Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 15 - Emission Standards for Coal Preparation Plants (Rule 4-15)
Section 9VAC5-40-1980 - Standard for particulate matter

Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC5-40-1980

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

A. Thermal driers.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any thermal drier any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-15A.

TABLE 4-15A
Process Weight Rate Tons/Hr Maximum Allowable Emission Rate Lb/Hr
100 or less 45
200 or more 105

2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

B. Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment any particulate emissions in excess of 0.05 grains per standard cubic foot of exhaust gas. In no event shall the emission rate exceed the appropriate limit in Table 4-15B.

2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision B 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

TABLE 4-15B
Process Weight Rate Maximum Allowable Emission Rate
Lb/Hr Tons/Hr Lb/Hr
100 0.05 0.551
200 0.10 0.877
400 0.20 1.40
600 0.30 1.83
800 0.40 2.22
1000 0.50 2.58
1500 0.75 3.38
2000 1.00 4.10
2500 1.25 4.76
3000 1.50 5.38
3500 1.75 5.96
4000 2.00 6.52
5000 2.50 7.58
6000 3.00 8.56
7000 3.50 9.49
8000 4.00 10.4
9000 4.50 11.2
10000 5.00 12.0
12000 6.00 13.6
16000 8.00 16.5
18000 9.00 17.9
20000 10.00 19.2
30000 15.00 25.2
40000 20.00 30.5
50000 25.00 35.4
60000 30.00 40.0
70000 35.00 41.3
80000 40.00 42.5
90000 45.00 43.6
100000 50.00 44.6
120000 60.00 46.3
140000 70.00 47.8
160000 80.00 49.1
200000 100.00 51.3
1000000 500.00 69.0
2000000 1000.00 77.6
6000000 3000.00 92.7

Statutory Authority

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

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