(1) Visible
Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation Prior to January 1,
1978.
(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow
or permit discharge of a visible emission from any stack with an opacity in
excess of ten (10) 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 except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(b) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or
permit discharge of a visible emission from any fugitive dust source with an
opacity in excess of ten (10) percent on an 15 minute average except as
provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(c)
Specific Visible Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation
Prior to January 1, 1978.
1. Limestone
Aggregate Plants.
Primary and secondary crushing, screening, and conveying of
limestone shall not exceed 15% on a 15 minute average.
2. Coal Fired Boiler Units.
(i) This part applies to units with a heat
input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.
(ii) The units shall not discharge visible
emissions 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.
3. Hot Mix Asphalt Plants.
These plants shall not discharge visible emissions 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.
4.
Traffic and Wind Emissions from Roadways and General Ground of Plants.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit discharge of a
visible emission with an opacity in excess of five (5) percent on a fifteen
(15) minute average except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(2) Particulate
Emission Standards for Air Contaminant Sources in Operation Prior to January 1,
1978.
(a) Hot Mix Asphalt Plant
No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge
into the atmosphere from any affected plant any gases which contain particulate
matter in excess of 0.06 gr/dscf except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(b) Limestone Aggregate Plants
No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge
into the atmosphere from limestone rock tertiary crushing and screening, and
agriculture lime crushing and screening any gases which contain particulate
matter in excess of 0.16 gr/dscf.
(c) Feed and Grain Mills
No owner or operator shall discharge or cause the discharge
from any stack any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.02
gr/dscf.
(d) Concrete Block
Plants
No owner or operator shall discharge into the atmosphere from
any stack any gases which contain particulate matter in excess of 0.03 gr/dscf
except as provided in 1200-3-19-.12(4).
(e) Coal Fired Boiler Units
1. No owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subparagraph shall discharge or cause the discharge into the
atmosphere from any affected facility particulate matter in excess of 0.4
pounds per million Btu of heat input.
2. This subparagraph applies to units with a
heat input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.
(f) Oil Fired Boiler Units
1. No owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subparagraph shall discharge or cause the discharge into the
atmosphere from any affected facility particulate matter in excess of 0.015
pounds per million Btu of heat input.
2. This subparagraph applies to units with a
heat input greater than one (1) million Btu per hour.
(3) Limitation of Operating Hours
(a) No owner or operators shall operate any
particulate matter air contaminant source subject to the regulations set forth
in paragraph 1200-3-19-.12(1) and (2) in excess of the specified limit on
operating hours contained in
Table I.
Table I Limitation of Operating Hours
| Air Contaminant Source |
Operating Schedule |
| Grain Crushing and Feed Mixing |
3000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Dry Cleaners and
Laundries |
3000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Schools |
2000 HRS./YR. |
| Boilers at Churches |
7000 HRS./YR. |
| Hot Mix Asphalt Plants |
2500 HRS./YR. |
| Concrete Block Plants |
3000 HRS./YR. |
| Limestone crushing, screening, conveying
and handling facilities with a design |
2500 HRS./YR. |
| capacity greater than 750 tons per
hour |
16 HRS./DAY |
| Limestone crushing, screening,
conveying, and handling facilities with a design capacity less than 250 tons
per hour. |
2100 HRS./YR. |
| Limestone crushing, screening, conveying
and handling facilities with a design capacity less than or equal to 750 tons
per hour and greater than or equal |
10 HRS./DAY |
| to 250 tons per hour |
3210 HRS./YR. |
(b)
The owner or operator of an air contaminant source with restricted operating
hours must maintain a daily log of operating hours and keep it available for
inspection by Division personnel on request for at least one year after the end
of any calendar year included in the log. The owner or operator shall submit by
letter on or before January 31 of each year the total hours of operation for
the previous calendar year and/or the maximum daily operation for said calendar
year.
(4) Compliance
Schedules for Particulate Matter Air Contaminant Sources in or Significantly
Impacting the Particulate Additional Control Area in Campbell County
(a) The owner or operator of an air
contaminant source of particulate fugitive dust emissions subject to the
standards in this rule proposing utilization of new and/or additional control
techniques shall achieve final compliance by December 31, 1979. Final
compliance shall be determined in accordance with the method(s) specified by
the Technical Secretary.
(b) No
owner or operator shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit discharge of
particulate matter emissions from any stack in excess of the standards in this
rule after December 31, 1979. Final compliance shall be determined in
accordance with the method(s) specified by the Technical Secretary.
(c) Specific Compliance Schedules
1. Owners or operators of hot mix asphalt
plants are required to have air contaminant sources achieve final compliance
with the standards in this rule by July 1, 1979.
2. Owners or operators of concrete block
manufacturing plants are required to have air contaminant sources achieve final
compliance with the standards in this rule by July 1, 1979.
Notes
Tenn. Comp. R.
& Regs.
1200-03-19-.12
Original rule filed
October 26, 1979; effective December 10, 1979. Amendment filed April 15, 1987;
effective May 30, 1987. Amendment filed September 21, 1988; effective November
6, 1988.
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 68-25-105 and
4-5-202 et. seq.
