Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 224, 40 C.F.R. Part 60 , Subpart D, Da,
Db, Dc, Part 63, Sub-parts DDDDD, UUUUU, JJJJJJ
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
224.10-100(5) requires the
cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the prevention, abatement,
and control of air pollution. This administrative regulation establishes
requirements for the control of emissions from existing indirect heat
exchangers.
Section 1. Definitions. As
used in this administrative regulation, all terms not defined in this section
shall have the meaning given them in
401 KAR
50:010 and
401 KAR
50:025.
(1) "Affected
facility" means an indirect heat exchanger having a heat input capacity of more
than one (1) MMBTU/hr.
(2)
"Classification date" means:
(a) August 17,
1971, for affected facilities with a capacity of more than 250 MMBTU/hr heat
input; or
(b) April 9, 1972, for
affected facilities with a capacity of 250 MMBTU/hr heat input or
less.
(3) "Fuel" means
any material combusted for the purpose of creating useful heat.
(4) "GCV" means gross calorific
value.
(5) "Indirect heat
exchanger" means a piece of equipment, apparatus, or contrivance used for the
combustion of fuel in which the energy produced is transferred to its point of
usage through a medium that does not come in contact with or add to the
products of combustion.
(6)
"Shutdown period" means:
(a) For a source
subject to 40 C.F.R. Part 63 , Subpart DDDDD, UUUUU, or JJJJJJ, the period
defined as "shutdown" in:
1.
40 C.F.R.
63.7575;
2.
40 C.F.R.
63.10042; or
3.
40 C.F.R.
63.11237; or
(b) For a source not subject to 40 C.F.R.
Part 63 , Subpart DDDDD, UUUUU, or JJJJJJ, the period:
1. Beginning when whichever occurs first:
a. The affected facility no longer supplies
useful thermal energy for heating, cooling, process purposes, or generation of
electricity; or
b. Fuel is not being
combusted in the affected facility; and
2. Ending when:
a. The affected facility no longer supplies
useful thermal energy for heating, cooling, process purposes, or generation of
electricity; and
b. Fuel is not
being combusted in the affected facility.
(7) "Startup period" means:
(a) For a source subject to 40 C.F.R. Part
63, Subpart DDDDD, UUUUU, or JJJJJJ, the period defined as "startup" in:
1.
40 C.F.R.
63.7575;
2.
40 C.F.R.
63.10042; or
3.
40 C.F.R.
63.11237; or
(b) For a source not subject to 40 C.F.R.
Part 63 , Subpart DDDDD, UUUUU, or JJJJJJ, the period:
1. Beginning with either:
a. The combustion of any fuel in an affected
facility for the purpose of supplying useful thermal energy for heating,
cooling, process purposes, or generation of electricity; or
b. The combustion of fuel in an affected
facility for any purpose after a shutdown event; and
2. Ending after the longest
manufacturer-recommended time required to engage all control devices utilized
by the affected facility applicable to the pollutant, not to exceed (4) four
hours after any of the useful thermal energy from the affected facility is
supplied for any purpose.
(8) "Useful thermal energy" means energy that
meets the minimum operating temperature, flow, or pressure required by any
energy use system that uses energy provided by the affected facility.
Section 2. Applicability. The
provisions of this administrative regulation shall apply to each affected
facility commenced before the applicable classification date.
Section 3. Method for Determining Allowable
Emission Rates.
(1) Except as established in
subsection (3) of this section, the total rated heat input capacity of all
affected facilities at a source, commenced before the applicable classification
date within a source, shall be used as established in Sections 4 and 5 of this
administrative regulation to determine the allowable emission rate in terms of
lb/MMBTU heat input.
(2) The
permitted allowable emission rate of an affected facility shall not be changed
due to inclusion or shutdown of another affected facility at the
source.
(3) A source may submit a
request to the cabinet for approval of an allowable emission rate apportioned
independent from individual heat input pursuant to this subsection.
