Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.1100 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

As used in parts 7011.1100 to 7011.1140, the following words shall have the meanings defined herein.

Subp. 2.

Coal.

"Coal" means any solid fossil fuel described as anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, or coke (as derived from coal).

Subp. 3.

Coal handling.

"Coal handling" means operations including, but not limited to, operations such as dumping, loading, unloading, storing, reclaiming, transferring, and conveying.

Subp. 4.

Coal handling facility.

"Coal handling facility" means a facility where coal is handled such as coal transshipment terminals, electric generating plants, boiler plants, or steam plants.

Subp. 5.

Coal throughput.

"Coal throughput" means the number of tons of coal received plus the number of tons of coal shipped by an owner or operator of a coal transshipment facility in any one calendar year. In the case of facilities where coal is consumed at the same facility where received, such as electric generating plants, boiler plants, or steam plants, coal throughput means the number of tons of coal received at the facility.

Subp. 6.

Dust suppression methods.

"Dust suppression methods" mean dust control equipment or measures including, but not limited to, hoppers, hoods, screens, enclosures, wetting or chemical agents, foam agents, surfactants, precleaning treatment, utilizing induced draft and air pollution control equipment, watering, and other equivalent methods approved by the commissioner.

Subp. 7.

Hauler.

"Hauler" means any vehicle engaged in reclaiming, moving, or dumping coal within a coal handling facility.

Subp. 8.

Minimize.

"Minimize" means, with respect to the control of fugitive emissions, to reduce such emissions to a level consistent with RACT.

Subp. 9.

Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment.

"Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment" means any equipment which classifies coal by size or separates coal from refuse by application of air stream(s).

Subp. 10.

Reasonably available control technology (RACT).

"Reasonably available control technology (RACT)" is the lowest emission limit that a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control technology that is reasonably available considering technological and economic feasibility.

Subp. 11.

Thermal dryer.

"Thermal dryer" means any device in which the moisture content of coal is reduced by contact with a heated gas stream which is exhausted to the atmosphere.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

L 1987 c 186 s 15; 18 SR 614

Published Electronically:

February 25, 2008