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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0010 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this division is to address the air quality
				control needs of the Medford-Ashland AQMA and Grants Pass UGB (OAR 340-240-0100 through 340-240-0270), the La Grande UGB (340-240-0300  through 340-240-0360,
				the Lakeview UGB (340-240-0400  through 340-240-0440), and the Klamath Falls
				Maintenance Area (340-240-0500  through 340-240-0630).
[NOTE: These rules are included in the State of Oregon Clean
				Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0020 - Emission Limitations

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Emission limitations established herein and stated in terms of
				pounds per 1,000 square feet of production are to be computed on an hourly
				basis using the maximum 8 hour production capacity of the plant.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.070
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.070
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0050 - Compliance Testing Requirements

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(1) For demonstrating compliance with the
			 standards in this division, testing must be done in accordance with the DEQ
			 Source Sampling Manual.
(2) For
			 demonstrating compliance with particulate standards, testing must be conducted
			 using the following test methods, or alternative methods approved by DEQ:
(a) For wood waste boilers - DEQ Method 5.
			 Results must be corrected to 12% CO2, as follows
(A) C(12% CO2) = C x 12/%CO2
(B) As used in paragraph (A):
C(12%CO2) = Particulate matter emission concentration corrected
				to 12% CO2;
C = Particulate matter emission concentration as measured by
				Oregon DEQ Method 5; and
% CO2 = Percent CO2 in the exhaust gas, as measured by EPA
				Method 3 (or equivalent) during each particulate matter test run.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0100 - Applicability

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OAR
				340-240-0100 through
				340-240-0250  apply
				in the Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area (AQMA) and the Grants Pass
				Urban Growth Area (Area), except that OAR
				340-240-0130,
				340-240-0180,
				and
				340-240-0190 apply only in the Medford-Ashland AQMA.
NOTE:
These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0110 - Wood Waste Boilers

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(1) No
			 person may cause or permit the emission of particulate matter from any boiler
			 with a heat input capacity greater than 35 million Btu/hour unless the boiler
			 has been equipped with emission control devices which:
(a) Limits emissions of particulate matter to
			 LAER as defined by DEQ at the time DEQ approves the control device; and
(b) Limits visible emissions such
			 that opacity does not exceed 5% as a six minute average, unless the permittee
			 demonstrates by source test that emissions can be limited to LAER at higher
			 visible emissions, but in no case may emissions equal or exceed 10% opacity as
			 a six minute average. Specific opacity limits will be included in the permit
			 for each affected source.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0120 - Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area and Grants Pass Urban Growth Area: Veneer Dryer Emission Limitations

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(1)
			 No person may operate any veneer dryer such that visible air contaminants
			 emitted from any dryer stack or emission point exceed the opacity limits
			 specified in subsections (a) and (b) or such that emissions of particulate
			 matter exceed the mass emission limits of subsections (b) through (f):
(a)
(A) A
			 daily average operating opacity of five percent on more than two days within
			 any 12-month period, with the days separated from each other by at least 30
			 days, as measured by EPA Method 9; and
(B) A maximum opacity of 10 percent at any
			 time as measured by EPA Method 9, unless the permittee demonstrates by source
			 test that it can achieve the emission limits in subsections (b) through (f) at
			 higher visible emissions than specified in subsection (a), but in no case may
			 emissions exceed the visible air contaminant limitations of OAR
			 340-234-0510(1)(b). Specific opacity limits will be included in the permit for
			 each affected source;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0130 - Air Conveying Systems (Medford-Ashland AQMA Only)

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All air conveying systems emitting greater than 10 tons per
				year of particulate matter to the atmosphere must, with the prior written
				approval of DEQ, be equipped with a particulate emissions control device or
				devices with a design removal efficiency of at least 98.5 percent.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0140 - Wood Particle Dryers at Particleboard Plants

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(1) No person may cause or permit the total
			 emission of particulate matter from all wood particle dryers at a particleboard
			 plant site to exceed 0.40 pounds per 1,000 square feet of board produced by the
			 plant on a 3/4" basis of finished product equivalent.
(2) No person may cause or permit the visible
			 emissions from the wood particle dryers at a particleboard plant to exceed 10
			 percent opacity as a six minute average, unless the permittee demonstrates by
			 source test that the particulate matter emission limit in section (1) can be
			 achieved at higher visible emissions. In no case are emissions allowed to equal
			 or exceed 20 percent opacity as a six minute average. Specific opacity limits
			 will be included in the permit for each affected source.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0150 - Hardboard Manufacturing Plants

