Astaris-Idaho or Astaris-Idaho facility means all of the pollutant-emitting activities that comprise the elemental phosphorus plant owned by or under the common control of Astaris-Idaho LLC in Township 6 south, Range 33 east, Sections 12, 13, and 14, and that lie within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, in Idaho, including, without limitation, all buildings, structures, facilities, installations, material handling areas, storage piles, roads, staging areas, parking lots, mechanical processes and related areas, and other processes and related areas. For purposes of this section, the term "Astaris-Idaho" or "Astaris-Idaho facility" shall not include pollutant emitting activities located on lands outside the exterior boundaries of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
Bag leak detection guidance means Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS): Fabric Filter Bag Leak Detection Guidance, EPA 454/R-98-015 (Sept. 1997).
Begin actual construction means, in general, initiation of physical on-site construction activities on a source which are of a permanent nature. Such activities include, but are not limited to, installation of building supports and foundations, laying of underground pipework, and construction of permanent storage structures. With respect to a change in the method of operating, this term refers to those on-site activities other than preparatory activities which mark the initiation of the change.
Certified observer means a visual emissions observer who has been properly certified using the initial certification and periodic semi-annual recertification procedures of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, Method 9.
Construction means any physical change or change in the method of operation (including fabrication, erection, installation, demolition, or modification of a source) which would result in a change in actual emissions.
Emergency means any situation arising from sudden and reasonably unforeseeable events beyond the control of the owner or operator of the Astaris-Idaho facility, including acts of God, which requires immediate corrective action to restore normal operation. An emergency shall not include events caused by improperly designed equipment, lack of preventative maintenance, careless or improper operation, or operator error.
Emission limitation or emission standard means a requirement which limits the quantity, rate, or concentration of emissions of air pollutants on a continuous basis, including any requirements which limit the level of opacity, prescribe equipment, set fuel specifications, or prescribe operations or maintenance procedures to assure continuous emission reduction.
EPA means United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10.
Excess emissions means emissions of an air pollutant in excess of an emission limitation.
Excursion means a departure from a parameter range approved under paragraphs (e)(3) or (g)(1) of this section, consistent with any averaging period specified for averaging the results of monitoring.
Fugitive emissions means those emissions that do not actually pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent opening.
Malfunction means any sudden and unavoidable breakdown of process or control equipment. A sudden breakdown which could have been avoided by better operation and maintenance is not a malfunction.
Method 5 is the reference test method described in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, conducted in accordance with the requirements of this section.
Method 9 is the reference test method described in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A.
Methods 201, 201A, and 202 are the reference test methods described in 40 CFR part 51, appendix M, conducted in accordance with the requirements of this section.
Mini-flush means the process of flushing elemental phosphorus, which has solidified in the secondary condenser, to the elevated secondary condenser flare or to the ground flare, and thus into the atmosphere.
Modification means any physical change in or a change in the method of operation of, an existing source which increases the amount of particulate matter emitted by that source. The following shall not, by themselves, be considered modifications:
Monitoring malfunction means any sudden, infrequent, not reasonably preventable failure of the monitoring to provide valid data. Monitoring failures that are caused in part by poor maintenance or careless operation are not monitoring malfunctions.
O&M plan means an operation and maintenance plan developed by Astaris-Idaho and submitted to EPA in accordance with paragraph (e)(8) of this section.
Opacity means the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background.
Opacity action level means the level of opacity of emissions from a source requiring the owner or operator of the Astaris-Idaho facility to take prompt corrective action to minimize emissions, including without limitation those actions described in the approved operations and maintenance plan.
Owner or operator means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises the Astaris-Idaho facility or any portion thereof.
Particulate matter means any airborne finely-divided solid or liquid material with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 100 micrometers.
PM-10 or PM-10 emissions means finely divided solid or liquid material, with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal ten micrometers emitted to the ambient air as measured by an applicable reference method such as Method 201, 201A, or 202, of 40 CFR Part 51, appendix M, or an equivalent or alternative method specifically approved by the Regional Administrator.
Regional Administrator means the Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, or a duly designated representative of the Regional Administrator.
Road means access and haul roads, driveways or established vehicle paths, permanent or temporary, which are graded, constructed, used, reconstructed, improved, or maintained for use in vehicle movement throughout the Astaris-Idaho facility.
