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NCDENR - Division of Air Quality - Text version of sec2600.pdf
15A NCAC 02D .2601
SECTION .2600 - SOURCE TESTING PURPOSE AND SCOPE
(a) The purpose of this Section is to assure consistent application of testing methods and methodologies to demonstrate compliance with emission standards. (b) This Section shall apply to all air pollution sources. (c) Emission compliance testing shall be by the procedures of this Section, except as may be otherwise required in Rules .0524, .0912, .1110, .1111, or .1415 of this Subchapter. (d) The Director may approve using test methods other than those specified in this Section under Paragraph (i) of Rule .2602 of this Section.
15A NCAC 02D .2603 TESTING PROTOCOL
(a) Testing protocols shall include:
an introduction explaining the purpose of the proposed test, including identification of the regulations and permit requirements for which compliance is being demonstrated and the allowable emission limits; a description of the facility and the source to be tested; a description of the test procedures (sampling equipment, analytical procedures, sampling locations, reporting and data reduction requirements, and internal quality assurance and quality control activities); any modifications made to the test methods referenced in the protocol; and a description of how production or process data will be documented during testing.
(b) The tester shall not deviate from the protocol unless the tester documents the deviation.
15A NCAC 02D .2604 NUMBER OF TEST POINTS
(a) Method 1 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to select a suitable site and the appropriate number of test points for the following situations:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) particulate testing, volatile organic compounds, velocity and volume flow rate measurements, testing for acid mist or other pollutants that occur in liquid droplet form, any sampling for which velocity and volume flow rate measurements are necessary for computing final test results, or any sampling that specifies isokinetic sampling.
(b) Method 1 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used as written with the following clarifications:
Testing installations with multiple breechings may be accomplished by testing the discharge stack(s) to which the multiple breechings exhaust. If the multiple breechings are individually tested, then Method 1 shall be applied to each breeching individually. If test ports in a duct are less than two diameters downstream from any disturbance (fan, elbow, change in diameter, or any other physical feature that may disturb the gas flow) or less than one-half diameter upstream from any disturbance, the acceptability of the test location shall be determined by the Director before the test and after his review of technical and economic factors. Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.66; 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. June 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 02D .2605 VELOCITY AND VOLUME FLOW RATE
Method 2 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method in which velocity and volume flow rate measurements are required.
15A NCAC 02D .2606 MOLECULAR WEIGHT
(a) With the exceptions allowed under Paragraph (b), Method 3 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method when necessary to determine the molecular weight of the gas being sampled by determining the fraction of carbon dioxide, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen. (b) The grab sample technique may be substituted using instruments such as Bacharach FyriteTM with the following restrictions:
Instruments such as the Bacharach FyriteTM may only be used for the measurement of carbon dioxide. Repeated samples shall be taken during the emission test run to account for variations in the carbon dioxide concentration. At least four samples shall be taken during a one-hour test run, but as many as necessary shall be taken to produce a reliable average. The total concentration of gases other than carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen shall be less than one percent. Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.66; 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. June 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 02D .2607 DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT
Method 4 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method requiring determination of gas moisture content.
15A NCAC 02D .2608 NUMBER OF RUNS AND COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION
Each test (excluding fuel samples) shall consist of three repetitions or runs of the applicable test method. For determining compliance with an applicable emission standard, the average of results of all repetitions applies. On a case-by-case basis, compliance may be determined using the arithmetic average of two run results if the Director determines that an unavoidable and unforeseeable event happened beyond the owner's or operator's or tester's control and that a third run could be not be completed.
(a) With the exception allowed under Paragraph (b) of this Rule, Method 5 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 and Method 202 of Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 shall be used to demonstrate compliance with particulate emission standards. The owner or operator may request an exemption from using Method 202 and the Director shall approve the exemption if the Director determines that the demonstration compliance with an applicable emission standard is unlikely to change with or without the Method 202 results included. (b) Method 17 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 may be used instead of Method 5 if:
(1) (2) (3) The stack gas temperature does not exceed 320� F, Particulate matter concentrations are known to be independent of temperature over the normal range of temperatures characteristic of emissions from a specified source category, and The stack does not contain liquid droplets or is not saturated with water vapor.
If the soot blowing periods are expected to represent less than 50 percent of the total particulate emissions, only one of the test runs shall include a soot blowing cycle. If the soot blowing periods are expected to represent more than 50 percent of the total particulate emissions then two of the test runs shall each include a soot blowing cycle. Under no circumstances shall all three test runs include soot blowing. The average emission rate of particulate matter is calculated by the equation:
EAVG = S(ES){(A+B)/AR} + EN{((R-S)/R) - (BS/AR)} EAVG equals the average emission rate in pounds per million Btu for daily operating time. ES equals the average emission rate in pounds per million Btu of sample(s) containing soot blowing. EN equals the average emission rate in pounds per million Btu of sample(s) with no soot blowing. A equals hours of soot blowing during sample(s). B equals hours without soot blowing during sample(s) containing soot blowing. R equals average hours of operation per 24 hours. S equals average hours of soot blowing per 24 hours.
