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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0504 - PARTICULATES FROM WOOD BURNING INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) This Rule applies to fuel burning
				  equipment that burns 100 percent wood. All other fuel burning equipment that
				  burns both wood and other fuels in combination shall be subject to
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0503. For the purpose of this Rule, the
				  following definitions shall apply:
(1)
				  "Functionally dependent" means that structures, buildings or equipment are
				  interconnected through common process streams, supply lines, flues, or
				  stacks.
(2) "Indirect heat
				  exchanger" means any equipment used for the alteration of the temperature of
				  one fluid by the use of another fluid in which the two fluids are separated by
				  an impervious surface such that there is no mixing of the two fluids.
(3) "Plant site" means any single or
				  collection of structures, buildings, facilities, equipment, installations, or
				  operations that:
(A) are located on one or
				  more adjacent properties;
(B) are
				  under common legal control; and
(C)
				  are functionally dependent in their operations.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0505 - REPEALED - CONTROL OF PARTICULATES FROM INCINERATORS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1987; June 1, 1985;
					 February 1, 1983;
Repealed Eff. October 1,
					 1991.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0506 - PARTICULATES FROM HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The allowable emission rate for
				  particulate matter resulting from the operation of a hot mix asphalt plant that
				  are discharged from any stack or chimney into the atmosphere shall not exceed
				  the level calculated with the equation E =
				  4.9445(P)0.4376 calculated to three significant
				  figures, for process rates less than 300 tons per hour, where "E" equals the
				  maximum allowable emission rate for particulate matter in pounds per hour and
				  "P" equals the process rate in tons per hour. The allowable emission rate shall
				  be 60.0 pounds per hour for process rates equal to or greater than 300 tons per
				  hour.
(b) Visible emissions from
				  stacks or vents at a hot mix asphalt plant shall not exceed 20 percent opacity
				  when averaged over a six-minute period.
(c) All hot mix asphalt batch plants shall be
				  equipped with a scavenger process dust control system for the drying,
				  conveying, classifying, and mixing equipment. The scavenger process dust
				  control system shall exhaust through a stack or vent and shall be operated and
				  maintained in such a manner as to comply with Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
				  Rule.
(d) Fugitive non-process dust
				  emissions shall be controlled by 15A NCAC 02D .0540.
(e) Fugitive emissions for sources at a hot
				  mix asphalt plant not covered by Paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Rule shall
				  not exceed 20 percent opacity averaged over six minutes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2004; July 1, 1998;
					 January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0507 - PARTICULATES FROM CHEMICAL FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The allowable emissions rate for particulate matter
					 resulting from the manufacture, mixing, handling, or other operations in the
					 production of chemical fertilizer materials that are discharged from any stack
					 or chimney into the atmosphere shall not exceed the level calculated with the
					 equation E = 9.377(P)0.3067 calculated to three
					 significant figures, where "E" equals the maximum allowable emission rate for
					 particulate matter in pounds per hour and "P" equals the process rate as the
					 sum of the production rate and the recycle rate in tons per
					 hour.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; July 1, 1998;
					 January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0508 - PARTICULATES FROM PULP AND PAPER MILLS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Emissions of particulate matter from the production of pulp and paper that are
				  discharged from any stack or chimney into the atmosphere shall not exceed:
(1) 3.0 pounds per equivalent ton of air
				  dried pulp from a recovery furnace stack;
(2) 0.6 pounds per equivalent ton of air
				  dried pulp from a dissolving tank vent; and
(3) 0.5 pounds per equivalent ton of air
				  dried pulp from a lime kiln stack.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0509 - PARTICULATES FROM MICA OR FELDSPAR PROCESSING PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The allowable emission rate for
				  particulate matter resulting from the processing of mica or feldspar that are
				  discharged from any chimney, stack, vent, or outlet into the atmosphere shall
				  not exceed the level calculated with the equation E =
				  4(P)0.677 calculated to three significant figures
				  for process rates less than or equal to 30 tons per hour. For process rates
				  greater than 30 tons per hour but less than 1,000 tons per hour, the allowable
				  emission rate for particulate matter shall not exceed the level calculated with
				  the equation E = 20.421(P)0.1977 calculated to three
				  significant figures. For process rates greater than or equal to 1,000 tons per
				  hour but less than 3,000 tons per hour, the allowable emission rate for
				  particulate matter shall not exceed the level calculated with the equation E =
				  38.147(P)0.1072 calculated to three significant
				  figures. The allowable emission rate shall be 90.0 pounds per hour for process
				  weight rates equal to or greater than 3,000 tons per hour. For the purpose of
				  these equations, "E" equals the maximum allowable emission rate for particulate
				  matter in pounds per hour and "P" equals the process weight rate in tons per
				  hour.
