Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
installation and use of portable air curtain incinerators, subject to the
requirements established herein, upon notification by the administrative
authority that the application (i.e., notification form) submitted in
accordance with Subsection E of this Section has been determined to be
complete. This regulatory permit also authorizes the engine that drives the fan
mechanism and the associated fuel storage tank.
2. This regulatory permit does not apply to
an air curtain incinerator that:
a. has a
manufacturer's rated capacity greater than 10 tons per hour;
b. is operated at a commercial/industrial or
institutional facility;
c. combusts
construction/demolition (C&D) debris as defined in LAC
33:VII.115;
d. incinerates waste,
including yard waste, collected from the general public; collected from
residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial sources; or otherwise
generated at a location other than the operational site; or
e. remains at a single operational site (not
to include storage locations) for more than 90 consecutive days.
Air Curtain Incinerator
(ACI)- an incinerator that operates by
forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open chamber or pit in which
combustion occurs. Incinerators of this type can be constructed above or below
ground and with or without refractory walls and floor.
Commercial/Industrial Facility - any facility involved
and/or used in the production, manufacture, storage, transportation,
distribution, exchange, or sale of goods and/or commodities, and any facility
involved and/or used in providing professional and non-professional services.
Such facilities include stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other
similar establishments.
Institutional Facility- a
facility operated by an organization having a governmental, educational, civic,
or religious purpose, such as a school, hospital, prison, military
installation, church, or other similar establishment.
Yard Waste- grass, grass clippings, bushes,
shrubs, and clippings from bushes and shrubs, originating from residential,
commercial/retail, institutional, or industrial sources as part of maintaining
yards or other private or public lands.
C. Operating Requirements
1. Visible Emissions
a. Opacity from the ACI shall not exceed 20
percent, except for a 30-minute start-up period once per day during which
opacity shall not exceed 35 percent.
b. The emission of smoke, suspended
particulate matter, or uncombined water, or any air contaminants or
combinations thereof, that passes onto or across a public road and creates a
traffic hazard by impairment of visibility, as defined in LAC
33:III.111, or intensifies an existing traffic hazard condition is
prohibited.
c. The owner or
operator shall conduct a 6-minute opacity reading in accordance with Method 9
of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, upon request of the department. Results shall be kept
on-site and available for inspection by the Office of Environmental
Compliance.
2. Approved
Wastes
a. The ACI shall be used to burn only
untreated wood, wood refuse, untreated wood products (i.e., crates, pallets,
etc.), trees, branches, leaves, grass, and/or other vegetable matter.
b. The owner or operator shall use only clean
oils (e.g., diesel fuel, No. 2 fuel oil, kerosene) to ignite waste.
3. Operating Locations
a. The owner or operator shall not locate the
ACI at any permitted municipal or sanitary landfill.
b. The ACI must be situated at least 1,000
feet from any dwelling other than a dwelling or structure located on the
property on which the burning is conducted, unless the location has been
approved by the appropriate DEQ Regional Office.
c. Relocation. The owner or operator shall
notify the department prior to moving the ACI to a new operating site. Approval
must be obtained before operations at the new site can commence.
4. The owner or operator shall
restrict incineration to the time period from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Piles
of combustible material should be of such size as to allow complete reduction
in this time interval.
5. The owner
or operator shall obtain all necessary permits from local and/or state
agencies.
6. The owner or operator
shall install on the ACI a manufacturer's nameplate giving the manufacturer's
name and the unit's model number and capacity.
7. The owner or operator shall maintain the
ACI to design standards and shall not operate the ACI if any equipment is
malfunctioning.
8. The owner or
operator shall use care to minimize the amount of dirt on the material being
burned.
9. Material shall not be
added to the ACI in such a manner as to be stacked above the air
curtain.
10. An operator shall
remain with the ACI at all times when it is operating.
11. Operation of the ACI shall be limited to
no more than 1,500 hours per calendar year.
D. Recordkeeping and Reporting
1. A daily record of the hours of operation
of the ACI shall be kept on-site and available for review by the Office of
Environmental Compliance. Daily records shall include the time combustion
commences and the time the fire is completely extinguished.
2. Annual hours of operation for the
preceding calendar year shall be reported to the Office of Environmental
Compliance annually by February 15.
E. Notification Requirements . Written
notification describing the planned activity shall be submitted to the Office
of Environmental Services using the appropriate form provided by the
department. A separate notification shall be submitted for each air curtain
incinerator.
F. In accordance with
LAC 33:III.Chapter 2, the fee for this regulatory permit is $2,634 (fee number
1520). If emissions from the ACI are such that it qualifies for a small source
permit as described in LAC 33:III.503.B.2, the fee is $785 (fee number 1722),
in accordance with LAC 33:III.211.B.13.e. In accordance with LAC 33:III.209 and
211, the annual maintenance fee associated with this regulatory permit shall be
$526, if fee number 1520 is applicable, or $250, if fee number 1722 is
applicable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2054.
