(a) Each permit
shall contain the following requirements with respect to monitoring:
(1) Emissions monitoring and analysis
procedures or test methods required under the applicable requirements,
including procedures and methods under sections 114(a)(3) or 504(b) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A.
§§
7414(a)(3) and
7661c(b)).
(2) When the applicable requirement does not
require periodic testing or instrumental or noninstrumental monitoring, which
may consist of recordkeeping designed to serve as monitoring, periodic
monitoring sufficient to yield accurate and reliable data from the relevant
time that are representative of the source's compliance with the permit, as
reported under subsection (c). The monitoring requirements shall assure use of
terms, test methods, units, averaging periods and other statistical conventions
are consistent with the applicable requirement. Recordkeeping provisions may be
sufficient to meet the requirements of this subsection.
(3) Requirements concerning the use,
maintenance and, when appropriate, installation of monitoring equipment or
methods, as necessary.
(b) With respect to recordkeeping, the permit
shall incorporate applicable recordkeeping requirements and require, when
applicable, the following:
(1) Records of
required monitoring information that include the following:
(i) The date, place as defined in the permit,
and time of sampling or measurements.
(ii) The dates the analyses were
performed.
(iii) The company or
entity that performed the analyses.
(iv) The analytical techniques or methods
used.
(v) The results of the
analyses.
(vi) The operating
conditions as existing at the time of sampling or measurement.
(2) Retention of records of the
required monitoring data and supporting information for at least 5 years from
the date of the monitoring sample, measurement, report or application.
Supporting information includes calibration and maintenance records and
original strip-chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and
copies of reports required by the permit.
(c) With respect to reporting, the permit
shall incorporate the applicable reporting requirements and require the
following:
(1) Submittal of reports of
required monitoring at least every 6 months. Instances of deviations from
permit requirements shall be clearly identified in the reports. Required
reports shall be certified by a responsible official.
(2) Reporting of deviations from permit
requirements within the time required by the terms and conditions of the permit
including those attributable to upset conditions as defined in the permit, the
probable cause of the deviations and corrective actions or preventive measures
taken, except that sources with continuous emission monitoring systems shall
report according to the protocol established and approved by the Department for
the source.
