(2) Monitoring Plan.
(a) General Provisions. A WEB source with a
sulfur dioxide emitting unit that uses a monitoring method under (1)(a)(ii)
above shall meet the following requirements.
(i) Prepare and submit to the director an
initial monitoring plan for each monitoring method that the WEB source uses to
comply with this Section. In accordance with (c) below, the plan shall contain
sufficient information on the units involved, the applicable method, and the
use of data derived from that method to demonstrate that all unit sulfur
dioxide emissions are monitored and reported. The plan shall be submitted in
accordance with the deadlines specified in (6) below.
(ii) Prepare, maintain and submit to the
director a detailed monitoring plan in accordance with the deadlines specified
in (6) below. The plan will contain the applicable information required by (d)
below. The director may require that the monitoring plan or portions of it be
submitted electronically. The director may also require that the plan be
submitted on an ongoing basis in electronic format as part of the quarterly
report submitted under (8)(a) below or resubmitted separately within 30 days
after any change is made to the plan in accordance with (iii) below.
(iii) Whenever a WEB source makes a
replacement, modification, or change in one of the systems or methodologies
provided for in (1)(a)(ii) above, including a change in the automated data
acquisition and handling system or in the flue gas handling system, that
affects information reported in the monitoring plan, such as a change to serial
number for a component of a monitoring system, then the WEB source shall update
the monitoring plan.
(b)
A WEB source with a sulfur dioxide emitting unit that uses a method under
(1)(a)(i) above shall meet the requirements of this subsection (2) by
preparing, maintaining and submitting a monitoring plan in accordance with the
requirements of 40 CFR Part 75. If requested, the WEB source also shall submit
the entire monitoring plan to the director.
(c) Initial Monitoring Plan. The account
representative shall submit an initial monitoring plan for each sulfur dioxide
emitting unit or group of units sharing a common methodology that, except as
otherwise specified in an applicable provision in Appendix B of State
Implementation Plan Section XX, contains the following information:
(i) For all sulfur dioxide emitting units:
(A) plant name and location;
(B) plant and unit identification numbers
assigned by the director;
(C) type
of unit, or units for a group of units using a common monitoring
methodology;
(D) identification of
all stacks or pipes associated with the monitoring plan;
(E) types of fuels fired or sulfur containing
process materials used in the sulfur dioxide emitting unit, and the fuel
classification of the unit if combusting more than one type of fuel and using a
40 CFR Part 75 methodology;
(F)
types of emissions controls for sulfur dioxide installed or to be installed,
including specifications of whether such controls are pre-combustion,
post-combustion, or integral to the combustion process;
(G) maximum hourly heat input capacity, or
process throughput capacity, if applicable;
(H) identification of all units using a
common stack; and
(I) indicator of
whether any stack identified in the plan is a bypass stack.
(ii) For each unit and parameter
required to be monitored, identification of monitoring methodology information,
consisting of monitoring methodology, monitor locations, substitute data
approach for the methodology, and general identification of quality assurance
procedures. If the proposed methodology is a specific methodology submitted
pursuant to (1)(a)(ii)(D) above, the description under this paragraph shall
describe fully all aspects of the monitoring equipment, installation locations,
operating characteristics, certification testing, ongoing quality assurance and
maintenance procedures, and substitute data procedures.
(iii) If a WEB source intends to petition for
a change to any specific monitoring requirement otherwise required under this
Section, such petition may be submitted as part of the initial monitoring
plan.
(iv) The director may issue a
notice of approval or disapproval of the initial monitoring plan based on the
compliance of the proposed methodology with the requirements for monitoring in
this Section.
(d)
Detailed Monitoring Plan. The account representative shall submit a detailed
monitoring plan that, except as otherwise specified in an applicable provision
in Appendix C of State Implementation Plan Section XX, the Regional Haze SIP,
shall contain the following information:
(i)
Identification and description of each monitoring component (including each
monitor and its identifiable components, such as analyzer or probe) in a
continuous emissions monitoring system (e.g., sulfur dioxide pollutant
concentration monitor, flow monitor, moisture monitor), a 40 CFR Part 75,
Appendix D monitoring system (e.g., fuel flowmeter, data acquisition and
handling system), or a protocol in Appendix B of SIP Section XX, including:
(A) manufacturer, model number and serial
number;
(B) component and system
identification code assigned by the facility to each identifiable monitoring
component, such as the analyzer and/or probe;
(C) designation of the component type and
method of sample acquisition or operation such as in situ pollutant
concentration monitor or thermal flow monitor;
(D) designation of the system as a primary or
backup system;
(E) first and last
dates the system reported data;
(F)
status of the monitoring component; and
(G) parameter monitored.
