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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter U - TANKS, STORAGE, AND LOADING › Section 106.478 - Storage Tank and Change of Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any fixed or floating roof storage tank, or change of
					 service in any tank, used to store chemicals or mixtures of chemicals shown in
					 Table 478 in paragraph (8) of this section is permitted by rule, provided that
					 all of the following conditions of this section are met:
(1) The tank shall be located at least 500
				  feet away from any recreational area or residence or other structure not
				  occupied or used solely by the owner of the facility or the owner of the
				  property upon which the facility is located.
(2) The true vapor pressure of the compound
				  to be stored shall be less than 11.0 psia at the maximum storage
				  temperature.
(3) For those
				  compounds that have a true vapor pressure greater than 0.5 psia and less than
				  11.0 psia at the maximum storage temperature, any storage vessel larger than
				  40,000 gallons capacity shall be equipped with an internal floating cover or
				  equivalent control.
(A) An open top tank
				  containing an external floating roof using double seal technology shall be an
				  approved control alternative equivalent to an internal floating cover tank,
				  provided the primary seal consists of either a mechanical shoe seal or a
				  liquid-mounted seal. Double seals having a vapor- mounted primary seal are an
				  approved alternative for existing open top floating roof tanks undergoing a
				  change of service.
(B) The floating
				  cover or floating roof design shall incorporate sufficient flotation to conform
				  to the requirements of American Petroleum Institute Code 650, Appendix C or an
				  equivalent degree of flotation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter V - THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES › Section 106.491 - Dual-Chamber Incinerators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  This section authorizes dual-chamber incinerators that burn only waste
				  generated on site, or illegal drugs confiscated by federal, state, or local law
				  enforcement agencies. Incinerators used in the processing or recovery of
				  materials or to dispose of pathological waste as defined in §
										106.494
				  of this title (relating to Pathological Waste Incinerators), hospital waste,
				  infectious waste, hazardous waste, or radioactive waste are not authorized by
				  this section.
(b) Design
				  requirements. The incinerator must meet the following design requirements.
(1) The incinerator must be equipped with an
				  afterburner automatically controlled to operate with a minimum temperature of
				  1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, equipped with a continuous exhaust temperature
				  monitor, and designed and operated with a minimum gas retention time of 0.5
				  seconds.
(2) The manufacturer's
				  rated capacity (burn rate) must be 500 pounds per hour or less. Each claim
				  under this section must address the model of incinerator and specify the types
				  and amounts of waste to be destroyed for determination of a specific unit's
				  appropriate capacity.
(3) Stacks
				  must comply with the following:
(A) height at
				  least 15 feet from the ground;
(B)
				  height at least six feet above the peak of the highest structure within 150
				  feet;
(C) located at least 200 feet
				  from nearest property line; and
(D)
				  have unobstructed vertical discharge when the incinerator is operated. Properly
				  installed and maintained spark arresters are not considered
				  obstructions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter V - THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES › Section 106.492 - Flares

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Smokeless gas flares which meet the following conditions of
					 this section are permitted by rule:
(1) design requirements.
(A) The flare shall be equipped with a flare
				  tip designed to provide good mixing with air, flame stability, and a tip
				  velocity less than 60 feet per second (ft/sec) for gases having a lower heating
				  value less than 1,000 British thermal units per cubic foot
				  (Btu/ft3) or a tip velocity less than 400 ft/sec for
				  gases having a lower heating value greater than 1,000
				  Btu/ft3.
(B) The flare shall be equipped with a
				  continuously burning pilot or other automatic ignition system that assures gas
				  ignition and provides immediate notification of appropriate personnel when the
				  ignition system ceases to function. A gas flare which emits no more than 4.0
				  pounds per hour (lb/hr) of reduced sulfur compounds, excluding sulfur oxides,
				  is exempted from the immediate notification requirement, provided the emission
				  point height meets the requirements of §
											106.352(4)
				  of this title (relating to Oil and Gas Production Facilities).
(C) A flare which burns gases containing more
				  than 24 parts per million by volume (ppmv) of sulfur, chlorine, or compounds
				  containing either element shall be located at least 1/4 mile from any
				  recreational area or residence or other structure not occupied or used solely
				  by the owner or operator of the flare or the owner of the property upon which
				  the flare is located.
