nt of Agr i culture–Forest Service, and/or the U.S. Departm e nt of the Inte rior –Burea u of La nd M a na ge me nt. (46) " F e d e ra lly en forcea b le " means all limitations and conditi ons whi c h ar e enforce a ble by the EPA, i n cl uding thos e requi re me nts de velo pe d under 40 CFR Pa rts 60, 61 and 63, requi re me nts with in th e Wa shi ngt on SI P, re qui re me nts with in any per m it establ ished under 40 C F R 52.21 or any order of approval establis he d under a SI P approve d ne w source r e vie w regul ation, or any vol unt ary li mits on e m i ssi ons pursuant t o WAC 173- 400-091 or SWCAA 400-091. (47) " Fossil fuel- f ired st eam generator " means a device, fur n ace, or boiler used in the process of bur ning fossil fuel for th e pri m ar y purp ose of pr oducing stea m by heat tra n s f er

. (48) " Fugiti ve dust " means a type of partic ulat e e m i ssion ma de airborne by force s of wi nd, human activity, or both. Unpaved road s, construction sites, and tilled land are examples of areas that originate fugitive dust. Fugitive dust is a type of f ugitive emission. (49) " Fugiti ve e m issions " means e m is sions which could not rea s ona bly pa ss through a st ack, chi m ney, ve nt, or other func ti onally e qui vale nt opening. (50) " General process unit " m e ans an emission un it using a procedure or a combi n ati o n of procedures for the purpose of cau sing a change i nm a t e rial by either chemical or physical means, excluding combustion. (51) " Good agri c ult u r a l pr actice s " means economi cally feasi b l e pra c tice s th at ar e cust omary among or appropriate to fa rms and ranches of a similar nature in the local area. (52) " Good en gin e ering p r actice " (GEP) refers t o a calculat e d stack hei g ht ba sed on the equation specified in SWCAA 400-200(2)(a)(ii). (53) " Greenhouse gas " means a gas that has the ability to cont ribute to a greenhouse eff ect in the

a m bie n t at mosphere . Gr eenhouse ga ses i n cl ude carbon dioxi d e, meth ane , nitr ous oxi d e, sulf ur hexaf l uoride, hydr ofluorocarbons ( H FCs) , a nd per f luorocarbons ( PFCs)

. (54) " Incinerat o r " means a furnace used pri m aril y for the thermal destru ction of w a ste. (55) " In oper ati o n " means engaged in activity related to the pr i m ar y desi gn functi on of a "stationar y s ourc e ." (56) " Install a tion " means th e act of install i ng, which means pl aci ng, ass e mbli ng or c o nstructi ng proc ess e qui pment or c o ntrol equi pment at t h e premises wher e the equi pm ent w ill be used. Install a tion i n cludes all prepar ator y work at such prem i s es. (57) " Lowest ac hie v able em ission r a te " (LAER) me ans for any "statio nar y source" th at ra te o f

e m i ssi ons which re fl ects the more stri nge nt of: (a) The most s t ringe nt e m i s sion li mi tati on whi c h is conta i ne d i nthe i m ple m e n tati on plan of any state for such cl ass or categor y of "stationary sour ce," unless th e owner or operat or of the proposed ne w or modi fi ed "st a tionary source" dem onstrates that

suc h li mit a ti ons are not a c hie v abl e ; or (b) The most st r i nge nt e m is s i on li mit a tion whic h is a c hie v ed i npr actice by s u c h clas s or category of " s tationar y s o urce ." In no event shall the applicatio n of th i s ter m pe r m i t a proposed ne w or modi fie d "st a tionary source" to emit any pollutant in excess of the a m ount allowa ble under appl icable ne w s ourc e per f or mance sta nda rds

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6(58) " Mai n tenance Area " or " Mai n tenance Plan Area " me ans a geogra phic a l area within the juris d icti on of SWCAA whi c h wa s for m erl y de s i gnat e d a s a nonattai n me nt area a nd whi c h h a s b e enredes i gn ated as anat t a inment area as provided unde r S ection 107(d) of the Clean Air Act. The mai n tenance ar ea desi gnation shall be in eff ect as lo ng as the r e is a f e d e ra l o r state requirement t o have a ma inte na nce plan in e ffect. (59) " Mai n tenance pollutant " m e ans a pollutant for which a m a i n te nanc e plan area was for m erl y des i gnat e d as a nonattai n me nt ar ea. (60) (a) " Major modification ," as it applies to "s tati onar y source s" s ubj ect to requirements for "ne w sources " in mainte nance plan or nonat t ainme n t are a s (SWCAA 400- 11 1

a n d

- 1 1 2 ) , means any physical change in, or change in the m e thod of operation of, a "m ajor s t ationary so urce" that would result in a significant net em issions increase of any pollutant subject to re gulation under the Federal Clean Air Act. (i) Any net em issions increas e that is considered significant for volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides shall be considered significant for

ozone. (ii) A physical change or change in the m e thod of operation shall not include: (A) Routine m a intenance, repair, and rep l acem ent; (B) Use of an alternative fuel or raw m a terial by reason of an order under Section 2(a) and (b) of the Energy Supply and Environm ental Coordination Act of 1974 (or any superseding legislation) or by reason of a natu ral gas curtailment plan pursuant to the Fede r a l Power Act; (C) Use of an alternative fuel by reason of an order or rule under Section 125 of the Federal Clean Air Act; (D) Use of an alternative fuel at a s t eam genera ting un it to the ex te nt that the f u el is gener a ted from m unicipal solid waste; (E) Use of an alternative fuel or raw m a terial by a " s t a t i o n a r y sour ce" which: (I) The "sta tion a ry sourc e " was capable of accommodating before December 21, 1976, unless such change would be prohibited under any federally enforceable perm it or approval order condition which was established af ter Decem ber 12, 1976, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation; or (II) The "stationary source" is approved to use under any

perm it or approval order issued under SW CAA 400-112 or WAC 173-400-112; (F) An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate, unless such change is prohibited under any federally enforceable

perm it or approval order condition which was established after
Decem ber 21, 1976, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation; (G) Any change in owners hip at a "stationary source;" (H) The addition, replacement, or use o f a pollution control p r oject (a s defined in 40 CFR 51.165 (a)(1)(xxv), in effect on July 1, 2002) at an exis ting elec tric utility st eam generating unit, unless the

perm itting a g ency de term ines that s u ch additio n, replacem ent, o r use renders the unit less environm entally ben e ficial, or ex cept: (I) W h en the perm itting age n cy has re as on to believ e that the pollution control project would result in a significant net

7em issions increase in repr esentative actual annual

em issions of any criteria polluta nt over levels used for that "stationary source" in th e m o st recent air quality impact analys is in the area cond ucted f o r the purpose of Title I of the Federal Clean Air Act, if any; and (II ) The perm itting agency d e term ines th at the incr ea se will cause or contribute to a viol ation of any National Am bient Air Quality Standard or PSD increment, or v i sib i lity lim itation ; o r (I) The installation, operation, ce ssation, or rem oval of a tem porary clean coal technology dem onstrat ion project, provided that the projec t complies with th e W a shingt on SIP; and other requirem ents

necessa ry to attain and m a intain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard during the project and af te r it is te rm inated. (b) " Major modification ," as it applie s t o "s tationar y source s" subject to re qui re ment s for " n e w sources" in attai n ment or unclassi fi ed are a s ( S WCAA 400- 113), m e a n s any physical change in, or change in the m e thod of operation of, a " m ajor stationary source" that w oul d result in a significant net em issions increase of any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act. (i) Any net em issions increas e that is considered significant for volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxides shall be considered significant for

ozone. (ii) A physical change or change in the m e thod of operation shall not include: (A) Routine m a intenance, repair and replacem ent; (B) Use of an alternative fuel or raw m a terial by reason of an order under Section 2 (a) and (b) of the Energy Supply and Environm ental Coordination Act of 1974 (or any superseding legislation) or by reason of a natu ral gas curtailment plan pursuant to the Fede r a l Power Act; (C) Use of an alternative fuel by reason of an order or rule under Section 125 of the Federal Clean Air Act; (D) Use of an alternative fuel at a s t eam genera ting un it to the ex te nt that the f u el is gener a ted from m unicipal solid waste; (E) Use of an alternative fuel or raw m a terial by a "stationary source" which: (I) The "sta tion a ry sourc e " was capable of accommodating before January 6, 1975, unless such change would be prohibited under any federally enforceable perm it condition or Order of Approval which was established after January 6, 1975, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation, or (II) The "stationary source" is approved to use under any PSD

perm it; (F) An increas e in the hou rs of operation or in the production rate, unless such change is prohibited under any federally enforceable

perm it condition or an approval or der which was established after January 6, 1975, pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21 or a SIP approved new source review regulation; (G) Any change in ownershi p at a "stationary source;"

8(H) The addition, replacem ent, or use of a pollution control project at an exis ting electric u t ility st eam generating unit, unless the

perm itting a g ency dete r m ines that s u ch addition , repla cem ent, or use renders the unit less environm entally ben e ficial, or ex cept: (I) W h en the perm itting age n cy has re as on to believ e that the pollution control project (as defined in 40 CFR 51.166, in effect on July 1, 2002) would result in a significant net

em issions increase in repr esentative actual annual

em issions of any criteria polluta nt over levels used for that "stationary source" in th e m o st recent air quality impact analys is in the area cond ucted f o r the purpose of Title I of the Federal Clean Air Act, if any, and (II ) The perm itting agency d e term ines th at the incr ea se will cause or contribute to a viol ation of any National Am bient Air Quality Standard or PSD increment, or v i sib i lity lim itation ; o r (I) The installation, ope ration, cessation, or rem oval of a tempora r y clean coal technology demonstrati on project, provided that the projec t complies with th e W a shingt on SIP, and other requirem e nts

necessa ry to atta in and m a intain the National A m bient Air Quality Standard during the project and af te r it is te rm inated. (61) (a) " Major st ationary source ," as it appli e s to "stationar y sour ces" s ubje c t to requi rements for "new sour ces" in mainte na nce pl an or nonattai n ment ar eas (SWCAA 400-111 and - 1 12), m e a n s : (i) Any "stationary source" of air po llutants which em its, or has the potential

to em it, 100 tons per year or m o re of any pollutant subject to regulation under the F e deral Clean Air Act, except that lower em issions thresholds shall apply a s f o llows: (A) 70 tons per year of PM 10 in any "serious" nonattainm ent area for
PM 10

. (B) 50 tons per year of carbon m o noxide (CO) in any "serious" nonattainm e nt area for CO where "s tationary sources" contribute signif i can tly to CO levels in the area. (ii) Any physical change that woul d occur at a "stationary source" not qualifying under (a)(i) of this subsection as a "m ajor statio nary sou r ce, " if the change would constitute a "m aj or stationary s ource" by itself. (iii) A " m ajor stationary source" that is m a jor for volatile organic com pounds or NO x shall be considered m a jor for ozone. (iv) The f ugitive em issions of a "statio nary source " shall no t be included in determ ining whether it is a "m ajor stationary source," unless the "stationary source" belongs to on e of the f o llowing categories of "stationary sources" or the "stationary source" is m a jor due t o (a)(i)(A) o r (a)(i)(B) of this subsection: (A) Coal clean in g plants (with therm a l dryers); (B) Kraf t pulp m ills; (C) Portland cem e nt plants; (D) Prim ary zinc sm elters; (E) Iron and s t e e l m ills; (F) Prim ary alum inum ore reduction plants; (G) Prim ary copper sm elters;

9(H) Municip a l incinerators capable of charging m o re than 50 tons of refuse per day; (I) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric , or nitric acid plants; (J) Pet r oleum r e fi neri es; (K) Lim e plants; (L) Phosphate rock processing plants; (M) Coke oven batteries; (N) Sulfur recov e ry plan ts; (O) Carbon black plants (furnace process); (P) Prim ary lea d sm elters; (Q) Fuel conversion plants; (R) Sintering plants; (S) Secondary m e tal production plants; (T) Chem ical process plan ts ; (U) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combina tion thereof) totaling m o re than 250

m illion British therm a l units per hour heat inpu t; (V) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a to tal storage capa c ity exceeding 3 00,000 barrels; (W ) Taconite ore processing plants; (X) Glass fiber processing plants; (Y) Charcoal production plants; (Z) Fossil fuel-f ired s t eam electri c plants of m o re than 250 m illion British therm a l units per hour heat input; and (AA) Any other "stationary source" category, which, as of August 7, 1980, is being regulated under Section 111 or 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act. (v) For purposes of determining whet her a "stationary source" is a "m ajor stationary source," the term "building, structure, f acility, or installation"

m eans all o f the pollu tant-em itting act ivities which belon g to th e sa m e industrial grouping, are located on one or m o re contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the sam e person (or persons under common control). Pollutant-em itting activ ities shall be co nsidered as part of the sam e industrial grouping if th ey belong to the sam e m a jor group (i.e., which have the sam e two-digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classifica tion Manual (1972) , as a m ended by the 1977 supplem ent. (b) " Major stati o nary source ," as it applies to "stati onary source s" subj ect to requi re me nts for "ne w s o urces " i n a tta inme nt or unclassi fi ed are a s ( S WCAA 400- 113), m e a n s : (i) Any of the following "stationary s ources" of air pollutants which em its, or has the potential to em it, 100 tons pe r year or m o re of any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act: (A) Fossil fuel-f ired s t eam electri c plants of m o re than 250 m illion British therm a l units per hour heat input; (B) Coal clean in g plants (with therm a l dryers); (C) Kraf t pulp m ills; (D) Portland cem e nt plants; (E) Prim ary zinc sm elters; (F) Iron and s t e e l m ill plan ts; (G) Prim ary alum inum ore reduction plants;

10(H) Prim ary copper sm elters; (I) Municip a l incinerators capable of charging m o re than 50 tons of refuse per day; (J) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric , and nitric acid plants; (K) Petroleum refinerie s ; (L) Lim e plants; (M) Phosphate rock processing plants; (N) Coke oven batteries; (O) Sulfur recov e ry plan ts; (P) Carbon black plants (furnace process); (Q) Prim ary lea d sm elters; (R) Fuel conversion plants; (S) Sintering plants; (T) Secondary m e tal production plants; (U) Chem ical process plan ts ; (V) Fossil fuel boilers (or combina tions thereof) totaling m o re than 250

m illion British therm a l units per hour heat inpu t; (W ) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a to tal storage capa c ity exceeding 3 00,000 barrels; (X) Taconite ore processing plants; (Y) Glass fiber processing plants; and (Z) Charcoal production plants. (ii) Regardless of the "stationary s ource" size sp ecified in (b)(i) of this subsection, any "stationary source" wh ich em its, or has the potential to

em it, 250 tons per year or m o re of a ny air pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act; or (iii) Any physical change that woul d occur at a "stationary source" not otherwise qualifying under (b)(i) or (i i) of this subsection, as a "m ajor stationary s ource" if th e change w ould constitute a "m ajor stationary source" by itself. (iv) A " m ajor stationary source" that is m a jor for volatile organic com pounds or NO x shall be considered m a jor for ozone. (v) The f ugitive em issions of a "statio nary source " shall no t be included in determ ining whether it is a "m ajor stationary source," unless the "stationary source" belongs to one of the followin g catego r ies : (A) Coal clean in g plants (with therm a l dryers); (B) Kraf t pulp m ills; (C) Portland cem e nt plants; (D) Prim ary zinc sm elters; (E) Iron and s t e e l m ills; (F) Prim ary alum inum ore reduction plants; (G) Prim ary copper sm elters; (H) Municip a l incinerators capable of charging m o re than 50 tons of refuse per day; (I) Hydrofluoric, sulfuric , or nitric acid plants; (J) Pet r oleum r e fi neri es; (K) Lim e plants; (L) Phosphate rock processing plants; (M) Coke oven batteries; (N) Sulfur recov e ry plan ts;

11(O) Carbon black plants (furnace process); (P) Prim ary lea d sm elters; (Q) Fuel conversion plants; (R) Sintering plants; (S) Secondary m e tal production plants; (T) Chem ical process plan ts ; (U) Fossil-fuel boilers (or combina tion thereof) totaling m o re than 250

m illion British therm a l units per hour heat inpu t; (V) Petroleum storage and transfer units with a to tal storage capa c ity exceeding 3 00,000 barrels; (W ) Taconite ore processing plants; (X) Glass fiber processing plants; (Y) Charcoal production plants; (Z) Fossil fuel-f ired s t eam electri c plants of m o re than 250 m illion British therm a l units per hour heat input; (AA) Any other "stationary source" category that is being regulated under Section 111 or 112 of the Federal Clean Air Act as of August 7, 1980. (vi) For purposes of determining whet her a "stationary source" is a "m ajor stationary source," the term "building, structure, f acility, or installation"

m eans all o f the pollu tant-em itting act ivities which belon g to th e sa m e industrial grouping, are located on one or m o re contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under the control of the sam e person (or persons under common control). Pollutant-em itting activ ities shall be co nsidered as part of the sam e industrial grouping if th ey belong to the sam e m a jor group (i.e., which have the sam e two digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classifica tion Manual (1972)

, as a m ended by the 1977 supplem ent. (62) " Mandatory Class I federal area " means a ny ar e a de fined in S ecti on 162( a) of the Federal Clea n Air Act. The mandator y Clas s I fe deral ar eas pot enti all y affect ed by emissi ons fr om "sources" within S W CAA jurisdic tion include th e f o llowing: (a) Alpine Lake s Wil d er nes s ; (b) Glacier Peak W ilderness; (c) Goat Rocks Wil d er ness; (d) Mount Ada m s Wil d er ne ss; (e) Mount Rainier National Park; (f) Mt. Hood Wilderness Ar ea; (g) Mt. Je ffe r son Wil d er ness Area; (h) North Cascad es National Park; (i) Oly m pic Nat i onal Park; a nd (j) Pasayten W i lderness. (63) " Maski n g " means the mixing of a chem i call y nonreacti v e cont rol agent wit h a mal o dor ous gase ous e ffl uent to c h ange th e per cei ved odor

