Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 46 - Emission Standards for Small Municipal Waste Combustors (Rule 4-46)
Section 9VAC5-40-6760 - Recordkeeping
Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC5-40-6760
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. The provisions governing recordkeeping shall be as follows:
1. With regard to the emissions standards in
9VAC5-40-6670 A, 9VAC5-40-6680, and 9VAC5-40-6690, the provisions of
9VAC5-40-50 (Notification, records and reporting) apply.
2. With regard to the emission limits in
9VAC5-40-6570 through 9VAC5-40-6660 and 9VAC5-40-6670 B, the following
provisions apply:
a.9VAC5-40-50 F and
H;
b.
40 CFR
60.7; and
c. Subsections B through F of this
section.
B. All records shall be kept onsite in paper copy or electronic format unless the board approves another format. All records on each municipal waste combustion unit shall be kept for at least five years, and shall be available for submittal to the board or for onsite review by an inspector.
C. The following records for operator training and certification shall be maintained.
1. Records of provisional certifications,
including:
a. For the municipal waste
combustion plant, names of the chief facility operator, shift supervisors, and
control room operators who are provisionally certified by the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, or an equivalent board-approved certification
program.
b. Dates of the initial
provisional certifications.
c.
Documentation showing current provisional certifications.
2. Records of full certifications and
licenses, including:
a. For the municipal
waste combustion plant, names of the chief facility operator, shift
supervisors, and control room operators who are fully certified by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers or an equivalent board-approved
program.
b. Dates of initial and
renewal of full certifications and licenses.
c. Documentation showing current full
certifications and licenses.
3. Records showing completion of the operator
training course, including:
a. For the
municipal waste combustion plant, names of the chief facility operator, shift
supervisors, and control room operators who have completed the EPA municipal
waste combustion operator training course or or an equivalent board-approved
program.
b. Dates of completion of
the operator training course.
c.
Documentation showing completion of the operator training course.
4. Records of reviews for
plant-specific operating manuals, including:
a. Names of persons who have reviewed the
operating manual.
b. Date of the
initial review.
c. Dates of
subsequent annual reviews.
5. Records of when a certified operator is
temporarily offsite, including:
a. If the
certified chief facility operator and certified shift supervisor are offsite
for more than 12 hours, but for two weeks or less, and no other certified
operator is onsite, the dates that the certified chief facility operator and
certified shift supervisor were offsite shall be recorded.
b. When all certified chief facility
operators and certified shift supervisors are offsite for more than two weeks
and no other certified operator is onsite, the following records shall be kept:
(1) The notice that all certified persons are
offsite.
(2) The conditions that
cause those people to be offsite.
(3) The corrective actions being taken to
ensure a certified chief facility operator or certified shift supervisor is
onsite.
(4) Copies of the written
reports submitted every four weeks that summarize the actions taken to ensure
that a certified chief facility operator or certified shift supervisor will be
onsite.
6.
Records of calendar dates. Include the calendar date on each record.
D. For emission tests required under 9VAC5-40-6730 C, the following records shall be kept.
1. Emission test results for dioxins/furans,
cadmium, lead, mercury, opacity, particulate matter, hydrogen chloride, and
fugitive ash.
2. Test reports,
including supporting calculations that document the results of all emission
tests.
3. The maximum demonstrated
load of the municipal waste combustion units and maximum temperature at the
inlet of the particulate matter control device during all emission tests for
dioxins/furans emissions.
4. The
calendar date of each record.
E. For continuously monitored pollutants or parameters, the following records shall be maintained.
1. Records of monitoring data, including the
following parameters measured using continuous monitoring systems:
a. All six-minute average levels of
opacity.
b. All one-hour average
concentrations of sulfur dioxide emissions.
c. For Class I units, all one-hour average
concentrations of nitrogen oxides emissions.
d. All one-hour average concentrations of
carbon monoxide emissions.
e. All
one-hour average load levels of the municipal waste combustion unit.
f. All one-hour average flue gas temperatures
at the inlet of the particulate matter control device.
2. Records of average concentrations and
percent reductions.
a. All 24-hour daily block
geometric average concentrations of sulfur dioxide emissions or average percent
reductions of sulfur dioxide emissions.
b. For Class I units, all 24-hour daily
arithmetic average concentrations of nitrogen oxides emissions.
c. All four-hour block or 24-hour daily block
arithmetic average concentrations of carbon monoxide emissions.
d. All four-hour block arithmetic average
load levels of the municipal waste combustion unit.
e. All four-hour block arithmetic average
flue gas temperatures at the inlet of the particulate matter control
device.
3. Records of
exceedances, including:
a. Calendar dates
whenever any of the pollutant or parameter levels recorded in subdivision 2 of
this subsection or the opacity level recorded in subdivision 1 of this
subsection did not meet the emission limits or operating levels specified in
this article.
b. Reasons why the
applicable emission limits or operating levels were exceeded.
c. Corrective actions taken or being taken to
meet the emission limits or operating levels.
