Section 1200-03-19-.12 - PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES IN OR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING THE PARTICULATE ADDITIONAL CONTROL AREAS IN CAMPBELL COUNTY(1) Visible Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation Prior to January 1, 1978.(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit discharge of a visible emission from any stack with an opacity in excess of ten (10) percent for an aggregate of more than five (5) minutes in any one (1) hour or more than twenty (20) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).(b) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit discharge of a visible emission from any fugitive dust source with an opacity in excess of ten (10) percent on an 15 minute average except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).(c) Specific Visible Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation Prior to January 1, 1978.1. Limestone Aggregate Plants. Primary and secondary crushing, screening, and conveying of limestone shall not exceed 15% on a 15 minute average.
2. Coal Fired Boiler Units. (i) This part applies to units with a heat input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.(ii) The units shall not discharge visible emissions with an opacity in excess of twenty (20) percent for an aggregate of more than five (5) minutes in any one (1) hour or more than twenty (20) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period.3. Hot Mix Asphalt Plants. These plants shall not discharge visible emissions with an opacity in excess of twenty (20) percent for an aggregate of more than five (5) minutes in any one (1) hour or more than twenty (20) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period.
4. Traffic and Wind Emissions from Roadways and General Ground of Plants. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit discharge of a visible emission with an opacity in excess of five (5) percent on a fifteen (15) minute average except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(2) Particulate Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation Prior to January 1, 1978. (a) Hot Mix Asphalt Plant No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere from any affected plant any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.06 gr/dscf except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(b) Limestone Aggregate Plants No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere from limestone rock tertiary crushing and screening, and agriculture lime crushing and screening any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.16 gr/dscf.
(c) Feed and Grain Mills No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge from any stack any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.02 gr/dscf.
(d) Concrete Block Plants No owner or operator shall discharge into the atmosphere from any stack any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.03 gr/dscf except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(e) Coal Fired Boiler Units 1. No owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subparagraph shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere from any affected facility particulate matter in excess of 0.4 pounds per million Btu of heat input.2. This subparagraph applies to units with a heat input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.(f) Oil Fired Boiler Units 1. No owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subparagraph shall discharge or cause the discharge into the atmosphere from any affected facility particulate matter in excess of 0.015 pounds per million Btu of heat input.2. This subparagraph applies to units with a heat input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.(3) Limitation of Operating Hours (a) No owner or operators shall operate any particulate matter air contaminant source subject to the regulations set forth in paragraph 1200-3-19-.12(1) and (2) in excess of the specified limit on operating hours contained in Table I.
Table I Limitation of Operating Hours
| Air Contaminant Source | Operating Schedule |
| Grain Crushing and Feed Mixing | 3000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Dry Cleaners and Laundries | 3000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Schools | 2000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Churches | 7000 HRS./YR. |
| Hot Mix Asphalt Plants | 2500 HRS./YR. |
| Concrete Block Plants | 3000 HRS./YR. |
| Limestone crushing, screening, conveying and handling facilities with a design | 2500 HRS./YR. |
| capacity greater than 750 tons per hour | 16 HRS./DAY |
| Limestone crushing, screening, conveying, and handling facilities with a design capacity less than 250 tons per hour. | 2100 HRS./YR. |
| Limestone crushing, screening, conveying and handling facilities with a design capacity less than or equal to 750 tons per hour and greater than or equal | 10 HRS./DAY |
| to 250 tons per hour | 3210 HRS./YR. |
(b) The owner or operator of an air contaminant source with restricted operating hours must maintain a daily log of operating hours and keep it available for inspection by Division personnel on request for at least one year after the end of any calendar year included in the log. The owner or operator shall submit by letter on or before January 31 of each year the total hours of operation for the previous calendar year and/or the maximum daily operation for said calendar year.(4) Compliance Schedules for Particulate Matter Air Contaminant Sources in or Significantly Impacting the Particulate Additional Control Area in Campbell County (a) The owner or operator of an air contaminant source of particulate fugitive dust emissions subject to the standards in this rule proposing utilization of new and/or additional control techniques shall achieve final compliance by December 31, 1979. Final compliance shall be determined in accordance with the method(s) specified by the Technical Secretary.(b) No owner or operator shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit discharge of particulate matter emissions from any stack in excess of the standards in this rule after December 31, 1979. Final compliance shall be determined in accordance with the method(s) specified by the Technical Secretary.(c) Specific Compliance Schedules 1. Owners or operators of hot mix asphalt plants are required to have air contaminant sources achieve final compliance with the standards in this rule by July 1, 1979.2. Owners or operators of concrete block manufacturing plants are required to have air contaminant sources achieve final compliance with the standards in this rule by July 1, 1979.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-19-.12
Original rule filed October 26, 1979; effective December 10, 1979. Amendment filed April 15, 1987; effective May 30, 1987. Amendment filed September 21, 1988; effective November 6, 1988.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-25-105 and 4-5-202 et. seq.