40 C.F.R. § 60.6500

What is required for my continuous opacity monitoring system and how are the data used?

Last amended: 2026Year: 2026Length: 123 wordsSubsections: 1Official source

Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 60.6500 (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 your final compliance date. (e) Follow Table 4 to Subpart WWWW to establish the procedures and test methods to determine compliance with the opacity limit in Table 3 to Subpart WWWW. 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.
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