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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 6 - EMISSIONS LIMITS ON AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES › Section 111.175 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person affected by the Texas Clean Air Act,
						§3.10(e), shall be exempt from the following: §
											111.111
						of this title (relating to Requirements for Specified Sources), §§
											111.141,
						111.143,
						111.145,
						111.147,
						and
						111.149
						of this title (relating to Geographic Areas of Application and Date of
						Compliance; Materials Handling; Construction and Demolition; Roads, Streets,
						and Alleys; and Parking Lots), and §§
											111.151,
						111.153,
						and 111.155 of this title (relating to Allowable Emissions Limits; Emissions
						Limits for Steam Generators; and Ground Level Concentrations). All other
						provisions of this title shall apply.
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 7 - EXEMPTIONS FOR PORTABLE OR TRANSIENT OPERATIONS › Section 111.181 - Exemption Policy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All portable facilities and transient operations, such as
						portable rock crushers, but excluding portable hot-mix asphaltic concrete
						facilities, engaged in public work projects in any county except Dallas, El
						Paso, or Harris are exempt from the requirements of §
											111.111
						and §
											111.113
						of this title (relating to Requirements for Specified Sources and Alternate
						Opacity Limitations) and §§
											111.151,
						111.153,
						and 111.155 of this title (relating to Allowable Emissions Limits; Emissions
						Limits for Steam Generators; and Ground Level Concentrations) if the conditions
						of §111.183 of of this title (relating to Requirements for Exemption) are
						met.
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 7 - EXEMPTIONS FOR PORTABLE OR TRANSIENT OPERATIONS › Section 111.183 - Requirements for Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 facility shall be located at least one mile outside the nearest corporate
					 limits of any city or town.
(b) The
					 facility shall be located at least one mile from any recreational area or any
					 occupied building other than that located on the same property as the
					 facility.
(c) The facility shall be
					 equipped with cyclones, or wet scrubbers, or water sprays at the material
					 transfer points open to the atmosphere, or other equipment or systems approved
					 by the executive director, properly installed, in good working order, and in
					 operation.
(d) The facility shall
					 not operate on the same property for a period of more than six
					 months.
(e) The emissions from the
					 facility shall not create a nuisance.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.201 - General Prohibition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit any outdoor
					 burning within the State of Texas, except as provided by this subchapter or by
					 orders or permits of the commission. Outdoor disposal or deposition of any
					 material capable of igniting spontaneously, with the exception of the storage
					 of solid fossil fuels, shall not be allowed without written permission of the
					 executive director. The term "executive director," as defined in Chapter 3 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions), includes authorized staff
					 representatives.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.205 - Exception for Fire Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Outdoor
				  burning shall be authorized for training fire-fighting personnel when requested
				  in writing and when authorized either verbally or in writing by the local air
				  pollution control agency. In the absence of such local entities, the
				  appropriate commission regional office shall be notified. The burning shall be
				  authorized if notice of denial from the local air pollution control agency, or
				  commission regional office is not received within 10 working days after the
				  date of postmark or the date of personal delivery of the request.
(b) Facilities dedicated solely for
				  fire-fighting training, at which training routinely will be conducted on a
				  frequency of at least once per week, shall submit an annual written
				  notification of intent to continue such training to the appropriate commission
				  regional office and any local air pollution control agency.
(c) Facilities dedicated solely for
				  fire-fighting training, at which training is conducted less than weekly, shall
				  provide an annual written notification of intent, with a telephone or
				  electronic facsimile notice 24 hours in advance of any scheduled training
				  session. No more than one such notification is required for multiple training
				  sessions scheduled within any one-week period, provided the initial
				  telephone/facsimile notice includes all such sessions. Both the written and
				  telephone notifications shall be submitted to the appropriate commission
				  regional office and any local air pollution control agency.
(d) Authorization to conduct outdoor burning
				  under this provision may be revoked by the executive director if the
				  authorization is used to circumvent other prohibitions of this
				  subchapter.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.207 - Exception for Fires Used for Recreation, Ceremony, Cooking, and Warmth

