35 Ill. Adm. Code 726.203
Interim Status Standards for Burners
Section 726
Section 726.203Â Interim
Status Standards for Burners
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Purpose, Scope, and Applicability
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â General
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The purpose of this Section is to establish minimum national
standards for owners and operators of "existing" BIFs that burn
hazardous waste where such standards define the acceptable management of
hazardous waste during the period of interim status. The standards of this
Section apply to owners and operators of existing facilities until either a
permit is issued under Section 726.202(d) or until closure responsibilities
identified in this Section are fulfilled.
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "Existing" or "in existence" means a BIF
for which the owner or operator filed a certification of precompliance with
USEPA pursuant to federal 40 CFR 266.103(b); provided, however, that USEPA has
not determined that the certification is invalid.
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â If a BIF is located at a facility that already has a RCRA
permit or interim status, then the owner or operator must comply with the
applicable regulations dealing with permit modifications in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
703.280 or changes in interim status in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.155.
2)        Exemptions. The requirements of this Section do not apply to
hazardous waste and facilities exempt under Section 726.200(b) or 726.208.
3)        Prohibition on Burning Dioxin-Listed Wastes. The following
hazardous waste listed for dioxin and hazardous waste derived from any of these
wastes must not be burned in a BIF operating under interim status:Â USEPA
hazardous waste numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027.
4)        Applicability of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 Standards. An owner or
operator of a BIF that burns hazardous waste and which is operating under
interim status is subject to the following provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725,
except as provided otherwise by this Section:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart A of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (General), 35 Ill. Adm.
Code 725.104;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart B of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (General facility
standards), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.111 through 725.117;
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart C of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Preparedness and
prevention), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.131 through 725.137;
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Contingency plan and
emergency procedures), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.151 through 725.156;
E)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart E of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Manifest system,
recordkeeping and reporting), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.171 through 725.177, except
that 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.171, 725.172 and 725.176 do not apply to owners and
operators of on-site facilities that do not receive any hazardous waste from
off-site sources;
F)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart G of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Closure and
post-closure), 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.211 through 725.215;
G)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Financial requirements),
35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.241, 725.242, 725.243, and 725.247 through 725.250,
except that the State of Illinois and the federal government are exempt from
the requirements of Subpart H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725; and
H)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â In Subpart BB of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 (Air emission standards
for equipment leaks), except 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.950(a).
5)        Special Requirements for Furnaces. The following controls
apply during interim status to industrial furnaces (e.g., kilns, cupolas) that
feed hazardous waste for a purpose other than solely as an ingredient (see
subsection (a)(5)(B)) at any location other than the hot end where products are
normally discharged or where fuels are normally fired:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Controls
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The hazardous waste must be fed at a location where
combustion gas temperature is at least 1800°F;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The owner or operator must determine that adequate oxygen is
present in combustion gases to combust organic constituents in the waste and
retain documentation of such determination in the facility record;
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For cement kiln systems, the hazardous waste must be fed into
the kiln; and
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The HC controls of Section 726.204(f) or subsection (c)(5) apply
upon certification of compliance under subsection (c), irrespective of the CO
level achieved during the compliance test.
