Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 8.00 - The Prevention And/or Abatement Of Air Pollution Episode And Air Pollution Incident Emergencies
Section 8.05 - Declaration of Air Pollution Episodes and Incidents
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The Commissioner, based upon the Department's evaluation of such information relative to ambient air contaminant concentration levels as may be available to the Department, meteorological conditions extant, the Criteria set forth in 310 CMR 8.03 and/or other substantive and germane information, shall declare an
| PM | ||||||
| Alert | Warning | Emergency | SO2 | O3 | CO | |
| Process Steam Generating Facility | - | - | x | x | ||
| Boiler lancing or soot blowing | ||||||
| between 12 AM - 4AM unless notified | ||||||
| otherwise by the Department | x | x | x | - | - | - |
| Use of lowest sulfur content fuel | ||||||
| available | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| Use of lowest ash content fuel | ||||||
| available | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| Purchase instead of generate | ||||||
| electric power from steam | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| Make ready for use of ERP | - | x | - | x | - | - |
| Put ERP into operation | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| Other Industries | ||||||
| Boiler lancing or soot blowing | ||||||
| between 12AM - 4PM unless notified | ||||||
| otherwise by the Department | x | x | x | - | - | - |
| Purchase instead of generate | ||||||
| electric power | x | x | x | x* | - | - |
| Make ready for ERP | - | x | - | x* | - | - |
| Put ERP into operation | - | - | x | x* | - | - |
| Notification of sensitive persons | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Stop all sandblasting and demolition | ||||||
| activities | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| Stop construction activities that | ||||||
| generate pollutants | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| The following shall cease operations | ||||||
| Mining and q uarrying of no n- metallic | ||||||
| minerals | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Manufacturing establishments with | ||||||
| no ERP | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Wholesale trade establishments | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Non-essential local, county, state, | ||||||
| and federal offices | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Retail trade establishments | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Banks, credit agencies, etc. | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Domestic services | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Recreational and sporting | ||||||
| Facilities and events | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Educational institutions | - | - | x | - | - | - |
* applies only to Industries discharging organics
(2) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, based upon the Department's evaluation of such information relative to the ambient air contaminant concentration levels as may be available to the Department, meteorological conditions extant, the Criteria set forth in 310 CMR 8.03 and/or other substantive and germane information may declare an Air Pollution Episode Emergency.
(3) When an Air Pollution episode or Incident Emergency is declared, the Commissioner shall specify the contaminant(s) and portion(s) of the Commonwealth in which said Episodes or Incident Emergencies pertain.
(4) Notice of a declaration of an Air Pollution Episode or Incident Emergency shall be made through the News Media to the extent feasible and such other means of communication as the Commissioner deems appropriate.
