S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-62.5.3.VIII

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-62.5.3.VIII - PERIODIC TESTING

A. An owner or operator of any source listed in paragraph D below shall ensure that scheduled periodic tests for the parameters associated with that source are conducted in accordance with Regulation Regulation 61-62.1, Section IV, Source Tests. These tests shall be performed within 60 days after achieving the maximum production rate at which the affected facility will be operated, but not later than 180 days after initial startup of the facility and every two years thereafter, except as otherwise noted herein. This requirement to conduct tests may be waived if an alternative method for determining compliance with emission limits can be developed which is acceptable to the Department. Department approval of the alternative method for determining compliance must be given prior to the compliance demonstration.

B. Unless more frequent testing is required by an applicable federal requirement, sources subject to a more restrictive requirement in Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or a promulgated Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standard shall be excluded from the testing frequency requirements of Section VIII provided any additional parameters required by this section (for example, nickel) are tested and compliance demonstrations are performed at least every three years. Compliance demonstrations must be performed with a maximum frequency of three years for all pollutants listed in Section VIII, as applicable. Spiking for metals and HCl are not required for these periodic retests, but sources must conduct these tests on their normal highest metals and HCl containing waste streams.

C. Other tests may be required by special permit conditions as indicated by a case-by-case evaluation of material being incinerated or burned and by source testing.

D. Tests Required

Sources	Parameters
1. Sludge Incinerators	a. Particulate Matter (PM) b. Mercury (Hg)
2. Hazardous Waste Incinerators	a. Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) b. PM c. Oxygen (O₂) initially only d. Carbon Monoxide (CO) initially only e. Metals f. POHC Destruction & Removal Efficiency (DRE) initially only
3. Municipal Waste Combustors	a. PM b. HCl (effective 5/25/90) c. CO (effective 5/25/90) d. O₂ (effective 5/25/90) e. CO₂ (effective 5/25/90)
4. Commercial Incinerator (effective June 25, 1999)	a. PM b. CO
5. Industrial Incinerators	PM
6. Industrial Boilers and Utility Boilers	a. PM b. Metals c. POHC Destruction & Removal Efficiency (DRE) initially only if burning hazardous waste d. CO if burning hazardous waste e. O₂ if burning hazardous waste f. HCl
7. Industrial Furnaces	a. PM b. Metals c. POHC Destruction & Removal Efficiency (DRE) initially only if burning hazardous waste d. CO if burning hazardous waste e. O₂ if burning hazardous waste f. HCl

E. A waiver of the POHC DRE test requirement may be granted for boilers operating under special conditions that ensure 99.99 percent DRE. Such conditions may include but are not limited to the following:

1. >50 percent of boiler heat input from fuel oil, natural gas, or pulverized coal;

2. Minimum waste heat value of 8000 Btu/lb;

3. Waste must be fired with an atomization system;

4. Boiler must be operated at >25 percent load; and

5. CO and O₂ flue gas limits with continuous monitoring requirements.

F. POHC DRE shall be determined by the following equation using mass emissions rates:

DRE = [(Inlet Organics - Stack Outlet Organics) ÷ Inlet Organics] × 100

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-62.5.3.VIII

Amended by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 4, eff April 26, 2013.