Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-05-.01 - GENERAL STANDARDS

(1) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit discharge of a visible emission from any air contaminant source with an opacity in excess of twenty (20) percent for an aggregate of more than five (5) minutes in any one (1) hour or more than twenty (20) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period; provided, however, that, for fuel burning installations with fuel burning equipment of input capacity greater than 600 x 10⁶ Btu per hour, no person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit discharge of a visible emission from any fuel burning installation with an opacity in excess of twenty (20) percent (6-minute average) except for one six-minute period per one (1) hour of not more than forty (40) percent opacity.

(2) Regardless of the visible emission standard contained in this chapter, all sources identified in Chapter 1200-3-19 of these regulations shall comply with the visible emission standards contained therein.

(3) Upon mutual agreement of any air contaminant source and the Technical Secretary, an emission limit more restrictive than that otherwise specified in this Chapter may be established. This emission limit shall be stated as a special condition for any permit or order issued concerning the source. Violation of this agreed to, more stringent emission standard shall result in revocation of the issued permit.

(4) Regardless of the visible emissions standard contained in this chapter, all sources identified in Rule 1200-3-9-.01(4) of these regulations shall comply with the visible emission standards set pursuant to Rule 1200-3-9.

(5) The visible emission limits set forth in Rule 1200-3-5-.01, shall apply unless a specific visible emission standard is set in a subsequent paragraph of this rule or subsequent rule of this Division 1200-3.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-05-.01

Original rule file January 10, 1977; effective February 9, 1977. Amendment filed February 5, 1979; effective March 21, 1979. Amendment filed May 7, 1979; effective June 21, 1979. Amendment filed October 29, 1981; effective December 14, 1981. Amendment filed June 29, 1984; effective July 29, 1984. Amendment filed September 21, 1988; effective November 6, 1988.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-25-105 and 4-5-201 et. seq.