Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 208 - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND NUISANCE REQUIREMENTS
Section 340-208-0210 - Requirements for Fugitive Emissions
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) No person may cause or permit any materials to be handled, transported, or stored; or a building, its appurtenances, or a road to be used, constructed, altered, repaired or demolished; or any equipment to be operated, without taking reasonable precautions to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. Such reasonable precautions may include, but not be limited to the following:
(2) When fugitive particulate emissions escape from an air contaminant source, DEQ may order the owner or operator to abate the emissions. In addition to other means, DEQ may order that a building or equipment in which processing, handling and storage are done be tightly closed and ventilated in such a way that air contaminants are controlled or removed before being emitted to the open air.
(3) If requested by DEQ, the owner or operator must develop a fugitive emission control plan, including but not limited to the work practices in section (1), that will prevent any visible emissions from leaving the property of a source for more than 18 seconds in a six-minute period following the procedures of EPA Method 22.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan as adopted by the EQC under OAR 340-200-0040.]
[NOTE: View a PDF of referenced EPA Method by clicking on "Tables" link below.]
To view tables referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020 & 468A
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.025 & 468A.035