Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.0715 STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR POST-1969 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT.

Subpart 1.

Prohibited discharge of gases.

No owner or operator of any industrial process equipment which was not in operation before July 9, 1969, shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from the industrial process equipment any gases which:

A.

in any one hour contain particulate matter in excess of the amount permitted in part 7011.0730 for the allocated process weight; provided that the owner or operator shall not be required to reduce the particulate matter emission below the concentration permitted in part 7011.0735 for the appropriate source gas volume; provided that regardless of the mass emission permitted by part 7011.0730, the owner or operator shall not be permitted to emit particulate matter in a concentration in excess of 0.30 grains per standard cubic foot of exhaust gas; or

B.

exhibit greater than 20 percent opacity.

Subp. 2.

Compliance.

The owner or operator of any industrial process equipment which was not in operation before July 9, 1969, which has control equipment with a collection efficiency of not less than 99.7 percent by weight shall be considered in compliance with the requirements of subpart 1, item A.

Subp. 3.

Equipment located outside of Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Duluth.

The owner or operator of any industrial equipment which was in operation after July 9, 1969, which is located outside the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Air Quality Control Region and the city of Duluth, which is located not less than one-fourth mile from any residence or public roadway, and which has control equipment with a collection efficiency of not less than 85 percent by weight, and the operation of the entire emission facility does not cause a violation of the ambient air quality standards, shall be considered in compliance with the requirements of subpart 1, item A.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

18 SR 614

Published Electronically:

February 25, 2008