Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 724 - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subpart BB - AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT LEAKS
Section 724.953 - Standards: Compressors
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Each compressor must be equipped with a seal system that includes a barrier fluid system and that prevents leakage of total organic emissions to the atmosphere, except as provided in subsections (h) and (i).
b) Each compressor seal system, as required in subsection (a), must be as follows:
c) The barrier fluid must not be a hazardous waste with organic concentrations 10 percent or greater by weight.
d) Each barrier fluid system, as described in subsections (a) through (c), must be equipped with a sensor that will detect failure of the seal system, barrier fluid system, or both.
e) Failure Detection
f) If the sensor indicates failure of the seal system, the barrier fluid system, or both based on the criterion determined under subsection (e)(2), a leak is detected.
g) Repairs
h) A compressor is exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) if it is equipped with a closed-vent system capable of capturing and transporting any leakage from the seal to a control device that complies with the requirements of Section 724.960, except as provided in subsection (i).
i) Any compressor that is designated, as described in Section 724.964(g)(2), for no detectable emission as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background, is exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) through (h) if the following is true of the compressor: