ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
April 9,
1992
IN THE MATTER OF:
)
AMENDMENTS TO 35
ILL.
ADM.
)
R91-35
CODE SUBTITLE B: AIR
)
(Rulemaking)
POLLUTION PM-la AMBIENT LIMITS
)
AND
EPISODE REGULATIONS;
)
35 ILL. ADM. CODE 212,
243
and 244
)
Adopted Rule.
Final Order.
OPINION
AND
ORDER OF THE BOARD
(by B.
Forcade):’
On November 19,
1991,
the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency
(Agency)
filed this proposal for rulemaking.
The Board
accepted the proposal for hearing on November 27,
1991.
The
Board also accepted the Agency’s certification that this
rulemaking is federally requ.ired pursuant to Section 28.2 of the
Environmental Protection Act
(Act)
(Ill.
Rev. Stat.
1991,
ch.
111
1/2, par.
1028.2), as amended by PA.
86—1409.
On December 13,
1991,
the Board received a Motion to
Amend
the Proposal filed by the Agency,
seeking to amend Section
212.424 to correct an inadvertent nonsubstantive error which was
included in the original proposal filed by the Agency in R91-6.
The error was not discovered until the rule was filed and
effective.
The Agency seeks to amend this proposal as Section
212
is open in this docket and “it would be expedient to make
this correction in this docket”.
(Ag. Hot.
2).
The Board
granted the Agency’s motion, on December 19,
1991 and sent the
proposal to first notice.
On January 9,
1992, the Board
determined that an Economic Impact Statement was not required for
this rulemaking.
The Board held two hearings on this proposal, one in Chicago
on January 28,
1992 and one in Springfield on January 30,
1992.
The Agency presented testimony in Chicago supporting its
proposal.
In addition to the Agency, the Illinois Steel Group
(Steel Group)
spoke at both hearings in support of the
rulemaking.
The Board also received public comments from the Steel Group
as well as the Agency.
In addition, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Department of Energy
and Natural Resources
(DENR) and the Administrative Code. Division
of the Secretary of State’s Office also filed comments.
The Board wishes to acknowledge the contributions of attorney
Marje Tipsord who assisted in the preparation of the Opinions and
Orders in this proceeding and who acted as hearing officer.
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On March 11,
1992,
the Board sent the proposal to second
notice.
The Board did not substantively amend the proposal at
second notice.
During second notice the Board made several
nonsubstantive changes in response to request by Joint Committee
on Administrative Rules
(JCAR).
The Board today adopts the rule
as amended.
The Board notes that the Clean Air Act, as amended on
November 15,
1990, requires Illinois to adopt and submit a state
implementation plan
(SIP)
for PM-b
by November 15,
1991.
(42
U.S.C.
S 7513a).
According to the Agency’s statement of reasons
in support of this proposal, the PM-b
standards were adopted by
USEPA on July 1,
1987.
Additionally, the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, which established the November 15,
1991
deadline for submittal of a PM-b
SIP, were signed into law on
November 15,
1990.
However, the Agency did not submit this
proposal to the Board until November 19,
1991,
4 days after the
November 15 deadline for submittal to USEPA.
The Board proceeded
with this rulemaking as expeditiously as possible, while
conforming with the requirements imposed by statute.
DISCUSSION
The Board today sends the proposal to final adoption, making
only minor changes requested by JCAR.
The Board concludes that
the Agency adequately supported its proposal and established that
the proposal was economically reasonable and technically
feasible.
In addition the Board notes the regulated industry
agreed with the proposed limitations and indicated support
for
the proposal overall.
This proposal is intended to regulate particulate matter
with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10
micrometers, which is known as PM-b.
The proposal represents
one part of Illinois’ submittal of a complete SIP for the control
of PM-lU emissions.
Pursuant to Section 189 of the Clean Air
Act,
as amended in 1990,
Illinois is to adopt and submit its plan
by November 15,
1991.
This proposal is directed at state-wide
implementation of PM-lU regulations.
The Board is currently
considering a proposal to control PM-b
in the McCook and Lake
Calumet areas in Cook County and in Madison County
(R91-22).
Also, the Board has completed a regulation to control PM-la in
the Oglesby area in LaSalle County,
in docket R91-6.
On July 1,
1987
(52 FR 24634), USEPA revised the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
for particulate matter.
The revision replaced the use of total suspended solids
(TSP)
with PM-lU.
The USEPA set a primary 24-hour PM-l0 standard of
150 micrograms per cubic meter, with no more than one exceedence
allowed per year.
The annual P14—10 standard was set at a level
of 50 micrograms per cubic meter, in the form of an annual
arithmetic mean.
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The USEPA also revised requirements with respect to
emergency episodes.
“Episodes are periods of extremely high
concentrations of specific air contaminants,
i.e.,
‘significant
harm levels’ well in excess of the NAAQS that are caused by
unusual weather patterns.”
(Tr.
1 p.
13).
The Agency stated
that such patterns prevent normal dispersion of air contaminants
that can only be prevented by extraordinary emission reducing
actions.
(Tr.
b p.
13).
The regulations set forth what steps
are taken during such periods to prevent the occurrence of
significant harm.
The USEPA adopted 600 micrograms of P14-10 per
cubic meter as a 24—hour average as the significant harm level.
This proposal adopts the USEPA standards for Illinois.
In addition to the change from a TSP to a P14-10 standard,
the Agency is attempting in this proposal to:
1.
address present and proposed USEPA
stipulations regarding the interstate
transport of air contaminants, particularly
ozone precursors,
during episode conditions,
and
2.
respond to the National Weather Service
decision to discontinue the routine issuance
of air stagnation advisories.
The existing language of 40 CFR 51.151 requires the State
Implementation Plan to contain contingency plans for Air Quality
Control Regions,
some of which Illinois shares with other states.
The contingency plans are to “provide for taking action necessary
to prevent ambient pollution concentrations at ~ny location in
such region from reaching (significant harm levels).
(Emphasis
supplied.)”
(Tr.
1 p.
17).
Therefore, the Agency has proposed
amendments to Section 244.107 which remove any ambiguity in the
current episode regulations as to whether emission reductions can
be required in Illinois based on out-of—state episode levels
caused by Illinois sources.
The proposed amendments also allow yellow alert, red alert
or emergency stages to be required in one geographical area
because of air contaminant concentrations in another area,
if a
determination is made by the Director of the Agency that such
actions are necessary.
The proposal does not alter the requirement that an episode
must be declared when either:
1) an Air Stagnation Advisory
(ASA)
is declared by the National Weather Service~or 2) certain
pollutant specific air contaminant levels occur in an Air Quality
Control Region that includes part of Illinois.
However, the
National Weather Service has discontinued the routine issuing of
ASAs due to extensive air pollutant monitoring instrumentation
statewide.
Episodes can be declared at virtually any location on
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the basis
of actual monitoring data rather than just because of a
weather forecast.
The Agency further stated that:
The Agency therefore anticipates that nearly
all future episodes will be declared on the
basis of specific pollutant levels rather
than just because of a general potential for
high air pollution,
and proposes that the
first episode stage always be termed an
“advisory” rather than a “watch”.
The Agency
will therefore be “advising” that elevated
pollutant levels have already occurred rather
than “watching” to see if they do occur.
The
proposed amendments accordingly delete all
references to “watch” and require that the
pollutant-specific notification provisions of
Section 244.168 include advisories as well as
alerts and emergencies.
(Tr.
1 p.
17).
The Agency has also included
1)
a reference to the Agency in
general in the episode notification requirement, rather than to
the Agency’s Emergency Action Center; and
2)
a change in the
ozone advisory level from a 2—hour ozone concentration to a 1—
hour ozone concentration of 0.12 parts per million.
The episode notification requirement is being amended by
deleting reference to the Agency’s Emergency Action Center
because that center
is now concerned only with accidental spills
and other incidents involving the sudden release of toxic or
otherwise hazardous contaminants into the environment.
The
Agency’s Ambient Air Monitoring Section currently has primary
technical responsibility for determining the presence of air
pollution episodes caused by the effect of unusual atmospheric
conditions on routine air emissions.
The Agency stated that the advisory level change from a 2-
hour to a 1-hour concentration of ozone at 0.12 parts per million
(ppm)
or more is considered minor and its effect will be almost
negligible.
The Agency explained that no advisory can be
declared at the 0.12 PPM 1—hour level.unless conditions are such
that there is a reasonable expectation of the same or higher
concentrations on the following calendar day.
The Agency
believes that such an expectation is an almost certain guarantee
that a 1—hour 0.12 ppm or greater concentration will persist into
the next hour.
Therefore, the Agency believes that there should
be no more advisories declared at the b—hour ozone advisory level
than at the current 2—hour level.
In addition to the amendment discussed above, the Agency
proposal incudes revisions to two rules which control particulate
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emissions for certain iron and steel sources.
The Agency stated
that these rules were being proposed for two reasons:
First the Blast Furnace Cast House rule responds
to the USEPA’s disapproval of the current Illinois
rule while the Coke Oven Quenching rule responds
to the USEPA’s conditional approval of the current
Illinois rule.
Second, these rules, which were
initially developed to control total suspended
particulate emissions,
also control PM—1O to the
extent necessary to form the basis of the State
Implementation Plan for PM-b.
(Attachment
1 p.
I).
The Agency stated and the Steel Group agreed that these
amendments represent the current industry standard.