(ii) Identification and description of all
major hardware and software components of the automated data acquisition and
handling system, including:
(A) hardware
components that perform emission calculations or store data for quarterly
reporting purposes, including the manufacturer and model number; and
(B) identification of the provider and model
or version number of the software components.
(iii) Explicit formulas for each measured
emissions parameter, using component or system identification codes for the
monitoring system used to measure the parameter that links the system
observations with the reported concentrations and mass emissions. The formulas
must contain all constants and factors required to derive mass emissions from
component or system code observations and an indication of whether the formula
is being added, corrected, deleted, or is unchanged. The WEB source with a low
mass emissions unit for which the WEB source is using the optional low mass
emissions excepted methodology in 40 CFR Part 75.19(c) is not required to
report such formulas.
(iv) For
units with flow monitors only, the inside cross-sectional area in square feet
at the flow monitoring location.
(v) If using CEMS for sulfur dioxide and
flow, for each parameter monitored, include the scale, maximum potential
concentration and method of calculation, maximum expected concentration, if
applicable, and method of calculation, maximum potential flow rate and method
of calculations, span value, full-scale range, daily calibration units of
measure, span effective date and hour, span inactivation date and hour,
indication of whether dual spans are required, default high range value, flow
rate span, and flow rate span value and full scale value in standard cubic feet
per hour for each unit or stack using sulfur dioxide or flow component
monitors.
(vi) If the monitoring
system or excepted methodology provides for use of a constant, assumed, or
default value for a parameter under specific circumstances, then include the
following information for each value of such parameter:
(A) identification of the
parameter;
(B) default, maximum,
minimum, or constant value, and units of measure for the value;
(C) purpose of the value;
(D) indicator of use during controlled and
uncontrolled hours;
(E) types of
fuel;
(F) source of the
value;
(G) value effective date and
hour;
(H) date and hour value is no
longer effective, if applicable; and
(I) for units using the excepted methodology
under
40
CFR 75.19, the applicable sulfur dioxide
emission factor.
(vii)
Unless otherwise specified in subsection 6.5.2.1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part
75, for each unit or common stack on which continuous emissions monitoring
system hardware are installed:
(A) the upper
and lower boundaries of the range of operation as defined in subsection 6.5.2.1
of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 75, or thousands of pounds per hour (lb/hr) of
steam, or feet per second (ft/sec), as applicable;
(B) the load or operating level(s) designated
as normal in subsection 6.5.2.1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 75, or thousands
of lb/hr of steam, or ft/sec, as applicable;
(C) the two load or operating levels (i.e.,
low, mid, or high) identified in subsection 6.5.2.1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR
Part 75 as the most frequently used;
(D) the date of the data analysis used to
determine the normal load (or operating) level(s) and the two most
frequently-used load or operating levels; and
(E) activation and deactivation dates when
the normal load or operating levels change and are updated.
(viii) For each unit that is
complying with 40 CFR Part 75 for which the optional fuel flow-to-load test in
subsection 2.1.7 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75 is used:
(A) the upper and lower boundaries of the
range of operation as defined in subsection 6.5.2.1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR
Part 75, expressed in thousands of lb/hr of steam;
(B) the load level designated as normal,
pursuant to subsection 6.5.2.1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 75, expressed in
thousands of lb/hr of steam; and
(C) the date of the load analysis used to
determine the normal load level.
(ix) Information related to quality assurance
testing, including, as applicable: identification of the test strategy;
protocol for the relative accuracy test audit; other relevant test information;
calibration gas levels expressed as percent of span for the calibration error
test and linearity check; and calculations for determining maximum potential
concentration, maximum expected concentration if applicable, maximum potential
flow rate, and span.
(x) If
applicable, apportionment strategies under sections 75.10 through 75.18 of 40
CFR Part 75.