(D) The heat
				  release of a flare which emits sulfur dioxide (SO2)
				  or hydrogen chloride (HCl) shall be greater than or equal to the following
				  values:
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter V - THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES › Section 106.494 - Non-Commercial Incinerators and Crematories

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Pathological waste --This term is assigned the meaning as defined in 25 TAC
				  §
											1.132(relating to
				  Definitions)
(2) Human remains (as
				  defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, §
											711.001)--The body of
				  decedent.
(3) Embryonic and fetal
				  tissue remains--This term is assigned the meaning as defined in Texas Health
				  and Safety Code, §
											697.002. The
				  umbilical cord, placenta, gestational sac, blood, or body fluids from the same
				  pregnancy may be disposed of in the same manner as embryonic and fetal tissue
				  remains in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, §
											697.004.
(4) Carcasses--Dead animals, in whole or
				  part.
(5) Crematory --A building or
				  structure containing one or more furnaces used, or intended to be used, for the
				  reduction (by burning) of human remains, and/or embryonic and fetal tissue
				  remains to cremated remains.
(6)
				  Animal feeding operations--A lot or facility (other than an aquatic animal
				  feeding facility or veterinary facility) where animals are stabled or confined
				  and fed or maintained for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period,
				  and the animal confinement areas do not sustain crops, vegetation, forage
				  growth, or post-harvest residues in the normal growing season.
(7) Non-commercial incinerator--An
				  incinerator which does not accept pathological waste, embryonic and fetal
				  tissue remains, or carcasses generated off-site for monetary
				  compensation.
(8) Stack
				  height--Elevation of the stack exit above the ground.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter V - THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES › Section 106.495 - Heat Cleaning Devices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Heat cleaning devices (such as ovens, furnaces, and/or
					 direct flame incinerators) used to thermally remove residual combustible or
					 semi-combustible materials from noncombustible electrical or mechanical parts
					 are permitted by rule, provided the following conditions of this section are
					 satisfied.
(1) Before construction
				  begins, the facility shall be registered with the commission's Office of
				  Permitting, Remediation, and Registration in Austin using Form PI-7.
(2) The combustible material shall not exceed
				  10% by weight of the total load to the oven, furnace, and/or
				  incinerator.
(3) The combustible
				  material shall contain no halogenated organic compounds.
(4) The oven, furnace, and/or incinerator
				  shall be equipped with an afterburner automatically controlled to operate with
				  a minimum temperature of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit and a gas retention time of
				  0.5 second or greater.
(5) Opacity
				  of emissions from the oven, furnace, and/or incinerator shall not exceed 5.0%
				  averaged over a five-minute period.
(6) The manufacturer's recommended operating
				  instructions shall be posted at each oven, furnace, and/or incinerator, and
				  each unit shall be operated in accordance with these instructions.
(7) Heat shall be provided by the combustion
				  of sweet natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or Number 2 fuel oil with no more
				  than 0.5% sulfur by weight, or by electric power.
(8) The emission of any air contaminant shall
				  not exceed 0.5 pounds per hour and 2.0 tons per year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter V - THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES › Section 106.496 - Air Curtain Incinerators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  The commission encourages the recycling of the materials specified in this
				  section. Composting, mulching, or other processing to produce a useable
				  material can be authorized by §
										332.8 of
				  this title (relating to Air Quality Requirements). This section authorizes any
				  air curtain incinerator used for the burning of trees, clean lumber, and brush
				  from land-clearing as referenced in 40 Code of Federal Regulations
				  §60.2245, right-of-way maintenance, emergency clean-up operations,
				  noncommercial industrial sites, and municipal solid waste sites, if operated in
				  accordance with this section.
(b)
				  Scope and terms. The following terms apply only to this section.
(1) Air curtain incinerator (ACI)--An
				  incinerator that operates by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an
				  open chamber or pit in which combustion occurs. Incinerators of this type can
				  be constructed above or below ground and with or without refractory walls and
				  floor.