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(1)
			 Emissions from hardboard plants excluding press vents. No person may cause or
			 permit the total emissions of particulate matter from a hardboard plant,
			 excluding press/cooling vents, to exceed 0.25 pounds per 1,000 square feet of
			 hardboard produced on a 1/8" basis of finished product equivalent.
(2) Emissions from hardboard plants including
			 press vents. No person is allowed to cause or permit the total emissions of
			 particulate matter from a hardboard plant, including press/cooling vents, to
			 exceed 0.55 pounds per 1,000 square feet of hardboard produced on a 1/8" basis
			 of finished product equivalent.
(3) When calculating emissions for this rule,
			 emissions from truck dump and storage areas, fuel burning equipment, and refuse
			 burning equipment are not included.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0160 - Wigwam Waste Burners

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No person owning or controlling any wigwam waste burner is
				allowed to cause or permit the operation of the wigwam waste burner.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0170 - Repealed

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0180 - Control of Fugitive Emissions (Medford-Ashland AQMA Only)

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(1) All sawmills,
			 plywood mills and veneer manufacturing plants, particleboard and hardboard
			 plants, asphalt plants, rock crushers, animal feed manufacturers, and other
			 major industrial facilities as identified by DEQ, must prepare and implement
			 site-specific plans for the control of fugitive emissions.
(2) Fugitive emission-control plans must
			 identify reasonable measures to prevent particulate matter from becoming
			 airborne. Special care will be taken by the facility to avoid the migration of
			 material onto the public road system. Such reasonable measures include, but are
			 not limited to the following:
(a) The
			 systematic paving of all unpaved roads and areas on which vehicular traffic
			 occurs. Until an area is paved, subsection (2)(b) applies;
(b) Scheduled application of water, or other
			 suitable chemicals on unpaved roads, log storage or sorting yards, materials
			 stockpiles, and other surfaces which can create airborne dust. Dust suppressant
			 material must not adversely affect water quality;
(c) Periodic sweeping or cleaning of paved
			 roads and other areas as necessary to prevent migration of material onto the
			 public road system;
(d) Full or
			 partial enclosure of materials stockpiled in cases where application of water
			 or suitable chemicals are not sufficient to prevent particulate matter from
			 becoming airborne;
(e)
			 Installation and use of hoods, fans, and fabric filters to enclose and vent the
			 handling of dusty materials;
(f)
			 Adequate containment during sandblasting or other similar operations;
(g) Covering, at all times when in
			 motion, open bodied trucks transporting materials likely to become airborne;
			 and
(h) Procedures for the prompt
			 removal of earthen material, dirt, dust, or other material from paved streets.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0190 - Requirement for Operation and Maintenance Plans (Medford-Ashland AQMA Only)

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(1) Operation and
			 Maintenance Plans must be prepared by all holders of permits other than a Basic
			 ACDP. All sources subject to regular permit requirements are subject to
			 operation and maintenance requirements.
(2) The purposes of the operation and
			 maintenance plans are to:
(a) Reduce the
			 number of upsets and breakdowns in particulate control equipment;
(b) Reduce the duration of upsets and
			 downtimes; and
(c) Improve the
			 efficiency of control equipment during normal operations.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0210 - Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area and Grants Pass Urban Growth Area: Continuous Monitoring

