HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 723 (2) AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
AND AIR PO~UTION CONTROL REGULATIONS
The following air quality standards and emission regulations apply to any
source or emission located partially or v~olly w-lthin the state of Minnesota.
Regulations are of general application throughout the state unless specifically
indicated otherwise by their context. The official policy and purpose of the
state of Minnesota in regard to air quality control is set forth in Miunesota
Statutes 1967:
Section 116.07, Subd. 2~ The pollution control agency
shall adopt standards of air quality, including maximum
allowable standards of emission of air contaminants
from motor vehicles, recogniz~ that due to variable
factors, no single standard of purity of air is applicable
to all areas of the state. ID adopting standards, the
pollution control agency shall give due recognition to
the fact that the quantity or characteristics of air
contaminants or the duration of their presence in the
atmosphere, which may cause air pollution in one area
of the state, may cause less or not cause ~y air
pollution in another area of the state, and it shall
take into consideration in this co~n~ection such
factors, including others which it may deem proper,
as existing physical conditions, zonLng classifications,
topography, prevailing wind direction and velocities,
and the fact that a standard of air quality which may
be proper as to an essentially residential area of the
state, may not be proper as to a highly developed
industrial srea of the state. Such standards of air
quality shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of
causesas well as effects based on technically sub-
stantiated criteria ~d commonly accepted practices.
Subd. ~. Pursuant and subject to the provisions of
chapter 15, and the pro~sions hereof, the pollution
control agency may adopt, amend, and rescLnd regulations
and standards having the force of law relating to
any purpose within the provisions of this act for the
prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution. Any
such regulation or standard may be of general application
throughout the state or may be limited as to times,
places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make
due allowance for variations therein. Without limitation,
regulations or standards may relate to sources of
emissions of air contamination or air pollution, to the
quality or composition of such emissions, or to the
quality of or composition of the ambient air or outdoor
atmosphere or to any other matter relevant to the preven-
tion, abatement, or control of air pollution.
Subd. 5. The pollution' control agency may
grm'~t variances from the requirements of regulations
or standards upon such procedure m~d conditions as
it may by regulation prescribe in order to avoid
undue hardship and promote the effective and reasonable
application and enforcement of the laws~ regulations,
and standards for prevention, abatement, and
control of air pollution.
Subd. 6. In exercising all its powers the pollu-
tion control agency shall give due consideration
to the establishment.~ maJn~ten~ce, operation and
exp~sion of business commerce, trade, industry, traffic~
and other economic factors and other material matters
affecting the feasibility and practicability of any
proposed action, including, but not limited to, the
burden on a municipality of any tax which may res~lt
therefrom, and shall take or pro~lde for such action
as m~y be reasonable, feasible, and practical under the
cir~mnstances.
Consistent with these objectives, it shall be the po~.cy of the Pollution
Control Agency that new equipment capabl~ of becoming a source of air pollu-
tion be provided with the maximum control capability which is technically
practicable ~and economically reasonable. The Pollution Control Agency shall
encourage the development and expansion of air pollution control programs in
cities~ counties and other political subdivisions of the state and provide
planning, technical and enforcement assistance.
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APO I ~I~2~T AIR QUALITY STEWARDS
The £ollow~mg air qus~lity standards are desirable levels of air quality which
on the basis of present knowledge are not expected to produce health hazards or
impairment, injury to agricultural crops and livestock, dam_~ge to or deterioration
of property, s~d hazards to air and ground transportation. Health hazards include
not only production, aggravation or possible production of disease, but also
interference with function. Health impairment includes sensory irritation and
impairment of well being by such phenomena as odor. The standards are based on
review and interpretation of data on air pollution exposures and associated
effects and appropriate Federal air quality criteria. Standards of air quality
are not, however, intended to provide a sharp dividing line between air of
satisfactory quality and air of unsatisfactory quality.
AIR QUALITY STA~]OARDSa
Pollutant
Conc entrat ion Rer~rRs
Sulfur oxides
Sulfation
Sulfur dioxideb
s%/ oo cm /da
0. 0 SO /tO0'
0.02 pp~.
~_~x~um annual aver~,e
maximum month value
maximum annual aver~,e
(2~-hour samp]~,ug t~ne)
Suspended sulfate
(analysis of high-
volume filters)
Sulfuric acid
mist
O.lO ppm
4micrograms/m3
12micrograms/m3
~ micrograms/~
12micrograms/~
24-hour average not 'to
be exceeded over 1 day
in any 3-month period
allowable maximum
aunuat average
not to be exceeded over
i percent of the tim~
allowable maximum
annual average
not to be exeeeded
over i percent of the
time
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AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (continued)
Pollutant
Concentration
Remarks
Sulfuric acid mist
2. Hydrogen Sulfide
3. Ozt~ant (tot~l)c
A. ~%stfatld'e
5. S_usoended oarticu!ates
(high volume sam~ier)
6. Soiling index
30 micrograms/~
0.05 ppm
0,03 ppm
0.15 ppm
lO t ons/sq/mi/mo
25 t ons/sq/mi/mo
75 micrograms/m3
200 micrograms/m3
O.~ Coh per 1,000
lineal feet
hourly average not
to be exceeded over'
I percent of the time
~ hour average not to
be exceeded over 2
times per year
!z hour average not to
be exceeded over 2
times in any 5 consecu-
tive days
maximum allowable
1-hour value
5-month average above
background in all areas
except those zoned
heavy industrial areas
3-month average above
background in zoned
heavy industrial areas
annual geometric mean
annual 99th percen-~
tile
annual geometric mean
a All standards, unless otherwise indicated, refer to places where people live or
an undesirable effect could result from levels above the standard.
b By West-Gaeke conductometric or other methods approved by the Director.
c Potassium iodide colorimetric method of measurement.
d Use background value of 5.0 tons/sq/mi/mo in all areas.
e Total dustfall including water soluble and water insoluble and all other compo-
nents.
s~John P. Badalich
John P. Badalich P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
~/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C~ Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney At Law
/s/,,,.,Homer C. Luick
Homer C. Luick. Vice-Chairman
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APO 2 _D~.~r~tigD~s~_~ovision for Rscreatlonal Fires~,_ .
Access to Premise_s, yari~nQ~s., Circumver~tion
and Severability.
a. Definitions. As used in these regulations, except as otherwise s~ecifical.~
~ly provided or where the context indicates otherwise, the followdng works shall h~'~ve
the meanings ascribed to them in this regulation:
(I) "Criteria": Means Technical information to be utilized as de-
cisional guidelines in considering air quality goals, air quality standards and
determining air quality alert levels.
(2) "Director": Means The Director of the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency.
