South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
Part 61-79.261 - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subpart CC - AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TANKS AND CONTAINERS
Section 61-79.261.CC.1087 - Standards: Closed-vent systems and control devices
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-79.261.CC.1087
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) This section applies to each closed-vent system and control device installed and operated by the remanufacturer or other person who stores or treats the hazardous secondary material to control air emissions in accordance with standards of this subpart.
(b) The closed-vent system shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The closed-vent
system shall route the gases, vapors, and fumes emitted from the hazardous
secondary material in the hazardous secondary material management unit to a
control device that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (c) of this
section.
(2) The closed-vent system
shall be designed and operated in accordance with the requirements specified in
section 261.1033(k).
(3) In the
case when the closed-vent system includes bypass devices that could be used to
divert the gas or vapor stream to the atmosphere before entering the control
device, each bypass device shall be equipped with either a flow indicator as
specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this section or a seal or locking device as
specified in paragraph (b)(3)(ii) of this section. For the purpose of complying
with this paragraph, low leg drains, high point bleeds, analyzer vents,
open-ended valves or lines, spring loaded pressure relief valves, and other
fittings used for safety purposes are not considered to be bypass devices.
(i) If a flow indicator is used to comply
with paragraph (b)(3) of this section, the indicator shall be installed at the
inlet to the bypass line used to divert gases and vapors from the closed-vent
system to the atmosphere at a point upstream of the control device inlet. For
this paragraph, a flow indicator means a device which indicates the presence of
either gas or vapor flow in the bypass line.
(ii) If a seal or locking device is used to
comply with paragraph (b)(3) of this section, the device shall be placed on the
mechanism by which the bypass device position is controlled (e.g., valve
handle, damper lever) when the bypass device is in the closed position such
that the bypass device cannot be opened without breaking the seal or removing
the lock. Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to, a car-seal
or a lock-and-key configuration valve. The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall visually inspect the
seal or closure mechanism at least once every month to verify that the bypass
mechanism is maintained in the closed position.
(4) The closed-vent system shall be inspected
and monitored by the remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the
hazardous secondary material in accordance with the procedure specified in
section 261.1033(l).
(c) The control device shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The control device shall be one of the
following devices:
(i) A control device
designed and operated to reduce the total organic content of the inlet vapor
stream vented to the control device by at least ninety-five (95) percent by
weight;
(ii) An enclosed combustion
device designed and operated in accordance with the requirements of section
261.1033(c); or
(iii) A flare
designed and operated in accordance with the requirements of section
261.1033(d).
(2) The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material who elects to use a closed-vent system and control device to comply
with the requirements of this section shall comply with the requirements
specified in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (vi) of this section.
(i) Periods of planned routine maintenance of
the control device, during which the control device does not meet the
specifications of paragraph (c)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, as
applicable, shall not exceed two hundred forty (240) hours per year.
(ii) The specifications and requirements in
paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section for control devices do not
apply during periods of planned routine maintenance.
(iii) The specifications and requirements in
paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section for control devices do not
apply during a control device system malfunction.
(iv) The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate compliance
with the requirements of paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section (i.e., planned
routine maintenance of a control device, during which the control device does
not meet the specifications of paragraph (c)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this
section, as applicable, shall not exceed two hundred forty (240) hours per
year) by recording the information specified in section
261.1089(e)(1)(v).
(v) The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material shall correct control device system malfunctions as soon as
practicable after their occurrence in order to minimize excess emissions of air
pollutants.
(vi) The remanufacturer
or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall
operate the closed-vent system such that gases, vapors, or fumes are not
actively vented to the control device during periods of planned maintenance or
control device system malfunction (i.e., periods when the control device is not
operating or not operating normally) except in cases when it is necessary to
vent the gases, vapors, and/or fumes to avoid an unsafe condition or to
implement malfunction corrective actions or planned maintenance actions.
(3) The remanufacturer
or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material using a
carbon adsorption system to comply with paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall
operate and maintain the control device in accordance with the following
requirements:
(i) Following the initial
startup of the control device, all activated carbon in the control device shall
be replaced with fresh carbon on a regular basis in accordance with the
requirements of section 261.1033(g) or (h) of this part.
(ii) All carbon that is hazardous waste and
that is removed from the control device shall be managed in accordance with the
requirements of section 261.1033(n), regardless of the average volatile organic
concentration of the carbon.
(4) A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material using a control device other
than a thermal vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or
carbon adsorption system to comply with paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall
operate and maintain the control device in accordance with the requirements of
section 261.1033(j).
(5) The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material shall demonstrate that a control device achieves the performance
requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section as follows:
(i) A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate using
either a performance test as specified in paragraph (c)(5)(iii) of this section
or a design analysis as specified in paragraph (c)(5)(iv) of this section the
performance of each control device except for the following:
(A) A flare;
(B) A boiler or process heater with a design
heat input capacity of forty-four (44) megawatts or greater;
(C) A boiler or process heater into which the
vent stream is introduced with the primary fuel;
(ii) A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate the
performance of each flare in accordance with the requirements specified in
section 261.1033(e).
(iii) For a
performance test conducted to meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(5)(i) of
this section, the remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the
hazardous secondary material shall use the test methods and procedures
specified in section 261.1034(c)(1) through (4).
(iv) For a design analysis conducted to meet
the requirements of paragraph (c)(5)(i) of this section, the design analysis
shall meet the requirements specified in section 261.1035(b)(4)(iii).
(v) The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate that a
carbon adsorption system achieves the performance requirements of paragraph
(c)(1) of this section based on the total quantity of organics vented to the
atmosphere from all carbon adsorption system equipment that is used for organic
adsorption, organic desorption or carbon regeneration, organic recovery, and
carbon disposal.
(6) If
the remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous
secondary material and the Department do not agree on a demonstration of
control device performance using a design analysis then the disagreement shall
be resolved using the results of a performance test performed by the
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(5)(iii) of this
section. The Department may choose to have an authorized representative observe
the performance test.
(7) The
closed-vent system and control device shall be inspected and monitored by the
remanufacture or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material in accordance with the procedures specified in section 261.1033(f)(2)
and (l). The readings from each monitoring device required by section
261.1033(f)(2) shall be inspected at least once each operating day to check
control device operation. Any necessary corrective measures shall be
immediately implemented to ensure the control device is operated in compliance
with the requirements of this section.
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