ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
December
14,
1978
IN THE MATTER OF:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER
)
R75-5
2, PART II, SULFUR DIOXIDE
)
R74-2
EMISSIONS
ORDER
OF
THE
BOARD
(by
Mr. Goodman):
The
Board hereby adopts the following amendments to the Air
Pollution Regulations:
Rule
204:
Sulfur Standards and Limitations
(a)
Stet
(b)
Stet
(c)
Sulfur Dioxide Emission for Existing Fuel Combustion
Sources
(1)
Solid Fuel Burned Exclusively.
(A)
Stet
(B)
Existing Fuel Combustion Sources with
Actual Heat Input Less Than,
Or Equal
To,
250 Million BTU Per Hour Located
Outside the Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria Major Metropolitan Areas.
No
person shall cause or allow
the emission
of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere
in
any one hour period from any existing
fuel combustion source with actual heat
input less than,
or equal to,
250 million
btu per hour,
burning solid fuel exclu-
sively,
located outside the Chicago,
St.
Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria major metro-
politan areas,
to exceed either of the
following, whichever such person deter-
mines shall apply:
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Ci)
6-~4~6.8 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million
btu of actual heat input e~—-~ef-May
7~9~51
O~
(ii)
the emission limit provided by Rule 204(e).
(C)
Existing Fuel Combustion Sources with
Actual Heat Input Greater Than 250
Million BTU Per Hour Located Outside the
Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria
Major Metropolitan Areas.
No person shall
cause or allow the emission of sulfur
diox:ide into the atmosphere
in any one hour
period from any existing fuel combustion
source with actual heat input greater
than 250 million btu per hour, burning
solid fuel exclusively,
located outside
the Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and
Peoria major metropolitan areas,
to
exceed
e-~ew~i~~the emission limit
provided by Rule
204 Ce)
U*
~
Mey—~e7—~9~5~
CD)
Existing Fuel Combustion Emission Sources
Located Outside the Chicago, St. Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria Major Metropolitan
Areas.
Notwithstanding Rules
204(c) (1)
(B)
and 204(c) (1) (C)
,
no person shall
cause
or allow the emission of sulfur
dioxide into the atmosphere in any one
hour period to exceed 1.8 pounds of
sulfur dioxide per million btu of actual
heat input from any such
fuel combus-
tion emission source,
burning solid fuel
exclusively,
located within any MMA other
than Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis
(Illinois)
which,
according to any one ambient air
monitoring station operated by or under
supervision and control of the Agency within
such MMA,
has annual arithmetic average
sulfur dioxide level greater than:
60 ~q/m3
(0.02 ppm)
for any year
ending prior
to May 30,
1976,
or
45 pg/mi
(0.015 ppm)
for any year
ending on or after May 30,
1976.
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Compliance with this paragraph
(D) of Rule
204(c) (1)
shall be on
and after three years from the
date upon which the Board promul-
gates
an Order for compliance.
Before promulgation of such Order for Compli-
ance the Board shall:
(aa) publish
in the Environmental
Register within 21 days of
receipt from the Agency,
a
proposed Order for Compliance
along with the data used to
obtain said annual arithmetic
average sulfur dioxide
level;
and,
(bb)
serve
a copy of such proposed
Order and supporting data, within
21 days of receipt from the Agency,
upon the owner or operator of each
such emission source located within
the MMA;
and,
(cc)
defer promulgation of the Order for
Compliance for at least 45 days from
the date
of publication
to allow sub-
mission and consideration of additional
written comments.
(2)
Stet
Cd)
Stet
Delete Rule 204(e)
Add:
(e)
Fuel Combustion Emission Sources Located Outside of
the Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
,
and Peoria Major
Metropolitan Areas.
No person shall cause or allow
the total emissions
of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one
hour period from all fuel combustion emission
sources owned or operated by such person and
located within a
1 mile radius
(1.6 Km)
from the cen-
ter point of any such fuel combustion emission source
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to exceed the emissions determined by the follow-
ing Rules
204 (e) (1)
,
204(e)
(2)
or
204
(e)
(3)
,
which-
ever
is applicable.
Cl)
E
=
(HA)°~1(HE)2
128
where:
E
=
Total allowable emission of
sulfur
dioxide
in pounds per hour into the
atmosphere
in any one—hour period
from all fuel combustion emission
sources owned or operated by such
person and located within a
1 mile
radius from the center point of any
such emission source.
