Washington Administrative Code
Title - Northwest Clean Air Agency
500 - REGULATED ACTIVITIES AND PROHIBITIONS
Sec2 520 - SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN FUEL
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 520
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
520.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, sell, or make available for sale for burning in fuel burning equipment, or refuse burning equipment, within the jurisdiction of the NWCAA, any fuel containing a weight of sulfur in excess of that allowed by Subsection 520.11, 520.12, 520.13, 520.14 and 520.15.
520.11 Distillate fuel oil classified as
Grade No. 1 (ASTM designation: D396-69) shall contain three tenths percent
(0.3%) or less sulfur by weight.
520.12 Distillate fuel oil classified as
Grade No. 2 (ASTM Designation: D396-69) shall contain five-tenths percent
(0.5%) or less sulfur by weight.
520.13 All other grades or kinds of fuel oil
intended for use in fuel oil burning equipment including ASTM Designation:
D396-69 Grades No. 4, 5, and 6 shall contain two percent (2.0%) or less sulfur
by weight.
520.14 Gaseous fuel
shall contain 50 grains (412 ppm @ standard conditions) or less sulfur per 100
standard cubic feet except that this subsection shall not apply to those
sources subject to Section 460.
520.15 Solid fuel (such as, but not limited
to, coal, coke, and refuse) shall contain two percent (2.0%) or less sulfur by
weight.
520.2 This section does not apply to:
a. Ocean going
vessels;
b. Used oil burned in
space heaters that have a maximum heat input of less than 0.4 million BTU/hr;
and
c. Persons in the business of
collecting used oil from residences authorized by a city, county, or the
Utilities and Transportation Commission.
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