Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 517 - Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities › Subchapter 13 - Operational Requirements › Section 252:517-13-1 - Air criteria

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Minimizing airborne CCR.
The owner or operator of a CCR landfill,
				CCR surface impoundment, or any lateral expansion of a CCR unit must adopt
				measures that will effectively minimize CCR from becoming airborne at the
				facility, including CCR fugitive dust originating from CCR units, roads, and
				other CCR management and material handling activities.
(b)
CCR fugitive dust control
				plan.
The owner or operator of the CCR unit must prepare and operate in
				accordance with a CCR fugitive dust control plan as specified in paragraphs
				(b)(1) through (7) of this Section. This requirement applies in addition to,
				not in place of, any applicable standards under the Occupational Safety and
				Health Act.
(1) The CCR fugitive dust control
				plan must identify and describe the CCR fugitive dust control measures the
				owner or operator will use to minimize CCR from becoming airborne at the
				facility. The owner or operator must select, and include in the CCR fugitive
				dust control plan, the CCR fugitive dust control measures that are most
				appropriate for site conditions, along with an explanation of how the measures
				selected are applicable and appropriate for site conditions. Examples of
				control measures that may be appropriate include: Locating CCR inside an
				enclosure or partial enclosure; operating a water spray or fogging system;
				reducing fall distances at material drop points; using wind barriers,
				compaction, or vegetative covers; establishing and enforcing reduced vehicle
				speed limits; paving and sweeping roads; covering trucks transporting CCR;
				reducing or halting operations during high wind events; or applying a daily
				cover.
(2) If the owner or operator
				operates a CCR landfill or any lateral expansion of a CCR landfill, the CCR
				fugitive dust control plan must include procedures to emplace CCR as
				conditioned CCR. Conditioned CCR means wetting CCR with water to a moisture
				content that will prevent wind dispersal, but will not result in free liquids.
				In lieu of water, CCR conditioning may be accomplished with an appropriate
				chemical dust suppression agent.
(3) The CCR fugitive dust control plan must
				include procedures to log citizen complaints received by the owner or operator
				involving CCR fugitive dust events at the facility.
(4) The CCR fugitive dust control plan must
				include a description of the procedures the owner or operator will follow to
				periodically assess the effectiveness of the control plan.
(5) The owner or operator of a CCR unit must
				have prepared an initial CCR fugitive dust control plan for the facility no
				later than October 19, 2015, or by initial receipt of CCR in any CCR unit at
				the facility if the owner or operator becomes subject to this Chapter after
				October 19, 2015. The owner or operator has completed the initial CCR fugitive
				dust control plan when the plan has been placed in the facility's operating
				record as required by OAC
				252:517-19-1(g)(1).
(6) The owner or operator of a CCR unit
				subject to the requirements of this Section may amend the written CCR fugitive
				dust control plan at any time provided the revised plan is placed in the
				facility's operating record as required by OAC
				252:517-19-1(g)(1).
				The owner or operator must amend the written plan whenever there is a change in
				conditions that would substantially affect the written plan in effect, such as
				the construction and operation of a new CCR unit.
(7) The owner or operator must obtain a
				certification from a qualified professional engineer that the initial CCR
				fugitive dust control plan, or any subsequent amendment of it, meets the
				requirements of this Section.
(8)
				The owner or operator must submit the initial CCR fugitive dust control plan,
				and any subsequent amendment of it, to the DEQ for approval.