(2) Clean lumber--Wood or
				  wood products that have been cut or shaped and includes wet, air-dried, and
				  kiln-dried wood products. Clean lumber does not include wood products that have
				  been painted, pigment-stained, or pressure-treated by compounds such as
				  chromate, copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol, or creosote.
(3) Emergency cleanup--The removal and
				  disposal of wastes resulting from events such as high winds, floods, and other
				  events of nature that are necessary to protect public health and
				  safety.
(4) Land-clearing--The
				  removal of trees, brush, and other vegetative matter from agriculture, forest
				  management, or land development.
(5) Municipal solid waste sites--Landfills
				  that may burn on- or off-site generated waste as specifically authorized by the
				  executive director under § 330.4 of this title (relating to Permit
				  Required).
(6) Noncommercial
				  industrial sites--Locations at which on-site generated waste resulting from the
				  processing or manufacturing of products may be burned. These industrial sites
				  must be noncommercial, as limited by §335.2(d)(1) of of this title
				  (relating to Permit Required), and burn only on-site generated waste that
				  results from the processing or manufacturing of products, and do not include
				  sites that accept off-site generated waste for disposal or
				  destruction.
(7) Site--One or more
				  contiguous or adjacent properties that are under common control of the same
				  person, or persons under common control.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter W - TURBINES AND ENGINES › Section 106.511 - Portable and Emergency Engines and Turbines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Internal combustion engine and gas turbine driven
					 compressors, electric generator sets, and water pumps, used only for portable,
					 emergency, and/or standby services are permitted by rule, provided that the
					 maximum annual operating hours shall not exceed 10% of the normal annual
					 operating schedule of the primary equipment; and all electric motors. For
					 purposes of this section, "standby" means to be used as a "substitute for" and
					 not "in addition to" other equipment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter W - TURBINES AND ENGINES › Section 106.513 - Natural Gas-Fired Combined Heat and Power Units

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
(1) This section applies to combined heat and
				  power (CHP) units that are powered by pipeline-quality natural gas-fired
				  engines, including turbines. This section also authorizes any fugitive
				  components associated with a CHP unit authorized by this section.
(2) This section does not relieve the owner
				  or operator from complying with any other applicable provision of the Texas
				  Health and Safety Code, Texas Water Code, rules of the Texas Commission on
				  Environmental Quality (TCEQ), or any additional local, state, or federal laws
				  or regulations. Emissions that exceed the limits in this section are not
				  authorized and are violations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter X - WASTE PROCESSES AND REMEDIATION › Section 106.531 - Sewage Treatment Facility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Sewage treatment facilities, excluding combustion or
					 incineration equipment, land farms, or grease trap waste handling or treatment
					 facilities are permitted by rule.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter X - WASTE PROCESSES AND REMEDIATION › Section 106.532 - Water and Wastewater Treatment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Water and wastewater treatment units are permitted by rule,
					 provided the following conditions of this section are met.
(1) The facility performs only the following
				  functions:
(A) disinfection;
(B) softening;
(C) filtration;
(D) flocculation;
(E) stabilization;
(F) taste and odor control;
(G) clarification;
(H) carbonation;
(I) sedimentation;
(J) neutralization;
(K) chlorine removal;
(L) activated sludge treatment, anaerobic
				  treatment, and associated control of gases from these treatments;
(M) aerobic oxidation/biodegration using
				  oxygen or peroxide in the absence of nitrogen or other gas that would cause
				  stripping of volaltile organic compounds (VOC) from the water;
(N) stripping VOC, ammonia, or other air
				  contaminants from the water with air or other gas, provided the stripped gases
				  are controlled with an abatement system that meets the requirements of §
											106.533(5)
				  of this title (relating to Water and Soil Remediation). For ammonia or hydrogen
				  chloride (HCl) or other acid gas emissions, abatement may include a water or
				  caustic scrubbing system as a means of complying with this section. Final
				  emissions of HCl resulting from combustion of chlorine or chlorine-containing
				  compounds shall not exceed 0.1 pounds per hour;
(O) liquid phase separation of VOC and water
				  in which:
(i) the sum of the partial
				  pressures of all species of VOC in any sample is less than 1.5 psia;
				  or
(ii) the separator is enclosed
				  and emissions are vented through an emission abatement system meeting the
				  requirements specified previously for stripped VOC and ammonia;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE › Subchapter X - WASTE PROCESSES AND REMEDIATION › Section 106.534 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and Transfer Stations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) cell construction or
					 modification, as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §60.751,
					 of MSWLF Type I, Type I-AE, Type II, Type III, Type IV, Type IV-AE, and Type V
					 transfer stations as defined in §
										330.5
					 of this title (relating to Classification of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities)
					 that meet the conditions listed in this section are permitted by rule.
