Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Any owner or
operator subject to the provisions of this chapter shall furnish the department
written notification or, if acceptable to both the department and the owner or
operator of a source, electronic notification, as follows:
(a) A notification of the date construction,
or reconstruction as defined under s.
NR 440.15, of an affected facility is commenced,
postmarked no later than 30 days after such date. This requirement does not
apply in case of mass-produced facilities which are purchased in completed
form.
(c) A notification of the
actual date of initial startup of an affected facility, postmarked within 15
days after such date.
(d) A
notification of any physical or operational change to an existing facility
which may increase the emission rate of any air pollutant to which a standard
applies, unless that change is specifically exempted under an applicable
section of this chapter or in s.
NR 440.14(5). This notice shall be
postmarked 60 days or as soon as practicable before the change is commenced and
shall include information describing the precise nature of the change, present
and proposed emission control systems, productive capacity of the facility
before and after the change, and the expected completion date of the change.
The department may request additional relevant information subsequent to this
notice.
(e) A notification of the
date upon which demonstration of the continuous monitoring system performance
commences in accordance with s.
NR 440.13(3). Notification shall be
postmarked not less than 30 days prior to such date.
(f) A notification of the anticipated date
for conducting the opacity observations required by s.
NR 440.11(5) (a). The notification shall
also include, if appropriate, a request for the department to provide a visible
emissions reader during a performance test. The notification shall be
postmarked not less than 30 days prior to the anticipated opacity observation
date.
(g) A notification that
continuous opacity monitoring system data results will be used to determine
compliance with the applicable opacity standard during a performance test
required by s.
NR 440.08, in
lieu of Method 9 in 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in s.
NR 440.17, observation data, as allowed by s.
NR 440.11(5) (f). This notification
shall be postmarked not less than 30 days prior to the date of the performance
test.
(2) Any owner or
operator subject to this chapter shall maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown or malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, any malfunction of the air pollution control equipment and
any periods during which a continuous monitoring system or monitoring device is
inoperative.
(3) Each owner or
operator required to install a continuous monitoring device shall submit an
excess emissions and monitoring systems performance report (excess emissions
are defined in applicable sections) or a summary report form as described in
sub. (4), or both, to the department semiannually, except when: more frequent
reporting is specifically required by an applicable section; or the department,
on a case-by-case basis, determines that more frequent reporting is necessary
to accurately assess the compliance status of the source. All reports shall be
postmarked by the 30th day following the end of each 6-month period. Written
reports of excess emissions shall include the following information:
(a) The magnitude of excess emissions
computed in accordance with s.
NR 440.13(8), any conversion factor or
factors used, and the date and time of commencement and completion of each time
period of excess emissions.
(am)
The process operating time during the reporting period.
(b) Specific identification of each period of
excess emissions that occurs during startups, shutdowns and malfunctions of the
affected facility. The nature and cause of any malfunction, if known, and the
corrective action taken or preventative measures adopted.
(c) The date and time identifying each period
during which the continuous monitoring system was inoperative except for zero
and span checks and the nature of the system repairs or adjustments.
(d) When no excess emissions have occurred or
the continuous monitoring system or systems have not been inoperative, repaired
or adjusted, such information shall be stated in the report.
(4) The summary report form shall
contain the information and be in the format shown in figure 1 unless otherwise
specified by the department. One summary report form shall be submitted for
each pollutant monitored at each affected facility.
(a) If the total duration of excess emission
for the reporting period is less than 1% of the total operating time for the
reporting period and CMS downtime for the reporting period is less than 5% of
the total operating time for the reporting period, only the summary report form
shall be submitted and the excess emissions and monitoring system performance
report described in sub. (3) need not be submitted unless requested by the
department.
(b) If the total
duration of excess emission for the reporting period is 1% or greater of the
total operating time for the reporting period or the total CMS downtime for the
reporting period is 5% or greater of the total operating time for the reporting
period, the summary report form and the excess emissions and monitoring system
performance report described in sub. (3) shall both be submitted.
Figure 1 - Summary Report - Gaseous and Opacity Excess
Emission and Monitoring System Performance
Pollutant (circle One -
SO2/NOx/TRS/H 2S/CO/Opacity)
Reporting period dates: From to
Company:
Emission Limitation
Address:
Monitor Manufacturer and Model No.
Date of Latest CMS Certification or Audit
Process Unit(s) Description:
Total source operating time in reporting
period1.
Emission data summary1
1. Duration of excess emissions in reporting
period due to:
a. Startup/shutdown
b. Control equipment problems
c. Process problems
d. Other known causes
e. Unknown causes
2. Total duration of excess emission
3. [Total duration of excess
emissions] × (100)/[Total source operating time]
(%2):
CMS performance summary1
1. CMS downtime in reporting period due to:
a. Monitor equipment malfunctions
b. Non-monitor equipment malfunctions
c. Quality assurance calibration
d. Other known causes
e. Unknown causes
2. Total CMS downtime
3. [Total CMS downtime] (100)/[Total source
operating time] (%2):
1For opacity, record all times
in minutes. For gases, record all times in hours.
