.A . 1 ,Th e purpo se o f this r u l e is to reduce __ .. 

ma t t er p o llu tio n from wood burning applian ces . .:::::':,:_.> 

c . 

The provisio ns of this r u l e sha l l appl y at a l l •. 

e l evat ion s within the Feather River Air Quality ___ ________ _____ _ _.\:.:: 

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SEVERABILITY ·-.:::::<: 

,C. 1 I f a n y sectio n , s ub section , sent enc e , c l aus e , phrase, •· 

or portio n o f this r u l e is, £or any reason, held ------·,·-::_-, 

invalid, uncon s t itutio nal, o r une nforce abl e b y any 

cou rt of comp eten t j u risdi ction , such portion s h a l l be 

deemed as a separate, distinct , and independent 

provi sion , and such h o ldi n g shall no t aff ect t h e 

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D . EFFECTIVE DATE 

0 . 1 The p rov isions of t h is r ule shal l be effective on the 

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AE . 1 .EPl\ mean s the United States Environme ntal Pr otection _._.. 

Agency . 

E . 2 EPA - certified wood heating device means any wood or 

other solid - f ue l -burning appl i a n ce utilized fo r space 

o r wa t e r heating or coo k i n g o r aesthe tic p urp oses tha t 

i s ce r t ifi ed by t he U. S . En virofiffien tal Pr o tection 

Aqeacy (EPA+ as meeti ng - the p erforma n ce a n d emissi on 

standards as set f o rth i n Part 60 , 'fitle 40 , Subpar t 

func:n, Code ef Feder al Reqtllations T i tle 4 0 CFR Sectio n 60 

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requirelftents of no lftore tfian 5 . 5 q r alfts p e r h our 

p arti culat e lfta t t er Clfti s s i o n f e r e a t a l ] tie afl:d 8 . 5 

qralftS per hou r for nonea talyti c appliance s. 

Phase II appli ance s lftust lfte e t tfie elftissien 

r equirelftent s of RO !!lo re tha n 4 . 1 qralfts per hour 

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air-to- fuel r ati o greater than or equal to 35- to- 1 . 

Fi r epl aces instal led with a dedicated natu ral gas or 

propane connection u nder the Uniform Building Code 

Section 3707(n) and not con vertible to solid fuel 

appli ances are exempt from the requirements of this 

Rule . 

A. 3 ee..,.iee means any EP.", Phase I I 

\WOd heatinq device spec ifically desiqned t o 

an open to a wood 

heatinq d evice . 

AE . Oret;eft means any ·.wed he by 

the State of as meetinq the and 

emission set i n Sections 1 00 

1 90 of Chapter 340 , Division 21 , Oreqon Administra tiv e 

Rules. 

A. -5-4 Pellet-Fueled Weeel-Heater means any weee-heater that 

operat es on pellet •wed or other solid fuel and is 

either EPA certified or i s e xempt under EPA 

requirements as set forth i n Part Title 40 , 

Subpart A}',}', Code of Federal 40 CFR 

Section 6 0 .530 , February 26 , 1988 . 

AE . 6 Permanently Inoperable means modified in such a way 

that a device can no longer operat e as a wood 

heatinger device . 

AE . 7 Person means any person, firm, association, 

organi za t ion , partnership, business t r ust, corp oration, company contract or, supplier, inst aller, 

user, owner, state or l ocal governmental agency or 

public distr ict, o r any offi cer or employee ther eof. 

E . 8 Unseasoned Wood means wo od o f any species t hat has no t 

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shall be d e t ermi ned by ASTM t est method 04442- 92 , o r 

other method approved by the Air Pollution Contro l 

Officer. 

AE . -8-9 Solid Fuel means any fireplac e or omod 

heater that wood, coal , or an y other nongaseous 

or nonliquid fuels, or any similar devi ce b u r ning any 

solid as a h eater fo r aesthetic or space h eating in a private residence or 

comme rcial establi s hme nt, 11hieh has a h ea t l ess 

tha n one million British units p er 

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AE . -Htll Wood Cook Stove means any wood- burning appliance 

designed primarily f o r cooking f ood .. ith a separate 

e • cfl fer ceeking er baking "''fiicfi is centainee! ifl ane! 

is an integral part of tfie boe!y of tfie applianeeas 

desc ribed in the Code o f Feder a l Regula t ions (CFR) 

Section 60 . 531. 