(1) The following are not authorized by this
				  section:
(A) MSWLF sites that have facilities
				  other than cell construction and waste disposal; or
(B) maintenance, startup, shutdown, or
				  emission excursions under Chapter 101, Subchapter F of this title (relating to
				  Emissions Events and Scheduled Maintenance, Startup, and Shutdown
				  Activities).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 1 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS › Section 111.113 - Alternate Opacity Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of any facility who is unable to
						meet the opacity limitations of §
											111.111(a)(1)(A)
						and (B) of this title (relating to
						Requirements for Specified Sources) with available and economically reasonable
						control technology may apply to the Texas Air Control Board (TACB) for approval
						of an alternate limit. Within 60 days after receipt of an application, TACB
						staff will either determine that the application is complete or will determine
						that it is incomplete and provide a written list of deficiencies. There shall
						be no more than 180 days between the initial application and the issuance of a
						certification of completeness by the executive director. Failure to obtain such
						certification shall result in a voiding of the application. Within 90 days
						after issuance of the certification of completeness, an adjudicative public
						hearing will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of §§
						103.31-103.34 of this title (relating to Initiation of Other Than Rulemaking
						Hearings) and §§ 103.41-103.65 of this title (relating to
						Adjudicative Hearings). The application will be approved if the applicant
						provides for the hearing record a preponderance of evidence which substantiates
						that emissions resulting from the alternate opacity limit will not result in an
						exceedance of any ambient air quality standard or other ambient air
						concentration limit prescribed by TACB or exacerbate any existing exceedance or
						cause or contribute to a nuisance as defined in §
											101.4 of this
						title (relating to Nuisance) and that:
(1) all applicable concentration and mass
					 limitations are met;
(2) the
					 facility has failed to meet the applicable opacity limitation during
					 performance tests conducted with both the affected facility and the air
					 pollution control equipment needed to comply with TACB regulations, and which
					 were operating in a manner consistent with good engineering practice for
					 minimizing the opacity of the emissions; and
(3) it is technically impractical or
					 economically unreasonable for the facility to comply with the established
					 opacity limits.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 2 - INCINERATION › Section 111.123 - Medical Waste Incinerators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All requirements for medical waste incinerators are in
						§§
											113.2070-
						113.2079 of
						this title (relating to Hospital and Medical/Infectious Waste
						Incinerators).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 2 - INCINERATION › Section 111.125 - Testing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Upon the request of the executive director or a
						designated representative of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
						(commission), or a representative of the United States Environmental Protection
						Agency, or the local air pollution control agency, compliance with §
											111.121
						of this title (relating to Single-, Dual-, and Multiple-Chamber Incinerators)
						shall be demonstrated by application of the test methods included in paragraphs
						(1) - (4) of this section, as appropriate. Compliance with §
											111.124
						of this title (relating to Burning Hazardous Waste Fuels in Commercial
						Combustion Facilities) shall be demonstrated by application of the test methods
						included in paragraphs (1) - (5) of this section. Test reports prepared to
						demonstrate compliance with §
											111.124
						of this title shall clearly document the operating conditions and waste feed
						composition existing during the test.
