Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 661 - Hazardous Waste Identification And Listing
Subchapter CC - Air Emission Standards for Tanks and Containers
Section NR 661.1087 - Standards: closed-vent systems and control devices
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 661.1087
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) This section applies to each closed-vent system and control device installed and operated by the remanufacturer or other person who stores or treats the hazardous secondary material to control air emissions in accordance with standards of this subchapter.
(2) The closed-vent system shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The closed-vent system shall route the
gases, vapors, and fumes emitted from the hazardous secondary material in the
hazardous secondary material management unit to a control device that meets the
requirements specified in sub. (3).
(b) The closed-vent system shall be designed
and operated in accordance with the requirements specified in s. NR 661.1033(11).
(c) In the case when
the closed-vent system includes bypass devices that could be used to divert the
gas or vapor stream to the atmosphere before entering the control device, each
bypass device shall be equipped with either a flow indicator as specified in
subd. 1. or a seal or locking device as specified in subd. 2. For the purpose
of complying with this paragraph, low leg drains, high point bleeds, analyzer
vents, open-ended valves or lines, spring loaded pressure relief valves, and
other fittings used for safety purposes are not considered to be bypass
devices.
1. If a flow indicator is used to
comply with this paragraph, the indicator shall be installed at the inlet to
the bypass line used to divert gases and vapors from the closed-vent system to
the atmosphere at a point upstream of the control device inlet. For this
paragraph, a flow indicator means a device that indicates the presence of
either gas or vapor flow in the bypass line.
2. If a seal or locking device is used to
comply with this paragraph, the device shall be placed on the mechanism by
which the bypass device position is controlled, such as the valve handle or
damper lever, when the bypass device is in the closed position such that the
bypass device cannot be opened without breaking the seal or removing the lock.
Examples of such devices include a car-seal or a lock-and-key configuration
valve. The remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous
secondary material shall visually inspect the seal or closure mechanism at
least once every month to verify that the bypass mechanism is maintained in the
closed position.
(d) The
closed-vent system shall be inspected and monitored by the remanufacturer or
other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material in
accordance with the procedure specified in s. NR 661.1033(12).
(3) The control device shall meet all of the following applicable requirements:
(a) The control device shall be one of the
following devices:
1. A control device
designed and operated to reduce the total organic content of the inlet vapor
stream vented to the control device by at least 95 percent by weight.
2. An enclosed combustion device designed and
operated in accordance with the requirements specified in s. NR 661.1033(3).
3. A flare designed
and operated in accordance with the requirements specified in s. NR 661.1033(4).
(b) The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material who elects to use a closed-vent system and control device to comply
with the requirements of this section shall comply with all of the following
requirements:
1. Periods of planned routine
maintenance of the control device, during which the control device does not
meet the specifications under par. (a) 1., 2. or 3., as applicable, may not
exceed 240 hours per year.
2. The
specifications and requirements under par. (a) 1. to 3. for control devices do
not apply during periods of planned routine maintenance.
3. The specifications and requirements under
par. (a) 1. to 3. for control devices do not apply during a control device
system malfunction.
4. The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements specified in subd.
1. by recording the information specified in s. NR 661.1089(5) (a) 5.
5. The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall correct control device
system malfunctions as soon as practicable after their occurrence in order to
minimize excess emissions of air pollutants.
6. The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall operate the closed-vent
system such that gases, vapors, or fumes are not actively vented to the control
device during periods of planned maintenance or control device system
malfunction, such as periods when the control device is not operating or not
operating normally, except in cases when it is necessary to vent the gases,
vapors, or fumes to avoid an unsafe condition or to implement malfunction
corrective actions or planned maintenance actions.
(c) The remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material using a carbon adsorption
system to comply with par. (a) shall operate and maintain the control device in
accordance with all of the following requirements:
1. Following the initial startup of the
control device, all activated carbon in the control device shall be replaced
with fresh carbon on a regular basis in accordance with the requirements
specified in s. NR 661.1033(7) or (8).
2. All carbon that is hazardous waste and
that is removed from the control device shall be managed in accordance with the
requirements specified in s. NR 661.1033(14), regardless of the average
volatile organic concentration of the carbon.
(d) A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material using a control device other
than a thermal vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or
carbon adsorption system to comply with par. (a) shall operate and maintain the
control device in accordance with the requirements specified in s. NR 661.1033(10).
(e) The
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material shall demonstrate that a control device achieves the performance
requirements specified in par. (a) as follows:
1. A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate, using
either a performance test as specified in subd. 3. or a design analysis as
specified in subd. 4., the performance of each control device except any of the
following:
a. A flare.
b. A boiler or process heater with a design
heat input capacity of 44 megawatts or greater.
c. A boiler or process heater into which the
vent stream is introduced with the primary fuel.
2. A remanufacturer or other person that
stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate the
performance of each flare in accordance with the requirements specified in s.
NR 661.1033(5).
3. For a
performance test conducted to meet the requirements specified in subd. 1, the
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material shall use the test methods and procedures specified in s. NR 661.1034(3) (a) to (d).
4. For a
design analysis conducted to meet the requirements specified in subd. 1., the
design analysis shall meet the requirements specified in s. NR 661.1035(2) (d)
3.
5. The remanufacturer or other
person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary material shall demonstrate
that a carbon adsorption system achieves the performance requirements specified
in par. (a) based on the total quantity of organics vented to the atmosphere
from all carbon adsorption system equipment that is used for organic
adsorption, organic desorption or carbon regeneration, organic recovery, and
carbon disposal.
(f) If
the remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous
secondary material and the department do not agree on a demonstration of
control device performance using a design analysis then the disagreement shall
be resolved using the results of a performance test performed by the
remanufacturer or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material in accordance with the requirements specified in par. (e) 3. The
department may choose to have an authorized representative observe the
performance test.
(g) The
closed-vent system and control device shall be inspected and monitored by the
remanufacture or other person that stores or treats the hazardous secondary
material in accordance with the procedures specified in s. NR 661.1033(6) (b)
and (12). The readings from each monitoring device required under s. NR 661.1033(6) (b) shall be inspected at least once each operating day to check
control device operation. Any necessary corrective measures shall be
immediately implemented to ensure the control device is operated in compliance
with the requirements of this section.
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