Wood-Heating Device means a ny f irepla ce , woodburning heat er, or pe lle t-fueled heater, or simil ar 

enclosed, permanent l y installe d appliance capable of 

burning wood or other solid fuel and intended for 

space heating or aesth eti c purposes or domestic water 

heating , wh ich h as a heat input l ess than one million 

Briti sh the rma l uni ts p er hour . This t ent e!oes not 

inelue!e fireplaces er weee! eeek steves . 

BF , REQUIREMENTS 

BF . 1 All new and us ed wood-

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heati ng devi ces used for t he 

first time in existing buildings and those used i n all 

new resie!ential ane! coffif!lercial building projects 

construct ed aft e r t he effective adopti o n date of this 

rule within the boundaries of Feather River Air 

Quality Management District shall mee t emission and 

pe r formance r equir ements equivalent to EPA Phase II 

e!evices as set forth in Part 60 , Title 40 , Subpart fu%' 

Cee!e of Fede ral Regul a t ions, February 26 , 1988in 

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person shall cause or allo•v mat:erials to be burnee! 

in a fireplace or 1;eee! heating eie'> ice such that the 

discharge of air contaminants >wule! cause a public 

nuisance, pursuant to Sect:ion 41700 of the Calif ornia 

Health ane! Safetj· Coe!e. 

No person shall sell, offer for sale, supply , 

install, or tran sfer a new o r used wood heati ng device 

un l ess i t meets one of the following cri teria: 

a. It is cert ified by the EP., as meeting the 

perforl!lance ane! emi ssi on standards as set: forth 

in Part 60 , Title 40, Subpart fu%' Coe!e e f Fee!eral 

Regulations , Februar1 26 , 1988 an EPA certified 

wood heat ing device, or it is cert:ified bj t:he 

Oregon Dcpartl!lent of Eflvironmcnt a l Quality as 

meeting the performance ane! emission standare!s 

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exempted f r om EPA cert ifica tion in Ti tle 40 CFR 

Se c t ion 60 . 530 . 

c . It is a pellet-fueled weecl-heater. 

d . I t has been rendered permanently i noperable as 

determined by the Air Pollution Control Officer. 

I t has been determined to meet the, particul ate-matter.-:....-··· F..::on.;.;t:;.: 

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particulate- matter emissi on f or cat a l yti c and 7 .5 

grams per hou r for non catalytic appliances, and is 

app roved in writing by the Air Pollution Con trol 

Officer . 

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existin g wood heat i ng device whi ch is permanently ·-.. _0;;. .5-.. 

installed in a structure which is bei ng offered for 

sale. 

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advisory through local communications media to 

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unce rtified sol id fuel a ppliafieeswo od heat i ng devices 

whenever conditions within the District are projected 

t o cause a ffibi ent air EJuality c oncen trations of 

inhalabl e pa rticulate ffiatter (PMlO) tha t exceed 60 

per cubic ffiCt e ran e x ceedence o f a State or 

National. Ambient Air Quality 

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limited to: allow, r educe, curt a il, limits on 

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G. PROHIBITIONS 

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i n a fireplace o r wood heat i ng device such that t h e 

discharge of air c ontaminants would caus e a public 

nui sanc e , pursuant to Section 41700 of the Ca lif o r nia 

Health and Safety Code . 

G. 2 No person shall cause or allow any of the fol lowing 

mater ials to be burned in a wood h eating device : 

a . Prohibited Materi als as described in District 

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b . Unseasoned wood . 

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G • SNFORGEaiEN'P 

C . 1 Noncompliance >vith any part of this Rt1le shall be 

co n sidered to be a violat ion of a District r egulation 

and sub j eet t h e violator to a civil penalty of up to 

one thousand dollars (61,000 ) per day in which a 

violation occurs (Health and Safety Code Section 

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C. 2 Afly p e rson >tho neg ligently efflits afl a i r eontamiRant in 

vielatioR of this Rule shall be liable fer a ei'.·il 

peRalt y of up to fifte en thou s and d olla rs (Sl 5 1 000 ) per day i n which a viol ation occurs (Health and Safety 

Code section 42402.1 ) . 

D . SFFSC'PIW DATB 

D. 1 This Rule shall become effective J une 3, 1996 . 

B . APPLIGABILI'PY 

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The pro, i s ions of t his r u le s ha l l apply at all 

elevations •··ithin the Feather River Air Quality 

Management District.