Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.2300 STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR STATIONARY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

Subpart 1.

Visible air contaminants.

No owner or operator of any stationary internal combustion engine shall cause or permit the emission of visible air contaminants from the engine in excess of 20 percent opacity once operating temperatures have been attained.

Subp. 2.

Sulfur dioxide.

A.

No owner or operator of a stationary internal combustion engine shall allow to be discharged into the atmosphere from the engine any gases that contain sulfur dioxide in excess of 0.5 pounds per million Btu actual heat input unless an alternative limit is established in an air emission permit after demonstration through modeling of compliance with the sulfur dioxide standards in part 7009.0080.

B.

No later than January 31, 2018, owners or operators of a stationary internal combustion engine must not allow any gases that contain sulfur dioxide in excess of 0.0015 pounds per million Btu actual heat input to be discharged into the atmosphere from the engine unless the agency establishes an alternative sulfur dioxide emission limit in an air emission permit that includes a demonstration through modeling of compliance with the sulfur dioxide standards in part 7009.0080.

Subp. 3.

Heat input.

The actual heat input and rated heat input of an internal combustion engine shall be determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in parts 7011.0500 to 7011.0550.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 116.07

History:

18 SR 614; 22 SR 1237; 41 SR 763

Published Electronically:

January 27, 2017