. (64) " Materials handli ng " me ans t h e handli n g, transport i ng, loa d ing, unloa d ing, stora g e , and transfer of mat e rials with no si gnif icant alteration of the chemic al or physical properties of the material. (65) " Modificati on " me ans a ny physical cha nge i n, or ch ange i n the method of oper ation of, a "stationary source" that incr ea ses t h e a m ount of any air c onta m i n a n t e m it ted by suc h "stationar y s ourc e " or t h at re sul t s in the e m is sions of any air conta m ina n t not pr evi o usly

e m it ted. The ter m modi ficati on s h all be const r ued c o nsist e nt wit h the de finiti ons of

12modi fi cation in Section 7411, T itle 42, Uni t ed State s Code

, and wit h r

u les i m ple m enting that secti o n. (66) " Motor vehicle " mea n s any sel f pr opell ed vehi cle re quired to be lice nsed pursuant to Chapte r 46.16 RCW. (67) " Nation al A m b i en t Air Qu ality S t and a rd " (NAAQS) m e ans an am bient air qualit y standar d set forth i n 40 CFR Part 50, whic h i n cl ude s sta n dar d s for car bon monoxide (CO)

, particulate matt er ( P M 10 , PM 2. 5 )

, oz one ( O 3 ), s u l f ur di oxi de ( S O 2 ), lea d ( P b) , a nd nitr oge n dioxide ( N O 2 ). (68) " Nation al Emission S t an dard s for Haz a rdou s A i r Pollu t an ts " ( N E S HAPS) me ans th e fe der a l r u les in 40 CFR Part 61. (69) " National Emission Standards for Hazard ous Air Poll utants for Source Categories " means the f e deral rul e s in 40 CFR Part 63. The s e r u les are commonly referred t o as Maxi mu m Availa ble Control Tec h nol ogy (M ACT) sta n dards

. (70) " Natural conditions " me ans natu r a lly occ u rri ng phe nomena th at re duc e vi sibili ty as

me asured in ter m s of l i ght exti ncti on, visual r a nge, contra st, or color a tion. (71) (a) " Net emissions i n crease ," as it appli e s t o "sta tionar y sour ces" subject t o requi rements for "new sour ces" in mainte na nce pl an or nonattai n ment ar eas (SWCAA 400-111 and - 1 12), m e a n s : (i) The am ount by which th e sum of the following exceeds zero: (A) Any increase in actual em issions from a particular physical change or change in m e thod of operation at a " s t a t i o n a r y s ource" ; and (B) Any other increases and decr eas es in actual em issions at the

" s t a t i o n a r y source" that are cont emporaneous with the particular change and are oth e rwis e cred itab l e. (ii) An increase or decrease in actu al e m issions i s cont emporaneous with the increa se from the pa rtic ular cha n ge onl y i f it occurs before the date that the increase f r om the par ticular change occurs. (iii) An increase or decrease in ac tual emissions is cr editable only if : (A) It occu rred n o m o re than one year prior to the date of subm ittal of a

comp lete air discharge perm it application for the particular change, or it has been docum ent e d by an emission reduction credit (ERC). Any e m issions increases occurring be tween the date of issuance of the ERC and the date when a particu l ar change b e com e s operational shall be counted against the ERC. (B) The perm itting agency h a s not re lied on it in issu ing any per m it or order of approval for the " s t a t i o n a r y s ource" under this section or a previous SIP approved nonattainm e nt area new source review regulation, which order or perm it is in effect when the increase in actual em issions from the pa rticular change occurs. (iv) An increas e in actu a l em issions is c r e d itab l e only to the ex tent that the new level of actual em issions exceeds the old level. (v) A decrease in actual em issions is cre d itab l e only to the ex tent that: (A) The old level of actual em issi ons or the old level of allowable

em issions, whichever is lower, ex ceeds the new level of actu al

em issions; (B) It is federally enforceable at and after the tim e that actual construction on the particular change begins; (C) It has app r o x im ately the sam e qualitative significance for public health and welfare as that attr ibuted to the inc r eas e f r om the particular change; and

13(D) The perm itting agency h a s not re lied on it in issu ing any per m it or order of approval under this section or a SIP approved nonattainm e nt area new source review regulation ; or th e perm itting agency has not relied on it in dem o nstrating attainm e nt or reasonable further progress. (vi) An increase that results from a physical change at a " s t a t i o n a r y source" occurs when the em issio n unit on which construction occurred becom e s operational and begins to em it a part icular pollutant. Any replacem ent unit th at req u ires sh aked own becom e s operational only after a reasonable shakedown period, no t to exceed on e hundred eighty days. (b) " Net emi ssi ons i n crease ," a s it a

ppli e s to "st a tiona ry s o urces " s ubje c t t o requi re me nts for "ne w s o urces " i n a tta inme nt or unclassi fi ed are a s ( S WCAA 400- 113), m e a n s : (i) The am ount by which th e sum of the following exceeds zero: (A) Any increase in actual em issions from a particular physical change or change in the m e thod of operati on at a "stationary source"; and (B) Any other increases and decr eas es in actual em issions at the

" s t a t i o n a r y source" th at are con t emporaneous with the particula r change and are oth e rwis e cred itab l e. (ii) An increas e or decrease in actual em issions is contem poraneous with the increase from the particular change only if it occurs within five years before the d a te th at th e increas e fr om the particular change occurs. (iii) An increas e or decrease in actua l em issions is creditable only if the

perm itting a g ency or EPA has not re lied on it in issuing a PS D perm it f o r the " s t a t i o n a r y source," which perm it is in effect when the increase in actual em issions from the pa rticular change occurs. (iv) An increas e or decrease in actual em issions of sulfur dioxide, particulate

m a tter, or nitrogen oxides, which oc curs before the applicable m i nor source baseline date is creditable only if it is requ ired to be co nsidered in calculating the am ount of m a xi m u m allowable increases rem a ining available. W ith respect to particulate m a tter, only PM 10 e m issions can be used to evaluate th e net em issions in creas e for PM 10

. (v) An increas e in actu a l em issions is c r e d itab l e only to the ex tent that the new level of actual em issions exceeds the old level. (vi) A decrease in actual em issions is cre d itab l e only to the ex tent that: (A) The old level of actual em issi ons or the old level of allowable

em issions, whichever is lower, ex ce eds the new level of ac tu al

em issions; (B) It is federally enforceable at and after the tim e that actual construction on the particul ar change begins; and (C) It has app r o x im ately the sam e qualitative significance for public health and welfare as that attr ibuted to the inc r eas e f r om the particular change. (vii) An increase that results from a physical change at a " s t a t i o n a r y source" occurs when the em issio n unit on which construction occurred becom e s operational and begins to em it a part icular pollutant. Any replacem ent unit th at req u ires sh aked own becom e s operational only after a reasonable shakedown period, no t to exceed on e hundred eighty days.

14(72) " Ne w s o u r c e " m e ans one or m o re of the following: (a) The constr uc tion or modi fi c a tion of a "stati onary sour ce" th at increases the amount of any air c onta m i n a n t e m it ted by s u ch "s tationary source" or that results in the

em ission of any air contamin ant not previo usly emitted; (b) Any other pr oject tha t c o nstitutes a "n ew s ourc e " under the Fe deral Cle a n Air Act; (c) Restart of a "stationary so urce" after per m anent shutdown; (d) The install a ti on or construction of a ne w “emission unit”; or (( (d) )) (e) Rel o cati on of a " s tati ona ry sourc e " t o a new l o cation, except in the case of porta ble s our ces operati n g under a val i d pe r m it as provide d i nSWCAA 400-110( 6). (73) " Ne w So urc e P erf orma nce Sta n dar d s " (N SPS ) m e a n s the federal rul e s in 40 CFR Part 60. (74) " Nonattainment area " means a geographic ar ea desi gnat e d by EPA i n40 CFR Part 81 as exceeding a National Am bient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS ) for a given criteria air poll u tant. An area is nonattai n me nt only fo r the pollutants f o r whic h the ar ea has been desi gnat e d nonatt ainme n t

. (75) " Nonroad engine " (a) Exc e pt as discus se d i n (b) of this subsection, a nonr oa d e ngi ne i s a n y internal combusti on engi ne: (i) In or on a pi ece of eq uipment that is sel f -pr o pelle d or serves a dual pur pose by both propelling it self and performing another function (such as garden tractors, off

- highway m o bile cra n es a nd bulldozer s); or (ii) In or on a piece of e qui pment th at is int e nded to be pr opell ed whi l e per f or ming i t s functi on (s uch as la wnmowers and string tri mmers); or (iii) That, by itself or in or on a piece of equipment, is porta ble or tran sportable,

me ani ng des i gne d to be and c a pa ble of being ca rried or mo ved fr om one location to another. Indications of transportability include, but are not lim i ted to, wheels, skids, carryi n g handles

, doll y , tr ailer, or pl at for m

. (b) An internal comb usti on e ngi ne i s not a nonr oa d e n gine i f : (i) The e ngi ne is used to propel a mo t o r vehi cle or a vehi cle used solel y for competition, or is subject to standards promulgated under Section 202 of the Fed e ral Clea n Air Act; or (ii) The engi ne is re gul at ed by a Ne w Sourc e Per f or ma nce Sta n da rd

prom ulgated under S ection 111 of th e Federal Clea n Air Act; or (iii) The engine otherwise included in (a)(iii) of this subsec tion remains or will remain at a locati on for mo r e th a n tw e l v e co ns ec u tive mont hs or a short e r period of ti me for an engine l o cated at a seas onal sourc e . A locati on is a n y singl e sit e at a buildi n g, st ructure, facil ity, or i n stal l a tion. Any e ngi ne(s) that replac e(s) a n engi ne at a l o cati on a nd t h at is intended to pe r f or m th e sa me or similar f u nction as the engi ne(s) replaced will be incl uded in calculating the

consec utive ti m e period. An e ngi ne locat ed at a seasonal source is an engi ne that r e mai n s at a seasonal s ourc e during the full annual opera ting peri od of the seasonal sour ce. A seasonal sour ce is a "stationary s our ce " that re ma i n s in a si ngl e location on a per m anent basis (i.e., t w o seas ons or more) a nd th at operates at that single location approx i m atel y thr e e months ( o r more) ea c h

year . This paragr aph doe s not apply t o an engine aft e r the e ngi ne is r e move d f r o m th e l o c a t i o n

. (ref. 40 CFR 89.2) (76) " Nonroad engine permit " m eans a regulatory order issued by the Agency to approve the installation, replacem ent or al teration of a nonroad engine. This term does not apply to

any perm itting action co nducted pursuant to SWCAA 400-110 or Chapter 173-401 WAC.

15(77) " Nonroad engine permit application " m eans a written applica tion f o r installation

, replacem ent or alteration of a nonroad e ngine. This term does not apply to any

perm itting action condu cted pursu an t to SWCAA 400-110 or Chapter 17 3-401 WAC. (78) " Notice of Co ns tr ucti o n applic ati o n " (NOC) means a written application requesting

appr oval for install a tion, r e plac e m ent, modi fi cation, or other alt e ration of an em ission unit at an air conta m i n ant s o ur ce or repl ac e m ent or s u bsta ntial alte ration of control tec h nol ogy at an existing "stationary source." Aff e cted activities include, but are not li mit e d t o , equi pme n t modi fi cations or alt e rati ons , c h ange s to pr oc e s s or control equi pme n t, establishment o f

e m i ssi on li mit s , inst al l a tion of " n e w source s," control te c hnology det e r m i n ati o ns, PSD deter m i n ati o ns, a nd other ite ms s p eci fie d by the Agency. "N otice of Construction appli cati on" means th e same as "air disc har g e pe r m it a ppli c at ion." (For more information refer t o SWCAA 400-109.) (79) " Opacity " means the degree to whi c h an o b j ect s een th ro ugh a plum e is obsc ured, stat ed a s a percentage. (80) " Open or ou td oor bu rn in g " m eans the com bustion of m a terial i na no p e n f i r e o r i na n
out door cont ainer

, wi thout providing for t h e c o ntrol of c o mbusti on or t h e control of the

e m i ssi ons fr om the combusti on. Open burni ng i n cludes all for m s of outdoor bur ning exce pt those listed as exempt in SW C AA 425-020. W ood w a ste dispos al in wi gwam burners is not conside r ed open or outdoor bur ning. (81) " Operati n g permi t " m e ans a perm it issued pursuant to 40 CFR P a rt 70 or Chapter 173-401 WA C

. (82) " Oper ati n g permi t appl ication " means the sa me as "applica tion" as described in W A C 173-401- 500 and - 5 10. (83) " Order " me ans a ny r e gulatory order issue d by Ec ol ogy or the Agenc y purs uant t o Cha p ter 70.94 RC W, incl uding, but not li mite d t o RCW 70.94 .332, 70.94.152, 70.94.153 and 70.94.141(3)

, and include s, wher e used in the generic se nse, the terms or der, corrective action order

, order of a p proval, air discha rg e pe r m it , nonroa d engine per m it , c o mpli a n ce sche dul e or der, c o nsent order, or der of denial , or der of viol ation, orde r of preve n tion, or der of disc onti n uance , admi ni strative orde r, a n d re gul a t ory or der

. (84) " Orde r of Approval " me ans a regulat o ry or der iss u ed by Ec ol ogy or the Agency to approve a Notice of Constr ucti on or air dis c harge per m it appli cati o n. "Or d er of Appr oval" me ans the sa me as " a ir di sc harge per m i t ." Note: For mor e infor m a tion refer t o SWCAA 400-230. (85) " O z o n e de pleting s u bst a nc e " me ans any subst a nce list e d in Appe ndic e s A and B t o Subpa rt A of 40 CFR Part 82. (86) " Particulate matter " (PM) mea n s a ny air b orne fi nely di vide d soli d or liquid mat e rial wit h an aerodynamic di am eter small e r th an 100 micro m eters. (87) " Particulat e matter emi ssions " me a n s all fine ly divi ded s o li d or liqui d ma terial, other th an uncombined water, em itted to the amb i ent air as measured by applic able reference methods

, or an equivalent or alternativ e method specif i ed in T itle 40, Chapter I of the Code of Federal
Re gula tions or by a t e st meth od spe c i fi ed in the Wa shi ngt on SI P. (88) " Parts per million by volume " (ppmv) means parts of a co ntaminant per m illion parts o f

gas or car rie r m e di um, by volu me . Whe ncalc u l a ting or me a s uring th e ppmv of a gi ve n ga s

or carr i er stream, such m e as urement or calculation shall be exclusive of wat e r and particulate matter. (89) " Perm a n e n t Shut do wn " m e a n s per m a n e n tly st opping or ter m i n ati ng a ll proce sse s at a "stationar y s ourc e " or "e mis s ion unit

. " Exce pt as provided in subsectio ns (a), (b) and (c),

w h ether a shutdown is per m ane n t de pends on th e intention of the owne r or operator at the ti m e of the s hut down as deter m in ed f

r o m a l l f a cts a n d c i rc um st ances, incl uding t h e cause of the shutdown and t h e pa yment st atus of re gistr a ti on fee s . Fail ure to pa y re gistrati on fe e s for greater than one year is presum e d to c onsti tute a per m ane n t s h utdown. A s hut down l a st ing

16two or mor e years i s pre s umed t o be per m ane n t

, except that this presu m pti o n does not a p ply in the case of portable equi pment operating unde r a valid permit purs uant to SW CAA 400- 110(6)

. (a) A s hut down is per m a n e n t i f the owner or opera t or files a re port of s hut down, a s provide d i n SWCAA 400-100( 5) . Failure to f ile such a re port does not me an th at a shut down was not pe r m a n ent

. (b) Failure to pay registra tion f e es for greater than two years shall constitute a

per m a n ent s hut down. (c) Any shutdown la sting fi ve or more y ears is consi d ered t o be per m anent

. (90) " Perm itting agency " me ans Ecol ogy or th e local ai r pollution control agency with juris d icti on over a

"s our ce." (91) " Per s o n " means a n indi vidual, fir m , publi c or priv ate c o rporation, owne r, owner ' s a g ent

, operator, contractor, association, partners hip, political subdivisio n, municipa lity, or government agency. (92) " Pipeline qualit y natural gas " means natural gas fuel with a to tal fuel sul f ur content of 0

. 5 grains per 100 standard cubic feet o r less. (93) " PM 10 " m eans parti c ul at e m a tt er with an aer odyn amic diameter less than or equal to a nomi nal 10 micr omet ers as measured by a re fer e nce me thod ba sed on 40 CFR Par t 50 Appe ndi x J and desi gnat ed in a ccor d ance with 40 CFR Part 53 or by an e qui vale nt me thod desi gnat e d i n a ccor d a n ce wi th 40 CFR Par t 53. (94) " PM 10 emissions " mea n s fi nely divi ded s o lid or li quid mat e rial, inc l udi ng condensa ble partic ulate matt er, with an aer odyna m i c dia m et er less th an or equal t o a nomi nal 10 micr omet ers em itt ed to t h e ambi ent air as measured by an ap plica b le re fe rence me thod, or

an e qui val e nt or alter n ate method, s p e c ified in Appendix M of 40 C F R Pa r t

51 or by a test

meth od spe c i fi ed in the Wa shi ngt on SI P. (95) " PM 2. 5 " me ans parti c ula t e matter wi th a n aer odyna mi c di amet er less th an or equal to a nomi nal 2.5 m i cr ometer s as m e asur ed by a re fe rence met h od base d on 40 CFR Par t 50 Appe ndi x L and desi gnat ed in a ccordance wit h 40 CFR Part 53 or by a ne qui vale nt me thod desi gnat e d i n a ccor d a n ce wi th 40 CFR Par t 53. (96) " PM 2. 5 em issions " me ans fi nel y di vi ded s o li d or li qui d mate rial, includi ng c o ndensa ble partic ulate matt er, wi th an a e rodyna m i c di a m et er les s tha n or e qual t o a nomi nal 2.5 micr omet ers em itt ed to th e ambi ent air as measured by an ap plica b le re fe rence me thod, or an equi vale nt or alter n ate m e th od, spe c ified i n 40 CFR P a rt 50 or by a test method specif ied in th e Was h i ngt on SI P. (97) " Poll ut ant " means the same as air co n t am in an t, a i r pollutant and air poll ution. (Ref er to defini tions (4) and (7)) (98) " Portable equipm ent " me ans a " s t a tionary s o urce" consi s ti ng of one or m o re e m is sion units that is portable or trans portable and capable of being operated at multiple locations.
Port able equipment is subj ect t o th e re quir e ments of S W CAA 4 00- 109 a nd 400-110.
Port able equipment incl udes, but is not limited to, rock crushe r s , porta b le a s phalt pla n ts , and porta ble c o ncrete mixi ng plant s ( P ortl and ce me nt)

. (99) " Potential to emit " me ans th e max i mu m c a pa c ity (i .e. , desi gn capacity) of a "stationary

sour ce" t o e m it a pollut a nt under it s physi cal a nd oper a tional des i gn. Any physica l or operational lim itation on the capacity of the "stati onary sour ce" to em it a pol l utant

, incl uding air pol luti on contr o l e q uipment and restricti o ns on hours of operation or on the type or

a m ount of mat e rial combust e d, s t ored, or pr oc e sse d, shall be tr eate d a s part of its desi gn onl y i f the l i m it ation or the e f fe ct i t would ha ve on e m i ssi ons i s feder a lly e n for c e a ble

. Sec o ndar y e m is sions do not count i nde ter m i n i ng th e pot e n tial t o e mit of a "stationary

sour ce."