(b) Fugitive non-process dust
				  emissions shall meet the requirements of
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0540.
(c) The owner or operator of any mica or
				  feldspar plant shall control process-generated emissions:
(1) from crushers with wet suppression,
				  and
(2) from conveyors, screens,
				  and transfer points,
such that the applicable opacity standards in
					 15A NCAC
					 02D .0521 or
					 02D .0524 are not
					 exceeded.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0510 - PARTICULATES FROM SAND, GRAVEL, OR CRUSHED STONE OPERATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The owner or operator of a sand, gravel,
				  or crushed stone operation shall not cause, allow, or permit any material to be
				  produced, handled, transported or stockpiled without taking measures, such as
				  application of a dust or wet suppressant, soil stabilizers, covers, or add-on
				  particulate control devices, to reduce to a minimum any particulate matter from
				  becoming airborne to prevent exceeding the ambient air quality standards beyond
				  the property line for particulate matter, both PM10 and total suspended
				  particulates.
(b) Fugitive
				  non-process dust emissions from sand, gravel, or crushed stone operations shall
				  be controlled by
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0540.
(c) The owner or operator of any sand,
				  gravel, or crushed stone operation shall control process-generated emissions:
(1) from crushers with wet suppression;
				  and
(2) from conveyors, screens,
				  and transfer points,
such that the applicable opacity standards in
					 15A NCAC
					 02D .0521 or
					 02D .0524 are not
					 exceeded.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0511 - PARTICULATES FROM LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE PROCESSES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  The owner or operator of a lightweight aggregate process shall not cause,
				  allow, or permit any material to be produced, handled, transported or
				  stockpiled without taking measures, such as wet suppression, to reduce to a
				  minimum any particulate matter from becoming airborne to prevent the ambient
				  air quality standards for particulate matter, both PM10 and total suspended
				  particulates, from being exceeded beyond the property line.
(b) Fugitive non-process dust emissions from
				  lightweight aggregate processes subject to this Rule shall meet the requirement
				  of 15A
				  NCAC 02D .0540.
