For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APCA. The Air Pollution Control Act.
CLEAN WOOD. Natural wood that has no paint, stains, or other types of coatings, and natural wood that has not been treated with, including but not limited to, copper chromium arsenate, creosote, or pentachlorophenol.
EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
BOARD. The Township Board of Supervisors.
MUNICIPALITY. A city, incorporated town, township, borough, county, municipal authority, or other public body created under state law having jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes.
OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER. Also known as outdoor wood-fired furnaces, outdoor wood-burning appliances, or outdoor hydronic heaters, water stoves and the like. A fuel-burning device:
(1) Designed to burn clean wood or other approved solid fuels;
(2) That the manufacturer specifies for outdoor installation or for installation in structures not normally intended for habitation by humans or domestic animals, including structures such as garages and sheds; and
(3) Which heats building space and/or water through the distribution, typically through pipes, of a fluid heated in the device, typically water or a mixture of water and antifreeze.
PHASE 2 OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER. An outdoor wood-fired boiler that has been certified or qualified by the EPA as meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32 pounds per million British Thermal Units output and is labeled accordingly. PHASE 2 OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER models will be identified with a white hang tag.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL. Person designated by the municipality to be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.
STACK. Any vertical structure enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke or exhaust from a furnace, especially that part of a structure extending above a roof.
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