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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 113STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS AND FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS
SUBCHAPTER DDESIGNATED FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS
DIVISION 3EMISSION GUIDELINES AND COMPLIANCE TIMES FOR SMALL MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION UNITS CONSTRUCTED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 30, 1999
RULE §113.2149What is the minimum amount of monitoring data I must collect with my continuous parameter monitoring systems and is the data collection requirement enforceable?

(a) Where continuous parameter monitoring systems are used, obtain 1-hour arithmetic averages for three parameters:

  (1) Load level of the municipal waste combustion unit.

  (2) Temperature of the flue gases at the inlet of your particulate matter control device.

  (3) Carbon feed rate if activated carbon is used to control dioxins/furans or mercury emissions.

(b) Obtain at least two data points per hour in order to calculate a valid 1-hour arithmetic average.

(c) Obtain valid 1-hour averages for at least 75 percent of the operating hours per day for 90 percent of the operating days per calendar quarter. An operating day is any day the unit combusts any municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel.

(d) If you do not obtain the minimum data required in subsections (a) through (c) of this section, you are in violation of the data collection requirement, and you must notify the executive director according to §113.2161(5) of this title (relating to What must I include in my annual report?).


Source Note: The provisions of this §113.2149 adopted to be effective May 14, 2009, 34 TexReg 2771

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