Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 164 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS › Section 096-164-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms, as used in this Chapter, have the
				  following meanings:
A.
Authorized Official.
"Authorized Official" means any duly
				authorized person given permission by an owner/operator to conduct business
				with the Department on their behalf.
B.
Facility.
"Facility" means
				the aggregate of all the non-temporary pollutant-emitting activities which are
				located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties and are under the
				control of the same person (or persons under common control).
C.
Concrete Batch Pant.
"Concrete Batch Plant (CBP)" means a facility manufacturing concrete
				from any combination of cement, cement supplement, fine aggregate, coarse
				aggregate and water. The CBP includes associated aggregate bins, weigh hoppers
				and cement storage silos.
D.
Operator.
"Operator" means any person has direct control or
				supervision over a regulated source (Concrete Batch Plant and/or power plant
				engine and/or boiler or hot water heater) and who has a registered agreement to
				operate such equipment in accordance with the conditions of this regulation.
				The operator may also be the owner of the equipment.
E.
Owner.
"Owner" means any
				person who legally owns a regulated source (Concrete Batch Plant, and/or power
				plant engine and/or boiler or hot water heater) and who receives a General
				Permit for that regulated source under the terms of this regulation. The owner
				may also be the operator of the equipment.
F.
Performance Test.
"Performance Test" means a certified visible emissions observation performed
				per EPA Method 9. The duration of the Method 9 observation shall be 30 minutes
				(five 6-minute averages). Compliance with the applicable fugitive emission
				limits shall be based on an average of the five 6-minute averages.
G.
Portable Non-Road Engine.
"Portable Non-Road Engine" means an internal combustion engine which is
				portable or transportable, meaning designed to be and capable of being carried
				or moved from one location to another. Indicia of transportability include, but
				are not limited to, wheels, skids, carrying handles, dolly, trailer, or
				platform. This definition does NOT include engines which remain or will remain
				at a location for more than 12 consecutive months or a shorter period of time
				for an engine located at a seasonal source. A location is any single site at a
				building, structure, facility, or installation. Any engine that replaces an
				engine at a location and that is intended to perform the same or similar
				function as the engine replaced will be included in calculating the consecutive
				time period.
An engine located at a seasonal source is an engine that
				  remains at a seasonal source during the full annual operating period of the
				  seasonal source. A seasonal source is a stationary source that remains in a
				  single location on a permanent basis (i.e., at least two years) and that
				  operates at that single location approximately three months (or more) each
				  year.
H.
Portable
				Plant.
"Portable Plant" means any Concrete Batch Plant that is mounted
				on any chassis or skids and may be moved by the application of a lifting or
				pulling force.
I.
Power
				Plant Engine.
"Power Plant Engine" means any internal combustion engine
				whose function is to power a concrete batch plant including gen-sets, direct
				drive engines, and engines used to power hydraulic drives.
J.
Safe Access.
"Safe Access"
				means reasonable access to the regulated facility which complies with safety
				requirements of all local, state, or federal regulating authorities as well as
				the written safety standard operating procedures for that facility.
K.
Stationary Plant.
"Stationary
				Plant" means any Concrete Batch Plant that cannot meet the definition of
				"Portable Plant."
L.
Temporary Equipment.
"Temporary Equipment" means any
				pollutant-emitting equipment or devices which are operated at a particular site
				for less than four (4) consecutive weeks in a calendar year.