B)       Burning Hazardous Waste Solely as an Ingredient. A hazardous
waste is burned for a purpose other than "solely as an ingredient" if
it meets either of the following criteria:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The hazardous waste has a total concentration of nonmetal
compounds listed in Appendix H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721, exceeding 500 ppm by
weight, as fired and so is considered to be burned for destruction. The
concentration of nonmetal compounds in a waste as-generated may be reduced to
the 500 ppm limit by bona fide treatment that removes or destroys nonmetal
constituents. Blending for dilution to meet the 500 ppm limit is prohibited and
documentation that the waste has not been impermissibly diluted must be
retained in the facility record; or
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The hazardous waste has a heating value of 5,000 Btu/lb or
more, as fired, and so is considered to be burned as fuel. The heating value
of a waste as-generated may be reduced to below the 5,000 Btu/lb limit by bona
fide treatment that removes or destroys organic constituents. The heating
value of a waste as-generated may be reduced to below the 5,000 Btu/lb limit by
bona fide treatment that removes or destroys organic constituents. Blending to
augment the heating value to meet the 5,000 Btu/lb limit is prohibited and
documentation that the waste has not been impermissibly blended must be retained
in the facility record.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Restrictions on Burning Hazardous Waste That Is Not a Fuel.Â
Prior to certification of compliance under subsection (c), an owner or operator
must not feed hazardous waste that has a heating value less than 5000 Btu/lb,
as generated, (except that the heating value of a waste as-generated may be
increased to above the 5,000 Btu/lb limit by bona fide treatment; however
blending to augment the heating value to meet the 5,000 Btu/lb limit is
prohibited and records must be kept to document that impermissible blending has
not occurred) in a BIF, except that the following may occur:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hazardous waste may be burned solely as an ingredient;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hazardous waste may be burned for purposes of compliance
testing (or testing prior to compliance testing) for a total period of time not
to exceed 720 hours;
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Such waste may be burned if the Agency has documentation to
show that the following was true prior to August 21, 1991:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The BIF was operating under the interim status standards for
incinerators or thermal treatment units, Subparts O or P of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The BIF met the interim status eligibility requirements under
35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.153 for Subparts O or P of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725; and
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hazardous waste with a heating value less than 5,000 Btu/lb
was burned prior to that date; or
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Such waste may be burned in a halogen acid furnace if the waste
was burned as an excluded ingredient under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.102(e) prior
to February 21, 1991, and documentation is kept on file supporting this claim.
7)        Direct Transfer to the Burner. If hazardous waste is directly
transferred from a transport vehicle to a BIF without the use of a storage
unit, the owner or operator must comply with Section 726.211.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Certification of Precompliance. Â This subsection (b) corresponds
with 40 CFR 266.103(b), under which USEPA required certain owners and operators
to file a certification of precompliance by August 21, 1991. No similar filing
with the Agency was required, so the Board did not incorporate the federal
filing requirement into the Illinois regulations. This statement maintains structural
parity with the federal regulations.
c)        Certification of Compliance. The owner or operator must conduct
emissions testing to document compliance with the emissions standards of
Sections 726.204(b) through (e), 726.205, 726.206, and 726.207 and subsection
(a)(5)(A)(iv) under the procedures prescribed by this subsection (c). Based on
the compliance test, the owner or operator must submit to the Agency a complete
and accurate "certification of compliance" (under subsection (c)(4))
with those emission standards establishing limits on the operating parameters
specified in subsection (c)(1).
1)        Limits on Operating Conditions. The owner or operator must establish
limits on the following parameters based on operations during the compliance
test (under procedures prescribed in subsection (c)(4)(D)) or as otherwise
specified and include these limits with the certification of compliance. The
BIF must be operated in accordance with these operating limits and the applicable
emissions standards of Sections 726.204(b) through (e), 726.205, 726.206, and 726.207
and subsection (a)(5)(A)(iv) at all times when there is hazardous waste in the
unit.
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Feed rate of total hazardous waste and (unless complying the
Tier I or adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening limits under Section
726.206(b) or (e)), pumpable hazardous waste;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Feed rate of each metal in the following feedstreams:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total feedstreams, except that industrial furnaces which must
comply with the alternative metals implementation approach under subsection
(c)(3)(B) must specify limits on the concentration of each metal in collected
PM in lieu of feed rate limits for total feedstreams; and facilities that
comply with Tier I or Adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening limits may set
their operating limits at the metal feed rate screening limits determined under
Section 726.206(b) or (e);
BOARD NOTE:Â
Federal subsections 266.103(c)(1)(ii)(A)(
1
) and (c)(1)(ii)(A)(2) are
condensed into subsection (c)(1)(B)(i).
