N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 911.04

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-A 911.04 - Reporting Requirements
(a) For any permit deviation that causes excess emissions, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Notify the department of the permit deviation and excess emissions by telephone or by electronic means within 24 hours of discovery of the permit deviation, unless it is discovered on a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday, in which event the owner or operator shall notify the department on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday; and
(2) Submit a written report of the deviation on paper or by electronic means to the department within 10 days of discovery of the permit deviation reported pursuant to (1), above, that includes all of the information required by Env-A 911.03(b) to be recorded together with the following:
a. Facility name;
b. Facility address;
c. Name of the responsible official; and
d. Facility telephone number.
(b) If the permit deviation referenced in Env-A 911.03 does not cause excess emissions but continues for a period greater than 9 consecutive days, the owner or operator of the affected device, process, or air pollution control equipment shall notify the department of the information required by (a)(2), above, by electronic means on the tenth day of the permit deviation, unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday, in which event the department shall be notified on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday.
(c) For any permit deviation caused by a failure to comply with the data availability requirements of Env-A 800, the owner or operator of the affected device, process, or air pollution control equipment shall:
(1) Report the permit deviation to the department by electronic means within 10 days of discovery of the permit deviation; and
(2) Report the permit deviation to the department as part of the quarterly emissions report submitted pursuant to Env-A 800.
(d) The owner or operator of a stationary source, area source, or device who is required to operate air pollution control equipment to limit emissions from the source or device shall, in the event of an excursion such that a monitored parameter specified by the permit to document the performance of the air pollution control equipment is above a maximum or below a minimum set point or is outside of the required operating range for that parameter, comply with the following:
(1) If the parameter cannot be brought back into the range specified for normal operation within 48 hours of the excursion, then:
a. Notify the department by telephone or electronic means within the next 24 hours, unless that period would be a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday, in which case the owner or operator shall notify the department on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday; and
b. Submit a written report of the excursion on paper or by electronic means to the department within 10 days of the notice provided pursuant to (1), above, that includes all of the information required by Env-A 911.03(b) to be recorded together with the following:
1. Facility name;
2. Facility address;
3. Name of the responsible official; and
4. Facility telephone number; and
(2) Maintain records of the event in accordance with Env-A 911.03(b).

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-A 911.04

#6983-B, eff 4-23-99); ss by #8872, eff 4-21-07

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 32, Filed August 13, 2015, Proposed by #10892, Effective 7/18/2015, Expires7/18/2025.