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Outdoor burning shall be authorized for fires used solely
					 for recreational or ceremonial purposes, or in the noncommercial preparation of
					 food, or used exclusively for the purpose of supplying warmth during cold
					 weather. Such burning shall be subject to the requirements of §
										111.219(7)
					 of this title (relating to General Requirements for Allowable Outdoor
					 Burning).
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.211 - Exception for Prescribed Burn

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Outdoor burning shall be authorized for:
(1) Prescribed burning for forest, range and
				  wildland/wildlife management, and wildfire hazard mitigation purposes, with the
				  exception of coastal salt-marsh management burning. Such burning shall be
				  subject to the requirements of §
										111.219
				  of this title (relating to General Requirements for Allowable Outdoor Burning),
				  and structures containing sensitive receptors must not be negatively affected
				  by the burn. When possible, notification of intent to burn should be made to
				  the appropriate commission regional office prior to the proposed burn.
				  Commission notification or approval is not required.
(2) Coastal salt-marsh management burning
				  conducted in Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson,
				  Jefferson, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Orange, Refugio, and San Patricio
				  Counties. Coastal salt-marsh burning in these counties shall be subject to the
				  following requirements:
(A) All land on which
				  burning is to be conducted shall be registered with the appropriate commission
				  regional office using a United States Geological Survey map or equivalent upon
				  which are identified significant points such as roads, canals, lakes, and
				  streams, and the method by which access is made to the site. For large acreage,
				  the map should be divided into manageable blocks with identification for each
				  defined block. The information must be received for review at least 15 working
				  days before the burning takes place.
(B) Prior to any burning, notification,
				  either verbal or written, must be made to, and authorization must be received
				  from the appropriate commission regional office. Notification must identify the
				  specific area and/or block to be burned, approximate start and end time, and a
				  responsible party who can be contacted during the burn period.
(C) Such burning shall be subject to the
				  requirements of §
											111.219
				  of this title.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.213 - Exception for Hydrocarbon Burning

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Outdoor burning shall be authorized for hydrocarbon burning
					 from pipeline breaks and oil spills only upon proper notification as set forth
					 in § 101.6 of this title (relating to Notification Requirements for Major
					 Upset), and if the executive director has determined that the burning is
					 necessary to protect the public welfare. Sampling and monitoring may be
					 required to determine and evaluate environmental impacts.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.215 - Executive Director Approval of Otherwise Prohibited Outdoor Burning

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If not otherwise authorized by this chapter, outdoor
					 burning may be authorized by written permission from the executive director if
					 there is no practical alternative and if the burning will not cause or
					 contribute to a nuisance, traffic hazard or to a violation of any federal or
					 state primary or secondary ambient air standard. The executive director may
					 specify procedures or methods to control or abate emissions from outdoor
					 burning authorized pursuant to this rule. Authorization to burn may be revoked
					 by the executive director at any time if the burning causes nuisance
					 conditions, is not conducted in accordance with the specified conditions,
					 violates any provision of an applicable permit, or causes 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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.217 - Requirements for Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Prescribed burning shall be authorized when conducted under
					 the direction of a Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager, as defined in
					 §
										111.203 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions), for forest, range and wildland/wildlife
					 management and wildfire hazard mitigation purposes, with the exception of
					 coastal salt-marsh management burning. When possible, notification of intent to
					 burn should be made to the appropriate commission regional office prior to the
					 proposed burn. Commission notification or approval is not required. Such
					 burning shall be subject to the following requirements, and not the
					 requirements in §
										111.219
					 of this title (relating to General Requirements for Allowable Outdoor
					 Burning).
(1) 4 TAC Chapter 227
				  (relating to Requirements for Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers)
				  and Chapter 228 (relating to Procedures for Certified and Insured Prescribed
				  Burn Managers).
(2) Prior to
				  prescribed or controlled burning for forest management purposes, the Texas
				  Forest Service shall be notified.
(3) Burning must be outside the corporate
				  limits of a city or town except where the incorporated city or town has enacted
				  ordinances which permit burning consistent with the Texas Clean Air Act,
				  Subchapter E, Authority of Local Governments.
(4) Burning shall be commenced and conducted
				  only when wind direction and other meteorological conditions are such that
				  smoke and other pollutants will not cause adverse effects to any public road,
				  landing strip, navigable water, or off-site structure containing sensitive
				  receptor(s).
(5) Burning shall be
				  conducted in compliance with the following meteorological and timing
				  considerations:
(A) The initiation of burning
				  shall commence no earlier than sunrise. Burning shall be completed on the same
				  day not later than one hour before sunset, and shall be attended by a
				  responsible party at all times during the active burn phase when the fire is
				  progressing. In cases where residual fires and/or smoldering objects continue
				  to emit smoke after this time, such areas shall be extinguished if the smoke
				  from these areas has the potential to create a nuisance or traffic hazard
				  condition. In no case shall the extent of the burn area be allowed to increase
				  after this time.
(B) Burning shall
				  not be commenced when surface wind speed is predicted to be less than five
				  miles per hour (mph) (four knots) or greater than 23 mph (20 knots) during the
				  burn period.
(C) Burning shall not
				  be conducted during periods of actual or predicted persistent low-level
				  atmospheric temperature inversions.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.219 - General Requirements for Allowable Outdoor Burning

