Section 250-RICR-120-05-20.8 - Approval to Burn Alternative Fuels20.8.1Alternative Fuels Containing PCB'sApproval to burn alternative fuels containing PCB's shall be granted consistent with the requirements of 40 C.F.R § 761 entitled "Polychlorinated Biphenyls (RGBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions," incorporated in § 20.4(A) of this Part, and the Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management, Part 140-10-1 of this Title.
20.8.2Alternative Fuels Containing Less than 50 ppmv PCBsA. For consideration as an alternative fuel, a material must meet the following standards: Heating Value | 8,000 Btu/lb or greater |
Halogens | 0.1% by weight or less |
Lead | 100 ppm by weight or less |
Sulfur | Meet the requirements of Part 8 of this Subchapter (Sulfur Content of Fuels) |
RGB | 50 ppm by volume or less |
Flashpoint | 100°F minimum |
Arsenic | 5 ppm by volume or less |
Cadmium | 2 ppm by volume or less |
Chromium | 10 ppm by volume or less |
B. Any person seeking permission to burn alternative fuels must provide the Director with: 1. A laboratory analysis of the material for the properties or constituents listed in §20.8.2(A) of this Part, heavy metals, flash point, viscosity, bottom solids and water, and ash, and any other hazardous components suspected of being in the material; and2. Identification of the process that generates the alternative fuel, the maximum feed rate of the alternative fuel and the maximum percent of the total fuel feed rate that is alternative fuel.C. Any facility permitted to burn alternative fuels must have a full-time operator in attendance who is knowledgeable in the operation of the fuel burning equipment used for burning the alternative fuels.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-20.8
Amended effective 12/26/2018