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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 317DESIGN CRITERIA PRIOR TO 2008
RULE §317.6Disinfection

light absorbance by dust accumulations. Elapsed operation time meters shall be provided for each bank of ultraviolet lamps.

    (F) Cleaning. Provisions for routine cleaning such as mechanical wipers, high pressure sprayers, ultrasonic transducers, or chemical cleaning agents are required. Quartz sleeve ultraviolet systems shall have a chemical cleaning capability in addition to any ultrasonic and/or mechanical wiper systems. Cleaning solution mix and storage tanks shall have a volume of at least 125% of the reactor volume to be cleaned. A spent cleaning solution disposal plan shall be included in the engineering report.

    (G) Safety. Operators shall be protected from exposure to ultraviolet light during normal operations.

    (H) Replacement parts. Replacement part provisions shall be based on:

      (i) the following table which summarizes minimum requirements as a percentage of the total provided in the ultraviolet system; or

      (ii) a minimum of one uninstalled spare module.

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  (3) Disinfection techniques not in widespread use, such as ozonation, bromine chloride, and chlorine dioxide, will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis. Full details of application, operation, and maintenance, and results of pilot and developmental studies, shall be furnished to the commission by the design engineer for each proposal.


Source Note: The provisions of this §317.6 adopted to be effective November 26, 2015, 40 TexReg 8341

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