Shutdown means the cessation of operation of a source for any purpose.
Slag Pit Area means the area of the Astaris-Idaho facility immediately bordering the south side of the furnace building extending out 100 yards.
Source means any building, structure, facility, installation, material handling area, storage pile, road, staging area, parking lot, mechanical process or related area, or other process or related area which emits or may emit particulate matter.
Startup means the setting in operation of a source for any purpose.
Title V permit means an operating permit issued under 40 CFR part 70 or 71.
Tribes means the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
Visible emissions means the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere, excluding uncombined condensed water vapor (steam), that is observable by the naked eye.
Visual observation means the continuous observation of a source for the presence of visible emissions for a period of ten consecutive minutes conducted in accordance with section 5 of EPA Method 22, 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, by a person who meets the training guidelines described in section 1 of Method 22.
Table 1 to § 49.10711
I Source No. | II Source description | III Emission limitations and work practice requirements | IV Reference test method |
1 | Railcar unloading of shale (ore) into underground hopper | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
2 | Main shale pile (portion located on Fort Hall Indian Reservation) | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | |
Latex shall be applied after each reforming of pile or portion of pile | Method 9. | ||
3 | Emergency/contingency raw ore shale pile | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
Latex shall be applied after each reforming of pile or portion of pile | |||
4 | Stacker and reclaimer | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
5a | East shale baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.10 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
5b | East shale baghouse building | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the building | b. Method 9. |
6a | Middle shale baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.50 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
6b | Middle shale baghouse building | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the building | b. Method 9. |
6c | Middle shale baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
7a | West shale baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.50 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
7b | West shale baghouse building | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the building | b. Method 9. |
7c | West shale baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
8a | a. Slag handling: slag pit area and pot rooms | a. Until November 1, 2000, emissions from the slag pit area and the pot rooms shall be exempt from opacity limitations | |
Effective November 1, 2000, opacity of emissions in the slag pit area and from pot rooms shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average. Exemption: Fuming of molten slag in transport pots during transport are exempt provided the pots remain in the pot room for at least 3 minutes after the flow of molten slag to the pots has ceased | Method 9. | ||
See also40 CFR 49.10711(c)(4) | |||
8b | b. Recycle material pile | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
8c | c. Dump to slag pile | c. Fuming of molten slag during dump to slag pile shall be exempt from opacity limitations | |
9a | Calciner scrubbers | Effective December 1, 2000: The calciner scrubbing chain (air pollution control equipment) shall achieve an overall control efficiency1 of at least 90% for PM-10 (including condensible PM-10) when inlet loadings equal or exceed 0.150 grains per dry standard cubic foot | Method 5 (all particulate collected shall be counted as PM-10) and Method 202 at the scrubber outlet. Method 201A and Method 202 at the inlet to the scrubber systems. |
The arithmetic average of the emission concentration from the four stacks associated with each calciner shall not exceed 0.0080 grains per dry standard cubic foot PM-10 (excluding condensible PM-10)2 | Method 5 (all particulate collected shall be counted as PM-10). | ||
The arithmetic average of the emission concentration from the four stacks associated with each calciner shall not exceed 0.0180 grains per dry standard cubic foot PM-10 (including condensible PM-10)2 | Method 5 (all particulate collected shall be counted as PM-10) and Method 202 at the scrubber outlet. | ||
Calciner scrubbers | Total gas flow rate through any one outlet stack shall not exceed 40,800 dry standard cubic feet per minute | Method 2. | |
The calciner scrubbers shall be exempt from opacity limitations | |||
9b | Calciner traveling grate-fugitive emissions | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
10 | Calciner cooler vents | Emissions from any one calciner cooler vent shall not exceed 4.40 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
11 | Nodule pile | Opacity shall not exceed 20% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
12a | North nodule discharge baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.20 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
12b | South nodule discharge baghouse | b. Emissions shall not exceed 0.20 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | b. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
12c | North and south nodule discharge baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
13 | Nodule reclaim baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.90 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
