N.M. Code R. § 20.2.62.206

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 20.2.62.206 - STARTUP, SHUTDOWN, AND UPSET CONDITION

A. Startup and Shutdown Procedure:

(1) Waste shall not be placed into the combustion unit during startup until the auxiliary burners have achieved the required combustion temperature of subsection A or C of 20.2.62.202 NMAC.

(2) During shutdown, auxiliary burners shall be utilized to maintain the required combustion temperature of subsection A or C of 20.2.62.202 NMAC until the carbon monoxide emission limit specified in 20.2.62.201 NMAC can be achieved without their use.

B. Upset Condition:

(1) The provisions of 20.2.7 NMAC (Excess Emissions During Malfunction, Startup, Shutdown, or Scheduled Maintenance) shall not apply to any municipal waste combustion unit.

(2) Prior to the failure of the system to meet the temperature requirements of subsection A or C of 20.2.62.202 NMAC or any emission limit in 20.2.62.201 NMAC for which compliance is based on continuous emission monitoring, a visual and audible alarm shall notify the operator. The operator shall implement all reasonable measures to correct the impending upset condition.

(3) Whenever the temperature requirements of subsection A or C of 20.2.62.202 NMAC or any emission limit in 20.2.62.201 NMAC for which compliance is based on continuous emission monitoring is exceeded, the operator shall take the following actions:

(a) waste feed to the combustion unit shall automatically cut off and the unit be shutdown;

(b) notify the Department verbally of the exceedance within 4 hours of its occurrence or prior to 12 noon of the next business day should the exceedance occur during non-business hours;

(c) note in the operating record the time and date of the exceedance, when shutdown began, and when shutdown was complete;

(d) identify and correct the cause of the upset condition before resuming operation of the unit; and

(e) note in the operating record the corrective action taken and the time and date of startup.

C. Continuous Emission Monitor Malfunction: Whenever any required continuous emission monitor cannot meet the data capture requirement of paragraph (6) of subsection A of 20.2.62.203 NMAC, and the owner or operator does not obtain the required data from an alternate monitor or test method, the combustion unit shall be shutdown for the time necessary to comply with paragraph (6) of subsection A of 20.2.62.203 NMAC.

D. Disaster Plan for Catastrophic Failure: No permit shall be approved for the operation of a municipal waste incinerator until the Department has approved a plan prepared by the applicant for prevention of harm to the surrounding population and environment in the event of a catastrophic failure at the incinerator. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, measures for protecting that population from releases into the environment of significant emissions from the incinerator.

N.M. Code R. § 20.2.62.206

11/30/95; 20.2.62.206 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.62.800 - 803 10/31/02