New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Part 5 - VISIBLE AIR CONTAMINANTS
Section 20.11.5.13 - SPECIFIC STATIONARY SOURCES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The following visible emissions and operational limitations shall be applicable to the sources listed.
A. Incinerator, Pathological Waste Destructor, or Crematorium: No person shall cause or allow visible emissions from an incinerator, pathological waste destructor, or crematorium, allowed pursuant to 20.11.68, or 69 NMAC, to exceed 5 percent opacity during any time interval including startup and shutdown.
B. Stationary Spark Ignition Engine: Except for the initial 10 seconds from startup, no person shall cause or allow visible emissions from any stationary spark ignition engine to exceed 5 percent opacity, 3 minute time-averaged.
C. Diesel-Powered Engine: No person shall cause or allow visible emissions from any stationary diesel-powered engine to exceed 20 percent opacity, 6 minute time-averaged. During the first 20 minutes of cold startup the visible emissions shall not exceed 40 percent opacity, 6 minute time-averaged. Additionally, no increase of load shall be applied so as to cause an emission having an opacity greater than 40 percent during any time interval.
D. Training: The operation of equipment specifically designed for the purposes of training certified smoke observers is permissible with no limits on visible emissions providing the equipment is operated so that the emissions do not pose an annoyance to any person, private residence, or business.