4. Records of minimum data, including the
following:
a. Calendar dates for which the
minimum amount of data required under 9VAC5-40-6750 G and I 4 were not
collected for the following types of pollutants and parameters:
(1) Sulfur dioxide emissions.
(2) For Class I units, nitrogen oxides
emissions.
(3) Carbon monoxide
emissions.
(4) Load levels of the
municipal waste combustion unit.
(5) Temperatures of the flue gases at the
inlet of the particulate matter control device.
b. Reasons why the minimum data were not
collected.
c. Corrective actions
taken or being taken to obtain the required amount of data.
5. Records of exclusions,
including documentation of each time data was excluded from the calculation of
averages for any of the following pollutants or parameters and the reasons why
the data were excluded:
a. Sulfur dioxide
emissions.
b. For Class I units,
nitrogen oxides emissions.
c.
Carbon monoxide emissions.
d. Load
levels of the municipal waste combustion unit.
e. Temperatures of the flue gases at the
inlet of the particulate matter control device.
6. Records of drift and accuracy, including
documentation of the results of daily drift tests and quarterly accuracy
determinations according to procedure 1 of appendix F of 40 CFR Part 60, for
the sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides (Class I units only), and carbon monoxide
continuous emissions monitoring systems.
7. Records of the relationship between oxygen
and carbon dioxide. If carbon dioxide is monitored instead of oxygen as a
diluent gas, document the relationship between oxygen and carbon dioxide, as
specified in 9VAC5-40-6750 F.
8.
Records of calendar dates shall be included on each record.
F. Municipal waste combustion units that use activated carbon to control dioxins/furans or mercury emissions shall maintain the following records.
1.
Records of average carbon feed rate, including documentation of the following:
a. Average carbon feed rate in kilograms (or
pounds) per hour during all emission tests for dioxins/furans and mercury
emissions, with supporting calculations.
b. For the operating parameter chosen to
monitor carbon feed rate, average operating level during all emission tests for
dioxins/furans and mercury emissions. Supporting data that document the
relationship between the operating parameter and the carbon feed rate shall be
included in the records.
c. All
eight-hour block average carbon feed rates in kilograms (or pounds) per hour
calculated from the monitored operating parameter.
d. Total carbon purchased and delivered to
the municipal waste combustion plant for each calendar quarter. If the total
carbon purchased and delivered is evaluated on a municipal waste combustion
unit basis, the total carbon purchased and delivered for each individual
municipal waste combustion unit shall be recorded. Supporting documentation
shall be included in the records.
e. Required quarterly usage of carbon for the
municipal waste combustion plant. If the required quarterly usage for carbon is
evaluated on a municipal waste combustion unit basis, the required quarterly
usage for each municipal waste combustion unit shall be recorded. Supporting
calculations shall be included in the records.
(1) The following equation shall be used for
calculation on a plant basis:
where:
C = required quarterly carbon usage for the plant in kilograms (or pounds).
fi = required carbon feed rate for the municipal waste combustion unit in kilograms (or pounds) per hour. That is, the average carbon feed rate during the most recent mercury or dioxins/furans emission tests (whichever has a higher feed rate).
hi = number of hours the municipal waste combustion unit was in operation during the calendar quarter (hours).
n = number of municipal waste combustion units, i, located at the plant.
(2)
The following equation shall be used for calculation on a unit basis:
C=f*h
where:
C = required quarterly carbon usage for the unit in kilograms (or pounds).
f = required carbon feed rate for the municipal waste combustion unit in kilograms (or pounds) per hour. That is, the average carbon feed rate during the most recent mercury or dioxins/furans emission tests (whichever has a higher feed rate).
h = number of hours the municipal waste combustion unit was in operation during the calendar quarter (hours).
2. Records of low
carbon feed rates, including the following:
a.
The calendar dates when the average carbon feed rate over an eight-hour block
was less than the average carbon feed rates determined during the most recent
emission test for dioxins/furans or mercury emissions (whichever has a higher
feed rate).
b. Reasons for the low
carbon feed rates.
c. Corrective
actions taken or being taken to meet the eight-hour average carbon feed rate
requirement.
3. Records
of minimum carbon feed rate data, including the following:
a. Calendar dates for which the minimum
amount of carbon feed rate data required under 9VAC5-40-6750 I 4 were not
collected.
b. Reasons why the
minimum data was not collected.
c.
Corrective actions taken or being taken to obtain the required amount of
data.
4. Records of
exclusions, including documentation of each time data were excluded from the
calculation of average carbon feed rates and the reasons why.
5. Records of calendar dates, including the
calendar date on each record.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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