Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES
Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
DAILY OPERATIONS
Section 283.218 - Air resources protection

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 283.218

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Emissions from a facility subject to this chapter shall meet the requirements of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001-4014), Article III (relating to air resources), the terms or conditions of its permit and other applicable Department guidelines.

(b) The operator may not cause or contribute to an exceedance of any ambient air quality standards under § 131.3 (relating to ambient air quality standards).

(c) A person or municipality may not cause or allow open burning at the facility.

(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a)-(c) emissions from a facility subject to this chapter shall be, at a minimum, subject to the following:

(1) For new infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incinerators, best available technology standards for air quality control for the facilities, defined at §§ 121.1 and 127.12(a)(5) (relating to definitions; and content of applications).

(2) For existing infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incinerators, reasonably available technology control standards for the facilities, as required by section 2(b) of the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. § 6019.2(b)), known as the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law and Department regulations.

(3) For new incinerators for waste other than infectious or chemotherapeutic waste, best available technology standards for the facilities defined at §§ 121.1 and 127.12(a)(5).

(4) For existing incinerators for waste other than infectious or chemotherapeutic waste, reasonably available technology control standards for the facilities, as required by Department regulations.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 283.241 (relating to safety).

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