Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-18 - Sulfur Dioxide Regulations › Section 3745-18-04 - Measurement methods and procedures

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of non-regulatory
				government publications, publications of recognized organizations and
				associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in
				this rule, see paragraph (C) of rule
				3745-18-01
				of the Administrative Code titled "referenced materials."]
(A) Unless otherwise specified in
			  this rule, the
			 non-continuous test methods used for determining compliance with the allowable
			 emission limits in rules 3745-18-02 or 3745-18-06
			 to 3745-18-94 of the Administrative Code shall be those specified in 40 CFR
			 Part 60 .
(B) The test methods and
			 procedures used for determining compliance with the allowable emission limits
			 for any sulfur recovery plant shall be those specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.46.
(C) The test methods and procedures used for
			 determining compliance with the allowable emission limit for any sulfuric acid
			 production unit or any primary zinc smelter shall be those specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.85.
(D) Unless otherwise specified in this rule,
			 the test methods and procedures used for determining compliance with the
			 allowable emission limit for any fuel burning equipment burning coal shall be
			 one of the following:
(1) Stack gas sampling
			 using USEPA methods 1 to 4, and 6, 6A, 6B or 6C, at a frequency to be
			 determined by the director.
(2)
			 Continuous emission monitoring using continuous monitoring systems meeting the
			 requirements of "Performance Specification 2" in 40 CFR Part 60 , Appendix B
			 and 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F with any necessary modifications approved by the
			 director. Emission rates shall be determined using methods specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.45 and 40 CFR 60.47 a,
			 40 CFR
			 60.47b or
			 40 CFR
			 60.47c. Compliance with the applicable sulfur
			 dioxide emission limitation shall be based on daily calculations using an
			 arithmetic average of all data available for the preceding thirty-day
			 period.
(3) Coal sampling and
			 analysis in accordance with USEPA method 19 or equivalent methods as approved
			 by the director. The representative sulfur dioxide emission rate from any
			 sample shall be calculated using the formulas in paragraph (F) of this rule.
			 Coal monitoring and compliance determination procedures shall include the
			 following:
(a) Except as specified by the
			 director, for all facilities greater than one thousand MM Btus per hour heat
			 input capacity, daily as-fired fuel sampling. Compliance with the applicable
			 sulfur dioxide emission limit shall be determined based on the weighted
			 arithmetic average of the preceding thirty consecutive daily sample
			 analyses.
(b) For all facilities
			 greater than one hundred MM Btus per hour heat input capacity and less than or
			 equal to one thousand MM Btus per hour heat input capacity, monthly composite
			 sampling. Such composite samples shall be composed of either periodic as-fired
			 samples, with the collection frequency determined by the director, or
			 as-received samples with a minimum of one sample per truckload or carload.
			 Compliance with the applicable sulfur dioxide emission limit shall be
			 determined based on the analysis of each monthly composite sample.
(c) For all facilities greater than ten MM
			 Btus per hour heat input capacity and less than or equal to one hundred MM Btus
			 per hour heat input capacity, either monthly composite sampling consistent with
			 paragraph (D)(3)(b) of this rule, or monthly average fuel analysis based on
			 fuel supplier analyses. Fuel supplier analyses shall be obtained for each
			 shipment received during the calendar month. Compliance with the applicable
			 sulfur dioxide emission limit shall be determined based on the weighted
			 arithmetic average of all fuel supplier analyses for each calendar
			 month.
(4)
			 [Reserved.]
(5)
									[Reserved.]
(a)
(i)
(ii)
(6) For any fuel burning equipment burning
			 coal at the "ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC" (OEPA premise number 1318001613)
			 facility located in Cleveland, Ohio, compliance shall be determined using one
			 of the following:
(a) Stack gas sampling using
			 methods specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.46, at a frequency to be determined by the
			 director.
(b) Continuous emission
			 monitoring using continuous monitoring systems meeting the requirements of
			 "Performance Specification 2" in 40 CFR Part 60 , Appendix B and 40 CFR Part
			 60, Appendix F with any necessary modifications approved by the director.
			 Emission rates shall be determined using methods specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.45 and 40 CFR 60.47 a. Compliance with the
			 applicable sulfur dioxide emission limits shall be based on daily average
			 calculations.
