North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS
Section 02D .0516 - SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02D .0516

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Emissions of sulfur dioxide from any source of combustion, including air pollution control devices, discharged from any vent, stack, chimney, or flare shall not exceed 2.3 pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu input.

(b) When determining compliance with this standard:

(1) the sulfur dioxide formed by the combustion of sulfur in fuels, wastes, ores, and other substances shall be included;

(2) the sulfur dioxide formed or reduced as a result of treating flue gases with sulfur trioxide or other materials shall be included in the computation of emissions; and

(3) the determination of Btu input shall not include the contribution from any portion of fuels used exclusively to inflate the heat input value used to demonstrate compliance with the emission standard in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(c) The standard set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Rule shall not apply to sulfur dioxide emission sources already subject to an emission standard for sulfur dioxide in 15A NCAC 02D .0524, 02D .0527, 02D .1110, 02D .1111, 02D .1206, or .1210.

Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2007; April 1, 2003; July 1, 1996; February 1, 1995; October 1, 1989; January 1, 1985; April 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2020.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. North Carolina may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.