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(A) No person shall cause, suffer or allow to be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from any incinerator, refuse burning equipment or premises or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet particulate matter in gases to exceed 0.10 grains per dry standard cubic foot of dry flue gases adjusted to 12% carbon dioxide (excluding the effects of any auxiliary fuel) or odorous material arising from the installation which is detectable beyond the premises on which the installation is located.
(B) Each incinerator and/or piece of refuse-burning equipment which is used for the burning of any refuse or waste shall be of multiple chamber design and equipped with a direct flame afterburner in the secondary chamber.
(C) All incinerators and/or pieces of refuse-burning equipment used for the burning of any type of waste or refuse shall not discharge any toxic emissions into the atmosphere which include, but are not limited to the following toxic substances:
(1) Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs);
(2) Polychlorinated dibenzo furans (PCDFs);
(3) Hydrochloric Acid (HCL);
(4) Chlorine (C12); and
(5) Any other substance listed as toxic by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or the latest edition of the Condensed Chemical Dictionary by Gessner G. Hawley, or the latest edition of Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials by N. Irving Sax.
(D) All incinerators and/or pieces of refuse-burning equipment shall be stack emission tested for all of the pollutants listed or described in this section. Such a test shall be conducted at the expense of the owner or operator of the incinerator and/or piece of refuse-burning equipment. The stack emission tests shall be required:
(1) Prior to the issuance of an initial certificate of operation; and
(2) For those existing incinerators and/or pieces of refuse-burning equipment during each odd-numbered calendar year (utilizing the last digit of the year to determine odd or even) during which a certificate of operation has been issued.
(Prior Code, § 90.019) (Ord. 3522, passed 1-23-1967; Am. Ord. 5090, passed 11-10-1986) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) (1) The maximum allowable emission of particulate matter from any source whatever, except fuel burning and refuse burning equipment, shall be determined from the table as set forth below.
(2) When using the table, the process weight per hour shall be found in the table and the allowable rate of emissions in pounds per hour next to the process weight per hour shall be found.
(B) For those processes whose process weight exceeds 200 tons per hour, the maximum allowable emission may exceed that shown in the table; provided that, the concentration of particulate matter in the discharge gases is less than 0.05 grains per standard cubic foot of gas.
Allowable Rate of Emission Based on Process Weight Rate
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Process Weight Rate | Rate of Emission | |
Pounds per Hour | Tons per Hour | Pounds per Hour |
Allowable Rate of Emission Based on Process Weight Rate
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Process Weight Rate | Rate of Emission | |
Pounds per Hour | Tons per Hour | Pounds per Hour |
100 | 0.05 | 0.551 |
200 | 0.10 | 0.877 |
400 | 0.20 | 1.400 |
600 | 0.30 | 1.830 |
800 | 0.40 | 2.220 |
1,000 | 0.50 | 2.580 |
1,500 | 0.75 | 3.380 |
2,000 | 1.00 | 4.100 |
2,500 | 1.25 | 4.760 |
3,000 | 1.50 | 5.380 |
3,500 | 1.75 | 5.960 |
4,000 | 2.00 | 6.520 |
5,000 | 2.50 | 7.580 |
6,000 | 3.00 | 8.560 |
7,000 | 3.50 | 9.490 |
8,000 | 4.00 | 10.400 |
9,000 | 4.50 | 11.200 |
10,000 | 5.00 | 12.000 |
12,000 | 6.00 | 13.600 |
16,000 | 8.00 | 16.500 |
18,000 | 9.00 | 17.900 |
20,000 | 10.00 | 19.200 |
30,000 | 15.00 | 25.200 |
40,000 | 20.00 | 30.500 |
50,000 | 25.00 | 35.400 |
60,000 | 30.00 | 40.000 |
70,000 | 35.00 | 41.300 |
80,000 | 40.00 | 42.500 |
Allowable Rate of Emission Based on Process Weight Rate | ||
Process Weight Rate | Rate of Emission | |
Pounds per Hour | Tons per Hour | Pounds per Hour |
90,000 | 45.00 | 43.600 |
100,000 | 50.00 | 44.600 |
120,000 | 60.00 | 46.300 |
140,000 | 70.00 | 47.800 |
160,000 | 80.00 | 49.000 |
200,000 | 100.00 | 51.200 |
400,000 | 200.00 | 58.800 |
(C) Interpolation of the data in the table above for process weight rates up to 60,000 pounds per hour shall be accomplished by use of the equation E equals 4.10 P 0.67, and interpolation and extrapolation of the data for process weight rates in excess of 60,000 pounds per hour shall be accomplished by use of the equation E equals 55.0 P 0.11-40, where E equals rate of emission in pounds per hour and P equals process weight in tons per hour.
(Prior Code, § 90.020) (Ord. 3522, passed 1-23-1967) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) No person shall cause, let, permit, suffer or allow any emission of sulfur oxides which of itself results in ground level concentrations of sulfur oxides at any given point in excess of 0.5 ppm (volume) in the period of any hour and average exposure shall not exceed 0.l ppm (volume) of sulfur oxides in any 24-hour period. These limitations shall not apply to ground level concentrations occurring on the property from which the emission occurs, provided that the property, from the emission point to the point of the concentration, is controlled by the person responsible for the emission.
(B) No person shall cause or permit the use or, if intended for use in the city, the purchase, sale, offer for sale, storage or transportation, of a fuel, which, as determined by the methods of the American Society for Testing and Materials, contains more than the following percentages of sulfur by weight.
(1) For a period of 2 years, beginning 1 year after the effective date of this chapter, fuel, 2.5%.
(2) For a period of 18 months, beginning 3 years after the effective date of this chapter, fuel, 2.0%.
(3) Thereafter, fuel, 1.5%.
(C) When periods of stagnation for 24 hours or greater occur, as defined by the Chief of the Department of Air Pollution Control, the Chief shall have the power to implement a Pollution Emerging Episode Control Plan, whereby plants that have an annual fuel consumption of 60,000 tons of coal or 14,500,000 gallons of oil are required either to switch to a low sulfur fuel, 1 which is less than 1.5% sulfur by weight, or curtail emission of sulfur dioxide pollution during this period until the Chief determines that the stagnation period no longer exists.
(Prior Code, § 90.021) (Ord. 3672, passed 4-13-1970) Penalty, see § 10.99
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