(c) Coal sampling and
			 analysis in accordance with USEPA method 19 or equivalent methods as approved
			 by the director. Coal monitoring and compliance determination procedures shall
			 consist of daily, as-fired fuel sampling for all sources greater than one
			 hundred MM Btus per hour actual heat input capacity. The representative sulfur
			 dioxide emission rate from any sample shall be calculated using the formulas in
			 paragraph (F) of this rule. Compliance with the applicable sulfur dioxide
			 emission limits shall be determined based on a daily
			 average.
(7)
			 [Reserved.]
(8) For any fuel
			 burning equipment burning coal at any sulfur dioxide emissions source subject
			 to, and not specifically exempted from, rule
			 3745-18-37
			 of the Administrative Code, Hamilton county emission limits, emission tracking,
			 recordkeeping, and reporting requirements shall be one of the following:
(a) Continuous emission monitoring using
			 continuous monitoring systems meeting the requirements of "Performance
			 Specification 2" in 40 CFR Part 60 , Appendix B and 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F
			 . Emission rates shall be determined using methods specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.45 and 40 CFR 60.47 a,
			 40 CFR
			 60.47b or
			 40 CFR
			 60.47c.
(b) Coal sampling and analysis in accordance
			 with USEPA method 19. Emission tracking procedures shall consist of weekly,
			 as-fired fuel sampling for all sources greater than one hundred MM Btus per
			 hour actual heat input capacity. The representative sulfur dioxide emission
			 rate from any sample shall be calculated using the formulas in paragraph (F) of
			 this rule.
(c) Either monthly
			 composite sampling consistent with paragraph (D)(8)(b) of this rule, or fuel
			 supplier analyses, for all sources greater than ten MM Btus per hour heat input
			 capacity and less than one hundred MM Btus per hour heat input capacity. Fuel
			 supplier analyses shall be obtained for each shipment received. The
			 representative sulfur dioxide emission rate from any sample or fuel supplier
			 analysis shall be calculated using the formulas in paragraph (F) of this
			 rule.
(d)
										[Reserved.]
(e) Any owner or operator required to perform
			 emissions tracking pursuant to paragraph (D)(8) of this rule shall maintain
			 such records for a period of not less than three years and shall make such
			 records available for inspection by and submittal to the director upon
			 request.
(9) For any fuel
			 burning equipment burning coal at any sulfur dioxide emissions source subject
			 to, and not specifically exempted from, rule
			 3745-18-15
			 of the Administrative Code compliance with the applicable sulfur dioxide
			 emission limits shall be determined using one of the following methods:
(a) Stack gas sampling using USEPA methods 1
			 to 4, and 6, 6A, 6B or 6C, at a frequency to be determined by the
			 director.
(b) Continuous emission
			 monitoring using continuous monitoring systems meeting the requirements of
			 "Performance Specification 2" as specified in 40 CFR Part 60 , Appendix B and
			 the requirements specified in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F, with any necessary
			 modifications approved by the director. Emission rates shall be determined
			 using methods specified in
			 40 CFR
			 60.45 and 40 CFR 60.47 a,
			 40 CFR
			 60.47b or
			 40 CFR
			 60.47c. Compliance with the applicable sulfur
			 dioxide emission limits shall be based on daily average calculations.
(c) Coal sampling and analysis in accordance
			 with USEPA method 19 or equivalent methods as approved by the director.
			 The representative sulfur dioxide emission rate from any sample shall be
			 calculated using the formulas in paragraph (F) of this rule. Coal monitoring
			 and compliance determination procedures shall include the following:
(i) Except as specified by the director, for
			 all facilities greater than one thousand MM Btus per hour heat input capacity,
			 daily as-fired fuel sampling. Compliance with the applicable sulfur dioxide
			 emission limits shall be determined based on a daily average.
(ii) For all facilities greater than one
			 hundred MM Btus per hour heat input capacity and less than or equal to one
			 thousand MM Btus per hour heat input capacity, monthly composite sampling. Such
			 composite samples shall be composed of either periodic as-fired samples, with
			 the collection frequency determined by the director, or as-received samples
			 with a minimum of one sample per truckload or carload. Compliance with the
			 applicable sulfur dioxide emission limit shall be determined based on the
			 analysis of each monthly composite sample.