(3) "Existing": A modifier for equipment, machines, devices, arti-
clea, contrivances or installations which are in beLug at the time these regula-
tions become effective; except that any existing equipment, machine, device,
article, contrivance or installation which is altered, repaired or rebuilt at an
aggregate cost of 50 percent or more of its replace~ent cost at the time of such
alteration, repair or rebuilding~ shall be reclassified as "new", but only if such
alteration or repair constitutes an additionai or greater source of air pollution.
(~) "Garbage": Animal and vegetable matter such as that originating
in homes, restaurants, and food service s~ud processing establishments.
(5) "~_uneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area": The geographical area,
comprised of the counties of ~mo¥~, Carver, Dakota, Hermepin, ~Ram~ey, Scott and
Washington including all municipalities located partially or wholly within such
counties.
(6) "Multiple Chamber IncLuerator'~: Any article, machine, equip-
ment, contrivance, structure or part of a structure, used to dispose of combustible
refuse by burning, and consisting of three or more refractory lined combustion
furnaces in series, physically separated by refractory walls, interconnected by
gas passage ports or ducts and employing adequ, ate design parameters necessary
for maximum combustion of the material to be burned.
of these re~tions, and install~tio~ exist~g ~t s~id stated ~e ~ch are
later altered~ repaired or reb~]:t at a cost of 30 percent or more of rep~ce~nt
cost at the t~e of such alteration, repzir or rebu~d~g~ and constitute zn
~dditional or greater so, ce of air po~ution.
(8) ~Opacity": A state which renders ~ter~l partiaEy or who~y
~pe~ious to rays of light and causes obstruction of ~n observer's view.
(9) "O~n B~n~g": B~n~g ~y m~tter whereby the res~tant
combustion products are e~tted directly to the open ~tmosphere ~thout pass~
though ar~ adequate st~ck, duct, or
(lO) "Paniculate F~tter": I~teri~l, except ~comb~ed ~ter, which
e~sts at standard conditio~ ~ a f~zely divided form as ~ liquid or so~d.
(ll) "Residual Fuel 0~": Fuel oil P~o~m as E~er C, ~ ~00 and
N~ber 6 as defied ~ ~eric~n Society for Test~g and M~terials D 396
~i~ ~ ~m~ o~ u~e~ ~o~e~ ~e S~eZ~ b~¢ i~o~ soZ&d S~e~ u~e~ ~ ~ ~oCe~-
p~tie~e ~¢te~ b~ ~eL~5t (~ble Z o~ ~e~t~o~ ABC ~) o~ ~st co~oe~S&o~
(~bZe 2 o~ ~e~t~o~ APO ~) is c~Zeu1~te~ ~om ~be m~e~Z ~eL~5¢
(Zg) "~eS~se": Am~ co~us51ble waste ~Se~i~Z~ tz'a~e ~¢e,
~b~e 0o~¢~ c~bo~ ~ ~ ~ee o~ co~e~
met~s o~ ohe~o~s om oSbem p~o~c~s o~ ~em~.
(~) "Smoke": ~ ~o~e ~LoZes ~es~Z¢L~ S~om'&~compZete
~e~e-6 -2. e-
other combustible material, that form .~ visible plunks in the air.
(16) "Standard Conditions": A dry gas temperature of 60 degrees
Fahrenheit and a gas pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute.
(17) "Tra~e Waste": Solid, liquid or gaseous material resulting
from any business, trade or industry activity, construction activity, or any
demolition operation including, but not limited to , plastics, cardboard cartons,
grease, oil, chemicals and cinders.
(~8) "Waste Classification": Six cl~ssdfications of waste as
defined by the Incinerator Institute of America and the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
(17) "Source Gas Volume": The volume of gas emanatS~g from a
process or other source.
a. Recreational Fires Permitted. These regulations shall not apply to wood
burning fireplaces, nor to fires used solely for 'bhe preparation of food by
barbecuing.
b. Acce___~s to Prsmise~ Whenover it shall be necessary for the purposes
of these regulations, the Agency or any member, employee, or agent thereof~
when authorized by it, may e~ter upon any property, public or private, for the
purpose of obtaSnming inform..~tion or conductS~g surveys or ~Mestigations.
c. V~arian~ce. Where upon wribten applicaSion of the responsible person or
persons the Agency finds that by reason of exceptional circumstances strict
conformity with any provisions of the emission standards contained herein would
cause undue hardship, would be unreasonable, impractical or not feasible under
the clr¢~mstances, the Agency may permit a variance from these emission standards
~pon such conditions aud within such time limitations as it may prescribe for
prevention, control or abatement of air pollution in harmony with the intent
of the State and any applicable Federal laws.
d. )Circumvention. No person shall cause or permit the i~stallation or
use of shy device of any means which, without resulting in reducbion in the totsd.
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a~ount o£ air contaminant emitted, co~'~ceats or dilutes an e;mission of air contemn-.
naut which would otherwise violate an air pollution control regulation.
e. ~ If any provision of any reg~zlation or the application
thereof to any person or circumst~uces is held to be invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or application of any other part of such regu-
lation or any other regulation which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of all regulations
and the various applications thereof are declared to be severable.
/s/ John P. Badalich
John P, Badalich,
Executive Secret~ry
Chief Executive Offiaur
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
~ttorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. Luick
Ho_mer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman
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APC 3 P~l~n .lpproval ~nd 'Permit Issuauce~ Measurement
of Emissions of Air Contamin~nts~,.~.S.ub~ssion
of E~ission Informatio~_.Authority...~nd T~e
Schedule for
A. Approval of Planned Installations and Permit Issuance
(1) Review of Plans and Approval
A person planning to construct, install, reconstruct or alter ~ny process~
fuel-burning or control e~ipment therefor which may be a source of air pollution
shall submit plans and specifications of the process, fuel-burning, refuse-burn~
or control equipment and structures or buildings used in connection there~ith
for approval and issuance of a permit prior to the initiation of any construc-
tion~ installation or alteration.
(2) Information Required
Plans ~nd specifications shall include the following inform~tion:
(a) Expected co~position of the effluent stream, both before and
after the installation of ~n air cleaning device~ Lucludi~g emission rate~
concentration, volume and temper~ture~
(b) Expected physical characteristics of particulates;
(c) Type of cleaning dewice, if any~
(d) Location and elevation of the emission point and other factors
relating to dispersion and diffusion of the cont~m±nant in the outer air~ aud
the relation of the emission point to nearby sturctures, window openings~ and
other information necessary to appraise the possible effects of the effluent.
(e) Any other reasonable and pertinent information that may be req~ed
by the Director.
(3) Approval of Plans and Specifications.
Plans and specifications shall be approved and a permit issued within
30 days when the Director believes that they are in accordance with the require-
ments as set forth in these regulations.
(4) Denial of Permit.
When a permit is denied~ applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons
therefor. A denial shall be without pre~n~ice to the applicant's right to a
he~r~ng before the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ~r for filing a further
application after revisions are made to meet objections specified as reasons
for the denial.
(5) Exceptions.
When plans, specifications, and permits are required by an established ~ir
pollution control division or program of any city, county, or other political
subdivision of the state of Minnesota, such permit m~y be issued by such politic~
subdivision provided the installation meets the provisions of these regulations
and copies of the plans and specifications furnished 'bo the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency.
(6) Exemptions.
The follo~ng installations are exempted from the requirements of subparagraph
(1), (2), and (3) of this regulation:
(a) All fuel burning installations of less th~n 1,000,000 BTU per
hour input
All fuel burning installations burning only natural gas, liqui-
fled petroleum gas, No.I:_ or No. 2 fuel oil;
(c) Comfort ~ir conditior~ing or comfort ventilatir~ systems not
designed to remove air cont~uants generated hy or released from specific units
of equipment;
(d) Incinerators of less than 100 pounds per hour burning capacity.
B. Measurement of Emmissions of Air Comtaminadts.
(1) R~sponsible Persons~ To Have Tests Made.
The Director may require any person responsible for emission of air contsmi-
nants to mmke or have made tests to ~etermine the characteristics and amount of
emissio~ of air cont~!uants from any source, whenever the Director has reason
to b~ieve that an emission in excess of that allowed by an air pollution regula-
tion is occurring. The Director say specify testing methods to be used in accord-
~nce with good professional practice and may observe the testing. All tests shall
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. be oonducted by rep~able, qualified personnel. ~e Director shall be given twp
copies of the test methodology an~' results in writing ~ud signed by the Derson
responsible for the tests.
(2) The Director May Make Tests.
Upon request of the Director the persons responsible for an air contaminant
source shall provide necessary holes in stacks or ducts and such safe aud proper
sampling and testing facilities, exclusive of instruments and sensing devices as
may be necessary for proper determination of emission of air cont~m~uants,
and the Director or his agents may conduct tests of emissions from such source.
C. Submission of Emission Information Authority~
(1) The Director may require the submission of air pollutant information
from any or all potential sources for purposes of maintaining an air pollutant
emission inventory.
(2) Any records or other information furnished to or obtained by the Minne-
sota Pollution Control Agency concerniug one or more contaminant sources, which
records or informations as certified by the owner or operator relabe to production
or sales figures or to processes or production unique to the owner or operator
or which would tend to affect adversely the competitive position of such owner or
operator, shall be only for confidential use in the administration of these
regulations, unless such owner or operator shall expressly agree to their publica-
tion or availability to the general public. Nothing herein sh~_~ be construed to
prevent the use of 'such records or information by the Agency in compiling or
publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the outdoor
atmosphere; provided that such analyses or su~m_~ries do not identify any owner
or operator or reveal any information otherwise confidential under this section.
D. Time Schedule for Compliance
Except as otherwise specified, compliance with the provisions of these regulati(ms
shall be according to the following time schedule:
(1) All new installation shall comply as of going into operation.
(~) Al~ existing iustal~ations not in compliance as of the effective date
shall be in compliance ~ithin six months of the effective date unless the owner
or person responsible for bhe operation of the ~stallation shall have submitted
to the Director in a form and manner satisfactory to him, a prog~m and schedule
for achieving compliance, such program ~nd schedule to contain a date no later
than three years from adoption of these regulations by which full compliance
will be attained, and such other information as the Director may require. If
approved by the Director~ such date v~ll be the date on which the person shall
com l .
The Director may require persons submitting such program to s~bmit subsequent
periodic reports on progress in achievin~g complicate.
~ /s/ John P. Badalich
John P.,Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
ChiefE~ecutive Office~
/s/ Robe:~t C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. Luick
Homer C. Luick, ~ice-Chair~n~
APC ~ }¢amimum Allowable Emission of P~art. icutate
Matter from Fuel B~'niD. g Equipm. ent Used
For Indizsct Heati:m¢.
A. General Provisions.
(i) This regulation applies to fuel burning installations utilized for the
primary purpose of produc~%¢ steam, hot water, hot air or other indirect heating
of liquids, gases, or solids where the products of combustion do not have direct
contact with process materials. Fuel includes coal, coke, lignite, coke breeze,
fuel oil, and wood, but does not include refuse. When any products or by-products
of a manufacturing process are burned for the same purpose or in conjunction with
any fuel, the same maximum emission li~-¢itations shall apply.
(2) Heat content of coal shall be dete~uined according to American Society
for Testing and Materials method D-271-6& Laborato~7 Sampling and Analysis of
Coal and Coke or method D-2015-62T Gross Calorific Value of Solid Fuel by the
Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter, which publications are incorporated herein by reference.
(3) As used herein "heat input" shall be the aggregate heat content of all
fuels whose combustion products pass through a stack or stacks. ?de heat ~-uput
value used shall be the equipment manufacturer's or designer:s guaranteed
maximum input, whichever is greater. The total heat input of all fuel burring
units at an installation or on a premises shall determine the maximum allowable
amount of particulate matter emission.
(~) Particulate matter emission shall be measured according to the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers Power Test Code - PTC - 27 dated 1957 and
entitled Determining Dust Concentration in a Gas Stream, which publication is
incorporated herein by reference, or other approved method conducted in accordance
with good professional practice.
B. Provision for Minneapolis-~St. Paul Metropolitan Area and All New Installations.
Emimmions of particulate matter from the combustion of fuel for indirect
heating shall be limited by the provisions of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers Standard No. APS-1 dated June 15, 1966: "Recommended Guide for the
Control of Dust Emission-Combustion for Indirect Heat Exchangers."
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Figure 2 in such standard shall be used to esti~ate allowable emissions from a
plant with a sir~le stack. The appropriate correction factor sh~ll be applied
to multiple stack plants or instal3mations. Regardless of stack number or
height, the maximum allowable emission for ar5~ stack, plant or installation
shall be 0.6 pounds of particulates per million BTU input.
C. Provision for Existing Plants or Installations Outside the Minneapolis-St.
Paul Metropolitan Area.
Particulate matter emissions from the combustion of fuel for indirect heating
shall be limited as in B above, except, regardless of stack number or height,
the maximum allowable emission for any stack, plant or installation shall be
0.8 pounds of particulates per million BTU input.
