Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.1210 NOTIFICATION REQUIRED OF CLASS IV WASTE COMBUSTORS.

Subpart 1.

Class IV waste combustors at hospitals.

The owner or operator of a class IV waste combustor located at a hospital that was operating on June 20, 1994, shall notify the commissioner by September 19, 1994, of the existence of the waste combustor. The notice submitted by owners and operators of these waste combustors shall contain:

A.

the name of the owner and operator, and the address of the waste combustor installation;

B.

a schedule showing that the waste combustor will meet the requirements of parts 7011.1201 to 7011.1285 on January 30, 1996, or upon expiration of a current permit for those waste combustors to which permits were issued between December 1, 1992, and June 20, 1994; and

C.

the information in subpart 2, items B to H.

Subp. 2.

Waste combustors at hospitals.

The owner or operator of a class IV waste combustor located at a hospital and installed after June 20, 1994, shall notify the commissioner 90 days prior to the installation of the waste combustor. The notice submitted by the owner or operator of this class IV waste combustor shall contain the information in items A to H.

A.

The name of the owner and operator, and the address of the waste combustor installation.

B.

The results of a current fractional analysis and the heat value of the solid waste stream. The fractional analysis shall be conducted according to part 7007.0501, subpart 2, item A, subitem (1). Published data may be used to determine heat value of the solid waste stream. If published data is unavailable, the owner or operator shall use the methods described in part 7007.0501, subpart 2, item A, subitem (4), to determine heat value of the solid waste stream.

C.

The waste combustor manufacturer and model number, the diameter in feet, the exit height of the stack in feet, and the minimum stack height that is required to be installed by part 7011.1235, subpart 1, for the proposed waste combustor.

D.

The design capacity of the waste combustor in million Btu's per hour.

E.

A plan that describes how solid wastes that contain mercury will be identified, separated, and collected before the waste is combusted in accordance with part 7011.1255.

F.

A plan for disposal of the ash generated, as described in part 7007.0501, subpart 7.

G.

A schedule for a performance test to demonstrate compliance with emission limits in part 7011.1225, according to the schedule in part 7011.1270. The owner or operator shall use the methods described in part 7011.1265 when conducting compliance tests.

H.

The signature of the owner or operator with the following certification:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, 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. Further, the waste combustor complies with the design, installation, and operating requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 7011.1201 to 7011.1294, applicable to a class IV waste combustor."

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

18 SR 2584; 22 SR 1975; 39 SR 386

Published Electronically:

September 17, 2020