(c) The owner or operator of any lightweight
				  aggregate process shall control process-generated emissions:
(1) from crushers with wet suppression;
				  and
(2) from conveyors, screens,
				  and transfer points,
such that the applicable opacity standards in
					 15A NCAC
					 02D .0521 or
					 02D .0524 are not
					 exceeded.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0512 - PARTICULATES FROM WOOD PRODUCTS FINISHING PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
A person shall not cause, allow, or permit particulate
					 matter caused by the working, sanding, or finishing of wood to be discharged
					 from any stack, vent, or building into the atmosphere without providing, as a
					 minimum for its collection, duct work and collectors that are properly designed
					 and adequate to collect particulate to the maximum extent practicable, or such
					 other devices as approved by the Commission. Commission approval of other
					 devices proposed to meet the requirements of this Rule shall occur on a
					 case-by-case basis. In no case shall the ambient air quality standards be
					 exceeded beyond the property line. Collection efficiency shall be determined on
					 the basis of weight.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0513 - PARTICULATES FROM PORTLAND CEMENT PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Particulate matter from any Portland cement kiln shall:
(1) be reduced by at least 99.7 percent by
				  weight before being discharged to the atmosphere; and
(2) not exceed 0.327 pounds per
				  barrel.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0514 - PARTICULATES FROM FERROUS JOBBING FOUNDRIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Particulate emissions from any ferrous jobbing foundry
					 cupola existing before January 2, 1972 shall not exceed:
Process Weight In lb/hr
Maximum Allowable Emission Rate For Particulate
								  In lb/hr
1,000
3.05
2,000
4.70
3,000
6.35
4,000
8.00
5,000
9.65
6,000
11.30
7,000
12.90
8,000
14.30
9,000
15.50
10,000
16.65
12,000
18.70
16,000
21.60
18,000
23.40
20,000
25.10
Any foundry existing before January 2, 1972, having a
					 capacity greater than shown in the table and any new foundry, regardless of
					 size, shall comply with the particulate emission limits pursuant to
					 15A NCAC
					 02D
					 .0515(a).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; April 1, 1986;
					 January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0515 - PARTICULATES FROM MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The allowable emission rates for
				  particulate matter from any stack, vent, or outlet, resulting from any
				  industrial process for which no other emission control standards are
				  applicable, shall not exceed the level calculated with the equation E =
				  4.10(P)0.67 calculated to three significant figures
				  for process rates less than or equal to 30 tons per hour. For process rates
				  greater than 30 tons per hour, the allowable emission rates for particulate
				  matter shall not exceed the level calculated with the equation E =
				  55.0(P)0.11- 40 calculated to three significant
				  figures. For the purpose of these equations "E" equals the maximum allowable
				  emission rate for particulate matter in pounds per hour and "P" equals the
				  process rate in tons per hour.
(b)
				  Process rate means the total weight of all materials introduced into any
				  specific process that may cause any emission of particulate matter. Solid fuels
				  charged are considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous
				  fuels and combustion air are not. For a cyclical or batch operation, the
				  process rate is derived by dividing the total process weight by the number of
				  hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to the
				  completion thereof, excluding any time during which the equipment is idle. For
				  a continuous operation, the process rate is derived by dividing the process
				  weight for a typical period of time by the number of hours in that typical
				  period of time.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; July 1, 1998;
					 January 1, 1985; December 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0516 - SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Emissions of sulfur dioxide from any
				  source of combustion, including air pollution control devices, discharged from
				  any vent, stack, chimney, or flare shall not exceed 2.3 pounds of sulfur
				  dioxide per million Btu input.
(b)
				  When determining compliance with this standard:
(1) the sulfur dioxide formed by the
				  combustion of sulfur in fuels, wastes, ores, and other substances shall be
				  included;
(2) the sulfur dioxide
				  formed or reduced as a result of treating flue gases with sulfur trioxide or
				  other materials shall be included in the computation of emissions;
				  and
(3) the determination of Btu
				  input shall not include the contribution from any portion of fuels used
				  exclusively to inflate the heat input value used to demonstrate compliance with
				  the emission standard in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0517 - EMISSIONS FROM PLANTS PRODUCING SULFURIC ACID

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Emissions of sulfur dioxide or sulfuric acid mist from the
					 manufacture of sulfuric acid shall not exceed:
(1) 27 pounds of sulfur dioxide per ton of
				  sulfuric acid produced; and
(2) 0.5
				  pounds of acid mist, expressed as sulfuric acid, per ton of sulfuric acid
				  produced.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0518 - REPEALED - MISCELLANEOUS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1997; July 1, 1996;
					 September 1, 1994; December 1, 1993; February 1, 1993;
Repealed
					 Eff. July 1, 2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0519 - CONTROL OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The emissions of nitrogen dioxide shall
				  not exceed 5.8 pounds per ton of acid produced from any nitric acid
				  manufacturing plant.
