Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-19-729b

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 16, April 18, 2024

Section 28-19-729b - Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators; emission standards

(a)

(1) The owner or operator of a "hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator," or HMIWI, subject to these HMIWI regulations shall not cause or permit emissions from the HMIWI to exceed a visible contaminant emission greater than 10 percent opacity during a six-minute block average, measured as specified in 40 C.F.R. 60.56c as adopted in K.A.R. 28-19-729g.

(2) The owner or operator of any HMIWI subject to these regulations shall not cause or permit emissions from the HMIWI of any pollutants to exceed the emission limits listed in Table 1 of this regulation, measured as specified in 40 C.F.R. 60.56c, as adopted in K.A.R. 28-19-729g.

For Table see Agency.

(b) Exceptions. Air emissions opacity levels that exceed the specified limits in paragraph (a)(1) of this regulation shall not be considered a violation of this regulation if the owner or operator of the emission unit demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the opacity exceedence is due solely to the presence of uncombined water in the plume.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-19-729b

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-3005; effective May 5, 2000.