17(100) " P r even tion of S i gn ifican t Deterioration " (PSD) me ans the pr ogr am set f o rth in W A C 173-400- 141 and adopte d by re fere nce in S W CAA 400-141. (101) " Project ed wi dt h " mea n s tha t di me nsion of a s t ructure det e r m i n ed fr om the frontal ar ea of the str u cture , proje c te d onto a pla n e perpendicu lar to a line between th e center of the st ack and the c e nte r of the buil d ing. (102) " Re as onabl y attri b utable " m e ans att r ibuta b le by visual ob ser v ation or a n y othe r technique th e Ag en cy d e em s ap p r op riate. (103) " R e a s o n ab ly av a i lab l e c o nt r o l t e chn o lo gy " ( R ACT) means the l o west emission limit that a partic ular "stationar y s ourc e " or s o urce ca tego r y is ca pabl e of meeti ng by the a ppli c a tion of control te chnology t h at is reas ona bly a v a ila ble consi d eri n g technologic a l and e c onomi c f e asibility. RACT is determin ed on a case-by-case basis fo r an individual "stationary

sour ce" or source categor y taki ng i n to account th e i m pact of the "stati onary sour ce" upon ai r quality, the availability of additional controls, the emissi on reduction to be achieved by additi onal c ontr o ls , the i m pact of a dditi ona l control s on air qualit y, a n d the ca pital and operating costs of the additional controls. RACT re quirements f o r any "stationa ry source"

or s our ce c a t egor y shall be a d opte d onl y a f t e r public notice and op portunity for comment are affor d ed. RACT shal l apply to existing "stati onary sources." (104) " Re g u lat o ry orde r " mea n s an or der i ssue d by Ec ology or the Agency to an air cont aminant

sour ce, any appli cabl e provis i on of Chapte r 70.94 RCW, or t h e rul e s adopted t h ere under

, or, the regulations of the Agency . Note: For f u rther cl arif ication, refer to the def i nitions of "Or d er ," " O rder of Approval," "air disc ha r g e per m it ," " n onr oad engi ne per m it ," and SWCAA 400-230. (105) " Residual Oil " means crude oil

, fuel oil that does not comply w ith th e s p e c if ic a t ion s f o r "distillate oil," and all f u el oil numbers 4, 5, and 6 as def i ned by the American Society f o r T e sting and Material s in ASTM D396-01. (106) " Sec o ndar y emissi ons " me ans e m i s s i ons which would occ u r as a result of the construction or operati on of a " m aj or stationar y s o urce" or " m a j or modi fic a t i on," but do not com e f r om the " m aj or st ationary source" or " m aj or modi fi cati on" it sel f . Secondar y e missions must be speci fic, we ll de fine d, qua nti f ia

ble

, and i m pa c t the sa me gener a l ar ea as the " m aj or stationar y s ourc e " or " m aj or modi fic a tio n" which causes the se condary e m issi ons

. S e condary em issions m a y includ e, but are not limi ted to: (a) Emissions fr om ships or trains loc a t e d at t h e ne w or modi fi ed " m aj or st ationary

sour ce"; and (b) Emissions from any off

- site support f acility whic h would not otherwise be constructed or incr ease i t s emissi ons as a result of the construc tion or operation of the " m ajor st ationary sour ce" or " m a j or modi ficat ion." (107) (a) " S i gn ifican t ," as it applies to "sta ti onary s our ces" subject t o r e quir e me nts for "ne w

sour ces" i n mai n te nance plan or nonattainme nt a r eas (S WCA A 400- 111 a nd -112)

,
m eans, in reference to a net em issions incr ease or th e pote n tia l of a " s t a t i o n a r y source" to em it any of t h e following pollutants, a rate of em issions that would equal or exceed any of the following rates:

Pollutan t E m i s s i o n R a t e Carbon m o noxide: 100 tons per year (tpy) Nitrogen oxides: 40 tpy

Sulfur dioxide: 40 tpy Volatile organic com pounds: 40 tpy

L e a d : 0

. 6 t p y

18PM 10 : 1 5 t p y

(b) " S i gn ifican t ," as it applies to "sta ti onary s our ces" subject t o r e quir e me nts for "ne w

sour ces" in a ttainme nt or uncl a ssi fi ed areas ( S W C AA 400-113), m e a n s : (i) In referen ce to a net em issions inc r ease or the potential of a " s t a t i o n a r y source" to em it any of t h e following po llutants, a rate of em i ssions that would equal or exceed any of the following ra tes :

Pollutan t Emission Rate

Carbon m o noxide: 100 tons per year (tpy) Nitrogen oxides: 40 tpy

Sulfur dioxide: 40 tpy

Particulate m a tter: 25 tpy - PM 15 tpy - PM 10 Volatile organic com pounds: 40 tpy

F l u o r i d e s : 3 t p y
L e a d : 0

. 6 t p y Sulf uric ac id m i st: 7 tpy Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S ) : 1 0 t p y Total reduced sulfur (including H 2 S ) : 1 0 t p y Reduced sulfur compounds (including
H 2 S): 10 tpy

Municipal w a ste com bustor organics: (m easured as total tetra-through octachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans) 3.2 gram s per year (0.112 oz. per year or 49 grains per year)

Municip a l w a ste com bustor m e tals: (m easured as particulate m a tter) 14 m e gagram s per year (15 tpy) Municipal w a ste com bustor acid gases: (m easured as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride) 36 m e gagram s per year (40 tpy)

Municip a l s o lid waste la ndf ill

em issions: (m easured as nonm e thane organic compounds) 45 m e ga gram s per year (50 tpy)

Ozone-depleting substa n ces (in effect on July 1, 2000): 100 tpy

(ii) In referen ce to a "ne t em issions in cre a se" or the p o tential of a " s t a t i o n a r y source" to e m it a polluta nt subje c t to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act tha t the def i nitio n in (b) ( i) of this subsection does not list, any

em issions rate. However, for purposes of the applicability of this section, the hazardous air pollutants listed under Section 112(b) of the Federal Clean Air Act, including the hazardou s air pollutants that m a y have been added to the list, are not cons idered subject to regulation. (iii) Regardless of the definition in (b)( i) of this subsection, significant m eans any em issions rate or any net em issions increase associated with a "m ajor

19stationary source" or "m ajor m odifi cation" which would construct within 10 kilom e ters of a Class I area, and have an impact on such area equal to or greater than 1 m i crogram per cubi c m e ter (twenty-four-hour average). (108) " So ur ce " means all of the emission units (incl udi ng quanti fia b le fugi tive e m i ssi ons ) th at are located on one or more conti g u ous and adj ace nt pr operti e s , and are under th e control of th e same person (or persons under common cont rol), whose activities ar e ancillary to the production of a single product or functionally related groups of products. Ac tivities shall b e considered ancillary to the prod uction of a single pr oduct or functionally related group of

p r od u c ts if th e y b e lo ng to th e s a m e m a jo r gr oup (i.e., whi c h have the sa me t w o-di git code ) as des c ribe d in the Standar d Indust r i al Cl assif i c a tion Manual (1972) , a s a m e n ded by the 1977 suppl e m e n t. (109) " Source cat e gory " means all "sour ces" or "stationar y sour ces" of the sa m e t ype or classi fi cati o n as described in the St andar d Industrial Cl a ssi ficati on Manual (1972) , as

a m ended by the 1977 s u pple me nt. (110) " So ut hwes t Clea n Ai r Age n c y " (SW C AA ) m e an s th e lo cal air poll u tion agenc y

em p o wered to enf o rce an d im plem en t the Federa l Cl ea n Air Act (4 2 U. S

. C. 7401, et seq.) and the Cl e a n Air Wa s h ington Ac t Cha p ter 70.94 RC W) in Clar k, Co wli t z, Le wis

, Ska m ani a , a nd Wa hkiakum Counties of Was h i ngt on St ate. (111) " Sta c k " mea n s a ny e m i s s i on poi nt in a "stati ona ry sour ce" desi gne d to e m it solids, li qui d s, or gase s i n to the air

, i n cl uding a pi pe or duct. (112) " Sta c k heig ht " means th e height of an emission point measured f

r om the ground-level elevati o n at th e base of t h e stack. (113) " Sta n da rd c o nditi o ns " means a temperat ure of 20 degr ees C (68 de gree s F) and a pr e ssur e of 29.92 i n c h es (760 mm) of merc ury. (114) " State Im pl ement a ti on Plan " or " Washi ngt on SI P" mea n s th e W a shington S I P in 40 CFR Part 52, Subpart WW. The SI P c onta i ns federa l

, s t ate and loca l regula tions and or der s , the state pl an and compliance sche dul es appr oved a n d promulgat e d by EPA, for the pur p ose of i m ple m e n ting, maint a ini n g, and enforcing the N a tional Am bi ent Air Quality Standards. (115) " Sta t io na ry so urce " means any building, struct ure, facility, or instal lation that emits or may

em it any air contaminant. This t e r m doe s not incl ude e m issi ons res u lti ng directl y from a n internal combusti on e n gi ne for tra n s p ortati on pur pos es or fr om a non- roa dengine or nonroad vehic l e as de fi ned in Se ction 2 16(11) of the Federal Clea n Air Act. (116) " Sulfuric acid plant " means any facility pro ducing sulfuric acid by the contact process by bur ning el e m e n tal s u l f ur, al kyl ation aci d, hydrogen sul f i d e , or aci d sl udge

. (117) " Sy nt heti c mino r " me a n s a ny "stati onar y s our ce " whose potential to emi t has been limited below appli cable thr e sholds by means of a federall y enforceabl e order, r u le or per m i t condition. (118) " Total reduced sulf ur " (TRS) means the sum of the sul f ur comp ounds hydr oge n sul f ide

, mercaptans, dimethyl sulf ide, dimethyl disulfide, and any ot her organic sulf ides emitted and

me asured by EPA M e thod 16 in 40 CFR Pa r t 60, Appe ndix A or a n EPA a ppr ove d equi vale nt method and e x pres sed as hydr oge n sul f ide. (119) " Total s u s p ende d parti c ul ate " ( T SP) means particulat e mat t er as measured by the metho d descr i be d i n 40 CFR Part 50 Appendix B. (120) " Toxic air pollut a nt " ( T AP) me ans a ny Cla ss A or B t oxi c air poll u tant list e d in WAC 173- 460-150 or - 160. The te r m t oxi c air poll u tant ma y incl ude pa r ticulate matter and volatile

orga nic c o mpounds i f a nindi vidu al s u bsta nce or a group of subs ta n c e s w i th ine ithe r of the s e class e s is list e d i nWAC 173-460- 150 or - 1 60. The ter m t oxi c air pollut a nt doe s not i n cl ude particulate matter and volatile organic comp ounds as generic cla sses of compounds.

20(121) " Uncl assif i able area " means an area that cannot be desi gnat e d attainme nt or nonattai n me nt on the basis of avail a ble info r m a tion as m e eting or not m eeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standard f o r the criteri a pollutant and that is listed by EPA in 40 CFR Part 81. (122) " United St ates Envi ronment a l Prot ection Agency " (USEPA) shall be re ferred to as EPA. (123) " Up grad ed " is de fine d only for gas o l i ne dispensi ng f acilities and means the modi ficati on of a gasoline storage tank or piping to add cath odic protection, tank lining or spill and overfill prote c tion that involves r e moval of gr ound or gr ound cover a bove a po rti on of the pr oduct pipi ng. (124) " Upset condition " m e a n s a failure, breakdown, or m a lfunc tion of any piece of pro cess equipm ent or pollution control equipm ent that causes, or has the potential to cause,

excess em issions. (125) " Vis i bili ty i m pai r me nt " means any humanly pe rceptible change in visibility (light extinction, visual range , contr a st , or color a tion) from that which w oul d have exis ted under

natur a l condi tions

. (126) " Vis i bili ty i m pai r me nt of Cla ss I a reas " means visibility impairme nt within the Class I area and visibility impair ment of any formally designated integral vist a associated with the Class I ar ea. (127) " Volatil e or ganic com p ound " (VOC) m e ans: (a) Any carbon comp ound that participates in atmosp heri c photoc he mic a l reactions

. Exc e pti o ns: The foll owing comp ounds ar e not a VOC: acetone; ammoni um carbonat e ; c a rbon monoxide; c a rbon dioxi de; ca rbonic aci d; m e talli c ca rbide s or carbonat e s; ethane; methane; methyl acetate; met hylene ch l o r i de ( d ichlor omethane); 1,1,1-tric h lor o ethane ( m ethyl c h lor o for m ); 1,1,2-tri c hl oro 1,2,2-tri f luoroeth a n e (CFC -113); trichlorof luorom ethane (CFC -1 1); di chlor odi fluor o methane ( C FC-12) ; chlor odi fluor o methane ( H CFC-22); tri f l uor ometha ne ( H FC-23) ; 1,2-di chl o r o 1,1,2,2

tetra f luor oeth ane (CFC- 114); chl o ropent a f luoroethane (CFC-115); 1,1,1-trif luoro 2,2-dic hloroetha n e ( H CFC-123); 1,1,1, 2-tet r afluoroeth a n e ( H FC-134a); 1,1,- dichl o ro 1- fl uor oethane ( H CFC-141b); 1-c h lor o 1,1-di f l uor oe thane ( H CFC-142b); 2-chl o r o 1,1,1,2-tetra fluoroetha ne ( H CFC-124); penta f luor oethane ( H FC-125); 1,1,2,2-tetra fluor oethane (HFC- 1 34); 1, 1,1-tri f luor oethane (HFC- 1 43a); 1,1- di fluoroetha ne ( H FC- 1 52a); pa rac h l o robenzotri fl uori d e ( P CBTF) ; cycl ic, branche d

, or linear completely methylat ed sil o xanes; per c hloroeth ylene (tetrachl o roethyl ene); 3,3-dic hloro- 1,1,1,2,2-pe n ta fluoropropane ( H CFC-225ca) ; 1,3-dic h loro- 1 ,1,2,2,3- pent a f luoropropa ne (HCFC-2 25c b); 1,1,1,2,3,4, 4,5,5,5-de c a f l u oropent a ne ( H FC-43- 10me e); di fl uor ometha ne ( H FC- 3 2); et hyl f l uori d e ( H FC-161); 1,1,1,3,3,3- hexa fluoropr opa ne ( H FC-236fa); 1,1 ,2,2,3-pe n ta fl uor opr opa ne( H FC-245c a); 1,1,2,3,3-pe n tafluoropropane ( H FC- 245ea); 1,1,1,2,3- pent a f luor opr opane (HFC245eb); 1,1,1,3,3-pe n ta fl uor opr opa ne ( H FC- 2 45fa); 1,1,1,2,3,3- hexa fluor opr opa ne (HFC-236ea ); 1,1,1,3,3-pe nt a f luorobuta n e ( H FC-365 mf c); chlorofl uoromethane (HCFC-31); 1-chl o r o -1- f l uor oeth an e (HCFC-151a) ; 1.2- dic h lor o -1,1,2- trifl uor oeth a n e ( H CFC-123a); 1,1,1,2,2 ,3,3,4,4-nona fluoro-4- me thoxy-butane (C 4 F 9 OCH 3 ) ; 2-(di f luor ome t hoxymeth yl )-1 ,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptaf l uoropropane ((CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OCH 3 ); 1- ethoxy- 1,1,2,2,3,3, 4,4,4- nona f luor obutane ( C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5 ); 2- (ethoxydi f l u oromethyl)- 1,1,1,2 ,3,3,3-hept a fluoropropane (( CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OC 2 H 5 ); and

per f l uor ocar bon c o mpounds that fall into these classes: (i) Cyclic

, branche d

, or line a r, completel y fl uori n ated alkanes; (ii) Cyclic , bra n ched, or linear , co mpletely f l uorinated ethers with n o

uns atur ations; (iii) Cyclic, branched, or linear, completely f l uorinated tertiary amines with no

uns atur ations; a nd

21(iv) Sul f ur conta i ning per f l u oroc arbons with no uns a turati ons and with s u l f ur bonds only t o c a rbon and fluorine. (b) For th e pur pos e of dete r m i n ing c o mplia nce with emission li m i ts

, VOCs w i ll b e measured by the appr opr i at e meth ods in 40 CFR Part 60 Appendi x A. Where th e
meth od als o m e a s ur es c o mpounds wit h ne gligi b le phot oche m i cal reactivity, these negli g ibly-re active comp ounds ma y be e x cluded as VOC i f the am ount of the compounds i s accurat el y qua nti f ie d, a nd t h e excl usion is approved by the Agency or EPA. (c) As a precondition to excluding neglig ibly-reactive co mpounds as VOC, or at any ti m e thereaft er, th e Agency ma y re quire an owner or opera t or t o pr ovi de monit o rin g or testing methods and result s de monstrating to the satis facti on of the Agency th e

am ount of negligibly-re a c tive compounds i n th e " s our ce 's" e missions

.

