La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § III-5113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section III-5113 - Notification of Start-Up, Testing, and Monitoring

A. Notification of Start-Up. Any owner or operator that has an initial start-up of a stationary source subject to MACT or Ambient Air Standard Requirements under this Subchapter shall furnish SPOC written notification as follows:

1. a notification to SPOC of the anticipated date of the initial start-up of the source not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before that date; and

2. a notification to SPOC of the actual date of initial start-up of the source postmarked within 10 working days after such date.

B. Emission Tests and Waiver of Emission Tests

1. The department may require any owner or operator to conduct tests to determine the emission of toxic air pollutants from any source whenever the department has reason to believe that an emission in excess of those allowed by this Subchapter is occurring. The department may specify testing methods to be used in accordance with good professional practice. The department may observe the testing. The Office of Environmental Services shall be notified at least 30 days prior to testing to afford the department the opportunity to conduct a pretest conference and to have an observer present. All tests shall be conducted by qualified personnel. The Office of Environmental Services shall be given a copy of the test results in writing signed by the person responsible for the tests within 60 days after completion of the test.

2. Emission tests shall be conducted as set forth in accordance with Test Methods of 40 CFR, Parts 60, 61, and 63 or in accordance with alternative test methods approved by the administrative authority.

3. The department may conduct tests of emissions of toxic air pollutants from any source. Upon request of the department, the persons responsible for the source to be tested shall provide necessary sampling and testing facilities, exclusive of instruments and sensing devices, as needed to properly determine the emission of toxic air pollutants.

4. The owner or operator of a new or existing source subject to this Chapter, when required, shall provide emission testing facilities as follows:

a. sampling ports adequate for test methods applicable to each source;

b. safe sampling platforms;

c. safe access to sampling platforms;

d. utilities for sampling and testing equipment; and

e. any other facilities that the administrative authority needs to safely and properly test a source.

5. Unless otherwise specified, samples shall be analyzed and emissions determined within 30 days after each emission test has been completed. The owner or operator shall report the determinations of the emission test to the Office of Environmental Services by a certified letter sent before the close of business on the sixtieth day following the completion of the emission test.

6. The owner or operator shall retain records of emission test results and other data needed to determine emissions. Such records shall be retained at the source, or at an alternate location approved by the administrative authority for a minimum of two years, and shall be made available upon request for inspection by the administrative authority.

7. The owner or operator shall notify the Office of Environmental Services of any emission test required to demonstrate compliance with this Subchapter at least 30 days before the emission test to allow the administrative authority the opportunity to have an observer present during the test.

C. Monitoring Requirements

1. Each owner or operator shall maintain and operate each monitoring system in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for minimizing emissions. Any breakdown or malfunction of the monitoring system shall be repaired or adjusted as soon as practicable after its occurrence. The administrative authority's determination of whether acceptable operating and maintenance procedures are being used will be based on information that may include, but is not limited to, review of operating and maintenance procedures, manufacturer recommendations and specifications, inspection of the monitoring system, and adherence to a preventive maintenance program.

2. When required at any other time requested by the administrative authority, the owner or operator of a source being monitored shall conduct a performance evaluation of the monitoring system and furnish the Office of Environmental Services with a copy of a written report of the results within 60 days of the evaluation. The owner or operator of the source shall furnish the Office of Environmental Services with written notification of the date of the performance evaluation at least 30 days before the evaluation is to begin.

3. When monitoring is required and the effluents from a single source, or from two or more sources subject to the same emission standards, are combined before being released to the atmosphere, the owner or operator shall install a monitoring system on each effluent or on the combined effluent. If two or more sources are not subject to the same emission standards, the owner or operator shall install a separate monitoring system on each effluent, unless otherwise specified. If the applicable standard is a mass emission standard and the effluent from one source is released to the atmosphere through more than one point, the owner or operator shall install a monitoring system at each emission point unless the administrative authority approves the installation of fewer systems.

4. Monitoring data recorded during periods of unavoidable monitoring system breakdowns and repairs, calibration checks, and zero and span adjustments shall not be included in any data average.

5. The administrative authority may require a continuous monitoring system where such systems are deemed feasible and necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable standards. The owner or operator of a facility that the administrative authority has required to install a continuous monitoring system shall submit to the Office of Environmental Services for approval a plan describing the affected emission units and the methods for ensuring compliance with the continuous monitoring system. The plan for the continuous monitoring system must be submitted to the department within 90 days after the administrative authority requests either the initial plan or an updated plan.

a. Upon request, the owner or operator of any affected facility shall evaluate the performance of continuous monitoring systems and furnish the administrative authority with two or more copies of a written report of the test results within 60 days. The performance of the continuous monitoring systems shall be evaluated in accordance with the requirements and procedures contained in the applicable performance specification of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix B.

b. Except for continuous monitoring system breakdown and repairs, calibration checks, and zero and span adjustments, and when the equipment being monitored is out of service or shutdown, all continuous monitoring systems shall be in continuous operation and shall meet minimum frequency of operation requirements.

c. All continuous monitoring systems for measuring emissions, except opacity, shall where feasible complete a minimum of one cycle of operation (sampling, analyzing, and data recording) for each successive 15-minute period.

d. All continuous monitoring systems or monitoring devices shall be installed to make representative measurements under variable process or operating parameters.

e. An owner or operator of any continuous monitoring system shall collect and reduce all data as follows:

i. An owner or operator of a continuous monitoring system measuring opacity shall:

(a). reduce all data to six-minute averages; and

(b). calculate the six-minute averages from 36 or more data points equally spaced over each six-minute period.

ii. An owner or operator of a continuous monitoring system measuring parameters other than opacity shall:

(a). reduce all data to one-hour averages; and

(b). where feasible, calculate the one-hour averages from four or more data points equally spaced over each one-hour interval.

f. Data recorded during periods of continuous monitoring system breakdowns and repairs, calibration checks, and zero and span adjustments shall not be included in the data averages computed under this Paragraph.

6. Repeated problems of monitoring system breakdowns, repairs, calibration checks, zero and span adjustments, or failure to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) shall be subject to investigation and enforcement actions.

7. The owner or operator of any monitoring system shall maintain records of monitoring data, monitoring system calibration checks, and the occurrence and duration of any period during which the monitoring system is malfunctioning or inoperative. These records shall be maintained at the source, or at an alternate location approved by the administrative authority, for a minimum of three years and made available, upon request, for inspection by the administrative authority.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § III-5113

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 17:1204 (December 1991), amended LR 18:1364 (December 1992), LR 23:59 (January 1997), LR 23:1658 (December 1997), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2461 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2448 (October 2005), LR 33:2094 (October 2007), LR 34:1904 (September 2008), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 38:2744, 2755 (November 2012), LR 39:3268 (December 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 and 2060 et seq.