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total hazardous waste feed (unless complying with the Tier I
or adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b)
or (e)); and
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total pumpable hazardous waste feed (unless complying with
Tier I or Adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b)
or (e));
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total feed rate of total chlorine and chloride in total feed
streams, except that facilities that comply with Tier I or Adjusted Tier I feed
rate screening limits may set their operating limits at the total chlorine and
chloride feed rate screening limits determined under Section 726.207(b)(1) or
(e);
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total feed rate of ash in total feed streams, except that the
ash feed rate for cement kilns and light-weight aggregate kilns is not limited;
E)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CO Concentration, and Where Required, HC Concentration in Stack
Gas. When complying with the CO controls of Section 726.204(b), the CO limit is
100 ppmv, and when complying with the HC controls of Section 726.204(c), the HC
limit is 20 ppmv. When complying with the CO controls of Section 726.204(c),
the CO limit is established based on the compliance test;
F)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximum production rate of the device in appropriate units
when producing normal product unless complying with Tier I or Adjusted Tier I
feed rate screening limits for chlorine under Section 726.207(b)(1) or (e) and
for all metals under Section 726.206(b) or (e), and the uncontrolled
particulate emissions do not exceed the standard under Section 726.205;
G)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximum combustion chamber temperature where the temperature
measurement is as close to the combustion zone as possible and is upstream of
any quench water injection, (unless complying with the Tier I adjusted Tier I
metals feed rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e));
H)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximum flue gas temperature entering a PM control device
(unless complying with Tier I or adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening
limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e) and the total chlorine and chloride feed
rate screening limits under Section 726.207(b) or (e));
I)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For systems using wet scrubbers, including wet ionizing
scrubbers (unless complying with the Tier I or adjusted Tier I metals feed rate
screening limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e) and the total chlorine and
chloride feed rate screening limits under Section 726.207(b)(1) or (e)):
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimum liquid to flue gas ratio;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimum scrubber blowdown from the system or maximum suspended
solids content of scrubber water; and
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimum pH level of the scrubber water;
J)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For systems using venturi scrubbers, the minimum differential
gas pressure across the venturi (unless complying the Tier I or adjusted Tier I
metals feed rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e) and the total
chlorine and chloride feed rate screening limits under Section 726.207(b)(1) or
(e));
K)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For systems using dry scrubbers (unless complying with the Tier
I or adjusted Tier I metals feed rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b)
or (e) and the total chlorine and chloride feed rate screening limits under
Section 726.207(b)(1) or (e)):
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimum caustic feed rate; and
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximum flue gas flow rate;
L)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For systems using wet ionizing scrubbers or electrostatic
precipitators (unless complying with the Tier I or adjusted Tier I metals feed
rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e) and the total chlorine
and chloride feed rate screening limits under Section 726.207(b)(1) or (e)):
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimum electrical power in kVA to the precipitator plates;
and
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maximum flue gas flow rate;
M)Â Â Â Â Â Â For systems using fabric filters (baghouses), the minimum
pressure drop (unless complying with the Tier I or adjusted Tier I metals feed
rate screening limits under Section 726.206(b) or (e) and the total chlorine
and chloride feed rate screening limits under Section 726.207(b)(1) or (e)).
2)        Prior Notice of Compliance Testing. At least 30 days prior to
the compliance testing required by subsection (c)(3), the owner or operator must
notify the Agency and submit the following information:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â General facility information including:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â USEPA facility ID number;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Facility name, contact person, telephone number, and address;
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Person responsible for conducting compliance test, including
company name, address, and telephone number, and a statement of qualifications;
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planned date of the compliance test;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Specific information on each device to be tested, including the
following:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A Description of BIF;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A scaled plot plan showing the entire facility and location
of the BIF;
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A description of the APCS;
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Identification of the continuous emission monitors that are
installed, including the following:Â CO monitor; Oxygen monitor; HC monitor,
specifying the minimum temperature of the system, and, if the temperature is
less than 150 ºC, an explanation of why a heated system is not used (see
subsection (c)(5)) and a brief description of the sample gas conditioning
system;
BOARD NOTE:Â
The Board has combined the text of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(2)(ii)(D)(
1
)
through (c)(2)(ii)(D)(
3
) into this subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv) to comport
with Illinois Administrative Code codification requirements.
v)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indication of whether the stack is shared with another device
that will be in operation during the compliance test; and
vi)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Other information useful to an understanding of the system
design or operation; and
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Information on the testing planned, including a complete copy
of the test protocol and QA/QC plan, and a summary description for each test
providing the following information at a minimum:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Purpose of the test (e.g., demonstrate compliance with
emissions of PM); and
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planned operating conditions, including levels for each
pertinent parameter specified in subsection (c)(1).