22AMENDATORY SECTION ( A me nding WSR 03-21- 045 fil e d 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)

SWCAA 400-101 Emission Units Exempt from Regi stration Requirements

[Statu tory A uth ority : Chap ter 70. 9 4

. 1 41 RCW

, and 70. 9 4

. 1 6 3 RCW

. O r igina l B o ard a d o p t i o n 12 /1 7/ 68 (Re g u l at io n 1 Se c 4. 0 8 ); A m en ded b y Board 10 /2 9/ 69
(Regul ati o n 2 Sec 3. 03); A m ended by Board 1 2 / 1 8 / 7 9 ( 4 0 0 -1 0 0 (3)); Am ended by Board 12 /1 8/ 79 ; A m ende d by Board 4 / 1 7 /84 ; 93- 21- 00 4 f ile d 10/ 7/ 93, effecti v e

11/ 8/ 93 ; 9 5 -1 7-0 84 fi led 8 / 2 1 / 95, effect ive 9/2 1/ 95 ; 9 6 -2 1-0 99 f iled 10 /2 1/ 96, effect i v e 11 /2 1/ 96 ; 9 9 -0 7-0 28 fi led 3/ 10 /9 9, eff ective 4/ 11 /9 9; 01- 05- 05 6 file d 2 / 1 5 / 01,

effectiv e 3/ 18 /0 1; 0 3

- 21-0 4 5 file d 10 /9 /0 3, effecti v e 11 /9 /0 3 ]

(1) The e m i ssi on unit s listed in subs ecti o n (4) of thi s section are exempt fr om the registr a t i on requi re me nts of SWCAA 400-100. I f an exempt emi ssion unit is locate d at a "st a ti onar y

sour ce" that is ot her w i s e requi red to be re gist er ed, the Agency may r e quire that th e e x em pt

e m i ssi on uni t be incl uded in th e "stati onar y so urce " regi strati on. I f an e x e m pt e m i ssi on unit is located at a Title V f a cility , it must be include d in the f a cility's Title V permit in

accor d ance with Chap t e r 173- 401 WAC. (a) The owner or operat or of any e m is sion unit exe m pte d from registr a tion under thi s

s e c tionsh a l l m a in ta indo c u m e ntat ion sufficie n t to ve ri fy th a t the e m i ssi on unit i s entitled to exemption under this section. (b ) A n y em is s i o n un it ex em pted from registration under this section shall also be conside r ed e x e m pt from the re quir e ments of SWCAA 400- 046, 400- 110, 400-111, 400-112, 400-113 and 400- 114, exce pt a s provide d i n SWCA A 400- 110(2)(b). (2) W h erever a "stationary source" has multiple emission units, which ar e similar in function and pur pos e , exe m ption status s h all be deter m i n ed base d on aggre g at e capac ity ( e .g., horsepow er, B t u per hour, airflow, et c.) or the a ggr egate e m i ssi ons of si mi la r e m is sion units. (3) An exempti o n for an enti re "stati onar y sourc e " s h all be vali d onl y i f the e m is sions fr om al l

em ission units at th at site or facility are less than all of the applicable exe m ption th res hol ds listed bel o w. Whenever a "stati onary source" exemption is determin e d by the qua ntit y o f annual e m issions (tons per yea r), an e m i ssi on uni t ' s unc ontr o l l ed pote n tial to emit shall be

u s ed as th e bas i s fo r exem ption

.

Poll uta n t E x em ption Threshold Criter i a poll u tant s a n d VOC 1.0 t p y, c o mbine d
Lea d 0.005 t py Oz one depl e ting subst a nc es 1.0 t p y, c o mbine d Toxic air pol lutant s 1.0 t p y (combine d) or l ess than the app licable SQER as speci fied in Chap te r 173- 460 WAC , whi c hever is less

.

(4) List of exe m pt e qui pme n t and activi tie s: (a) As phalt roofing and appli cati on e qui pme n t (not ma nuf acturi ng or storage equipm ent). (b) F u el burning equipm ent un less waste- derived fuel is bur ne d, which i s us ed solel y for a private dwelling serving less than f i ve families. (c) Insecticide, pesticide or fertilizer spra y equipment. (d) Laundering devi ces , dr yers, extr actors or tum b ler s f o r

f

a

b r ic s u s in g w a te r s o lu tion s of bleac h and/or det e rge n ts. (e) Port able , ma nuall y oper a ted wel d ing, brazi ng or soldering equi pment when used at locations other than the ow ner' s princi pal plac e of busi n es s. (f) We ldi ng stat ions i n volve d solely in the repair and m a in tenance of a facility. This

exe m ption does not ext e nd to ma nufacturi ng operations where welding is an integral part of the manufacturing process. (g) Food preparation f a cilitie s, establishments or equipment (e.g ., restaurants).

23(h) Retail paint sales establishmen t s ( not i n cluding ma nufa cturi ng)

. (i) Sa mpling c onnecti ons use d e x clus ivel y to wi thdra w mat e rials for l a bor ator y anal yses and testi n g. (j) S e w i ng equipm ent. (k) Spr a y pai n ti ng or bla s ting e qui pme n t us ed at a temporary locatio n to clean or paint bridges

, wa t e r towers , build ings , or other structur e s

. (l) Che m ical a n d physic al l a bor ator y opera tions or e qui pment

, includi ng fume hoods and vac u u m produci n g device s pr ovi d ed th e e m is sions do not exce ed those listed in SWCAA 400- 101(3) . Thi s exemption applies to inci dental fume hoods or labor ator y e qui pment us ed by a " s ta tionar y s o ur ce" to per f or m i n -house anal yse s that do not exce ed the s m all qua ntit y thre s hol ds speci f ie d in SWCAA 400- 101(3)

. Thi s exe m pt ion does not apply to "s tationary s o urces " whos e pri m ary a c tivit y is chemical or physical la boratory operations. ( m ) Res i de ntial wood heater s. (n) Off i ce equipm ent, oper ati ons a n d supplies. (o) Inter n al co mbusti on equi pment i n cl uding di esel e n gine s us ed for sta n dby e m er ge ncy power gene ration with a m a xi mum a ggre g at e power ra ting le ss th an 200 horsepow er. (p) Stea m cle a ni ng equipme n t us ed exclusively for t h at purpose. (q) Refri g er ation syste m s th at are no t in air pollution c o n t ro l s e rv ic e

. (r) Housekeepi ng activ iti es and equipment. (s) Natu ral dr a f t hoods, natural dra f t stac ks, or natural draf t ventil ators for sanitary and

stor m drai ns , sa fe ty val v e s a n d storage tanks

. (t) Natural and forced ai r vents and stacks f o r ba throom/toilet f acilities. (u) Personal care activities. (v) Lawn and landscaping activities. (w) Flare s use d t o i ndi c a te da nger to the public

. (x) Fire fighting and si mil a r safety equi pmen t and e qui pment used t o trai n fire fi ghter s. (y) Materials and equipment us ed by, and activities related to , operation of an inf i rmary provide d th a t operati on of a n infir m ary i s not the prim ary busine ss activity at the "stationar y s ourc e " i n question.

24SWCAA 400-109 A i r D i s c h a r g e P e r m i t Applications

[Statu tory A uthori t y : Chap ter 70. 9 4

. 1 41 R C W and 70. 9 4

. 1 52 R C W

. O r igina l Boar d adop ti on 9 5 -1 7-0 84 filed 8/ 21/ 95, effect i v e 9/ 21 /9 5; 9 6 -2 1-0 9 9 file d 10 /2 1/ 96,

effectiv e 11 /2 1/ 96 ; 9 9 -07- 02 7 fi led 3/ 10/ 9 9

, effecti v e 4/ 11 /9 9; 01-0 5 -0 56 f ile d 2 / 1 5 / 01, effect ive 3 / 1 8 / 0 1 ; 03-2 1 -0 45 f ile d 1 0 / 9 /03, effec tiv e 11 /9 /0 3 ; 05- 23- 06 6 fi led

11/ 15 /0 5, effective 1 2 /16 /0 5 ]

(1) Purpose

. A n air discharge perm it a p p l i c a t i o n i s the doc ume n t us ed by the A g ency to

recor d and track requests fr om i ndi vidual " s tationary sources ," r e gi stere d a nd nonregist ered, for the pur pose of obtai n ing infor m ati on regar d ing pr opose d cha n ges or a c tivit ies at a "stationary source." Conf idential inf o rmation shall be id entif ied as set forth in SW C A A 400-270. (2) Applicability. (a) An a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t application sh all be submitted for a ll new installations, modi fi cations, c h anges , and alterati ons to pr oces s and e m is si on c ontr o l e qui pment consistent with the def i nitio n of "new source." The application must be submitted and an air discharge perm it m u st be issu ed or written confirm a tion of exe mpt

status m u st be received b e f o r e th e p r o p o s e d i n stal lations, modi fic a tions , c h anges, or alterations may be gin actual constructio n. Activities that t ypically require the submi ssi on of a per m it a

p plicati o n incl ude , but are not li mite d t o, the fol l owing: (i) New constructio n or installation; (ii) Change of e x isti ng ai r di schar g e permit conditions or te rm s (in c lud i ng T i tle V opt -out r e que sts - SWCAA 400-091); (iii) Review of existing or installed equipment oper ating without pr ior approval; (iv) Modi ficati o n, alterati on or replac e m e n t of existing proc e ss or contr o l equi pme n t; (v) Rel o cati o n of exi s ting equipment; (vi) Review of existing equipment wi th an expi red or lapse d appr oval or registr a tion; (vii) Review of case-by-case RA CT, BACT, MACT or other sim ilar deter m i n ati o n. (b) Submittal of an a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t a pplication shall not au tomatically impose revie w requi r e m ent s pur s u ant to SWC A A 400-110. (c) "Stati onary s ourc e s" subj ect t o th e PSD progra m ( W AC 173- 400- 141) s h al l submit a PSD application to Ec ology for air pollutant s subject to PSD pe rm itting, and submit

a per m it a p plicati on t o SWCAA for air pol l u ta nts that are not s ubje c t to PSD permitting. (d) The owner or ope rator of any " n e w source" that meets t h e exempti o n criteria speci fied in SWCAA 400-101 may provi de writ te n noti fi cation to SW CA A in lieu of

a permit application. The Agency will review each notif ication, and provide written conf irm a tion of exempt status to th e owner or operator of the aff ected "new

sour ce" within 30 days of recei ving a comp l e te noti f ication. To be considered complete, written notif ication shall, at a minimum, cont ain the following inf o rmation: (i) Name and location of " s t a tionary s our ce"; (ii) De scription of pri m ar y proces ses at th e " s tati ona r y s our ce"; (iii) Description of emission units at the "stationary source"; and (iv) Estimated air con t am in ant em iss i on s from " s tati onary source" oper a tions

. Exempt status is no t effective until conf ir med by the Agency, and actual construction of t h e "new sour ce" shall not begi n pr ior t o th at ti me . No further acti on is re quir e d fr om "s tationa ry s our ces" dee m ed to be exem pt. H o w e v e r, if th e Ag en cy deter m i n es th at the "new sour ce" does not meet th e exempti o n criteri a speci fied i n

25SWCAA 400-101, an ai r disc harge per m i t

app lica tion s h all be submi tted pursua nt to this section. (3) Fee s
. B e fo re th e Ag en cy m a y rev i ew a p e rm it appli cati o n, the appli cant shall submi t all appli cabl e fees as detail ed in the follow i ng paragraphs. [T ot al Appli cati o n Fee = Filing Fee + Legal Notice Fee (if applicable) + Perm it A pplic ation Re vie w Fee / Ta bl e A + Additi onal
Re vie w Fe e / Ta ble B (i f appl ic a b le ) + M a jo r NSR R e v i ew F e e / Table C (i f appli cabl e ) ]

Filing Fee A filing fee of $500.00 shall be submitted for eac h application.

Legal Notice Fee An applicant who submits an Air Discharge Permit applicatio n that requires a Legal Notice to the ge ner a l publi c through publicat ion in th e ne ws pa per ha s the option of either pa ying a fla t fee of $160.00 a t the ti m e of submitt al or bei ng invoi ced la ter. I f the appli c ant chooses to be invoiced later, the total f ee will be the actual co st of publication pl us a $100.00 fee to compensate for th e staff t i m e required to prep are, m a il and invoice f o r the public notice.

Per m it Appli cation Re vie w Fe e A per m it applicati o n review fe e shall be pai d for each per m it appli cati o n. The appl icable

per m it a ppl i cation re vie w fe e fo r each per m it applicati on sha ll be deter m i n ed from Ta ble A base d on th e pri m ary e m is sion unit or activit y of the pr oposed ne w, modi fie d or al tered “stationary source.” Permit appl ication review f e es based on em issions are to utilize actual

or pr opose d allowa ble e m i ssi ons , a f te r contro ls, as supported by te st data or e m i ssion f a ctors, not potential to emit. Per m i t appli c ati on r e vie w fee s based on e qui pment c a pa c ity or size are to utilize the design capacities of affect ed equipment. If th e staff tim e required to review a perm it application exceeds th e number of wor k hour s associated wit h the appli cabl e re vie w fee spe c ified i nTa ble A, th e a p plicant will be invoi ced for each additi onal work hour at the rat e of $70.00 per hour.

Additi onal / Major NSR Re vie w Fe es If a ddit i onal type s of re vie w , a s ide n ti fie d in Ta bles B a nd C, must be per f or med by the
A g en cy as a res u lt of th e p r o posed installation, alte ration or modi ficati o n, th e applicant shall pay th e appl icable revi ew fee as specified i n th ose Tables. The revi ew fees i d enti fi ed in Tabl es B and C are cumulative.

