Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 225 - CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LARGE COMBUSTION SOURCES
Subpart B - CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS
Section 225.290 - Recordkeeping and Reporting
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 225.290
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) General Provisions.
1) Except as otherwise
indicated in this Subpart, the owner or operator of an EGU must comply with all
applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements in this Section and with
all applicable recordkeeping and reporting requirements of Section 1.18 to
Appendix B to this Part.
2) The
owner or operator of an EGU must maintain records for each month identifying
the emission standard in Section
225.230(a)
or
225.237(a)
of this Section with which it is complying or that is applicable for the EGU
and the following records related to the emissions of mercury that the EGU is
allowed to emit:
A) For an EGU for which the
owner or operator is complying with this Subpart B by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(B)
or
225.237(a)(1)(B)
or using input mercury levels to determine the allowable emissions of the EGU,
records of the daily mercury content of coal used (parts per million) and the
daily and monthly input mercury (lbs), which must be kept in the file pursuant
to Section 1.18(a) of Appendix B to this Part.
B) For an EGU for which the owner or operator
of an EGU complying with this Subpart B by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A)
or
225.237(a)(1)(A)
or using electrical output to determine the allowable emissions of the EGU,
records of the daily and monthly gross electrical output (GWh), which must be
kept in the file required pursuant to Section 1.18(a) of Appendix B to this
Part.
3) The owner or
operator of an EGU must maintain records of the following data for each EGU:
A) Monthly emissions of mercury from the
EGU.
B) For an EGU for which the
owner or operator is complying by means of Section
225.230(b)
or (d) of this Subpart B, records of the
monthly allowable emissions of mercury from the EGU.
4) The owner or operator of an EGU that is
participating in an Averaging Demonstration pursuant to Section
225.232
of this Subpart B must maintain records identifying all sources and EGUs
covered by the Demonstration for each month and, within 60 days after the end
of each calendar month, calculate and record the actual and allowable mercury
emissions of the EGU for the month and the applicable 12-month rolling
period.
5) The owner or operator of
an EGU must maintain the following records related to quality assurance
activities conducted for emissions monitoring systems:
A) The results of quarterly assessments
conducted pursuant to Section 2.2 of Exhibit B to Appendix B to this Part;
and
B) Daily/weekly system
integrity checks pursuant to Section 2.6 of Exhibit B to Appendix B to this
Part.
6) The owner or
operator of an EGU must retain all records required by this Section at the
source for a period of five years from the date the document is created unless
otherwise provided in the CAAPP permit issued for the source and must make a
copy of any record available to the Agency upon request. This period may be
extended in writing by the Agency, for cause, at any time prior to the end of
five years.
b) Quarterly Reports. The owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs using CEMS or excepted monitoring systems at any time during a calendar quarter must submit quarterly reports to the Agency as follows:
1)
Source information such as source name, source ID number, and the period
covered by the report.
2) A list of
all EGUs at the source that identifies the applicable Part 225 monitoring and
reporting requirements with which each EGU is complying for the reported
quarter, including the following EGUs, which are excluded from subsection
(b)(3) of this Section:
A) All EGUs using the
periodic emissions testing provisions of Section
225.239,
225.233(d)(4),
or Section
225.294(c)
pursuant to Section
225.294(e)(1)(B)
for the quarter.
B) All EGUs using
the low mass emissions (LME) excepted monitoring methodology pursuant to
Section
1.15(b)
of Appendix B to this Part.
3) For only those EGUs using CEMS or excepted
monitoring systems at any time during a calendar quarter:
A) An indication of whether the identified
EGUs were in compliance with all applicable monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements of Part 225 for the entire reporting period.
B) The total quarterly operating hours of
each EGU.
C) The CEMS or excepted
monitoring system QAMO hours on a quarterly basis and percentage data
availability on a quarterly or rolling 12-month basis (for each concluding
12-month period in that quarter), as appropriate according to the schedule
provided in Section
225.260(b).
The data availability shall be determined in accordance with Section
1.8(CEMS)
or 1.9 (excepted monitoring system) of Appendix B to this Part.
D) The average monthly mercury concentration
of the coal combusted in each EGU in parts per million (determined by averaging
all analyzed coal samples in the month) and the quarterly total amount of
mercury (calculated by multiplying the total amount of coal combusted each
month by the average monthly mercury concentration and converting to ounces,
then adding together for the quarter) of the coal combusted in each EGU. If the
EGU is complying by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(2)(A)
or
225.294(c)(1),
reporting of the data in this subsection (b)(3)(D) is not required.
