Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.1230 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; CLASS I MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

The owner or operator of a class I waste combustor must comply with the emission limits, notification, monitoring, testing, record-keeping, and reporting requirements of the new source performance standards incorporated in parts 7011.1291 to 7011.1294, except as provided in subpart 2. In addition, the owner or operator must comply with:

A.

parts 7011.1240, subpart 1; 7011.1281; 7011.1282; 7011.1283; and 7011.1284, if the owner or operator chooses to comply with the operator certification requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 60.54b, as amended, by obtaining certification through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency;

B.

the general waste combustor facility requirements of part 7011.1245;

C.

the industrial solid waste management plan requirements of part 7011.1250;

D.

the reporting and response requirements to exceedance of continuously monitored emissions in part 7011.1260, subpart 7;

E.

the reporting and response requirements in part 7011.1265, subpart 11, if an exceedance is measured during the conduct of a performance test; and

F.

the test or monitoring frequency for a waste composition study of part 7011.1270, subpart 6.

Subp. 2.

Mercury emission limitations.

Instead of the mercury emission limits contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, sections 60.52b(a)(5), 60.58b(d)(2)(ix), and 60.58b(d)(2)(x), as amended, the owner or operator of a class I waste combustor must comply with the mercury emission limits described in this subpart and the testing and reporting requirements of parts 7011.1265, subpart 2; and 7011.1270, subpart 6.

	Class I
Mercury (short-term)
	For all waste combustors except those combusting RDF in spreader stokers	80 µg/dscm or 85% removal
	Waste combustor units combusting RDF in spreader stokers (90-day test interval)	50 µg/dscm or 85% removal
Mercury (long-term)
	For all waste combustors except those combusting RDF in spreader stokers	60 µg/dscm or 85% removal
	Waste combustor units combusting RDF in spreader stokers (90-day test interval)	30 µg/dscm or 85% removal
	Waste combustor units combusting RDF in spreader stokers (12-month test interval)	30 µg/dscm or 85% removal

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

22 SR 1975; 39 SR 386; 44 SR 1030; 22 SR 1975; 39 SR 386; 44 SR 1030; 46 SR 1209

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022