Sec. 7.
(a) The owner
or operator of a source or emissions unit subject to this rule shall submit a
monitoring report to the department in accordance with this section.
(b) The owner or operator shall submit the
monitoring report in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The owner or operator of sources or
emissions units subject to the requirements of section 1 of this rule shall
report excess emissions no less frequently than quarterly. For the owner or
operator of a source or emissions unit for which quarterly reports are
required, the reports shall be:
(A) submitted
by the source or emissions unit owner or operator to the department;
and
(B) postmarked or delivered by
other means no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the last day of
the reporting period.
(2) If a permit specifies or a rule requires
more frequent reports, the reports shall be:
(A) submitted by the source or emissions unit
owner or operator to the department; and
(B) postmarked or delivered by other means no
later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the end of each month.
(3) Gaseous excess emissions data
reports shall be reported using three (3) hour block periods ending at:
(A) 03:00;
(B) 06:00;
(C) 09:00;
(D) 12:00;
(E) 15:00;
(F) 18:00;
(G) 21:00; and
(H) 24:00;
unless the emissions unit must demonstrate compliance with a
different averaging period as specified by an applicable rule or permit
condition, such as daily (twenty-four (24) hour) average or thirty (30) day
averages.
(c) The monitoring report shall contain the
following continuous monitoring information summaries, with all times reported
in real time:
(1) Monitored emission unit
operation time during the reporting period.
(2) Excess emissions or parameters, as
applicable, reported in units of the standard, or the applicable parameter unit
as follows:
(A) Date of excess emissions, or
other applicable dates.
(B) Time of
commencement and completion for each applicable parameter deviation or excess
emission data.
(3)
Magnitude of each excess emission as follows:
(A) For opacity as follows:
(i) The actual percent opacity of all six (6)
minute (block) averages exceeding the applicable opacity limit shall be
reported. If an exceedance occurs continuously beyond one (1) six (6) minute
period, the percent opacity for each six (6) minute period or the highest six
(6) minute average opacity for the entire period shall be reported.
(ii) For department approved opacity
averaging times other than six (6) minutes, the actual percent opacity of each
averaging period in excess of the applicable limit shall be reported.
(iii) A summary by cause shall be prepared
and submitted as part of this report itemizing exceedances by cause.
(B) For gaseous emissions, the
excess emissions, in units of the applicable standard, must be reported based
on the applicable averaging time, in addition to any other reporting
requirements that may be applicable. The averaging time is specified in the
applicable federal or state rules, or in the operating permit for the emissions
unit.
(4) Continuous
monitoring system instrument downtime, except for zero (0) and span checks,
shall include the following:
(A) Date of
downtime.
(B) Time of
commencement.
(C) Duration of each
downtime.
(D) Reasons for each
downtime.
(E) Nature of system
repairs and adjustments.
(d) If there are no excess emissions or
monitor downtime in a reporting period, the owner or operator of a emissions
unit subject to this rule shall submit a report indicating that no excess
emissions or downtime incidents occurred in the reporting period that includes
the start and end dates of the time period.