(1) Particulate matter. Test Method 5 (40
					 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 60, Appendix A) modified to include
					 particulate caught by impinger train;
(2) Hydrogen chloride. Test Method 26 or 26A
					 (40 CFR
					 60, Appendix A), or Test Method outlined in
					 Chapter 5 of the TNRCC "Sampling Procedures Manual," dated July 1985;
(3) Carbon monoxide. Test Method 10, 10A, or
					 10B (40 CFR
					 60, Appendix A) or, for total hydrocarbons:
					 Test Method 25A (40 CFR Part 50, Appendix A);
(4) Opacity. Test Method 9 (40 CFR Part 60,
					 Appendix A);
(5) Destruction and
					 removal efficiency. Destruction and removal efficiency, measuring principal
					 organic hazardous constituent (POHC) mass feed rate to the commercial
					 combustion facility, measuring the mass emission rate of POHC in the stack gas,
					 and analyzing the POHC sample obtained from the stack gas, using the following
					 test methods, respectively: Method 8240 of SW-846 "Test Methods for Evaluating
					 Solid Waste," Method 0030 (VOST) of SW-846, Method 5040 of SW-846; or
(6) Alternative methods. Equivalent test
					 methods approved by the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 2 - INCINERATION › Section 111.129 - Operating Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of incinerators or commercial
						combustion facilities subject to the requirements of §§
											111.121,
						111.124,
						111.125, and
						111.127
						of this title (relating to Single-, Dual-, or Multiple-Chamber Incinerators;
						Burning Hazardous Waste Fuels in Commercial Combustion Facilities; Testing
						Requirements; and Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements), respectively,
						shall meet the following operating requirements.
(1) Except in the case of incinerators with
					 continuous opacity or carbon monoxide monitors, or equivalent monitors approved
					 by the executive director or a designated representative of the Texas Natural
					 Resource Conservation Commission, the incinerator shall be limited in hours of
					 operation from one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset.
(2) Current manufacturer's operating
					 procedures shall be posted on or near each incinerator or the incinerator
					 control room, and the incinerator shall be operated in accordance with those
					 procedures.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 3 - ABRASIVE BLASTING OF WATER STORAGE TANKS PERFORMED BY PORTABLE OPERATIONS › Section 111.131 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						undesignated head, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
						clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
					 Abrasive blasting--The operation of cleaning or preparing a surface by forcibly
					 propelling a stream of abrasive material against the surface.
(2) Hydroblasting--Any abrasive blasting
					 using high pressure liquid as the propelling force or as the active cleaning
					 agent.
(3) Private residence--A
					 residence not occupied or used solely by the owner of the property upon which
					 the water storage tank to be blasted is located.
(4) Public area--An outdoor area where it may
					 be reasonably anticipated that the public could congregate for more than
					 short-term periods, including, but not limited to, schools, day care centers,
					 convalescent centers, parks, and recreation areas.
(5) Shroud--A device which is designed to
					 enclose or surround the area being blasted to minimize the atmospheric
					 entrainment of fine particulates and direct that material to a confined area
					 for disposal. The shroud shall have overlapping seams to prevent leakage of
					 particulates, shall extend a minimum of 15 feet above the area being blasted,
					 and shall have a shade factor of 95% or a control factor of 95% of particles
					 100 grit or greater. A shade factor is defined as the percent of area
					 impermeable to particles or sunlight.
(6) Vacuum blasting--Any abrasive blasting in
					 which the spent abrasive, surface material, and dust resulting from blasting
					 are immediately collected by a vacuum device, equipped with a high efficiency
					 particulate filter.
(7) Water
					 storage tank--Any above-ground vessel designed and constructed for the purpose
					 of storing potable water.
(8) Wet
					 abrasive blasting--Any abrasive blasting using compressed air as the propelling
					 force, which mixes with water to minimize emissions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 3 - ABRASIVE BLASTING OF WATER STORAGE TANKS PERFORMED BY PORTABLE OPERATIONS › Section 111.133 - Testing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Before abrasive
					 blasting is performed on any previously coated water storage tank, the owner or
					 operator of the tank must determine if lead is present in the existing
					 protective coating by applying the following test methods from the United
					 States Environmental Protection Agency SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating
					 Solid Waste:
(1) Method 3050, Acid Digestion
					 of Sediments, Sludges, and Soils; and
(2) Method 6010, Inductively Coupled Plasma
					 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, or Method 7000, Atomic Absorption Methods. Lead
					 concentrations should be reported in micrograms per gram (micrograms/gm);
					 or
(3) an alternate method approved
					 in advance by the executive director or a designated representative of the
					 Texas Air Control Board (TACB).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 3 - ABRASIVE BLASTING OF WATER STORAGE TANKS PERFORMED BY PORTABLE OPERATIONS › Section 111.135 - Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings Containing Lead

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The authority to conduct abrasive
					 blasting activities under this section does not exempt or excuse any person
					 from responsibility for the consequences, damages, or injuries resulting from
					 the abrasive cleaning. The authority to conduct such activities under this
					 regulation also does not exempt or excuse anyone from complying with all other
					 applicable laws or ordinances, regulations, and orders of governmental entities
					 having jurisdiction, even though the abrasive blasting is otherwise conducted
					 in compliance with this regulation. The owner or operator of the water storage
					 tank being blasted must control emissions from abrasive blasting in a manner
					 that does not cause nuisance conditions, as defined in §
											101.4 of this
					 title (relating to Nuisance).