(iii) For all facilities greater than ten MM
			 Btus per hour heat input capacity and less than or equal to one hundred MM Btus
			 per hour heat input capacity, either monthly composite sampling consistent with
			 paragraph (D)(9)(c)(ii) of this rule, or monthly average fuel analysis based on
			 fuel supplier analyses. Fuel supplier analyses shall be obtained for each
			 shipment received during the calendar month. Compliance with the applicable
			 sulfur dioxide emission limit shall be determined based on the weighted
			 arithmetic average of all fuel supplier analyses for each calendar month.
A determination of noncompliance pursuant to any of these
				methods shall not be refuted by evidence of compliance pursuant to any other of
				these methods.
(10) For any fuel burning equipment burning
			 coal at the "Painesville Municipal Electric Plant" (OEPA premise number
			 0243110008) facility located in Painesville, Ohio, compliance with the sulfur
			 dioxide emissions rates specified in paragraphs (F)(4) to (F)(6) of rule
			 3745-18-49
			 of the Administrative Code shall be demonstrated by calculating an average
			 emission rate in pounds per hour over thirty operating days. Emissions shall be
			 calculated for each operating hour by multiplying the heat input times the
			 applicable emission rate in pounds of sulfur dioxide per MM Btu. The emission
			 rate shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule. The
			 average emission rate shall be calculated using the following equation:
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where: Eavg is the arithmetic average
				emissions in pounds per hour.
Hi is the hourly heat input in MM Btu
				for hour i. Hi is determined by a computerized system,
				or by monitoring the hourly steam production rate and back-calculating the heat
				input in accordance with the heat balance method or other approved equivalent
				method.
ERi is the emission rate in pounds of
				sulfur dioxide per MM Btu, determined in accordance with paragraph (F) of this
				rule. If multiple fuels are used, the emission rate shall be calculated as a
				weighted average based on the heat input of each fuel burned.
n is the number of operating hours during a period of thirty
				consecutive operating days. An operating day means a twenty-four-hour period
				that begins at midnight and ends the following midnight during which any fuel
				is combusted at any time, except that if the schedule for calculating emission
				averages is revised, an operating day shall mean a twenty-four-hour period
				between consecutive scheduled emission average calculations during which any
				fuel is combusted at any time.
The daily rolling arithmetic average is calculated on a fixed
				schedule updated at twelve a.m. every operating calendar day unless an
				alternative fixed daily schedule is approved by the director. The director
				shall notify the United States environmental protection agency upon the
				approval of any alternate averaging schedule.
(11) For any fuel burning equipment burning
			 coal at the "Cardinal Power Plant" (OEPA premise number 0641050002) or any
			 subsequent owner or operator of the "Cardinal Power Plant" facility in
			 Brilliant, Ohio, compliance with the sulfur dioxide emissions rate specified in
			 paragraph (D)(3) of rule
			 3745-18-47
			 of the Administrative Code shall be demonstrated by calculating an average
			 emission rate in pounds per hour over thirty operating days. Emissions shall be
			 calculated for each operating hour for main boiler unit numbers 1, 2 and 3
			 (OEPA source numbers B001, B002 and B009), combined, as a summation of the
			 emission rates determined in accordance with paragraph (D)(2) of this rule. The
			 permittee may remove values which were substituted for missing data in
			 accordance with 40 CFR Part 75 Subpart D. Compliance with the combined average
			 sulfur dioxide emission rate shall be calculated using the following equation:
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where: Eavg is the arithmetic average
				SO2 emissions in pounds per hour as a rolling, thirty-operating-day average
				computed at the end of each operating day.
SO2,B001 = SO2
				emissions from emissions unit B001, in pounds/hr for hour i.
SO2,B002 = SO2
				emissions from emissions unit B002, in pounds/hr for hour i.
SO2,B009 = SO2
				emissions from emissions unit B009, in pounds/hr for hour i.
n = number of operating hours in the rolling,
				thirty-operating-day averaging period, minus the number of operating hours
				excluded from the calculation due to missing data.
An operating hour is an hour in which any of units B001, B002
				or B009 are operating. An operating day is a day in which any of units B001,
				B002 or B009 are operating for any portion of the day. A value of Eavg shall be
				computed for each operating day and the twenty-nine preceding operating
				days.