D. Smoke Indicators.
It is recommended plants or installations b'arnLug solid fuel or liquid fuels
of Grades 5 or 6 (PS No. 300 or PS No. 400) and hav~g more than 1,O00,O00 BTU
input capacity be equipped with smoke indicators, mirrors, or similar approved
de¥ices to enable the fireman to observe the breaching or the top of the stack or
stacks from the boiler room at all times, unless the top of the stack is readily
visible to the firemau from the boiler room without the use of such devices. In
plants where a fireman is not in constant attendance in the boile~ room, and when
the boilers fired at one time aggregate more than 1,000 square feet of heating
surface the smoke indicators should be capable of sounding an alarm or flashing
a signal to attract the attention of the fireman. Any existing plant or installa-
tion which emits smoke of a density greater than permitted by appropriate re-
gulation shall install such indicating devices.
/s~ John P. Badalich
John P. Badalich,P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. Luick
Homer C. Lick,
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~___gst~ictio, u, ,Of Emission of Partf.~cula~te,..Matter
f~rom ~]dustrial Processes.
A. General Provisions
(t) This regulation applies to any operation, process, or activity except
the bur~ing of fuel for indirect heating where the products of combustion do not
directly contact process materials, except refuse burning and princess burning
of salvageable material.
(2) "Process'va~ight" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in regulation
APC 2.
Process weight rate for cont~nuo~s or long-~n steady-share so,zrces shall
be the total process weight for the er~tm~e pe~:~od of cor~t~nuous operation or a
typic al portion thereof, divided by the number of hours or such ~eriod or portion
thereof. Process weight rate for cyclical or batch source shall be the total
process weight for a period which covers a con~lete operation or an integral
number of cycles, divided by the hours of actual process operation during such
period.
Where the nature of any process or operation or the design of any equipment
admits more than one interpretation of this section, the in--ration resulting
in the minimum allowable emission v~lue shall apply.
(3) Emission tests for determination of compliance with this regulation
shall follow the standards in American Society of Mechar~ Engineers Power
Test Code - PTC - 27 dated 1957 and entitled "D~termin~ D'ust Concentration in a
Gas Stream" or other approved method.
B. Emission Limitations.
(1) Except as provided in Section B (2) below, no person sh~ll cause, suffer,
_~1 !ow, or permit the emission of particulate matter in any one ho~zr from any ~ ~
source in excess of the amount ~ shown in Table I for the allocated process weight.
(2) The limitations established by Section B (I) shall hot require the
reduction of particulate matter concentration, based on the source gas volume,
below the commentration specified in Table 2 for such volume. The burden of
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. eh~wTug the source gas volume, including ail factors ~ud methods deter~ulnE
such volume, shall be on the person seeking to come within the provisO, one of
this section.
(3)''~ No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the emission of particu-
late matter from any Source in a concentration in excess of 0.30 grain per
standard cubic foot of exhaust gases. Provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to existing grey iron jobbing cupolas. For purposes of this regulation,
a Jobbing cupola is defined as a cupola which has a s~le melting cycle no
more than ten hours Lu any consecutive 2l, hours and no more than 50 hours in
consecutive seven days.
(a) All e~sting grey iron jobbLug cupolas shall be equipped with gas
cleaning devices and so operated as to remove 85 percent by weight of all the
particulate matter in the cupol~ discharge gases, or release not more than 0.~
grain of particulate matter per st~ds~d cubic foot of discharge gas~ whichever
is more strident.
(b) All gases~ vapors~ and gas entra~ed e£fhents from such cupolas
shall be incinerated at a temperature not less th~n 1200~ Fahrenheit for a period
of not less than 0.3 seconds.
(c) Exceptions. A temporary operational breakdown or cleaning or air
pollution equipment for any process are permitted as exceptions to the provisions
of Regulation A?C 5 provided the owner or operator i~medi~tely advises the
Director of the circumstances and outlines an acceptable corrective program.
In any ~vent, no operation that may cause an immediate public health hazard can
be deemed an exception from this regulation.
(d) Any existing emission source which has particulate collection
equipment with a collection efficiency of 99 percent by weight or any new emis-
sion source which is installed with particulate collection equipment of 99.7
percent efficiency by~ we~Eht shall be considered as meeting the provisions of
this regulation.
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~ny emission source located outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul
~%ropolit~n Ar~ which h~ parti~_!~te collection equipment with a collection.
efficiency of not less than 85 percent by weight, and is located not less
than one-fourth mile from any residence or public roadway and the operation
thereof does not create a suspended particulate concentration in the ambient
air beyond the property lines of the source of emission which is above the
ambient air quality standards shall be considered as meeting the provisions
of this regulation.
TABLE I
Process Weighb Rate of Process Weight
,, R_.a_te ..... Emis s.i.on .... Rate.
L_~/Hr_~ , Lb/Hr. ~ Ton_s/Hr.
Tons/Hr.
'~oo t o.o~
2o0 I O.lO
~oo ] o. ~o
600 t 0.30 I 1.83
!,ooo i o. 5o ,
1,500 I 0.75 I 3.38
t
3,000 I 1.50 ' 5.38
3,500 ' 1.75 ! 5.96
4,ooo i 2.oo I 6.52
6,000 I 3.00 I 8.56
7,000 ~ 3.50 ~ 9.49
I I
' 1
8,000 i 4.00 10.4
9,000 ~ 4. ~0 i 11.2
10,000 ~ 5-00 I 12.0
12,000 I I 6.00 ~ i 13.6
O. 551
0.877
1.40
__
Rate of
.Emis.s ipn
Lb/Hr. 'Lb,/Hr.
,ooo ! .oo i
18~000 ! 9. OOI !7.9
20,000i · 10.00 ~ 19.2
'
30, C~O i !5.O0 25.2
&O,O00 $ 2O.OO 3O. 5
50,000 ~ 25.00 , 35.&
i ! o
!
¢o,oooI ~5.oo ~
! !
~o,ooo i70.oo I 47.0
160,000 ! 80.03 I 49.0
oo,oooi oo. oo i
! '
~0~0 500.~ ~ 69.0
'
Interpolation of the data in this table for process weight rates up to 60,000 lb/hr
shall be accomplished by use of the equation E=4.10 ~. 67, and interpolation and
extrapolation of the data for process weight rates in excess of 60,000 lb/hr
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~hall be accomplished by use of the eGuatlon:
E = 55.0 p0..ll
-
where E = rate of emission in lb/hr and P = process weight rate in tons/hr.
