Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-2-515

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-2-515 - Minor NSR in General Permits

A. A general permit may include emission standards designed to assure that a stationary source covered by the permit will comply with minor new source review under R18-2-334(C). The emission standards may consist of any combination of the following:

1. Limits designed to assure that emissions from a stationary source that is a member of the class of facilities covered by the permit will not interfere with attainment or maintenance of a NAAQS.

2. Limits imposing reasonably available control technology.

B. Except as provided in subsection (C), if a general permit includes emission standards under subsection (A), then any stationary source that is a member of the class of facilities covered by the permit or any minor NSR modification to such a source may comply with R18-2-334 by obtaining coverage under the permit.

C. An owner or operator seeking coverage under a general permit in order to obtain authorization to construct or make a minor NSR modification to a stationary source shall instead apply for an individual permit, if the Department determines there is reason to believe the source or modification could interfere with attainment or maintenance of any national ambient air quality standard. In making this determination, the Department:

1. Shall consider the factors in R18-2-334(E)(1) to (6).

2. Shall consider whether the dispersion characteristics of the source are likely to result in higher ambient concentrations of a conventional pollutant than the modeling assumptions used to establish an emission standard under subsection (A)(1).

3. May apply a screening model to the source's emissions.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-515

Adopted effective May 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Section R9-3-515 will be repealed and new Section R9-3-515 adopted effective following the adoption of Article 7. Nonferrous Smelter Orders, filed September 18, 1979 for public hearing (Supp. 79-5). Section R9-3-515 adopted effective May 14, 1979, amended effective October 2, 1979 (Supp. 79-5). Article 7. Nonferrous Smelter Orders adopted effective January 8, 1980. Section R9-3-515 filed September 18, 1979 for public hearing and effective following the adoption of Article 7 now amended and effective January 8, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Amended as an emergency effective March 6, 1980, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 80-2). Emergency adoption effective March 6, 1980 now adopted and amended effective July 9, 1980. Amended subsection (C), paragraph (1) effective August 29, 1980 (Supp. 80-4). Amended as an emergency effective October 9, 1980, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 80-5). Former emergency adoption effective October 9, 1980, now adopted and amended effective June 19, 1981 (Supp. 81-3). Amended subsection (B), paragraph (1) effective February 2, 1982 (Supp. 82-1). Amended effective May 25, 1982 (Supp. 82-3). Amended subsections ((C)(3) and (C)(5) effective September 22, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R9-3-515 renumbered without change as Section R18-2-515 (Supp. 87-3). Section amended and subsections (C)(1)(h) through (C)(7) renumbered to R18-2-515.01 and subsections (C)(8) through (C)(9) renumbered to R18-2-515.02 effective September 26, 1990 (Supp. 90-3). Renumbered to R18-2-715effective November 15, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 333, effective 3/21/2017.