(a) This section shall apply to any incinerator used to dispose of refuse or other wastes by burning and to the processing of salvageable material by burning.
(b) The burning capacity of an incinerator shall be manufacturer’s or designer’s guaranteed maximum rate or such other rate as may be determined by the Commissioner in accordance with good engineering practices. In case of conflict, the determination made by the Commissioner shall govern.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the total of the capacities of all operable furnaces within one (1) system shall be considered as the incinerator capacity.
(d) No person shall cause or allow to be emitted into the atmosphere from any incinerator or premises or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet, particulate matter in the exhaust gases to exceed one-tenth (0.10) pounds of particulate matter per one hundred (100) pounds of combustible refuse (including its ash and water content) charged for incinerators having capacities equal to or greater than one hundred (100) pounds per hour, or two-tenths (0.20) pounds of particulate matter per one hundred (100) pounds of combustible refuse (including its ash and water content) charged for incinerators having capacities less than one hundred (100) pounds per hour.
(e) The installation or construction of a flue fed, single flue, single chamber incinerator is hereafter prohibited, unless such incinerator is equipped with air cleaning equipment to maintain compliance with the emission limitations as established in this Code.
(f) No person shall cause, permit or allow the operation of a flue fed, single flue, single chamber incinerator after July 1, 1978 unless such incinerator is equipped with air cleaning equipment to maintain compliance with the emission limitations as established in this Code.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)