The industry
is already meeting the emission levels set forth in the proposal
or is prepared to meet the standards.
Therefore,
industry
supports the proposal.
(Tr.
1
p.
37, 48; Tr.
2 p.
11 and 17).
The Board notes that there is one issue which was raised at
hearing which bears further comment.
The Agency and the
representatives from the Steel Group were asked about the
definition of “opening” as used in this regulation.
Mr. Moore
testified that his understanding of “opening” is that:
“openings
that are intended in the regulations are the normal openings that
are found at various buildings,
in particular roof monitors are
surely openings and other traditional openings.
What is not
intended to be encompassed by the word opening is a small hole
or, you know,
a crack in the building that may have not been
there very long and doesn’t let much material out.”
(Tr.
1
p.
39-40).
Mr. Krikau testified that:
“the steel industry’ s
opinion that the word opening means such things as roof monitor,
ventilators, windows that don’t have any glass in it, open doors.
Things of that nature, which is an opening of some substantial
size.
What it doesn’t mean to us is an opening where a bolt has
come out of a piece of sheathing that is holding the side walls
together or a seam on the side of the building that has split
open or something of that nature, which is minor in size.”
(Tr.
1
p.
49-50).
Given this testimony,
the Board construes “opening”
as used in this rule as meaning openings such as roof monitors,
ventilators, windows without glass.
The Board construes that
“opening” does not mean openings such as cracks, bolt holes or
other inadvertent spaces in the roof.
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
AND
ECONOMIC REASONABLENESS
In discussing the technical feasibility and economic
reasonableness of the amendments regarding the episode portions
of the proposal the Agency stated that:
The proposed episode amendments will have no
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effect whatsoever on the technical
feasibility of the current regulations
because they call for no new kinds of
actions, nor do they eliminate any previously
required actions.
(Tr.
1 p.
30)
In addition the Agency further indicated that the proposal
will have “an immeasurable effect on the frequency of air
pollution advisories, yellow alerts,~red alerts and emergencies.”
(Tr.
1 p.
30).
In fact, the Agency believes that the proposal
will reduce the likelihood of particulate episodes.
(Tr.
1 p.
30)
The Agency also explained that it is unlikely that Illinois
will have increased episodes resulting only from high out-of-
state pollutant concentrations.
The Agency bases its belief on
past history showing that “no episode stage in Illinois has ever
been declared based only on out-of-state concentrations.”
(Tr.
1
p.
31).
With regard to the amendments dealing with the blast furnace
cast house and by-product coke plant quenching operations, the
Agency indicated that no new economic constraints would be added.
As previously stated, the affected industry is meeting the
standards or will be meeting the standards.
In addition, these
proposed amendments are necessary to meet federal requirements.
The Agency also stated that:
“ijmprovements
completed in the
past few years have reduced the particulate emission levels and
allowed RACT demonstration for these facilities.”
(Attachment
1
p.
9).
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE RULE
The Board made several nonsubstantive changes to the rule in
response to public comments received including comments from the
Agency, the Administrative Code Division and JCAR.
Those changes
included deleting the reference to 40 CFR 60.675 in Section
212.445 and deleting all references to “watch” in Part 244.
The
Board also corrected the citation to the Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater in Part 212.
In addition,
the Board corrected a citation to Section 244.168 in Appendix D
and deleted the word “prohibited” in paragraph 5 of the section
entitled “Yellow Alert”.
The Board also inserted the word “Red”
in paragraph 4 of the last sentence in the section entitled “Red
Alert”.
The Board also updated statutory citations and amended
citations and the Table of Contents to conform with
Administrative Code requirements.
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CONCLUSION
The Board concludes that the Agency has adequately supported
its proposal and the Board will proceed to final notice and adopt
the rule amending it only as indicated in this Opinion and making
nonsubstantive changes requested by the Administrative Code Unit
and JCAR.
ORDER
The Board directs the Clerk of the Board to cause the
publication of the following in the Illinois Register as an
adopted rule:
TITLE 35:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B:
AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER
I:
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER c:
EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY
SOURCES
PART 212
VISIBLE AND PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS
SUBPART A:
GENERAL
Section
212.100
Scope and Organization
212.110
Measurement Methods
212.111
Abbreviations and Units
212
.
112
Definitions
212.113
Incorporations by Reference
SUBPART B:
VISIBLE EMISSIONS
Section
212.121
Opacity Standards
212.122
Limitations for Certain New Sources
212.123
Limitations for All Other Sources
212
.
124
Exceptions
212.125
Determination of Violations
212.126
Adjusted Opacity Standards Procedures
SUBPART D:
PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS FROM INCINERATORS
Section
212.181
Limitations for Incinerators
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Aqueous Waste Incinerators
Certain Wood Waste Incinerators
Explosive Waste Incinerators
Continuous Automatic Stoking Animal Pathological Waste
Incinerators
SUBPART E:
PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS
FROM FUEL COMBUSTION EMISSION SOURCES
Section
212.201
Existing Sources Using Solid Fuel Exclusively Located
in the Chicago Area
212.202
Existing Sources Using Solid Fuel Exclusively Located
Outside the Chicago Area
212.203
Existing Controlled Sources Using Solid Fuel
Exclusively
New Sources Using Solid Fuel Exclusively
Existing Coal-fired Industrial Boilers Equipped with
Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems
Sources Using Liquid Fuel Exclusively
Sources Using More Than One Type of Fuel
Aggregation of Existing Sources
Village of Winnetka Generating Station
SUBPART K:
FUGITIVE PARTICULATE MATTER
Fugitive Particulate Matter
Geographical Areas of Application
Storage Piles
Conveyor Loading Operations
Traffic Areas
Materials Collected by Pollution Control Equipment
Spraying or Choke-Feeding Required
Operating Program
Minimum Operating Program
Amendment to Operating Program
Emission Standard for Particulate Collection Equipment
Exception for Excess Wind Speed
Covering for Vehicles
SUBPART L:
PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS
FROM PROCESS EMISSION
SOURCES
Section
212.321
New Process Sources
212.322
Existing Process Sources
212.323
Stock Piles
212.182
212.183
212.184
212.185
212.204
212.205
212.206
212.207
212.208
212.209
Section
212.301
212.302
212.304
212.305
212
*
306
212 .307
212.308
212.309
212. 310
212. 312
212.313
212.314
212.315
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SUBPART
N:
FOOD
MANUFACTURING
Section
212.361
Section
212.381
Corn Wet Milling Processes
SUBPART
0:
PETROLEUM
REFINING,
PETROCHEMICAL
AND
CHEMICAL
MANUFACTURING
Catalyst
Regenerators of Fluidized Catalytic Converters
SUBPART
Q:
STONE,
CLAY,
GLASS
AND
CONCRETE
MANUFACTURING
New
Portland
Cement
Processes
Portland Cement Manufacturing Processes
Emission Limits for Portland Cement the Manufacturing
Plant Located in LaSalle County, South of the Illinois
River
212.424
Fugitive Particulate Matter Control for the Portland
Cement Manufacturing Plant and Associated Quarry
Operations Located in LaSalle County, South of the
Illinois River
SUBPART R:
PRIMARY
AND
FABRICATED
METAL
PRODUCTS
AND
MACHINERY
MANUFACTURE
Section
212.441
212.442
212.443
212.444
212.445
2 12.446
212.447
212.448
212.449
212.450
212.451
212.452
212.455
212.456
212.457
Steel Manufacturing Processes
Beehive Coke Ovens
By-Product Coke Plants
Sinter Processes
Blast Furnace Cast Houses
Basic Oxygen Furnaces
Hot Metal Desulfurization Not Located in the BOF
Electric
Arc
Furnaces
Argon—Oxygen Decarburization Vessels
Liquid Steel Charging
Hot Scarfing Machines
Measurement Methods
Highlines on Steel Mills
Certain Small Foundries
Certain Small Iron-melting Air Furnaces
SUBPART S:
AGRICULTURE
Grain Handling and Drying in General
Grain Handling Operations
Grain Drying Operations
Section
212.421
212.422
212.423
Section
212 .461
212.462
212.463
13 3—7 1
10
SUBPART T:
CONSTRUCTION AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Section
212.681
Grinding, Woodworking, Sandblasting and Shotblasting
212.Appendix A Rule into Section Table
212.Appendix B Section into Rule Table
212.Appendix C Past Compliance Dates
212.Illustration A: Allowable Emissions from Solid Fuel
Combustion Emission Sources Outside Chicago
212.Illustration B: Limitations for all New Process Emission
Sources
2b2.Illustration C: Limitations for all Existing Process Emission
Sources
AUTHORITY:
Implementing Section 10 and authorized by Section 27
of the Environmental Protection Act
(Ill.
Rev.
Stat.
1991,
ch.
111 1/2,
pars.
1010 and 1027)
SOURCE:
Adopted as Chapter
2:
Air Pollution, Rules 202 and 203:
Visual and Particulate Emission Standards and Limitations,
R71—23,
4 PCB 191, filed and effective April
14,
1972; amended in
P17—15,
32 PCB 403,
at 3 Ill. Reg.
5,
p.
798, effective February
3,
1979;
amended in R78—10, 35 PCB 347,
at
3 Ill.
Reg.
39,
p.
184, effective September 28,
1979; amended in R78—11,
35 PCB 505,
at
3 Iii.
Reg.
45,
p.