H~(feet)
=
Average actual stack
height
as determined by method
outlined
below.
HE
(feet)
=
Effective height of
effluent release as determined
by method outlined below.
Method used to determine HA and HE:
~
(btu/sec)
Heat emission rate
as determined by method outlined
below.
AH
(feet)
=
Plume rise.
H
=
Physical height in
feet,
above
grade
of each stack, except that
for
purposes
of
this
calculation
the value used for such stack
height shall not exceed good engi-
neering practice as defined by
Section
123
of the Clean Air Act
and Regulations promulgated there-
under,
unless the owner or operator
of the source demonstrates
to the
Agency that a greater height is
necessary
to prevent downwash or
fumigation conditions.
T
(Degrees Rankine)
=
Exit tempera-
ture of stack gases from each source
during operating conditions which
would_cause maximum emissions.
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V
(feet/sec)
=
Exit velocity of stack
gases from each source under operating
conditions which would cause maximum
emissions.
D
(feet)
=
Diameter of stack.
P
Percentage of total emissions ex-
pressed as decimal equivalents, emitted
from each source.
Example:
21
=
0.21.
NOTE:
the sum of P1
+
P2
...
+
P~
=
1.
The emission values
to be used are those
which occur during operating conditions
which would cause maximum emissions.
STEP
1:
Determine weighted average stack parameters
utilizing the following formulae:
D
P1D1
+
P2D2
+
.
.
+PnDn
V
=
P1V1
+
+
.
.
+PnVn
T
=
P1T1
+
P2T2
+
.
.
.
+P1~T~
HA
=
P1H1
+
P2H2
+
.
.
+PnHn
NOTE:
P1,
D1, V11 T1,
and H1, are the percentage of total
emissions,
stack diameter,
exit velocity of gases,
exit temperature of stack gases,
and physical stack
height,
respectively,
for the first source;
P2, ~~2’
V2,
T2, and H2 are the respective values
for the
~p.ccnd source:
similarly,
~n’ Dn, Vn, T~, and H~are
the respective values for the nth source, where n is
the number of the last source.
STEP
2:
Calculate heat emission rate utilizing the
following formula and the weighted average
stack parameters obtained in Step
1:
=
7.54D2V
CT
-515)
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STEP
3:
Calculate plume rise utilizing the appro-
priate formula given below and the
total
heat emission rate obtained in Step
2:
0.6
AH
2.58
for QH
6000 btu/sec.
0.11
0.75
L\H
0.718
(Q1~)
for
6000 btu/sec.
(HA) 0.11
STEP
4:
Calculate the weighted average facility
effective height of effluent release
utilizing the plume rise obtained in
Step
3,
the
average
stack
height
obtained
in
Step
1 and the formula
given
below:
HE
=
HA +
AH
STEP
5:
Calculate
the total facility hourly emis-
sion limitation utilizing the weighted
actual stack height obtained
in Step
1,
the
effective stack height given
in Step
4,
and the following formula:
0.11
2
E
=
(HA)
(HE)
128
(2)
If the maximum total emissions
of sulfur dioxide into
the atmosphere in any one hour period from all fuel
combustion emission sources owned
or operated by any
person and located within
a
1 mile
(1.6 Km.)
radius
from the center point of any
such
fuel combustion
emission sources exceed, during normal cyclical
variations in firing rate and fuel, the emissions
allowed under Rule 204(e) (1)
but,
as
of April
1,
1978, were
in compliance with either the formula
detailed below or a Board Order, then the owner or
operator of the emission sources shall not cause
or allow such emissions
to exceed the emissions
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allowed under Rule 204(e) (1)
or the formula
detailed
below,
whichever
the owner or operator
of the emission sources determines shall apply.
E
=
20,000/ H5\
~\300)
Hs
=
P1H1
+
p2112
+
PnH
100
(Note:
P1
+ P2
.
~n
=
100)
Where:
E
=
total emission of sulfur dioxide,
in
pounds per hour,
into the atmosphere
in any one hour period from all fuel
combustion emission sources owned or
operated by such person and located
within
a
1 mile radius from the
center point of any such emission
source,
~
i
=
1,2,
...,
n
=
percentage of total
~ifssions
E emitted from source
i,
and
H1,
1
=
1,2,
...,
n
=
physical height in
feet above grade of stack
i.