TABIE 2
Source Gas Concentration
Volume. SCFMa GR/SCFb
Source Gas Concentr~ion
Volume, S,CFMa ..... GR/SCF ,, L
.%~O O. 100 145,000 0.038
or less
8,000 O. 096 160,000 0.036
9 ,~O0 0.092 180,000 0.035
' 10.,00~ 0.089 200 ~000
20,000 0.071 300~C00 0
30,000 0.062 ~00,(~0 0.027
~0,~O0 0.057 500,000 0.025
50,000 0.053 600 ,C~) 0.024
60 ,OO~ D .050 800, ~0 O.021
80,000 0.045
1,0~$,000 0.020
or ~ore
100 ,O00 O. O42
120,000 0.0~0
Standard cubic feet per minute
b
Grains per standard cubic foot
~s/ John P. BsSst ~b
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
/?/ Robert. 8., Tuves.on.. _
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
· .Attorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. Luick
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Ch~iwman
_~reM~.~tin~. Particulate Matter from Becominq
Air-Borne.
A. No person shall cause or permit the handldng~ use, transporting, or
storage of any material in a manner which may allow avoidable amounts of particu-
late matter to become air-borne.
B. No person shall cause or permit a building or its appurtenances or
a road~ or a driveway, or an o~n area to be constructed, used~ repaired or
demolished without applying all such reasonable measures as may be required to
prevent particulate matter from becoming air-borne. The Director may require
such reasonable measures as msy be necessary to prevent particulate matter
from becoming air-borne including, but not limited to, paving or frequent
clearing of roads~ drivev.~ys and parkiug lots; apDlication of dust-free surfaces;
application of water; and the planting and maintenance of vegetative ground
C over.
/s/ John P. Badalich
John P. Badatich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. L~ick
Homer C. L~ick~ Vice-Chairman
6.1
APC ? Incin,er~tors
A. General Provisions
(1) This regulation applies to ~ny incinerator used to dispose of refuse
by burning or the processirg of salvageable material by burning. Notwithstanding
definitions in other regulations, as used in this regulation the word refuse
includes garbage, rubbish~ trade wastes, leaves~ salvageable material and
agricultural wastes. The word incinerator, as used ~ this regulation, includes
incinerators and other devices, structures, or contrivances used to burn refuse
or to process refuse by burning.
.(2) The burning capacity of an incinerator shall be the manufacturer's
or designer's guaranteed maximum rate or such acceptable other rate as is considered
good-engineering practice.
8) The amount of particulate matter emitted from any incinerator shall be
determined according to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Power Test
Code - PTC - 27 dated 1957 and entitled "Determining Dust Concentration in a Gas
Stream" or any other method which is consistent with good professional practice.
The above publication is hereby made a part of this regulation by reference. In
calculating the amount of particulate matter in stack gas~ the loading shall be
adjusted to 12 pereent carbon dioxide in the stack gas. The carbon dioxide
produced by bur~ing of any liquid or gaseous fu~l in the incinerator shall be
excluded from the calculation to 12 percent carbon dioxide. Emissions shall be
measured under maximum operation capacity or at any other burning rate wherein
emission of ~a~%~¢~la~e m~tter is gre~ter.
B. Restriction of Emissions of Particulate Matter from
Incinerators.
(L) No person shall cause or permit the emission of particulate matter from
the stack or chimney of any incinerator in excess of the following:
(a) Incinerators with a maw~mum refuse burning capacity of less than
200 pounds per hour, 0.~ grains of particulate matter per stand~rd dry cubic foot
of exhaust gas.
#2&2- 0 7.1
(b) Incinerators with a ms_ximum refuse burning capacity of 200 to
2000 pounds per hour, 0.2 grains of particulate matter per sts~dard dry cubic
foot of exhaust gas. ~
(c) Incinerators with a ma~'mmum refuse bu~ing capac±t~'in excess of
2,000 pounds per hour, O.1 grains of particulate matter per standard dry cubic
foot e~Z~must gas.
(2) All new incLuerators and all existLug incinerators to be modified to
meet the requirements of this regulation and which are to burn t~e ll~ lll,lV,V~
V1 waste as classified by the Incinerator Institut'e of America nust be equipped
with auxiliary fuel burners of such capacity and design as to ass~zre a tempera-
ture in the secondary combustion chamber of at least 1200°F. for a sufficient time
to prevent objectionable odor emission.
(3) No incinerator shall be used for the buring of refuse unless such in-
cinerator is a multiple ch~nber incinerator. E~±stiug incineratbrs which are
not multiple chamber incinerators may be altered, modified or rebuilt as may be
necessary to meet this requirement. The Dirsctor may approve any other altera--
tion or modification to an existing incinerator if such be found by him to be
equally effective for the prupose of air pollution control as a modification
or alteration which would result in a multiple chamber incinerator. All new
incinerators shall be multiple chamber incinerators, provided that the Director
may approve any other kind of incinerator if he finds in advance of construction
or installation that such other k~nd of incinerator is equally effective for
purposes of air pollution control as an approved multiple chamber incinerator.
Existing incinerators buring class II and class III waste which are not
multiple chamber incinerators and do not otherwise meet the requirements of
Section B(I) of this regulation shall be modified or rebuilt in compliance with
this section in accordance with the schedule below. Existing incinerators
burning class IV, V, or VI waste require the specific approval of the Dir~.tor.
IncineratOrs handling any garbage and organic waste must have auxiliary f~l
burners that maintain a minimum temperature of 1200°F for a minimum of.3 second
#2&2-21 7.2
retention time, or until odor emissions are eliminated.
Rated Caoacit.v. Latest Date fQr Comoliance
2000 lbs/hr, or above
12 months from effective
date of regulation
1000 - 1999 lbs/hr
18 months from effective
date of regulation
500 - 999 lbs/hr
2& ~onths from effective
date of regula .,ion
all others
30 months from effective
date of regulabion
(4) No person shall burn or cause or permit the burning of refuse in any
installation which was designed for the sole purpose of burning fuel.
/s/ John P. Badalich
John P. Badalich,
Executive Secretary
Chief ~xecutive Officer
/s/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney a6 Law
/s/ Homer C. ~:ick
Homor Co Luick, Vice-Chairman
#2~2-22
?..3
APC 8 Open ~rn~n~ Restrictions~
A. Refuse burning restrictions.
(I) No person shall dispose of refuse by open burning, or cause, suffer,
allow or permit open burning of refuse. In areas where no public or commercial
refuse collection sorvice is available on the effectivo dat~ of this regulation,
open burning of refuse on residential premises, or refut~e or!gJ~mtirg from
dwelling units o~ premises shall not be in violation of 'bhiz cect±on until such
refuse collection service becomes available but no lager than thr~e yeers from
the effective date of this r~gulation.
B, Prohibition of salvage operations by open burning~
No person shall conduct, cause or permit the conduct of a salvage operation
by open burning.
C. Restriction on open burning of tree leaves.
The open burning of leaves is prohibited effective two months after a general
solid waste pick-up system is developed by a municipality that is part of a
comprehensive plan for solid waste disposal. Until such time, burning of leaves
only in containers meet~g fire safety standards is permitted.