(b) The
				  emissions of nitrogen oxides shall not exceed:
(1) 0.8 pounds per million BTU of heat input
				  from any oil or gas-fired boiler with a capacity of 250 million BTU per hour or
				  more; or
(2) 1.8 pounds per million
				  BTU of heat input from any coal-fired boiler with a capacity of 250 million BTU
				  per hour or more.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0520 - REPEALED - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF OPEN BURNING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985; November 1,
					 1978; December 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0521 - CONTROL OF VISIBLE EMISSIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. The intent of this Rule is to prevent, abate, and control emissions
				  generated from fuel burning operations and industrial processes where an
				  emission can be expected to occur, except during startups, shutdowns, and
				  malfunctions approved according to procedures in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0535.
(b) Scope. This Rule shall apply to all fuel
				  burning sources and to other industrial processes having a visible emission.
				  Sources subject to a specific visible emission standard in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0506,
				  02D .0508,
				  02D .0524,
				  02D .1110,
				  02D .1111,
				  02D .1206, or .1210 shall meet
				  that standard instead of the standard contained in this Rule. This Rule does
				  not apply to engine maintenance, rebuild, and testing activities where controls
				  are infeasible, but it does apply to the testing of peak shaving and emergency
				  generators. In deciding if controls are infeasible, the Director shall consider
				  emissions, capital cost of compliance, annual incremental compliance cost, and
				  environmental and health impacts.
(c) For sources manufactured as of July 1,
				  1971, visible emissions shall not be more than 40 percent opacity when averaged
				  over a six-minute period. However, except for sources required to comply with
				  Paragraph (g) of this Rule, six-minute averaging periods may exceed 40 percent
				  opacity if:
(1) no six-minute period exceeds
				  90 percent opacity;
(2) no more
				  than one six-minute period exceeds 40 percent opacity in any hour;
				  and
(3) no more than four
				  six-minute periods exceed 40 percent opacity in any 24-hour period.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0522 - REPEALED - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF ODOROUS EMISSIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. April 1, 2001.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0523 - REPEALED - CONTROL OF CONICAL INCINERATORS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0524 - NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  With the exception of Paragraph (b) and (c) of this Rule, sources subject to
				  new source performance standards promulgated in 40 CFR Part 60 shall comply
				  with emission standards, monitoring and reporting requirements, maintenance
				  requirements, notification and record keeping requirements, performance test
				  requirements, test method and procedural provisions, and any other provisions,
				  as required therein, rather than with any otherwise-applicable rule in this
				  Section that would be in conflict therewith.
(b) The following are not included pursuant
				  to this Rule:
(1) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  AAA;
(2) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  B;
(3) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  C;
(4) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  Cb;
(5) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  Cc;
(6) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  Cd;
(7) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  Ce;
(8) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  BBBB;
(9) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  DDDD;
(10) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
				  FFFF; or
(11) 40 CFR Part 60,
				  Subpart HHHH.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0525 - REPEALED - NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Filed as a Temporary
					 Amendment Eff. March 8, 1994 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
					 rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
					 150B-21.6;
Eff. June
					 18, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1994; December 1, 1992; July 1,
					 1992; August 1, 1991;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0526 - EXPIRED - SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING INSTALLATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Filed as an Emergency
					 Regulation Eff. October 28, 1977, for a period of 120 days to expire
					 on
February 25, 1978;
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
					 150B-13;
Expired
					 Eff. February 25, 1978.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0527 - EMISSIONS FROM SPODUMENE ORE ROASTING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Emission of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist from any
					 one kiln used for the roasting of spodumene ore shall not exceed:
(1) 9.7 pounds of sulfur dioxide per ton of
				  ore roasted; and
(2) 1.0 pound of
				  sulfuric acid mist, expressed as
				  H2SO4, per ton of ore
				  roasted.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. March 15, 1978;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0529 - FLUORIDE EMISSIONS FROM PRIMARY ALUMINUM REDUCTION PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) For the purpose of this Rule, the
				  following definitions apply:
(1) "Fluoride"
				  means elemental fluorine and all fluoride compounds as measured by the methods
				  specified in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .2616 or by other methods demonstrated to
				  be equivalent to those set forth in Rule
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .2616 approved by the Director on a
				  case-by-case basis.
