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Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPart V - Hazardous Waste and Hazardous MaterialsSubpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 30 - Hazardous Waste Burned in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces
Section V-3009 - Standards to Control Organic Emissions

La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-3009

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section V-3009 - Standards to Control Organic Emissions

A boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste must be designed, constructed, and maintained so that, when operated in accordance with operating requirements specified under LAC 33:V.3005.E, it will meet the following standards.

A. DRE Standard. A boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste must meet the destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) performance standard of LAC 33:V.3009.
1. General. A boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste must achieve a DRE of 99.99 percent for all organic hazardous constituents in the waste feed. To demonstrate conformance with this requirement, 99.99 percent DRE must be demonstrated during a trial burn for each principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) designated under LAC 33:V.3009.A in its permit for each waste feed. DRE is determined for each POHC from the following equation.

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Win = mass feed rate of one POHC in the hazardous waste fired to the boiler or industrial furnace

Wout = mass emission rate of the same POHC present in stack gas prior to release to the atmosphere

2. Designation of POHCs. Principal organic hazardous constituents (POHCs) are those compounds for which compliance with the DRE requirements shall be demonstrated in a trial burn in conformance with procedures prescribed in LAC 33:V.537. One or more POHCs will be specified in the facility's permit for each waste feed to be burned. POHCs shall be designated based on the degree of difficulty of destruction of the organic constituents in the hazardous waste and on their concentrations or mass in the waste feed, considering the results of hazardous waste analysis and trial burns or alternative data submitted with Part II of the facility's permit application. POHCs are most likely to be selected from among those compounds listed in LAC 33:V.4901.G, Table 6 that are also present in the normal waste feed. However, if the applicant demonstrates to the administrative authority's satisfaction that a compound not listed in LAC 33:V.4901.G., Table 6 or not present in the normal waste feed is a suitable indicator of compliance with the DRE requirements of this Section, that compound may be designated as a POHC. Such POHCs need not be toxic or organic compounds.
3. Dioxin-Listed Waste. A boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste containing (or derived from) EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 must achieve a DRE of 99.9999 percent for each POHC designated (under Subparagraph A.1.b of this Section) in its permit. This performance must be demonstrated on POHCs that are more difficult to burn than tetra-, penta-, and hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. The DRE is determined for each POHC from the equation in Paragraph A.1 of this Section. In addition, the owner or operator of the boiler or industrial furnace must notify the Office of Environmental Services of his intent to burn EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027.
4. Automatic Waiver of DRE Trial Burn. Owners and operators of boilers operated under the special operating requirements provided by LAC 33:V.3021 are considered to be in compliance with the DRE standard of LAC 33:V.3009.A.1 and are exempt from the DRE trial burn.
5. Low Risk Waste. Owners and operators of boilers or industrial furnaces that burn hazardous waste in compliance with the requirements of LAC 33:V.3019.A are considered to be in compliance with the DRE standard of LAC 33:V.3009.A.1 and are exempt from the DRE trial burn.
B. Carbon Monoxide Standard
1. Except as provided in LAC 33:V.3009.C, the stack gas concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) from a boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste cannot exceed 100 ppmv on an hourly rolling average basis (i.e., over any 60-minute period), continuously corrected to 7 percent oxygen, dry gas basis.
2. CO and oxygen shall be continuously monitored in conformance with "Performance Specifications for Continuous Emission Monitoring of Carbon Monoxide and Oxygen for Incinerators, Boilers, and Industrial Furnaces Burning Hazardous Waste" in 40 CFR 266, Appendix IX, as adopted and amended at LAC 33:V.3099.Appendix I.
3. Compliance with the 100 ppmv CO limit must be demonstrated during the trial burn (for new facilities or an interim status facility applying for a permit) or the compliance test (for interim status facilities). To demonstrate compliance, the highest hourly rolling average CO level during any valid run of the trial burn or compliance test must not exceed 100 ppmv.
C. Alternative Carbon Monoxide Standard
1. The stack gas concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) from a boiler or industrial furnace burning hazardous waste may exceed the 100 ppmv limit provided that stack gas concentrations of hydrocarbons (HC) do not exceed 20 ppmv, except as provided by LAC 33:V.3009.F for certain industrial furnaces.
2. HC limits must be established under this Section on an hourly rolling average basis (i.e., over any 60-minute period), reported as propane, and continuously corrected to 7 percent oxygen, dry gas basis.