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(1) DEQ
			 will require the installation and operation of instrumentation for measuring
			 and recording emissions and/or the parameters which affect the emission of air
			 contaminants from wood-waste fired boilers, veneer dryers, fiber dryers, and
			 particle dryers to ensure that the sources and the air pollution control
			 devices are operated at all times at their full efficiency and effectiveness so
			 that the emission of air contaminants is kept at the lowest practicable level.
			 The instrumentation must be periodically calibrated. The method and frequency
			 of calibration must be approved in writing by DEQ. Continuous monitoring
			 equipment and operation must be in accordance with the DEQ Continuous
			 Monitoring Manual. [NOTE: The DEQ Continuous Monitoring Manual is published
			 with OAR 340-200-0035.] The recorded information must be kept for a period of
			 at least one year and must be made available to DEQ upon request.
(2) At a minimum, the monitoring required
			 under paragraph (1) must include:
(a)
			 Continuous monitoring and monthly reporting of carbon monoxide concentration
			 and oxygen concentration for any wood-waste fired boiler with a heat input
			 capacity greater than 35 million BTU/hr or for any wood-waste boiler using a
			 wet scrubber as pollution control device and steam production rate for any
			 wood-waste fired boiler;
(b)
			 Continuous monitoring and monthly reporting of pressure drop, scrubber water
			 pressure, and scrubber water flow or other parameters deemed by DEQ to be equal
			 or better indicators of proper operation of the wet scrubber used as pollution
			 control device for any wood-waste fired boiler, veneer dryer, particle dryer,
			 or fiber dryer; and
(c) Continuous
			 monitoring and monthly reporting of opacity for any wood-waste fired boiler not
			 controlled by a wet scrubber.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.]
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0220 - Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area and Grants Pass Urban Growth Area: Source Testing

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The owner or
			 operator of the following sources of particulate emissions must make or have
			 made tests to determine the type, quantity, quality, and duration of emissions,
			 and/or process parameters affecting emissions, using the DEQ Source Sampling
			 Manual at the following frequencies [NOTE: The DEQ Source Sampling Manual is
			 published with OAR 340-200-0035]  :
(a) Wood
			 Waste Boilers with heat input capacity greater than 35 million Btu/hour - Once
			 every year;
(b) Veneer Dryers -
			 Once every three years;
(c) Wood
			 Particle Dryers at Hardboard and Particleboard Plants - Once every
			 year;
(d) Wood Waste Boilers with
			 heat input capacity equal to or less than 35 million BTU/hour with dry emission
			 control devices -- Once every three years.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0230 - Repealed

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0250 - Open Burning

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Open burning of domestic waste is prohibited on any day or at
				any time when DEQ advises fire permit issuing agencies that open burning is not
				allowed because of adverse meteorological or air quality conditions.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.085
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.085
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0300 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
OAR
				340-240-0300 through
				340-240-0360 apply in the La Grande Urban Growth Area.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0310 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & ORS 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0320 - Wood-Waste Boilers

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No person may cause or permit the emission into the atmosphere
				from any wood-waste boiler that is located on a plant site where the total heat
				input capacity from all wood-waste boilers is greater than 35 million Btu/hr:
(1) Any air contaminant which is
			 equal to or greater than 10 percent opacity as a six minute average, unless the
			 permittee demonstrates by source test that the source can comply with the
			 emission limit in section (2) at higher opacity but in no case may emissions
			 equal or exceed 20 percent opacity as a six minute average. Specific opacity
			 limits will be included in the permit for each affected source.
(2) Particulate matter in excess of 0.05
			 grains per standard cubic foot, corrected to 12 percent CO2.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0330 - Wood Particle Dryers at Particleboard Plants

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) No person may cause or permit the total
			 emission of particulate matter from all wood particle dryers at a particleboard
			 plant site to exceed 0.40 pounds per 1,000 square feet of board produced by the
			 plant on a 3/4" basis of finished product equivalent.
(2) No person may cause or permit the visible
			 emissions from the wood particle dryers at a particleboard plant to exceed 10
			 percent opacity as a six minute average, unless the permittee demonstrates by
			 source test that the particulate matter emission limit in section (1) can be
			 achieved at higher visible emissions, but in no case may emissions equal or
			 exceed 20 percent opacity as a six minute average. Specific opacity limits will
			 be included in the permit for each affected source.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0340 - Hardboard Manufacturing Plants

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No person may cause or permit the total emissions of
				particulate matter from all sources within a hardboard plant, other than
				press/cooling vents, in excess of 0.25 pounds per 1,000 square feet of
				hardboard produced on a 1/8" basis of finished product equivalent.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0350 - Air Conveying Systems