100, effective October 26,
1979; amended in
R78—9,
38 PCB 411, at 4
Ill. Reg.
24,
p.
514, effective June 4,
1980;
amended in R79—11,
43 PCB 481, at 5
Ill. Reg.
11590,
effective October 19,
1981; codified at
7 Ill.
Reg.
13591;
amended in R82-1 (Docket A),
10 Ill.
Reg.
12637, effective July
9,
1986; amended in R85—33 at 10 Ill.
Reg.
18030, effective
October
7,
1986; amended in R84—48 at
11 Ill. Reg.
691, effective
December 18,
1986; amended in R84—42 at 11 Ill. Reg.
1410,
effective December 30,
1986; amended in R82—1
(Docket B)
at
12
Ill. Reg.
12492, effective July 13,
1988; amended in R9l—6 at 15
Ill. Reg.
15708, effective
October
4,
1991; amended in R89-7(B)
at 15 Ill. Reg.
17710, effective November 26,
1991; amended in
R9l—22 at
_____
Ill. Reg.
________,
effective
________________;
amended in R91-35 at
_____
Ill. Reg.
________,
effective
_________________
SUBPART A:
GENERAL
Section 212.113
Incorporations by Reference
The following materials are incorporated by reference.
These
incorporations do not include any later amendments or editions.
a)
Ringelmann Chart,
Information Circular 833
(Revision of
133—72
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1C7718), Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of Interior,
May 1,
1967.
b)
40 CFR 60, Appendix A
(1990)
(1991):
1)
Method 1:
Sample and Velocity Traverses for
Stationary Sources;
2)
Method IA:
Sample and Velocity Traverses for
Stationary Sources with Small Stacks or Ducts;
3)
Method 2:
Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and
Volumetric Flow Rate (Type S pitot tube);
4)
Method 2A:
Direct Measurement of Gas Volume
Through Pipes and Small Ducts;
5)
Method 2C:
Determination of Stack Gas Velocity
and Volumetric Flow Rate in Small Stacks or Ducts
(Standard Pitot Tube);
6)
Method 2D:
Measurement of Gas Volumetric Flow
Rates
in Small Pipes and Ducts;
7)
Method
3:
Gas Analysis for Carbon Dioxide,
Oxygen,
Excess Air, and Dry Molecular Weight;
8)
Method 4:
Determination of Moisture Content in
Stack Gases;
9)
Method
5:
Determination of Particulate Emissions
From Stationary Sources;
10)
Method 9:
Visual Determination of the Opacity of
Emissions from Stationary Sources;
11)
Method 22:
Visual Determination of Fugitive
Emissions from Material Sources and Smoke
Emissions from Flares.
c)
40 CFR 51 Appendix
14
(1990):
1)
Method 201:
Determination of PM-b
Emissions;
2)
Method 201A:
Determination of PM-b
Emissions
(Constant Sampling Rate Procedure).
d)
40 CFR 60.672(b),
(c),
(d) and
(e)
(1990)
(1991).
e)
40 CFR 60.675(c) and
(d)
(1990)
(1991).
f)
ASAE Standard 248.2, Section
9, Basis for Stating
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Drying Capacity of Batch and Continuous-Flow Grain
Dryers, American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
2950 Niles Road,
St. Joseph, MI 49085.
g)
U.S. Sieve Series, ASTM—Ell, American Society of
Testing Materials,
1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
h)
55 FR 41546,
(October 12,
1990), Method 202:
Determination of Condensible Particulate Emissions from
Stationary Sources.
~jj
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater, Section 209C,
“Total Filtrable Residue
Dried at 103
-
105°C,”15th Edition,
1980 American
Public Health Association 1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W.,
Washington,
D.C.
20005.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Reg.
—
effective
______________
SUBPART
Q:
STONE, CLAY, GLASS AND CONCRETE MANUFACTURING
Section 212.424
Fugitive Particulate Matter Control for the
Portland Cement Manufacturing Plant and
Associated Quarry Operations Located in
LaSalle County,
South of the Illinois River.
a)
Applicability.
This section shall apply to the
portland cement manufacturing plant in operation before
September 1, 1990 and associated quarry operations
located in LaSalle County,
south of the Illinois River.
Associated quarry operations are those operations
involving the removal and disposal of overburden, and
the extraction,
crushing, sizing, and transport of
limestone and shale for usage at the Portland cement
manufacturing plant.
This Section shall not become
effective until April
30, 1992.
b)
Applicability of Subpart K of this Part.
This Section
shall not alter the applicability of Subpart K:
Fugitive Particulate Matter.
C)
Fugitive Particulate Matter Control Measures For
Roadways at the Plant.
1)
For the unpaved access roadway to the Illinois
Central Silos Loadout, the owner or operator shall
spray a 30 percent solution of calcium chloride
once every 16 weeks at an application rate of at
least 1.58 liters per square meter
(0.35 gallons
per square yard)
followed by weekly application of
water at a rate of at least 1.58 liters per square
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meter
(0.35 gallons per square yard).
This
subsection shall not apply after the roadway is
paved.
2)
The owner or operator of the Portland cement
manufacturing plant shall keep written records in
accordance with subsection
(e)
of this Section.
d)
Fugitive Particulate Matter Control Measures for
Associated Quarry Operations.
1)
For the primary crusher, the primary screen, the
#3 conveyor from the primary screen to the surge
pile,
and the surge pile feeders to the
#4
conveyor, the owner or operator shall spray a
chemical foam spray of at least 1 percent solution
of chemical foaming agent in water continuously
during operations at a rate of at least 1.25
liters per megagram (0.30 gallons per ton)
of rock
processed.
2)
The owner or operator shall water all roadways
traveled by trucks to and from the primary crusher
in the process of transporting raw limestone and
shale to the crusher at an application rate of at
least
0.50 liters per square meter
(0.10 gallons
per square yard)
applied once every eight hours of
operation except under conditions specified in
subsection
(d)
(3)
below.
Watering shall begin
within
one
hour
of
commencement
of
truck
traffic
each
day.
3)
Subsection
(d) (2)
above shall be followed at all
times except under the following circumstances:
A)
Precipitation is occurring such that there
are no visible emissions or if precipitation
occurred during the previous
2 hours such
that there are no visible emissions;
B)
If the ambient temperature is less than or
equal to 0°C(32°F);or
C)
If ice or snow build-up has occurred on
roadways such that there are no visible
emissions.
4)
The owner or operator of the associated quarry
operations shall keep written records in
accordance with subsection
(e)
of this Section.
133—75
14
e)
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
1)
The owner or operator of any portland cement
manufacturing plant and/or associated quarry
operations subject to this Section shall keep
written daily records relating to the application
of each of the fugitive particulate matter control
measures required by this Section.
2)
The records required under this Section shall
include at least the following:
A)
the name and address of the plant;
B)
the name and address of the owner or operator
of the plant and associated quarry
operations;
C)
a map or diagram showing the location of all
fugitive particulate matter sources
controlled including the location,
identification,
length,
and
width
of
roadways;
D)
for each application of water or calcium
chloride solution, the name and location of
the roadway controlled,
the water capacity of
each truck, application rate of each truck,
frequency of each application, width of each
application, start and stop time of each
application, identification of each water
truck used,
total quantity of water or
calcium chloride used for each application,
including the concentration of calcium
chloride used for each application;
E)
for application of chemical foam spray
solution, the application rate and frequency
of application, name of foaming agent,
and
total quantity of solution used each day;
F)
name and designation of the person applying
control measures; and
G)
a log recording all failures to use control
measures required by this Section with a
statement explaining the reasons for each
failure and,
in the case of a failure to
comply with the roadway watering requirements
of subsection
(d)(2)
of this Section,
a
record showing that one of the circumstances
for exceptions listed in subsection
(d) (3) ~
133—76
15
this Section existed during the period of the
failure.
Such record shall include, for
example, the periods of time when the
measured temperature was less than or equal
to
0°C
(32°F).
3)
Copies of all records required by this Section
shall
be submitted to the Agency within ten
(10)
working
days
of
a
written
request
by
the
Agency.
4)
The
records
required
under
this
Section
shall
be
kept
and
maintained
for
at
least
three
(3)
years
and shall be available for inspection and copying
by Agency representatives during working hours.
5)
A quarterly report shall be submitted to the
Agency stating the following:
the dates required
control measures were not implemented, the
required control measures, the reasons that the
control measures were not implemented, and the
corrective actions taken.
This report shall
include those times when subsection
(e
~)
of this
Section is involved.
This report shall be
submitted to the Agency 30 calendar days from the
end of a quarter.
Quarters end March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31.
(Source: Amended at
16
Ill. Reg.
,
effective
__________
SUBPART R:
PRIMARY
AND
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCTS
AND
MACHINERY MANUFACTURE
Section
212.443
By-Product
Coke
Plants
a)
Subpart B shall not apply to by-product coke plants.
b)
Charging:
1)
Uncaptured Emissions
A)
No person shall cause or allow the emission
of visible particulate matter from any coke
oven charging operation, from the
introduction of coal into the first charge
port,
as indicated by the first mechanical
movement of the coal feeding mechanism on the
larry car, to the replacement of the final
charge port lid for more than a total of 125
seconds over 5 consecutive charges; provided
however that 1 charge out of any 20
consecutive charges may be deemed an
133—77
16
uncountable charge at the option of the
operator.