(a) The following equation shall be used to
determine the allowable emissions rate:
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Where:
1. A = the
allowable emission rate (in lb/MMBTU/hr heat input), as determined according to
401 KAR
59:015, Section 3(1);
2. B = the total rated heat input (in
MMBTU/hr) of all affected facilities commenced on or after the applicable
classification date within a source, including those for which an application
to construct, modify, or reconstruct has been submitted to the
cabinet;
3. C = the total rated
heat input (in MMBTU/hr) of all affected facilities within a source, including
those for which an application to construct, modify, or reconstruct has been
submitted to the cabinet;
4. D =
the total emission rate (in lb/MMBTU input) as determined according to
subsection (1) of this section;
5.
E = the total rated heat input (in MMBTU/hr) of all affected facilities
commenced before the applicable classification date; and
6. F = the alternate allowable emission rate
(in lb/MMBTU input).
(b)
In determining an alternative allowable emission rate for sulfur dioxide, the
formula established in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall utilize values
for allowable emissions rates for affected facilities stated in terms of total
rated heat input capacity based on the use of the same fuel category (solid,
liquid, or gaseous fuel), which shall be determined by utilizing the formulas
established in Section 5 of this administrative regulation.
(c) The total emissions in lb/hr from all
affected facilities at the source subject to this administrative regulation
divided by the total actual heat input expressed in MMBTU/hr of the affected
facilities shall not exceed the alternate allowable emission rate as determined
in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(d) At no time shall the owner or operator of
any source subject to federal new source performance standards allow the
emissions from any affected facility commenced on or after the applicable
classification date to exceed the allowable emission rate determined by use of
that affected facility's rated heat input (instead of the heat input as
determined by subsection (1) of this section) as established in
401 KAR
59:015, Sections 4 and 5.
(e)
1. The
source shall demonstrate compliance with this subsection by conducting a
performance test pursuant to 401 KAR 50:45 for each affected facility subject
to this administrative regulation.
2. The source shall demonstrate that
compliance with this subsection shall be maintained on a continuous
basis.
Section
4. Standard for Particulate Matter.
(1) Except as established in Sections 3(3)
and 9 of this administrative regulation, an affected facility subject to this
administrative regulation shall not cause emissions of particulate matter in
excess of:
(a) That established in Appendix A
of this administrative regulation;
(b) Greater than twenty (20) percent opacity
in regions classified as Priority I, pursuant to Appendix A of this
administrative regulation, with respect to particulate matter, except that,
for:
1. Cyclone or pulverized fired indirect
heat exchangers, a maximum of forty (40) percent opacity shall be permissible
for not more than one (1) six (6) minute period in any sixty (60) consecutive
minutes;
2. Stoker fired indirect
heat exchangers, a maximum of forty (40) percent opacity shall be permissible
for not more than six (6) consecutive minutes in any sixty (60) consecutive
minutes during cleaning the fire box or blowing soot and, for indirect heat
exchangers with stationary grates, a maximum of forty (40) percent opacity
shall be permissible during cleaning of the grates for not more than three (3)
consecutive minutes in any sixty (60) consecutive minutes for each section of
grates that are cleaned; and
3.
Emissions from an indirect heat exchanger during building a new fire for the
period required to bring the boiler up to operating conditions if the method
used is that recommended by the manufacturer and the time does not exceed the
manufacturer's recommendations;
(c) Greater than forty (40) percent opacity
in regions classified as Priority II or III with respect to particulate matter
except that, for:
1. Cyclone or pulverized
fired indirect heat exchangers, a maximum of sixty (60) percent opacity shall
be permissible for not more than one (1) six (6) minute period in any sixty
(60) consecutive minutes;
2. Stoker
fired indirect heat exchangers, a maximum of sixty (60) percent opacity shall
be permissible for not more than six (6) consecutive minutes in any sixty (60)
consecutive minutes during cleaning the fire box or blowing soot and, for
indirect heat exchangers with stationary grates, a maximum of sixty (60)
percent opacity shall be permissible during cleaning of the grates for not more
than three (3) consecutive minutes in any sixty (60) consecutive minutes for
each section of grates that are cleaned; and
3. Emissions from an indirect heat exchanger
during building a new fire for the period required to bring the boiler up to
operating conditions if the method used is that recommended by the manufacturer
and the time does not exceed the manufacturer's recommendations.