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 No person is allowed to cause or permit the emission of particulate matter in
			 excess of 0.10 grains per standard cubic foot from any air conveying system
			 emitting less than or equal to ten tons of particulate matter to the atmosphere
			 during any 12-month period beginning on or after January 1, 1990 except as
			 allowed by section (2).
(2) The
			 owner or operator of an existing source who is unable to comply with OAR
			 340-226-0210(1)(a)(B)
			 or (b)(C)  may request that DEQ grant an
			 extension allowing the source up to one year to comply with the standard, and
			 DEQ may grant such extension if it determines that such period is necessary for
			 the installation of controls.
(3)
			 All air conveying systems emitting greater than 10 tons of particulate matter
			 to the atmosphere during any 12-month period beginning on or after January 1,
			 1990 must be equipped with a particulate emissions control device or devices
			 with a rated control efficiency of at least 98.5 percent .
(4) No person may cause or permit the
			 emission of any air contaminant which is equal to or greater than five percent
			 opacity as a six minute average from any air conveying system subject to
			 section (3).
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0360 - Fugitive Emissions

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The owner or operator of any sawmill, plywood mill or veneer
				manufacturing plant, particleboard plant, or hardboard plant that is located in
				the La Grande Urban Growth Area must comply with OAR
				340-240-0180.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0400 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
OAR
				340-240-0400 through
				340-240-0440  apply
				to the Lakeview Urban Growth Area.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0410 - Control of Fugitive Emissions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All sawmills, plywood mills and veneer
			 manufacturing plants, particleboard and hardboard plants, asphalt plants,
			 stationary rock crushers, and sources subject to OAR
			 340-240-0420  must prepare and implement site-specific plans for the control of fugitive
			 emissions.
(2) Fugitive emission
			 control plans must identify reasonable measures to prevent particulate matter
			 from becoming airborne. Such reasonable measures must include, but not be
			 limited to, the following:
(a) Scheduled
			 application of water or other suitable chemicals on unpaved roads, log storage
			 or sorting yards, materials stockpiles, and other surfaces which can create
			 airborne dust;
(b) Full or partial
			 enclosure of materials stockpiled in cases where application of water, or
			 chemicals are not sufficient to prevent particulate matter from becoming
			 airborne;
(c) Installation and use
			 of hoods, fans, and fabric filters to enclose and vent the handling of dusty
			 materials;
(d) Adequate
			 containment during sandblasting or other similar operations;
(e) Covering, at all times when in motion,
			 open bodied trucks transporting materials likely to become airborne; and
(f) Procedures for the prompt
			 removal from paved streets of earthen material, dirt, dust, or other material
			 which does or may become airborne.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0420 - Requirement for Operation and Maintenance Plans

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(1) With the exception of basic and general
			 permit holders, a permit holder must prepare and implement operation and
			 maintenance plans for non-fugitive sources of particulate matter.
(2) The purposes of the operation and
			 maintenance plans are to:
(a) Reduce the
			 number of upsets and breakdowns in particulate control devices;
(b) Reduce the duration of upsets and
			 downtimes; and
(c) Improve the
			 efficiency of control devices during normal operations.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0430 - Lakeview Urban Growth Area: Source Testing

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The owner or operator of the following sources of particulate
				emissions must make or have made tests to determine the type, quantity,
				quality, and duration of emissions, and/or process parameters affecting
				emissions, the using the DEQ Source Sampling Manual at the following frequency:
				wood waste boilers with total heat input capacity equal to or greater than 35
				million Btu/hour - Once every three years.[NOTE: The DEQ Source Sampling Manual
				is published at OAR 340-200-0035.]
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  468.020,
				  468A.025  & 468A.070
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468.020,
				  468A.025  & 468A.070
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0440 - Open Burning

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No open burning of domestic waste is allowed to be initiated on
				any day or at any time when the local air stagnation advisory forecasts adverse
				meteorological or air quality conditions.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.085
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025 &
				  468A.085
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0500 - Klamath Falls Maintenance Area: Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
OAR 340-240-0500  through 340-240-0630  apply in the Klamath
				Falls Nonattainment Area beginning January 1, 2013. Upon EPA approval of the
				maintenance plan and redesignation, these rules will continue to apply to the
				Maintenance Area.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468 & 468A
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0510 - Opacity Standard

