Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 8 - Emission Standards for Fuel Burning Equipment (Rule 4-8)
Section 9VAC5-40-930 - Standard for sulfur dioxide
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any fuel burning equipment installation any sulfur dioxide emissions in excess of the following limits:
where:
S = allowable emission of sulfur dioxide expressed in pounds per hour.
K = heat input at total capacity expressed in Btu X 106 per hour.
B. Where there is one or more units in a fuel burning equipment installation and where the installation can be shown, to the satisfaction of the board, to be in compliance when the installation is operating at total capacity, the installation will be deemed to still be in compliance when the installation is operated at reduced load or one or more units are shut down for maintenance or repair, provided that the same type of fuel with the same sulfur content, or an equivalent, is continued in use.
C. For installations in AQCR 7 at which different fossil fuels are burned simultaneously, whether in the same or different units, the allowable emissions shall be determined by proration using the following formula:
where
PS = prorated allowable emissions of sulfur dioxide expressed in pounds per hour.
X = percentage of heat input at total capacity derived from liquid or gaseous fuel.
Y = percentage of heat input at total capacity derived from solid fuels.
K = heat input at total capacity expressed in Btu x 106 per hour.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