D. Exceptions.
Exceptions herefrom may be aLlo'~sd upon application and approval by the
Director provided that the burning is not prohibited by or is conducted in compli-
ance with other applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. ~¢emption to conduct
open burning under the provision of this regulation does not excuse a person from
the consequences, dam_~ges, or injuries which may result therefrom. The following
are exceptions for which application may be made:
(t) Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of public
and industrial fire-fighting personnel.
(2) Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard which cannot be
abated by any other practicable means.
(3) Fires purposely set for forest or game management in accordance
with practices recommended by the N_innesota Department of Conservation~ the
#£4£-£~ S . 1
Minnesota Department of Agricultu_~e and the United States Forest Service.
(~) The burning of h}~rocarbons which must be wasted through the use
of atmospheric flares.
(5) The burning of trees, brush, grass and other vegetable matter in
the clearing of land, right of way maintenance operations and agricultural crop
burning is permitted under the following conditions:
(a) The prevailing winds at the time of burning mu~t be ~;.ray from
any city or town.
(b) The location of burning must not be within 1,ODO feet of an
occup~9d residence other than those located on the property on which the burning
is conducted.
(c) Oils, rubber or other similar materials which produce unreason-
able amount of air contaminants may not be burned.
(d) The burning must not be conducted within 1,O00 feet of any
highway or public road and in any event must be controlled so that a traffic
hazard is not created.
(e) The burning must not be conducted within one mile of any miL-
tary, commercial, county, municipal~ or private airport or landing strip.
/s/ John P. Badalich
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Robert C. ~aveson
Robert C.. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
/s/ Homer C. b~ick
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman.
#2&2-24
A~ 9 Control of Odors in the Ambient Air.
A. No person shall emit odorous matter such as to c~se an objectionable odor:
(I) In areas zoned residential, recreational, institutional, retail sales,
hobel or educational;
(2) In areas zoned light industrial when air containing such odorous matter
is diluted with 2 volumes of odor-free air.
(3) In areas other than those in subparagraphs (I) and (2) when air contains-
lng such odorous matter is diluted ~lth four volumes of odor-free air.
B. The above requirements shall apply only to objectionable odors. An odor will
be deemed objectionable when 30 percent or more of a sample of the people exposed
to it believe it to be objectionable in usual places of occupancy. The test for
objectionable odors and odor dilutions shall be conducted with ~u independent
panel of not less than five persons and accordi~ to the best accepted procedures,
such as American Society for Testing Materials Method D-1~59-57.
C. The odor of growdng vegetation, domestic fertilizers, insecticides and other
natural odors shall not be considered objectionable within the meaning of this
regulation.
_/s/ John P.B~datich
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at La~
Homer C. Luick
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman
#2&2-2~
9.1
APC t0
Control of Odors from Pro~essing of Animal
A. General
(I) For purposes of this regulation the word "reduction" is defined as any
heated process, including rendering, cooking, drying~ dehydrating, digesting,
evaporating, and protein concentrating. Animal matter is defined as any product ~
or derivative of animal life.
(2) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to any device, machine,
equipment, or other contrivance used exclusively for the processing of food for
human consmmption in food service establis~hments.
A food service establishment shall include: Any fixed or mobile restaurant;
coffee shop; cafeteria; short order cafe~ loncheonatte; grill; tearoom; sandwich
shop; soda fountain~ tavern; bar; cocktail lounge; night club; roadside stand;
industrial feeding establishment; private, public or nonprofit organization or
institution routinely serving food; catering .~tchen, con~missary~ or similar
place in which food or drink is placed for sale or for service on the premises or
elsewhere; and any other eating or drinking establishment or operation where food
is served or provided for the public with or without charge.
B. Odor control equipment required on reduction processes.
No person shall operate or use a~y device, machine, equipment or other con-
trivance~ for the reduction of a~mal matter unless all gases, vapors, and gas-
entrained effluents from such facility are incinerated at a temperature of not
less than 1500°F for a period of not less than 0.3 second, or processed in such
manner as determined by the Director to be equally or more effective for the
purpos~ of air pollution control.
A person incinerating or processing gases, vapors or gas-entrained effluents
pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly install and maintain, in good
working order and in operation, devices as specified by the Director for indica-
ting temperature, pressure, or other operating conditions.
#2d2-26 10.1
C. Other odor control measures required~
(1) Effective devices and measures shall he installed~'e~d operated such
that no vent, exhaust pipe, blow-off pipe or open±ug of any kind shall discharge
into the outdoor air any odorous matter, vapors, gases~ dusts~ or any combination
thereof which create odors or other nuisances in the neighborhood of the plant.
(2) Odor producing materials shall be stored and handled ~ such a manner
that odors produces from such materials are con~.ined. Accumulation of odor pro-
ducing materials resulting from spillage or other escape is pro~bited.
(3) Odor bearing gases, vapors, fumes or dusts arising from materials in
process shall be confined at the point of origin so as to prevent liberation of
odorous matter. Confined gases, vapors, fumes or dusts shall be treated befored
discharge to the atmosphere, as required in subsection C (1)o
D. Enclosure of building may be required.
Whenever dust, f~m~es, gases, mist, odorous matter, vapors, or any combinatiOmn
thereof escape from a build,ag used for processing of animal matter in such manner
and amount as to cause a violation of Regulation APC 9, the Director may instruct
that the building or buildM~gs utilized for processing, handling and storage be
tightly closed and ventilated so that all air, and gases and air or gas-borne
material are treated ~y incLuerat!on or other effective means before discharge
into the open air.
John P. Badatich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
Robert Co Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman
#2/.~..-27 10.2
_Qout mm~m~nts ~
A. Smoke restrictions applicable to existing installations
except existing incineration.
No person shall cause, or permit the emission of s~oke or any other air con-.
taminant which has a shade or density:
(i) Darker than No. 3 on the Ringelmann Smoke Ch.art or of such opacity as
to obscure an observer's view to a degree equal to or greater than smoke of
No. 3 Ringelmann density.
(2) Darker than No. 2 on the Ringelmaun Smoke Chart but less than No. 3 on
said chart, if such emission cont~'zues for longer than four minutes in the
aggregate in any 60-minute period or of such opacity as to obscure an observer's
view to a degree equal to or greater than smoke of No. 2 but less than No. 3
Ringelmar. u density during such period.
(3) Darker than Nee I on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, but less than No. 2 on
said chart, if such emission continues for longer than four minutes in the aggre-
gate in any 30-minute period or of such opacity to obsc~zre an observer~s view to
a degree equal to or greater than smoke of No. i but less than No. 2 R/ngelmann
density during such period.