14 | Screened shale fines pile adjacent to the West shale building | Opacity shall not exceed 20% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
Proportioning building | |||
15a | a. East nodule baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.60 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
15b | b. West nodule baghouse | b. Emissions shall not exceed 0.30 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | b Methods 201/201A . |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9 | ||
15c | c. Proportioning building-fugitive emissions | c. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the building | c. Method 9. |
16a | Nodule stockpile baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.30 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
16b | Nodule stockpile baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
17a | Dust silo baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.150 lb. PM-10/hr(excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
17b | Dust silo fugitive emissions and pneumatic dust handling system | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the dust silo or pneumatic dust handling system | b. Method 9. |
Furnace building | |||
18a | a. East baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 0.80 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
18b | b. West baghouse | b. Emissions shall not exceed 0.80 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | b. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
18c | c. Furnace building; any emission point except 18a, 18b, 18d, 18e, 18f, or 18g | c. Until April 1, 2002, opacity shall not exceed 20% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
Effective April 1, 2002, opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
18d | d. Furnace #1 Medusa-Andersen | d, e, f, g: Emissions from any one Medusa-Andersen stack shall not exceed 2.0 lb/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | d, e, f, g: Methods 201/201A. |
18e | e. Furnace #2 Medusa-Andersen | ||
18f | f. Furnace #3 Medusa-Andersen | Opacity from any one Medusa-Andersen shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
18g | g. Furnace #4 Medusa-Anderson | ||
19 | Briquetting building | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the building | Method 9. |
20a | a. Coke handling baghouse | a. Emissions shall not exceed 1.70 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
20b | b. Coke unloading building | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average from any portion of the coke unloading building | b. Method 9. |
21a | a. Phosphorous loading dock (phos dock), Andersen Scrubber | Emissions shall not exceed 0.0040 grains per dry standard cubic foot PM-10 (excluding condensible PM-10) | a. Methods 201/201A. |
Flow rate (throughput to the control device) shall not exceed manufacturer's design specification | Method 2. | ||
Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
21b | b. Phosphorous loading dock-fugitive emissions | b. Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
22 | All roads | Opacity shall not exceed 20% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
23 | Boilers | Emissions from any one boiler shall not exceed 0.090 lb. PM-10/hr (excluding condensible PM-10) | Methods 201/201A. |
Opacity from any one boiler shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
24 | Pressure relief vents | Opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average except: | Method 9. |
(i) during a pressure release, as defined in 40 CFR 49.10711(e)(7)(ii) , which shall be exempt from opacity limits; and | |||
(ii) during steaming and draining of the pressure relief vent drop tank, which shall occur no more than twice each day, opacity shall not exceed 20% over a 6 minute average | |||
Pressure release point shall be maintained at 18 inches of water pressure at all times | Inspection of pressure relief vent and monitoring device | ||
25 | Furnace CO emergency flares | Except during an emergency flaring caused by an emergency as defined in 40 CFR 49.10711(b) , opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
Emissions during an emergency flaring caused by an emergency are exempt from opacity limitations | |||
26a | a. Existing elevated secondary condenser flare and ground flare | a. See40 CFR 49.10711(c)(5) . | |
26b | b. Excess CO burner (to be built to replace the existing elevated secondary condenser flare and ground flare) | b. Effective January 1, 2001: i. The control efficiency1 of the air pollution control equipment shall achieve an overall control efficiency of at least 95% for PM-10 (including condensible PM-10) when inlet loadings equal or exceed 0.50 grains per dry standard cubic foot | i. Methods 201/201A and Method 202 for the inlet (sampling locations to be determined). Method 201/201A (Method 5 if gas stream contains condensed water vapor) and Method 202 for the outlet. |
ii. Emissions from the excess CO burner shall not exceed 24.0 lbs PM-10/hr (including condensible PM-10) | ii. Method 201/201A (Method 5 if gas stream contains condensed water vapor) and Method 202 for the outlet. | ||
Effective January 1, 2001, opacity shall not exceed 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
1 The control efficiency (as a percentage) of the air pollution control equipment shall be determined by the following equation:
CE (%) = 100 {1 - ([Fho + Bho] / [Fhi + Bhi])}
Where CE is the control efficiency
Fhi is the front half emissions for the inlet
Bhi is the back half emissions for the inlet
Fho is the sum of the front half emissions from each stack for the outlet
Bho is the sum of the back half emissions from each stack for the outlet
Inlet and all outlet stacks to be sampled simultaneously for required testing.