(3)
Any owner or operator of
a fuel combustion emission
source may petition the Board for approval of an
emission rate applicable
to any one hour period for
all fuel combustion emission sources owned or oper-
ated by such person and located within a one mile
radius from the center point of any such fuel com-
bustion emission source.
Such person shall prove
in an adjudicative hearing before the Board that
the proposed emission rate will not under any
foreseeable operating conditions and potential
meteorological conditions cause or contribute
to
a violation of any applicable Primary or Secondary
Sulfur Dioxide Ambient Air Quality Standard or
violate any applicable PSD increment.
An
emission rate approved pursuant to this paragraph
shall be a substitute for that standard determined
by Rule 204 Ce) (1)
or Rule 204 Ce) (2)
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(A)
Every
owner
or
operator
of
a
fuel
combustion
emission
source
petitioning
the
Board
for
approval
of
an
emission
standard
pursuant
to
Rule 204(e) (3)
shall follow the applicable
procedures described in the Procedural Rules,
Chapter
1
of
the
Board’s
Rules
and
Regulations.
(B)
Any
emission
standard
approved
pursuant
to
Rule 204(e) (3)
shall be included as
a condi-
tion to operating permits
issued pursuant to
Rule
103
of
this
Chapter.
Any
owner
or
operator
of
a
fuel
combustion
emission
source
who
receives
Board
approval
of
an
emission
standard
pursuant
to
this
Rule 204(e) (3)
shall apply
to
the
~gency
within
30
days
of
approval
of
such
standard
for
a
revision
of
its
operating
permit
for
such
source.
(C)
The
Agency
shall
impose
as
a
condition
to
a
permit
to
operate
a
source
pursuant
to
an
emission
standard
approved
pursuant
to
Rule
204(e) (3)
an ambient sulfur dioxide monitor-
ing and dispersion modeling program designed
to verify that such emission standard will
not cause or contribute to violations
of
any applicable Primary or Secondary Sulfur
Dioxide Ambient Air Quality Standard.
Such
ambient monitoring and dispersion modeling
program shall be operated for at least one
year commencing no later than
6 months after
the date of approval of an emission rate pur-
suant to Rule 204 Ce) (3).
CD)
No more than fifteen
(15) months after the
commencement of the ambient monitoring and
dispersion modeling program of Rule 204(e) (3)
(C) the owner or operator shall apply for a
new operating permit.
The owner or operator
shall submit,
at the time of the appli-
cation,
a report containing the results
of the ambient monitoring and dispersion
modeling program.
(4)
No
owner or operator of a fuel combustion emission
source whose sulfur dioxide emission limitation
is
determined by Rule 204(c) (1) (B)
or Rule 204(e) Cl)
shall cause or allow the total emissions
of sulfur
dioxide into the atmosphere from all fuel combus—
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tion
emission
sources
owned
or
operated
by
such
person
and located within
a
1 mile radius
(1.6 Km)
from the
center point of any such fuel combustion source to ex-
ceed the level of sulfur dioxide emissions allowed
under the previous Rule
204 Ce)
(effective April
14,
1972 until December
14,
1978) without first obtaining
a new operating permit from the Agency.
The application
for a new operating permit shall include a
demonstration
that such total emissions will not violate
any
applic-
able PSD increment.
(f)
Sulfur Standards and Limitations
for Process Emission
Sources.
(1)
Sulfur Dioxide Standards and
Limitations.
(A)
Except
as further provided by paragraphs
(f) (1) (B)
,
(f)
(1)
(C)
,
(f)
(1) CD)
,
and
(f)
(1) (E)
of this Rule
204,
no person shall
cause
or
allow
the
emission
of
sulfur
dioxide into the atmosphere from any pro-
cess emission source to exceed 2000 ppm.
(B)
Paragraph
(f) (1) (A)
of this Rule
204 shall
not apply
to new sulfuric acid manufacturing
processes.
No person shall cause or allow
the emission of sulfur dioxide into the
atmosphere from any new sulfuric acid
manufacturing plant to exceed 4.0 pounds
of sulfur dioxide per ton of acid produced.