(2) "Prebake
				  cell" is an aluminum reduction pot using carbon anodes formed, pressed, and
				  baked prior to their placement in the pot.
(3) "Primary aluminum reduction plant" means
				  any facility manufacturing aluminum by electrolytic reduction.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0532 - SOURCES CONTRIBUTING TO AN AMBIENT VIOLATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) This Rule
				  applies to new major stationary sources and major modifications to which 15A
				  NCAC 02D .0531 does not apply and which would contribute to a violation of a
				  national ambient air quality standard, but which would not cause a new
				  violation.
(b) For the purpose of
				  this Rule the definitions contained in Section II.A. of Appendix S of  40 CFR
				  Part 51  shall apply.
(c) The Rule
				  is not applicable to:
(1) emission of a
				  pollutant from a new or modified source located in an area designated as
				  nonattainment for that pollutant in  40 CFR 81.334;
(2) emission of pollutants for which the
				  source or modification is not major;
(3) emission of pollutants other than sulfur
				  dioxide, PM2.5, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and PM10;
(4) a new or modified source whose impact
				  will not increase more than:
(A) 1.0
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of SO2 on an
				  annual basis;
(B) 5
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of SO2 on a
				  24-hour basis;
(C) 25
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of SO2 on a
				  3-hour basis;
(D) 0.3
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of PM2.5 on an annual basis;
(E) 1.2
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of PM2.5 on a 24-hour basis;
(F) 1.0
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of NO2 on an
				  annual basis;
(G) 0.5
				  mg/m3 of carbon monoxide on an 8-hour
				  basis;
(H) 2
				  mg/m3 of carbon monoxide on a one-hour
				  basis;
(I) 1.0
				  [MICRO]g/m3 of PM10 on an annual basis; or
(J) 5 [MICRO]g/m3
				  of PM10 on a 24-hour basis at any locality that does not meet a national
				  ambient air quality standard;
(5) sources which are not major unless
				  secondary emissions are included in calculating the potential to
				  emit;
(6) sources which are
				  exempted by the provision in Section II.F. of Appendix S of 40 CFR Part
				  51;
(7) temporary emission sources
				  which will be relocated within two years; and
(8) emissions resulting from the construction
				  phase of the source.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0533 - STACK HEIGHT

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(a) For the purpose
				  of this Rule, the following definition shall apply:
(1) "A stack in existence" means that the
				  owner or operator had:
(A) begun, or caused
				  to begin, a continuous program of physical on-site construction of the stack;
				  or
(B) entered into binding
				  agreements or contractual obligations, which could not be canceled or modified
				  without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of
				  construction of the stack to be completed in the time that is normally required
				  to construct such a stack.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0534 - FLUORIDE EMISSIONS FROM PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY

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(a) Emissions of total fluorides shall not
				  exceed:
(1) 0.020 pounds per ton of
				  phosphorus-bearing material fed to any wet-process phosphoric acid
				  plant;
(2) 0.010 pounds per ton of
				  phosphorus-bearing material fed to any superphosphoric acid plant;
(3) 0.40 pounds per ton of phosphorus-bearing
				  material fed to any granular diammonium phosphate plant;
(4) 0.20 pounds per ton of phosphorus-bearing
				  material fed to any run-of-pile triple superphosphate plant including curing
				  and storing process;
(5) 0.20
				  pounds per ton of phosphorus-bearing material fed to any granular triple
				  superphosphate plant that began operating after December 31, 1969;
(6) 0.40 pounds per ton of phosphorus-bearing
				  material fed to any granular triple superphosphate plant that began operating
				  before January 1, 1970; and
(7)
				  0.00050 pounds per hour per ton of phosphorus-bearing material cured or stored
				  at any curing or storage facility associated with a granular triple
				  superphosphate plant.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0535 - EXCESS EMISSIONS REPORTING AND MALFUNCTIONS

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(a) For this Rule the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Excess Emissions" means an
				  emission rate that exceeds any applicable emission limitation or standard
				  allowed by any rule in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0500,
				  02D .0900,
				  02D .1200, or 1400; or by a
				  permit condition; or that exceeds an emission limit established in a permit
				  issued pursuant to
				  15A NCAC
				  02Q .0700.
