Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 7.00 - Air Pollution Control › Section 7.05 - U Fuels All Districts

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Sulfur Content of Fuels
. (except natural gas)
(a)
Maximum Sulfur Content of
			 Fuel
.
1. No person owning,
			 leasing or controlling the operation of a fossil fuel utilization facility
			 shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning therein of any liquid fossil
			 fuel having a sulfur content in excess of that listed in 310 CMR 7.05(1)(a)1.:
Table 1
and in accordance with the timelines listed in 310 CMR
			 7.05(1)(a)1.:
Table 1
, and/or of any solid fossil fuel having
			 a sulfur content in excess of that listed in 310 CMR 7.05(1)(a)1.:
Table 2
, except as provided in 310 CMR 7.05(1)(b).
2. On and after July 1, 2014, no person
			 owning, leasing or controlling the operation of an indirect heat exchanger with
			 an energy input capacity equal to or greater than 250 MMBtu per hour providing
			 steam to a steam-electric generator that produces electrical energy for sale
			 shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning therein of any residual fuel
			 oil having a sulfur content in excess of 0.28 pounds per million Btu heat
			 release potential (
i.e
., 0.5% sulfur content by weight),
			 except as provided in 310 CMR 7.05(1)(b).
3.
Stationary Engines and
			 Turbines
. On and after July 1, 2007, no person owning, leasing or
			 controlling a stationary engine or turbine subject to the requirements of
			 310 CMR
			 7.02(8)(i),
			 310 CMR
			 7.03(10), or
			 310 CMR
			 7.26(40) through (44) shall
			 accept for delivery for burning any diesel or other fuel unless said fuel
			 complies with the applicable U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sulfur limits
			 for fuel pursuant to
			 40 CFR
			 80.29,
			 40
			 CFR 80.500, and
			 40
			 CFR 80.520(a) and (b) as in
			 effect January 18, 2001.
310 CMR 7.05(1)(a)1.:
Table
							 1
: Sulfur Content Limit of Liquid Fossil Fuel
District/Area
Fuel
Heat Release Potential, lb/MMBtu
Percent by Weight (parts per million,
							 ppm)
Applicability Date
Statewide
Distillate Oil
0.17
0.3% (3,000)
Prior to July 1, 2014
Statewide
Distillate Oil
Not Applicable
0.05% (500)
July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018
Statewide
Distillate Oil
Not Applicable
0.0015% (15)
on and after July 1, 2018
Berkshire APCD
Residual Oil
1.21
2.2%
June 23, 1975
Cities and Towns of Arlington, Belmont, Boston,
							 Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton Somerville,
							 Waltham, and Watertown
Residual Oil
0.28
0.5%
October 1, 1970
Merrimack Valley APCD, (Except City of Lawrence and
							 Towns of Andover, North Andover, and Methuen)
Residual Oil
1.21
2.2% (1.0%)
Prior to July 1, 2014
Merrimack Valley APCD
Residual Oil
0.55
1.0%
July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018
Remainder of State
Residual Oil
0.55
1.0%
Prior to July 1, 2018
Statewide except Berkshire APCD
Residual Oil
0.28
0.5%
On and after July 1, 2018
310 CMR 7.05(1)(a)1.:
Table
							 2:
Sulfur Content Limit of Solid Fossil Fuel
District/Area
Fuel
Heat Release Potential, lb/MMBtu
Percent by Weight
Berkshire APCD and Merrimack Valley APCD, except City
							 of Lawrence and Towns of Andover, North Andover, and Methuen
Coal
1.21
1.57%
Cities and Towns of Arlington, Belmont, Boston,
							 Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton Somerville,
							 Waltham, and Watertown
Coal
0.28
0.36%
Remainder of State, including City of Lawrence and
							 Towns of Andover, North Andover, and Methuen
Coal
0.55
0.72%