(C)
Paragraph
(f) (1) (A)
of this Rule
204 shall
not apply
to processes designed to remove
sulfur compounds from the flue gases of
fuel combustion emission sources.
(D)
Paragraph
(f)
(1) (A)
of this Rule 204
shall not apply to existing processes
designed to remove sulfur compounds
from the flue gases
of petroleum and
petro—chemical processes.
ev~d~g
~
~
~
~
(2)
Stet
Delete
Rule
204(h)
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10
—
Add:
(h)
Compliance
Dates.
Every owner or operator of an emission source
subject
to Rule 204 shall comply with the stand-
ards and limitations thereof in accordance with
the dates shown
in the table below:
Table of Compliance Dates
Rule
Type of Source
Compliance Date
204(a)
and
New fuel combustion emis—
April
14,
1972
204(b)
sion
sources
204(c) (1) (A)
Existing sources
in Chicago,
May
30,
1975
St.
Louis
(Illinois)
and
Peoria
204(c) (1) (B)
Existing sources outside
the
Chicago, St. Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria MMA’s with actual
heat input less than,
or equal
to,
250 million btu per hour
(a)
Sources determining
December 14,
1978
that
the
6.8
lbs./
MMBTU standard shall
apply
(b)
Sources determining
See Rule 204(e)
that Rule 204(e) shall
apply
204(c) Cl) (C)
Existing sources outside the
December 14,
1978
Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and Peoria
MMA’s
with actual
heat input greater than 250
million btu per hour
204(c) (1) CD)
Existing sources
in
MMA’s
Three years after
other than Chicago, St.
Board Order
Louis
(Illinois)
and
Peoria complying with
Pollution Control Board
Order
to
limit
emissions
to 1.8 lbs./rnillion btu
32—:304
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11
-
Fuel
combustion
sources
located
outside
Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and
Peoria
MMAts
Fuel combustion sources
located
outside
Chicago,
St. Louis
(Illinois)
and
Peoria
MMA’s
which obtain
an alternate emission rate
(a)
If
source
is
in
com—
rliance
with
the
previous Rule 204(e)
(effective April
14,
1972 until December
14,
1978)
nrior to
December
14,
1978
(b)
If
source
is
not
in
compliance with the
previous Rule 204(e)
(effective
from
April
14,
1972 until Decem-
ber 14,
1978)
prior
to
December 14,
1978
Date
of
commence-
ment
of
monitoring
and modeling pur-
suant to Rule
204
(e) (3) (C)
Date
of
approval
of
alternate
standard
204(f)
Sulfur Standards and Limitations for Process
Emission Sources
Existing
sources
December
31,
1973
New
Sources
December 14,
1978
(i)
Dispersion Enhancement Techniques
No
owner
or
operator
of
an
existing
fuel
combustion
emission
source shall comply with the emission standard of Rule 204(e) (1),
Rule
204(e) (2), or Rule 204(e) (3)
by the use of dispersion enhance-
ment techniques.
For the purpose of this rule, dispersion enhance-
ment techniques
shall include, but not be limited to,
an intermittent
control system or an increase of:
stack height in excess of good
engineering practice necessary
to prevent downwash or fumigation
conditions,
stack diameter,
exit gas velocity, or exit gas tem-
perature,
except as provided by Section 123 of the Clean Air Act
and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Flue gas may be reheated
204(d)
204(e) Cl)
and
(2)
204(e) (3)
Combination
of
Fuels
Sources
April
14,
1972
December 14,
1978
32—305
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12
—
where air pollution control equipment results
in
a reduction
of
flue gas temperature, provided that the degree of reheat does not
exceed the temperature drop across such air pollution control
equipment.
Rule
101:
Definitions
PSD Increment:
the maximum allowable increase over baseline con-
centration of sulfur dioxide as determined by Section
163 of the
Clean Air Act and Regulations adopted thereunder.
Clean Air Act:
42 U.S.C.
§7401 et sec.
Mr. Jacob D.
Durnelle concurred.
I,
Christan L.
Moffett, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution
Control Board, hereby
rtify the above Order was adopted on
the
/i/1~~
day of
_______________,
1978 by a vote
of3-O
Christan L. Moffet~erk
Illinois Pollution
rol Board