Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 229 - HOSPITAL/MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
Subpart I - MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Section 229.168 - Monitoring Requirements for Rural HMIWIs

1) Before January 1, 2014, for a rural HMIWI; and

2) On and after January 1, 2014, except as provided for in Section 229.115(b)(3) or Section 229.116(c)(4), for a rural HMIWI that is not equipped with an air pollution control device.

1) Install, calibrate according to manufacturer's specifications, maintain and operate a device measuring and recording the temperature of the secondary chamber on a continuous basis, the output of which shall be recorded, at a minimum, once every minute of operation;

2) Install, calibrate according to manufacturer's specifications, maintain, and operate a device that automatically measures and records the date, time, and weight of each charge fed into an HMIWI; and

3) Record monitoring data at all times during HMIWI operation, except during periods of monitoring equipment malfunction, calibration, or repair. At a minimum, valid monitoring data shall be recorded for 75 percent of the operating hours per day for 90 percent of the operating hours per calendar quarter that an HMIWI is combusting hospital waste or medical/infectious waste.