E) The quarterly mercury mass emissions (in
ounces), determined from the QAMO hours in accordance with Section 4.2 of
Exhibit C to Appendix B to this Part. If the EGU is complying by means of
Section
225.230(a)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(2)(A),
or
225.294(c)(1),
reporting of the data in this subsection (b)(3)(E) is not required.
F) The average monthly and quarterly mercury
control efficiency. This is determined by dividing the mercury mass emissions
recorded during QAMO hours, calculated each month and quarter, by the total
amount of mercury in the coal combusted weighted by the monitor availability
(total mercury content multiplied by the percent monitor availability, or QAMO
hours divided by total hours) for each month and quarter. If the DAHS for the
EGU has the ability to record the amount of coal combusted during QAMO hours,
the average monthly and quarterly control efficiency shall be reported without
the calculation in this subsection (b)(3)(F). If the EGU is complying by means
of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(2)(A)
or
225.294(c)(1),
reporting of the data in this subsection (b)(3)(F) is not required.
G) The average monthly and quarterly mercury
emission rate (in lb/GWh) for each EGU, determined in accordance with Section
225.230(a)(2).
Only those EGUs complying by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(2)(A)
or
225.294(c)(1)
are required to report the data in this
subsection (b)(3)(G).
H) The
12-month rolling average control efficiency (percentage) or emission rate (in
lb/GWh) for each month in the reporting period, as applicable (or the rolling
average control efficiency or emission rate for a lesser number of months if a
full 12 months of data is not available). This applicable data is determined
according to the following requirements:
i)
The 12-month rolling average control efficiency is required for those sources
complying by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(B),
225.233(d)(1)(B),
225.233(d)(2)(B),
225.294(c)(2),
225.230(b),
225.230(d),
225.232(b)(2),
or
225.237(a)(1)(B).
ii) The 12-month rolling average emission
rate is required for those sources complying by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(1)(A),
225.233(d)(2)(A),
or
225.294(c)(1),
225.230(b),
225.230(d),
225.232(b)(1),
or
225.237(a)(1)(A).
I) If the CEMS or excepted
monitoring system percentage data availability was less than 95.0 percent of
the total operating time for the EGU, the date and time identifying each period
during which the CEMS was inoperative, except for routine zero and span checks;
the nature of CEMS repairs or adjustments and a summary of quality assurance
data consistent with Appendix B to this Part, i.e., the dates and results of
the Linearity Tests and any RATAs during the quarter; a listing of any days
when a required daily calibration was not performed; and the date and duration
of any periods when the CEMS was unavailable or out-of-control as addressed by
Section 225.260.
4) The
owner or operator must submit each quarterly report to the Agency within 45
days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report, except
that the owner or operator of an EGU that used an excepted monitoring system at
any time during a calendar quarter must submit each quarterly report within 60
days following the end of the calendar quarter covered by the report.
c) Compliance Certification. The owner or operator of a source with one or more EGUs must submit to the Agency a compliance certification in support of each quarterly report based on reasonable inquiry of those persons with primary responsibility for ensuring that all of the EGUs' emissions are correctly and fully monitored. The certification must state:
1) That the
monitoring data submitted were recorded in accordance with the applicable
requirements of this Section, Sections
225.240
through
225.270 and Section
225.290
of this Subpart B, and Appendix B to this Part, including the quality assurance
procedures and specifications; and
2) For an EGU with add-on mercury emission
controls, a flue gas desulfurization system, a selective catalytic reduction
system, or a compact hybrid particulate collector system for all hours where
mercury data is unavailable or out-of-control that:
A) The mercury add-on emission controls, flue
gas desulfurization system, selective catalytic reduction system, or compact
hybrid particulate collector system was operating within the range of
parameters listed in the quality assurance/quality control program pursuant to
Exhibit B to Appendix B to this Part; or
B) With regard to a flue gas desulfurization
system or a selective catalytic reduction system, quality-assured
SO2 emission data recorded in accordance with the 40 CFR
75 document that the flue gas desulfurization system was operating properly, or
quality-assured NOx emission data recorded in accordance
with the 40 CFR 75 document that the selective catalytic reduction system was
operating properly, as applicable.
d) Annual Certification of Compliance.