The density of smoke or other air contaminant shall be meas'.~ed at the point
of its emission, except when the point of emission cannot be readily observed,
measurement shall be made at the nearest observable point on the plume from the
point of emission origination.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to an equipment breakdown
making compliance not reasonably possible.
B. Smoke re~?trictJons applicable to new installations aud
all incinerators.
No person shall discharge into the atmosphere from any single source of
emission whatsoever any air contaminant which has a shade or density:
(1) Darker than that designated as No. I on the RLugelmarm Chart, or
(2) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree greater
#2~2-28 1t.1
than smoke described in subsection B(!) of this regulation.
C · Exceptions.
A person may discharge into the atmosphere from any s~_ugle source of emission
for a period or periods aggregating not more than four ~±uutes in any 60 minutes
air contaminants of a shade or density:
(1) not darker than No. 2 on the RingeL~m~mn Chart,
(2) of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree not greater
than does smoke described in subsection C (I) of this regulationo~
Where the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for failure of an
emission to meet the requirements of Section A or B of this regulation, such
Sections shall not apply. The provisions of Section A of this regulation shall
not apply to:
(a) Transfer of molten metals;
(b) Emissions £rom transfer ladles;
(c) Coke ovens when pushing coke from oven ~
(d) Water quenching of coke on discha?ge from ovens;
(2) Existing grey iron jobbing cupolas as d~fLued in Regulation A?C 5;
(f) Blast fu'~.~aces during slips.
D. Ringelmann Smoke Chart
The Ringelmann Smoke Chart shall mean and include &uy of the follow,lng:
(t) The Ringelmann Smoke Chart with instructions for use (Information
Circular 8~33, May, 1967, Re~. of IC 771~) as published by the U.S. Bureau of
Mines;
(2) The R&ngelmsl~n Smoke Chart, photograph~?cally reduced to 1/19th in size
and known as P~wer's ~croringelmann Chart, copyright 195~ by HcGraw-Hill
Publishing Company;
(3) The Ringe~enn Smoke Chart as utilized as a reference standard in the
S~k_~ope Manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances Company.
#2L~2-29
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
Rob~t"¢. Tuve~on, Chairman
Attorney at Law
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman
-3O
11.3
APC 12 ~ssion of V±sible Air Contaminants From
Vehicles and Other Inte~al Combustion
A. No person shall cause or permit the emission of visible air contaminants
from an~ internal combustion engine for more than l0 seconds in any five minute
period.
B. Where the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for failure of
an emission to meet the requirements of this regulation~ the provi~Lions
of this regulation shall not apply.
C. No person shall intentionally remove~ alter or otherwise render inopera,
rive, exhaust emission control, crankcase ventilation or any other air pollution
control device which has been installed as a requirement of Federal law or
regulation.
D. No person shall operate a motor vehicle originally equipped with air
pollution control devices as required by Federal law or regulation unless such
devices are in place ~d in operating condition.
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secrebary and
Chief Executive Officer
Robert C. Tuveson~ Chairman
Attorney at Law
#2~2-31 12.1
APC 13 R__e~uirements £or Construction of Nsw Ga~01Lue Stor~e ~acilities
A. General
For purposes of this regulation, the term "gasoline" is defined as
petroleum distillage having a Reid vapor pressure of four pounds or greater. The
term "submerged fill pipe" is defined as any fill pipe the discharge opening of
which is entirely submerged ~en the liquid level is six inches above the bottom
of the t~nk. "Submerged fill pipe" when applied to a tank which is loaded from
the side is defined as any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely
submerged when the liquid level is 18 ~ches above the bottom of the tank.
B. Petroleum Storage Tanks.
After the effective date of this regulation, no person shall build or in-
stall or permit the building or installation of s~y stationary tank, reservoir or
other container of more than 65,000 gallons capacity which will or might be
used for storage of any petroleum distillate having a vapor pressure of 2.5
pounds per square irc h absolute or greater under actual storage conditions, unless
such tank, reServcir or other container is to be a pressure tank capable of
m~Lutaining working pressure sufficient at all times to prevent hydrocarbon vapor
or gas loss to the a~nosphere or is designed, and will be built~ and equipped
with one of the follow~ug vapor loss control devices:
(1) A floating roof which may be either pontoon or double deck type that
will rest on the surface of the liquid contents and is equipped with a closure
seal~ or seals, closing any space between the roof edge and the tank w~ll or an
internal floating cover or other device equally effective. The control equipment
required by this subsection B(I) is not permitted if the gasoline or petroleum
distillate to be stored will have a vapor pressure of 12.5 pounds per squ~re inch
absolute or greater under actual storage conditions. All tank gauging and samp-
ling devices shall be gas-tight except while gauging or sampling.
(2) A vapor recovery system which includes a vapor-gathering system
capable of collecting the hydrocarbon vapors and gases discharged and a vapor
#2~2-32 13.1
disposal system capable of processing such hydrocarbon vapors and gases that
will prevent their emission to the atmosphere. All tank gauging and sampling
devices shall be gas-tight except ~ile gauging or sampling.
(3) Other equipment or means of equal efficiency for purposes of air
pollution control.
C. Submerged Fill Pipes Required.
After the effective date df this regulation, no person shall build or
install or permit the building or installation of a stationary gasoline stor-
age tank with a capacity of 250 galtol~ or more unless such tank is equipped
with a permanent submerged fill pipe or is a pressure tank as described in
subsection B(1) of this regulation, or is fitted with a vapor recovery sys-
tem as described in subsection B(1) of this regulation.
~/ John P. Bada!ich
John P. Badalich, PE
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ R%be__r~._C. Tuve~pn
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
Hoser .c. Buick
Homer C. Luick, Vice-Chairman
13.2
APO 14.
Emis__s~ion..off Ce!-ta~m Sett~_eabl-~e:=Acids ..... snd
f~.Ikaline S~bstm~ces Restricted.
A. General Provisions,
This regulation shall apply to all emissions from any sources or premises.
B. Method of Measurement.
(1) In determining compliance with this regulation, fallout sampling
devices shall consist of circular glass dishes 15 centimeters in diamenter which
sha]_l be supported on a nearly horizontal surface not larger than the dish. The
dish bottom shall be at least three feet above the earth or other surface on
which its support is resting and the dish shall be coated with a solution of
thymol blue, ammonia water solution and gelatLn dried to a yetlcw color in
a vacuum oven at room temperature: Prepared dishes shall be st¢,red in a
desiccator at gO percent relative humidity, or in plastic bags.