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Outdoor burning which is otherwise authorized shall also be
					 subject to the following requirements when specified in any section of this
					 subchapter.
(1) Prior to prescribed or
				  controlled burning for forest management purposes, the Texas Forest Service
				  shall be notified.
(2) Burning must
				  be outside the corporate limits of a city or town except where the incorporated
				  city or town has enacted ordinances which permit burning consistent with the
				  Texas Clean Air Act, Subchapter E, Authority of Local Governments.
(3) Burning shall be commenced and conducted
				  only when wind direction and other meteorological conditions are such that
				  smoke and other pollutants will not cause adverse effects to any public road,
				  landing strip, navigable water, or off-site structure containing sensitive
				  receptor(s).
(4) If at any time the
				  burning causes or may tend to cause smoke to blow onto or across a road or
				  highway, it is the responsibility of the person initiating the burn to post
				  flag-persons on affected roads.
(5)
				  Burning must be conducted downwind of or at least 300 feet (90 meters) from any
				  structure containing sensitive receptors located on adjacent properties unless
				  prior written approval is obtained from the adjacent occupant with possessory
				  control.
(6) Burning shall be
				  conducted in compliance with the following meteorological and timing
				  considerations:
(A) The initiation of burning
				  shall commence no earlier than one hour after sunrise. Burning shall be
				  completed on the same day not later than one hour before sunset, and shall be
				  attended by a responsible party at all times during the active burn phase when
				  the fire is progressing. In cases where residual fires and/or smoldering
				  objects continue to emit smoke after this time, such areas shall be
				  extinguished if the smoke from these areas has the potential to create a
				  nuisance or traffic hazard condition. In no case shall the extent of the burn
				  area be allowed to increase after this time.
(B) Burning shall not be commenced when
				  surface wind speed is predicted to be less than six miles per hour (mph) (five
				  knots) or greater than 23 mph (20 knots) during the burn period.
(C) Burning shall not be conducted during
				  periods of actual or predicted persistent low-level atmospheric temperature
				  inversions.
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 B - OUTDOOR BURNING › Section 111.221 - Responsibility for Consequences of Outdoor Burning

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The authority to conduct outdoor burning under this
					 regulation does not exempt or excuse any person responsible from the
					 consequences, damages, or injuries resulting from the burning and 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 burning is otherwise conducted in compliance with
					 this regulation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless specifically defined in the Texas Clean Air Act
					 (TCAA), §382.003, or in the rules of the board, the terms used by the
					 board have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution
					 control. In addition to the terms which are defined by the TCAA, the following
					 words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings,
					 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Continuous emissions
				  monitoring--Sampling, analyzing, and recording at least one measurement of
				  sulfur dioxide concentration in each 15-minute period from the effluent of each
				  affected process or the emission control system serving each affected
				  process.
(2) Effective stack
				  height--A value in feet calculated by the following equation.
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(3)
				  In-stack concentration--The concentration of a pollutant inside the stack
				  measured in parts per million by volume (ppmv) referenced at 0% stack gas
				  oxygen on a dry basis averaged over a period of one hour with oxygen determined
				  by the equation:
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(4)
				  Secondary metal recovery facility--A facility which recovers metals and alloys
				  from new and used scrap and dross. It does not mean assembling, sorting, and
				  breaking up scrap metal, without smelting and refining.
(5) Short-stack reduction factor--The factor
				  by which the allowable emission rate must be multiplied if the source has an
				  effective stack height less than the standard effective stack height. The
				  short-stack reduction factor is calculated by the following equation.
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					 Graphic
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.2 - Compliance, Reporting, and Recordkeeping

