Section 250-RICR-120-05-39.12 - Monitoring RequirementsA. The owner or operator of a HMIWI shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate devices (or establish methods) for monitoring and recording the applicable maximum and minimum operating parameters listed in § 39.18 of this Part, (unless CEMS are used as a substitute for certain parameters as specified) such that these devices (or methods) measure and record values for these operating parameters at the frequencies indicated in that table at all times.B. The owner or operator of an HMIWI that uses selective noncatalytic reduction technology shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate devices (or establish methods) for monitoring the operating parameters listed in § 39.11(M) of this Part such that the devices (or methods) measure and record values for the operating parameters at all times. 1. Operating parameter values shall be measured and recorded at the following minimum frequencies: a. Maximum charge rate shall be measured continuously and recorded once each hour;b. Minimum secondary chamber temperature shall be measured continuously and recorded once each minute; and c. Minimum reagent flow rate shall be measured hourly and recorded once each hour.C. The owner or operator of a HMIWI shall install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device or method for measuring the use of the bypass stack including date, time, and duration.D. The owner or operator of a HMIWI using an air pollution control device other than a dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter; a wet scrubber; or a dry scrubber followed by a fabric filter and a wet scrubber; or selective noncatalytic reduction technology to comply with the emission limits in § 39.16 of this Part shall install, calibrate (to the manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate the equipment necessary to monitor the site-specific operating parameters established according to the provisions of § 39.11(O) of this Part.E. The owner or operator of a HMIWI shall obtain and record monitoring data at all times during operation of the HMIWI except during periods of monitoring equipment malfunction, calibration, or repair. At a minimum, valid monitoring data shall be obtained for seventy-five percent (75%) of the operating hours per day and for ninety percent (90%) of the operating days per calendar quarter that the HMIWI is combusting hospital waste and /or medical/infectious waste.F. For any HMIWI that use an air pollution control device that includes a fabric filter and are not demonstrating compliance using PM CEMS, determine compliance with the PM emissions limit using a bag leak detection system and meet the requirements in §§ 39.12(F)(1) through (12) of this Part for each bag leak detection system. 1. Each triboelectric bag leak detection system may be installed, calibrated, operated, and maintained according to the EPA document entitled ''Fabric Filter Bag Leak Detection Guidance,'' (EPA-454/R-98- 015), incorporated in § 39.4(D) of this Part. Other types of bag leak detection systems shall be installed, operated, calibrated, and maintained in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's written specifications and recommendations.2. The bag leak detection system shall be certified by the manufacturer to be capable of detecting PM emissions at concentrations of ten (10) milligrams per actual cubic meter (0.0044 grains per actual cubic foot) or less.3. The bag leak detection system sensor shall provide an output of relative PM loadings.4. The bag leak detection system shall be equipped with a device to continuously record the output signal from the sensor.5. The bag leak detection system shall be equipped with an audible alarm system that will sound automatically when an increase in relative PM emissions over a preset level is detected. The alarm shall be located where it is easily heard by plant operating personnel.6. For positive pressure fabric filter systems, a bag leak detector shall be installed in each baghouse compartment or cell.7. For negative pressure or induced air fabric filters, the bag leak detector shall be installed downstream of the fabric filter.8. Where multiple detectors are required, the system's instrumentation and alarm may be shared among detectors.9. The baseline output shall be established by adjusting the range and the averaging period of the device and establishing the alarm set points and the alarm delay time according to section 5.0 of the EPA document entitled ''Fabric Filter Bag Leak Detection Guidance,'' (EPA-454/R-98- 015), incorporated in § 39.4(D) of this Part.10. Following initial adjustment of the system, the sensitivity or range, averaging period, alarm set points, or alarm delay time may not be adjusted. In no case may the sensitivity be increased by more than one hundred percent (100%) or decreased more than fifty percent (50%) over a 365-day period unless such adjustment follows a complete fabric filter inspection that demonstrates that the fabric filter is in good operating condition. Each adjustment shall be recorded.11. Record the results of each inspection, calibration, and validation check.12. Initiate corrective action within one (1) hour of a bag leak detection system alarm; operate and maintain the fabric filter such that the alarm is not engaged for more than five (5) percent of the total operating time in a 6-month block reporting period. If inspection of the fabric filter demonstrates that no corrective action is required, no alarm time is counted. If corrective action is required, each alarm is counted as a minimum of one (1) hour. If it takes longer than one (1) hour to initiate corrective action, the alarm time is counted as the actual amount of time taken to initiate corrective action.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-39.12
Amended effective 12/26/2018