Current through August 26, 2024
(1)
(a)
When requested by the department, a person shall furnish to the department
information to locate and classify air contaminant sources according to the
type, level, duration, frequency and other characteristics of emissions and
such other information as may be necessary. The information shall be sufficient
to evaluate the source's effect on air quality and compliance with chs.
NR
400 to
499.
(b) The responsible official for a source
which has been issued an operation permit under s.
285.62,
Stats., or an order under s.
285.13(2),
Stats., shall submit the results of monitoring required by the permit or order
no less often than every 6 months, or more frequently if required by the
department. In lieu of submission of all monitoring results, a summary of the
monitoring results may be submitted to the department. The summary shall
include sufficient data for the department to determine whether the source is
in compliance with the applicable requirements to which the monitoring relates.
The semiannual monitoring report may be consolidated with the quarterly excess
emission report required under s.
NR 439.09 when submission of both these reports is
required. The department may reduce the frequency of submission of this
semiannual monitoring report for non-part 70 sources. In addition to the
reporting requirements under subs. (4) to (6), all deviations from and
violations of applicable requirements shall be clearly identified in the
monitoring reports.
(c) After an
operation permit has been issued to a source by the department, the responsible
official for the source shall annually, or more frequently if specified in an
applicable requirement or in the permit, certify the source's compliance status
with the operation permit in accordance with subs. (8) and (10). The methods
used to determine compliance status under this paragraph shall be the same
methods which are required under s.
NR 407.09(1) (c) 1.
(2) A person requested to submit
information under sub. (1) may subsequently be required to submit annually, or
at such other intervals as specified by the department, reports detailing any
changes in the nature of the source since the previous report and the total
quantities of the air contaminants emitted.
(3) When requested by the department, the
owner or operator of a source shall submit to the department, within 60 days, a
standard operating procedure which includes a detailed description of process
and emission control equipment startup, operating and shutdown procedures
designed to maintain compliance with emission limitations.
(4)
(a) The
owner or operator of a source shall report to the department the next business
day following the onset, any malfunction or other unscheduled event at the
source, not reported in advance to the department, which causes or may cause
any emission limitation, including the visible emission limit, to be exceeded
with the following exceptions:
1. Hazardous
air spills that require immediate notice to the department under s.
NR 445.16.
2.
Exceedances of visible emission limitations detected by a continuous emission
monitor which are less than 10% opacity above the opacity limit for a period
not to exceed 30 minutes. These exceedances shall be reported in the quarterly
excess emissions reports required under s.
NR 439.09(10).
(b) The person shall report the cause and
duration of the exceedance, the period of time considered necessary for
correction, and measures taken to minimize emissions during the
period.
(c) The owner or operator
of a source which has been issued an operation permit shall report to the
department by the next business day any deviation from permit requirements, the
probable cause of the deviation, and any corrective actions or preventive
measures taken or which will be taken to prevent future deviations.
(5) The owner or operator of a
source required to operate a continuous emission monitoring system or
monitoring device shall notify the department of any shutdown, breakdown or
malfunction of such device or system which is anticipated to continue in excess
of one week. Notice shall occur at the next business day following the onset of
the shutdown, breakdown or malfunction.
(6) The owner or operator of a source shall
report to the department in advance schedules for planned shutdown and startup
of air pollution control equipment and the measures to be taken to minimize the
down time of the control equipment while the source is operating. Scheduled
maintenance or any other scheduled event, including startup, shutdown or
sootblowing procedures which have been approved by the department under s.
NR 436.03(2)
(b), which causes an emission limitation to
be exceeded shall also be reported in advance to the department. Advance
reporting under this subsection does not relieve any person from the duty to
comply with any applicable emission limitation.
(7) Any owner or operator of a coating or
printing line achieving compliance by means of s.
NR 422.04(1) shall, upon startup of the
line, or upon changing the method of compliance to s.
NR 422.04(1), notify the department. The
notification shall contain:
(a) The name and
location of the facility.
(b) The
name or identification number of each coating or printing line which will
comply by means of s.
NR 422.04(1).
(c) A description of the method by which the
owner or operator will measure or calculate the volume of each coating or ink
applied each day on each coating or printing line.
(d) An example of the format in which the
records required under s.
NR 439.04(5) (g) will be kept.
(8) The responsible official
required to certify the source's compliance status under sub. (1)(c) shall
include in each certification the following information:
(a) Identification of each permit term or
condition that is the basis of the compliance certification.
(b) The compliance status of the stationary
source with respect to each term or condition identified in par. (a).
(c) Information on whether
compliance was continuous or intermittent.
(d) The methods used for determining the
compliance status of the stationary source, currently and over the previous 12
month period.
(e) Any other
information the department may require, as specified in the operation permit,
to determine the compliance status of the source.
(9) All certifications required to be
submitted under sub. (1) (c) by a part 70 source shall be submitted to the
administrator and the department.
(10) Each report required under this section
shall be certified by a responsible official as to its truth, accuracy and
completeness. This certification and any other certification required under
this chapter shall state that, based on information and belief formed after
reasonable inquiry, the statements and information in the document are true,
accurate and complete.
(11) All
certifications made under this section and all material statements and
representations made in any report or notice required by an operation permit
shall be truthful.
(12) No one may
render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter
or in a construction permit or an operation permit.
