Mo. Code Regs. tit. 10 § 10-6.140

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024

Section 10 CSR 10-6.140 - Restriction of Emissions Credit for Reduced Pollutant Concentrations From the Use of Dispersion Techniques

PURPOSE: This rule implements provisions of federal regulations which restrict credit in the calculation of emission limitations for reduced pollutant concentrations due to the use of dispersion techniques. This amendment is to comply with Executive Order 17-03 criteria by adding a reference in the applicability section, adding definitions specific to this rule, making changes as a result of rule comment forms, and removing any unnecessary restrictive words. The evidence supporting the need for this proposed rulemaking, per 536.016, RSMo, is Executive Order 17-03 Red Tape Reduction Review and rule comment forms dated May 29, 2013 and February 25,2016.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

(1) Applicability.

(A) This rule applies to the procedures to account for emission dispersion techniques used in the calculation of any emission limitation or any revision of any limitation to be established by the director or to be considered for establishment by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission (MACC). This rule also requires that all emission limitations established by the director or by the MACC after December 31, 1970, be reviewed for compliance with this rule.

(B) 40 CFR 51, Appendix W, promulgated as of July 1, 2 shall apply and is hereby incorporated by reference in this rule as published by the Office of the Federal Register. Copies can obtained from the U.S. Publishing Office Bookstore, 710 Capitol Street N W, Washington DC 20401. This rule does incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.

(C) Exemptions. The provisions of section (3) of this rule not apply to emission limitation credits from-

1. Stack heights on which construction commenced on before December 31, 1970, except where pollutants are being emitted from the stacks by source operations which were constructed, reconstructed, or on which major modifications were carried out after December 31, 1970; or

(2) Definitions.

(A) Commence-For the purposes of major stationary sou construction or major modification, the owner or operator all necessary preconstruction approvals or permits and-

1. Began, or caused to begin, a continuous program of a actual on-site construction of the source, to be completed within reasonable time; or

2. Entered into binding agreements or contractual obligations, which cannot be canceled or modified without substantial loss to the owner or operator, to undertake a program of acconstruction of the source to be completed within a reason time.

(B) Dispersion technique-

1. Any technique designed to affect the concentration of a pollutant in the ambient air by-

A. Using that portion of a stack which exceeds good engineering practice stack height;

B. Varying the rate of emission of a pollutant according atmospheric conditions or ambient concentrations of that pollutant; or

C. Increasing final exhaust gas plume rise by manipulating source process parameters, exhaust gas parameters, stack be parameters, or combining exhaust gases from several existing N. stacks into one (1) stack; or other selective handling of exhaust gas streams so as to increase the exhaust gas plume rise; and

2. This definition does not include: do

A. The reheating of a gas stream, following use of a pollution control system, for the purpose of returning the gas to the or temperature at which it was originally discharged from the installation generating the gas stream;

B. The merging of exhaust gas streams where-

(I) The installation owner or operator demonstrates that the installation was originally designed and constructed with 1, the merged gas streams;

(II) After July 8, 1985, the merging is part of a change in operation at the installation that includes the installation of emissions control equipment and is accompanied by a net reduction in the allowable emissions of a pollutant. This exclusion from the definition of dispersion technique shall apply only to the emission limitation for the pollutant affected by a change in operation; or

(III) Before July 8, 1985, the merging was part of a change in operation at the installation that included the installation of emissions control equipment or was carried out for sound). economic or engineering reasons. Where there was an increase in the emission limitation or in the event that no emission limitation at was in existence prior to the merging, the director shall presume 0- that merging was significantly motivated by an intent to gain he emissions credit for greater dispersion. Without a demonstration de by the source owner or operator that merging was not significantly motivated by that intent, the director shall deny credit for the of effects of merging in calculating the allowable emissions for the source;

C. Smoke management in agricultural or silvicultural prescribed burning programs;

D. Episodic restrictions on residential wood burning and open burning; or on

E. Techniques under subparagraph (2)(B)1.C. of this rule which increase final exhaust gas plume rise where the resulting allowable emissions of sulfur dioxide from the installation do not d- exceed five thousand (5,000) tons per year.

(C) Emission limitation-A regulatory requirement, permit condition, or consent agreement which limits the quantity, rate, re or concentration of emissions on a continuous basis, including d, any requirement which limits the level of opacity, prescribes equipment, sets fuel specifications, or prescribes operation or maintenance procedures for an installation to assure continuous emission reduction.

(D) Excessive concentration

1. For installations seeking credit for reduced ambient pollutant concentrations from stack height exceeding that defined in paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, an excessive concentration is a maximum ground-level concentration due to emissions from a a stack due in whole or part to downwash, wakes, or eddy effects produced by nearby structures or nearby terrain features which a- are at least forty percent (40%) in excess of the maximum concentration experienced in the absence of the downwash, wakes, or eddy effects, and that contributes to a total concentration due to emissions from all installations that is greater than an ambient air quality standard. For installations subject to the prevention of significant deterioration program as set forth in 10 CSR 10-a 6.060(8), an excessive concentration means a maximum ground-level concentration due to emissions from a stack due to the same conditions as mentioned previously and is greater than a prevention of significant deterioration increment. The allowable emission rate to be used in making demonstrations under this definition shall be prescribed by the new source performance regulation as referenced by 10 CSR 10-6.070 for the source category unless the owner or operator demonstrates that this emission rate is infeasible. Where demonstrations are approved by the director, an alternative emission rate shall be established in consultation with the source owner or operator;

