New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 2 - AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE) › Part 63 - BIOMEDICAL WASTE COMBUSTION › Section 20.2.63.205 - EMISSION TESTING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				Emission Testing:
(1) Within sixty (60) days
				of first achieving the maximum charging rate, but not more than one hundred
				eighty (180) days from the date of initial startup, the first annual
				performance test shall be conducted.
(2) Units with charging capacity less than
				two hundred (200) pounds per hour:
(a) The
				owner or operator of any biomedical waste combustion unit that has a charging
				capacity of less than two hundred (200) pounds per hour shall conduct an annual
				performance test to demonstrate compliance with the emission standards for
				particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen chloride
				(HCl).
(b) The initial performance
				test for combustion units subject to this paragraph shall include PCDD/PCDF and
				the following metals:
(i) arsenic and
				compounds (expressed as arsenic)
(ii) beryllium and compounds (expressed as
				beryllium)
(iii) cadmium and
				compounds (expressed as cadmium)
(iv) chromium and compounds (expressed as
				chromium)
(v) lead and compounds
				(expressed as lead)
(vi) mercury
				and compounds (expressed as mercury).
(c) The required performance test for
				PCDD/PCDF and metals shall be conducted once, provided that PCDD/PCDF emission
				test results indicate compliance with the standard set forth in subsection A of
				20.2.63.202 NMAC (i.e. the table in subsection A of 20.2.63.210 NMAC).
(3) Units with charging
				capacity of two hundred (200) pounds per hour or greater:
(a) The owner or operator of any biomedical
				waste combustion unit located at a facility with a total charging capacity of
				two hundred (200) pounds per hour or greater shall conduct a performance test
				to demonstrate compliance with the standards for particulate matter (PM),
				carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen chloride (HC1), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen
				dioxide (NO2), total tetra-through octa-chlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins and
				dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF), and the following metals:
(i) arsenic and compounds (expressed as
				arsenic)
(ii) beryllium and
				compounds (expressed as beryllium)
(iii) cadmium and compounds (expressed as
				cadmium)
(iv) chromium and
				compounds (expressed as chromium)
(v) lead and compounds (expressed as
				lead)
(vi) mercury and compounds
				(expressed as mercury).
(b) The required test for metals may be met
				by surrogate testing for cadmium as stated in paragraph (3) of subsection B of
				20.2.63.202 NMAC.
(c) Source tests
				shall be conducted annually for the above specified pollutants.
(d) The owner or operator may apply to the
				Department for a waiver of annual testing for a specific pollutant where
				performance testing has consistently shown emission rates for that pollutant
				which are less than those required in this Part, but in no case shall any
				required test be conducted less than once in every three years.
(4) All performance
				testing shall be conducted at the design charging capacity using waste that is
				representative of normal operation while being operated by the facility
				operator.
(5) The Department may
				require additional testing if there is a reasonable basis to believe the
				facility is not in compliance with provision of this Part or any applicable
				permit condition.
(6) The
				Department or its representative may conduct unscheduled emission tests at any
				time during operating hours of the facility.