N.M. Code R. § 20.2.63.204

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

Section 20.2.63.204 - MONITORING

A. Emission Monitoring:

(1) Continuous emission monitors shall be installed, calibrated, maintained, and operated, and shall continuously record data for the following:

(a) For biomedical waste combustion units located at a facility with a total charging rate of 1000 pounds per hour or greater;

(i) carbon monoxide (CO);

(ii) oxygen (O2); and

(iii) opacity.

(b) If an opacity monitor cannot be applied satisfactorily, alternate apparatus may be employed, on a case by case basis, with the written approval of the Department, to demonstrate acceptable operation of the particulate removal device.

(c) For biomedical waste combustion units located at a facility with a total charging capacity of less than one thousand (1000) pounds per hour;

(i) oxygen (O2); and

(ii) carbon monoxide (CO).

(2) The owner or operator of any combustion unit shall install, calibrate, maintain, operate, and continuously record the temperature of gases leaving the primary and secondary combustion chambers and the outlet of the final air pollution control device, where present. Such monitors shall have an accuracy of plus or minus 0.75 percent of the temperature being measured expressed in degrees Celsius or plus or minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, whichever is greater. Sensors shall be located such that flames from the burners do not impinge on the sensors.

(3) At least ninety (90) days prior to initial startup, the owner or operator shall submit a report to the Department which describes, for each monitor, the location, specifications, procedures for calibration, operation, maintenance, data evaluation, and reporting. Monitoring equipment shall not be installed prior to Department approval of the report.

(4) The continuous emission monitors which measure oxygen (O2) and carbon monoxide (CO) shall complete a minimum of one cycle of operation for each successive fifteen-minute period. One-hour averages shall be calculated from four (4) or more data points equally spaced over each one-hour period.

(5) The continuous emission monitor which measures opacity shall complete a minimum of one cycle of operation for each successive ten-second period. Six-minute averages shall be calculated from thirty-six (36) or more data points equally spaced over each six-minute period.

(6) Data recorded during periods of continuous emission monitor breakdown, repairs, calibration checks, and zero and span adjustments shall not be included in calculated data averages.

(7) Emission data shall be obtained from each continuous emission monitor which represents a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of all operational hours for each twenty-four (24) hour period beginning at twelve (12) midnight. Failure to meet the seventy-five (75) percent data capture requirement of this section shall cause the combustion unit to be shutdown as required by subsection B of 20.2.63.204 NMAC.

(8) The owner or operator shall ensure each continuous emission monitor meets the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix F -- Quality Assurance Procedures and shall submit to the Department all reports specified by subject requirements. The required reports shall be submitted quarterly.

B. Continuous Emission Monitor Malfunction: Whenever any required continuous emission monitor cannot meet the data capture requirement of paragraph (7) of subsection A of 20.2.63.204 NMAC and the owner or operator does not obtain the required data from an alternate monitor or test method, the combustion unit shall cease operation for the time necessary to comply with paragraph (7) of subsection A of 20.2.63.204 NMAC.

C. Performance Evaluation:

(1) During or within thirty (30) days of the emission tests required by 20.2.63.205 NMAC, the owner or operator shall conduct a performance evaluation of each continuous emissions monitor in accordance with the procedures of 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix B -- Performance Specifications.

(2) The performance evaluation required by paragraph (1) of subsection C of 20.2.63.204 NMAC shall be repeated on an annual basis or after any major equipment malfunction which requires component replacement, or at additional times when the Department has reason to believe the monitor performance is inadequate.

(3) The owner or operator shall provide at least thirty (30) days prior notice to the Department before conducting any performance evaluation.

(4) A written report of each performance evaluation shall be furnished to the Department within thirty (30) days from the end of the test period.

N.M. Code R. § 20.2.63.204

11/30/95; 20.2.63.204 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.63.600 - 602 10/31/02