(b)
					 For water storage tanks with lead concentrations of 1.0% (10,000 micrograms/gm)
					 or greater in the coating, the owner or operator of the tank shall notify the
					 appropriate TACB regional office and any local authorities having jurisdiction
					 over abrasive blasting activities of the blasting in writing at least 10, but
					 not more than 30, working days prior to the date scheduled for the beginning of
					 blasting operations. The notification must include:
(1) the location of the tank;
(2) the name of the abrasive blasting
					 company;
(3) the weight percent of
					 lead in the coating;
(4) the
					 control methods to be used; and
(5)
					 the expected hours of operation and scheduled start and finish dates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 3 - ABRASIVE BLASTING OF WATER STORAGE TANKS PERFORMED BY PORTABLE OPERATIONS › Section 111.137 - Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings Containing Less Than 1.0% Lead

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The authority
					 to conduct abrasive blasting activities under this section does not exempt or
					 excuse any person from responsibility for the consequences, damages, or
					 injuries resulting from the abrasive cleaning. The authority to conduct such
					 activities under this regulation also does not exempt or excuse anyone from
					 complying with all other applicable laws or ordinances, regulations, and orders
					 of governmental entities having jurisdiction, even though the abrasive blasting
					 is otherwise conducted in compliance with this regulation. The owner or
					 operator of the water storage tank being blasted must control emissions from
					 abrasive blasting in a manner that does not cause nuisance conditions, as
					 defined in §
											101.4 of this
					 title (relating to Nuisance).
(b)
					 When there are private residences or public areas within a distance of 500 feet
					 of the water storage tank or 10 times the height of the tank, whichever is
					 greater, the owner or operator of the tank must control emissions from abrasive
					 blasting by one of the following methods:
(1)
					 vacuum blasting;
(2) shrouded wet
					 abrasive blasting;
(3) shrouded dry
					 blasting;
(4) shrouded
					 hydroblasting; or
(5) equivalent
					 method approved in advance by the executive director or a designated
					 representative of TACB.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 3 - ABRASIVE BLASTING OF WATER STORAGE TANKS PERFORMED BY PORTABLE OPERATIONS › Section 111.139 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Interior abrasive blasting of water
					 storage tanks is exempt from §
											111.133 of
					 this title (relating to Testing Requirements); §
											111.135
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Lead); and §
											111.137
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Less Than 1.0% Lead), if no visible emissions to the atmosphere
					 result from such cleaning.
(b) Any
					 abrasive blasting process which propels abrasives at a rate of less than 500
					 pounds per day is exempt from §
											111.133 of
					 this title (relating to Testing Requirements); §
											111.135
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Lead); and §
											111.137
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Less Than 1.0% Lead).
