Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-3-1-.04

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 12, September 30, 2024

Section 335-3-1-.04 - Monitoring, Records, And Reporting

(1) The Director may require the owner or operator of any air contaminant source to establish and maintain such records; make such reports; install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods; sample such emissions in accordance with such methods at such locations, intervals, and procedures as the Director may prescribe; and provide such periodic emission reports as required in paragraph (2) of this Rule below.

(2) Reports. Records and reports as the Director may prescribe on air contaminants or fuel shall be recorded, compiled, and submitted on forms furnished by the Director or when forms are not so furnished, then in formats approved by the Director. These may include but not be limited to any of the following:

(a) Emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen shall be expressed as follows: in pounds per hour and pounds per million BTU of heat input for fuel-burning equipment; in pounds per hour and pounds per 100 pounds of refuse burned for incinerators; and in pounds per hour and in pounds per hourly process weight or production rate or in terms of some other easily measured and meaningful process unit specified by the Director.

(b) Sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen emission data shall be averaged over a 24-hour period and shall be summarized monthly. Daily averaged and monthly summaries shall be submitted to the Director biannually. Data should be calculated daily and available for inspection at any time.

(c) Particulate matter emissions shall be sampled and submitted biannually.

(d) Visible emissions shall be measured continuously, and records kept indicating total minutes per day in which stack discharge effluent exceeds 20 percent opacity. Data should be summarized monthly and submitted monthly and biannually. Current daily results shall be available for inspection at any time.

(e) The sulfur content of fuels, as burned, except natural gas, shall be determined in accordance with current recognized ASTM procedures. Averages for periods prescribed by the Director shall be submitted biannually. Records shall be kept current and be available for inspection.

Authors: James W. Cooper, John E. Daniel

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-3-1-.04

Effective Date: January 18, 1972. Amended: Filed October 17, 1996; effective November 21, 1996.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-28-14, 22-22A-5, 22-22A-6, 22-22A-8.