26TABLE A Permit Applicati o n Review Fees

Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

i. Fuel burning equipmen t (Million Btu/hr h eat input @ design capacity):

Les s th an 5 8 $ 600.00
5 or more but les s th an 10 10 700.00 10 or mor e but le ss tha n30 12 850.00 30 or mor e but le ss tha n50 14 1,000.00 50 or mor e but le ss tha n100 17 1,200.00 100 or more but les s th an 250 35 2,500.00 250 or more but les s th an 500 57 4,000.00 500 or more 85 6,000.00 Change i n fuel type One hal f of th e a p p lic ab le f e e listed above

ii. Dis c har g e fr om c ontr o l e qui pment or fr om uncontr o lled pr oc ess equipme n t (Actual Cubi c Feet per M i nute - ACFM):

Les s th an 50 8 $ 600.00
50 or mor e but le ss tha n5,000 10 700.00 5,000 or mor e but l e ss tha n 20,000 11 800.00 20,000 or more but le ss th an 50,000 12 900.00 50,000 or more but le ss th an 100,000 13 950.00 100,000 or more but le s s than 250,000 14 1,000.00 250,000 or more but le s s than 500,000 28 2,000.00 500,000 or mo re 57 4

, 0 0 0

. 0 0

iii. Refuse burning eq uipment (Incinerators) (Tons/day capacity):

Les s th an 0.5 10 $ 700.00
0.5 or more but le s s t h an 5 11 800.00 5 or m o re but less th an 12 14 1,000.00 12 or mor e but le ss tha n50 42 3,000.00 50 or mor e 85 6,000.00

iv. Stor age ta nks, r e ser voi rs, or contai ner s ( G all o ns-total ca pac ity): (Other than gasolin e or diesel fuel di spensing facilities):

250 or more but les s th an 10,000 8 $ 600.00 10,000 or more but le ss th an 40,000 14 1,000.00 40,000 or more but le ss th an 100,000 21 1,500.00 100,000 or mo re 28 2,000.00

27Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

v. Gasoline dispensing facilities:

S t a g e I 8 $ 600.00 S t a g e I I 1 0 700.00 S t a g e s I & I I

, c o m b i n e d 1 1 800.00 Toxics review for gaso line f acility 21 1,500.00 S t a g e I I r e m o v a l 8 600.00

vi. Other: $200.00 per ton of e m is si on (Not cl assi fi ed i n Subs ec tion i., ii ., iii ., i v . or v. a b ove)

vii. Toxic air contaminant s $200.00 per ton of e m is si on

viii. Complex stationary source or modif i cation: 85 $ 6,000.00

ix. Synthetic mi nor applic ati on: 35 $ 2,500.00 (Including,but not limited to : Title V, HAP)

x. Partic ulat e matt er and fugiti ve e m is si ons f r om rock crushing, mat e rial tra n s f er and s h ip loa d ing ( E mis s i ons - t o ns pe r ye ar):

L e ss than or equal t o 10 8 $ 600.00
More than 10 but less than or e q ual t o 50 14 1,000.00 More than 50 but less than or e q ual t o 100 21 1,500.00
More than 100 but le ss th an 250 35 2,500.00 250 or great e r 85 6,000.00

xi. Minor modifications to existing permit conditions: 8 $ 600.00

xii. Temporary, substitute , or emergency Sources Sm all 11 $ 800.00
Lar g e 21 1,500.00

xiii. Dry cleaner: 8 $ 600.00

xiv. D i esel engine generators/pum ps ( A ggregate hors e p ower rati ng):

Les s th an 100 8 $ 600.00
100 or more but le s s th an 500 10 700.00 500 or more but les s th an 2,000 14 1,000.00 2,000 or mor e but l e ss tha n5,000 21 1,500.00 5,000 or mor e but l e ss tha n 10,000 42 3,000.00 10,000 or mo re 85 6

, 0 0 0

. 0 0

28Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

xv. Cre m a t or y/s m all i n cinera tors/s ma ll fla r es: 10 $ 700.00

xvi. Gluing/f low coating opera tions without ac tive ventilation:
11 $ 800.00

xvii

. Soil re me dia tion: 11 $ 800.00

xviii. Composting Facilitie s ( A vera ge ma ter i al thro ughput - tons per day):

L e ss than 50 8 $ 600.00
50 or mor e but le ss tha n100 14 1,000.00 100 or more but les s th an 200 21 1,500.00 200 or more but les s th an 500 42 3,000.00 500 or more 85 6,000.00

xix. Coffee roast e rs: 10 $ 7 0 0

. 0 0

xx. Emer gency Applic ation: Doubl e nor mal a ppli cati on and r e vie w fee

TABLE B Addi tional Re vie w Fe es

Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

xxi. Em ission offset analys is or bubble: 10 $ 700.00

xxii. Emission reduction credit (ERC) a ppl i cation: 10 $ 700.00 (De p osit or withdra w al)

xxiii

. State e nvir onment a l poli c y act ( S EPA) - le ad age n cy: Minor 14 $1,000.00 Major 35 2,500.00

xxi v. Environme n t a l i m pact sta t e m ent (EIS) revi e w : Minor 11 $ 800.00 Major 28 2,000.00

xxv. RAC T /BACT/MACT/BAR T/LAER deter m i n ati o n: $ 70.00/hr

xxvi. Vari anc e r e quest: 11 $ 800.00

xxvii. Re vie w of a m bient i m pact analysis: $ 70.00/hr

xxviii. Review of projects under RCW 70.105D.090: $ 70.00/hr

29Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

xxi x. Re vie w of Ecology a g ree d order s an d consent orde rs purs ua nt t o $ 70.00/hr
RCW 70.105D.090(1):

TABLE C Major NSR Review Fees

Associat ed Equipment/Activity Wor k

Ho ur s Re vie w Fe e

xxx. Plantwide app licability limitations: 142 $ 10,000.00

xxxi. Clean unit/po llution control pr oject designations: 71 $ 5,000.00

(4) Agency acti ons. E a c h c o m p l e t e air discharge perm it a pplication shall result in the issuance of

an air discharge permit or ot her applicable order or conf irmation of ex empt status by the
A g en cy . The requ irem en ts of SEPA (S tate Environmental Policy Ac t) shall be complied

w i th f o r

e a c h air discharge perm it a p p l i c a tion. Demonstration of com p letion of an envir o nment a l checklist as provided in W A C 197- 11 shall be submitted wit h each a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t application. I f a SEPA det e r m i n ati on ha s be e ni s s u ed for the pr opos ed activit y by a nother pe r m i tting a g e n cy, the applic a n t need onl y s u bmit a c o py of that agency' s SEPA deter m i n ati o n. Is sua n ce of re gulat ory or d e r s f o r

a l l air disch a rge p e rm it a p p l i c a t i o n s shall be consistent with the re quir e ments of SWCA A 400- 110. (5) Withdr awn or exem pt applicat ions

. (a) An a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t appli cati on ma y be wit h dra w n by th e applic ant a t any ti me prior t o iss u ance of a re gulat ory order. The a ppl icant must provi de a wri tten and signed re que s t to the Age n cy i ndi cating thei r desir e to withdr a w the applica t i on, and certif i cation that the propose d equipment or modif i catio n will not be installed, constructed, or operated w i thout prior review and approv al fr om the Agency. Th e Agency shall provi de written response to acknowledge wi thdrawal of the appli cati o n. (b) After r e vi ew by the Agency, a per m i t a

ppli cation m a y be det e r m i n e d to be exe m pt f r om the requirem en ts of SWCAA 400- 100 a nd 400-1 1 0 if it m eets th e ex em p t io n criteria provided in SW CAA 400-101. The Agency sha ll provide written noti f i cation t o the a ppl icant f o r all applications that are deter m i n ed t o be exempt. Exempt status is not e ffective until conf ir med by the Agency, and actual construction of t h e "ne w s ourc e " sh all not be gin pr i o r t o th at ti me. (c) For withdrawn or exempt applications, f ili ng f e es will not be refunded to the appli cant

. Re vie w fe es , i f provide d with the a p plicati o n, may be re funded upon

r e q u e s t, pr ov id ed th a t su b s ta n t ia l tim e ha s not bee n e xpe nded by the Agency for revie w of the applicat ion.

30SWCAA 400-110 Application Revi ew Process for Stationary So urces (New So urce Review)

[Statu tory A uthor ity : Chap ter 70. 94. 1 41 R C W

, and 70. 9 4

. 1 52 R C W

. O r iginal B o ard ado pti on 12 /1 7/ 68 (R egul ati on 1 Sec 3) ; A m ended by Board 1 2 / 18/ 79 ; Am ended
by Board 8/18 /8 1; A m ended by Board 3/2 0/8 4; 9 2 -0 6-0 15 fi led 2/2 5/ 92, effect ive 3 / 2 5/9 2; 9 3 -2 1-0 04 fi led 10/ 7/ 93, effect ive 1 1 / 8 /9 3; 9 5 -1 7-0 84 fi led 8/2 1/ 95, effect ive

9/2 1/ 95 ; 9 6 -2 1-0 99 fi led 1 0 / 2 1 / 9 6

, effecti v e 11/ 21 /9 6; 99- 07- 03 0 file d 3/ 10 /9 9

, effecti v e 4/ 11 /9 9; 01 -05

- 056 fi l e d 2/ 15 /0 1

, eff ecti v e 3/ 18 /0 1; 03 -21

- 045 fi l e d 10 /9 /0 3

, effecti v e 11 /9 /0 3 ]

(1) Applicability. (a) Air discharge per m it applications s ubmitted to the Agency pursuant to SW CAA 400-109 s h al l be revi e w e d and approved in accor d ance wit h the re qui re me nts of th is section. (b) Re vie w of a m o di fica tion shall be limited to the em issi on unit(s) pr opos ed to be added t o a nexisti ng "stat i onar y s o urc e " or modi fi ed and th e ai r contaminants whose

e m i ssi ons woul d increa s e as a re sult of th e modifi cation except th at r e vi ew of a

" m a j or modi fic a tion" sha ll comply with the r e quir e m ents of SWCAA 400- 111, 400- 112, 400- 113 a nd/ or WA C 173-400-141. (c) The re quir e me nts of thi s secti o n ar e not applica b l e to: (i) "Stati onary s ourc e s" th at me et th e exemption crit eria speci fied in SWCA A 400-101. The owner or operator of an exempt facilit y shall maintain suffici e nt documentati o n accept a ble to the Agency to substantiate t h at th e "stationary source" is entitled to exemption under th is section; and (ii) Nonr oad e n gine s subject to the requi re ment s of SWCAA 400- 045 a nd 400- 046. (d) Re vie w i s not require d for the fol l owi n g: (i) A pr oce ss c h ange that does not res u lt in the em ission of a type of toxic air poll u tant, as provi ded i n Cha p ter 173-460 WAC

, not pr evi o usly a ppr oved and indivi dual toxic air po llutant emissions do not exceed the Small Quantit y Emiss i on Ra tes s p e c i f ie d in WAC 173-460-080; or (ii) A raw material com posit ion c h a nge t h at does not result i nindivi dual toxi c air pollutant em issions that exceed th e applicable Sma ll Quantity Emission
Rate s p eci fie d i nWAC 173- 460-080. (2) Requirem ents. (a) All r e vie w r e quir e me nts shall be me t, a nd an air discha rge per m it shal l be issue d by the Agency, prior to construction of any "ne w source ," ne w e m i ssi on unit

, or

m o dif i cation. (b) Re gar d les s of any other provi sion of th i s secti o n, 400- 101 or 400-109, all revie w requi re me nts shall be met, and a nair disc har g e per m it s h all be is sue d by th e Agenc y , prior to constr uct i on of any of the fol l owi n g: ( i ) Any project that qualifies as cons truction, reconstructi on or modification of an affected facility, within th e m e a n ing of 40 CFR Part 60 (New Source Perform a nce Standards), except Part AAA, Wood stoves (as in effect on July 1, 2002); (ii) Any pr oject th at quali f ies as a ne w or modi fi ed "st a tio nary s our ce" with in the meani n g of 40 CFR 61.02 ( N ationa l E m issi on Standa r d s for Hazar dous Air Pollutants as in effect on July 1, 2002) , except for asbe stos demolition and re novati on pr oject s s ubj e c t t o 40 CFR 61.145; (iii) Any project that qual if ies as a "new so urce" within the me aning of 40 CFR 63.2 ( N ational E m issi on Standar d s for Hazar dous Air Pollu tant s for Source Cate gories a s in e ffect on Jul y 1, 2002); (iv) Any pr oject th at quali f ies as a new major stationary source, or a m a jor modi fi cation; or

31(v) A n y m odif i cation to a "st a tionary s our ce" th at re quires an incr ease i nan existi ng pl antwi d e e m issi ons ca p or unit s p e c i f i c e m i s s i o n l i m i t

. (c) A i rd i s c h a r g e p e r m i t applications must demonstrate that all applicable emission standards have been or will be met by the propos ed modif i cation or "new source."
E x am ples of app licab le em iss i on s s t an d a rd s include, but are no t limited to: RACT, BACT, LAER, BART, MA CT, NSPS, NESHAP S, am bien t a i r in crem en ts and

a m bie n t ai r qualit y standards ( S ee Tabl e A bel o w). A c o mplete d e n vironme n tal checklist or a complet e d deter m i n ati o n, as provided i nChapter 197-11 WAC, shall be s u bmitt ed with eac h a pplic ation. Add iti onal r e quir e me nts fo r ne w and modi fi ed "stationar y sour ces" a n d repla c e m ent or alt e r a tion of control e qui pme n t are addr ess e d in SWCAA 400- 11 1, 400-112, 400- 113, 400-11 4, and 400- 151. I f the

a m bie n t i m pact of a propose d project (i .e., changes i n ambient concentrati o n s resulti ng fr om the proposed pr oject or modi fi cat ion al one) is predict e d t o be less than the appl icable ambient air increments, th e air quality analysis is complete at that poi nt. I f the ambient i m pact of a pro pos ed pr oject could pote n tiall y e x cee d th e appli cabl e ambient air i n crements, the app licant shall demonstrat e com p lian ce w i th available ambient air i n cr ements and Am bient Air Qualit y Sta ndar d s ( A AQS) usin g a modeli ng t echnique c o nsist e nt wit h 40 CF R Par t 51, Appe ndix W (a s in e f fect o n July 1, 2002). Monitori ng of exi s ting a m bi ent ai r quali ty ma y be r e quire d i f dat a suffici e nt to chara c teriz e bac kgr ou nd air qualit y ar e not avail a ble.

TABLE A - E m ission Con c entration R e gu latory S t and a rds

Am bient A i r Increm ent 40 CF R 51. 16 6(c) N a tion al Am bient A i r Quality Sta ndar d s (NAAQS) 40 CF R 50 State Am bient A i r Q u a lity Standar d s 17

3-4 70, 47 4, an d 47 5 W A C Poll uta nt Averaging Period Class I

μ g/m 3 Class II

μ g/m 3 Pri m ar y Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m ) Secondary Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m ) Am bient Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m )

Carb on Mo no xi d e (CO) 8-H our

1-H our --

-- --

-- 10, 0 0 0 b (9.0)

40, 0 0 0 b (35. 0) --

-- 10, 0 0 0 b (9.0)

40, 0 0 0 b (35. 0)

N itroge n D i o x i d e (NO 2 ) A nnua l a (arithm etic m e an) 2. 5 25 10 0 (0. 05) 10 0 (0. 05) 10 0 (0. 05)

O z one (O 3 ) 1-H our e

8-H our f --

-- --

-- (0. 12)

(0. 08) (0. 12)

(0. 08) (0. 12)

--

Sulfur D i oxi de (SO 2 ) A nnua l a

24-H o u r

3-H our

1-H our 2

5

25

-- 20

91

51 2

-- 80 (0. 0 3)

36 5 b (0. 14)

--

-- --

--

1, 30 0 b (0. 50)

-- 53 (0. 0 2)

26 0 b (0. 10)

--

1, 06 5 b (0. 40) d

Lead Qu art e rl y Average - - - - 1. 5 1. 5 1. 5

T otal Su spe nde d Particu l ate s (TSP) A nnua l a (geom e tric m e an)

24-H o u r --

-- --

-- --

-- --

-- 60

15 0 b

32Am bient A i r Increm ent 40 CF R 51. 16 6(c) N a tion al Am bient A i r Quality Sta ndar d s (NAAQS) 40 CF R 50 State Am bient A i r Q u a lity Standar d s 17

3-4 70, 47 4, an d 47 5 W A C Poll uta nt Averaging Period Class I

μ g/m 3 Class II

μ g/m 3 Pri m ar y Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m ) Secondary Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m ) Am bient Standar d

μ g/m 3 (pp m )

Particu l ate Ma tter less t h an 10 μ m (PM 10 ) A nnua l (arithm etic m e an)

24-H o u r i 4

8 17

30 50

15 0 b 50

15 0 b 50

15 0 b

Particu l ate Ma tter less t h an 2. 5 μ m (PM 2.5 ) A nnua l g (arithm etic m e an)

24-H o u r h --

-- --

-- 15

65 15

65 --

--

μ g/m 3 = m i crogram s per cub i c m e ter; ppm = parts per m illio n

a N e ver to be excee d e d

.

b N ot to be excee d ed m o re than on ce per y e ar.

c T his is not a s t an dar d

, rather it i s to be use d as a gui de i n asse ss i ng w h et her im plem e ntati on p l an s w ill ac hie ve the 2 4 -h our st and a rd

.

d A l so, 0. 25 p p m not to be exce ede d m o re than tw ice i n se ven da y s

.

e N ot to be exc e ede d on m o re than 1 day per calenda r y ear as provide d i n ((W A C )) Chapter 1 73- 47 5 W A C.

f Based on t h e three- y ear average of the an nual f our

th- hig hes t da ily m a xi m u m

8-hour av erage oz one c once n trati on at eac h m onito r

.

g Based on the 3-y ear average of an nua l ari thm etic m ean PM 2.5 conce ntrat io ns.

h Based on the 3-y ear average of t h e 98 th percenti le of 2 4 -h our P M 2.5 concen trat io ns at each m onitor w i thi n an area.

i Based on t h e 99 th p e rcenti le of 2 4 -h our P M 10 concen trati o n s at each m onit or.

A nnua l sta ndar d s ne v e r to be excee d ed ; sh o r t term standar d s n ot t o be excee ded m o re than o n ce per y ear unless o therw is e no ted.

Sources inc lu de the E P A N e w Source Revi ew W o rksh o p Man u al

, 40 CFR 52. 21 a nd i n div id ual W A C Chapt e rs.

