Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 165 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR CLASS IV-A INCINERATORS
Section 096-165-4 - Class IV-A Incinerator General Permit Conditions and Emission Control Requirements

(1) Employees and authorized representatives of the Department shall be allowed safe access to the owner/operator's business premises during business hours, or any time during which any emissions units are in operation, and at such other times as the Department deems necessary for the purpose of performing tests, collecting samples, conducting inspections, or examining and copying records relating to emissions pursuant to Title 38 MRSA §347-C. Prior to entrance on the premises, the Department shall notify the owner/operator, or a designee of a need to inspect the facility. The owner/operator shall provide safe access that complies with safety requirements of any local, state, or federal regulating authority.

(2) The General Permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege.

(3) The owner/operator shall maintain sufficient operational records to accurately document compliance with emission standards and general permit conditions as stipulated in this Chapter and shall maintain such records for a minimum of six (6) years. The records maintained on site shall also include a copy of the GP Application, applicable NOITC forms and the manufacturers operating instructions. Records shall be submitted to the Department upon written request.

(4) The owner/operator shall comply with all applicable terms and conditions of this general permit. The filing of an appeal, the notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, or the filing of an application for an air emissions license pursuant to 06-096 CMR 115 shall not override any condition of this general permit.

(5) The owner/operator shall not use as a defense in an enforcement action that the disruption, cessation, or reduction of operations would have been necessary in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of the general permit.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provisions in the State Implementation Plan approved by the EPA or Section 114(a) of the CAA, any credible evidence may be used for the purpose of establishing whether a person has violated or is in violation of any statute, regulation, or Part 70 license requirement.

(7) Upon written request from the Department, the owner shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use and maintain such monitoring equipment, sample such emissions (in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such intervals, and in such a manner as the Department shall prescribe), and provide other information as the Department may reasonably require to determine compliance status.

(8) The owner/operator shall keep a copy of the NOITC form available at the site where the facility operates and provide it to Department employees upon request.

(9) The owner/operator shall insure that all persons authorized as incinerator operator(s) be familiar with the terms and conditions of this general permit.

(1) The owner/operator shall establish and maintain a continuing program of best management practices for suppression of fugitive particulate matter during any period of operation which may result in fugitive emissions, and shall submit a description of the program to the Department upon request.

(2) The incinerator shall be used for the disposal of Type 4 Waste in Class IV-A Veterinary Incinerators or Human Crematory Incinerators, as defined in 06-096 CMR 100 Definitions Regulation. Class IV-A Incinerators shall not be used for the disposal of plastics, cytotoxic (antineoplastic) drugs or any radioactive wastes and shall not be used to dispose of any medical waste classified as Type 7 Infectious waste, as defined in 06-096 CMR 100 Definitions. However, the incidental use of plastics used in wrapping animal carcasses for handling and storage purposes is allowed.

(3) The incinerator shall not exceed its maximum design charging rate. Auxiliary fuel input to the primary and secondary chamber shall be Liquid Propane (LP), Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), Natural Gas (NG) or #2 fuel oil.

(4) The incinerator combustion gases shall vent to a stack which has a stack height of at least 60 percent of Good Engineering Practice (GEP), based upon the facility building dimensions.

(5) An operational log shall be maintained recording the weight of each charge to the incinerator, preheat temperature, preheating time, charging time, afterburner temperature directly after charging and every 60 minutes after startup until and including final shutdown time. The facility may make use of a temperature chart recorder on the incinerator unit to record the start time, date, and the weight of remains charged.

(6) The secondary chamber of the incinerator shall be maintained at or above 16000 F prior to commencing the burn cycle and shall be maintained at or above 16000 F throughout the duration of the burn.

(7) Once the burn cycle has commenced by introduction of primary chamber combustion, the incinerator shall be operated in an efficient manner and as specified by the manufacturer for the period of time between preheat and reaching the set operational temperature to be a minimum of 1600[DEGREE] F in the secondary chamber.

(8) A pyrometer and 1/14 inch test port shall be maintained at that location of the incinerator or refractory lined stack which provides sufficient volume to insure a flue gas retention time of not less than 1.0 seconds at minimum temperature of 16000 F.

(9) The owner/operator shall not exceed a particulate matter emission limit of 0.12 gr/dscf (grains per dry standard cubic foot) corrected to 12 percent CO2 from the auxiliary fuel.

(10) Visible emissions from the incinerator shall not exceed an opacity limit of 10 percent based on a six (6) minute block average basis.

(11) All persons designated as incinerator operator(s) shall receive adequate training to operate the incinerator in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, and shall be familiar with the terms of the General Permit as it pertains to the operation of the incinerator.