7 Del. Admin. Code § 1115-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1115-3.0 - Required Actions

3.1 Air Pollution Watch - The Department shall initiate an increased continuous watch of the air quality values at the air quality monitoring stations and shall inform the public and major industries of the situation.

3.2 Alert-Stage I

3.2.1 There shall be no open burning by any person;

3.2.2 The use of incinerators for the disposal of solid or liquid waste shall be limited to the hours specified by the Department, and plans for the alternate disposal methods will be formulated;

3.2.3 Persons operating fuel burning equipment which requires boiler lancing and soot blowing shall perform such operation only between the hours specified by the Department.

3.2.4 Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table 3-1 of this regulation shall take all Air Pollution Alert-Stage I actions as required for such source of air contamination, and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for Alert-Stage I status.

3.3 Alert-Stage II

3.3.1 There shall be no open burning by any person;

3.3.2 The use of incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid or liquid waste shall be prohibited;

3.3.3 Persons operating fuel-burning equipment which requires boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform such operations only between the hours specified by the Department;

3.3.4 Any person responsible for the operation of a source air contamination as set forth in Table 3-2 of this regulation, shall take all Air Pollution Alert-Stage II actions as required for such source of air contamination; and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for Alert-Stage II status.

TABLE 3-1

EMISSION REDUCTION OBJECTIVES

Source	Alert - Stage I
1. Coal or oil-fired electric power generating facilities.	a. Substantial reduction by utilization of fuels having low ash and sulfur content.
	b. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.
	c. Substantial reduction by diverting electric power generation to facilities outside an Alert Area.
2. Coal or oil-fired generating facilities having a capacity to burn in excess of four tons of coal or 600 gallons of oil per hour.	a. Substantial reduction by utilization of fuels having low ash and sulfur content.
	b. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.
	c. Substantial reduction of steam load demands consistent with continuing plant operations.
3. A. Manufacturing industries of the following classifications which employ twenty employees at one location: Primary Metals, Petroleum, Refining & Related Chemical and Allied Products, Plastic, Paper & Allied Products, Glass, Clay and Hot Mix Plants AND B. Other persons required by the Department to prepare plans.	a. Substantial reduction of air contaminants for manufacturing operations by curtailing, postponing or deferring production and allied operations.
	b. Maximum reduction by deferring trade waste disposal operations which emit particles, gases, vapors or malodorous substances.
	c. Maximum reduction of heat load demands for processing.
	d. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.

TABLE 3-2

EMISSION REDUCTION OBJECTIVES

Source	Alert - Stage II
1. Coal or oil-fired electric power generating facilities.	a. Maximum reduction by utilization of fuels having lowest ash and sulfur content.
	b. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.
	c. Maximum reduction by diverting electric power generation to facilities outside an Alert Area.
2. Coal or oil-fired generating facilities having a capacity to burn in excess of four tons of coal or 600 gallons of oil per hour.	a. Maximum reduction by utilization of fuels having the lowest available ash and sulfur content.
	b. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.
	c. Making ready for use a plan of action to be taken if an emergency develops.
3. A. Manufacturing industries of the following classifications which employ twenty employees at one location: Primary Metals, Petroleum, Refining & Related Chemical and Allied Products, Plastic, Paper & Allied Products, Glass, Clay and Hot Mix Plants AND B. Other persons required by the Department to prepare plans.	a. Maximum reduction of air contaminants for manufacturing operations by, if necessary, assuming economic hardships by postponing production and allied operations.
	b. Maximum reduction by deferring trade waste disposal operations which emit particles, gases, vapors or malodorous substances.
	c. Maximum reduction of heat load demands for processing.
	d. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.

3.4 Alert-Emergency Stage

3.4.1 There shall be no open burning by any person;

3.4.2 The use of incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid or liquid waste shall be prohibited;

3.4.3 Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in Table 3-3 of this regulation shall take all Alert-Emergency Stage actions as required for such source of air contamination, and shall particularly put into effect the standby plans for Alert-Emergency Stage;

TABLE 3-3

EMISSION REDUCTION OBJECTIVES

Source	Alert emergency Stage
1. Coal or oil-fired electric power generating facilities.	a. Maximum reduction by utilization of fuels having lowest ash and sulfur content.
	b. Maximum utilization of atmospheric mixing for boiler lancing and soot blowing at times to be specified by the Department.
	c. Maximum reduction by diverting electric power generation to facilities outside an Alert Area.
2. Coal or oil-fired generating facilities having a capacity to burn in excess of four tons of coal or 600 gallons of oil per hour.	Cease operation.
3. A. Manufacturing industries of the following classifications which employ twenty employees at one location: Primary Metals, Petroleum, Refining & Related Chemical and Allied Products, Plastic, Paper & Allied Products, Glass, Clay and Concrete Plants AND B. Other persons required by the Department to prepare plans.	Cease operation.

3.4.4 All places of employment below shall immediately cease operations:

3.4.4.1 Mining and quarrying of non-metallic minerals;

3.4.4.2 All contract construction work except that which must proceed to avoid physical harm;

3.4.4.3 Wholesale trade establishments, i.e., places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or acting as agents in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies;

3.4.4.4 All offices of local, county, and state government including authorities, joint meetings and any other public body, except to the extent that such offices must continue to operate in order to enforce the requirements of this order pursuant to statute;

3.4.4.5 All retail trade establishments except pharmacies and stores primarily engaged in the sale of food;

3.4.4.6 Banks, credit agencies other than banks, securities and commodities brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services; offices of insurance carriers, agents and brokers, real estate offices;

3.4.4.7 Wholesale and retail laundries, laundry services and cleaning and dyeing establishments; photographic studios, beauty shops, barber shops; shoe repair shops;

3.4.4.8 Advertising offices, consumer credit reporting, adjustment and collection agencies, duplicating, addressing, blueprinting; photocopying, mailing, mailing list and stenographic services, equipment rental services, commercial testing laboratories;

3.4.4.9 Automobile repair, automobile services, garages;

3.4.4.10 Establishments rendering amusement and recreation services including motion picture theatres.

3.4.4.11 Elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, vocational schools, and public and private libraries.

3.4.5 The use of motor vehicles is prohibited except in emergencies as determined by local and state police and the Department;

3.4.6 All other manufacturing establishments not mentioned in 3.4.1 through 3.4.5 of this regulation will institute such actions as will reduce air contaminants from their operation by ceasing or curtailing operations which emit air contaminants to the maximum extent possible without causing injury to persons or serious damage to equipment.

02/01/1981

7 Del. Admin. Code § 1115-3.0