(d) PSD applicability. Air discharge permit ap plications f o r "major stationary sources" or " m ajor modi fi cations" shal l demonst r ate th at all appl icable r e qui r ement s of SWCAA 400-141 and WAC 173- 400-141 have be en me t. (e) An applicant f i ling an ai r dischar g e applicati o n for a pr oject de s c ribe d i nWAC 173- 400-117( 2), Spe c ial Prot ection Requi r ement s for Federal Cl ass I Area s, must se nd a copy of the applicatio n t o the r e s p onsi ble fede ral l a nd manager

. (3) Appl icati o n com p lete ne s s determi n a t ion. W ithin thirty (30) calend ar days of receipt of an

a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t application, t h e Agency shal l either noti f y the a ppl icant in writing that the application is complete or notif y the ap plicant in writing of a ll additional inf o rma tion

necessar y t o compl e te the applicat io n as provided und er RCW 70.94.152. (a) For an appli cation s ubj e c t to PSD re vie w under WAC 173-4 00- 141, a c o mplete nes s deter m i n ati o n includes a deter m i n ati o n that the a p plicati on pr ov ides all information requi red to c onduct PSD revie w

. (b) For an application subject to Special Prot ection requir e ment s for federal Class I areas i nWAC 173- 400-117( 2), a completeness deter m i n ati on i n cludes a deter m i n ati o n that t h e applicati on i n cl ude s all infor m ati on r e qui r ed for re vie w of t h at proje c t unde r WAC 173- 400-117( 3). (4) Final determination. (a) With in sixt y (60) calendar days of r ecei pt of a compl e te applicati o n, the Agenc y shall either issue a f i nal d ecision on the applicat ion or initiate public notice on a propos ed de cision, followe d as promptly a s possi ble by a fi na l decis i on. A l l a c t i o n s taken under this subsection m u st m eet the public involvem e nt requirem e nts of SW CAA 400-171. A n o w n e r o r o p e r a t o r s e e k i n g t o c o n s t r u c t o r m o d i f y a "stationar y s ourc e " that r e quir e s a n operati ng per m it ma y e l ec t to int e gr ate revie w o f the operating permit applica tion or a m e n dme n t r e quir e d unde r RC W 70.94.161 a n d the applicat i on re quire d by thi s secti on. An a p plication de si gnat e d for i n tegr ate d

33revie w s h all be pr oce sse d in acc ordance with C h apter 173-401 WAC proc e dure s and d e a d l i n e s

. A PSD per m it application unde r WAC 173-400-141 or an air discharge

perm it application for a "m ajor m o dification" o r a "m ajor s t ationary sou r ce" in a nonattainm e nt area m u st also comp ly with SWCAA 400-171 and WAC 173-400- 171, as applicable. (b) Eve r y final deter m i n ati o n on a n a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t appli cat ion that res u lts in the issuance of an air discharge perm it by the A g ency shall be re vi ewe d and si gned pri o r to iss u ance by a pr ofe s s i onal e ngi ne er or sta f f under th e dir ect super v isi on of a profe ssi ona l engi neer i n th e e m pl oy of the Agenc y

. (c) If th e " n ew source" is a " m aj or stationa ry source " or the pr op osed modif i cation is a
"m ajor m o dif i cation," th e A g ency shall subm it any control technology deter m i n ati o n(s) i n cl ude d in a fi nal a i r dis c har g e per m it t o th e RACT/B ACT/LAE R cleari n ghouse mai n tai n ed by E P A and subm it a copy of the f i nal perm it to EPA. (5) Appeals. An air dis c har g e per m i t , a ny conditions cont aine d i n an air di sc harge per m it , the deni al of an a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t applic ation, or any other r e gul ator y or der iss u e d by the
A g en cy , m a y be ap pealed to th e Poll ution Contr o l Heari ngs Board withi n 30 cale n dar days of

receipt as provided in Chapter 43.21B RCW and Chapte r 371-08 WA C. The Agency shall pr ompt ly mail copi es of eac h order a ppr oving or de nying an a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t appli cati on t o the applica n t and t o a n y other part y who s u b m it ted ti mel y c o mment s on the appli cati o n, along with a notice a dvi s i ng the part i e s of their ri ghts of ap peal to the Pollution Contr o l He ar ings Board. (6) P o rtab le equ i p m en t. The owner(s) or operat or(s) of "p ortable equipm ent," as def i ned in SW CAA 400-030, shall be allowe d to operate at temporary lo cations without filing an a i r discharge perm it a p p l i c a t i o n f o r each locati o n pr ovided t h at: (a) T h e affected em is s i o n un its ar e regist ered with th e Agency. (b) The affect ed em i ssion units have an air disc har g e per m it as a porta ble " s tationary

sour ce." (c) The owner(s) or operator(s) noti fies th e A g e n cy of in te n t to operate at the new locati o n at le ast te n business da ys pri o r to start i ng th e operati o n. (d) The owner(s) or operato r(s) supplies sufficient i n fo r m a tion i n cluding pr oduction quantities and hours of operation, to enable the Agen cy to determ ine that the operation will comply with applicable em ission standards, a nd will not cause a violation of applicable ambien t air quality standa rds and, if in a nonattainment area, will not interf ere with scheduled attainm e nt of am bient standards. (e) Landowner s and resi de nts of i m me diately adja ce nt pr operties are noti fie d by th e owner( s) or oper a tor( s) of th e "porta ble equipment" in writing at least 10 busi n es s days prior to commen cem en t of o p e ratio ns at the proposed locatio n. C opies of the notif ication letters shall be m a iled to the Agency. W r itten notif i cation to the adjacent landow ners and residents shall be by certif i ed mail w ith return receipt requeste d. Suc h wr itten notif i cation sha ll include a complete descri pt ion of th e propos ed operation, the asso ciated emissions control pr ovi si ons and equi pment

, th e total estimated project emissions, the name , a ddre ss a nd phone nu mber of t h e person in charge of the operation, and the address and phone number for SW CAA. W r itten notif ication shall indicate th at all comments shall be dir ected t o the Agency. "Por tabl e equipme n t" tha t does no t operate within the jurisdiction of the Agency for a per i od of

more than 5 years shall be considered to be permanently shutdown and will be remo ved f r om active registration. Any "porta ble equipme n t" re moved fr om acti v e regi strati on shall be required to subm it a new per m it a pplic ation a n d undergo r e vie w a s a "new sourc e " prior to operating again within the j u ris d icti on of the Agenc y.

34(7) Co mpli a n ce
. Noncompliance wit h an y e m ission limit, test requirem e nt, reporting requi re me nt or other re quire m e n t ide n ti fie d in a regul ator y order is sue d purs u a n t to this section shall be considered a vi olati o n of th is sect ion. (8) Ex pir a ti on
. Approval t o cons truct or m o di fy a "s tationary source" sha ll become invalid if construction is not commenced wi th in ei ghte e n months a f ter the date of issuance of an air disc har g e pe r m it , i f const r uction i s dis c onti n ued for a period of eight een months or mor e , or if

construction is not comple ted within a reasonable time. The Agency m a y extend the eight een- m onth peri od upon a sati s f a c tory de mons tration t h at an extensi o n is ju s t if ie d. An

exte nsion for a PSD pe r m it must be approved by Ecol og y, and comply wi th th e pu b l ic notic e re qui r e ments in WAC 173-40 0-171. This provis i on doe s not a ppl y t o the ti me pe riod bet w ee n constructi on of th e approved phase s of a pha sed c ons t r uction pr oje c t. Eac h phase

must commence constr uction wit h i n ei ghte e n months of th e proje c te d and a ppr oved commencement date. The Agen cy may speci fy an earli er date for commencement of construction in a n air disc harge per m it

. (9) Change of conditions. (a) The owner or operator m a y request, at any time, a change in existing approval conditions. The Agency m a y appr ove the request provided that: (i) The change will no t c a u s e th e an ap plicab le em issions lim it or standard to be exceeded ; (ii) No am bient air qu ality s t andard o r a m bient air increm ent will be exce ed ed

as a resu lt of the change; (iii) The change will not a dversely im pact the ab ility of the Agency to determ ine c o mp liance with an em issions standa rd; (iv) The revised approval conditions will continue to require BACT, as defined at the tim e of the origin al app r oval, for each app r oved " s t a t i o n a r y source" except where the Fed e ral Clean Air Ac t requires LAER (Any change that

m eets the definition of a "new source" m u st comp lete a new BACT determ inatio n); and (v) The revised approval conditions m eet the requ irem ents of SW CAA 400- 110, 400-111, 400-112 and 400-113, as applicable. (b) Requests for a change in PSD perm it conditions m u st be m a de directly to Ecology. The Agency does not have authority to issue or m odify PSD pe rm its. (c) Actions taken under this subsection are subject to the public involvem ent provisions of SWCAA 400-171. (d) A request to change approval conditions shall be filed as an air disch a rg e perm it application in accordance with SW CAA 400- 109. The application shall m e et the requirem e nts of subsection (2) of th is s ection, an d be acted u pon accord ing to the tim elines in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. The fee schedule found in SW CAA 400-109(3) shall apply to these requests. (10) Reopeni n g for cause. The Agency m a y, on its own in itiative, reopen a ny order issued

purs u a n t t o th is secti o n under the foll owi n g cir c umst ances: (a) The order contains a mat e rial mistake, or (b) Inaccurat e statements were made i n esta blis hing the e m i s s i on sta ndar d s and/or conditions of the order.

35AMENDATORY SECTION ( A me nding WSR 03-21- 045 fil e d 10/9/03, effective 11/9/03)

SWCAA 400-111 Requirements for New Sources in a Maintenance Plan Area

[Statu tory A uth ority : Chap ter 7 0

. 9 4. 14 1 R C W

. O r igina l B o ard ado pti on 9 5 -1 7-0 84 f i led 8/ 21 /9 5, effect ive 9/2 1/ 95 ; 96- 21- 09 9 fi l ed 1 0 / 2 1 / 9 6

, effect ive 11 /2 1/ 96 ; 9 9 -0 7-

02 8 file d 3/ 10 /9 9, effectiv e 4/ 11 /9 9; 0 1 -0 5- 05 6 file d 2/ 15 /0 1, effectiv e 3/ 18 /0 1; 0 3 -2 1- 04 5 file d 10 /9 /0 3, effectiv e 11 /9 /0 3]

For th e pur poses of th is section, " m a j or modi fica tio n," " m aj or stationar y sour ce," "ne t e m i ssi ons increa se ," and "signi fic a nt," shall ha ve the sa me me ani ng a s the de fi niti ons found i n SWCAA 400- 030, subse c ti ons (60)(a)

, ( 61)(a ), (71)(a) and (107)(a) respectively.

An a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t applicati o n to establish a "new source" , i n stall or repl ace an “emission unit” or mak e a mo di fica tion to a " s t a tionary source" i n an ar ea that i s c o vere d by a mai n te nance plan, shall result in the issuance of an air discharg e per m it or other regulat o ry order, whi c h contai ns such conditi ons as are r easonably necessary t o assure the mai n tenance of compliance with th i s section. " N ew sources" , ne w “ e m iss i on unit s ” or modi ficati o ns with in a desi gnat e d mai n te nance plan area , includi ng " s tat i onar y s our c e s" tha t e m it VOC or NO x i n a de signate d oz one mai n te nance plan area, shall meet t h e following requirements:

(1) Emission st andards. The proposed "new sour ce" or modif i cation shall: (a) Comply with all applic a b le Ne w Source Per f or ma nce St andards

, Nati onal Emi ssi on Standards for Hazardous Air Poll uta n t s , Nati onal Emis sion St andards for Ha zardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories, em i ssi on s t andards adopte d under Cha p ter 70.94 RCW, and t h e appl icable e m i ssi on sta nda rds of th e Age n c y ; a nd (b) Not cause any a m bie n t ai r qualit y sta n dard a s pr ovi ded i nSWC A A 400- 113(3) to be violat ed; a n d (c) Not viol ate the requirements for reas ona b le furthe r progr e ss est a blis hed by th e Wa shi ngt on State I m ple m e n tati on Pl an; and (d) Minimize emissions to the extent that the "new source" or modif i cation will not delay the attainment date f o r a nonattainmen t area, exceed emi ssion levels or other requi re me nts provi de d in a m a inte nance pla n for an are a that wa s previousl y identi fied as a nonattai n ment area, nor cause or contribu te to a violation of any ambient air quality standard. (2) Cont rol Technol o gy Requirement s – BACT / LAER

. Except as provided (( in subse c tion (7) of this section )) below , the owne r or operat or of th e pr opose d " n e w s ourc e " , “e mi ssio n unit” or modifi cation shal l appl y BACT for ea ch po llutant . In the case of a modi fi cation, the requi re me nt for BACT s h all apply to each ne w or m o dif i ed em ission unit which increases

e m i ssi ons . For pha se d c onstr ucti on proje c ts , th e deter m i n ati o n of BACT shall be re vi ewe d at the latest reasonable time prior to commencement of c onst r uction of ea ch inde pe ndent pha se. If a violation of an ozone am bient air quality standard or a second violation of the CO a m bie n t air qualit y standar d has occ u rre d, the Age n cy may re qui re th e a ppli c ati o n of LAER for t h e mai n tenance poll utant(s) and any pollutant for whic h the proposed "ne w

sour ce" or modi fic a tion i s major

. (3) So urc e com p lia nc e. The owner or operat or of the propos ed " n e w source" , “em i ssion unit” or modi fic a ti on shall certi fy th at all "stationary sources" owne d or oper ated by suc h pers on (or by an entity controlling, c ontrolled by, or under common c ontrol with such person) in
Wa shi ngt on are i nc o mpl i ance or on a sc hedule f o r compliance, with all applicable emission li m i t a tions a nd sta nda rds under th e Washi ngt on Cl ean Air Act Chapte r 70.94 RCW)

.

36(4) Alte rnati v e analysis

. (a) Exc e pt as provi ded in s ubs ection (c ) of this section, the owne r or operator of a propos ed " m aj or stati o nary sourc e " or " m a j or modi ficati o n" s h all conduct a n alternatives analysis; (b) Thi s anal ysi s shall i n cl ude an eval uation of al ternati v e sit e s, si zes, pr oductio n proc ess e s, a nd e nvir o nme n tal c ont rol tec hni ques for s u c h propos ed " s tationar y

sour ce" or modi fi cation that demonstrates t h at bene fit s of the propos ed " s tationar y

sour ce" or modi fi cation signi fic a ntl y out we i gh the environme n tal a nd social c o st s i m pos ed as a res u lt of i t s l o cati on, c o ns tructi on or modi fic a tion; (c) Thi s analysi s shall not be re quir e d for a " m a j or stati o nar y sourc e " or " m ajor modi fi cation" that is subj ect to this rule due to emission s of particulate matter in a desi gnat e d TSP mai n te na nce area

. (( (4) Offsets or grow th allowan c e. The ow ner or operat or of a propos ed ne w " m aj or s t ationary

sour ce" or " m aj or modi fication" shal l pr ovi de o ffsets as speci fied i n subsection (8) of this section. Exc e pt a s pr ovi ded in s u b s e c t io n (7 ) of th is s e c t io n, th e r e qu ir em en ts of th is s e c t ion

ma y be met in whole or in part in a n ozone mai ntenance plan area w ith an allocation by SWCAA from a gr owth allowance, if available, i naccordance with subsection ( 8 ) of this section and t h e applicabl e m a i n tenance plan i nthe SIP a d opte d by the Boa r d and a ppr oved by EPA. (5) Net ai r quality benefi t. F or cases i nwhich e m i ssion reducti on or offsets are require d in

accor d ance wit h subsect i on ( 4 ) abov e, the applicant shall demons t r ate th at a net air quality benef it will be achieved in th e maintenance pl an area. I f the propos ed "ne w source " or modif i catio n is m a j o r for the contami n ant for wh i c h the area has a maintenance plan, allowable emissions of the ma i n te nance poll u t a nt fr om the pr opose d "ne w source " or

m o dif i cation shall be offset by reductions in actua l e m i ssi ons of the ma intenance pollutant. All o ffsetti ng e m i ssi on r e ductions must sa tis fy the re quir e ments of s u bsecti on (8)

. (6) Alte rnati v e analysis

. (a) Exc e pt as pr ovi ded i ns u bsecti on (6)( c) of this section, the owne r or ope r ator of a

propos ed " m aj or stati o nary sour c e " or " m a j or modi ficati o n" s h a ll conduct an alternatives analysis; (b) Thi s anal ysi s shall i n cl ude an eval uation of al ternati v e sit e s, si zes, pr oductio n proc ess e s, a nd e nvir o nme n tal c ont rol tec hni ques for s u c h propos ed " s tationar y

sour ce" or modi fi cation that demonstrates t h at benefit s of the proposed "stationar y

sour ce" or modi fi cation signi fic a ntl y out we i gh the environme n tal a nd social c o st s i m pos ed as a res u lt of i t s l o cati on, c o ns tructi on or modi fic a tion; (c) T h is analysis shall not be required fo r a " m aj or stati o nar y source" or " major modi fi cation" that is subj ect to this rule due to emission s of particulate matter in a desi gnat e d TSP mai n te na nce area

. (7) Co nti n ge nc y pl an r e quireme n ts

. If th e conti n gency pl an i n an a ppli c a b le mai n tenance plan ( C O or oz one ) has bee ntri gge r e d due to a violation of an ozone ambient air quality standar d or a second vi olation of the CO a m bi e n t air qual i t y standar d, t h is secti on s h al l appl y i n a d di tion to other requi re me nts of th is rul e and the a ppli c able a ppr oved ma inte na nce plan a d opted by th e Boar d a n d a ppr oved by EPA a s a revision t o th e SI P. (a) A propose d " m a j or stati o nary s ourc e " or " m ajor modi fic a tion," must achi e ve LAER for the maintenance pollutant(s) and any poll u t a nt for whic h the pr oposed "ne w

sour ce" or modi fic a tion i s major

. (b) An all ocat ion fr om a growth all o wance shall no t be used to meet the requi r ement for offset s in subsecti on ( 4 ) of this s ecti on. The growth a llowa nce e m issi ons shall be unavailable until a sufficient demonstration is m a de to reinstate the growth

37allowance emissio ns , the Board adopts a revised m a intenance plan, and EPA approves it as a SIP revision

. )) (( (8) )) (5) Emission of fsets and i ndustrial grow th allow a nce s (( and offset allocation )). The owner or operator of a propos ed new " m aj or st ationary source" or " m aj or modi ficat ion" shall provide em ission off s ets that satisfy the requirements of this section. Except as provide d in s ubs ection (a) of this secti on, th e offse t requi re me nts of thi s se c tion ma y be met in w h ole, or in part, by an a llocation f r om an industrial grow th allow a nc e , if available. (( (a) )) Industrial growth allowan ces for "stationar y sour ces" in a mai n tenance plan area are identified in and governed by the W a shingt on SI P and the mai n tenanc e pla nfor the appli cabl e mai n tenance plan area. All growth allowance allocations for the maintenance plan areas within th e Agency’ s juri sdi c tion sh al l be made i naccordance

w i th th is s e c t io n. (( (b) )) (a) (( Th e )) Available growt h allowanc e s (( em issions )) may be incre a se d or decreased as provided in a revision to the maintenance plan submitted to and

appr oved by EPA. (( I n the event of a confir me d ozone violat ion, th e gr owth allowance for VOC and NO x e m i ssi ons shall be e l i m i n ate d a n d "ne w sour ces" shall be re qui red t o i m pl e m ent LAER an d offset s. Growth all o wance em is sions may be reinst ated as provided i nth e EPA approve d mai n t e na nce pla n