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compliance Testing
A)       General. Compliance testing must be conducted under conditions
for which the owner or operator has submitted a certification of precompliance
under subsection (b) and under conditions established in the notification of
compliance testing required by subsection (c)(2). The owner or operator may
seek approval on a case-by-case basis to use compliance test data from one unit
in lieu of testing a similar on-site unit. To support the request, the owner
or operator must provide a comparison of the hazardous waste burned and other
feedstreams, and the design, operation, and maintenance of both the tested unit
and the similar unit. The Agency must provide a written approval to use
compliance test data in lieu of testing a similar unit if the Agency finds that
the hazardous wastes, devices and the operating conditions are sufficiently
similar, and the data from the other compliance test is adequate to meet the
requirements of this subsection (c).
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Special Requirements for Industrial Furnaces that Recycle
Collected PM. Owners and operators of industrial furnaces that recycle back
into the furnace PM from the APCS must comply with one of the following
procedures for testing to determine compliance with the metals standards of
Section 726.206(c) or (d):
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The special testing requirements prescribed in
"Alternative Method for Implementing Metals Controls" in Appendix I;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stack emissions testing for a minimum of six hours each day
while hazardous waste is burned during interim status. The testing must be
conducted when burning normal hazardous waste for that day at normal feed rates
for that day and when the APCS is operated under normal conditions. During
interim status, hazardous waste analysis for metals content must be sufficient
for the owner or operator to determine if changes in metals content affect the
ability of the unit to meet the metals emissions standards established under
Section 726.206(c) or (d). Under this option, operating limits (under
subsection (c)(1)) must be established during compliance testing under this
subsection (c)(3) only on the following parameters:Â feed rate of total
hazardous waste; total feed rate of total chlorine and chloride in total feed
streams; total feed rate of ash in total feed streams, except that the ash feed
rate for cement kilns and light-weight aggregate kilns is not limited; CO
concentration, and where required, HC concentration in stack gas; and maximum production
rate of the device in appropriate units when producing normal product; or
BOARD NOTE:Â
The Board has combined the text of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(3)(ii)(B)(
1
)
through (c)(3)(ii)(B)(
5
) into this subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) to comport
with Illinois Administrative Code codification requirements.
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Conduct compliance testing to determine compliance with the
metals standards to establish limits on the operating parameters of subsection
(c)(1) only after the kiln system has been conditioned to enable it to reach
equilibrium with respect to metals fed into the system and metals emissions.
During conditioning, hazardous waste and raw materials having the same metals
content as will be fed during the compliance test must be fed at the feed rates
that will be fed during the compliance test.
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Conduct of Compliance Testing
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â If compliance with all applicable emissions standards of
Sections 726.204 through 726.207 is not demonstrated simultaneously during a
set of test runs, the operating conditions of additional test runs required to
demonstrate compliance with remaining emissions standards must be as close as
possible to the original operating conditions.
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prior to obtaining test data for purposes of demonstrating
compliance with the applicable emissions standards of Sections 726.204 through
726.207 or establishing limits on operating parameters under this Section, the
facility must operate under compliance test conditions for a sufficient period
to reach steady-state operations. Industrial furnaces that recycle collected
PM back into the furnace and that comply with subsection (c)(3)(B)(i) or
(c)(3)(B)(ii), however, need not reach steady state conditions with respect to
the flow of metals in the system prior to beginning compliance testing for
metals.
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compliance test data on the level of an operating parameter
for which a limit must be established in the certification of compliance must
be obtained during emissions sampling for the pollutants (i.e., metals, PM, HCl/chlorine
gas, organic compounds) for which the parameter must be established as
specified by subsection (c)(1).
4)        Certification of Compliance. Within 90 days of completing
compliance testing, the owner or operator must certify to the Agency compliance
with the emissions standards of Sections 726.204(b), (c) and (e); 726.205;
726.206; 726.207; and subsection (a)(5)(A)(iv). The certification of
compliance must include the following information:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â General facility and testing information, including the
following:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â USEPA facility ID number;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Facility name, contact person, telephone number, and address;
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Person responsible for conducting compliance testing,
including company name, address, and telephone number, and a statement of
qualifications;
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dates of each compliance test;
v)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Description of BIF tested;
vi)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Person responsible for QA/QC, title and telephone number, and
statement that procedures prescribed in the QA/QC plan submitted under Section
726.203(c)(2)(C) have been followed, or a description of any changes and an
explanation of why changes were necessary;
vii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Description of any changes in the unit configuration prior to
or during testing that would alter any of the information submitted in the
prior notice of compliance testing under subsection (c)(2) and an explanation
of why the changes were necessary;
viii)Â Â Â Â Â Description of any changes in the planned test conditions
prior to or during the testing that alter any of the information submitted in
the prior notice of compliance testing under subsection (c)(2) and an
explanation of why the changes were necessary; and
ix)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The complete report on results of emissions testing.