(c) Any alternate control method approved in
					 advance by the executive director or a designated representative of TACB may be
					 exempted from §
											111.135
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Lead) and §
											111.137
					 of this title (relating to Control Requirements for Surfaces with Coatings
					 Containing Less Than 1.0% Lead). An exemption may be revoked by TACB at any
					 time if the blasting project is causing nuisance conditions or a violation of
					 any air quality standard.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 4 - MATERIALS HANDLING, CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKING LOTS › Section 111.141 - Geographic Areas of Application and Date of Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This section, §
											111.143 of
						this title (relating to Materials Handling), §
											111.145
						of this title (relating to Construction and Demolition), §
											111.147
						of this title (relating to Roads, Streets, and Alleys), and §
											111.149
						of this title (relating to Parking Lots) shall apply to the following areas:
						the City of El Paso, including the Fort Bliss Military Reservation except for
						training areas for tactical training, maneuvering, air support, and such other
						and further uses that are not inconsistent therewith, including access to and
						from said areas, unless otherwise specified; that portion of Harris County
						inside the loop formed by Beltway 8; and that area of Nueces County outlined in
						the Group II State Implementation Plan for Inhalable Particulate Matter adopted
						by the Texas Air Control Board on May 13, 1988. Compliance with these sections
						shall be as soon as practicable, but no later than December 31, 1991, except as
						follows: compliance on the Fort Bliss Military Reservation and compliance with
						§
											111.145(3)
						of this title; the paving requirements of §
											111.147(1)
						of this title; and the street sweeping requirements of §
											111.147(2)
						of this title shall be as soon as practicable, but no later than December 10,
						1993.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 4 - MATERIALS HANDLING, CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKING LOTS › Section 111.143 - Materials Handling

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit any
						material, except for abrasive material for snow and ice control, to be handled,
						transported, or stored without taking at least the following precautions to
						achieve maximum control of dust emissions to the extent practicable:
(1) application of water or suitable
					 chemicals or some other covering on materials stockpiles and other surfaces
					 which can create airborne dusts;
(2) installation, maintenance, and proper use
					 of hoods, fans, and filters to enclose, collect and clean the emissions of
					 dusty materials; or
(3) application
					 of water or suitable chemicals, or complete covering of materials contained in
					 open-bodied trucks, trailers, or railroad cars transporting such materials
					 which can create airborne particulate matter in areas where the general public
					 has access.
(A) Suitable wetting may be used
					 as an alternative to covering in all areas except the City of El
					 Paso.
(B) Complete covering, at a
					 minimum, is required in the City of El Paso.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 4 - MATERIALS HANDLING, CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKING LOTS › Section 111.145 - Construction and Demolition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For the purpose of this section, the following
						restrictions apply if the area of land affected by the listed activities is
						more than one acre in size, except for the City of El Paso, where restrictions
						shall apply regardless of the size of the area of land affected. No person may
						cause, suffer, allow, or permit a structure, road, street, alley, or parking
						area to be constructed, altered, repaired, or demolished, or land to be cleared
						without taking at least the following precautions to achieve control of dust
						emissions:
(1) use of water or of
					 suitable oil or chemicals for control of dust in the demolition of structures,
					 in construction operations, in work performed on a road, street, alley, or
					 parking area, or in the clearing of land;
(2) use of adequate methods such as
					 wet-sandblasting and enclosure of work areas to prevent airborne particulate
					 matter during sandblasting of structures or other similar operations;
(3) application of asphalt, other paving
					 materials, water, suitable oil, or chemicals on construction and/or demolition
					 site access roads located in the City of El Paso.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 4 - MATERIALS HANDLING, CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKING LOTS › Section 111.147 - Roads, Streets, and Alleys

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit any public,
						industrial, commercial, or private road, street, or alley to be used without
						taking at least the following precautions to achieve control of dust
						emissions:
(1) application of asphalt,
					 water, or suitable oil or chemicals on the following unpaved surfaces, except
					 in the City of El Paso and the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, except as noted
					 in §
											111.141
					 of this title (relating to Geographic Areas of Application and Date of
					 Compliance), where the use of paving materials is the only acceptable method of
					 dust control, unless otherwise specified:
(A)
					 industrial facility roadways--all major in-plant roads and all truck or other
					 heavy-duty vehicle pathways. Major in-plant roads shall be defined as those
					 which are designed to accommodate two-way traffic and are at least 30 feet wide
					 at at least one point, measuring the distance from the edge of the undisturbed
					 earth on either side of the established roadway. The executive director, with
					 the concurrence of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, may grant
					 a waiver from the requirement to pave an industrial facility roadway if the
					 owner of the roadway demonstrates that the cost of paving is economically
					 unreasonable compared to other methods of dust control specified in this
					 paragraph;
(B) public
					 thoroughfares--all roads and streets to which the public has general
					 access;
(C) commercial roads--all
					 roads that serve as access for more than 50 employees or as access to more than
					 10 heavy-duty truck parking spaces;
(D) residential roads--all roads that serve
					 as access for more than 20 residence and/or apartment units;
(E) alleys--in the City of El Paso, alleys
					 must meet the following requirements:
(i) all
					 new alleys must be paved;
(ii)
					 unpaved alleys may not be used for residential garbage and recycling
					 collection; and
(iii) reclaimed
					 asphalt pavement (RAP) may be used as an alternate means of particulate matter
					 control for alleys; and
(F) levee roads--in the City of El Paso, all
					 levee roads and access to such roads must be controlled with the application of
					 asphalt, or suitable oil or chemicals;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 4 - MATERIALS HANDLING, CONSTRUCTION, ROADS, STREETS, ALLEYS, AND PARKING LOTS › Section 111.149 - Parking Lots

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may
					 allow any vehicular parking surface having more than five parking spaces to be
					 used unless dust is controlled by the appropriate application of asphalt,
					 water, or suitable oil or chemicals.