(2) "Malfunction" means any unavoidable
				  failure of air pollution control equipment, process equipment, or process to
				  operate in a normal and usual manner that results in excess emissions. Excess
				  emissions during periods of routine start-up and shut-down of process equipment
				  are not considered a malfunction. Failures caused entirely or in part by poor
				  maintenance, careless operations or any other upset condition within the
				  control of the emission source are not considered a malfunction.
(3) "Start-up" means the commencement of
				  operation of any source that has shut-down or ceased operation for a period
				  sufficient to cause temperature, pressure, process, chemical, or a pollution
				  control device imbalance that would result in excess emission.
(4) "Shut-down" means the cessation of the
				  operation of any source for any purpose.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0536 - REPEALED - PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY BOILERS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. March 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2008; April 1, 2001;
					 August 1, 1991; August 1, 1987; February 1, 1986;
Repealed Eff.
					 November 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0537 - CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS

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(a)
				  For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Mercury" means the element mercury,
				  excluding any associated elements, and includes mercury in particulates,
				  vapors, aerosols, and compounds.
(2) "Stationary source" means the total plant
				  site. This includes all emissions, such as stacks, ducts, vents, openings, and
				  fugitives to the atmosphere within the property boundary.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0538 - CONTROL OF ETHYLENE OXIDE EMISSIONS

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(a)
				  For purposes of this Rule, "medical devices" means instruments, apparatus,
				  implements, machines, implants, in vitro reagents, or other similar or related
				  articles including their components, parts, and accessories, intended for use
				  in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man
				  or other animals; or intended to affect the structure or any function of the
				  body of man or other animals.
(b)
				  This Rule applies to emissions at facilities for which construction began after
				  August 31, 1992 of ethylene oxide resulting from use as a sterilant in:
(1) the production and subsequent storage of
				  medical devices; or
(2) the
				  packaging and subsequent storage of medical devices for sale.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0539 - ODOR CONTROL OF FEED INGREDIENT MANUFACTURING PLANTS

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(a) Applicability. The requirements of this
				  Rule apply to any facility that produces feed-grade animal proteins or
				  feed-grade animal fats and oils, but do not apply to any portions of such
				  facilities engaged exclusively in the processing of food for human
				  consumption.
(b) This Rule does not
				  apply to those facilities solely engaged in the processing of marine
				  byproducts. Those facilities shall control their odorous emissions pursuant to
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .1806.
(c) A person shall not allow, cause, or
				  permit the operation or use of any device, machine, equipment, or other
				  contrivance to process material to be used in the production of feed-grade
				  animal proteins or feed-grade animal fats and oils unless all gases, vapors,
				  and gas-entrained effluents from these processes are passed through condensers
				  to remove all steam and other condensible materials. All noncondensibles
				  passing through the condensers shall then be incinerated at 1200 degrees
				  Fahrenheit for a period of not less than 0.3 seconds, or treated in an equally
				  effective manner.
(d) Measurement
				  and Recording Requirements. Any person processing or incinerating gases,
				  vapors, or gas-entrained matter as required by Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall
				  install, operate, and maintain in good working order and calibration continuous
				  measuring and recording devices for equipment operational parameters to
				  document equipment operation in accordance with this Rule. In addition, the
				  owner or operator of the facility shall:
(1)
				  demonstrate the measuring and recording devices are capable of verifying
				  thecompliance status of the equipment on a continuous basis;
(2) describe the parameters to be used to
				  determine the compliance status and how these parameters:
(A) are to be measured;
(B) are to be used to determine compliance
				  status; and
(3) provide
				  a quality assurance program approved by the Director for all monitoring devices
				  and systems that includes:
(A) procedures and
				  frequencies for calibration;
(B)
				  standards traceability;
(C)
				  operational checks;
(D) maintenance
				  schedules and procedures;
(E)
				  auditing schedules and procedures;
(F) data validation; and
(G) schedule for implementing the quality
				  assurance program.
