ILLINOIS

POLLTJTION

CONTROL

ROi~\Rfl

January 21,

1982

IN

THE

MATTER

OF:

)

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PARTICULATE

EMISSION

LIMITATIONS,

)

RULE 203(g) (1) AND 202(b) OF

CHAPTER

2

ORDER OF THE

BOARD

(by

I.

Goodman):

On its own motion, the Board institutes this regulatory

proceeding to consider limitations

for particulate emissions for

fuel combustion emission sources using solid fuel exclusively,

that is former Rule 203(g)(1) and Rule 202(h) of Chapter 2~

Air Pollution.

To date, no respirable particulate standard has

been established by the USEPA,

nor does adoption of one appear

imminent, and even after such standard is established, developing

applicable limitations will take time.

Since particulate emission

limitation rules for these sources are necessary now to satisfy

Clean Air Act requirements and for permitting and enforcement

purposes, the Board proposes to readopt these

rules.

Pursuant to Section 28 of the Illinois Environmental Pro-

tection Act, merit hearings will be scheduled.

Portions

of the

records developed

in R77—l5,

R78—l4,

R78—l5 and R78—l6 will he

incorporated into this proceeding as necessary.

The rules

are proposed

as follows:

Rule

202(h)

Visual Emission Standards

and

Limitations

for All Other Emission Sources.

No person shall cause or allow

the

emission of

smoke or

other particulate matter from any other emission source

into the atmosphere of an opacity greater than 30 percent.

Exception:

The emission of smoke

or

other particulate mat-

ter from any such emission source may have

an opacity greater

than 30 percent but not greater than

60 percent for a period

or periods aggregating

8 minutes

in any 60 minute period

pro-

vided

that such more opaque emissions permitted during any

60 minute period shall occur from only one such emission

source located within a 1,000 foot radius from the center

point of any other

such emission source owned or operated

by such person,

and provided further that such more opaque

emissions permitted from each such emission source

shall

be

limited to

3 times

in any 24 hour period.

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2

Rule

203(g)

Particulate

Emission

Standards

and

Limitations

for Fuel Combustion Emission Sources.

(1)

Fuel Combustion Emission Sources

Using Solid Fuel

Exclusively.

(A)

Existing Fuel Combustion Emission Sources Using

Solid

Fuel

Exclusively

Located

in

the

Chicago

Major Metropolitan Area.

No person shall cause

or allow the emission of particulate matter into

the

atmosphere

from

any

existing

fuel

combustion

source

using

solid

fuel

exclusively,

located

in

the Chicago Major Metropolitan Area, to exceed

0.1

pounds

of

particulate

matter

per

million

htu

of

actual

heat

input

in

any

one

hour

period

except

as

provided

in

sub—paragraph

(C)

of

this

Rule

203(g)(1),

(B)

Existing

Fuel

Combustion

Emission

Sources

tising

Solid Fuel Exclusively Located Outside the Chicago

Major

Metropolitan

Area.

No

person

shall

cause

or

allow

the

emission

of

particulate

matter

into

the

atmosphere

from

any

existing

fuel

combustion

source

using solid fuel exclusively, located outside the

Chicago Ma~iorMetropolitan Area,

to exceed

the

limitations specified in Table 2.4

(II_G*)

and

Figure 2.3

(II_H*)

in any one hour period e~ccept

as provided in sub-paragraph

(C)

of this Rule

203(g) (1)

TABLE

2.4

(II_G*)

Fuel Combustion Emission Source

Actual Heat Input

Allowable Emi~sion~tandarc1

million

btu

per hour

pounds per million htu

less than or equal to

10

1.0

greater

than

10

but

smaller

than

250

5.18

(H

)0.715

S

greater than or equal to 250

0.1

S

=

allowable emission standard in pounds per million

S

htu

of actual heat input

=

actual heat input, million btu per hour

(C)

Existing Controlled Fuel Combustion Emission Sources

Using Solid Fuel Exclusively.

45—238

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3

Notwithstanding sub-paragraphs

(A)

and

(B)

of

this Rule 203(g)(l),

any existing fuel combustion

source using

solid fuel exclusively may emit up

to, but not exceed,

0.2 pounds per million htu,

if,

as of the effective date of Part

2 of this Chapter,

either of the

following conditions

is met:

(i)

The emission source has an emission rate

based on original design or equipment

performance test conditions, whichever is

stricter, which is less than 0.2 pounds

per million btu of actual heat input, and

the emission control of such source is not

allowed to degrade more than 0.05 pounds

per million btu

from such original design

or acceptance performance test conditions;

or,

(ii)

The source is in full compliance with the

terms and conditions of a variance granted

by the Pollution Control

Board sufficient

to achieve an emission rate less than 0.2

pounds per million btu, and construction

has commenced on equipment or modifications

prescribed under that program;

and emission

control of such source is not allowed to

degrade more than 0,05 pounds per million

btu from original design or equipment

performance test conditions, whichever is

stricter.

(D)

New Fuel Combustion Emission Sources Using Solid

Fuel Exclusively.

No person shall cause or allow the emission of

particulate matter into the atmosphere

in any one

hour period from any new fuel combustion emission

source using solid

fuel exclusively, to exceed 0.1

pounds of particulate matter per million htu of

actual heat input.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

I, Christan

L. Moffett,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Bo~rd,hereby

ertify that the above Order was adopted

on the

r?1~

day of

,

1982 by a vote of

~

(~1A.

h

~

~fstanL.M~flerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

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