South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-62 - Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards › Subchapter 61-62.5 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL STANDARDS › STANDARD NO. 3 - WASTE COMBUSTION AND REDUCTION › Section 61-62.5.3.V - WASTE ANALYSIS

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
				  Regardless of the type source involved, each waste stream (if the waste is
				  deemed to be consistent in composition) or each waste batch/shipment (if the
				  waste is deemed inconsistent in composition) that is to be burned shall be
				  classified hazardous or non-hazardous utilizing the South Carolina Hazardous
				  Waste Management Regulation Regulation 61-79.261. This classification decision
				  may be based on generator knowledge of the waste determined from Material
				  Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), waste profiles, or other process
				  information.
B. Regardless of the
				  type of source involved, with the exception of crematory and air curtain
				  incinerators, each waste stream (if the waste is deemed to be consistent in
				  composition) or each waste batch/shipment (if the waste is deemed inconsistent
				  in composition) that is to be burned shall be analyzed for heat value (British
				  thermal unit per gallon (Btu/gal) and/or British thermal unit per pound
				  (Btu/lb), total halogen, percent nitrogen and percent sulfur.
C. Regardless of the type of source involved
				  (except retail business, crematory and air curtain incinerators), each waste
				  stream (if the waste is deemed to be consistent in composition) or each waste
				  batch/shipment (if the waste is deemed inconsistent in composition) that is to
				  be burned shall be identified by waste analysis or special knowledge of the
				  waste (MSDS, waste profiles, etc.) for those air toxic compounds identified in
				  Regulation Regulation
				  61-62.5, Standard No. 8 that
				  can reasonably be expected to be in the waste stream.
D. Regardless of the type of source involved,
				  each burner of used oil shall have each batch or shipment of used oil analyzed
				  in order to determine if the used oil is spec. oil or non-spec. oil.
E. If a source has an air pollutant emission
				  rate established in a permit other than opacity, particulate matter, nitrogen
				  oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and/or carbon
				  monoxide, each waste stream (if the waste is deemed to be consistent in
				  composition) or each waste batch/shipment (if the waste is deemed inconsistent
				  in composition) that is to be burned shall be analyzed for those pollutants for
				  which the emission rate was established that may reasonably be expected to be
				  in the waste. When an HCl emission rate is set, HCl testing shall be required.
				  Total halogens analysis may be performed as an alternative to HCl testing
				  although this method will yield a high HCl bias.
F. Other analyses as may be required by the
				  Department in order to demonstrate compliance with applicable state or federal
				  regulations and/or permit conditions.
G. Waste may be exempted from all or part of
				  the analyses required in paragraphs A-F above on a case-by-case basis for any
				  of the following reasons at the facility's discretion, unless the Department
				  has a valid reason to require the analyses:
1. Special knowledge of the waste;
2. The waste composition is deemed to be
				  consistent through prior analysis or special knowledge;
3. The waste constitutes less than 0.1
				  percent by weight of the daily design capacity throughput;
4. Ambient air modeling for compliance with
				  Regulation Regulation
				  61-62.5, Standards No. 2 and
				  No. 8 indicates that at the maximum waste firing rate and storage volume a
				  particular constituent at its maximum potential concentration will be in
				  compliance with the applicable standard; or
5. The waste is non-hazardous municipal solid
				  or hospital/medical/infectious waste.