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When requested under §
										101.8(a)
				  of this title (relating to Sampling), a facility that is subject to the sulfur
				  dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) limits of this chapter shall demonstrate compliance by
				  Method 6, 6A, or 6C as described in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part
				  60, Appendix A. Any person affected by this subsection may request approval by
				  the executive director of the Texas Air Control Board (TACB) and by the United
				  States Environmental Protection Agency of alternative test methods, including
				  sampling and analysis of fuel or raw material feedstock, as described in Method
				  19 of 40 CFR, Part 60, Appendix A, to determine compliance.
(b) A facility that is required to
				  demonstrate compliance with SO[sub]2[/sub] emission limits under this chapter
				  shall report the results so obtained, when requested, to the appropriate
				  regional office of TACB within a reasonable time specified by and on forms
				  furnished by the executive director.
(c) A facility that is required to
				  demonstrate compliance with SO[sub]2[/sub] emission limits under this chapter
				  shall maintain records on site of any SO[sub]2[/sub] emissions data, fuel
				  sampling data, or sampling data of fuel oil used as raw material for two years.
				  These records shall be available for inspection by federal, state, or local air
				  pollution control agencies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.3 - Net Ground Level Concentrations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  specified in subsections (b) or (c) of this section or §
										112.4
				  of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentration--Exemption
				  Conditions), no person in the State of Texas may cause, suffer, allow, or
				  permit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from a source
				  or sources operated on a property or multiple sources operated on contiguous
				  properties to exceed a net ground level concentration of 0.4 part per million
				  by volume (ppmv) averaged over any 30-minute period.
(b) No person in Galveston or Harris County
				  may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of SO2
				  from a source or sources operated on a property or multiple sources operated on
				  contiguous properties to exceed a net ground level concentration of 0.28 ppmv
				  averaged over any 30-minute period.
(c) No person in Jefferson or Orange County
				  may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of SO2
				  from a source or sources operated on a property or multiple sources operated on
				  contiguous properties to exceed a net ground level concentration of 0.32 ppmv
				  averaged over any 30-minute period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.4 - Net Ground Level Concentration-Exemption Conditions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The executive director, in consideration of a request from
					 an affected party, may find that, except in El Paso County, a property or
					 contiguous properties are exempt from the requirements of §
										112.3(a)
					 of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentrations), if the new or
					 modified emission source is constructed and operated on such property or
					 properties under all the following conditions.
(1) The construction and operation of the new
				  or modified emission source meets all applicable federal new source performance
				  standards and uses best available control technology, with consideration to the
				  technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or eliminating
				  the emissions from the facility.
(2) The permit application contains a
				  demonstration using appropriate diffusion modeling, as approved by the United
				  States Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Air Control Board Modeling
				  Division, that the construction and operation of the new or modified emission
				  source does not cause or contribute to a condition such that either the primary
				  or the secondary sulfur dioxide national ambient air quality standards are
				  exceeded in the area.
(3) Those
				  sources proposed for an exempt property and those sources existing on an exempt
				  property prior to the effective date of this section shall be in compliance
				  with this section or with an area control plan obtained pursuant to §
										112.19
				  of this title (relating to Application for Area Control Plan).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.5 - Allowable Emission Rates-Sulfuric Acid Plant Burning Elemental Sulfur

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or
				  permit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from any
				  sulfuric acid plant burning elemental sulfur to exceed the emission limits
				  specified by the equation:
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(b) If a
				  source has an effective stack height less than the standard effective stack
				  height determined by the equation:
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(c)
				  Beginning September 30, 1994, sulfuric acid plants of greater than 300 tons per
				  day production capacity, with production being expressed as 100% acid, and to
				  which this section applies, shall be equipped with a continuous emissions
				  monitoring system (CEMS) for SO 2. The CEMS shall be
				  installed, calibrated, and operated as specified in 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations Part 51, Appendix P, hereby incorporated by reference.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.6 - Allowable Emission Rates-Sulfuric Acid Plant

