Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 721 - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subpart BB - AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT LEAKS
Section 721.957 - Standards: Valves in Gas/Vapor Service or in Light Liquid Service
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Each valve in gas/vapor or light liquid service must be monitored monthly to detect leaks by the methods specified in Section 721.963(b) and must comply with subsections (b) through (e), except as provided in subsections (f), (g), and (h) and Sections 721.961 and 721.962.
b) If an instrument reading of 10,000 ppm or greater is measured, a leak is detected.
c) Monitoring Frequency.
d) Leak repair.
e) First attempts at repair include, but are not limited to, the following best practices where practicable:
f) Any valve that is designated, as described in Section 721.964(g)(2), for no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background, is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) if the valve:
g) Any valve that is designated, as described in Section 721.964(h)(1), as an unsafe-to-monitor valve is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) if both of the following conditions are fulfilled:
h) Any valve that is designated, as described in Section 721.964(h)(2), as a difficult-to-monitor valve is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: