40 C.F.R. § 60.5945
What is required for my continuous opacity monitoring system and how are the data used?
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 60.5945 (2026)
(a) Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a continuous opacity monitoring system. (b) Install, evaluate, and operate each continuous opacity monitoring system according to § 60.13. (c) The output of the continuous opacity monitoring system shall be recorded on a 6-minute average basis. (d) Complete an initial evaluation of your continuous opacity monitoring system according to Performance Specification 1 in appendix B of this part. Complete the evaluation no later than 180 days after the date of the initial startup of the municipal waste combustor, as specified under § 60.8. (e) Follow Table 4 to Subpart VVVV to establish the procedures and test methods to determine compliance with the opacity limit in Table 2 to Subpart VVVV. The data obtained from your continuous opacity monitoring system are not used to determine compliance with the opacity limit.
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 60.13.60.8.