06-096 C.M.R. ch. 121, § 8 - General Requirements for Large and Small Resource Recovery Facilities

The following section shall be applicable to all resource recovery facilities including large municipal waste combustor units:

The owner or operator of the resource recovery facility or his representative shall submit to the Department within 60 days of emission test completion the following information:

A. Facility Operating Status. A summary of facility process data shall be included in the resource recovery facility emission test report including:

(1) Load Level of waste expressed as

(a) the rate of steam production,

(b) the percentage of the design capacity steam production,

(2) When requested by the Commissioner, comprehensive data reflecting and documenting the composition of the refuse (fuel);

(3) Temperature measured at the particulate matter control device inlet;

(4) Percent excess air;

(5) Air pollution control device parameters;

(6) If a soot blowing episode(s) was included in the sampling period, its duration; and

(7) Facility status prior to test, i.e. "cold" start or continuing operation.

B. Pollutant Emission Data. For each pollutant tested, the report shall include, in tabular form, the value(s) measured for each run as well as the mean of the three (or more) replicate tests.

C. Combustion Process Data. The report shall include, in tabular form, a summary of data relating to the overall combustion and air pollution control device(s) performance.This data shall include for each test run:

(1) stack temperature;

(2) stack gas % moisture;

(3) percent isokineticity;

(4) stack gas flow rate (m/sec); and

(5) concentrations of combustion gases and acid gases.

D. License Conditions. The report should include a tabular summary of the emission limitations as required of the facility as air emission license conditions.

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06-096 C.M.R. ch. 121, § 8