Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 13 - Emission Standards for Pulp and Paper Mills (Rule 4-13)
Section 9VAC5-40-1710 - Standard for visible emissions

Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC5-40-1710

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The provisions of Article 1 (9VAC5-40-60 et seq.) of this chapter (Emission Standards for Visible Emissions and Fugitive Dust/Emissions, Rule 4-1) apply except with regard to recovery furnaces; for such facilities the provisions in subsection B of this section apply instead of 9VAC5-40-80 A.

B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any recovery furnace any visible emissions which exhibit greater than 35% opacity. Failure to meet the requirements of this section because of the presence of water vapor shall not be a violation of this section.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.

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