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in §
										112.5
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Sulfuric Acid Plant
				  Burning Elemental Sulfur) and in §
										112.14
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Nonferrous Smelter
				  Processes), no person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of sulfur
				  dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) from any sulfuric acid plant to exceed the emission
				  limits specified by the equation:
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(b) If
				  a source has an effective stack height less than the standard effective stack
				  height determined by the equation:
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(c)
				  Beginning September 30, 1994, sulfuric acid plants of greater than 300 tons per
				  day production capacity, with production expressed as 100% acid, and to which
				  this section applies, shall be equipped with a continuous emissions monitoring
				  system (CEMS) for SO[sub]2[/sub]. The CEMS shall be installed, calibrated, and
				  operated as specified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 51, Appendix P,
				  hereby incorporated by reference.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.7 - Allowable Emission Rates-Sulfur Recovery Plant

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or
				  permit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) from any sulfur recovery
				  plant to exceed the emission limits specified for stack effluent flow rates
				  less than or equal to 4,000 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) as determined
				  by the equation:
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(b) If
				  a source has an effective stack height less than the standard effective stack
				  height determined for stack effluent rates less than or equal to 4,000 scfm by
				  the equation:
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					 Graphic
then, the allowable emission limit in subsection (a) of
					 this section must be reduced by multiplying it by the short-stack reduction
					 factor.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.8 - Allowable Emission Rates from Solid Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam Generators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of
				  this section, no person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of sulfur
				  dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) from any solid fossil fuel-fired steam generator to
				  exceed 3.0 pounds per million Btu (MMBtu) heat input averaged over a three-hour
				  period.
(b) No person may cause,
				  suffer, allow, or permit emissions of SO[sub]2[/sub] from any solid fossil
				  fuel-fired steam generator located in Milam County, which began operation prior
				  to January 1, 1955, to exceed 4.0 pounds per MMBtu heat input averaged over a
				  three-hour period.
(c) Except as
				  provided in subsection (d) of this section, beginning September 30, 1994, solid
				  fossil fuel-fired steam generators of greater than 250 MMBtu heat input per
				  hour which are equipped with SO[sub]2[/sub] control equipment shall be equipped
				  with a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) for SO[sub]2[/sub]. The
				  CEMS shall be installed, calibrated, and operated as specified in 40 Code of
				  Federal Regulations Part 51, Appendix P, hereby incorporated by
				  reference.
(d) In lieu of the
				  requirements of subsection (c) of this section, beginning September 30, 1994,
				  sources subject to the Federal Clean Air Act, §412(c) as amended in 1990
				  shall meet the requirements of §412(c) and the regulations promulgated
				  thereunder.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.9 - Allowable Emission Rates-Combustion of Liquid Fuel