The Director may approve an alternate method of prorating the emission rate during soot blowing if the owner or operator of the source demonstrates that changes in boiler load or stack flow occur during soot blowing that are not representative of normal soot blowing operations. (d) Unless otherwise specified by an applicable rule or federal subpart, the minimum time per test point for particulate testing shall be two minutes, and the minimum time per test run shall be one hour. (e) Unless otherwise specified by an applicable rule or federal subpart, the sample gas drawn during each test run shall be at least 30 cubic feet. (f) Method 201 or Method 201A in combination with Method 202 of Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 shall be used to determine compliance with PM10 emission standards. If the exhaust gas contains entrained moisture droplets, Method 5 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 in combination with Method 202 of Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 51 shall be used to determine PM10 emission compliance.
15A NCAC 02D .2610 OPACITY
(a) Method 9 of Appendix A of 40 CFR 60 shall be used to show compliance with opacity standards when opacity is determined by visual observation. (b) Method 22 Appendix A of 40 CFR 60 shall be used to determine compliance with opacity standards when such standards are based upon the frequency of fugitive emissions from stationary sources as specified in the applicable rule or by permit condition.
15A NCAC 02D .2612 NITROGEN OXIDE TESTING METHODS
(a) Combustion sources not required to use continuous emissions monitoring to demonstrate compliance with nitrogen oxide emission standards shall demonstrate compliance with nitrogen oxide emission standards using Method 7 or Method 7E of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60. (b) Method 20 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to demonstrate compliance with nitrogen oxide emissions standards for stationary gas turbines.
(a) The provisions of this Rule are applicable to any test method employed to determine the collection or control efficiency of any device or system designed, installed, and operated for the purpose of reducing volatile organic compound emissions. (b) The following procedures shall be used to determine efficiency:
The volatile organic compound containing material shall be sampled and analyzed using the procedures contained in this Section. Samples of the gas stream containing volatile organic compounds shall be taken simultaneously at the inlet and outlet of the emissions control device. The efficiency of the control device shall be expressed as the fraction of total combustible carbon content reduction achieved. The volatile organic compound mass emission rate shall be the sum of emissions from the control device and emissions not collected by the capture system.
(c) Capture efficiency performance of volatile organic compound emission control systems shall be determined using the EPA recommended capture efficiency protocols and test methods as described in the EPA document, EMTIC GD-035, "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency." (d) The EPA document, EMTIC GD-035, "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency" cited in this Rule is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments or editions. A copy of the referenced materials may be obtained free of charge via the Internet from the EPA TTN website at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd.html.
Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.68; 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. June 1, 2008.
The gasoline vapor leak detection procedure by combustible gas detector described in Appendix B of EPA-450/2-78-051 shall be used to determine leakage from gasoline truck tanks and vapor control systems. The leak detection procedure for bottom-loaded truck tanks by bag capture method described in Appendix C of EPA-450/2-78-051 shall be used to determine the leak tightness of truck tanks during bottom loading.
(1) (2) (3) 8.2.1.2 "Connect static electrical ground connections to tank." 8.2.1.3 "Attach test coupling to vapor return line." 16.0 No alternative procedure is applicable.
Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1), 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. June 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 02D .2616 FLUORIDES
The procedures for determining compliance with fluoride emissions standards shall be by using:
Method 13A or 13B of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 for sampling emissions from stacks; or Method 14 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 for sampling emissions from roof monitors not employing stacks or pollutant collection systems. Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.66; 143-215.107(a)(5); Eff. June 1, 2008.
15A NCAC 02D .2617 TOTAL REDUCED SULFUR
(a) Method 16 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 or Method 16A of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to show compliance with total reduced sulfur emission standards. (b) Method 15 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 may be used as an alternative method to determine total reduced sulfur emissions from tail gas control units of sulfur recovery plants, hydrogen sulfide in fuel gas for fuel gas combustion devices, and where specified in other applicable federal subparts.
15A NCAC 02D .2618 MERCURY
Method 101 or 102 of Appendix b of 40 CFR Part 61 shall be used to show compliance with mercury emission standards.
15A NCAC 02D .2619 ARSENIC, BERYLLIUM, CADMIUM, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
(a) Method 29 of 40 CFR Part 60 of Appendix A shall be used to show compliance for arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium metals emission standards. (b) SW 846 Method 3060 shall be used for the analysis to differentiate hexavalent from total chromium. The EPA publication SW-846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," cited in this Rule is hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments or editions. A copy of the EPA publication SW846, "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," may be obtained free of charge via the Internet from the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm.
15A NCAC 02D .2620 DIOXINS AND FURANS
Method 23 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to show compliance with polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans emission standards.
15A NCAC 02D .2621 DETERMINATION OF FUEL HEAT CONTENT USING F-FACTOR
(a) Emission rates for wood or fuel burning sources that are expressed in units of pounds per million BTU shall be determined by the "Oxygen Based F Factor Procedure" described in Section 5 of Method 19 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60. Other procedures described in Method 19 may be used if appropriate. To provide data of sufficient accuracy for use with the F-factor methods, an integrated (bag) sample shall be taken for the duration of each test run. For simultaneous testing of multiple ducts, there shall be a separate bag sample for each sampling train. The bag sample shall be analyzed with an Orsat analyzer by Method 3 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60. (The number of analyses and the tolerance between analyses are specified in Method 3.) The specifications stated in Method 3 for the construction and operation of the bag sampling apparatus shall be followed. (b) A continuous oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) monitor under Method 3E of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 may be used if the average of all values during the run are used to compute the average concentrations. (c) The Director may approve the use of alternative methods according to Rule .2602 of this Section if they meet the requirements of Method 3 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60.
Last Modified: Wed Oct 16 16:09:59 2013