Section 326 IAC 4-3-5 - Operating standardsAuthority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-17-1-1; IC 13-17-3-4
Affected: IC 13-17-1-3; IC 13-17-3
Sec. 5.
(a) A person shall not operate an outdoor hydronic heater from May 1 through September 30 if the unit is located less than three hundred (300) feet away from an occupied building not located on the same property on which the heater is installed, unless the outdoor hydronic heater has been certified to meet the emission limits in 40 CFR 60, Subpart QQQQ*.(b) A person shall burn only clean wood or other approved renewable solid fuel in an outdoor hydronic heater.(c) A person shall not burn any of the following items in an outdoor hydronic heater: (1) Any wood that does not meet the definition of clean wood.(4) Lawn clippings or yard waste.(5) Materials containing plastic.(6) Materials containing rubber.(7) Waste petroleum products.(8) Paints and paint thinners.(11) Glossy or colored papers.(12) Construction and demolition debris.(d) Home heating oil, natural gas, or other fuels recommended by the manufacturer may be used as a starter or supplemental fuel for dual-fired outdoor hydronic heaters.(e) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of a smoke plume from an outdoor hydronic heater to exceed an average of twenty percent (20%) opacity, a measure of the amount of light obscured by particulate pollution, for six (6) consecutive minutes in any one (1) hour period. Upon initial firing of the unit where no wood coal bed exists, visible emissions may not exceed forty percent (40%) opacity for twenty (20) consecutive minutes during the start-up period. Measurements of opacity must be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Method 9**, by a representative of the commissioner.(f) Outdoor hydronic heaters must comply with all applicable:(1) state and federal laws; and(2) local ordinances. *Copies of this document may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
**This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
Air Pollution Control Board; 326 IAC 4-3-5; filed Apr 18, 2011, 11:27 a.m.: 20110518-IR-326050332FRA; readopted filed Jun 29, 2017, 9:25 a.m.: 20170726-IR-326170226BFAFiled 3/27/2018, 4:24 p.m.: 20180425-IR-326160332FRA