Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Applicability
1. This regulatory permit authorizes the
construction and operation of rock, concrete, and asphalt crushing facilities,
subject to the requirements established herein, upon notification by the
department that the application (i.e., notification form) submitted in
accordance with Subsection H of this Section has been determined to be
complete.
2. This regulatory permit
may be used to authorize both fixed and portable crushers. Fixed crushers are
those attached by a cable, chain, turnbuckle, bolt, or other means to any
anchor, slab, or structure, including bedrock.
B. New Source Performance Standards. Each
fixed crusher with a capacity of more than 25 tons per hour and each portable
crusher with a capacity of more than 150 tons per hour for which construction,
modification, or reconstruction commenced after August 31, 1983, shall comply
with the applicable provisions of 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOStandards of
Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. Modification and
reconstruction are described in
40
CFR 60.14 and 15, respectively.
C. Control of Fugitive Emissions
1. Emission of particulate matter shall be
controlled so that the shade or appearance of the emission is not denser than
20 percent average opacity, except that the emissions may have an average
opacity in excess of 20 percent for not more than one 6-minute period in any 60
consecutive minutes.
2. Emissions
of smoke or suspended particulate matter that pass onto or across a public road
and create a traffic hazard by impairment of visibility, as
defined in LAC 33:III.111, or intensify an existing traffic hazard condition
are prohibited.
3. All reasonable
precautions shall be taken to prevent particulate matter from becoming
airborne. These precautions shall include, but not be limited to, the
following.
a. Open-bodied trucks transporting
materials likely to give rise to airborne dust shall be covered at all times
when in motion.
b. Earth or other
material on paved areas within the facility due to transport by trucking or
other means shall be promptly removed.
c. In-plant roads, active work areas,
material stockpiles, and other surfaces at the facility shall be watered,
treated with dust-suppressant chemicals, oiled, or paved and cleaned as
necessary to minimize dust emissions to the greatest extent
practicable.
4. If dust
cannot be controlled by other means, the department may require permanently
mounted spray bars to be installed at the inlet and outlet of the crusher, at
all shaker screens, and/or at all material transfer points and used as
necessary.
5. Best housekeeping and
maintenance practices shall be employed to minimize emissions of organic
compounds. Good housekeeping shall include, but not be limited to, the
practices described in LAC 33:III.2113.A.1-4.
D. Filter Vents (Baghouses)
1. Monitoring and Repair
a. Filter vents shall be inspected for
visible emissions on a daily basis.
b. Filter elements (bags) shall be inspected
no less than once every six months or more frequently if daily visual checks
indicate maintenance may be necessary.
c. Elements shall be changed in accordance
with the manufacturer's recommendations or more frequently if maintenance
inspections reveal damage or other impairments impacting the design efficiency
of the unit.
2.
Recordkeeping. The following records shall be kept on-site and available for
inspection by the Office of Environmental Compliance:
a. the results of the visual checks required
by Subparagraph D.1.a of this Section;
b. the dates and results of the maintenance
inspections required by Subparagraph D.1.b of this Section; and
c. the dates and a description of any
maintenance or repair conducted in accordance with Subparagraph D.1.c of this
Section.
3. The daily
monitoring and recordkeeping requirements in this Subsection shall not apply
when the crusher is not operational.
E. Internal Combustion Engines
1. Fuels and Fuel Sulfur Content
a. Internal combustion engines (ICEs) shall
not combust noncommercial fuels, including any used oil, facility byproducts,
or other type of waste material. Only commercially available fuels such as
diesel or gasoline shall be used as a fuel in ICEs.
b. The permittee shall not combust distillate
oil that contains greater than 0.5 weight percent sulfur.
2. Opacity
a. Limitations
i. Smoke. The emission of smoke shall be
controlled so that the shade or appearance of the emission is not darker than
20 percent average opacity, except that the emissions may have an average
opacity in excess of 20 percent for not more than one 6-minute period in any 60
consecutive minutes.
ii.
Particulate Matter. The emission of particulate matter shall be controlled so
that the shade or appearance of the emission is not denser than 20 percent
average opacity, except that the emissions may have an average opacity in
excess of 20 percent for not more than one 6-minute period in any 60
consecutive minutes.
iii.