2. For installations seeking credit after October 11, 1983, for increases in stack heights up to the heights established under paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, an excessive concentration is either-

A. A maximum ground-level concentration due in whole or part to downwash, wakes, or eddy effects as provided in paragraph (2)(D)1. of this rule, except that the emission rate used shall be the applicable emission limitation (or, in the absence of this limit, the actual emission rate); or

B. The actual presence of a local nuisance caused by the stack, as determined by the director; and

3. For installations seeking credit after January 12, 1979, for a stack height determined under paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule where the director requires the use of a field study of fluid model to verify good engineering practice stack height, for installations seeking stack height credit after November 9, 1984, based on the aerodynamic influence of cooling towers, and for installations seeking stack height credit after December 31, 1970, based on the aerodynamic influence of structures not represented adequately by the equations in paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, a maximum groundlevel concentration due in whole or part to downwash, wakes, or eddy effects that is at least forty percent (40%) in excess of the maximum concentration experienced in the absence of downwash, wakes, or eddy effects.

(E) Good engineering practice (GEP) stack height-The greater of-

1. Sixty-five meters (65 m) measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack;

2. For stacks on which construction commenced on or before January 12, 1979, and for which the owner or operator had obtained all applicable permits or approvals required under 40 CFR 51 and 52, Hg = 2.5H provided the owner or operator produces evidence that this equation was actually relied on in establishing an emission limitation; and for all other stacks, Hg = H + 1.5L Where: Hg = GEP stack height, measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack; H = height of nearby structure(s) measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack; and L = lesser dimension, height, or projected width of the nearby structure(s). Provided that the director may require the use of a field study or fluid model to verify GEP stack height for the installation; or

3. The height demonstrated by a fluid model or field study approved by the director, which ensures that the emissions from a stack do not result in excessive concentrations of any air pollutant as a result of atmospheric downwash, wakes, or eddy effects created by the source itself, nearby structures, or nearby terrain features.

(F) Major modification-Any physical change or change in the method of operation at an installation or in the attendant air pollution control equipment that would result in a significant net emissions increase of any pollutant. A physical change or a change in the method of operation, unless previously limited by enforceable permit conditions, shall not include:

1. Routine maintenance, repair, and replacement of parts;

2. Use of an alternative fuel or raw material by reason of an order under sections 2(a) and (b) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974, a prohibition under the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, or by reason of a natural gas curtailment plan pursuant to the Federal Power Act;

3. Use of an alternative fuel or raw material, if prior to January 6, 1975, the source was capable of accommodating the fuel or material, unless the change would be prohibited under any enforceable permit condition which was established after January 6, 1975;

4. An increase in the hours of operation or in the production rate unless the change would be prohibited under any enforceable permit condition which was established after January 6, 1975; or

5. Use of an alternative fuel by reason of an order or rule under section 125 of the Clean Air Act.

(G) Nearby-Nearby, as used in the definition good engineering practice (GEP) stack height in paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, is defined for a specific structure or terrain feature-

1. For purposes of applying the formula provided in paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, nearby means that distance up to five (5) times the lesser of the height or the width dimension of a structure, but not greater than one-half (1/2) mile; and

2. For conducting fluid modeling or field study demonstrations under paragraph (2)(E)3. of this rule, nearby means not greater than one-half (1/2) mile, except that the portion of a terrain feature may be considered to be nearby which falls within a distance of up to ten (10) times the maximum height of the feature, not to exceed two (2) miles if feature achieves a height one-half (1/2) mile from the stack that is at least forty percent (40%) of the GEP stack height determined by the formula provided in paragraph (2)(E)2. of this rule, or twenty-six meters (26 m), whichever is greater, as measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack. The height of the structure or terrain feature is measured from the ground-level elevation at the base of the stack.

(H) Stack-Any spatial point in an installation designed to emit air contaminants into ambient air. An accidental opening such as a crack, fissure, or hole is a source of fugitive emissions, not a stack.

(I) Definitions of certain terms in this rule, other than those specified in this rule section, may be found in 10 CSR 10-6.020.

(3) General Provisions.

(A) The degree of emission limitation required of any installation for control of any air pollutant must not be affected by that portion of any installation's stack height that exceeds good engineering practice (GEP) or by any other dispersion technique, except as provided in section (1).

(B) Before the director or the MACC establishes an emission limitation that is based on a GEP stack height that exceeds the formula GEP height allowed by this rule, the director must notify the public of the availability of the demonstration study and must provide opportunity for public hearing on it.

(C) This rule does not restrict the actual stack height of any installation or the use of any dispersion technique by any installation.

(4) Reporting and Recordkeeping. (Not applicable)

(5) Test Methods. (Not applicable)

10 CSR 10-6.140

AUTHORITY: section 643.050, RSMo Supp. 1992.* Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective May 11, 1986.

Amended by Missouri Register December 2, 2019/Volume 44, Number 23, effective 1/30/2020

*Original authority: 643.050, RSMo 1965, amended 1972, 1992.