N.M. Code R. § 20.2.63.206

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

Section 20.2.63.206 - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING

A. Quarterly Report: The owner or operator shall submit a report containing the following information to the Department within thirty (30) days from the end of each calendar quarter:

(1) The hourly average charging rate to each combustion unit;

(2) The thirty (30) minute average temperature of the primary chamber, the secondary chamber, and the outlet from the final air pollution control device;

(3) The hourly and four-hour average concentration in mg/dscm corrected to seven percent O2 of carbon monoxide (CO) as measured by continuous emission monitors;

(4) The hourly average percent oxygen (O2) and six-minute average opacity as measured by continuous emission monitors;

(5) The percent data capture for each twenty-four hour period for each continuous emission monitor;

(6) The identification of all periods of startup, shutdown, and excess emissions; and

(7) The reason for any excess emissions and the corrective action taken.

B. Records:

(1) Records shall be maintained for a period of three years from the date created by the owner or operator for all parameters in subsection A of 20.2.63.206 NMAC and made available upon request for inspection and copying by the Department during operating hours.

(2) All information submitted to the Department in quarterly reports or emission test reports, or any other information created or obtained by the Department regarding the biomedical waste combustion unit shall be available at the Department's central offices for public inspection and copying during business hours. Section B of 20.2.63.210 NMAC summarizes reporting requirements and their respective due dates.

C. Upset Condition:

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

(2) Whenever the temperature requirements of 20.2.63.203 NMAC or any emission limit in subsection A of 20.2.63.202 NMAC for which compliance is based on continuous emissions monitoring is exceeded, the operator shall take the following actions:

(a) Cut off waste charging to the combustion unit;

(b) Notify the Department verbally of the exceedance within four hours of its occurrence or prior to twelve 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.

N.M. Code R. § 20.2.63.206

11/30/95; 20.2.63.206 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.63.800 - 802 10/31/02