Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-266 - Disposal Standards › Section 3745-266-104 - Standards to control organic emissions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Destruction and removal efficiency (DRE)
			 standard.
(1) General. Except as provided in
			 paragraph (A)(3) of this rule, a boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous
			 waste shall achieve a DRE of 99.99 per cent for all organic hazardous
			 constituents in the waste feed. To demonstrate conformance with this
			 requirement, 99.99 per cent DRE shall be demonstrated during a trial burn for
			 each principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) designated [under paragraph
			 (A)(2) of this rule] in the boiler's or
			 industrial furnace's permit for each waste feed. DRE is determined for
			 each POHC from the following equation:
DRE = 1 [ 1 - (Wout / Win) ] x 100
where:
Win = mass feed rate of one POHC in the hazardous
				waste fired to the boiler or industrial furnance.
Wout = mass emission rate
				of the same POHC present in stack gas prior to release to the
				atmosphere.
(2) Designation
			 of POHCs. POHCs are those compounds for which compliance with the DRE
			 requirements of this rule shall be demonstrated in a trial burn in conformance
			 with procedures prescribed in rule
			 3745-50-66
			 of the Administrative Code. One or more POHCs shall be designated by the
			 director for each waste feed to be burned. POHCs shall be designated based on
			 the degree of difficulty of destruction of the organic constituents in the
			 waste and on the organic constituents' concentrations or mass in
			 the waste feed considering the results of waste analyses submitted with "Part
			 B" of the permit application. POHCs are most likely to be selected from among
			 those compounds listed in the appendix to rule
			 3745-51-11
			 of the Administrative Code that are also present in the normal waste feed.
			 However, if the applicant demonstrates to the director's satisfaction that a
			 compound not listed in the appendix to rule
			 3745-51-11
			 of the Administrative Code or not present in the normal waste feed is a
			 suitable indicator of compliance with the DRE requirements of this rule, that
			 compound may be designated as a POHC. Such POHCs need not be toxic or organic
			 compounds.
(3) Dioxin-listed waste.
			 A boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste containing (or derived
			 from) EPA hazardous waste numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 shall
			 achieve a DRE of 99.9999 per cent for each POHC designated [under paragraph
			 (A)(2) of this rule] in the boiler's or
			 industrial furnace's permit. This performance shall be demonstrated on
			 POHCs that are more difficult to burn than tetra-, penta-, and
			 hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. DRE is determined for each POHC
			 from the equation in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. In addition, the owner or
			 operator of the boiler or industrial furnace shall notify the director of
			 intent to burn EPA hazardous waste numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or
			 F027.
(4) Automatic waiver of DRE
			 trial burn. Owners and operators of boilers operated under the special
			 operating requirements provided by rule
			 3745-266-110
			 of the Administrative Code are considered to be in compliance with the DRE
			 standard of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and are exempt from the DRE trial
			 burn.
(5) Low risk waste. Owners
			 and operators of boilers or industrial furnaces that burn hazardous waste in
			 compliance with paragraph (A) of rule 3745- 266-109 of the Administrative Code
			 are considered to be in compliance with the DRE standard of paragraph (A)(1) of
			 this rule and are exempt from the DRE trial burn.