(2) The emission
limitations established in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to
any affected facility (with more than 250 MMBTU/hr heat input capacity, which
was in being or under construction before August 17, 1971, or any affected
facility with 250 MMBTU/hr capacity or less, which was in being or under
construction prior to April 9, 1972) if that affected facility was in
compliance prior to April 9, 1972, with, or has a valid permit to operate
within the provisions of the previous Kentucky Air Pollution Control Commission
Regulation No. 7 Prevention and Control of Emissions of Particulate Matter from
Combustion of Fuel in Indirect Heat Exchangers. These affected facilities shall
comply with the emission limitations in that administrative regulation except
that replacement of the particulate emissions control device associated with
the affected facility shall subject it to the standard established in this
section.
Section 5.
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide.
(1) Except as
established in Sections 3(3) and 9 of this administrative regulation and
subsection (5) of this section, an affected facility subject to this
administrative regulation shall not cause emissions of gases that contain
sulfur dioxide in excess of that established in Appendix B of this
administrative regulation.
(2) If
different fuels are burned simultaneously in any combination, the applicable
standard shall be determined by proration using the following formula:
Allowable Sulfur Dioxide Emission,
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Where:
(a) x is the
percent of total heat input derived from liquid fuel;
(b) y is the percent of total heat input
derived from gaseous fuel;
(c) z is
the percent of total heat input derived from solid fuel;
(d) a is the allowable sulfur dioxide
emission in lb/MMBTU heat input derived from liquid fuel;
(e) b is the allowable sulfur dioxide
emissions in lb/MMBTU heat input derived from gaseous fuel; and
(f) c is the allowable sulfur dioxide
emissions in lb/MMBTU heat input derived from solid fuel.
(3) Compliance shall be based on the total
heat input from all fuels burned, including gaseous fuels.
(4) In counties classified as VA with respect
to sulfur dioxide, for a source having a total heat input greater than 1,500
MMBTU/hr as determined by Section 3(1) of this administrative regulation, an
owner or operator shall not allow the annual average sulfur dioxide emission
rate from all existing and new affected facilities combined at the source to
exceed six-tenths (0.60) pounds per million BTU.
(5) In counties classified as IA with respect
to sulfur dioxide, at a source having a total rated heat input greater than
1,500 MMBTU/hr as determined by Section 3(1) of this administrative regulation,
the cabinet shall allow one (1) affected facility, as stated on the operating
permit, to emit sulfur dioxide at a rate not to exceed a twenty-four (24) hour
average of eight and zero-tenths (8.0) lb/MMBTU, during those periods of time
when the affected facility is being operated for the purpose of generating high
sulfur dioxide content flue gases for use in any experimental sulfur dioxide
removal system.
Section
6. Monitoring of Operations.
(1)
The sulfur content of solid fuels, as burned, shall be determined in accordance
with the methods specified by the cabinet.
(2) The sulfur content of liquid fuels, as
burned, shall be determined in accordance with the methods specified by the
cabinet.
(3)
(a) The rate of fuel burned for each fuel
shall be measured daily or at shorter intervals and recorded.
(b) The heating value and ash content of
fuels shall be ascertained at least once per week and recorded.
(c) If the indirect heat exchanger is used to
generate electricity, the average electrical output and the minimum and maximum
hourly generation rate shall be measured and recorded daily.
(4) The owner or operator of an
indirect heat exchanger of more than 250 MMBTU/hr heat input subject to the
provisions of this administrative regulation shall maintain a file of all
measurements required by this administrative regulation and summarized monthly.
The record of all measurements and summary shall be retained for at least two
(2) years following the date of measurements and summaries.
(5) The cabinet may require for an indirect
heat exchanger of less than 250 MMBTU/hr heat input, any or all the fuel
monitoring required by this section.
(6) For an indirect heat exchanger that does
not use a flue gas desulfurization device, a continuous monitoring system as
established in
401 KAR 61:005
for measuring sulfur dioxide emissions shall not be required if the owner or
operator monitors the emissions by fuel sampling and
analysis.
Section 7. Test
Methods and Procedures.
(1) Except as
established in
401 KAR 50:045,
performance tests used to demonstrate compliance with Sections 4 and 5 of this
administrative regulation shall be conducted according to the following
methods, incorporated by reference in
401 KAR
50:015:
(a) Reference
Method 1 for the selection of sampling site and sample traverses;
(b) Reference Method 3 for gas analysis to be
used when applying Reference Methods 5 and 6;
(c) Reference Method 5 for the concentration
of particulate matter and the associated moisture content;
(d) Reference Method 6 for the concentration
of sulfur dioxide; and
(e)
Reference Method 9 for visible emissions.