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Specific information on each test, including the following:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Purposes of test (e.g., demonstrate conformance with the
emissions limits for PM, metals, HCl, chlorine gas, and CO);
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Summary of test results for each run and for each test
including the following information:Â date of run; duration of run; time-weighted
average and highest hourly rolling average CO level for each run and for the
test; highest hourly rolling average HC level, if HC monitoring is required for
each run and for the test; if dioxin and furan testing is required under Section
726.204(e), time-weighted average emissions for each run and for the test of
chlorinated dioxin and furan emissions, and the predicted maximum annual
average ground level concentration of the toxicity equivalency factor (defined
in Section 726.200(i)); time-weighted average PM emissions for each run and for
the test; time-weighted average HCl and chlorine gas emissions for each run and
for the test; time-weighted average emissions for the metals subject to
regulation under Section 726.206 for each run and for the test; and QA/QC
results.
BOARD NOTE:Â
The Board has combined the text of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(4)(ii)(B)(
1
)
through (c)(4)(ii)(B)(
9
) into this subsection (c)(4)(B)(ii) to comport
with Illinois Administrative Code codification requirements.
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Comparison of the actual emissions during each test with the
emissions limits prescribed by Sections 726.204(b), (c), and (e); 726.205;
726.206; and 726.207 and established for the facility in the certification of
precompliance under subsection (b).
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Determination of operating limits based on all valid runs of
the compliance test for each applicable parameter listed in subsection (c)(1) using
one of the following procedures:
i)         Instantaneous limits. A parameter must be measured and
recorded on an instantaneous basis (i.e., the value that occurs at any time)
and the operating limit specified as the time-weighted average during all runs
of the compliance test.
ii)        Hourly rolling average basis. The limit for a parameter must
be established and continuously monitored on an hourly rolling average basis,
as defined in Section 726.200(i). The operating limit for the parameter must
be established based on compliance test data as the average over all test runs
of the highest hourly rolling average value for each run.
BOARD NOTE:Â
The Board has combined the text of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(4)(iv)(B)(
1
) and
(c)(4)(iv)(B)(
2
) into this subsection (c)(4)(D)(ii) and moved the text
of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(4)(iv)(B)(
1
)(
i
) and (c)(4)(iv)(B)(
1
)(
ii
)
to appear as definitions in Section 726.200(i) to comport with Illinois
Administrative Code codification requirements.
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rolling average limits for carcinogenic metals (as defined in
Section 726.200(i)) and lead. Feed rate limits for the carcinogenic metals and
lead must be established either on an hourly rolling average basis as
prescribed by subsection (c)(4)(D)(ii) or on (up to) a 24 hour rolling average
basis. If the owner or operator elects to use an averaging period from two to
24 hours the following must occur:Â the feed rate of each metal must be limited
at any time to ten times the feed rate that would be allowed on a hourly
rolling average basis; the operating limit for the feed rate of each metal must
be established based on compliance test data as the average over all test runs
of the highest hourly rolling average feed rate for each run; and the continuous
monitor and the rolling average for the selected averaging period are as
defined in Section 726.200(i).
BOARD NOTE:Â The Board has
combined the text of 40 CFR 266.103(c)(4)(iv)(C)(
1
) through
(c)(4)(iv)(C)(
3
) into subsection (c)(4)(D)(iii) and moved the text of 40
CFR 266.103(c)(4)(iv)(C)(
2
)(
i
) and (c)(4)(iv)(C)(
2
)(
ii
)
to appear as definitions in Section 726.200(i) to comport with Illinois
Administrative Code codification requirements.
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Feed rate limits for metals, total chlorine and chloride, and
ash. Feed rate limits for metals, total chlorine and chloride, and ash are
established and monitored by knowing the concentration of the substance (i.e.,
metals, chloride/chlorine, and ash) in each feedstream and the flow rate of the
feedstream. To monitor the feed rate of these substances, the flow rate of
each feedstream must be monitored under the continuous monitoring requirements
of subsections (c)(4)(D)(i) through (c)(4)(D)(iii).