(b) In the City of El Paso, parking surfaces
					 with more than five parking spaces shall be paved or uniformly covered with
					 gravel. This provision shall not apply to temporary parking lots defined at
					 lots used for less than one month, after which access is prohibited. Such
					 temporary lots shall be required to apply water or suitable oil or chemical.
					 Lots with more than 100 parking spaces shall be paved or covered by an
					 equivalent method determined by the executive director. An equivalent method
					 shall not include the utilization of waste materials from industrial
					 processes.
(c) Parking surfaces
					 having five spaces or less and parking surfaces at a property designed for and
					 used exclusively as a private residence housing not more than three families
					 are exempt from these requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 5 - EMISSIONS LIMITS ON NONAGRICULTURAL PROCESSES › Section 111.151 - Allowable Emissions Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person
					 may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of particulate matter from any
					 source to exceed the allowable rates specified in Table 1 as follows, except as
					 provided by §
											111.153
					 of this title (relating to Emissions Limits for Steam Generators).
(b) If a source has an effective stack height
					 less than the standard effective stack height as determined from Table 2 as
					 follows, the allowable emission level must be reduced by multiplying it by:
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(c)
					 Effective stack height shall be calculated by the following equation:
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 5 - EMISSIONS LIMITS ON NONAGRICULTURAL PROCESSES › Section 111.153 - Emissions Limits for Steam Generators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Section
					 111.151
					 of this title (relating to Allowable Emissions Limits) shall not apply to any
					 oil or gas fuel-fired steam generator with a heat input greater than 2,500
					 million British thermal units (Btu) per hour or any solid fossil fuel-fired
					 steam generator.
(b) No person may
					 cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of particulate matter from any solid
					 fossil fuel-fired steam generator to exceed 0.3 pound of total suspended
					 particulate per million Btu heat input, averaged over a two-hour
					 period.
(c) No person may cause,
					 suffer, allow, or permit emissions of particulate matter from any oil or gas
					 fuel-fired steam generator with a heat input greater than 2,500 million Btu per
					 hour to exceed 0.1 pound of total suspended particulate per million Btu input
					 averaged over a two-hour period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 6 - EMISSIONS LIMITS ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES › Section 111.171 - Emissions Limits Based on Process Weight Method

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person affected by the Texas Clean Air Act,
						§3.10(e), may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of particulate
						matter from any or all sources associated with a specific process to exceed the
						allowable levels specified in Table 3 as follows, except as provided by §
											111.173
						of this title (relating to Emissions Limits Based on Alternate Method). Any
						affected person who does not request an alternate method and notify the
						executive director in writing shall be regulated by the process weight
						method.
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						Graphic
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Subchapter A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER › Division 6 - EMISSIONS LIMITS ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES › Section 111.173 - Emissions Limits Based on Alternate Method

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person affected by the Texas Clean Air Act,
						§3.10(e), who does not wish to be regulated by the process weight method
						may request an alternate method of regulation which the executive director
						finds will provide equivalent emission control efficiency to §
											111.171
						of this title (relating to Emissions Limits Based on Process Weight
						Method).