Section Env-A 1303.04 - Recordkeeping: Performance Tune-Ups; Startup, Shutdown, or Low-Load Operation(a) The owner or operator of one or more utility boiler(s) with a heat input rate of at least 5 million Btu per hour but less than 50 million Btu per hour per boiler shall maintain, in a format that can be retained unaltered for the time period specified in Env-A 902, the following information for each performance tune-up: (1) The identification of the boiler;(2) The date(s) on which the tune-up was conducted;(3) The name(s), title(s), and affiliation(s) of the individual(s) who conducted the tune-up;(4) The concentrations of NOx in the effluent stream, in parts-per-million by volume, (ppmv), measured at high fire or typical operating load, before and after the tune-up of the boiler;(5) The concentration of CO in the effluent stream, in ppmv, and oxygen in volume percent, measured at high fire or typical operating load, before and after the tune-up of the boiler;(6) A description of any corrective actions taken as a part of the tune-up of the boiler; and(7) For boilers capable of using more than one type of fuel, the fuel burned in the boiler during the tune-up and the type and amount of fuel used over the 12 months prior to the tune-up, provided that for units sharing a fuel meter, the allocation of fuel between those units may be estimated.(b) Concentration measurements may be taken by either a dry or wet basis, provided that:(1) The same basis is used before and after the tune-up; and(2) All gases are measured using the same basis.(c) The owner or operator of a wet-bottom utility boiler firing coal shall record each startup, shutdown, or low-load operation as follows:(1) The start and end date(s) of each occurrence;(2) The amount of time spent in each mode of operation; and(3) The actual NOx emissions in tons per day, to demonstrate compliance with Env-A 1303.06.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 1303.04
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-A 1300) #9803, eff 10-31-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12584, Effective 8/15/2018, Expires 8/15/2028.Amended by Number 15, Filed April 13, 2023, Proposed by #13581, Effective 3/21/2023, Expires 3/21/2033.