Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.08 - Control of Incinerators › Section 26.11.08.08 - Requirements for an Existing Large MWC with a Capacity Greater Than 250 Tons Per Day

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Emission
				  Standards and General Requirements.
(1) A
				  person who owns or operates an existing large MWC subject to this regulation
				  may not violate any of the emission standards or general requirements in §A(2)
				  of this regulation after the compliance date in §§A and D of this
				  regulation.
(2) Emission Standards
				  and General Requirements.
Pollutant or Parameter
Emission Standards for a Large MWC
Performance and ComplianceTest
							 Requirements
Carbon Monoxide*
100 ppmv - 4 hr block avg.
CEMS. Methods and procedures as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(b) and
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(i).
Dioxin/Furans*
Before April 28, 2009, 60 nanograms per dry standard
							 cubic meter (total mass) for ESP-based control device and 30 nanograms per dry
							 standard cubic meter (total mass) for non-ESP-based control device. On and
							 after April 28, 2009, the emission limit for ESP-based control device is 35
							 nanograms per dry standard cubic meter and 30 nanograms per dry standard cubic
							 meter for non ESP-based emission control system.
EPA Reference Method 23. Annual test except as provided
							 in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(g)(5)(iii).
							 Applicable test procedures and methods as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(g). Certified
							 continuous automated sampling option in lieu of a stack test as specified in
							 40 CFR
							 60.58b(g)(10).
Particulate Matter*
Before April 28, 2009, 0.012 grains per standard cubic
							 feet dry, 27 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter. On and after April 28,
							 2009, 25 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter.
EPA Reference Method 5. Annual test methods and
							 procedures as specified in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(c). Certified CEMS
							 option in lieu of a stack test for monitoring PM emissions discharged to the
							 atmosphere as specified in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(c)(10).
Opacity
10 percent opacity with COMs. Averaging time is 6
							 minutes.
EPA Reference Method 9 and COMS. Applicable test
							 procedures and methods as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b (c). Quality
							 assurance and quality control requirements are as in COMAR 26.11.31.
							 Notwithstanding the requirements in COMAR
							 26.11.01.10B(6)(a)-(c),
							 the Department may determine compliance and non-compliance with the visible
							 emission limitations by performing EPA reference Method 9 observations based on
							 a 6 minute block average.
Cd (Cadmium)*
Before April 28, 2009, 40 micrograms per dry standard
							 cubic meter. On and after April 28, 2009, 35 micrograms per dry standard cubic
							 meter.
EPA Reference Method 29. Annual test except as provided
							 in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d). Applicable test
							 procedures and methods as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d). Certified CEMS
							 option in lieu of a stack test as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d)(3) and 60.58(n)
							 .
Pb(Lead)*
Before April 28,2009, 440 micrograms per dry standard
							 cubic meter. On and after April 28, 2009, 400 micrograms per dry standard cubic
							 meter.
EPA Reference Method 29. Annual test except as provided
							 in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d). Applicable test
							 procedures and methods as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d). Certified CEMS
							 option in lieu of a stack test as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d)(3) and 60.58(n)
							 .
Hg (Mercury)*
Before April 28,2009, 80 micrograms per dry standard
							 cubic meter or 85 percent reduction by weight, whichever is less restrictive.
							 On and after April 28, 2009, 50 micrograms per dry standard cubic meter or 85
							 percent reduction by weight, whichever is less restrictive.
EPA Reference Method 29. Annual test except as provided
							 in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d) and (m).
							 Applicable test procedures and methods as provided in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d). Certified CEMS
							 option in lieu of a stack test as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(d)(4) and 60.58(n)
							 .
SO2Sulfur Dioxide)*
29 ppmv-24-hr geometric mean or 75 percent reduction,
							 whichever is less restrictive.
CEMS. Applicable test procedures and methods as
							 specified in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(e).
HCl (Hydrogen Chloride)*
29 ppmv or 95 percent reduction, whichever is less
							 restrictive
EPA Reference Method 26. Annual test except as provided
							 in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(f). Applicable test
							 procedures and methods as provided in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(f). Certified CEMS
							 option in lieu of a stack test as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(f)(8) and 60.58(n)
							 .
NOx (Oxides of Nitrogen)*
205 ppmv 24-hr arithmetic average. Mass burn refractory
							 MWC is exempt.
CEMS (only for sources to which an emission standard
							 applies). Applicable test procedures and methods as provided in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(h).
Load
Not to exceed 110 percent of maximum load during most
							 recent dioxin/furan performance test.
Continuous monitoring.-4-hr block arithmetic average
							 steam load. Applicable test procedures and methods are as provided in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(i).
Temperature
The maximum particulate matter control device inlet
							 temperature must not exceed by more than 17°C the temperature during the most
							 recent dioxin/furan test demonstrating compliance.
Continuous monitoring. The temperature shall be
							 calculated in 4-hr block arithmetic averages. Applicable test procedures and
							 methods are as provided in 40 CFR §
																60.58b(i) and exemptions in
							 40 CFR §
																60.53b(c).
Fugitive Ash Emissions
Visible emissions less than 5 percent of the
							 observation period (i.e., 9 minutes per 3-hour period) during ash
							 transfer.
EPA Reference Method 22 observations as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.58b(k). Annual test. The
							 emission limit excludes visible emissions discharged inside buildings or
							 enclosures of ash-conveying systems during maintenance and repair of
							 ash-conveying systems as specified in
							 40 CFR §
																60.55b.
* Corrected to 7 percent oxygen on dry basis. If a
					 CO2 monitor is selected as the dilutent monitor it must
					 meet the requirements of 40CFR §
													60.58b
					 (b)(6)
(3) The standards in §A(2) of this regulation
				  apply at all times except during periods of startup, shutdown, or malfunction
				  as provided in 40 CFR §
												60.58b(a).