The individual source tests for the inlet and outlet to the emission control system shall be conducted simultaneously or within 3 hours of each other with the same operating conditions.
2 The individual source tests for the four stacks associated with each calciner shall be conducted simultaneously or within 3 hours of each other with the same operating conditions.
Table 2 to § 49.10711
I Source No. | II Source description | III Opacity action level | IV Reference test method |
1 | Railcar unloading of shale (ore) into underground hopper | Any visible emissions | Visual observation. |
2 | Main shale pile (portion located on Fort Hall Indian Reservation) | Any visible emissions | Visual observation. |
3 | Emergency/contingency raw ore shale pile | Any visible emissions | Visual observation. |
4 | Stacker and reclaimer | Any visible emissions | Visual observation. |
5a | East shale baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
5b | East shale baghouse building | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
6a | Middle shale baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
6b | Middle shale baghouse building | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
6c | Middle shale baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. 5% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
7a | West shale baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
7b | West shale baghouse building | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
7c | West shale baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. 5% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
8a | a. Slag handling: slag pit area and pot rooms | a. Until November 1, 2000, emissions from the slag pit area and the pot rooms shall be exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels | Method 9. |
Effective November 1, 2000, the opacity action level for this source shall be 5% over a 6 minute average | |||
Exemption: Fuming of molten slag in transport pots during transport are exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels provided the pots remain in the pot room for at least 3 minutes after the flow of molten slag to the pots has ceased | |||
8b | b. Recycle material pile | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
8c | c. Dump to slag pile | c. Fuming of molten slag during dump to slag pile shall be exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels | |
9a | Calciner scrubbers | a. The calciner scrubbers shall be exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels | |
9b | Calciner traveling grate-fugitive emissions | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | |
10 | Calciner cooler vents | 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
11 | Nodule pile | 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
12a | North nodule discharge baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
12b | South nodule discharge baghouse | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
12c | North and south nodule discharge baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | c. 5% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
13 | Nodule reclaim baghouse | 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
14 | Screened shale fines pile adjacent to the West shale building | 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
Proportioning building | |||
15a | a. East nodule baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average. | a. Method 9. |
15b | b. West nodule baghouse | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
15c | c. Proportioning building-fugitive emissions | c. Any visible emissions | c. Visual observation. |
16a | Nodule stockpile baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
16b | Nodule stockpile baghouse outside capture hood-fugitive emissions | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
17a | Dust silo baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
17b | Dust silo fugitive emissions and pneumatic dust handling system | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
Furnace building | |||
18a | a. East baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
18b | b. West baghouse | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
18c | c. Furnace building; any emission point except 18a, 18b, 18d, 18e, 18f, or 18g | c. Until April 1, 2002, 10% over a 6 minute average | c. Method 9. |
Effective April 1, 2002, 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. | ||
18d | d. Furnace #1 Medusa-Andersen | d, e, f, g: 5% over a 6 minute average | d, e, f, g: Method 9. |
18e | e. Furnace #2 Medusa-Andersen | ||
18f | f. Furnace #3 Medusa-Andersen | ||
18g | g. Furnace #4 Medusa-Anderson | ||
19 | Briquetting building | Any visible emissions | Visual observation. |
20a | a. Coke handling baghouse | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | a. Method 9. |
20b | b. Coke unloading building | b. Any visible emissions | b. Visual observation. |
21a | Phosphorous loading dock (phos dock), Andersen Scrubber | a. 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
21b | b. Phosphorous loading dock-fugitive emissions | b. 5% over a 6 minute average | b. Method 9. |
22 | All roads | 10% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
23 | Boilers | 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
24 | Pressure relief vents | 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
25 | Furnace CO emergency flares | Any visible emissions except during an emergency flaring caused by an emergency as defined in 40 CFR 49.10711(b) | Visual observation. |
Emissions during an emergency flaring caused by an emergency are exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels | |||
26a | a. Existing elevated secondary condenser flare and ground flare | a. Exempt from opacity limits and opacity action levels | |
26b | b. Excess CO burner (to be built to replace the elevated secondary condenser flare and ground flare) | 5% over a 6 minute average | Method 9. |
40 C.F.R. §49.10711