(2) For Reference Method 5:
(a) Reference Method 1 shall be used to
select the sampling site and the number of traverse sampling points;
(b) The sampling time for each run shall be
at least sixty (60) minutes and the minimum sampling volume shall be 0.85 dscm
(thirty (30) dscf), except that smaller sampling times or volumes, if
necessitated by process variables or other factors, may be requested by the
source; and
(c) The probe and
filter holder heating systems in the sampling train shall be set to provide a
gas temperature not greater than 160°C (320°F).
(3) For Reference Methods 6:
(a) The sampling site shall be the same as
that selected for Reference Method 5;
(b) The sampling point in the duct shall be
at the centroid of the cross section or at a point no closer to the walls than
one (1) m (3.28 ft.);
(c) The
sample shall be extracted at a rate proportional to the gas velocity at the
sampling point;
(d) The minimum
sampling time shall be twenty (20) minutes, and the minimum sampling volume
shall be 0.02 dscm (0.71 dscf) for each sample;.
(e) The arithmetic mean of two (2) samples
shall constitute one (1) run; and
(f) Samples shall be taken at approximately
thirty (30) minute intervals.
(4)
(a) For
each run using the methods established by subsection (1) of this section, the
emissions expressed in g/million cal (lb/MMBTU) shall be determined by the
following equation:
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Where:
1. E =
pollutant emission, g/million cal (lb/MMBTU);
2. C = pollutant concentration, g/dscm
(lb/dscf) determined by Reference Method 5, or 6;
3. F = a factor as determined in
40 C.F.R.
60.45(f); and
4. %O2 = oxygen
content by volume (expressed as percent), dry basis. Percent oxygen shall be
determined by using the integrated or grab sampling and analysis procedures for
Reference Method 3 as applicable. The sample shall be obtained as established
in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection.
(b) For determination of sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides emissions, the oxygen sample shall be obtained simultaneously
at the same point for Reference Method 6 determinations.
(c)
1. For
determination of particulate emissions, the oxygen sample shall be obtained
simultaneously by traversing the duct at the same sampling location used for
each run of Reference Method 5 pursuant to subsection (2) of this
section.
2. Reference Method 1
shall be used for selection of the number of traverse points except that no
more than twelve (12) sample points shall be
required.
(5)
If combinations of fossil fuels are fired, the heat input, expressed in cal/hr.
(BTU/hr.), shall be determined during each testing period by multiplying the
gross calorific value of each fuel fired by the rate of each fuel burned. GCV
shall be determined in accordance with ASTM methods D2015-66(72) (solid fuels),
D240-64(73) (liquid fuels), or D1826-64(70) (gaseous fuels), as applicable
(ASTM designations incorporated by reference in
401 KAR
50:015) . The rate of fuels burned during each testing
period shall be determined by suitable methods and shall be confirmed by a
material balance over the steam generation system.
Section 8. Compliance Timetable.
(1) An affected facility located in an area
designated as attainment for sulfur dioxide or particulate matter shall be in
compliance as of June 6, 1979.
(2)
(a) In Class IA counties, the owner or
operator of any affected facility in any source with a total rated capacity of
16,000 MMBTU/hr or more shall be required to:
1. Submit a final control plan for achieving
compliance with this administrative regulation no later than May 1,
1978;
2. Award contracts for
complying coal by January 1, 1979;
3. Initiate use of complying coal on or
before December 1, 1979; and
4.
Demonstrate compliance by performance tests on or before October 1,
1981.
(b) In Class IVA
counties designated as nonattainment for sulfur dioxide, the owner or operator
of any affected facility in any source with a total rated capacity of greater
than 1,500 MMBTU/hr but less than 21,000 MMBTU/hr shall be required to:
1. Submit a final control plan for achieving
compliance with this administrative regulation no later than May 1,
1979;
2. Award contracts for
complying coal by August 1, 1979;
3. Initiate use of complying coal on or
before January 1, 1980; and
4.
Demonstrate compliance by performance tests on or before March 1,
1980.
