Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-210.700 - Excess Emissions
(1) Excess
emissions resulting from startup, shutdown or malfunction of any emissions unit
shall be permitted provided (1) best practices to minimize emissions are
adhered to and (2) the duration of excess emissions shall be minimized but in
no case exceed two hours in any 24-hour period unless specifically authorized
by the Department for longer duration. Excess emissions that are caused
entirely or in part by poor maintenance, poor operation, or any other equipment
or process failure that may reasonably be prevented during startup, shutdown or
malfunction shall be prohibited.
(2) Excess emissions from existing fossil
fuel steam generators resulting from startup or shutdown shall be permitted
provided that best practices to minimize emissions are adhered to and the
duration of excess emissions shall be minimized. Excess emissions that are
caused entirely or in part by poor maintenance, poor operation, or any other
equipment or process failure that may reasonably be prevented during startup,
shutdown or malfunction shall be prohibited.
(3) Visible emissions from existing fossil
fuel steam generators resulting from boiler cleaning (soot blowing) and load
change may be up to 60 percent opacity, based upon a six-minute average, for a
period of up to 3 hours in any 24-hour period provided (1) best practices to
minimize visible emissions are adhered to and (2) the duration of elevated
opacity is minimized. Particulate matter emissions from existing fossil fuel
steam generators during periods of boiler cleaning (soot blowing) and load
change may average up to 0.3 pounds per million BTU heat input for a period of
up to 3 hours in any 24-hour period provided (1) best practices to minimize
particulate matter emissions are adhered to and (2) the duration of elevated
particulate matter emissions is minimized. A load change, other than startup or
shutdown, occurs when a fossil fuel steam generating unit is operating in the
range of 10 percent to 100 percent of rated capacity, the change in operation
exceeds 10 percent of the unit's rated capacity, and change in operation occurs
at a rate of 0.5 percent or more per minute.
(4) Considering operational variations in
types of industrial equipment operations affected by this rule, the Department
may adjust maximum and minimum factors to provide reasonable and practical
regulatory controls consistent with the public interest.
(5) In case of excess emissions resulting
from malfunctions, each owner or operator shall notify the Department or the
appropriate Local Program in accordance with Rule
62-4.130,
F.A.C. A full written report on the malfunctions shall be submitted in a
quarterly report, if requested by the Department.
(6) After November 22, 2023, subsections
62-210.700(1) and (2), F.A.C., shall not apply to:
(a) Emission limits in Chapter 62-296,
F.A.C., that have been or that become incorporated into the State
Implementation Plan for the State of Florida, identified in
40 C.F.R. §
52.520; and,
(b) Unit-specific emission limits that have
been or that become incorporated into the State Implementation Plan for the
State of Florida, identified in
40 C.F.R. §
52.520.
(7) Subsections 62-210.700(1) and (2),
F.A.C., shall not apply to unit-specific emission limits established after
October 23, 2016, pursuant to Rules
62-212.400
and
62-212.500,
F.A.C.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 403.061 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.031, 403.061, 403.087 FS.
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