3. HC shall be continuously monitored in conformance with "Performance Specifications for Continuous Emission Monitoring of Hydrocarbons for Incinerators, Boilers, and Industrial Furnaces Burning Hazardous Waste" in 40 CFR 266, Appendix IX, as adopted and amended at LAC 33:V.3099.Appendix I. CO and oxygen shall be continuously monitored in conformance with Paragraph B.2 of this Section.
4. The alternative CO standard is established based on CO data during the trial burn (for a new facility) and the compliance test (for an interim status facility). The alternative CO standard is the average over all valid runs of the highest hourly average CO level for each run. The CO limit is implemented on an hourly rolling average basis, and continuously corrected to 7 percent oxygen, dry gas basis.
D. Special Requirements for Furnaces. Owners or operators of industrial furnaces (e.g., kilns, cupolas) that feed hazardous waste for a purpose other than solely as an ingredient (see LAC 33:V.3007.A.5.b) at any location other than the end where products are normally discharged and where fuels are normally fired must comply with the hydrocarbon limits provided by LAC 33:V.3009.C or F irrespective of whether stack gas CO concentrations meet the 100 ppmv limit of LAC 33:V.3009.B.
E. Controls for Dioxins and Furans. Owners or operators of boilers and industrial furnaces that are equipped with a dry particulate matter control device that operates within the temperature range of 450-750°F, and industrial furnaces operating under an alternative hydrocarbon limit established under LAC 33:V.3009.F must conduct a site-specific risk assessment as follows to demonstrate that emissions of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans do not result in an increased lifetime cancer risk to the hypothetical maximum exposed individual (MEI) exceeding 1 in 100,000:
1. during the trial burn (for new facilities or an interim status facility applying for a permit) or compliance test (for interim status facilities), determine emission rates of the tetra-octa congeners of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (CDDs/CDFs) using Method 0023A, Sampling Method for Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans Emissions from Stationary Sources, EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in LAC 33:V.110;
2. estimate the 2,3,7,8-TCDD toxicity equivalence of the tetra-octa CDD/CDF congeners using "Procedures for Estimating the Toxicity Equivalence of Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxin and Dibenzofuran Congeners" in 40 CFR 266, Appendix IX, as adopted and amended at LAC 33:V.3099.Appendix I. Multiply the emission rates of CDD/CDF congeners with a toxicity equivalence greater than zero (see the procedure) by the calculated toxicity equivalence factor to estimate the equivalent emission rate of 2,3,7,8-TCDD;
3. conduct dispersion modeling using methods recommended in 40 CFR 51, Appendix W ("Guideline on Air Quality Models (Revised)" and its supplements), the "Hazardous Waste Combustion Air Quality Screening Procedure" provided in 40 CFR 266, Appendix IX, as adopted and amended at LAC 33:V.3099.Appendix I, or in "Screening Procedures for Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources, Revised," as incorporated by reference at LAC 33:V.110, to predict the maximum annual average off-site ground level concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD equivalents determined under Paragraph E.2 of this Section. The maximum annual average concentration must be used when a person resides on-site; and
4. the ratio of the predicted maximum annual average ground level concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD equivalents to the risk-specific dose for 2,3,7,8-TCDD provided in 40 CFR 266, Appendix V, as adopted at LAC 33:V.3099.Appendix E, (2.2 X 10-7) shall not exceed 1.0.
F. Reserved.
G. Monitoring CO and HC in the By-Pass Duct of a Cement Kiln. Cement kilns may comply with the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon limits provided by LAC 33:V.3009.B-D by monitoring in the by-pass duct provided that:
1. hazardous waste is fired only into the kiln and not at any location downstream from the kiln exit relative to the direction of gas flow; and
2. the by-pass duct diverts a minimum of 10 percent of kiln off-gas into the duct.
H. Use of Emissions Test Data to Demonstrate Compliance and Establish Operating Limits. Compliance with the requirements of this Section must be demonstrated simultaneously by emissions testing or during separate runs under identical operating conditions. Further, data to demonstrate compliance with the CO and HC limits of this Section or to establish alternative CO or HC limits under this Section must be obtained during the time that DRE testing, and where applicable, CDD/CDF testing under LAC 33:V.3009.E and comprehensive organic emissions testing under LAC 33:V.3009.F is conducted.
I. Enforcement. For the purposes of permit enforcement, compliance with the operating requirements specified in the permit (under LAC 33:V.3005) will be regarded as compliance with this Section. However, evidence that compliance with those permit conditions is insufficient to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Section may be "information" justifying modification or revocation and re-issuance of a permit under LAC 33:V.323.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-3009

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 18:1375 (December 1992), amended LR 21:266 (March 1995), LR 22:823 (September 1996), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:1741 (September 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2484 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2463 (October 2005), LR 33:2114 (October 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.