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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 115CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER HHIGHLY-REACTIVE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
DIVISION 1VENT GAS CONTROL
RULE §115.726Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

  (1) The owner or operator of any site claiming exemption under §115.727(a) of this title shall maintain records to document that each vent gas stream that is routed to a flare contains less than 5.0% by weight HRVOC at all times and each vent gas stream not routed to a flare does not exceed 100 parts per million by volume HRVOC at any time.

  (2) The owner or operator of any flare claiming exemption under §115.727(b) of this title shall maintain records that document that the HRVOC content of the gas stream that is routed to the flare does not exceed 5.0% by weight at any time.

  (3) The owner or operator of any vent gas stream or flare claiming exemption under §115.727 of this title shall comply with the following recordkeeping requirements:

    (A) for vent gas streams, maintain records that demonstrate continuous compliance with the exemption criteria of §115.727(c) of this title; or

    (B) for flares, maintain records that demonstrate continuous compliance with the exemption criteria of §115.727(d) of this title.

(f) The owner or operator claiming an exemption under §115.727(e) of this title shall submit written notification to the executive director no later than December 31, 2005.

(g) The owner or operator of each site subject to §115.722 of this title shall maintain daily records to demonstrate compliance with the tons per calendar year emissions limits specified in §115.722(a) and (b) of this title, including:

  (1) cooling tower emissions from cooling towers that are subject to Division 2 of this subchapter (relating to Cooling Tower Heat Exchange Systems); and

  (2) all emissions from flares, vents, and pressure relief valves subject to the requirements of §115.725 of this title.

(h) The owner or operator of each site subject to §115.722 of this title shall maintain hourly records to demonstrate compliance with the one-hour block emissions limits specified in §115.722(c) of this title, including:

  (1) cooling tower emissions from cooling towers that are subject to Division 2 of this subchapter; and

  (2) all emissions from flares, vents, and pressure relief valves subject to the requirements of §115.725 of this title.

(i) The owner or operator shall maintain on-site, all records required in this division and other records as necessary to demonstrate continuous compliance and records of periodic measurements for at least five years and make them available for review upon request by authorized representatives of the executive director, United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any local air pollution control agency with jurisdiction.

(j) The owner or operator of an affected flare, vent gas stream, or pressure relief valve subject to the requirements of this division that is reclassified as to the applicable requirements of the division or the exemption status, shall comply with the following:

  (1) for affected flares, vent gas streams, or pressure relief valves that become exempt from the requirements of this division, maintain records of the date that the exemption became applicable as well as the recordkeeping requirements of subsection (e) of this section; and

  (2) for affected flares, vent gas streams, or pressure relief valves that are reclassified as to operational status and the applicable requirements of the division (i.e., a continuous operation flare monitored in accordance with §115.725(d) of this title reclassified as an emergency flare and monitored according to §115.725(g) of this title), maintain records of the date of change in operational status and reclassification.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.726 adopted to be effective January 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 113; amended to be effective November 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 9835; amended to be effective December 23, 2004, 29 TexReg 11623

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