(xi) Description of
site locations for each monitoring component in a monitoring system, including
schematic diagrams and engineering drawings and any other documentation that
demonstrates each monitor location meets the appropriate siting criteria. For
units monitored by a continuous emission monitoring system, diagrams shall
include:
(A) a schematic diagram identifying
entire gas handling system from unit to stack for all units, using
identification numbers for units, monitor components, and stacks corresponding
to the identification numbers provided in the initial monitoring plan and (i)
and (iii) above. The schematic diagram must depict the height of any monitor
locations. Comprehensive and/or separate schematic diagrams shall be used to
describe groups of units using a common stack; and
(B) stack and duct engineering diagrams
showing the dimensions and locations of fans, turning vanes, air preheaters,
monitor components, probes, reference method sampling ports, and other
equipment that affects the monitoring system location, performance, or quality
control checks.
(xii) A
data flow diagram denoting the complete information handling path from output
signals of CEMS components to final reports.
(e) In addition to supplying the information
in (c) and (d) above, the WEB source with a sulfur dioxide emitting unit using
either of the methodologies in (1)(a)(ii)(B) above shall include the following
information in its monitoring plan for the specific situations described:
(i) For each gas-fired or oil-fired sulfur
dioxide emitting unit for which the WEB source uses the optional protocol in
Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75 for sulfur dioxide mass emissions, the Account
Representative shall include the following information in the monitoring plan:
(A) parameter monitored;
(B) type of fuel measured, maximum fuel flow
rate, units of measure, and basis of maximum fuel flow rate expressed as the
upper range value or unit maximum for each fuel flowmeter;
(C) test method used to check the accuracy of
each fuel flowmeter;
(D) submission
status of the data;
(E) monitoring
system identification code;
(F) the
method used to demonstrate that the unit qualifies for monthly gross calorific
value (GCV) sampling or for daily or annual fuel sampling for sulfur content,
as applicable;
(G) a schematic
diagram identifying the relationship between the unit, all fuel supply lines,
the fuel flowmeters, and the stacks. The schematic diagram must depict the
installation location of each fuel flowmeter and the fuel sampling locations.
Comprehensive or separate schematic diagrams shall be used to describe groups
of units using a common pipe;
(H)
for units using the optional default sulfur dioxide emission rate for "pipeline
natural gas" or "natural gas" in appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75, the information
on the sulfur content of the gaseous fuel used to demonstrate compliance with
either subsection 2.3.1.4 or 2.3.2.4 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75;
(I) for units using the 720 hour test under
subsection 2.3.6 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75 to determine the required
sulfur sampling requirements, report the procedures and results of the test;
and
(J) for units using the 720
hour test under subsection 2.3.5 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 75 to determine
the appropriate fuel GCV sampling frequency, report the procedures used and the
results of the test.
(ii) For each sulfur dioxide emitting unit
for which the WEB source uses the low mass emission excepted methodology of
40
CFR 75.19, the WEB source shall include the
information in (A) through (F) in the monitoring plan that accompanies the
initial certification application.
(A) The
results of the analysis performed to qualify as a low mass emissions unit under
40
CFR 75.19(c). This report
will include either the previous three years' actual or projected emissions.
The report will include the current calendar year of application; the type of
qualification; years one, two, and three; annual measured, estimated or
projected sulfur dioxide mass emissions for years one, two, and three; and
annual operating hours for years one, two, and three.
(B) A schematic diagram identifying the
relationship between the unit, all fuel supply lines and tanks, any fuel
flowmeters, and the stacks. Comprehensive or separate schematic diagrams shall
be used to describe groups of units using a common pipe.
(C) For units which use the long term fuel
flow methodology under
40
CFR 75.19(c)(3), a diagram
of the fuel flow to each unit or group of units and a detailed description of
the procedures used to determine the long term fuel flow for a unit or group of
units for each fuel combusted by the unit or group of units.
(D) A statement that the unit burns only
gaseous fuels or fuel oil and a list of the fuels that are burned or a
statement that the unit is projected to burn only gaseous fuels or fuel oil and
a list of the fuels that are projected to be burned.
(E) A statement that the unit meets the
applicability requirements in
40
CFR 75.19(a) and (b) with
respect to sulfur dioxide emissions.
(F) Any unit historical actual, estimated and
projected sulfur dioxide emissions data and calculated sulfur dioxide emissions
data demonstrating that the unit qualifies as a low mass emissions unit under
40
CFR 75.19(a) and
(b).
(iii) For each gas-fired unit, the account
representative shall include the following in the monitoring plan: current
calendar year, fuel usage data as specified in the definition of gas-fired in
40 CFR 72.2, and an indication of whether the data are actual or projected
data.
(f) The specific
elements of a monitoring plan under this section shall not be part of a WEB
source's operating permit issued under R307-415, and modifications to the
elements of the plan shall not require a permit modification.