Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 234 - EMISSION STANDARDS FOR WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES
Section 340-234-0520 - Particleboard Manufacturing Operations
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 340-234-0520
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Truck Dump and Storage Areas:
(a) Every person operating or intending to
operate a particleboard manufacturing plant must enclose truck dump and storage
areas holding or intended to hold raw materials to prevent windblown particle
emissions from these areas from being deposited upon property not under the
ownership of said person;
(b) The
temporary storage of raw materials outside the regularly used areas of the
plant site is prohibited unless the person who desires to temporarily store
such raw materials first notifies DEQ and receives written approval for said
storage:
(A) When authorized by DEQ,
temporary storage areas must be operated to prevent windblown particulate
emissions from being deposited upon property not under the ownership of the
person storing the raw materials;
(B) Any temporary storage areas authorized by
DEQ may not be operated in excess of six (6) months from the date they are
first authorized.
(c)
Any person who proposes to control windblown particulate emissions from truck
dump storage areas other than by enclosure must apply to DEQ for written
authorization to utilize alternative controls. The application must describe in
detail the plan proposed to control windblown particulate emissions and
indicate on a plot plan the nearest location of property not under ownership of
the applicant.
(2) Other Emission Sources:
(a) The combined
particulate emissions from particleboard plant sources including, but not
limited to, hogs, chippers, and other material size reduction equipment,
process or space ventilation systems, particle dryers, classifiers, presses,
sanding machines, and materials handling systems must not exceed a plant
specific average hourly emission rate, pounds per hour, determined by
multiplying the plant production capacity by three pounds per 1000 square feet.
The plant production capacity is the maximum production in terms of 1,000
square feet on a 3/4 inch basis of finished product for a typical operating
shift divided by the number of hours in the operating shift.
(b) Excepted from subsection (2)(a) are truck
dump and storage areas, fuel burning equipment, and refuse burning equipment.
(c) Compliance with the average
hourly emission rate is determined by summing the emissions from the affected
sources as determined by emission factor calculations or actual emissions data
for a 24 hour period divided by 24.
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025
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