Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 725 - INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subpart CC - AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND CONTAINERS
Section 725.988 - Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 725.988
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) This Section applies to each closed-vent system and control device installed and operated by the owner or operator to control air emissions in accordance with standards of this Subpart CC.
b) The closed-vent system must meet the following requirements:
1) The
closed-vent system must route the gases, vapors, and fumes emitted from the
hazardous waste in the waste management unit to a control device that meets the
requirements specified in subsection (c);
2) The closed-vent system must be designed
and operated in accordance with the requirements specified in Section
725.933(j);
3) When the closed-vent system includes
bypass devices that could be used to divert the gas or vapor stream to the
atmosphere before entering the control device, each bypass device must be
equipped with either a flow indicator as specified in subsection (b)(3)(A) or a
seal or locking device as specified in subsection (b)(3)(B). For the purpose of
complying with this subsection, low leg drains, high point bleeds, analyzer
vents, open-ended valves or lines, spring-loaded pressure relief valves, and
other fittings used for safety purposes are not considered to be bypass
devices.
A) If a flow indicator is used to
comply with this subsection (b)(3), the indicator must be installed at the
inlet to the bypass line used to divert gases and vapors from the closed-vent
system to the atmosphere at a point upstream of the control device inlet. For
the purposes of this subsection, a flow indicator means a device that indicates
the presence of either gas or vapor flow in the bypass line.
B) If a seal or locking device is used to
comply with this subsection (b)(3), the device must be placed on the mechanism
by which the bypass device position is controlled (e.g., valve handle or damper
lever) when the bypass device is in the closed position such that the bypass
device cannot be opened without breaking the seal or removing the lock.
Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to, a car-seal or a
lock-and-key configuration valve. The owner or operator must visually inspect
the seal or closure mechanism at least once every month to verify that the
bypass mechanism is maintained in the closed position; and
4) The closed-vent system must be inspected
and monitored by the owner or operator in accordance with the procedure
specified in Section
725.933(k).
c) The control device must meet the following requirements:
1) The control device must be
one of the following devices:
A) A control
device designed and operated to reduce the total organic content of the inlet
vapor stream vented to the control device by at least 95 percent by
weight;
B) An enclosed combustion
device designed and operated in accordance with the requirements of Section
725.933(c);
or
C) A flare designed and operated
in accordance with the requirements of Section
725.933(d);
2) The owner or operator that elects to use a
closed-vent system and control device to comply with the requirements of this
Section must comply with the requirements specified in subsections (c)(2)(A)
through (c)(2)(G).
A) Periods of planned
routine maintenance of the control device, during which the control device does
not meet the specifications of subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), or (c)(1)(C),
as applicable, must not exceed 240 hours per year.
B) The specifications and requirements in
subsections (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), and (c)(1)(C) for control devices do not
apply during periods of planned routine maintenance.
C) The specifications and requirements in
subsections (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), and (c)(1)(C) for control devices do not
apply during a control device system malfunction.
D) The owner or operator must demonstrate
compliance with the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A) (i.e., planned routine
maintenance of a control device, during which the control device does not meet
the specifications of subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B), or (c)(1)(C), as
applicable, must not exceed 240 hours per year) by recording the information
specified in Section
725.990(e)(1)(E).
E) The owner or operator must correct control
device system malfunctions as soon as practicable after their occurrence in
order to minimize excess emissions of air pollutants.
F) The owner or operator must operate the
closed-vent system so that gases, vapors, or fumes are not actively vented to
the control device during periods of planned maintenance or control device
system malfunction (i.e., periods when the control device is not operating or
not operating normally), except in cases when it is necessary to vent the
gases, vapors, or fumes to avoid an unsafe condition or to implement
malfunction corrective actions or planned maintenance actions;
3) The owner or operator using a
carbon adsorption system to comply with subsection (c)(1) must operate and
maintain the control device in accordance with the following requirements:
A) Following the initial startup of the
control device, all activated carbon in the control device must be replaced
with fresh carbon on a regular basis in accordance with the requirements of
Section
725.933(g)
or
725.933(h).
B) All carbon that is a hazardous waste and
that is removed from the control device must be managed in accordance with the
requirements of Section
725.933(m),
regardless of the average volatile organic concentration of the
carbon;
4) An owner or
operator using a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator, flare,
boiler, process heater, condenser, or carbon adsorption system to comply with
subsection (c)(1) must operate and maintain the control device in accordance
with the requirements of Section
725.933(i);
5) The owner or operator must demonstrate
that a control device achieves the performance requirements of subsection
(c)(1) as follows:
A) An owner or operator
must demonstrate using either a performance test, as specified in subsection
(c)(5)(C), or a design analysis, as specified in subsection (c)(5)(D), the
performance of each control device except for the following:
i) A flare;
ii) A boiler or process heater with a design
heat input capacity of 44 megawatts or greater;
iii) A boiler or process heater into which
the vent stream is introduced with the primary fuel;
iv) A boiler or industrial furnace burning
hazardous waste for which the owner or operator has been issued a final permit
under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and 705 and has designed and operates in
accordance with the requirements of Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726; or
v) A boiler or industrial furnace
burning hazardous waste for which the owner or operator has designed and
operates in accordance with the interim status requirements of Subpart H of 35
Ill. Adm. Code 726;
B) An
owner or operator must demonstrate the performance of each flare in accordance
with the requirements specified in Section
725.933(e);
C) For a performance test conducted to meet
the requirements of subsection (c)(5)(A), the owner or operator must use the
test methods and procedures specified in Section
725.934(c)(1) through
(c)(4);
D) For a design analysis conducted to meet
the requirements of subsection (c)(5)(A), the design analysis must meet the
requirements specified in Section
725.935(b)(4)(C);
and
E) The owner or operator must
demonstrate that a carbon adsorption system achieves the performance
requirements of subsection (c)(1) based on the total quantity of organics
vented to the atmosphere from all carbon adsorption system equipment that is
used for organic adsorption, organic desorption or carbon regeneration, organic
recovery, and carbon disposal;
6) If the owner or operator and the Agency do
not agree on a demonstration of control device performance using a design
analysis, then the disagreement must be resolved using the results of a
performance test performed by the owner or operator in accordance with the
requirements of subsection (c)(5)(C). The Agency may choose to have an
authorized representative observe the performance test; and
7) The closed-vent system and control device
must be inspected and monitored by the owner or operator in accordance with the
procedures specified in Section
725.933(f)(2)
and (k). The readings from each monitoring
device required by Section
725.933(f)(2)
must be inspected at least once each operating day to check control device
operation. Any necessary corrective measures must be immediately implemented to
ensure the control device is operated in compliance with the requirements of
this Section.
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