Subparagraph E.2.a of this Section shall not apply if the presence of
uncombined water is the only reason for failure of an emission to meet the
opacity limitations.
b.
Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting
i.
The permittee shall inspect each ICE's stack for visible emissions once each
month.
ii. If visible emissions are
detected for more than one 6-minute period over a 60 consecutive minute test
period, the permittee shall conduct a 6-minute opacity reading in accordance
with Method 9 of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, within 3 operating days.
iii. If the shade or appearance of the
emission is darker than 20 percent average opacity in accordance with Method 9
of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, the permittee shall take corrective action to return
the ICE to its proper operating condition, and the 6-minute opacity reading
shall be repeated in accordance with Method 9. The permittee shall notify the
Office of Environmental Compliance no later than 30 calendar days after the
occurrence of any Method 9 readings in excess of 20 percent average opacity.
This notification shall include the date the visual check was performed,
results of the Method 9 testing, and a record of the corrective action
employed.
iv. Records of visible
emissions checks shall include the ICE's serial number, the date the visual
check was performed, a record of emissions if visible emissions were detected
for a period longer than 6 consecutive minutes, the results of any Method 9
testing conducted, and a record of any corrective action employed. These
records shall be kept on-site and available for inspection by the Office of
Environmental Compliance.
3. New Source Performance Standards
a. Each stationary compression ignition (CI)
ICE described in
40 CFR
60.4200(a) shall comply with
the applicable provisions of 40 CFR 60, Subpart IIIIStandards of Performance
for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, unless the ICE
is exempted as described in
40 CFR
60.4200(d).
b. Each stationary spark ignition (SI) ICE
described in
40 CFR
60.4230(a) shall comply with
the applicable provisions of 40 CFR 60, Subpart JJJJStandards of Performance
for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, unless the ICE is
exempted as described in
40 CFR
60.4230(e) or meets the
conditions set forth in
40 CFR
60.4230(f).
4. National Emissions Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants. Each stationary reciprocating ICE described in
40 CFR
63.6590 shall comply with the applicable
provisions of 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ National Emissions Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engines.
5. Gasoline storage tanks
associated with an ICE and with a nominal capacity of more than 250 gallons
shall be equipped with a submerged fill pipe.
F. Operating Time. The crusher and associated
equipment (excluding stockpiles and storage vessels) shall not operate for more
than 4380 hours per calendar year.
1.
Operating time shall be monitored by any technically sound means.
2. Operating time of the crusher shall be
recorded each month, as well as its operating time for the last 12 months. The
records shall be kept on-site for five years and available for inspection by
the Office of Environmental Compliance.
G. Monitoring of Capacity. The department may
require the crusher to be equipped with a weigh hopper or scale belt to
accurately determine the weight of material being crushed.
H. Notification Requirements . Written
notification describing the crusher shall be submitted to the Office of
Environmental Services using the appropriate form provided by the department. A
separate notification form shall be submitted for each crusher.
I. Relocation. The permittee shall notify the
department prior to moving the crusher to a new operating site. The permittee
shall obtain approval from the department before commencing operations at a new
site.
J. Standby Plan. The
permittee shall develop and retain on site a standby plan for the reduction or
elimination of emissions during an Air Pollution Alert, Air Pollution Warning,
or Air Pollution Emergency. The plan shall be designed in accordance with the
objectives set forth in LAC 33:III.5611, Tables 5, 6, and 7.
1. Activate the pre-planned abatement
strategies listed in LAC 33:III.5611, Table 5 when the department declares an
Air Pollution Alert.
2. Activate
the pre-planned abatement strategies listed in LAC 33:III.5611, Table 6 when
the department declares an Air Pollution Warning.
3. Activate the pre-planned abatement
strategies listed in LAC 33:III.5611, Table 7 when the department declares an
Air Pollution Emergency.
K. Fees. In accordance with LAC 33:III.223,
Table 1, the new permit application fee for this regulatory permit shall be
$2,288 (fee number 0870). In accordance with LAC 33:III.209 and 211, the annual
maintenance fee associated with this regulatory permit shall be $458. If
potential emissions from the crusher are such that it qualifies for a small
source permit as described in LAC 33:III.503.B.2, then fee number 1722 located
in LAC 33:III.223, Table 1 shall apply in accordance with LAC
33:III.211.B.13.e.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2054.
