Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 218 - ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE CHICAGO AREA
Subpart V - BATCH OPERATIONS AND AIR OXIDATION PROCESSES
Section 218.505 - Reporting and Recordkeeping for Batch Operations
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Every owner or operator of a de minimis single unit operation or batch process train exempt under Section 218.500(c)(1) or (c)(2) of this Subpart shall keep records of the uncontrolled total annual mass emissions for any de minimis single unit operation or batch process train, as applicable, and documentation verifying these values or measurements. The documentation shall include the engineering calculations, any measurements made in accordance with Section 218.503 of this Subpart, and the potential or permitted number of batch cycles per year, or, in the alternative, total production as represented in the source's operating permit.
b) Every owner or operator of a single unit operation exempt under Section 218.500(b)(3) or (d) of this Subpart shall keep the following records:
c) Every owner or operator of a batch operation subject to the control requirements of Section 218.501 of this Subpart shall keep records of the following parameters required to be monitored under Section 218.504 of this Subpart:
d) Every owner or operator of a single unit operation claiming a vent stream concentration exemption level, as set forth in Section 218.500(d)(1) of this Subpart, shall maintain records to indicate the vent stream concentration is less than or equal to 500 ppmv, and shall notify the Agency in writing if the vent stream concentration at any time equals or exceeds 500 ppmv, within 60 days after such event. Such notification shall include a copy of all records of such event.
e) An owner or operator of a batch operation subject to the control requirements of Section 218.501 of this Subpart may maintain alternative records other than those listed in subsection (c) of this Section. Any alternative recordkeeping shall be approved by the Agency and USEPA and shall be contained in the source's operating permit as federally enforceable permit conditions.
f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) of this Section, any owner or operator of a batch operation which uses either a scrubber, shell and tube condenser using non-refrigerated cooling media, or other control device meeting the criteria of Section 218.501(c) of this Subpart, is required to monitor compliance with the requirements of this Subpart on and after the earlier to occur of the date such device is replaced for any reason or December 31, 1999.
g) The owner or operator of a de minimis single unit operation or batch process train exempt from the control requirements of Section 218.500(c) of this Subpart shall notify the Agency in writing if the uncontrolled total annual mass emissions from such de minimis single unit operation or batch process train exceed the threshold in Section 218.500(c)(1) or (c)(2) of this Subpart, respectively, within 60 days after the event occurs. Such notification shall include a copy of all records of such event.
h) Every owner or operator of a batch operation required to keep records under this Section shall maintain such records at the source for a minimum period of three years and shall make all such records available to the Agency upon request.