2For the reporting period: If
the total duration of excess emissions is 1% or greater of the total operating
time or the total CMS downtime is 5% or greater of the total operating time,
both the summary report form and the excess emission report described in sub.
(3) shall be submitted.
On a separate page, describe any changes since last
quarter in CMS, process or controls. I certify that the information contained
in this report is true, accurate, and complete.
Name
Signature
Title
Date
(5)
(a)
Notwithstanding the frequency of reporting requirements specified in sub. (3),
an owner or operator who is required by an applicable section to submit excess
emissions and monitoring systems performance reports and summary reports on a
quarterly, or more frequent, basis may reduce the frequency of reporting for
that standard to semiannual if the conditions in subds. 1. and 2. are met. The
department does not object to a reduced frequency of reporting for the affected
facility, as provided in par. (b).
1. For 1
full year (for example, 4 quarterly or 12 monthly reporting periods), the
affected facility's excess emissions and monitoring systems reports submitted
to comply with a standard under this chapter continually demonstrate that the
facility is in compliance with the applicable standard.
2. The owner or operator continues to comply
with all recordkeeping and monitoring requirements specified in this section
and the applicable standard.
(b) The frequency of reporting of excess
emissions and monitoring systems performance and summary reports may be reduced
only after the owner or operator notifies the department in writing of the
intention to make a change and the department does not object to the intended
change. In deciding whether to approve a reduced frequency of reporting, the
department may review information concerning the source's entire previous
performance history during the required recordkeeping period prior to the
intended change, including performance test results, monitoring data and
evaluations of an owner or operator's conformance with operation and
maintenance requirements. This information may be used by the department to
make a judgement about the source's potential for noncompliance in the future.
If the department disapproves the owner or operator's request to reduce the
frequency of reporting, the department will notify the owner or operator in
writing within 45 days after receiving notice of the owner or operator's
intention. The notification from the department to the owner or operator will
specify the grounds on which the disapproval is based. In the absence of a
notice of disapproval within 45 days, approval is automatically
granted.
(c) As soon as monitoring
data indicate that the affected facility is not in compliance with any emission
limitation or operating parameter specified in the applicable standard, the
frequency of reporting shall revert to the frequency specified in the
applicable standard, and the owner or operator shall submit an excess emissions
and monitoring systems performance report, and summary report if required, at
the next appropriate reporting period following the noncomplying event. After
demonstrating compliance with the applicable standard for another full year,
the owner or operator may again request approval from the department to reduce
the frequency of reporting for that standard as provided for in pars. (a) and
(b).
(6)
(a) Any owner or operator subject to this
chapter shall maintain a file of all measurements, including continuous
monitoring system, monitoring device and performance testing measurements; all
continuous monitoring system performance evaluations; all continuous monitoring
system or monitoring device calibration checks; adjustments and maintenance
performed on these systems or devices; and all other information required by
this chapter recorded in a permanent form suitable for inspection. The file
shall be retained for at least 2 years following the date of such measurements,
maintenance, reports and records, except as provided for in pars. (b) to
(d).
(b) This paragraph applies to
owners or operators required to install a continuous emissions monitoring
system (CEMS) where the CEMS installed is automated, and where the calculated
data averages do not exclude periods of CEMS breakdown or malfunction. An
automated CEMS records and reduces the measured data to the form of the
pollutant emission standard through the use of a computerized data acquisitions
system. In lieu of maintaining a file of all CEMS subhourly measurements, as
required under par. (a), the owner or operator shall retain the most recent
consecutive 3 averaging periods of subhourly measurements and a file that
contains a hard copy of the data acquisition system algorithm used to reduce
the measured data into the reportable form of the standard.
(c) This paragraph applies to owners or
operators required to install a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS)
where the measured data is manually reduced to obtain the reportable form of
the standard, and where the calculated data averages do not exclude periods of
CEMS breakdown or malfunction. In lieu of maintaining a file of all CEMS
subhourly measurements, as required under par. (a), the owner or operator shall
retain all subhourly measurements for the most recent reporting period. The
subhourly measurements shall be retained for 120 days from the date of the most
recent summary or excess emission report submitted to the department.
(d) The department, upon
notification to the source, may require the owner or operator to maintain all
measurements, as required under par. (a), if the department determines these
records are required to more accurately assess the compliance status of the
affected source.
(7)
Individual sections of this chapter may include specific provisions which
clarify or make inapplicable the provisions set forth in this
section.
