Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 115 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Subchapter D - PETROLEUM REFINING, NATURAL GAS PROCESSING, AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES
Division 1 - PROCESS UNIT TURNAROUND AND VACUUM-PRODUCING SYSTEMS IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES
Section 115.311 - Emission Specifications
Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 115.311
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) For all affected persons in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston/Galveston areas as defined in § 115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions), the following emission specifications on vacuum-producing systems shall apply.
(1) No person may be allowed to emit any volatile organic compound (VOC) from a steam ejector or mechanical vacuum pump in a petroleum refinery unless the vent stream is controlled properly in accordance with §
115.312(a)(2) of this title (relating to Control Requirements).
(2) No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a hotwell with a contact condenser unless the hotwell is covered and the vapors from the hotwell are controlled properly in accordance with §
115.312(a)(2) of this title.
(b) For all affected persons in Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, the following emission specifications on vacuum-producing systems shall apply.
(1) No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a steam ejector or mechanical vacuum pump in a petroleum refinery, unless the vent stream is controlled properly in accordance with §
115.312(b)(2) of this title.
(2) No person may be allowed to emit any VOC from a hotwell with a contact condenser, unless the hotwell is covered and the vapors from the hotwell are controlled properly in accordance with §
115.312(b)(2) of this title.
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