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(1) Except
			 as provided in section (2), no person conducting a commercial or industrial
			 activity may cause or permit the emission of any air contaminant into the
			 atmosphere from any stationary source including fuel or refuse burning
			 equipment, that exhibits equal to or greater than 20% opacity as a six minute
			 average.
(2) Exceptions to section
			 (1) include the following:
(a) This rule does
			 not apply to fugitive emissions.
(b) For wood-fired boilers that were
			 constructed or installed prior to June 1, 1970 and not modified since that
			 time, visible emissions during grate cleaning operations must not equal or
			 exceed 40% opacity as a six minute average except that:
(A) Beginning June 30, 2013, this exception
			 will only apply if the owner or operator conducts the grate cleaning in
			 accordance with a grate cleaning plan that has been approved by DEQ; and
(B) The owner or operator must
			 prepare a grate cleaning plan in consultation with DEQ and submit the plan to
			 DEQ by June 1, 2013.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0520 - Control of Fugitive Emissions

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(1) All sawmills, plywood mills and veneer
			 manufacturing plants, particleboard and hardboard plants, asphalt plants, rock
			 crushers, animal feed manufacturers, and other major industrial facilities as
			 identified by the DEQ, must prepare and implement site-specific plans for the
			 control of fugitive emissions. The plan must be submitted to the DEQ for
			 approval in accordance with paragraph (5) below.
(2) Fugitive emission-control plans must
			 identify reasonable measures to prevent particulate matter from becoming
			 airborne, and avoid the migration of material onto the public road system. Such
			 reasonable measures may include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) Paving all roads and areas on which
			 vehicular traffic occurs at the facility;
(b) Scheduled application of water, or other
			 suitable chemicals on unpaved roads, log storage or sorting yards, materials
			 stockpiles, and other surfaces which can create airborne dust. Dust suppressant
			 material must not adversely affect water quality;
(c) Periodic sweeping or cleaning of paved
			 roads and other areas as necessary to prevent migration of material onto the
			 public road system;
(d) Full or
			 partial enclosure of materials stockpiled or other best management practices in
			 cases where application of oil, water, or chemicals are not sufficient to
			 prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne;
(e) Installation and use of hoods, fans, and
			 fabric filters to enclose and vent the handling of dusty materials;
(f) Adequate containment during sandblasting
			 or other similar operations;
(g)
			 Covering, at all times when in motion, open bodied trucks transporting
			 materials likely to become airborne; and
(h) Procedures for the prompt removal of
			 earth or other material from paved streets.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0530 - Requirement for Operation and Maintenance Plans

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(1) With the exception of basic and general
			 permit holders, a permit holder must prepare and implement Operation and
			 Maintenance Plans for non-fugitive sources of particulate matter.
(2) The purposes of the operation and
			 maintenance plans are to:
(a) Reduce the
			 number of upsets and breakdowns in particulate control equipment;
(b) Reduce the duration of upsets and
			 downtimes; and
(c) Improve the
			 efficiency of control equipment during normal operations.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0540 - Compliance Schedule for Existing Industrial Sources

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(1) Except as provided in sections (2) and
			 (3) of this rule, compliance with applicable requirements of OAR
			 340-240-0500  through
			 340-240-0540  for a source that is built and located in the Klamath Falls Nonattainment Area
			 prior to December 14, 2012 must be demonstrated by the owner or operator of the
			 source as expeditiously as possible, but in no case later than the following
			 schedule:
(a) No later than June 15, 2013,
			 the owner or operator must submit Design Criteria and a Notice of Intent to
			 Construct for emission-control systems for complying with OAR
			 340-240-0510  through
			 340-240-0540  for DEQ review and approval; If the DEQ disapproves the Design Criteria, the
			 owner or operator must revise the Design Criteria to meet the DEQ's objections
			 and submit the revised Design Criteria to the DEQ no later than one month after
			 receiving the DEQ's disapproval;
(b) No later than three months after
			 receiving the DEQ's approval of the Design Criteria, the owner or operator must
			 submit to the DEQ copies of purchase orders for any emission-control
			 devices;
(c) No later than eight
			 months after receiving the DEQ's approval of the Design Criteria, the owner or
			 operator must submit to the DEQ vendor drawings as approved for construction of
			 any emission-control devices and specifications of any other major equipment in
			 the emission-control system in sufficient detail to demonstrate that the
			 requirements of the Design Criteria will be satisfied;
(d) No later than nine months after receiving
			 the DEQ's approval of the Design Criteria, the owner or operator must begin
			 construction of any emission-control devices;
(e) No later than fourteen months after
			 receiving the DEQ's approval of Design Criteria, the owner or operator must
			 complete construction in accordance with the Design Criteria;
(f) No later than October 15, 2014, the owner
			 or operator must demonstrate compliance with the applicable requirements
			 identified in OAR
			 340-240-0500  through 0540. Compliance with
			 340-240-0510  must be demonstrated by conducting a source test. Compliance with
			 340-240-0520  and 0530 must be demonstrated by implementing the approved plans.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0550 - Klamath Falls Maintenance Area: Requirements for New Sources When Using Residential Wood Fuel-Fired Device Offsets

