Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 4 - Emission Standards for General Process Operations (Rule 4-4)
Section 9VAC5-40-270 - Standard for particulate matter (AQCR 7)
Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC5-40-270
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Noncombustion process operations. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any process unit any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-4B.
| TABLE 4-4B | ||
| Process Weight Rate | Maximum Allowable Emission Rate | |
| Lb/Hr | Tons/Hr | Lb/Hr |
| 100 | 0.050 | 0.46 |
| 150 | 0.075 | 0.66 |
| 200 | 0.100 | 0.85 |
| 250 | 0.125 | 1.03 |
| 300 | 0.150 | 1.20 |
| 350 | 0.175 | 1.35 |
| 400 | 0.200 | 1.50 |
| 450 | 0.225 | 1.63 |
| 500 | 0.250 | 1.77 |
| 550 | 0.275 | 1.85 |
| 600 | 0.300 | 2.01 |
| 650 | 0.325 | 2.12 |
| 700 | 0.350 | 2.24 |
| 750 | 0.375 | 2.34 |
| 800 | 0.400 | 2.43 |
| 850 | 0.425 | 2.53 |
| 900 | 0.450 | 2.62 |
| 950 | 0.475 | 2.72 |
| 1000 | 0.500 | 2.80 |
| 1100 | 0.55 | 2.97 |
| 1200 | 0.60 | 3.12 |
| 1300 | 0.65 | 3.26 |
| 1400 | 0.70 | 3.40 |
| 1500 | 0.75 | 3.54 |
| 1600 | 0.80 | 3.66 |
| 1700 | 0.85 | 3.79 |
| 1800 | 0.90 | 3.91 |
| 1900 | 0.95 | 4.03 |
| 2000 | 1.00 | 4.14 |
| 2100 | 1.05 | 4.24 |
| 2200 | 1.10 | 4.34 |
| 2300 | 1.15 | 4.44 |
| 2400 | 1.20 | 4.55 |
| 2500 | 1.25 | 4.64 |
| 2600 | 1.30 | 4.74 |
| 2700 | 1.35 | 4.84 |
| 2800 | 1.40 | 4.92 |
| 2900 | 1.45 | 5.02 |
| 3000 | 1.50 | 5.10 |
| 3100 | 1.55 | 5.18 |
| 3200 | 1.60 | 5.27 |
| 3300 | 1.65 | 5.36 |
| 3400 | 1.70 | 5.44 |
| 3500 | 1.75 | 5.52 |
| 3600 | 1.80 | 5.61 |
| 3700 | 1.85 | 5.69 |
| 3800 | 1.90 | 5.77 |
| 3900 | 1.95 | 5.85 |
| 4000 | 2.00 | 5.93 |
| 4100 | 2.05 | 6.01 |
| 4200 | 2.10 | 6.08 |
| 4300 | 2.15 | 6.15 |
| 4400 | 2.20 | 6.22 |
| 4500 | 2.25 | 6.30 |
| 4600 | 2.30 | 6.37 |
| 4700 | 2.35 | 6.45 |
| 4800 | 2.40 | 6.52 |
| 4900 | 2.45 | 6.60 |
| 5000 | 2.50 | 6.67 |
| 5500 | 2.75 | 7.03 |
| 6000 | 3.00 | 7.37 |
| 6500 | 3.25 | 7.71 |
| 7000 | 3.50 | 8.05 |
| 7500 | 3.75 | 8.39 |
| 8000 | 4.00 | 8.71 |
| 8500 | 4.25 | 9.03 |
| 9000 | 4.50 | 9.36 |
| 9500 | 4.75 | 9.67 |
| 10000 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
| 11000 | 5.50 | 10.63 |
| 12000 | 6.00 | 11.28 |
| 13000 | 6.50 | 11.89 |
| 14000 | 7.00 | 12.50 |
| 15000 | 7.50 | 13.13 |
| 16000 | 8.00 | 13.74 |
| 17000 | 8.50 | 14.36 |
| 18000 | 9.00 | 14.97 |
| 19000 | 9.50 | 15.58 |
| 20000 | 10.00 | 16.19 |
| 30000 | 15.00 | 22.22 |
| 40000 | 20.00 | 28.30 |
| 50000 | 25.00 | 34.30 |
| 60000 or more | 30.00 or more | 40.00 |
B. Combustion installations. Interpretation of the emission standard in subsection A of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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