These data shall be available to the Director upon
					 request.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0540 - PARTICULATES FROM FUGITIVE DUST EMISSION SOURCES

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(a) For the purpose of this Rule the
				  following definitions apply:
(1) "Excess
				  fugitive dust emissions" means:
(A) fugitive
				  dust is visible extending beyond the facility's property line; or
(B) upon inspection of settled dust on
				  adjacent property, the Division finds that the dust came from the adjacent
				  facility.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0541 - CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM ABRASIVE BLASTING

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(a)
				  For the purpose of this Rule, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Abrasives" means any material used in
				  abrasive blasting operations.
(2)
				  "Abrasive blasting" means the operation of cleaning or preparing a surface by
				  forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against the surface.
				  Sandblasting is one form of abrasive blasting.
(3) "Abrasive blasting equipment" means any
				  equipment used in abrasive blasting operations.
(4) "Building" means a structure with four or
				  more sides and a roof used, in whole or in part, to house or contain abrasive
				  blasting.
(5) "Fugitive dust
				  emissions" means emissions of particulate matter into the outdoor atmosphere
				  that is not vented or captured by a stack or chimney.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0542 - CONTROL OF PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM COTTON GINNING OPERATIONS

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(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Rule is to
				  establish control requirements for particulate emissions from cotton ginning
				  operations.
(b) Definitions. For
				  the purposes of this Rule, the following definitions apply:
(1) "1D-3D cyclone" means any cyclone-type
				  collector of the 1D-3D configuration. This designation refers to the ratio of
				  the cylinder to cone length, where D is the diameter of the cylinder portion. A
				  1D-3D cyclone has a cylinder length of 1xD and a cone length of 3xD.
(2) "2D-2D cyclone" means any cyclone-type
				  collector of the 2D-2D configuration. This designation refers to the ratio of
				  the cylinder to cone length, where D is the diameter of the cylinder portion. A
				  2D-2D cyclone has a cylinder length of 2xD and a cone length of 2xD.
(3) "Bale" means a compressed and bound
				  package of cotton lint, approximately weighing 500 pounds.
(4) "Existing facility" means a cotton
				  ginning operation site operating prior to July 1, 2002.
(5) "Ginning operation" means any facility or
				  plant removing seed, lint, trash, or any combination of these from raw cotton
				  or bales of lint cotton.
(6)
				  "Ginning season" means the period of time during which the gin is in operation,
				  which is generally from September of the current year through January of the
				  following year.
(7) "High pressure
				  exhausts" means the exhaust air systems at a cotton gin not defined as "low
				  pressure exhausts."
(8) "Low
				  pressure exhausts" means the exhaust cotton handling systems located at a
				  cotton gin that handle air from the cotton lint handling system and battery
				  condenser.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0543 - BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY

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(a)
				  For the purposes of this Rule, the definitions at
				  40 CFR
				  51.301 shall apply.
(b) Mandatory Class I Federal areas are
				  identified in 40 CFR Part 81, Subpart D.
(c) The Director shall have the maximum
				  flexibility allowed pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  51.308 or
				  40 CFR Part 51, Appendix
				  Y.
(d) This Rule applies to
				  BART-eligible sources meeting the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix Y
				  causing or contributing to any visibility impairment in a mandatory Class I
				  Federal area as determined using 40 CFR Part 51, Subpart P.