(c) In Class IVA
counties designated as nonattainment for sulfur dioxide, the owner or operator
of any affected facility in any source with a total rated capacity of greater
than 21,000 MMBTU/hr shall be required to:
1.
Submit a control plan for flue gas desulfurization and initiate construction of
a coal washing plant on or before June 1, 1978;
2. Issue invitations for bids for
construction and installation of flue gas desulfurization equipment on or
before October 1, 1978;
3. Award
contract for construction and installation of flue gas desulfurization
equipment on or before March 1, 1979;
4. Initiate construction of flue gas
desulfurization equipment on or before December 1, 1979;
5. Complete construction of coal washing
plant on or before December 1, 1980;
6. Complete construction of flue gas
desulfurization equipment on or before June 1, 1982; and
7. Demonstrate compliance by performance
tests on or before September 1, 1982.
Section 9. Standards During a Startup Period
or a Shutdown Period. During a startup period or a shutdown period, an owner or
operator shall comply with the work practice standards established in this
section.
(1)
(a) The owner or operator shall comply with
401 KAR
50:055, Section 2(5);
(b) The frequency and duration of startup
periods or shutdown periods shall be minimized by the affected
facility;
(c) All reasonable steps
shall be taken by the owner or operator to minimize the impact of emissions on
ambient air quality from the affected facility during startup periods and
shutdown periods;
(d) The actions,
including duration of the startup period, of the owner or operator of each
affected facility during startup periods and shutdown periods, shall be
documented by signed, contemporaneous logs or other relevant evidence;
and
(e) Startups and shutdowns
shall be conducted according to either:
1. The
manufacturer's recommended procedures; or
2. Recommended procedures for a unit of
similar design, for which manufacturer's recommended procedures are available,
as approved by the cabinet based on documentation provided by the owner or
operator of the affected facility; or
(2)
(a) An
affected facility subject to
40
C.F.R. 63.7500 shall meet the work practice
standards established in 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Table 3 to Subpart DDDDD, as
established in
401
KAR 63:002, Section 2(4)(iiii);
(b) An affected facility subject to
40
C.F.R. 63.9991 shall meet the work practice
standards established in 40 C.F.R. Part 63 , Table 3 to Subpart UUUUU, as
established in
401
KAR 63:002, Section 2(4)(yyyy); or
(c) An affected facility subject to
40 C.F.R.
63.11201 shall meet the work practice
standards established in 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Table 2 to Subpart JJJJJJ, as
established in
401
KAR 63:002, Section
2(4)(jjjjj).
Section
10. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Kentucky Air Pollution Control
Commission Regulation No. 7 Prevention and Control of Emissions of Particulate
Matter from Combustion of Fuel in Indirect Heat Exchangers" (November 1969), is
incorporated by reference.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Division of Air Quality, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
APPENDIX A TO 401 KAR 61:015
ALLOWABLE PARTICULATE EMISSION
RATES
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For sources having a total heat input capacity (as
determined by Section 3(1) of:
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The standard (in pounds per million BTU actual heat
input) is (based upon the Priority classification with respect to particulates
of the region in which the source is located):
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(MM BTU/Hr.)
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Priority I
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Priority II
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Priority III
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10 or less
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0.56
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0.75
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0.80
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50
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0.38
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0.52
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0.57
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100
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0.33
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0.44
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0.49
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250
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0.26
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0.35
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0.40
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500
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0.22
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0.30
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0.34
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1000
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0.19
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0.26
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0.30
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2500
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0.15
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0.21
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0.24
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5000
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0.13
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0.18
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0.21
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7500
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0.12
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0.16
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0.19
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10000 or more
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0.11
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0.15
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0.18
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Interpolation of allowable emissions for intermediate heat
input values not established above may be accompanied by use of the equations
shown below for the appropriate heat input range. In all equations X = MMBTU/hr
heat input as determined by Section 3(1), and Y = allowable particulate
emissions in pounds per MMBTU actual heat input.
Region Classification with respect to Particulate
Matter
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Range (MM BTU/Hr.)
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Allowable (Lb.s/MM BTU)
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Priority I
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10 to 10,000
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Y = 0.9634 X
-0.2356
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Priority II
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10 to 10,000
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Y = 1.2825 X
-0.2330
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Priority III
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10 to 10,000
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Y = 1.3152 X
-0.2159
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
224.10-100