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or
				  permit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) from any liquid fuel-fired
				  steam generator, furnace, or heater to exceed 440 parts per million by volume
				  (ppmv) at actual stack conditions and averaged over a three-hour
				  period.
(b) If a source has an
				  effective stack height less than the standard effective stack height as
				  determined from the equation:
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then, the allowable emission concentration must be reduced
					 by multiplying it by the short-stack reduction factor.
(c) No later than July 31, 1993, no person in
				  Harris or Jefferson County may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the use of
				  liquid fuel for combustion from any stationary liquid fuel-fired steam
				  generator, furnace, or heater with a sulfur content greater than 0.3% by weight
				  or emissions of SO[sub]2[/sub] from any liquid fuel-fired steam generator,
				  furnace, or heater to exceed 150 ppmv, as calculated based on 20% excess air
				  and as averaged over a three-hour period. The requirements of this subsection
				  are not intended to apply to sulfuric acid plants.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of
				  this section, beginning September 30, 1994, liquid fossil fuel-fired steam
				  generators of greater than 250 MMBtu heat input per hour which are equipped
				  with SO[sub]2[/sub] control equipment shall be equipped with a continuous
				  emissions monitoring system (CEMS) for SO[sub]2[/sub]. The CEMS shall be
				  installed, calibrated, and operated as specified in 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations Part 51, Appendix P, hereby incorporated by reference.
(e) In lieu of the requirements of subsection
				  (d) of this section, beginning September 30, 1994, sources subject to the
				  Federal Clean Air Act, §412(c), as amended in 1990 shall meet the
				  requirements of §412(c) and the regulations promulgated
				  thereunder.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.14 - Allowable Emission Rates-Nonferrous Smelter Processes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section is applicable to all
				  processes in nonferrous smelters, including, but not limited to, roasters,
				  smelting furnaces, converters, sintering machines, blast furnaces, fuming
				  furnaces, retorts, slag treatment plants, and sulfuric acid plants.
(b) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or
				  permit emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) to the atmosphere from any
				  process as specified in this section to exceed the applicable concentration of
				  SO[sub]2[/sub] as follows.
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					 Graphic
(c)
				  Each stack or emission point in a primary smelter or secondary metal recovery
				  facility shall have a standard effective stack height not less than that
				  determined by the equation:
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					 Graphic
(d) If
				  a stack or emission point has an effective stack height less than the standard
				  effective stack height as determined in subsection (c) of this section, the
				  allowable concentration of SO[sub]2[/sub] must be reduced by multiplying it by
				  the short-stack reduction factor.
(e) The owner or operator of a nonferrous
				  smelter shall utilize best engineering techniques to capture and vent fugitive
				  SO[sub]2[/sub] emissions through a stack or stacks. Such techniques shall
				  include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) operating and maintaining all ducts,
				  flues, and stacks in a leak-free condition;
(2) operating and maintaining all process
				  equipment and gas collection systems in such a fashion that leakage of
				  SO[sub]2[/sub] gases will be prevented to the maximum extent
				  possible;
(3) collecting
				  SO[sub]2[/sub] emissions through the tallest stack or stacks serving the
				  facility, whenever possible, using gas collection systems and/or
				  ducting.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.15 - Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Filing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any person may file with the Texas Air
				  Control Board (TACB) a temporary fuel shortage control plan if unable to comply
				  with §
										112.3
				  of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentration), §
										112.9
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Combustion of Liquid
				  Fuel), or with any permit requirements, other than those required under the
				  Federal Clean Air Act, §111, which limit sulfur dioxide emissions from any
				  combustion unit solely because of the nonavailability of low sulfur fuels. The
				  plan shall include all of the following:
(1)
				  evidence of the nonavailability of low sulfur fuels, including, but not limited
				  to, statements from fuel suppliers which address the availability and prices of
				  lower sulfur fuels and the expected duration of any period of nonavailability
				  of particular fuels. The person filing the plan must annually request and
				  receive an extension from the executive director or the plan will automatically
				  expire one year after receipt of the plan by TACB;
(2) a statement that all emissions inventory
				  data required by TACB are complete, accurate, and on file with TACB;
(3) data for each source within the entire
				  plant that uses the higher sulfur fuel. The data shall include the type,
				  quantity, and sulfur content of all the fuels to be burned, excess air to be
				  used, and the associated sulfur abatement procedure to be used, if
				  any;
(4) any other information as
				  specified by the executive director. The executive director may require more
				  frequent and extensive monitoring for persons affected by this section than
				  would normally be required for persons affected by §
											112.3
				  of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentration) and §
											112.9
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Combustion of Liquid
				  Fuel).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.16 - Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Operating Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Following the approval of a temporary
				  fuel shortage plan filed pursuant to §
										112.15
				  of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Filing Requirements),
				  the provisions of a plan will govern the operation of the source with regard to
				  emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) during the periods of low sulfur
				  fuel shortages.