B)
Compliance with the limitation set forth in
subsection
(A)
above shall be determined in
the
following
manner:
i)
Observation
of
charging
emissions
shall
be
made
from
any
point
or
points
on
the
topside
of
a
coke
oven
battery from
which
a
qualified
observer
can
obtain
an
unobstructed
view
of
the
charging
operation.
ii)
The qualified
observer
shall
time
the
visible
emissions
with
a
stopwatch
while
observing
the charging operation.
Only
emissions from the charge port and any
part of the larry car shall be timed.
The observation shall commence as soon
as coal is introduced into the first
charge port as indicated by the first
mechanical movement of the coal feeding
mechanism on the larry car and shall
terminate when the last charge port lid
has been replaced.
Simultaneous
emissions from more than one emission
point shall be timed and recorded as one
emission and shall not be added
individually to the total time.
iii)
The
qualified observer shall determine
and
record
the
total
number
of
seconds
that
charging
emissions
are
visible
during the charging of coal to the coke
oven.
iv)
For
each
charge
observed,
the
qualified
observer shall record the total number
of seconds of visible emissions,
the
clock time for the initiation and
completion of the charging operation and
the battery identification and oven
number.
v)
The qualified observer shall not record
any emissions observed after all
charging
port
lids
have
been
firmly
seated following removal of the larry
car, such as emissions occurring when a
lid has been temporarily removed to
permit spilled coal to be swept into the
133—78
17
oven.
vi)
In
the
event
that
observations
from
a
charge
are
interrupted
the
data
from
the
charge
shall
be
invalidated
and
the
qualified
observer
shall
note
on
his/her
observation sheet the reason for
invalidating the data.
The qualified
observer
shall
then
resume
observation
of the next consecutive charge or
charges and continue until a set of five
charges has been recorded.
Charges
immediately preceding and following
interrupted observations shall be
considered consecutive.
2)
Emissions from Control Equipment
A)
Emissions of particulate matter from control
equipment used to capture emissions during
charging
shall
not
exceed
0.046
g~u/dscm
(0.020 gr/dscf).
Compliance shall be
determined in accordance with the procedures
set forth in 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Methods
1-5 ac regulatione promulgated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency under Section
111 of the Clean Air Act
(42 USC 7411)
ac
amcndcd incorporated by reference in Section
212.113.
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 111 OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT
.
.
.
RELATING TO STANDARDS
OF PERFORMANCE FOR
NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES
*
ARE APPLICABLE IN THIS STATE AND ARE
ENFORCEABLE UNDER (THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT).
(ILL. REV.
STAT.
1991,
CH.
111—1/2, PAR. 1009.1(b)).
B)
The opacity of emissions from control
equipment shall not exceed an average of 20,
averaging the total number of readings taken.
Opacity readings shall be taken at 15-second
intervals from the introduction of coal into
the first charge port as indicated by the
first mechanical movement of the coal feeding
mechanism on the larry car to the replacement
of the final charge port lid.
Compliance,
except for the number of. readings required,
shall be determined in accordance with 40 CFR
60, Appendix A, Method
9,
ac regulatione
promulgated by the US.
Environmental
Protection Agency under Section 111 of the
Clean Air Act
(42 USC 7411), as amended
incorporated by reference in Section 212.113.
133—7 9
18
3)
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 111 OF THE
CLEAN
AIR ACT
.
.
.
RELATING
TO
STANDARDS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR
NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES
.
ARE
APPLICABLE
IN
THIS
STATE
AND
ARE
ENFORCEABLE
UNDER
(THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
ACT).
(ILL.
REV.
STAT.,
CH.
111—1/2,
PAR.
b009.1(b))Section 9.1(b)
of the
Act.
C)
Opacity readings of emissions from control
equipment shall be taken concurrently with
observations of fugitive particulate matter.
Two
qualified observers shall be required.
Qualified observers referenced in subsection
(b)
of this Section shall be certified pursuant to 40
CFR 60, Appendix A, Method
9, as regulations
promulgated by the U.S. Environiucntal Protection
Agency under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act
(42
USC 7411), as amended incorporated by reference in
Section 212.113.
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 111 OF
THE.
CLEAN
AIR ACT
.
.
.
RELATING
TO
STANDARDS
OF
PERFORMANCE
FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES
.
.
.
ARE
APPLICABLE IN THIS STATE
AND ARE
ENFORCEABLE UNDER
(THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT).
(ILL.
REV.
STAT.,
Cli.
111—1/2,
PAR.
1009.1(b))Section 9.1(b)
of the Act.
C)
Pushing:
1)
Uncaptured Emissions
A)
Emissions of fugitive particulate matter from
pushing operations shall not exceed an
average of 20
opacity for 4 consecutive
pushes considering the highest average of six
consecutive readings in each push.
Opacity
readings shall be taken at 15—second
intervals, beginning from the time the coke
falls into the receiving car or is first
visible as it emerges from the coke guide
whichever
occurs
earlier, until the receiving
car enters the quench tower or quenching
device.
For a push of less than 90 seconds
duration, the actual number of 15-second
readings shall be averaged.
B)
Opacity readings shall be taken by a
qualified
observer
located
in
a
position
where the oven being pushed, the coke
receiving car and the path to the quench
133—80
19
tower are visible.
The opacity shall be read
as the emissions rise and clear the top of
the coke battery gas mains.
The qualified
observer shall record opacity readings of
emissions originating at the receiving car
and associated equipment and the coke oven,
including the standpipe on the coke side of
the oven being pushed.
Opacity readings
shall be taken in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 40 CFR 60, Appendix
A, Method
9, except that Section 2.5 for data
reduction shall not be used.
The qualified
observer referenced in this subsection shall
be certified pursuant to 40 CFR 60, Appendix
A, Method
9, as regulations promulgated by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act
(42
USC 7411),
as amended incorporated by
reference in Section 212.113.
THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 111 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
RELATING TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES
.
*
.
ARE APPLICABLE IN
THIS STATE AND ARE ENFORCEABLE UNDER (THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT).
—(ILL. REV.
STAT.,
Cli.
111 1/2,
PAR. 1009.1(b))Section
9.1(b).
2)
Emissions from Control Equipment
A)
The particulate emissions from control
equipment used to control emissions during
pushing operations shall not exceed 0.040
pounds per ton of coke pushed.
Compliance
shall be determined in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 40 CFR 60, Appendix
A, Methods 1-5, as regulations promulgated by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act
(42
USC 7411), as amended incorporated by
reference in Section 212.113.
THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 111 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
.
RELATING .TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR
NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES
.
.
.
ARE
APPLICABLE IN
THIS STATE AND
ARE
ENFORCEABLE UNDER (THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT.
(ILL.
REV.
STAT.,
Cli.
111 1/2,
PAR.
l009.1(1~))Section
9.1(b)
of the Act.
Compliance shall be based
on an arithmetic average of three runs (stack
tests)
and the calculations shall be based on
the duration of a push as defined in
subsection
(c) (1) (A) of this Section.
133—81
20
B)
The opacity of emissions from control
equipment used to control emissions during
pushing operations shall not exceed 20.
For
a push of less than six minutes duration, the
actual number of 15-second readings taken
shall be averaged.
Compliance shall be
determined in accordance with 40 CFR 60,
Appendix A, Method 9,
as regulations
promulgated by the U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency under ~
111 of the
Clean Air Act
(42 USC 7411), as amended
incorporated by reference in Section 212.113.
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 111 OF THE CLEAN
AIR ACT
.
.
.
RELATING TO STANDARDS OF
PERFORMANCE FOR
NEW
STATIONARY SOURCES
.
ARE APPLICABLE IN THIS STATE AND ARE
ENFORCEABLE UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION ACT).
(ILL.
REV.
STAT.,
CH.
111
1/2,
PAR. 1009.l(b))Section 9.1(b)
of the
~
Section 2.5 of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A,
Method
9 for data reduction shall not be used
for pushes of less than six minutes duration.
d)
Coke Oven Doors:
1)
No person shall cause or allow visible emissions
from more than 10
of all coke oven doors at any
time.
Compliance shall be determined by a one
pass observation of all coke oven doors on any one
battery.
2)
No person shall cause or allow the operation of a
coke oven unless there is on the plant premises at
all times an adequate inventory of spare coke oven
doors and seals and unless there is a readily
available coke oven door repair facility.
e)
Coke Oven Lids:
No person shall cause or allow visible
emission from more than 5
of all coke oven lids at any
time.
Compliance shall be determined by a one pass
observation of all coke oven lids.
f)
Coke Oven Offtake Piping:
No person shall cause or
allow visible emissions from more than 10
of all coke
oven offtake piping at any time.
Compliance shall be
determined by a one pass observation of all coke oven
offtake piping.
g)
Coke Oven Combustion Stack:
No person shall cause or
allow the emission of particulate matter from a coke
oven combustion stack to exceed 110 ing/dscm (0.05
gr/dscf).
133—82
21
h)
Quenching
~)
All coke oven quench towers shall be equipped with
grit arrestors or equipment of comparable
effectiveness.
Baffles shall cover 95
or more of
the cross sectional area of the exhaust vent or
stack and must be maintained.
~he Quench make-up
water shall not directly include untreated coke
by-product plant effluent.
All water placed on
the coke being auenched shall be quench water.
2.)
Total dissolved solids concentrations in the
quench make-up
water shall not exceed a weekly
average of 1200 1500 mg/i.
