ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October

4,

1979

IN THE MATTER OF:

R78—11

Fugitive Particulate Emissions

from

Industrial Sources

(Proposed Revision

)

of Rule 203(f)

of Chapter

2)

)

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Goodman):

The Board hereby adopts the following amendment to

Rule 203(f)

of Chapter

2.

FINAL ORDER

203(f)

Fugitive Particulate Matter

(1)

No person shall cause or allow the emission

of fugitive particulate matter from any

process, including any material handling or

storage activity, that is visible by an

observer looking generally toward the zenith

at

a point beyond the property line of the

emission source.

(2)

Except for those operations subject to Rule

203(d) (8)

(Grain-Handling and Grain-Drying

Operations), Rule 203(f)(3)

shall apply to

all mining operations (SIC major groups 10

through 14), manufacturing operations

(SIC

major groups 20 through 39),

and electric

generating operations

(SIC group 491), which

are located in the areas defined by the boun—

daries of the following townships, notwith-

standing any political subdivisions contained

therein,

as the township boundaries were de-

fined on October

1,

1979,

in the following

counties:

Cook:

All townships

Lake:

Shields, Waukegan, Warren

DuPage:

Addison,

Winfield, York

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Will:

DuPage,

Plainfield,

Lockport,

Channahon,

Peotone,

Florence,

Jo1jet

Peoria:

Richwoods,

Limestone, Hollis,

Peoria, City of Peoria

Tazewell: Fondulac,

Pekin, Cincinnati,

Groveland, Washington

Macon:

Decatur,

Hickory Point

Rock Island:

Blackhawk, Coal Valley, Hampton,

Moline,

South Moline,

Rock Island,

South Rock Island

LaSalle:

LaSalle, Utica

Madison:

Alton,

Chouteau, Collinsville,

Edwardsville, Fort Russell,

Godfrey, Granite City, Nameoki,

Venice, Wood River

St. Clair:

Canteen, Caseyville,

Centerville,

St. Clair,

Stites,

Stookey,

Sugar

Loaf, Millstadt.

(3)

On and after December 31,

1982, potential

sources of fugitive particulate matter shall

be maintained and operated as follows:

(A)

All

storage piles of materials with

uncontrolled emissions of fugitive par-

ticulate matter in excess of 50 tons/year

which are located within a facility whose

potential particulate emissions

from all

sources exceed 100 tons/year shall be pro-

tected by a cover or sprayed with a

surfactant solution or water on a regular

basis,

as needed, or treated by an equiv-

alent method,

in accordance with the

operating program required by Rule

203(f) (3)(F)

Exception:

Subparagraph

(A) of this Rule

203(f)(3) shall not apply to a specific

storage pile

if the owner or operator of

that pile proves to the Agency that fugi-

tive particulate emissions from that pile

do not cross the property line either by

direct wind action or reentrainment.

(B)

All conveyor loading operations to stor—

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age piles specified in Rule 203(f)(3)(A)

shall utilize spray systems, telescopic

chutes,

stone ladders, or other equivalent

methods

in accordance with the operating

program required by Rule 203(f)(3)(F).

(C)

All normal traffic pattern access areas

surrounding storage piles specified in

Rule 203(f)(3)(A)

and all normal traffic

pattern roads and parking facilities which

are located on mining or manufacturing

property shall be paved or treated with

water,

oils, or chemical dust suppres-

sants.

All paved areas

shall

be cleaned

on a regular basis.

All areas treated

with water, oils, or chemical dust suppres-

sants shall have the treatment applied on

a regular basis, as needed, in accordance

with the operating program required by

Rule 203(f)(3)(F).

(0)

All unloading and transporting operations

of materials collected by pollution con-

trol equipment shall be enclosed or shall

utilize spraying, pelletizing, screw con-

veying,

or other equivalent methods.

(E)

Crushers, grinding mills, screening opera-

tions, bucket elevators, conveyor transfer

points,

conveyors, bagging operations,

storage bins, and fine product truck and

railcar loading operations

shall be

sprayed with water or a surfactant solu-

tion, utilize choke—feeding, or be treated

by an equivalent method in accordance with

an operating program.

Exception:

Subparagraph

(E) of this

Rule

203(f)(3)

shall not apply to high-lines

at steel mills.

(F)

The sources described in paragraphs

(f)(3)(A) through (f)(3)(E) shall

be

operated under the provisions of an

operating program prepared by the owner

or operator and submitted to the Agency

for its review by December 31,

1982.

Such operating program shall

be designed

to significantly reduce fugitive particu-

late emissions.

As

a minimum the operating program shall

include the following:

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1.

the name and address of the facility;

2.

the name and address of the owner or

operator responsible for execution

of the operating program;

3.

a map or diagram of the facility

showing approximate locations of

storage piles,

conveyor loading

operations, normal traffic pattern

access areas surrounding storage

piles and all normal traffic pat-

terns within the facility;

4.

location of unloading and transport-

ing operations with pollution control

equipment;

5.

a detailed description of the best

management practices utilized to

achieve compliance with Rule 203(f),

including an engineering specifica-

tion of particulate collection

equipment, application systems for

water, oil, chemicals, and dust sup-

pressants utilized and equivalent

methods utilized;

6.

estimated frequency of application

of dust suppressants by location

of materials;

7.

and such other information as may be

necessary to facilitate the Agency’s

review of the operating program.

The operating program shall be amended

from time to time by the owner or operator

so that the operating program

is current.

Such amendments shall

be consistent with

this Rule 203(f) and shall

be submitted

to the Agency for its review.

(4)

If particulate collection equipment is operated

pursuant to Rule 203(f)(3), emissions from such

equipment shall not exceed 0.03 gr/dscf (0.07

grams per cubic meter).

(5)

Rule 203(f)(1)

shall not apply and spraying

pursuant to Rule 203(f)(3) shall not be re-

quired when the wind speed is greater than 25

miles per hour (40.2 kilometers per hour).

Determination of wind speed for the purposes

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of this rule shall be by a one—hour average or

hourly recorded value at the nearest official

station of the U.S. Weather Bureau or by wind

speed instruments operated on the site.

In

cases where the duration of operations subject

to this rule is

less than one hour, wind speed

may he averaged over the duration of the opera-

tions on the basis of on site wind speed instru-

ment measurements.

(6)

No person shall cause or allow the operation

of a vehicle of the second division as defined

by Ill. Rev.

Stat.

ch.

95

1/2,

§1—217,

as

revised, or a semi—trailer as defined by

Ill.

Rev. Stat.

ch.

95 1/2,

§1—187, as revised,

without

a covering sufficient to prevent the

release of fugitive particulate matter into

the atmosphere,

provided that this paragraph

(f)(6) shall not pertain to automotive exhaust

emissions.

IT

IS SO ORDERED.

Mr.

Dumelle concurs.

Mr.

Werner dissents.

I, Christan

L. Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution

Control Board, here y certify the above Order was ado ted on

the

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day of

_______________,

1979 by

a vote

of

‘J

Christan L. Moffet~

Clerk

Illinois Pollution

ontrol Board

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