(e) Unless exempted pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  51.303, the owner or operator of a
				  BART-eligible emission unit subject to this Rule shall perform a best available
				  retrofit technology (BART) evaluation. Pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  51.308, the evaluation shall include:
(1) the technology available;
(2) the cost of compliance;
(3) the energy and non-air quality
				  environmental impacts of compliance;
(4) any pollution control equipment in use at
				  the source;
(5) the remaining
				  useful life of the source; and
(6)
				  the degree of improvement in visibility reasonably anticipated to result from
				  the use of such technology.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0545 - (RULE VOID) TREATMENT OF MALFUNCTION EVENTS AND WORK PRACTICES FOR START-UP AND SHUT-DOWN OPERATIONS

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(a) Applicability.
				  In the event that United States Environmental Protection Agency's regulation,
				  State Implementation Plans: Response to Petition for Rulemaking; Restatement
				  and Update of EPA's SSM Policy Applicable to SIPs; Findings of Substantial
				  Inadequacy; and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions
				  During Periods of Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction, published in the Code of
				  Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 52 on June 12, 2015, is:
(1) declared or adjudged to be invalid or
				  unconstitutional or stayed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth
				  Circuit, by the District of Columbia Circuit, or by the United States Supreme
				  Court; or
(2) withdrawn, repealed,
				  revoked, or otherwise rendered of no force and effect by the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency, Congress, or Presidential Executive Order;
such action shall render this Rule as invalid, void,
					 stayed, or otherwise without force and effect upon the date such action becomes
					 final and effective. At the time of such action, sources that were subject to
					 this Rule shall be subject to Rule .0535 of this Subchapter. This Rule shall
					 not apply to sources to which Rule .0524, .1110, or .1111 of this Subchapter
					 applies.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0546 - CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOG FUMIGATION OPERATIONS

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(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Rule is to
				  establish emission control requirements for hazardous air pollutants and toxic
				  air pollutants from log fumigation operations.
(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this
				  Rule, the following definitions and definitions in this Subchapter or
				  15A NCAC
				  02Q apply:
(1) "Bulk or tarpaulin log fumigation" means
				  the fumigation of logs that are placed in piles on an impermeable surface and
				  covered with a weighted-down tarpaulin.
(2) "Chamber log fumigation" means the
				  fumigation of logs inside a sealed building or structure that is specifically
				  used for fumigation. Chambers used for fumigation may be either atmospheric or
				  vacuum type.
(3) "Container log
				  fumigation" means the fumigation of logs inside a container where the doors of
				  the container are closed and sealed.
(4) "Fumigant" means the hazardous air
				  pollutant or toxic air pollutant that is used to eliminate the pests within the
				  logs.
(5) "Fumigation operation"
				  means the period of time that the fumigant is injected and retained in the
				  container, chamber, or bulk piles for the purposes of treating the logs for
				  insects and other pests to prevent the transfer of exotic organisms.
(6) "Hazardous air pollutant" means a
				  pollutant listed under Section 112(b) of the federal Clean Air Act in
				  42 U.S.C.
				  7412(b).
(7) "Public right-of-way" means an area where
				  people may reasonably be expected to be present for any part of a 24-hour
				  period.
(8) "Toxic air pollutant"
				  means a carcinogen, chronic toxicant, acute systemic toxicant, or acute
				  irritant that is listed in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .1104.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0600 - MONITORING: RECORDKEEPING: REPORTING › Section 02D .0601 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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(a) The purpose of
				  this Section is to set forth the requirements of the Commission for monitoring
				  air pollution emissions and filing reports covering their discharge into the
				  outdoor atmosphere of the state.
(b) This Section shall apply to all persons
				  subject to the provisions of Subchapters 02D or 02Q of this Chapter.
(c) Monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting
				  may also be required by other rules including
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0524,
				  02D .0536,
				  02D .1110, or .1111.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.65;
					 143-215.66;
					 143-215.107(a)(4);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984; June 18,
					 1976;
Temporary Amendment Eff. March 8, 1994 for a period of 180
					 days or until the permanent rule is effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1994;
Readopted
					 Eff. November 1, 2019.