Provided however that
the limitations on the quality of quench make-up
water shall not apply where the operator employs
an equivalent method of control as determined by
the Agency.
fl
The auench water shall be sampled for total
dissolved solids concentrations in accordance with
the methods specified in Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater, Section 209C,
“Total Filtrable Residue Dried at 103
-
105°C”
15th Edition,
1980,
incorporated by reference in
Section 212.113.
Analyses shall be performed on
prab samples of the quench water as applied to the
coke.
Samples shall be collected a minimum of
five days per week per quench tower and analyzed
to report a weekly concentration.
The samples for
each week shall be analyzed either:
il
separately, with the average of the
individual daily concentrations determined
or
jJJ
as one composite sample, with eciual volumes
of the individual daily samples combined to
form the composite sample.
~j
The records required under this subsection shall
be kept and maintained for at least three
(3)
years and upon prior notice shall be available for
inspection and copying by A~encvrepresentatives
during work hours.
1)
Work Rules:
No person shall cause or allow the
operation of a by—product coke plant except in
accordance with operating and maintenance work rules
approved by the Agency.
(Source:
Amended at 16
Ill. Reg.
,
effective
__________)
133—83
22
Section 212.445
Blast Furnace Cast Houses
~
Uncaptured Emissions
fl
Emissions of fugitive particulate matter from any
openin~in a blast furnace cast house shall not
exceed 20
opacity on a 6-minute rolling average
basis beginning from initiation of the opening of
the tap hole up to the point where the iron and
slag stops flowing in the trough.
21
Opacity readings shall be taken in accordance with
the observation procedures set out in 40 CFR Part
60. Appendix A. Method 9,
(1991).
incorporated by
reference in Section 212.113.
~j
Emissions from Control Equipment
fl
Particulate emissions from control eguipment used
to collect any of the emissions from the tap hole,
trough,
iron or slag runners or iron or slag
spouts shall not exceed 0.023 g/dscm (0.010
gr/dscf).
Compliance shall be determined in
accordance with the procedures set out in 40 CFR
60, Appendix A, Methods 1-5
(1991), incorporated
by reference in Section 212.113. and shall be
based on the arithmetic average of three runs.
Calculations shall be based on the duration of a
cast defined
in subsection
(a) (1)
above.
21
The opacity of emissions from control eguipment
used to collect any of the emissions from the tap
hole,
trough, iron or slag runners or iron or slag
spouts shall not exceed 10
on a 6—minute rolling
average basis.
Opacity readings shall be taken
in
accordance with the observation procedures set out
in 40 CFR Part 60. Appendix A, Method
9,
(1991),
incorporated by reference in Section 212.113.
Particulate maccer
cmi~iOflO
from the blast furn~
caccing operation into the ambient air shall not
the allowable emission rate specified in Section
212.321, calculated and measured as followsi
For purposes of this rule,
the casting operation
for each furnace shall be considered as a separate
operritinn
rind
thr
~roceso
u-iriht~
(“P”~
in
fhc~
~nn
j
i
—ti-
-
~“
‘
total wci;~
.-,--
and slag entering the cast house during the
casting operation.
Measurement method
.
rinr
rtr
lnrt
a..~
~
S
133—84
23
Application.
This test procedure shall be
used
to determine compliance with this
subsection
(a), Blast Furnace Cast Houses.
If the United States Environmental Protection
Agency
(UCEPA)
adopts a test procedure to
sample particulate emissions from blast
furnace cast houses, that test procedure may
be substituted for the one specified in this
paragraph upon publication in the Federal
Register.
Measurement Equipment for this Test
Procedure. The measurement equipment used for
this test procedure shall consist of the
following!
44-
High
Volume
Air Samplers with 0.3 micron
glass fiber filters shall be used for
the determination of cast house
particulate emission concentrations.
44-)-
Velocity measurements shall be
determined by the use of a suitable
instrument designed for the accurate
determination of velocities within the
range encountered during the sampling
duration.
determination of t
into th
acmospncrc
snai.i. ~c pcrtorincd during the
test rune by usc of the UCEPA Method
0
Procedure (40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Method
0,
42 Fed.
flog.
41754 (August 18,
1977)).
133—85
iii) Temperature measurements shall be
determined by the use of a suitabL~
inritrumr~nt
designed for the ~curati
cmpcraturc within the
ered during the sampling
49-
Sampling
Time Durationi
Sampling and
opacity observations will initiate with
the opening of the tap hole and
terminate with the plugging of the tap
hole.
44-)-
Opacity Observations!
Opacity
observations of the cast houae
-.
monitor particulate. cmi~siun~
Number of Test Runs~ The average of six
complete sampling runs during normal
operating conditions will be the minimum
required to determine compliance with
this subsection (a).
Ca~pledEmission!
During the test
period, particulate emissions from the
casting operation shall be directed into
the cast house to the extent feasible
and
shall not create an unsafe or
haDardous condition.
Those emissions in
and/or directed to the -cast house shall
be allowed to escape only at sampling
arcs locations.
Compliance with this
requirement shall be determined by an
agency-certified observer, and any
significant visible emission from the
cast house
‘~-
place
rt+hr,v
4hin
~,
~~ling
L.~catio~
will invali~.~-~e
test.
~-
Sampler Locations,
Samplers shall be
located as close as practicable to the
discharge point
a-f
the cast house
emissions to the atmosphere and shall be
oriented in the direction of the air
flow.
The sampler grid pattern shall be
divided up such that the cross sectional
area per sampler shall not exceed 9.29
square meters
(100 square feet).
If
necessary to insure representative
samples,
the Agency may specify an area
of less than 9.29 square meters
(100
square feet).
Each sampler shall be
located at the approximate center of
each sampling area.
The concentration
of particulate matter as determined by
each sampler ~hall be considered as the
concentration for each respective area.
~4-)-Velocity Measurement Locations,
Velocity-measurements shall be made as
close as possible to each sampling point
location without interfering with the
measurement.
The average velocity
measured at each sampling point for the
entire sample run shall be used as
the
average velocity for each entire sampler
area respectively.
133—86
24
iii)
i~)
25
vii) .TcmperaturcMcaQUr
viii)
J
ws__S
hJ
Heasurementsz
This pressure shall
be considered the barometric
pressure as measured at the cast
hrninr~
flnrir
4*)-
Recording of Operating Paramcteroz
The
following information shall be recorded
for those casts tostedi
material charge
weiahts
to
the
blast
furnace
for
the
operating turn during which cast house
tests are performed;
cast weights,
total
weight of iron plus slag entering the
cast house during each casting operation
sampled; all information contained in
blast furnace casting logs or other
similar records, sice of the tap hole
dr-ill
h-il-
~i~-~rI
fnr
r~r~r~h
~r~t
rind
t~hi~
of the tap hole for .~hprevious
cast.
~3-
Calculations.
Maca Emission Rate (lbs/hr)~
The mass emission rate
(lbs/hr)
for each test
run shall consist of the sum of the mass
emissions as determined per each sample area.
Should the sample time duration be areater
than one hour,
the ratio caicuiacca ror one
hour divided by the sample time duration
(hours)
shall be multiplied by the
sum
of the
mass emissions to obtain
t.hr’~ nnund~
nr~
hrinr
rate.
Provided, however, that subsection
(a)
above shall
not apply at the option of the operator if the
operator has installed and is operating and
maintaining collection equipment designed to
collect a minimum of fifty percent
(50)
of
particulate matter emissions from the tap hole,
the trough to the skimmers and the iron spouts.
Such emissions shall be evacuated to pollution
control equipment.
Emissions from said pollution
control equipment shall not exoced 46 mg/doom
(0.02 gr/daof).
(Source:
Amended at 16
Ill. Reg.
_____,
effective
_________)
133—87
26
TITLE 35:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B:
AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER
I:
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER 1:
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AND EPISODES
PART
243
AIR
QUALITY
STANDARDS
SUBPART
A:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
243.101
Definitions
243.102
Preamble
243. 103
Applicability
243. 104
Nondegradation
243. 106
Monitoring
243.107
Reference Conditions
243.108
Incorporations by Reference
SUBPART
B:
STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS
Section
243.120
PM—b
243.121
Particulates
(Repealed)
243.122
Sulfur Oxides
(Sulfur Dioxide)
243.123
Carbon Monoxide
243.124
Nitrogen Dioxide
243.125
Ozone
243.126
Lead
243.AppendiX A Rule into Section Table
243.Appendix B Section into Rule Table
243.Appendix C Past Compliance Dates
AUTHORITY:
Implementing Section 10 and authorized by Section
27.
of the Environmental Protection Act
(Ill. Rev.
Stat.
1991,
ch.
111 1/2, pars.
1010 and 1027).
SOURCE:
Adopted as Chapter
2:
Air Pollution,
Part III:
Air
Quality Standards,
in R71-23,
4 PCB 191, filed and effective
April 14,
1972; amended in R80—11,
46 PCB 125, at
6 Ill. Reg.
5804,
effective April 22,
1982; amended in R82—12,
at 7 Ill. Reg.
9906,
effective August
18,
1983; codified at 7
Ill. Reg.
13630;
amended in R91-35 at 16 Ill. Reg.
,
effective
______________
SUBPART A:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 243.108
Incorporations by Reference
The following materials are incorporated by reference. These
133—88
27
incorporations do not include any later amendments or editions:
a-)-
High voiuino sampler method.