(2) Fallout sampling devises shall be placed at one or more locations be-
yond the premises on which a source or sources aro located, up-~nd and down-
wind of such premises. The sampling dsvices shall be exposed t¢, substances
settling out of the ambient air for a period of one hour. The presence of red-
colored spots on the gelatin indicates that acidic substances have settled out
of the air while the presence of blue-colored spots on the gelatin indicates
that alkaline substances have settled out of the air. The number of spots visi-
ble on samplers exposed up-wind of premises 'to be subtracted from the number
of spots visible on samplers .exposed down-wind of the same premises. The differ.-
ence in the number of spots, if any, shall be construed to be attributable to
emissions occurring on the premises under investigation.
(3) In lie'~u of the test methods specified in b (1) and (2), any other
method approved by the Director may be used.
C. Emissions Restricted.
No person shall.cause or permit the emission from any source or premises of
substances hav~lg acidic or alka_]:!ue properties in such amounts that the down-
wind fall out rate of acidic or alkaline substances at any plac~ where an
adverse offect could occur, em:ceeds the up-~dnd fallout rate by five or more
spots per hour, measured dn the manner pr~scribed ~n Section b of this regulation.
John P. Bada~ ch, P o Eo
Executive Secretaz~ ~nd
Chief Executive Officer
RObert C. Tuveson, Ch~irman
Attorney at Law
Homer C:' Luick, Vic~-Ch~'
#2~2-35 14.2
APC 15 Restriction of F~,&ssions of Snlfur Dioxido
from Use of Fuel in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul Metropolitan Area.
A. General Provisions
(1) This regulation shall apply only during a period declared by the Direc-
tor to be an air pollution alerb~period. An air pollution alert will be declared
at any time in the 24-hour average concentration of sulfur-diOxide in the ambient
air based upon uniform sampling exceeds the value of O.1 parts per million as
specified in APC 1.
(2) Notification of an air pollution warning will be issued at any time
the average concentration of sulfur dio~de in the ambient air excseds O.1 parts
per mi]_l~on for a 12-hour period and the meteorological forecast indicates a
coBtinuation of conditiops unfavorable for dispersion of air pollutants for an
additional period of 12 hours or more, This warming period is to provide time
for users of fuel with a sulfur content in excess of that given in Sections B and
C of this regulation to prepare to change to a fuel which ~ll meet the require-
merits of this regulation for use during an air pollution alert.
(3) Notification of an air pollution alert will be made by the most expedi-
tious means to users of fuel containing a higher sulfur content than that given
in this regulation. Upon such notification all fuel burned must comply with the
provisions of Dections B and C of this regulation. ~en meteorological conditions
have changed sufficiently to assure that the ambient air quality standard for sul,-
fur dioxide will no longer be exceeded such fuel users will be advised that the
alert period is terminated and may then revert to the fuel of their choice.
(~) This regulation sb~ll apply to any installation in which fuel is burned
and in which the sulfur dioxide emission is substantially due to the content of
the fuel burned, and in which the fuel is burned primarily to produce heat.
(5) For purposes of this regulation, a fuel burning installation is any
single fuel burning furnace or boiler or other unit, device, or contrivance in
which fuel is burned or any grouping of two or more such furnaces or boilers or
other units, devices, or contrivances on the same premises or otherwise located
#242-36 15.1
in close proxLmity to each other and under control of the same person. The
capacity of such installations shall be the manufacturer's or designer's
guaranteed maximum heat Luput rate.
(6) The method for dete~min~ug the percent of sulfur in coal shall be
that described in ASTM D-271-6~ Laboratory Sampling and ~.nalysis of Coal and
Coke or equivalent method approved by the Supervisor, Air Pollution Control° The
method for determini~g the heat content of coal shall be as described in ASTM
D-271-6~ Laboratory Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke or D-2015-62T Gross
C~lorific Value of Solid Fuel by the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter° Sulfur content
of coal as stated in this regulation shall be as ~ualyzed on a dry basis~, but
calculated to includ~ normal moisture.
The method for determining the sulfur content of fuel oil shall be that
described in ASTM D-~9-6~ Standard Method of Test for Sulfur ~ Petroleum
Products and Lubricants by the Bomb Method.
The m~thod for ~eterm%~ing the heat content of fuel oil sh~ be that
described in ASTM D-2~O-6~ Standard Method of Test £or He~t of Combustion of
Liquid Hydrocarbons by Bomb Calorimeter or other m~thod giving comparable resulted.
Thc testing methods specified in this subsection are hereby made a part
of this r~gulation by refe~enceo
(7) The Director is authorized to t~e or cause to h~v~ taken s~mples of
any fuel by ~ny appropriate means, in any qu~utity which h~ finds neccssary~ at
any reasonable time or place, for puz~oses of determ~uing complacence with this
regulation. Where applicable, the following m~thods will be used:
For coal: AS~ D-~92-28 (1958) S~npling Coal
Classified According to ~sh Content
ASTM D-2013-65T Preparing Co~l Sample
for Analysis
ASTM D-2234-65T Mechanical Ssmpling of
Coal
For 0il: ASTM D-270~-65T Sampling Petroleum ~nd
Petroleum ~roducts
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The methods specified in this subsection are hereby made a part of this regula-
tion by reference.
B. Restrictions Applicable to Fuel Burning Installations With a Capacity of
2,000 ¥~llion or More British Thermal Units Per Hour.
(1) After April l, 19~2, no person shall cause or permit the emission of
sulfur dioxide to the atmosphere during an air pollution alert from any fuel
burning installation with a capacity of 2,000 million or mete British Thermal
Units per hour in an amount greater than 2°3 pounds of sulfur dioxide per
million British Thermal Units of heat input to the installation~
(2) During an air pollution alert Mud until the requirements of subsection
B(1) of this regulation are in effect, no fuel burning installation with a
capacity of 2,000 million or more British Thermal Units per hour shall burn a
fuel or fuels having a sulfur content in excess of two percent.
C. Restriction Applicable to Fuel BurnS~g Inst~ll~tions With a Capacity of Less
then 2,000 M~illion British Thermal Units Per Hour.
(1) During an air pollution alert no person shall burn or permit the
buring of any coal containing more than two persent sulfur or of any fuel oil
containing more than two percent sulfur, in any fuel burning installation having
a capacity of less than 2,000 ~illion British Thermal Units per hour.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any fuel burning
installations if it can be sho~ that emissions of sulfur dioxide from such
installation into the atmosphere will not exceed 2.3 pounds per million British
Thermal Units of heat input to the installation.
~s/ John P. ~adalich
John P. Badalich, P.E.
Executive Secretary and
Chief Executive Officer
_/s/ Robert C. Tuveson
Robert C. Tuveson, Chairman
Attorney at Law
~Z~Home~r~C. L~ick
Homer C. Lu~ck, Vice-Chairman
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