A. No existing source which is not otherwise subject to standards of performance under this article or Chapter 17.16, Article VI or Chapter 17.16, Article VII shall cause or permit the emission of pollutants at rates greater than the following:
1. For particulate matter discharged into the atmosphere in any one hour from any unclassified process source in total quantities in excess of the amounts calculated by one of the following equations:
a. For process sources having a process weight rate of sixty thousand pounds per hour (thirty tons per hour) or less, the maximum allowable emissions shall be determined by the following equation:
E = 3.59P 0.62
where:
E = the maximum allowable particulate emissions rate in pounds-mass per hour.
P = the process weight in tons-mass per hour.
b. For process weight rate greater than sixty thousand pounds per hour (thirty tons per hour), the maximum allowable emissions shall be determined by the following equation:
E = 17.31P 0.16
where "E" and "P" are defined as indicated in paragraph a of this subdivision.
2. Sulfur dioxide—six hundred parts per million.
3. Nitrogen oxides expressed as NO(2)—five hundred parts per million.
B. For purposes of this section, the total process weight from all similar units employing a similar type process shall be used in determining the maximum allowable emission of particulate matter.
C. The actual values shall be calculated from the applicable equations and rounded off to two decimal places.
D. No person shall emit gaseous or odorous materials from equipment, operations or premises under his control in such quantities or concentrations as to cause air pollution.
E. No person shall operate or use any machine, equipment or other contrivance for the treatment or processing of animal or vegetable matter, separately or in combination, unless all gaseous vapors and gas entrained effluents from such operations, equipment or contrivance have been either:
1. Incinerated to destruction, as indicated by a temperature measuring device, at not less than one thousand two hundred degrees Fahrenheit if constructed or reconstructed prior to January 1, 1989, or one thousand six hundred degrees Fahrenheit with a minimum residence time of 0.5 seconds if constructed or reconstructed thereafter; or
2. Passed through such other device which is designed, installed and maintained to prevent the emission of odors or other air contaminants and which is approved by the control officer.
F. Materials including solvents or other volatile compounds, paints, acids, alkalies, pesticides, fertilizers and manure shall be processed, stored, used and transported in such a manner and by such means that they will not evaporate, leak, escape or be otherwise discharged into the ambient air so as to cause or contribute to air pollution. Where means are available to reduce effectively the contribution to air pollution from evaporation, leakage or discharge, the installation and use of such control methods, devices, or equipment shall be mandatory.
G. Where a stack, vent or other outlet is at such a level that fumes, gas, mist, odor, smoke, vapor or any combination thereof constituting air pollution are discharged to adjoining property, the control officer may require the installation of abatement equipment or the alteration of such stack, vent or other outlet by the owner or operator thereof to a degree that will adequately dilute, reduce or eliminate the discharge of air pollution to adjoining property.
H. No person shall allow hydrogen sulfide to be emitted from any location in such manner and amount that the concentration of such emissions into the ambient air at any occupied place beyond the premises on which the source is located exceeds 0.03 parts per million by volume for any averaging period of thirty minutes or more.
I. No person shall cause, allow or permit discharge from any stationary source carbon monoxide emissions without the use of complete secondary combustion of waste gases generated by any process source.
J. No person shall allow hydrogen cyanide to be emitted from any location in such manner and amount that the concentration of such emissions into the ambient air at any occupied place beyond the premises on which the source is located exceeds 0.3 parts per million by volume for any averaging period of eight hours.
K. No person shall allow sodium cyanide dust or dust from any other solid cyanide to be emitted from any location in such manner and amount that the concentration of such emissions into the ambient air at any occupied place beyond the premises on which the source is located exceeds one hundred forty micrograms per cubic meter for any averaging period of eight hours.
(Ord. 2004-97 § 4 (part), 2004; Ord. 1994-83 § 58, 1994: Ord. 1993-128 § 4 (part), 1993)