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(1)
			 All new or modified sources subject to OAR 340 division 224 may opt to use wood
			 fuel-fired device emission reductions to satisfy offset requirements;
(2) Offsets for decommissioning fireplaces
			 and non-certified woodstoves (including fireplace inserts) must be obtained at
			 the ratio specified in OAR 340-224-0530, as applicable. One ton of emission
			 reductions from fireplaces and non-certified wood stoves offsets one ton of
			 emissions from a proposed new or modified industrial point source proposed to
			 be located inside or impacting the maintenance area;
(3) Offsets must be obtained from within the
			 Klamath Falls Maintenance Area; and
(4) The emission reductions offsets must be
			 approved by DEQ and comply with OAR 340-240-0560.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468A.025 &
				  468A.040
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.025, 468A.035 &
				  468A.040
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0560 - Klamath Falls Maintenance Area: Real and Permanent PM2.5 and PM10 Offsets

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(1) For Klamath
			 Falls and other designated areas when allowed under OAR 340-204-0320, annual
			 emissions reductions offsets for PM2.5 and PM10 are determined as follows:
(a) For fireplaces, the emission reductions
			 offsets for decommissioning the fireplace and replacing it with a:
(A) Certified fireplace insert is 0.02 tons
			 for each replaced device;
(B)
			 Pellet stove insert is 0.03 tons for each replaced device; or
(C) Alternative non-wood burning heating
			 system is 0.04 tons for each replaced device.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0570 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
OAR
				340-240-0570 through
				340-240-0630 apply to the Klamath Falls Nonattainment Area for PM2.5 should the area not
				achieve attainment by the applicable attainment date established pursuant to  42 U.S.C. 7502 (a)(2).
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.480
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0580 - Existing Industrial Sources Control Efficiency

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The owner or operator of an Oregon Title V Operating Permit
				program source, as defined in OAR
				340-200-0020 may not remove or modify existing control devices unless the new control device
				has the same or better PM2.5 control efficiency as the old device.
NOTE
: This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.480
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0610 - Klamath Falls Nonattainment Area Contingency Measures: Continuous Monitoring for Industrial Sources

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 The owner or operator of an Oregon Title V Operating Permit program source, as
			 defined in OAR 340-200-0020, must install and operate instrumentation for
			 measuring and recording emissions or the parameters that affect the emission of
			 particulate matter from wood-fired boilers by June 1, 2015, to ensure that the
			 sources and the air pollution control devices are operated at all times at
			 their full efficiency and effectiveness so that the emission of particulate
			 matter is kept at the lowest practicable level. Continuous monitoring equipment
			 and operation must be in accordance with the DEQ Continuous Monitoring
			 Manual.[NOTE: The DEQ Continuous Monitoring Manual is published with OAR
			 340-200-0035.]
(2) At a minimum,
			 the monitoring required under paragraph (1) must include:
(a) Continuous monitoring of control device
			 parameters for any wood-fired boiler.
(b) Continuous monitoring of opacity for any
			 wood- fired boiler not controlled by a wet scrubber.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR
				340-200-0040.]
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0620 - Contingency Measures: New Industrial Sources

