SECTION 252:100-17-47. Compliance, performance testing and monitoring requirements

(a)   Except for sections 60.56c (b)(12) and (c)(3), an owner or operator of a small, medium or large HMIWI shall comply with the compliance and performance testing requirements of 40 CFR 60.56c, which is hereby incorporated by reference as it exists on July 1, 2002.

(b)   An owner or operator of a small rural HMIWI shall meet the following requirements:

(1)   Conduct the performance testing requirements in 40 CFR 60.56c(a), (b)(1) through (b)(9), (b)(11)(Hg only), and (c)(1). The 2,000 lb/week limitation for small rural HMIWI units does not apply during performance tests.

(2)   Establish maximum charge rate and minimum secondary chamber temperature as site-specific operating parameters during the initial performance test to determine compliance with applicable emission limits.

(3)   Following the date on which the initial performance test is completed or required to completed, whichever date comes first, ensure that the facility does not operate above the maximum charge rate or below the minimum secondary chamber temperature measured as 3-hour rolling averages (calculated each hour as the average of the previous 3 operating hours) at all times except during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Operating parameter limits do not apply during performance tests. Operation above the maximum charge rate or below the minimum secondary chamber temperature shall constitute a violation of the established operating parameter(s).

(4)   Except as provided in paragraph (b)(5) of this section, operation of the HMIWI above the maximum charge rate and below the minimum secondary chamber temperature (each measured on a 3-hour rolling average) simultaneously shall constitute a violation of the PM, CO, and dioxin/furan emission limits.

(5)   The owner or operator may conduct a repeat performance test within 30 days of violation of the applicable operating parameter(s) to demonstrate that the HMIWI is not in violation of the applicable emission limit(s). Repeat performance tests conducted pursuant to this paragraph must be conducted using the identical operating parameters that indicated a violation under (b)(4) of this section.

(c)   An owner or operator of any small, medium, or large HMIWI shall comply with all monitoring provisions specified in 40 CFR 60.57c, which is hereby incorporated by reference as it exists on July 1, 2002.

(d)   An owner or operator of a small rural HMIWI shall comply with the following monitoring requirements:

(1)   Install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device for measuring and recording the temperature of the secondary chamber on a continuous basis, the output of which shall be recorded, at a minimum, once every minute throughout operation.

(2)   Install, calibrate (to manufacturers' specifications), maintain, and operate a device which automatically measures and records the date, time, and weight of each charge fed into the HMIWI.

(3)   The owner or operator of a designated facility shall obtain monitoring data at all times during HMIWI operation except during periods of monitoring equipment malfunction, calibration, or repair. At a minimum, valid monitoring data shall be obtained for 75 percent of the operating hours per day and for 90 percent of the operating hours per calendar quarter that the HMIWI is combusting hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste.

[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 375, eff 10-19-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1114, eff 6-1-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1595, eff 6-12-03]