40
CFR
50, Appendix B
(1982),
36 Fop.
flrti•
22388, November 25,
1971.
~b)
Pararosaniline method, 40 CFR 50, Appendix A
(1982).
ke)
(Non-dispersive infrared spectrometry technique,
40 CFR
50, Appendix C
(1982),
36 Fed. Reg.
22391, November 25,
1971.
~4)
Coborimetric method, 36 Fed. Reg.
22396, November 25,
1971.
~e)
Ozone-ethylene reaction method,
40 CFR 50, Appendix D
(1982),
36
Fed.
Reg. 22392, November 25,
1971.
~#)
Lead 40 CFR 50, Appendix G
(1982),
43 Fed. Reg. 46258,
October
5,
1978,
as amended at 44
Fed. Reg.
37915, June
29,
1979; 46 Fed. Reg. 44163,
September 3,
1981.
,~j
Reference method for the determination of particulate
matter as PM-b
in the atmosphere,
40 CFR 50, Appendix
J
(1990)
gj
Interpretation of the national ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter,
40 CFR 50, Appendix .K
(1990)
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill.
Reg.
____,
effective
__________)
SUBPART B:
STANDARDS
AND
MEASUREMENT METHODS
Section 243.120
PM—bO
Standards.
The ambient air quality standards for PM-b
are:
fl
An annual arithmetic mean concentration of 50
micrograms ~er cubic meter: and
A maximum 24—hour concentration of 150 micrograms
21
per cubic meter, not to be exceeded more than once
per year.
Measurement Method
For determining conformance with
the PM—10 ambient air quality standards, PM-b
shall be
measured by the method described in 40 CFR 50. Appendix
~3_(incorporatedby reference in Section 243.108).
The
computations necessary for analyzing particulate matter
data to determine attainment of the PM-iD standards are
133—89
28
described in 40 CFR 50. Appendix K (incorporated by
reference in Section 243.108).
(Source~: Added at 16 Ill.
Reg.
_______,
effective
________)
~ccciom
~
Particulatca
a-)-
Primary Ctandards.
The primary ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter arci
An
snnuai
geometric
mean
concentration
ci
75
m1cron1-rim~I~
cunic meter, ans,
‘~
maximum
24—hour
concentration
not
to
be exceeded
more cuan once per year oi ~ou
m1~
rf~~Th~
n~r
cuDic me’-
~)-
Secondary Standards.
The secondary ambient air quality
standards for particulate matter aro~
-i-)-
An annual geometric moan concentration of
60
micrograms
per
cubic
meter;
and,
i-)-
A maximum 24-hour concentration not to be exceeded
more than once per year of 150 micrograms per
cubic meter.
e+-
Mozicuremont
Method.
For
determining
conformance
with
particulate air quality standards,
particulate matter
shall be measured by the high volume sampler method as
described in 40 CFR 50, Appendix B
(1982),
36 Fed.
fleg.
22388, November 25,
1971,
or by an equivalent method
rinnrovcd by the Agency.
(Source:
Repealed at 16 Ill. Req.
_______,
effective
________)
TITLE 35:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B:
AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER
I:
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER 1:
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
AND
EPISODES
PART 244
EPISODES
SUBPART A:
DEFINITIONS
AND GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Sectior
244.101.
Definitions
244.102
Responsibility of the Agency
244.103~
Determination of Required Actions
244.104
Determination of Atmospheric Conditions
133—90
29
Determination of Expected Contaminant Emissions
Monitoring
Determination of Areas Affected
Failure to Comply with Episode Requirements
Sealing of Offenders
SUBPART B:
LOCAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
Section
244.121
Local Agency Responsibilities
SUBPART C:
EPISODE ACTION PLANS
Section
244.141
244.142
244.143
244. b44
244.145
Section
Requirement for Plans
Facilities for which Action Plans are Required
Submission of Plans
Contents
of
Plans
Processing Procedures
SUBPART D:
EPISODE STAGES
244.161
244.162
244.163
244.164
244.165
244.166
244. b67
244.168
244.169
WatchAdvisory, Alert and Emergency Levels
Criteria for Declaring an Advisory or Watch
Criteria for Declaring a Yellow Alert
Criteria for Declaring a Red Alert
Criteria for Declaring an Emergency
Criteria for Terminating WatchAdvisory, Alert and
Emergency
Episode Stage Notification
Contents of Episode Stage Notification
Actions During Episode Stages
244.Appendix A Rule into Section Table
244.Appendix B Section into Rule Table
244.Appendix C Past Compliance Dates
244.Appendix D Required Emission Reduction Actions
AUTHORITY:
Implementing Section 10 and authorized by Section 27
of the Environmental Protection Act
(Ill. Rev.
Stat.
1991,
ch.
ill 1/2, pars.
1010 and 1027).
SOURCE:
Adopted as Rules 102 through 114,
in R70-7,
1 PCB 101,
filed and effective December 8,
1970; renumbered as Chapter 2:
Air Pollution, Part IV:
Episodes,
in R72—6,
5 PCB 183, filed and
effective August 18,
1972; amended in R80-i1,
45 PCB 577,
at
6
Ill.
Reg.
5804, effective April 22,
1982; codified at
7 Ill.
Reg.
13632; amended in R91—35 at 16 Ill. Req.
,
effective
______
244.105
244.106
244.107
244.108
244.109
133—9 1
30
SUBPART A:
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 244.101
Definitions
All terms which appear in this Part have the definitions
specified
by
this
Part
and
35
Ill.
Adin.
Code 201 and 211.
“Air Stagnation Advisory”:
a special bulletin issued
by the National Weather Service entitled “Air
Stagnation Advisory,” which is used to warn air
pollution control agencies that stagnant atmospheric
conditions are expected which could cause increased
concentrations of air contaminants near the ground.
“btu”:
British
thermal
unit.
tape sampler method and reported as
particulate matter is recorded on a
COil’s.
weight
paper
When
per unit
volume basis, the conversion
1
COil equals 125
micrograms
per
cubic
meter
shall
be
employed.
“Episode”:
the period of time at a location in which
an air pollution watch advisory, yellow alert, red
alert or emergency has been declared.
“Fleet Vehicle”:
any one of three or more vehicles
operated for the transportation of persons or property
in the furtherance of any commercial or industrial
enterprise,
for-hire or not—for—hire.
“Indirect Source”:
any building, facility, plant,
auditorium or other structure or combination thereof,
or any street, road,
or highway or airport, which
causes or contributes to air pollution through the
attraction of mobile air pollution emission sources.
“Level”:
the magnitude of pollution (expressed as
a~verageconcentration,
COil or product)
of an air
contaminant during a specified time period.
“Low Sulfur Fuel”:
any fuel containing 1.0
or less
sulfur by weight.
“Parking Lots”:
parking lots shall include all lots,
areas,
buildings or facilities or portions of lots,
areas, buildings or facilities whose primary purpose is
for the temporary parking of motor vehicles.
Ltnmctic nrpduct of the averrif~1e
~entration in parts per million
(ppm)
133—9
2
31
nr~
nr,-ind
rind
th
~.
.
~..
,_..._..~
s during
specified time period.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Reg.
_______,
effective
_________________
)
Section
244.106
Monitoring
a)
Monitoring stations used to determine advisory, watch,
alert or emergency levels shall be located according to
Federal guidelines for establishment of air quality
surveillance networks and shall use measurement methods
or equivalent methods as officially authorized by the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(USEPA).
b)
Whenever
any
monitoring
station
registers
air
contaminant
.
concentrations
in
excess
of
watch
advisory
or alert levels, proper operation of the sampling
equipment at such stations shall be verified by the
Agency
or
local
~
agency
cooperating
with
the
Agency
before
the, concentrations are used to declare any
advisory, watch, alert or emergency stage.
(Source:
Amended at
16 Ill. Reg.
,
effective
____________
________________
)
Section
244.107
Determination
of
Areas
Affected
a)
An advisory or watch shall be declared for the entire
Illinois portion of any Air Quality Control Region if
any
part
of
such
region
meets
the
advisory
or
watch
criteria.
When
atmospheric
conditions
and
contaminant
emissions
in
a
region
are
such
as
to
cause
the
advisory
or watch criteria to be met in another region, an
advisory or watch shall be declared for any Illinois
portion
of
both
regions.
b)
An alert or emergency shall be declared for only those
portions of an advisory or watch area which meet the
applicable criteria of Subpart D of this Part or cause
such criteria to be met elsewhere ‘in Illinois or in
another state.
When such criteria have been met,
sectors of the advisory or watch area requiring alert
or emergency actions shall be defined depending upon
expected atmospheric conditions, contaminant emissions
and dispersion analyses.
Alerts or emergencies shall
then be declared for one or more of these sectors.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Req.
_______,
effective
_______)
SUBPART B:
LOCAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
133—93
32
Section 244.121
Local Agency Responsibilities
Local air pollution control agencies shall cooperate with the
Agency in monitoring, surveillance and enforcement activiti’es to
the extent of their capabilities during any air pollution
episode.
This
cooperation
shall
meet
the
following
specific
conditions:
a)
Operation
of
Monitoring
Equipment.
At
any
time
other
than during an episode,
local agencies with real—time
monitoring equipment shall operate all such monitoring
equipment at a
minimum
level necessary to determine
whether any level of air contaminants specified in this
Part has been reached.
b)
Reporting Levels to Agency.