. )) I f a viola t ion of a n

ozone a m bi ent air quali ty sta nda rd or a se cond violat ion of th e CO ambient air qualit y sta n dard has occurr ed, the Age n cy may sus p e n d the us e of gr owth allowa nces , and re quir e the propos ed ne w " m ajor stati o nary source" or " m ajor modi fi cation" to pr ovi de offset s a s described in subsection (c) below. (( (c) )) (b ) T h e owner or operator of a proposed ne w " m a j or st ationar y s ourc e " or

" m a j or modi fic a tion" e m i tting VOCs

, (( or )) NO x , or CO may obtain a portion of an y remaining emissions in the respecti v e growth allowance in accordance with the followi ng pr oces s: (i) Access is on a first- come -fir st-se r ve d basis

, ba se d on the date of a compl e t e appli cati o n and allowance all o cati o n r e quest; (ii) Gr owth all o wa nce s sha l l be use d to s a tis fy offset requi rements at a ratio of 1 to 1 for ne w VOC and/or NO x e m issions. (iii) No si ngl e "stationary source" may recei ve an emissions all o cati on of more than 50 percent of (( any r e maini n g )) th e avail a ble growth all o wa nce , or up to 10.0 tons per year , whiche ver is great er . On a case-by- case basis, th e SW CAA Board of D i rectors m a y approve a n e m i s sions al loc a ti on of gre a ter than 50 perc ent upon c o nsid eration of the following: (A ) Inf o rm ation subm itted by the "stationary source" to SW CAA justifying its request for exc eedi n g the 50 percent emi ssions allocat ion, based on si gni f ica n t ec onomic , e m ployme nt, or other benef its to the maintenance plan ar e a th a t w i ll r e su lt f r om th e propos ed ne w " m ajor st a tionar y sourc e " or " m a j or modi fi cation"; (B) Infor m a tion provi ded by SWCAA on other known ne w " m aj or stationar y s o urces " or " m aj or mo di fications" see k ing a ne m i ssions allocat ion fr om th e same gr owth allowa nce; a nd (C) Other relevant inf o rmation s ubmitted by the "statio nary source" or SW CAA. ( ( (iii) )) (i v) To avoid jeopardizing maintenan ce of th e oz one s t andard duri ng th e interi m ye ars of th e oz one maint e na nc e pla n , SWC A A (( shall allocate only a porti on of )) ma y l i mi t th e quantity of VOC and NO x growth allowances

m a de availa ble e a c h y e a r

. S W C A A w i l l track use of VOC and NO x allocat ions from th e gr owth all o wances. (( The a m ount of the growt h

38allowance t h at can be allo cat ed each year i s i d enti fied in the applicable

ozone maint e na nce pla n

. )) ( ( (iv) )) (v) T h e am oun t of th e CO growt h all o wa nce that can be all o c a ted is identified in the applicable CO mai n te nance pla n , i f any. (( (d) )) (c) If no e m is sions re ma i n in th e r e spective growth a llowance, or the (( contingenc y pla nhas bee ntrigger e d which eff e ctively zeros the )) Agency has

sus p ende d th e use of gr owth allowa nce s , th e owner or ope r at or of the propos ed

" m a j or stati o nary s our ce" or " m aj or modi fic a tion" shall pr ovi de offsets

. (i) A de monstr ation shal l be provided showing that the pr opose d offs ets wil l i m prove ai r quali ty i n the same geographi cal area affected by th e " n ew

sour ce" or modi fi cation. Thi s de monstr ation may require th at air quali t y modeli ng be conducted a c c ordi ng t o the proc edures speci f i e d i n 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W

, Guidel ine on Air Quality Models (Revised). (ii) Offs ets for VOCs or nit r oge n oxi de s shall be within th e same m a int e nance plan area as the proposed "stati onary source." Offsets for parti c ulate matt er, PM 10 , s u l f ur

dioxide, c a r bon monoxide, nitr oge n dioxide, le ad, and othe r poll u tants may be from i n side or out s i de of th e sa me mai n te na nce pla narea

. (iii) "New sources" or modif i catio ns shall me et the following offset requi re me nts : (A) With in a de s i gnat e d maintena nc e pla n area , th e offsets shall pr ovi de reductions t h at are equiva lent or gr eat er than th e proposed i n cr eases. The offs ets s h all be appr opriat e in t e r m s of s hort t e r m , s e as ona l, an d yearly time periods to m itiga te th e i m pacts of the pr oposed

e m i ssi ons; (B) Out s ide a designated mai n tenanc e plan area, owners or operat ors of "ne w source s" or modi fi cations wh ich have a signif icant air qualit y i m pact on t h e mainte na nce pla n are a as pr ovi ded in SWCAA 400- 113(3) sha ll provide e m i ssion offset s which are sufficient t o r e duce im p a c t s to lev e ls b e lo w th e s i g n i f i c a n t air quality impact level within the maint e nance plan area; and (C) The e m i ssi on re ductions must pr ovi de for a net air qualit y be ne fit. (I) New "major stationary so urces" withi nan ozone mai n tenance plan area shall: (a) Off s et the new VOC em issions at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, i f the VOC e missions e x c e e d eith er 100 tons per ye ar or 700 pounds per da y. ( b ) O f f

s e t th e n e w N O x e m i s sions a t a

rat i o of 1.1 t o 1, i f the NO x e m i ssions excee d either 100 tons per year or 700 pounds per da y. (II) "Stati onary sources" wit h in an ozone mai n tenance plan area undergoing " m aj or mo dif i cations" shall: (a) Offset th e entire VOC e missions incr e a se at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, i f such i n cr ease ex ceeds eith er 40 t ons per year or 290 pounds per day. (b) Offset the entire NO x emissions i n crease at a r a t i o of 1.1 to 1, i f such i n cr ease ex ceeds eith er 40 t ons per year or 290 pounds per day. (III) New "major stationary sources" wit h in a carbon monoxi de maintenance plan area shall:

39(a) Offset th e new car bon monoxi de emissions at a ratio of 1 t o 1, i f the c a rbon monoxi de emissions exceed either 100 tons per ye ar or 700 pounds per day. (IV) "Stati onary s ourc e s" within a carbon monoxi de mainte nance plan are a undergoing " m ajor modi fic a tions" sha ll: (a) Offset the entire car bon monoxi de e m is sions inc r ease at a ratio of 1 to 1, i f such increase exceeds either 100

tons per year or 700 pounds per da y. ( ( (D) Ne w " m aj or stati o nary s ourc e s" or " m aj or modi fications" wit h CO

em i ssi ons greater than 25 0 t ons pe r year are r e quir e d to obtai n off s ets. )) (iv) Emiss i on re ducti ons s h a ll be of th e s a me type of poll u tant as the e m i ssi ons fr om th e " n ew source" or modi ficati o n. Sources of PM 10 s h a l l b e of f

s e t w i th partic ulate in the sa me siz e ra nge

. (v) Emiss i on re ducti ons s h a ll be c ont e m pora n e ous , th at is , the re ducti ons s h a ll take eff ect prior to the ti me of startu p but not more th a n tw o y e a r s pr io r to the sub m ittal of a complete application f o r the "new so urce" or modi fication. This time limita tion ma y be ext e nded through banking, as provided i n SWCAA 400-130, 400- 131 a nd 400-1 36 for banki ng act ivities approved af

ter the effective date of this regu lation. In the case of replacement f a cilities, SW CAA may allo w simu ltaneous operati on of the old and new f a cilities during the startup period of th e new f acility provided that emissions do not e x ce e d th e ne w e m is sion li mit s

. (vi) Offs ets for ne w " m aj or stati onar y s ourc e s" or " m aj or modi fications" i n a mai n te nance pla n area s h all me et the following requirements: (A) The pr opose d ne w level of al low a ble em issions of the "stationary

sour ce" or e m is sion unit provi di ng th e reducti o n m u st be le s s than the curr ent l e vel of actual em i ssi ons of that "sta tionar y sour ce" or

e m i ssi on unit. No e m i ssion re duct i on c a n be credit ed for actua l

em i ssi ons th at exceed the curr ent allowable emissions of the "stationar y sour ce" or e m issi on unit provi d i ng th e r e duction. Emiss i on re ducti ons i m pos ed by local , state, or federal regulations

, regulatory orders or permits cann ot be credited. (B) If the offse t s are pr ovi ded by a n other " s tati onary source ," the reductions i n e m issi ons fr om th at "stationary source" must be feder a lly enforceable by the ti me th e ne w or modi fied "s tati onar y

sour ce" commences operati o n. The "ne w sour ce" ma y not

comme n ce oper a tion be fore the dat e such reductions are actuall y achie ve d. SWCAA ma y allow si mult ane ous oper a tion of t h e ol d and new f a cilities during the startup pe riod of the new facility provided that th e facil i tywide e m i s s i ons do not e x cee d th e ne w e m iss i on l i m it

. (9) PSD applicability. I f th e proposed "ne w s ourc e " is a " m aj or st ationar y source " or the

propos ed modi fic a tion is a " m aj or modi fi cation" for the pur pos es of the PSD pr ogra m a s descr i be d i n WAC 173-400-(( 141 )) 700 th r o ugh 173- 400-750 , the "new source" or modi fi cation shall meet th e requir em en ts of that p r o g r am fo r al l p o llu ta n t s. F o r m a in tena n c e plan pollut a nts, the " n e w sour ce" shall meet al l PSD requi r ements in addition to the requi re me nts of thi s s ecti on. (10) To xic s
. If the proposed "new source" or modif i ca tion will emit any to xic air pollutants regul ate d under Chapte r 173- 460 WAC, th e "ne w sourc e " shall meet all appli c able requi re me nts of that re gul ation.

40(11) Visibility. If the proposed " n ew source" i s a " m aj or st atio nary source " or the pr opose d modif i cation is a "major m o di f i cation," the "new source" sh all meet all the visibility prote c tion r e quire me nt s of WAC 173- 400-117. (12) No nc om plia nce
. Nonc omplia nce with any e m is sion li mi t, test re qui re ment , reportin g requi re me nt or other re quire m e n t ide n ti fie d in a regul ator y order is sue d purs u a n t to this section shall be considered a vi olati o n of th is sect ion.

41SWCAA 400-112 Requiremen ts for New Sources in Nonattainment Areas

[Statu tory A uth ority : Chap ter 7 0

. 9 4. 14 1 R C W

. O r igin al B o ard ado p t i o n 12/ 17 /6 8 ( R egu l ati o n 1 Sec 3) ; Am ended by Board 12/ 18 /7 9; Am ended by Board 8 / 1 8 / 8 1 ;

Am ended by Board 3/ 20/ 84 ; Ren u m b ered from 400-1 10 93- 21- 00 4 file d 10 /7 /9 3, effect ive 1 1 / 8 / 9 3 ; 95- 17- 08 4 file d 8/ 21 /9 5, effect iv e 9 / 2 1 / 9 5 ; 96- 21- 09 9 file d 10 /2 1/ 96,

effectiv e 11 /2 1/ 96; 99 -07-0 28 f ile d 3/ 10 /9 9, effective 4 / 1 1 / 9 9 ; 01- 05-0 5 6 file d 2/ 15 /0 1, effectiv e 3/ 18 /0 1; 0 3

- 21-0 4 5 file d 10 / 9/ 03

, effective 11/9/03 ]

For th e pur poses of th is section, " m a j or modi fica tio n," " m aj or stationar y sour ce," "ne t e m i ssi ons increa se ," and "signi fic a nt," shall ha ve the sa me me ani ng a s the de fi niti ons found i n SWCAA 400- 030, subse c ti ons (60)(a)

, ( 61)(a ), (71)(a) and (107)(a) respectively.

A n air discharge perm it a p p l i c a t i o n t o e s t a b l i s h a "new source" or ma ke a modi fi cation to a "stationar y s ourc e " i n a nonatt ainme n t area , s h all r e sult i nth e i ssua n ce of a nair disc har g e per m it or other re gul at ory or der, which contai ns s u ch c ondi tions as ar e reasonably necessary to assure th e maintenance of compliance w ith this section. "New sourc e s" or modi fi cati ons withi n a

des i gnate d nonattai n me nt ar ea shall me et th e foll owi n g re qui r e ments : (1) The propos e d "ne w sour ce" or modi fic a tion wi ll c o m p ly w i th a ll a p p l icable New Source
Per f or mance Standards, Natio nal Emission St andards for Hazar dous Air Pol l ut ants, Nati onal Emission Standards for Hazardous Ai r Poll utants for source categories, emission standar d s a d opte d under Chapte r 70.94 RC W a nd the a ppli cabl e em issionstan dards of the Agenc y. (2) The pr opose d "ne w sour ce" or modi fic a tion will e m ploy BA CT f o r all air contaminants, except that i f the "new source" is a " m ajor st ati o nar y sour ce" or the propose d m o di ficat ion is a "m ajor modif i cation" it will ach ieve LAER for the air contamin ants for which the area has bee n de signa t ed nonattai n me nt a nd for which th e propose d "ne w s our ce " or modi fi cation is maj o r. (3) The propose d "ne w s our ce" or modi fication wi ll not ca use a n y a m bie n t ai r qualit y sta ndar d to be exceeded, will not violat e the requirements for reasonabl e f u rther progre ss established by the W a shington SIP a nd will comply with SWCAA 400-1 13(3) f o r all air contaminants for which the area has not be en designated nonattainm ent. (4) If the proposed "new sour ce" is a " m aj or stat i onar y sour ce" or th e propos ed modi fi cation is a

" m a j or modi fic a tion," the Agenc y has deter m i n e d, base d on re view of a n analysi s per f or me d by th e " s t a tionary source" of alternati v e si tes, size s, producti on proc ess e s, and envir o nme n t a l contr o l te chni ques, th at the be ne fi ts of the proj ect signi f ica n tly out w ei gh the envir o nme n t a l and s o ci al cost s i m pos ed as a result of i t s locati o n, constr ucti on, or

m o dif i cation. (5) If the pr opos ed " n e w source" or t h e propose d m odif i c a tion is m a jo r for the air contaminant for which the area is designate d nona ttainme nt, al lowabl e e m i ssions of th e air c ont a m i n ant for which the area has been des i gnat ed nonattai n me nt fr om th e proposed "ne w sourc e " or modi fi cation shall be offset by re duc tions i n actual e m i ssi ons of the air conta m i n a n t f o r whi c h the ar ea has bee n desi gnat e d nonatt ainme n t f r om e x is ting " s ta tion a ry s o u r c e s " inth e

n o n a t t a i n m e n t a r e a

. Em ission of f

s ets m u st be suf f i cient to ensure th at to ta l a llo wable

em issions from existing m a jor stationary sou r c e s in the n onatta inm e nt ar ea, new or modified sources which are not major sta tionary sources, and the proposed new or modified so urce will be less th an total act u a l em issions from exis ting sources (before subm itting the app lic ation) s o a s t o r e p r e s e n t ( w h e nc o n s i d e r e d t o g e th e r w i th t h e nonattai n me nt provisi o ns of Sec tion 172 of t h e Federal Clea n Air Act) r easona b le further progress. A l l offsetting em ission reductions m u st satisf y the fol l owing re qui re ment s: (a) T h e proposed new level of allowable e m i ssi ons of the "stationar y sour ce" or

e m i ssi on uni t (s) providi n g the re ducti on must be l e ss th a n the current level of actual

e m i ssi ons of that " s tati onary s o urce" or e m i ssion unit( s). No e m i ssi on r e duction c a n be credited for actual emission s th at exceed the current allowable e m i ssi ons of th e

42"stationar y s ourc e " or e mission unit(s) prov idi ng the reduction. Em ission reductions i m pos ed by local , sta t e, or fe deral re gulati o ns, re gulat ory or ders or per m it s require d by the Feder a l Clea n Air Act

, i n cl udi ng th e Was h i ngt on SI P, c a nnot be cre d ited. (b) The e m i ssi on re ductions must pr ovi de for a net air qualit y be ne fit. (i) Ne w " m aj or stationar y s o urces " with i na mar g inal oz one nonat t ainme n t a r e a shall: (A) Off s et the new VOC em issions at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, if the VOC

em i ssi ons exceed eith er 100 tons per year or 700 pounds per day. (B) Offset the new NO x e missions at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, if the NO x
em i ssi ons exceed eith er 100 tons per year or 700 pounds per day. (ii) "Stationary sources" within a marginal ozone no na ttainme nt are a unde rgoing
"m ajor modif i cations" shall: (A) Off s et the entire VOC emissions incr ease at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, if such increase exceeds eith er 40 t ons per ye ar or 290 pounds per da y. (B) Offset the entire NO x e m i ssions inc r ea se at a ratio of 1.1 to 1, i f such increase exceeds eith er 40 t ons per ye ar or 290 pounds per da y. (iii) Ne w " m a j or stationar y sour ces " with in a moder a te car bon monoxi de nonattai n ment area shall offset the ne w c a rbon monoxide e m is s i ons at a rati o of 1 to 1, i f the car bon monoxi de e m is si ons e x c eed eit h er 100 tons per year or 700 pounds per da y. (iv) "Stati onary s ourc e s" within a m o der a t e carbon monoxide nonat t ainme n t are a undergoing " m a j or modi fic a tions" shall offset the enti re c a rbon monoxi de

em issions increase at a ratio of 1 to 1, if such increase exceeds either 100

tons per year or 700 pounds per da y. (v) For a ny ot her nonatt ai nment ar ea, deter m i n ati ons on whe t her e m is sion offset s provi d e a posi tive net air quali ty benefit shall be made i n accor d ance with th e gui delines conta i ne d in 40 CFR P a rt 51, A p pe ndi x S (as i n e ffect on July 1, 2002)