E)       Certification of Compliance Statement. The following statement
must accompany the certification of compliance:
"I
certify under penalty of law that this information was prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to ensure that
qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information and
supporting documentation. Copies of all emissions tests, dispersion modeling
results, and other information used to determine conformance with the
requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 726.203(c) are available at the facility and
can be obtained from the facility contact person listed above. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the facility, or those persons
directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted
is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.
I also
acknowledge that the operating limits established pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code
726.203(c)(4)(D) are enforceable limits at which the facility can legally
operate during interim status until a revised certification of compliance is
submitted."
5)        Special Requirements for HC Monitoring Systems. When an owner
or operator is required to comply with the HC controls provided by Section 726.204(c)
or subsection (a)(5)(A)(iv), a conditioned gas monitoring system may be used in
conformance with specifications provided in Appendix I provided that the owner
or operator submits a certification of compliance without using extensions of
time provided by subsection (c)(7).
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Special Operating Requirements for Industrial Furnaces that Recycle
Collected PM. Owners and operators of industrial furnaces that recycle back
into the furnace PM from the APCS must do the following:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â When complying with the requirements of subsection
(c)(3)(B)(i), comply with the operating requirements prescribed in
"Alternative Method to Implement the Metals Controls" in Appendix I;
and
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â When complying with the requirements of subsection
(c)(3)(B)(ii), comply with the operating requirements prescribed by that
subsection.
7)
An owner or operator that
did not submit a complete certification of compliance for all of the applicable
emissions standards of Sections 726.204,
726.205, 726.206, and 726.207
by August 21, 1992 must stop burning hazardous waste and begin closure
activities under subsection (l) for the hazardous waste portion of the
facility.
8)        Revised Certification of Compliance. The owner or operator
may submit at any time a revised certification of compliance (recertification
of compliance) under the following procedures:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prior to submittal of a revised certification of compliance,
hazardous waste must not be burned for more than a total of 720 hours under
operating conditions that exceed those established under a current
certification of compliance, and such burning must be conducted only for
purposes of determining whether the facility can operate under revised conditions
and continue to meet the applicable emissions standards of Sections 726.204,
726.205, 726.206, and 726.207;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â At least 30 days prior to first burning hazardous waste under
operating conditions that exceed those established under a current certification
of compliance, the owner or operator must notify the Agency and submit the
following information:
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â USEPA facility ID number, and facility name, contact person,
telephone number, and address;
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operating conditions that the owner or operator is seeking to
revise and description of the changes in facility design or operation that
prompted the need to seek to revise the operating conditions;
iii)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A determination that, when operating under the revised
operating conditions, the applicable emissions standards of Sections 726.204,
726.205, 726.206, and 726.207 are not likely to be exceeded. To document this
determination, the owner or operator must submit the applicable information
required under subsection (b)(2); and
iv)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Complete emissions testing protocol for any pretesting and for
a new compliance test to determine compliance with the applicable emissions
standards of Sections 726.204, 726.205, 726.206, and 726.207 when operating
under revised operating conditions. The protocol must include a schedule of
pre-testing and compliance testing. If the owner or operator revises the
scheduled date for the compliance test, the owner or operator must notify the
Agency in writing at least 30 days prior to the revised date of the compliance
test;
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Conduct a compliance test under the revised operating
conditions and the protocol submitted to the Agency to determine compliance
with the applicable emissions standards of Sections 726.204, 726.205, 726.206,
and 726.207; and
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Submit a revised certification of compliance under subsection
(c)(4).
d)        Periodic Recertifications. The owner or operator must conduct
compliance testing and submit to the Agency a recertification of compliance
under provisions of subsection (c) within five years from submitting the
previous certification or recertification. If the owner or operator seeks to
recertify compliance under new operating conditions, the owner or operator must
comply with the requirements of subsection (c)(8).
e)        Noncompliance with Certification Schedule. If the owner or
operator does not comply with the interim status compliance schedule provided
by subsections (b), (c), and (d), hazardous waste burning must terminate on the
date that the deadline is missed, closure activities must begin under subsection
(l), and hazardous waste burning must not resume except under an operating
permit issued under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.232. For purposes of compliance with
the closure provisions of subsection (l) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.212(d)(2)
and 725.213, the BIF has received "the known final volume of hazardous
waste" on the date the deadline is missed.