Such local agencies shall
report to the Agency Emergency Action Center within
thirty
(30) minutes by either telephone or telemetry
when any advisory, watch,
alert or emergency level
specified in this Part has been reached as indicated on
their air monitoring equipment.
c)
Operation of Telemetry Equipment.
Local agencies with
air contaminant sampling networks connected by
telemetry with the headquarters of the Agency shall
conduct their operations in such a manner as to provide
valid data to the Agency.
d)
Agency Representatives at Local Agency Control Centers.
In regions where local agencies are participating with
the Agency in episode control activities, one or more
Agency representatives may station themselves at the
control center of the local agency during an air
pollution episode.
The Agency representatives shall
have authority to cause data to be transmitted by
telephone or other rapid form of communication to
Agency headquarters and after consultation with said
local agency to require the initiation,
alteration or
termination of control strategy by persons required to
take action under this Part as directed by the
Director.
e)
Local Agency Episode Operations Plan.
Local agencies
participating with the Agency in episode control
activities shall file for approval with the Agency an
episode operations plan which describes procedures for
obtaining and processing episode action plans,
monitoring air contaminant levels during routine and
episode operations,
alerting the public, governmental
officials, emission sources and other interested
parties of episode stages, and performing surveillance
and enforcement activities during episodes.
133—94
33
(Source:
Amended at 16
Ill.
Req.
_______
effective
________)
SUBPART D:
EPISODE
STAGES
Section
244.161
Watch, Advisory, Alert and Emergency Levels:
Pollutant
Emergency
Averaging
Time
Advisory Watch
Yellow
Red
Alert
Alert
Product
2—hour
-
itII
matter)
Carbon Monoxide 2-hour
~Q
(ppm)
8-hour
--
Nitrogen
dioxide
(ppm)
Reg.
,
effective
Criteria for Declaring an Advisory or Watch
The Director or his/her designated representative shall declare
an air pollution watch or,
in the case of ozone,
an advisory
whenever:
a)
An air stagnation advisory is received for any area within
the
State;
~
b)
Any advisory watch or yellow alert level is equaled or
exceeded at any monitoring station; ~
Sulfur dioxide 2—hour
0.30
0.30
—-
——
——
(ppm)
4—hour
——
0.30
0.35
0.40
Particulate
Hatter
(COil)
2-hour
24—hour
j~
——
~5-~4
--
3.0
--
5.0
~Q
iaQ.
~1o
(ug/m3)
500
H
)
‘F
11 T
1
I
Fl
1. Fl
Fl
.l& —
El 111(1
r
1
—
2
C)
2
—
4
.
-
rmiiir1r’~i
24—hrmr
(L2O
(L1C)
Ozone
(ppm)
2-hour
0.12
1—hour
0.12
2—hour 0.40
i-hour
--
24-hour
--
15
0.20
0.40
——
0.60
0.15
30
0.30
1.20
0.30
40
0.50
1.60
0.40
(Source:
Amended
at
16
Ill.
Section 244.162
133—95
34
c)
Atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions,
are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to
remain at or above the watch advisory or yellow alert
level for 24 or more hours; or
d)
For
ozone,
atmospheric
conditions,
or
expected
contaminant
emissions,
are
such
that
concentrations
can
reasonably
be
expected to reoccur at any advisory, or yellow alert,
level
on
the
following
calendar
day.
(Source:
Amended
at
16
Ill.
Req.
_______,
effective
____________
_______________
)
Section 244.163
Criteria for Declaring a Yellow Alert
The Director or his/her designated representative shall declare a
yellow alert whenever:
a)
Any
yellow
alert
level
is
equaled
or
exceeded
at
any
monitoring station; and
b)
An
air
pollution
advisory
or
watch
has
been
in
effect
for
4
hours
in
the
area
for
which
the
yellow
alert
is
to
be
declared; and
c)
Atmospheric
conditions,
or
expected
contaminant
emissions,
are
such
that
concentrations
can
reasonably
be
expected
to
remain
at
or
above
the
yellow
alert
level
for
12
or
more
hours; or
ci)
For ozone, atmospheric conditions,
or expected contaminant
emissions,
are such that concentrations can reasonably be
expected. to reoccur at a yellow alert level on the
following calendar day.
(Source:
Amended
at
16
Ill.
Reg.
_______,
effective
____________
________________
)
Section
244.166
Criteria
for
Terminating
Watch
Advisory,
Alert and Emergency
The Director or his/her designated representative shall terminate
any watch advisory, alert or emergency stage when the applicable
level
specified
in
Section
244.161
no
longer
prevails
and
when
in
his/her judgment atmospheric conditions and expected contaminant
emissions are such as to warrant discontinuance or lowering of
that watch advisory, alert or emergency stage.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Reg.
_______,
effective
____________
_________________
)
Section 244.167
Episode Stage Notification
133—96
35
Whenever an advisory,
a watch, an alert or an emergency stage is
declared or terminated, the Agency or local agency designated by
the Agency shall notify:
a)
Concerned personnel of the Agency and of federal,
local
and other State agencies;
b)
Facilities required to make preparations or take actions
of major emission reducing consequence;
c)
The public by radio, television and other means of rapid
communication.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Reg.
,
effective
__________
_________________
)
Section
244.168
Contents
of
Episode
Stage
Notification
Notifications shall contain:
time and date of issuance, the
names of agencies or persons responsible for issuance and the
beginning and expected ending time of any watch advisory, alert
or emergency stage.
Alert and emergency ~ijotificationsshall
also contain details about the pollutant(s)
for which
notification is made,
such as maximum pollutant levels reached
and predicted, geographical areas affected, specific
pollution-reducing instructions to the public and to direct or
indirect sources of air contaminants,
as well as advice to
persons who may be affected by the elevated pollution levels.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill.
Reg.
,
effective
___________
_________________
)
Section 244.169
Actions During Episode Stages
a)
Watch and Advisory Actions.
When
an air pollution advisory or watch is in effect, the
Agency and local other agencies designated by the Agency
shall:
1)
Coordinate their activities and place their
operational staffs in a state of increased readiness
except that in the event of an ozone advisory the
Agency need not monitor on a 24 hour basis.
2)
Promptly verify the operation of their air monitoring
instrument
networks
and
monitor
data
from
such
instrument networks during all periods when there
is
reasonable likelihood of yellow alert levels
occurring.
3)
Evaluate atmospheric conditions and contaminant
13 3—9 7
36
emissions
data
and
monitor
changes
in
such
conditions
and data during all periods when there is reasonable
likelihood of yellow alert levels occurring.
b)
~e1loW Alert, Red Alert and Emergency Actions.
When
a
yellow alert, red alert or emergency is in effect,
r~ersonnelof the Agency,
local agencies designated by the
1~gency,direct and indirect emission sources and such
o~therpersons
as
are
required
to
take
actions
according
to
this Part shall take all actions required of them in
~ppendix
D, of this Part insofar as such actions are
applicable
to
the
declared
episode
stage
and
contaminant
‘ar
product for which the episode stage has been declared.
‘I)
Actions by local agencies designated by the Agency
shall be in accordance with their episode operations
plan if such plan has been approved by the Agency.
~)
Actions by direct or indirect sources of emissions
shall be in accordance with their episode action plan
if such plan has been approved by the Agency.
(Source~: Amended at 16 Ill.
Reg.
______,
effective
___________
___________)
Section 244.Appendix D
Required Emission Reduction
Actions*-*~
Sulfur Dioxide, Particulate,
PM-bO, Product,
Nitrogen Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide
YELLOW
ALERT
1)
The Agency shall notify the public by radio and/or
television that a Yellow Alert is
in effect; that the
public is required to take action in accordance with
these regulations; that the public is requested to
avoid the unnecessary use of automobiles and of
electricity; and that persons suffering from
respiratory or heart conditions should take
appropriate precautions.
2)
Electric power generating stations shall effect the
maximum feasible reduction of emissions by utilizing
2
During
each
stage
only
those actions which cause a reduction
of emis~sionsof contaminants for which such stage has been declared
are recvuired.
cf.
35
Ill.
Adm. Code 244.102 through 244.109, and
244.168_.
133—98
37
fuels which have low ash content and less than 1.0
sulfur by weight (1.5
in the case of fuel oil),
provided,
however,
that
emission
from
such
stations
shall not exceed the applicable emission standards and
limitations of 35
Ill.
Adm.
Code
214;
by
limiting
soot
blowing and boiler lancing, where essential,
to
periods of maximum atmospheric turbulence; by
diverting
power
generation
to
stations
outside
the
area for which the Alert is in effect; or by any other
means approved by the Agency.
Such actions will be in
accordance
with
the
Yellow Alert Plan if such plan has
been approved for that station.
3)
Facilities having fuel combustion emission sources
with a total rated capacity in excess of
10 million
btu/hr and burning coal and/or fuel oil shall reduce
emissions by utilizing fuels which have low ash
content and less than 1.0
sulfur weight (1.5
in the
case of fuel oil) provided, however, that emissions
from such facilities shall not exceed the applicable
emission standards and limitations of
35 Ill.
Adm.
Code
214;
by
limiting
soot
blowing
and
boiler
lancing,
where
essential,
to
periods
of
high
atmospheric
turbulence;
or
by
any
other
means
approved
by
the
Agency.
If fuels of low ash and
sulfur
content
are
not
available,
such
facilities
with
the exemption of
residences, hospitals,
and other essential facilities
as designated by the Agency,
shall curtail
fuel
burning to the maximum degree consistent with avoiding
injury to persons or severe damage to property.