(1) During operation under an
				  approved fuel shortage plan, the source shall continue to comply with the
				  following:
(A) permit conditions required
				  under the Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA), §111;
(B) the national ambient air quality standard
				  (NAAQS) for SO[sub]2[/sub] or an SO[sub]2[/sub] increment for prevention of
				  significant deterioration (PSD) of air quality;
(C)
												§
												112.17
				  of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Notification
				  Procedures).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.17 - Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Notification Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person who operates a source under a temporary fuel
					 shortage control plan filed pursuant to §
										112.15
					 of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Filing Requirements)
					 shall comply with the following notification procedures.
(1) The executive director and the
				  appropriate local air pollution control agency shall be notified in writing as
				  soon as practicable of a fuel shortage or impending fuel shortage which causes
				  or may cause an excessive emission that contravenes §
										112.3
				  of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentration) and §
										112.9
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Combustion of Liquid
				  Fuel), or any permit requirements. The notification shall include an estimate
				  of the expected duration of the fuel shortage.
(2) The executive director of the Texas Air
				  Control Board and the appropriate local air pollution control agency shall be
				  notified in writing as soon as practicable of the termination of a fuel
				  shortage which would allow the resumption of operations in compliance with
				  §
										112.3
				  of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentrations), §
										112.9
				  of this title (relating to Allowable Emission Rates--Combustion of Liquid
				  Fuel), and any permit requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.18 - Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person who files a temporary fuel shortage control plan
					 under §
										112.15
					 of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Filing Requirements),
					 and operates a source under that plan pursuant to §
										112.16
					 of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Operating Requirements)
					 and §
										112.17
					 of this title (relating to Temporary Fuel Shortage Plan Notification
					 Procedures), must submit to the Texas Air Control Board, on a semiannual basis,
					 a written report detailing the types, quantity, and sulfur content of fuels
					 burned during the previous six months, the sources at which these fuels were
					 burned, and the dates on which the higher sulfur fuels were
					 burned.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.19 - Application for Area Control Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of a source which emits sulfur
					 dioxide (SO[sub]2[/sub]) may petition the Texas Air Control Board for relief
					 from the requirements of §
										112.3(a)
					 of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentrations), by filing with the
					 executive director an application for an area control plan. An application for
					 an area control plan shall include, but is not limited to, a combination of
					 evidence that best available control technology is being employed at all the
					 affected sources, having due regard for the technical practicability and the
					 economic reasonableness of reducing or eliminating the emissions of
					 SO[sub]2[/sub] from the affected source, and an ambient air sampling system to
					 record SO[sub]2[/sub] levels in the affected area. Any person who files an
					 application for an area control plan shall demonstrate the capability of all
					 sources in the affected area of the state to maintain all promulgated
					 SO[sub]2[/sub] ambient air quality standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.20 - Exemption Procedure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Upon recommendation by the executive director, the Texas
					 Air Control Board may enter a board order exempting a source from the
					 requirements of §
										112.3(a)
					 of this title (relating to Net Ground Level Concentrations), if the
					 owner/operator has filed an application pursuant to §
										112.19
					 of this title (relating to Application for Area Control Plan), contingent upon
					 the continued compliance by the owner/operator with the remaining terms of the
					 board order.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter A - CONTROL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE › Section 112.21 - Allowable Emission Rates under Area Control Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person or persons who have been issued a board order
					 establishing an area control plan pursuant to §
										112.20 of
					 this title (relating to Exemption Procedure) may cause or contribute to a
					 condition in which the ambient air quality in the affected areas of the state
					 will exceed 0.5 parts per million by volume of sulfur dioxide averaged over a
					 one-hour period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter B - CONTROL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE › Section 112.31 - Allowable Emissions-Residential, Business, or Commercial Property

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of
					 hydrogen sulfide from a source or sources operated on a property or multiple
					 sources operated on contiguous properties to exceed a net ground level
					 concentration of 0.08 ppm averaged over any 30-minute period if the downwind
					 concentration of hydrogen sulfide affects a property used for residential,
					 business, or commercial purposes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 112 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS › Subchapter B - CONTROL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE › Section 112.32 - Allowable Emissions-Other Property

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit emissions of
					 hydrogen sulfide from a source or sources operated on a property or multiple
					 sources operated on contiguous properties to exceed a net ground level
					 concentration of 0.12 ppm averaged over any 30-minute period if the downwind
					 concentration of hydrogen sulfide affects only property used for other than
					 residential, recreational, business, or commercial purposes, such as industrial
					 property and vacant tracts and range lands not normally occupied by
					 people.