1) The owner or operator of a source with one
or more EGUs subject to this Subpart B must submit to the Agency an Annual
Certification of Compliance with this Subpart B no later than May 1 of each
year and must address compliance for the previous calendar year. Such
certification must be submitted to the Agency, Air Compliance Section, and the
Air Regional Field Office.
2)
Annual Certifications of Compliance must indicate whether compliance existed
for each EGU for each month in the year covered by the Certification and it
must certify to that effect. In addition, for each EGU, the owner or operator
must provide the following appropriate data as set forth in subsections
(d)(2)(A) through (d)(2)(E) of this Section, together with the data set forth
in subsection (d)(2)(F) of this Section:
A) If
complying with this Subpart B by means of Section
225.230(a)(1)(A)
or
225.237(a)(1)(A):
i) Emissions rate during QAMO hours, in
lb/GWh, for each 12-month rolling period ending in the year covered by the
Certification;
ii) Emissions during
QAMO hours, in lbs, and gross electrical output, in GWh, for each 12-month
rolling period ending in the year covered by the Certification; and
iii) Emissions during QAMO hours, in lbs, and
gross electrical output, in GWh, for each month in the year covered by the
Certification and in the previous year.
B) If complying with this Subpart B by means
of Section
225.230(a)(1)(B)
or
225.237(a)(1)(B):
i) Control efficiency for emissions during
QAMO hours for each 12-month rolling period ending in the year covered by the
Certification, expressed as a percent;
ii) Emissions during QAMO hours, in lbs, and
mercury content in the fuel fired in such EGU, in lbs, for each 12-month
rolling period ending in the year covered by the Certification; and
iii) Emissions during QAMO hours, in lbs, and
mercury content in the fuel fired in such EGU, in lbs, for each month in the
year covered by the Certification and in the previous year.
C) If complying with this Subpart
B by means of Section
225.230(b):
i) Emissions and allowable emissions during
QAMO hours for each 12-month rolling period ending in the year covered by the
Certification; and
ii) Emissions
and allowable emissions during QAMO hours and which standard of compliance the
owner or operator was utilizing for each month in the year covered by the
Certification and in the previous year.
D) If complying with this Subpart B by means
of Section
225.230(d):
i) Emissions and allowable emissions during
QAMO hours for all EGUs at the source for each 12-month rolling period ending
in the year covered by the Certification; and
ii) Emissions and allowable emissions during
QAMO hours, and which standard of compliance the owner or operator was
utilizing for each month in the year covered by the Certification and in the
previous year.
E) If
complying with this Subpart B by means of Section 225.232:
i) Emissions and allowable emissions during
QAMO hours for all EGUs at the source in an Averaging Demonstration for each
12-month rolling period ending in the year covered by the Certification;
and
ii) Emissions and allowable
emissions during QAMO hours, with the standard of compliance the owner or
operator was utilizing for each EGU at the source in an Averaging Demonstration
for each month for all EGUs at the source in an Averaging Demonstration in the
year covered by the Certification and in the previous year.
F) Any deviations or exceptions
each month and discussion of the reasons for such deviations or
exceptions.
3) All
Annual Certifications of Compliance required to be submitted must include the
following certification by a responsible official:
I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.
4) The owner or
operator of an EGU must submit its first Annual Certification of Compliance to
address calendar year 2009 or the calendar year in which the EGU commences
commercial operation, whichever is later. Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of
this Section, in the Annual Certifications of Compliance that are required to
be submitted by May 1, 2010, and May 1, 2011, to address calendar years 2009
and 2010, respectively, the owner or operator is not required to provide
12-month rolling data for any period that ends before June 30, 2010.
e) Deviation Reports. For each EGU, the owner or operator must promptly notify the Agency of deviations from requirements of this Subpart B. At a minimum, these notifications must include a description of such deviations within 30 days after discovery of the deviations, and a discussion of the possible cause of such deviations, any corrective actions, and any preventative measures taken.
f) Quality Assurance RATA Reports. The owner or operator of an EGU must submit to the Agency, Air Compliance and Enforcement Section, the quality assurance RATA report for each EGU or group of EGUs monitored at a common stack and each non-EGU pursuant to Section 1.16(b)(2)(B) of Appendix B to this Part, within 45 days after completing a quality assurance RATA.
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