N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-27.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 7:27-27.5 - Hospital/medical/infectious waste (HMIW) incinerators

(a) Each owner or operator of an HMIW incinerator of any size shall operate the incinerator in accordance with (b) below. The owners or operators of co-fired combustors are not subject to the requirements of this section. Any co-fired combustors which are co-fired with municipal solid waste are subject to the mercury emission standards of 7:27-27.4 for MSW incinerators.

(b) On and after January 3, 2006, the emissions of mercury from any HMIW incinerator shall not exceed 55.0 [mu] g/dscm corrected to seven percent oxygen.

(c) For any HMIW incinerator existing as of January 3, 2005, compliance with (b) above shall be determined by valid stack emission testing within one year after January 3, 2005 and every five years thereafter.

(d) For any HMIW incinerator constructed, reconstructed, or modified after January 3, 2005, compliance with (b) above shall be determined by valid stack emission testing within 180 calendar days after the start-up of the constructed, reconstructed, or modified incinerator and every five years thereafter.

(e) All stack emission tests shall consist of a minimum of three valid test runs. Compliance with (b) above shall be based on the average of all test runs conducted during stack emission testing. The stack emission testing shall be conducted in accordance with a test protocol approved pursuant to 7:27-27.8(a) and (b), except the protocol submittal deadline shall be 90 calendar days prior to the performance of stack emission testing for any HMIW incinerator.

(f) The owner or operator of an HMIW incinerator shall submit to the Department a written plan prior to January 3, 2006, certified pursuant to 7:27-1.39, for the purchasing of mercury-free supplies that will be used at the facility and preventing mercury containing waste from being incinerated to the maximum extent feasible. The owner or operator of a HMIW incinerator shall submit to the Department the plan at the following address:

Chief, Bureau of Pre-Construction Permits

Air Quality Permitting Element

Division of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection

PO Box 027

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0027

(g) For supplies for which mercury-free substitutes are not reasonably available, such as fluorescent bulbs, the owner or operator shall send waste from such supplies to an appropriate facility for disposal to prevent the incineration of any such waste in an HMIW incinerator.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-27.5

New Rule, R.2004 d.443, effective 12/6/2004 (operative January 3, 2005).
See: 36 New Jersey Register 123(a), 36 New Jersey Register 5406(a).