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
New industrial sources must comply with OAR
				340-240-0570 through
				340-240-0610 immediately upon receiving an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit or an Oregon
				Title V Operating Permit.
NOTE
: These rules are included in the State of
				Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental
				Quality Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468 & 468A
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 240 - RULES FOR AREAS WITH UNIQUE AIR QUALITY NEEDS › Section 340-240-0630 - Klamath Falls Nonattainment Area Contingency Measures: Contingency Enhanced Curtailment of Use of Solid Fuel Burning Devices and Fireplaces

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(1) Beginning on
			 November 1 of each year and continuing through and including February 28 of the
			 following year, no fireplace, as defined by OAR 340-262-0450, may emit more
			 than 5.1 grams per kilogram of particulate emissions. A fireplace shall be
			 deemed in compliance with this emission standard if it has been certified
			 either in accordance with ASTM international standard test method E2558 or by
			 the DEQ pursuant to 340-262-0500. A fireplace that is not certified as
			 described in this rule shall be presumed not to comply with this
			 rule.
(2) The DEQ may approve
			 exemptions from compliance with section (1) of this rule on days when the DEQ
			 or the Klamath County Health Department has issued a local Klamath Falls
			 Advisory Call indicating that it is a good ventilation day (a "green day') that
			 are also state holidays or days that the county has designated as a "special
			 occasion day'. Any person who wishes to receive such an exemption must file an
			 exemption application with the DEQ and the DEQ must have approved the exemption
			 request prior to the green day.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air
				Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
[NOTE: Publications referenced are available from the
				agency.]
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468 & 468A
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468A.010 - 468A.025
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA › Section 340-242-0010 - What is the Employee Commute Options Program?

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(1) The Employee Commute Options or "ECO"
			 Program requires larger employers to provide commute options to encourage
			 employees to reduce auto trips to the work site.
(2) ECO is one of several strategies included
			 in the Ozone Maintenance Plan for the Portland Air Quality Maintenance Area.
			 The Ozone Maintenance Plan will keep the area in compliance with the federal
			 ozone standard.
NOTE:
This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.363
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA › Section 340-242-0020 - Employee Commute Options Program: Who is Subject to ECO?

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ECO applies to employers within the Portland Air Quality
				Maintenance Area (AQMA) with more than 100 employees at a work site. The
				Portland Air Quality Maintenance Area is defined in Oregon Administrative Rules
				(OAR) 340-204-0010  and is illustrated in Figure 1.
[NOTE: View a PDF of Figures by clicking on "Tables" link
				below.]
To view tables referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  468.020
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  468A.363
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA › Section 340-242-0030 - What Does ECO Require?

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Employers must provide commute options that have the potential
				to reduce employee commute auto trips by ten percent within three years of its
				baseline survey. Employers must continue to provide commute options that have
				the potential to achieve and maintain the reduced auto trip rate. Options are
				available for alternative emission reduction measures, credits for past
				actions, and exemptions.
NOTE:
This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.363
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA › Section 340-242-0040 - How Does the Department Enforce ECO?

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Enforcement procedures and civil penalties in OAR, chapter 340,
				division 12 apply. Under
				340-012-0053(2)  and
				340-012-0054(2)(g),
				violations of the ECO rules are Class Two violations. Failure to achieve a ten
				percent trip reduction is not a violation; failure to make a good faith effort
				toward, or prepare and implement a plan designed to achieve, a ten percent trip
				reduction is a violation. Civil penalties are determined under
				340-012-0045
NOTE:
This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.363
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 242 - RULES APPLICABLE TO THE PORTLAND AREA › Section 340-242-0060 - Should All Employees at a Work Site Be Counted?

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The count of employees at a work site must include:
(1) Employees from all shifts, Monday through
			 Friday, during a 24-hour period, averaged over a 12-month period;
(2) Employees on the employer's payroll for
			 at least six consecutive months at one work site; and
(3) Part-time employees assigned to a work
			 site 80 or more hours per 28-day-period; but
(4) Excludes volunteers, disabled employees
			 (as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act), employees working on a
non-scheduled work week
, and employees required to use a personal
vehicle
as a condition of employment.
NOTE:
This rule is included in the State of Oregon
				Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the Environmental Quality
				Commission under OAR
				340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  468A.363