Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.15 - Application Requirements Facility Description and Design › Rule 17.20.1502 - ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES, DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) An application must include a list of any
				reports, documents, studies, or calculations that indicate that the preliminary
				design specifications and performance objectives for the major components or
				process areas of the facility are adequate and can be maintained in the
				continuous operation of the facility. Design peak operating volume or rate must
				be described, including the length of time the various levels of peak operation
				can be sustained.
(2) An
				application must identify design features that were selected to reduce adverse
				environmental impacts.
(3) An
				application must describe any design features that are oversized to accommodate
				future increases in plant capacity.
(4) The engineering description required by (1) of this rule must
				include the following major facility components or process areas as applicable:
				boilers, reactors, generators, condensers, shift conversion facilities, cooling
				facilities, emission control devices, stacks, and catalyst production and
				regeneration facilities.
(5) An
				application must contain a description of associated facilities, including:
(a) a description of any major existing or
				new transportation system or terminal that would be used during the
				construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the proposed
				facility and an estimate of the type, duration, and intensity of that
				use;
(b) a description meeting the
				requirements of ARM
				17.20.1509 and
				17.20.1510, for facilities of 230
				kV and larger; for power lines smaller than 230 kV, a general description of
				the components listed in ARM
				17.20.1509 is
				sufficient;
(c) communication
				installations;
(d) the proposed
				source of the fuel to be used by the facility and, if applicable, alternative
				fuel sources consistent with department Circular MFSA-1, Section 3.11, and a
				description of equipment and portions of the site that will be used to store,
				prepare and transfer the fuel to the point of consumption;
(e) all sources of water to be used by the
				facility, structures that would pump, convey, store, or treat the water,
				proposed drainage or flood control structures, and a description of the
				processes used to deliver water to and discharge water from the site, including
				operation and monitoring plans for water-supply reservoirs, ponds, and other
				diversions for municipal or industrial use;
(f) all waste-handling systems, both on and off-site, including a
				description of the collection, storage, treatment, disposal processes and
				monitoring procedures and plans for each system, consistent with the
				requirements of ARM
				17.20.1504(5)
				(Operation and Maintenance Analysis);
(g) any other permanent structures or installations, and temporary
				structures or installations, both on- and off-site, that would be used only
				during the construction phase; and
(h) for water and fuel pipelines, a description meeting the
				requirements of ARM
				17.20.1509 and
				17.20.1511.