. (c) If th e offset s are pr ovi de d by another "sta tionar y s ourc e ," th e r e ductions i n e m i ssi ons f r om that "stationary sour ce" must be federall y enfo rceable by the time the air disc har g e pe r m it for the ne w or modi fie d "s tationary so u r ce" b e com e s effectiv e. A n

em ission reduction credit is s u ed under S W CAA 400-131 may be use d to sa tis f y

some or all of the offset r e quir e me nts of th is subse c tion. (6) Nonc ompli a nce with a n y e m is sion l i m it , te st re quire me nt , r e porti ng re quire m e n t or other requi re me nt ide n ti fie d in a r e gulat o ry order i ssue d pur suant to this se ction shall be considered a violat io n of this section. (7) If the proposed "new sour ce" is a " m aj or stat i onar y sour ce" or th e propos ed modi fi cation is a

" m a j or modi fic a tion," th e owner or oper a tor s h a ll de monstr a t e that all "major stationary

sour ces" owned or opera t ed by such pers on (or by a n y enti ty contr o lli ng, contr o lle d by, or under common control of such per s on) in Washington ar e in compli anc e , or on a s c he dule for compliance, wit h all applicabl e em i ssi on limitations and standa r d s under the Federa l Clea n Ai r Act, i n cl udi ng all rules cont aine d i n th e Wa shi ngt on SI P. (8) If the proposed "new sour ce" is a " m aj or stat i onar y sour ce" or th e propos ed modi fi cation is a

" m a j or modi fic a tion" for the pur poses of the PSD progra m de s c ribe d i n WAC 173-400-141, it shall meet the requirements of that progra m for all air conta minants for which the area has

not be en de si gnat e d nonat t ainme n t. (9) If t h e pr oposed " n ew source" or modi ficat i on wi ll e m it any toxic a i r pollutants regulated under Cha p t e r 173- 460 WA C, it shal l meet all applicable requirem e nts of th at chapter

. (10) If th e pr opos ed "ne w source" is a " m a j or st ati o nar y source ," or the pr opose d modi ficati on is a " m aj or modi ficati o n," a s thos e ter m s are de fi ned in SWCAA 400- 030(59)(b) and (60) (b),

43it shall meet the speci al prot e c tion re quire me nt s fo r federal Class I areas found i nWAC 173-400- 117.

44AMENDATORY SECTION ( A me nding WSR 03-21045 fil e d 10/9/03, eff e ctive 11/9/03)

SWCAA 400-113 Requirements fo r New Sources in Attainment or Nonclassi fiable Areas

[Statu tory A uth ority : Chap ter 7 0

. 9 4. 14 1 R C W

. O r igin al B o ard ado p t i o n 12/ 17 /6 8 ( R egu l ati o n 1 Sec 3) ; Am ended by Board 12/ 18 /7 9; Am ended by Board 8 / 1 8 / 8 1 ;

Am ended by Board 3/ 20/ 84 ; Ren u m b ered from 400-1 10 93- 21- 00 4 file d 10 /7 /9 3, effect ive 1 1 / 8 / 9 3 ; 95- 17- 08 4 file d 8/ 21 /9 5, effect iv e 9 / 2 1 / 9 5 ; 96- 21- 09 9 file d 10 /2 1/ 96,

effectiv e 11 /2 1/ 96; 99 -07-0 28 f ile d 3/ 10 /9 9, effective 4 / 1 1 / 9 9 ; 01- 05-0 5 6 file d 2/ 15 /0 1, effectiv e 3/ 18 /0 1; 0 3

- 21-0 4 5 file d 10 / 9 / 0 3

, effectiv e 11 /9 /0 3]

For th e pur poses of th is section, " m a j or modi fica tio n," " m aj or stationar y sour ce," "ne t e m i ssi ons increa se ," and "signi fic a nt," shall ha ve the sa me me ani ng a s the de fi niti ons found i n SWCAA 400- 030, subse c ti ons (60)( b ), (61)( b ), (71) (b) a n d ( 1 07) ( b) r e specti v ely.

An a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t applicati o n to establish a "new source" , i n stall or repl ace an “emission unit” or make a modi fi cat ion to a " s tat i onar y s ourc e " in an ar ea that is in atta inment or unclassi fi abl e for a n y air cont a m ina n t the pr opos ed " n e w source" w o u l d em it, an d th a t is ina t ta inm e n t or uncl a ssi fi abl e for oz one if t h e pr opos ed ne w or modi fi ed "st a tionary s o urce" would e m it VOC o r NO x , shall result in the issuance of an air disc har g e per m it or other re gulat ory order, whi c h contai ns such conditi ons as are r easonably necessary t o assure the mai n tenance of compliance with th i s section. The air discharge permit or other regu latory order shall not be issued until the "new

sour ce" , “ e mission unit ” or modi fi cati on meets th e foll owing r e quire me nt s: (1) The proposed "new source" , “e mi ssion uni t” or m o dif i cation shall comply with all appli cabl e New Source Perfor m a n ce Sta ndar d s , National Emi s sion Sta n dar d s for Ha zar dous Air Pollutants, National Emissi on Standards for Hazardous Air Poll utant s for s ourc e categorie s, e m i ssi on st a ndar d s a d opted unde r Chapte r 70.94 RCW a nd the appl icable

e m i ssi on sta ndar d s of the Age n cy. (2) The propos e d "ne w source" or modifi catio n sha ll e m ploy BACT for all pollut a nts not previ o usly e m itt ed or whos e e m is sions would i n crease as a r e sult of the "ne w s ourc e " or

m o dif i cation. (3) All o wabl e e m issions fr om th e pr oposed "new source" , “e mis s i on unit” or modi fi cation shall not delay the attainment date for an area not in attainment nor c a us e or contri but e t o a violat ion of any a m bi ent air qualit y st andard. This requirement will be met if the projected i m pact of th e allowable em i ssi ons fr om the pr opose d "ne w s ource" or the projected im pact of

the increase in allowable emissions f r om th e pr opose d modi fic a tion at any loca tion within a nonattai n me nt or ma i n tenanc e pla n area does not exceed t h e foll owing im p a c t levels for the poll u ta nt (s) for which the are a has bee ndesi gna ted nonatta inme nt or mai n tenanc e:

Annual 24- Hour 8- Hour 3- Hour 1- Hour Poll uta n t Av era g e Av era g e Av era g e Av era g e Av era g e CO - - 0.5 mg/ m 3

- 2 mg/ m 3

SO 2 1.0 μ g/ m 3 5 μ g/ m 3

- 25 μ g/ m 3 30 μ g/ m 3

PM 10 1.0 μ g/ m 3 5 μ g/ m 3

- - - NO 2 1.0 μ g/ m 3

- - - -

If the pr oject ed i m pact of the pr oposed "new s our ce" or modi fication exceeds an appli c abl e value from th e tabl e above, th e owne r or operat or shall pr ovide (( An )) offsetting emissi on reduction s (( ma y be use d to sati s f y some or all of the re qui r e ments of this subsecti o n. )) suffici e nt t o reduce the proje c ted i m pact t o below the allowable im pact level. For a

propos ed “new source ” or modi fic a ti on wit h a pr ojecte d i m pa ct w i th in a

m a in ten a nc e a r e a , this offset r e quire me nt may be me t in whole

, or i n part, by a n allocat ion fr om an i n dustrial growth allowa nce

. Emi ssion offsets and grow th allowance allocati o ns used to satisfy the requi re me nts of thi s s ecti on shall c o mply with the provisi ons of SWCAA 400-111( 5).

45(4) If the proposed "new sour ce" is a " m aj or stat i onar y sour ce" or th e propos ed modi fi cation is a

" m a j or modi fic a tion", it sh all meet all applic able require m e n t s of WAC 173-400-( ( 141 )) 700 through 173-400-750

. (5) If th e proposed "new source" or the prop osed modif i cation will em it a ny t o xic air pollut a nts regul ate d under Cha p ter 173-460 WAC, it shall m e et all applic able requiremen ts of that chapter. (6) If th e pr oposed "new source" is a " m ajor stat i o nar y source ," or the pr opose d modi ficati on is a " m aj or modi ficati o n," i t sha ll meet the special protecti on re quirements f o r f e deral Class I areas found i n WAC 173- 400-117. (7) Nonc ompli a nce with a n y e m is sion l i m it , te st re quire me nt , r e porti ng re quire m e n t or other requi re me nt ide n ti fie d in a r e gulat o ry order i ssue d pur suant to this s ection shall be considered a violat io n of this section.

46SWCAA 400- 114 Re qui rement s for Repl acement or Substa n t ia l A l te r a tion o f E m iss i on C o n t r o l Te ch no lo gy at a n Existi ng Statio na ry So urc e

[Statu tory A uthor ity : Chap ter 70. 94. 1 41 R C W

, and 70. 9 4

. 1 53 R C W

. O r iginal B o ard ado pti on 12 /1 7/ 68 (R egul ati on 1 Sec 3) ; A m ended by Board 1 2 / 18/ 79 ; Am ended
by Board 8/18 /8 1; A m ended by Board 3/2 0/8 4, Renum bered fro m 400-11 0; 9 3 -2 1-0 0 4 file d 10 /7/ 93, effect i v e 11 /8 /9 3; 9 5 -1 7-0 8 4 file d 8/ 21/ 95, effect i v e 9/ 21 /9 5; 9 6 -2 1

-
09 9 file d 10 /2 1/ 96, effective 11 /2 1/ 96; 01- 0 5 -05 6 fil e d 2 / 1 5 / 01, effective 3/ 18/ 0 1; 0 3 -2 1-04 5 fil e d 1 0 / 9 / 03, effecti v e 11 /9 /0 3 ]

(1) Any person proposi ng t o repl ace or substa nt iall y alter th e em i ssi on control technology installed on an existing "sta ti onar y source" or e m i ssi on unit shall file an a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t appli cation wit h t h e Age n cy a nd s h all be s ubje c t to the revie w pr oc ess of SWC A A 400-110. If the replace ment or substantial alteration meet s the de finiti on of "ne w source " or

" m odi fi cati o n" th en the " n ew source" em i ssi ons st andards of SWCAA 400- 111, 400-112 or 400-113 s h al l appl y. I f th e repla c e m e n t or s u bsta ntial alteration does not meet the def i nition of "new s ourc e " or modi fi cation then RACT or other require m ents shall appl y. Replacement or substantial al teration of control technol ogy does not in cl ude r o utine mai n te nance , re pair or pa rts re plac e m ent. (2) For pr oje c ts not other w is e re vie w a b le under SWC A A 400-110, th e Age n cy may: (a) Require that the owner or operator employ RACT fo r the aff e cted emission unit; (b) Prescribe r easonable operati on an d maint e na nce c o nditi ons for the cont rol equi pme n t; a nd (c) Prescribe other re quir e me nts authori z e d by Cha p ter 70.94 RC W. (3) W i thin thirty calendar days of receipt of an a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t application under this section the Agency shall either notify the applicant in wri ting that the application is complete or notif y the appl icant in writing of all additional inf o rm ation necessary to

c o m p le te th e a p p l ic a t io n. W i th in thirty calendar days of rece ipt of a complete application under t h is section, t h e Agency shall eith er issue an air discha rge per m it or a propos ed RACT deter m i n ati o n for th e pr opos ed pr ojec t. (4) Constr ucti on shall not comme n ce on a project subject to revi e w under th is secti on until the Agenc y i ssues a final ai r dis c har g e per m it or other r e gulatory order

. Howeve r, any a i r d i s c h a r g e p e r m i t applic ation fil e d under thi s s ection sha l l be dee m e d to be appr ove d without conditions if the Agency takes no action wi thin thirty days of receipt of a complete appli cati o n. The Agency m a y request clari f ic ation of information submitted in support of the applicati on after the application has b een deter m i n ed to be compl e te. (5 ) A n a i r d i sc ha rg e p e rm it to re plac e or substa ntia ll y alte r e m i s sion contr o l technol ogy s h all become invalid if construction i s not commenced wit h in ei ght een months fr om the dat e of issua n c e , i f construction is disc onti n ued for a period of ei ghtee nmont hs or mor e , or i f construction is not completed within a reas onable time. The Ag ency m a y ext e nd the eight een- m onth pe riod upon a s a tis fa ctory de monstr ation that an ext e nsi o n is justi f ie d. Thi s provisi on does not a ppl y to the ti me period bet w ee n construction of the appr ove d phases of a pha sed c o nstruction project; e ach phas e must commence constr ucti on w i thin eighteen

months of th e proj ecte d and a p proved c o mme n cem e n t d a te . Th e Ag en cy m a y s p ec if y an earlier dat e for c o mme n c e m ent of c o nstructi on in a nair di sc har g e per m it

. (6) Nonc ompli a nce with a n y e m is sion l i m it , te st re quire me nt , r e porti ng re quire m e n t or other requi re me nt ide n ti fie d in a r e gulat o ry order i ssue d pur suant to this s ection shall be considered a violat io n of this section.

47SWCAA 400-116 Mainte nance of Equipment

[Statu tory A uthori t y : Chap ter 70. 9 4

. 1 5 2 (7) RCW

, and 70. 94. 1 55 RCW

. O r iginal Board adopt io n 96- 21- 09 9 filed 1 0 / 2 1 / 9 6

, effecti v e 11/ 2 1/9 6; 0 1 -0 5-0 57 file d 2/ 15 /0 1,

effectiv e 3/ 18 /0 1; 0 3

- 21-0 4 5 file d 10 /9 /0 3, effecti v e 11 /9 /0 3 ]

(1) P r ocess eq uip m en t. Any pr oc ess equi pme n t, i n cludin g fea t ures , mac h i n es , and de vice s constituting parts of or called for by plans, sp ecifications, or other inf o rmation submitted f o r appr oval or r e quir e d as part of an a p proval s h all be maintained and op erate in good working order

. The Agency reserves the right to ta ke a ny and all a ppr opri a te a c tion t o mai n tain compliance with approval cond itions, including directing the f acility to cease operations of def ective or malfunctioni ng equipment until corrective action can be completed. (2) Poll uti o n c o ntr o l equi pment

. Any equi pment that ser v es as air contaminant cont rol or captu re equi pment shall be mai n tai n ed and oper ate in good wo rking order at all times in

accor d ance with good operati o ns and maint e nan ce practices and i naccor d ance with Agenc y approval conditions. The Agency reserves the right to take a ny and all approp riate action to mai n tai n compliance wi th approval condi tions, including directi ng th e facili ty to cease
oper a tions of de fecti v e or ma l f unctioni ng equipment unt il corr ecti v e acti on can be compl e ted. (3) Oper atio n and Mai n t e na nce pla n s
. The Age n cy ma y re quire th at an Operati o ns and Mainte na nce (O&M) pla n be deve loped and i m pl e m e n te d for e ach e m i ssion unit or piec e of

contr o l or c a ptur e e qui pme n t i norder to as sur e continuous comp lia nce with approval conditions. A copy of the plan shall be available for site insp ections. The plan shall ref l ect good indust r ial practic e and s h all inc l ude period ic inspection of all equipment and control apparatus, monit o ring and rec o r d i ng of eq uipme n t and contr o l appar a tus pe r f or ma nce , prompt re pa ir of a ny de fe ctive equi pment or c o ntrol appara tus, pr oce d ures for start up, shut down a n d nor m al operation, and a rec o rd of a ll acti ons re quire d by the pla n . The plan shall be re vi ewe d by the "sour ce" at least annuall y and upda t e d to r e flect any c h a n ge s in good i n dustr i al pra c tice s . The O&M pla ns h a ll be a v aila ble at or nea r th e e qui pme n t i t appli e s to so as to assist oper a tions a nd main tenance personnel in assuring good operations and maintenance practices as well as the abilit y to log and record equipment performance

para me ters . As a mi ni mu m, th e O&M plan s h a ll c ontai n eac h of the para meters re quir e d t o be monit o re d, logge d or recor d ed a s provide d i nt h e applica b l e air di schar g e per m it

. (4) Nonc ompli a nce with any e m issi on li m i t

, test r e quir e me nt, reporti ng or rec o rdke epin g requi re me nt or other r e quir e me nt identi fied in applicable regulato ry orders shall be considered a violat io n of this section.

SWCAA 400-190 Requirements for Nonattainment Areas

[Statu tory A uthor ity : Chap ter 70. 94. 1 41 R C W

. O r iginal B o ard A dop tio n 9 3 -2 1-0 05 f iled 10 /7 /9 3, effecti v e 11/ 8/ 93 ; 0 1 -0 5-0 57 f i l ed 2/ 15 /0 1, effecti v e 3/1 8/ 01 ; 0 3 -2 1-

04 5 file d 10 /9 /0 3, effecti v e 11 /9 /0 3 ]

The de vel o pme n t of spe c ific re quir e me nts for nona ttai n ment areas shall i n clude consultation with local governm e nt in the area and shall include public in volvem ent per SW CAA 400-171.
Re quir e ment s for ne w or modi fie d "stati onar y sources" i nnonat t ainmen t ar eas are found i n SWCAA 400-110 and SWCAA 400- 112.

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