La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-3111
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section V-3111 - Performance StandardsA. An incinerator burning hazardous waste must be designed, constructed, and maintained so that, when operated in accordance with operating requirements specified under LAC 33:V.3117, it will meet the following performance standards. 1. Except as provided in this Paragraph, an incinerator burning hazardous waste must achieve a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of 99.99 percent for each POHC designated in its permit for each waste feed. DRE is determined for each POHC from the following equation. Click Here To View Image
where:
Win = mass feed rate of one principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) in the waste stream feeding the incinerator, and
Wout = mass emission rate of the same POHC present in exhaust emissions prior to release to the atmosphere.
2. An incinerator burning hazardous waste F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 must achieve a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of 99.9999 percent for each principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) designated (under LAC 33:V.3109) in its permit. This performance must be demonstrated on POHCs that are more difficult to incinerate than tetra-, penta-, and hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. DRE is determined for each POHC from the equation in Paragraph A.1 of this Section.3. An incinerator burning hazardous waste and producing stack emissions of more than 1.8 kilograms per hour (4 pounds per hour) of hydrogen chloride (HCl) must control HCl emissions such that the rate of emission is no greater than the larger of either 1.8 kilograms per hour or 1 percent of the HCl in the stack gas prior to entering any pollution control equipment.4. An incinerator burning hazardous waste must not emit particulate matter in excess of 180 milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (0.08 grains per dry standard cubic foot) when corrected for the amount of oxygen in the stack gas according to the following formula. This correction procedure is to be used by all hazardous waste incinerators except those operating under conditions of oxygen enrichment. For these facilities, the administrative authority will select an appropriate correction procedure, to be specified in the facility permit. Click Here To View Image
where:
Pc = corrected concentration of particulate matter
Pm = measured concentration of particulate matter
Y = measured concentration of oxygen in the stack gas, using the Orsat method for oxygen analysis of dry flue gas, presented in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in LAC 33:III.3003
B. For purposes of permit enforcement, compliance with the operating requirements specified in the permit under LAC 33:V.3117 will be regarded as in compliance with this Part. However, evidence that compliance with those permit conditions is insufficient to ensure compliance with the performance requirements of this Section may be "information" justifying modification, revocation, or reissuance of a permit under LAC 33:V.3115.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-3111
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 16:220 (March 1990), LR 20:1000 (September 1994), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 34:1000 (June 2008), LR 34:1898 (September 2008).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.