Continuous emissions monitoring
  7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of sulphur dioxide from a petroleum facility shall ensure that for each piece of acid gas combustion equipment at the facility, a continuous emissions monitoring system that meets the requirements set out in subsection (3) is installed and operated in accordance with a plan referred to in subsection (4) that, in the opinion of the Director, would accurately measure or predict the amount of sulphur dioxide discharged from each piece of acid gas combustion equipment. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (1) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (2) The continuous emissions monitoring system referred to in subsection (1) must be, (a) installed no later than January 1, 2022; and (b) operated no later than July 1, 2022. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (2) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (3) The following requirements must be met with respect to the continuous emissions monitoring system referred to in subsection (1): 1. If the amount of sulphur dioxide discharged from the acid gas combustion equipment can be measured, the continuous emissions monitoring system installed must measure the amount discharged. 2. If the amount of sulphur dioxide discharged from the acid gas combustion equipment cannot be measured, the continuous emissions monitoring system installed must measure parameters that predict the amount of sulphur dioxide discharged. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (3) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (4) On or before January 1, 2020, a person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of sulphur dioxide from the petroleum facility referred to in subsection (1) shall submit a plan to the Director titled “Acid Gas Combustion Equipment Continuous Emissions Monitoring Plan” that sets out the following information for each piece of acid gas combustion equipment at the facility: 1. The actions required to be taken, and the frequency with which they are required to be taken, to ensure proper functioning of the acid gas combustion equipment’s continuous emissions monitoring system, including, i. inspecting the monitoring system and performing preventative maintenance, ii. performing equipment calibration on the monitoring system, iii. performing data validation, iv. ensuring visual and audible alarms function to notify staff at the facility if a set level has been exceeded, v. auditing the accuracy of measurements, and vi. training staff at the facility on the use and maintenance of the monitoring system. 2. If the acid gas combustion equipment’s continuous emissions monitoring system will measure the amount of sulphur dioxide discharged from the equipment, the following information: i. The method to be used to continuously measure and record the discharge of sulphur dioxide, including how often the measurements will be taken and recorded. ii. The locations at which the discharge of sulphur dioxide will be measured. iii. The parameters that the monitoring system will measure, including the flow rate of and the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the gas being discharged from the acid gas combustion equipment. 3. If the acid gas combustion equipment’s continuous emissions monitoring system will measure parameters that predict the amount of sulphur dioxide, the following information: i. A description of the stream of acid gas being sent to the acid gas combustion equipment. ii. The method to be used to continuously measure and record the composition and flow rate of the stream of acid gas being sent to the acid gas combustion equipment, including how often the measurements will be taken and recorded. iii. The locations at which the stream of acid gas being sent to the equipment will be measured. iv. The parameters that the monitoring system will measure, including the following: A. The concentration of total reduced sulphur, hydrogen sulphide and oxygen in the stream of acid gas being sent to the acid gas combustion equipment. B. The flow rate of the stream of acid gas being sent to the acid gas combustion equipment. C. The temperature of the combustion zone. v. The method of calculating the following information from the parameters measured by the monitoring system, including any assumptions used in the calculations: A. The amount of sulphur dioxide discharged from the acid gas combustion equipment. B. The rate of emission of sulphur dioxide from the acid gas combustion equipment on at least an hourly basis when sulphur dioxide is being discharged. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (4) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (5) The method referred to in subparagraph 3 v of subsection (4) must assume a combustion efficiency of a flare of 98 per cent. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (5) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (6) If, after January 1, 2020, an existing piece of acid gas combustion equipment is modified or a new piece of acid gas combustion equipment is constructed at the petroleum facility referred to in subsection (1), the person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of sulphur dioxide from the facility shall update and resubmit the plan under subsection (4) before the modified or new equipment is operated. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (6) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (7) The plan required under subsection (4) must be dated, signed and sealed by a licensed engineering practitioner and must set out the practitioner’s name and licence number. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (7) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (1)) (8) The person referred to in subsection (1) shall, following each measurement required by this section, calculate the total amount of sulphur dioxide discharged in the preceding 24-hour period from all acid gas combustion equipment at the facility when the sulphur recovery unit failed to operate in a normal manner. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (8) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (2)) (8) If a sulphur recovery unit fails to operate in a normal manner, a person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of sulphur dioxide from a petroleum facility shall, no later than one hour after the failure began and in each hour the failure continues, calculate the total amount of sulphur dioxide discharged in the preceding 24-hour period from all acid gas combustion equipment at the facility when the sulphur recovery unit failed to operate in a normal manner using the measurements required under section 22 of Ontario Regulation 88/22 (Air Pollution - Discharge of Sulphur Dioxide From Petroleum Facilities). O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (2). Note: On January 1, 2027, subsection 7 (8) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (3)) (9) The person referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure that the amount of sulphur dioxide calculated in accordance with subsection (8) is made available for examination by any person without charge, Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (9) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (1)” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “subsection (8)”. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (4)) Note: On January 1, 2027, subsection 7 (9) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following: (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (5)) (9) A person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of sulphur dioxide from a petroleum facility shall ensure that the amount of sulphur dioxide calculated in accordance with subsection (8), as it read immediately before it was revoked, is made available for examination by any person without charge, (a) by posting it on a website of the facility, within 60 days of the amount being measured or calculated, as the case may be, for a period of five years following the day the amount was posted; and (b) by making it available during regular business hours at the facility to which the amount relates. (10) The amounts referred to in subsection (9) may be presented in ranges, by increments of 225 kilograms. (11) The person referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure that a record of the following information is kept at the facility to which the record relates for a period of five years following the day on which is was created: 1. With respect to the measurements referred to in subparagraph 2 i of subsection (4) and the calculations and measured parameters referred to in subparagraph 3 v of subsection (4), a record of each measurement and calculation, including the date of the measurement or calculation and the amount measured or calculated. 2. Each action referred to under paragraph 1 of subsection (4), including the time and date the action was taken. Note: On July 1, 2024, subsection 7 (11) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (6)) (11) The person referred to in subsection (8) shall ensure that a record of the following information is kept at the facility to which the record relates for a period of five years following the day on which it was created: Note: On January 1, 2027, subsection 7 (11) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (8)” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “subsection (8), as it read immediately before it was revoked,”. (See: O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (7)) 1. With respect to the measurements referred to in subparagraph 2 i of subsection (4) and the calculations and measured parameters referred to in subparagraph 3 v of subsection (4), as those provisions read immediately before they were revoked, a record of each measurement and calculation, including the date of the measurement or calculation and the amount measured or calculated. 2. Each action referred to under paragraph 1 of subsection (4), as that paragraph read immediately before it was revoked, including the time and date the action was taken. O. Reg. 89/22, s. 7 (6).