f)        Start-Up and Shut-Down. Hazardous waste (except waste fed
solely as an ingredient under the Tier I (or adjusted Tier I) feed rate
screening limits for metals and chloride/chlorine) must not be fed into the
device during start-up and shut-down of the BIF, unless the device is operating
within the conditions of operation specified in the certification of
compliance.
g)        Automatic Waste Feed Cutoff. During the compliance test
required by subsection (c)(3) and upon certification of compliance under
subsection (c), a BIF must be operated with a functioning system that
automatically cuts off the hazardous waste feed when the applicable operating
conditions specified in subsections (c)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(E) through (c)(1)(M) deviate
from those established in the certification of compliance. In addition, the
following must occur:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â To minimize emissions of organic compounds, the minimum
combustion chamber temperature (or the indicator of combustion chamber
temperature) that occurred during the compliance test must be maintained while
hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues remain in the combustion chamber,
with the minimum temperature during the compliance test defined as either of
the following:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â If compliance with the combustion chamber temperature limit is
based on an hourly rolling average, the minimum temperature during the
compliance test is considered to be the average over all runs of the lowest
hourly rolling average for each run; or
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â If compliance with the combustion chamber temperature limit is
based on an instantaneous temperature measurement, the minimum temperature
during the compliance test is considered to be the time-weighted average
temperature during all runs of the test; and
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operating parameters limited by the certification of
compliance must continue to be monitored during the cutoff, and the hazardous
waste feed must not be restarted until the levels of those parameters comply
with the limits established in the certification of compliance.
h)        Fugitive Emissions. Fugitive emissions must be controlled as
follows:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â By keeping the combustion zone totally sealed against fugitive
emissions; or
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â By maintaining the combustion zone pressure lower than
atmospheric pressure; or
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â By an alternative means of control that the owner or operator
demonstrates provides fugitive emissions control equivalent to maintenance of
combustion zone pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. Support for such
demonstration must be included in the operating record.
i)         Changes. A BIF must cease burning hazardous waste when
combustion properties, or feed rates of the hazardous waste, other fuels or
industrial furnace feedstocks, or the BIF design or operating conditions
deviate from the limits specified in the certification of compliance.
j)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monitoring and Inspections
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The owner or operator must monitor and record the following,
at a minimum, while burning hazardous waste:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Feed rates and composition of hazardous waste, other fuels, and
industrial furnace feed stocks and feed rates of ash, metals, and total
chlorine and chloride as necessary to ensure conformance with the certification
of precompliance or certification of compliance;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CO, oxygen, and, if applicable, HC on a continuous basis at a
common point in the BIF downstream of the combustion zone and prior to release
of stack gases to the atmosphere in accordance with the operating limits
specified in the certification of compliance. CO, HC, and oxygen monitors must
be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with methods specified in
Appendix I; and
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Upon the request of the Agency, sampling and analysis of the
hazardous waste (and other fuels and industrial furnace feed stocks as
appropriate) and the stack gas emissions must be conducted to verify that the
operating conditions established in the certification of precompliance or
certification of compliance achieve the applicable standards of Sections
726.204, 726.205, 726.206, and 726.207.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The BIF and associated equipment (pumps, valves, pipes, fuel
storage tanks, etc.) must be subjected to thorough visual inspection when they
contain hazardous waste, at least daily for leaks, spills, fugitive emissions,
and signs of tampering.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The automatic hazardous waste feed cutoff system and
associated alarms must be tested at least once every seven days when hazardous
waste is burned to verify operability, unless the owner or operator can
demonstrate that weekly inspections will unduly restrict or upset operations
and that less frequent inspections will be adequate. Support for such
demonstration must be included in the operating record. At a minimum,
operational testing must be conducted at least once every 30 days.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â These monitoring and inspection data must be recorded and the
records must be placed in the operating log.
k)        Recordkeeping. The owner or operator must keep in the
operating record of the facility all information and data required by this
Section for five years.
l)         Closure. At closure, the owner or operator must remove all
hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues (including, but not limited to,
ash, scrubber waters and scrubber sludges) from the BIF and must comply with 35
Ill. Adm. Code 725.211 through 725.215.