Such
actions will be in accordance with the Yellow Alert
Plan
if
such
plan
has
been
approved
for
that
facility.
4)
Facilities
engaged in manufacturing required to submit
Yellow Alert plans shall curtail or defer production
and allied operations to the extent necessary to avoid
emissions in excess of those which would be discharged
if the facility were operated in accord with the
limitations
prescribed
by
the
regulations
limiting
emissions,
insofar as such reductions can be achieved
without
creating
injury
to
persons
or
severe
damage
to
property.
Such reductions shall be made notwithstanding any variance
or
program
of
delayed
compliance
with
the
regulations,
and
shall be in accord with the Yellow Alert plan if such plan
has been approved for that facility.
5)
All
open
burning
and
all
incineration
except
as
provided below are provided prohibited.
C’ertain
burning of explosive or pathological wastes may be
exempted from this restriction by the Agency in
13 3—99
38
writing
upon
specific
written
application.
6)
Incinerators
meeting
the
emission
standards
and
limitations
of
this
Chapter
may
be
operated
only
during the hours of maximum atmospheric turbulence as
designated by the Agency.
RED ALERT
1)
All actions required during the Yellow Alert shall be
continued.
2)
The
Agency
shall
notify
the
public
by
radio
and/or
television that a Red Alert is in effect; that the
public
is
required
to
take
action
in
accordance
with
these
regulations;
that
the
public
is
requested
to
avoid the unnecessary use of automobiles and of
electricity; and that persons suffering from
respiratory or heart conditions should take
appropriate precautions.
3)
All incineration and all open burning are prohibited.
Certain burning of explosive or pathological wastes
may be exempted from these restrictions by the Agency
in writing upon specific written application.
4)
Facilities engaged in manufacturing and required to
submit Red Alert Plans shall curtail any production,
including the generation of process steam, which emits
contaminants
into
the
atmosphere,
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
without
causing
injury
to
persons
or
severe
damage
to
equipment.
Such
action
shall
be
in
accordance with the ~
Alert Plan if such plan has
been
approved
for
that
facility.
EMERGENCY
1)
All actions required during the Yellow Alert and Red
Alert shall be continued.
2)
‘
The unnecessary use of electricity, such as for
decorative or amusement purposes, is prohibited.
3)
The
use
of
motor
vehicles
is
prohibited
except
for
essential
uses
such
as
police,
fire,
and
health
services,
delivery
of
food
or
essential
fuel,
waste
collection, utility or pollution control emergency
repairs,
and
such
comparable
uses
as
may
be
designated
by
authorized
Highway
and
Law
Enforcement
Officials
in
accordance
with
the
Illinois
Emergency Highway Traffic
Regulations
Plan.
133—100
39
4)
All aircraft flights leaving the area of the Emergency
are
forbidden
except
for
reasons
of
public
health
or
safety
as
approved
by
the
Agency
in
advance.
5)
Buildings
shall
be
maintained
at
heated
to
temperatures
no
greater
than
65°F except
for
hospitals
and
for
other
buildings
approved
by
the
Agency
for
reasons
of
health
or
severe
damage
to
property.
6)
All
manufacturing
activities
shall
be
curtailed
to
the
greatest
extent
possible
without
causing
injury
to
persons or severe damage to equipment.
7)
All facilities or activities listed below shall
immediately cease operations:
Mining and quarrying,
contract construction work,
and
wholesale trade establishments.
Schools, except elementary schools which shall close at
the end of the normal school day and not re—open until the
Emergency is terminated.
Government agencies except those needed to administer air
pollution alert programs and other essential agencies
determined by Agency to be vital for public safety and
welfare.
Retail trade stores except those dealing primarily in the
sale of food or pharmacies.
Real estate agencies, insurance offices and similar
business.
Laundries,
cleaners and dryers, beauty and barber shops
and photographic studios.
Amusement and recreational service establishments such as
motion picture theaters.
Automobile repair and automobile service garages.
Advertising offices, consumer credit reporting, adjustment
and collecting agencies, printing and duplicating
services, rental agencies, and commercial testing
laboratories.
REQUIRED EMISSION REDUCTION ACTIONS
-
OZONE
-
1.
GENERAL
133—10 1
40
Yellow Alert
-
All Advisory Actions continue.
Government officials,
public and submitters of Action
Plans notified.
Red Alert
-
All Advisory and Yellow Alert actions
continue.
Government officials, public, and submitters of Action
Plans notified.
Emergency
-
All Advisory, Yellow Alert, and Red Alert
actions continue.
Government officials,
public, and submitters of Actions
Plans notified.
2.
VEHICLES
PARKING
LOTS ROAD REPAIRS
Yellow Alert
-
Public requested to avoid the unnecessary
use of automobiles.
Red Alert
—
Fleet vehicles, other than mass transit
vehicles and vehicles used for the delivery of grocery and
pharmaceutical products, essential fuel, for emergency
medical services and for such comparable uses as
designated by the Agency, immediately curtail operations
to the greatest extent possible in or into the area
affected by the Red Alert and cease operations on the
second calendar day of the Alert.
Parking lots for more than 200 vehicles, except for lots
predominately serving residences,
grocery stores, medical
facilities,
rail, bus and air transportation terminals,
lots provided by employers primarily for employees, and
comparable lots as designated by the Agency shall
immediately curtail operations and close on the second
calendar day of the Alert.
Road repair and maintenance not necessary for immediate
safety and which,
if suspended, will expedite the flow of
vehicular traffic is prohibited.
Emergency
—
Motor vehicle operation in or into the area
affected by the Emergency is prohibited except for
essential uses such as police, fire, and health services,
and comparable uses designated by the Illinois Emergency
Highway Traffic Regulation Plan.
All aircraft flights
leaving the area of the Emergency are forbidden except for
reasons of public health or safety.
3.
MANUFACTURING AND OTHER FACILITIES HAVING PROCESS
EMISSION
SOURCES
Yellow Alert
-
Facilities engaged in manufacturing review
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operations and Action Plans,
inspect emission control
devices, determine areas of delayable operations;
and from
such steps revise operations so as to cause greatest
feasible reduction in emissions short of adversely
affecting normal production.
Red Alert
-
All facilities with process or fuel combustion
emission sources emitting a total of more than 100 tons
per year or 550 pounds per operating day of organic
material or of nitrogen oxides, and all other facilities
not in compliance with the organic material and nitrogen
oxides emissions standards of Part
2 of this Chapter,
curtail all such sources to the greatest extent possible
short of causing injury to persons,
severe damage to
equipment,
or an increase in emissions.
Emergency
-
All operations curtailed to the greatest
extent possible short of causing injury to persons or
severe damage to equipment.
4.
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORS AND USERS
Yellow Alert
-
Electric power generating stations burning
fossil fuels requested to reduce emissions in and into the
affected area to the greatest extent practicable by
adjusting operations system wide or by any other means
approved by the Agency.
Public request to avoid unnecessary use of electricity.
Red Alert
—
Electric power generating stations burning
fossil fuels required to take all Yellow Alert Actions and
in addition discontinue power generation for economy sales
and service to interruptable customers,
and maximize
purchase of available power.
Unnecessary use of electricjty, such as for decorative or
advertising purposes is prohibited.
Emergency
—
Electric power generating stations burning
fossil fuel continue Yellow Alert and Red Alert actions
and,
in addition, effect the maximum feasible reduction of
emissions by reducing voltage 2.5
system wide, purchase
all available emergency power, and requesting large
customers
(500 kw) to reduce their electric demand or by
any other means approved by the Agency.
5.
OFFICES, BUILDINGS,
AND
OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES
OPERATIONS
Yellow Alert
—
Public requested to limit space heating to
65°F,air conditioning to 80°F.
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Red Alert
—
.
Public,
industrial and commercial space
heating limited to 65°F,air conditioning to 80°Fexcept
for hospitals and for other buildings approved by the
Agency.
Governmental agencies except those needed to administer
essential programs close.
Schools close except elementary schools, which close at
the end of the normal school day and do not reopen until
the Alert is terminated.
The loading of more than 250 gallons of volatile organic
material into any stationary tank,
railroad tankcar, tank
truck,
or tank trailer is prohibited except where an
integral part of an industrial operation allowed during
Red Alert.
Emergency
-
All facilities or activities listed below
immediately cease operations; mining and quarrying,
contract construction work, wholesale trade
establishments,
retail, trade stores except those dealing
primarily
ii) the sale of food or pharmaceuticals, real
estate agencies, insurance offices and similar businesses,
laundries, cleaners and dryers, beauty and barber shops
and photographic studios.
Amusement and recreational
service establishments such as motion picture theaters,
automobile repair and automobile service garages.
Advertising offices, consumer credit reporting,
adjustment
and collection agencies, printing and duplicating
services, rental agencies and commercial testing
laboratories.
6.
REFUSE
BURNERS
Yellow Alert
—
Governmental or commercial installations
established primarily for the burning of refuse shall
postpone delayable incinerations, all other-incineration
and all open burning prohibited.
Red Alert
-
All incineration prohibited.
(Source:
Amended at 16 Ill. Reg.
_______,
effective
_________________
)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board,
hereby certify that the above opinion and order
was adopted on the
~
day of _____________________________
1992 by a vote of
70
.
Control Board
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