EPA-450/2-76-002
march 1976
STATE IIYIPLEmENTATION PLAN
FOR SULFUR OXIDES:
FUEL COMBUSTION
U.S. ERVIROHfflEHTOL PROTECTION AGEHCV
onice ot Air and waste management
twice ot Air Quality Planning and standards
Research Triangle Parh. Nortn Carolina 27711
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EPA-450/2-76-002
STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
EMISSION REGULATIONS
FOR SULFUR OXIDES:
FUEL COMBUSTION
Strategies and Air Standards Division
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Air and Waste Management
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
March 1976
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This report has been reviewed by the Strategies and Air Standards
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office of
Air and Waste Management, Environmental Protection Agency, and
approved for publication. Copies are available free of charge to
Federal employees, current contractors and grantees, and non-profit
organizations - as supplies permit - from the Air Pollution Tech-
nical Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, or may be obtained, for a nominal
cost, from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port
Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
Publication No. EPA-450/2-76-002
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This report is a product of the Strategies and Air Standards
Division of EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(OAQPS). John Crenshaw coordinated the project and wrote the
introductory sections of the report. Data collection was primarily
the work of Dr. C. H. Kuo of Mississippi State University while on
assignment to EPA. John Potter assisted in condensing the regula-
tions and prepared the summary forms for each State. Mr. John Fink
and Dr. Albert Wehe provided guidance throughout the project and
Wanda Clayton provided clerical support. The report incorporates
comments from other OAQPS divisions and from EPA's Division of
Stationary Source Enforcement.
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Table of Contents
Page
Scope . . .
Introduction
Background: National Ambient Air Quality Standards,
State Emission Regulations, and Federal New Source
Standards 3
Comparative Analysis of S02 Regulations 6
Sulfur Oxide Emission Regulations 11
APPENDICES
A. National Ambient Air Quality Standards
B. New Source Performance Standards for S02
C. Conversion Factors for S02 Emission Regulations
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SCOPE
This report summarizes State Implementation Plan regulations on the
emission of sulfur oxides from fuel combustion equipment. The definition of
fuel combustion equipment varies slightly from state to state but, in all
states, these regulations apply to steam-electric generating plants (power
plants) and industrial boilers which burn fuel to generate power. In many
cases, the regulations apply to all fuel users. The regulations generally do
not apply to S02 emissions from incineration or industrial processes such as
steel production or coking.
State Implementation Plans (SIP) are designed to prevent local ambient
air concentrations from exceeding the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
In addition to SIP regulations, which are Federally approved and legally
enforceable, some states, counties, or cities have adopted local S02 regu-
lations which may be more stringent than SIP emission requirements. While
fuel burning sources may be required to comply with these regulations, in most
cases, local regulations are not included in this summary. Where local regu-
lations do appear, they are clearly identified as such.
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STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
EMISSION REGULATIONS
FOR SULFUR OXIDES:
FUEL COMBUSTION
INTRODUCTION
This report contains a summary of each state's implementation plan reau-
lations for sulfur oxides; a background section explaining the relationship
between these regulations, the Federal ambient air standards, and Federal new
source regulations; a comparative analysis of the various State regulations,
and three appendices. Appendix A presents the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards, Appendix B summarizes the Federal new source regulations for S02,
and Appendix C explains how to convert units of measure of sulfur oxide regu-
lations to a common basis.
Regulations aimed at controlling ambient air concentrations of sulfur
dioxide (S02) may be written to limit either the sulfur content of fuel or
the emission of sulfur dioxide or sulfur oxides. To he consistent with
commonly used terminology, the following discussions refer to all sulfur
limiting regulations as S02 regulations.
This document is not an official FPA listing of SIP emission regulations
for S02, but reflects an interpretation of these regulations which was prepared
by EPA's Strategies and Air Standards Division for strategy analysis. Since
the primary responsibility for interpreting and enforcing these regulations
lies with each state or local air pollution control office, these data should
not be used to make assumptions regarding the legal compliance status of
any particular facility.
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The summary initially was compiled from State regulations published in
the Environment Reporter and the Code of Federal Regulations. To verify details
of how these regulations are being enforced, a team of engineers visited the
Office of Enforcement or the Office of Air Programs at each FPA regional office.
In some instances, the state air pollution control offices were contacted.
Following these visits, the regulations have been undated by tracking revisions
to State Implementation Plans which have been published in the Federal Register.
This summary incorporates revisions that have been approved through February 7,
1976 and, in a few cases, identifies revisions which are in nrogress.
This summary provides a data base of S02 regulations for use by EPA and
other organizations in analyzing the issues of S02 control and National fuels
policies. Since these data were not collected directly from the individual
state air pollution control agencies, there exists a possibility of errors in
some of these summaries. To assist in correcting these errors and maintaining
an accurate data base, the Strategies and Air Standards Division invites comments
on this summary, especially from state air pollution control agencies and from
EPA regional offices. Comments will be incorporated into revisions of this
document which will be published periodically. The revisions will reflect
changes to State Implementation Plans which have been approved by EPA since the
publication of this document and will correct inaccuracies which may appear in
this report. Please address comments to:
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Strategies and Air Standards Division
Energy Information Section (MD-12)
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
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BACKGROUND: RELATIONSHIP np NATIONAL AMBIENT
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, STATE EMISSION REGULATIONS, AND FEDERAL
NEW SOURCE STANDARDS
The Clean Air Act of 1970 qave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
the responsibility and authority to control air pollution in the United States
and its territories. Among other responsibilities, the Clean Air Act reouired
the Administrator of EPA to promulgate National Ambient Air Ouality Standards*
for pollutants which he determines adversely affect public health and welfare.
In 1971, EPA promulgated National Ambient Air Ouality Standards (NAAOS) for
six pollutants--sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, narticulate matter, carbon
monoxide, hydrocarbons, and photochemical oxidants (Appendix A). For each
pollutant, two standards were issued. Primary standards were set at levels
necessary to protect the public health and were to be met no later than three
years from the date of promulgation (subject to limited extensions of up
to three years). Secondary standards were designed to protect the public
from adverse effects to their welfare, such as crop damage, reduction in
atmospheric visibility, and corrosion of materials and were to be met in
a time frame considered reasonable by the Administrator.
To implement these standards, the Act required each state to adopt and
submit to EPA a plan for attaining, maintaining, and enforcing the National
Ambient Air Ouality Standards in all regions of the state. Each state, there-
fore, decided, (for each pollutant) the total emission reduction needed to
maintain local ambient air levels below the standards and decided which emission
sources to control and to what extent. The State Implementation Plans (SIPs)
prescribed emission limiting regulations, timetables for compliance with the
limitation, and any other measures, such as land-use and transportation controls,
which were necessary to insure attainment and maintenance of the standards.
The plans were reviewed by EPA and approved if they demonstrate^ that at a
minimum the primary standards would be attained within three years (subject to
* National Ambient Air Ouality Standards (usually expressed in micrograms per
cubic meter) establish a maximum level of pollution nermitted in the ambient
air.
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the compliance date extension provisions of the Act) and that secondary standards
would be attained within a reasonable period of time. Disapproved plans (or
parts thereof) were returned to the States for revision, or in some cases,
substitute regulations were promulgated by EPA.
While the primary responsibility for enforcing SIP regulations rests with
the individual States, the Administrator of EPA is responsible for assuring that
all implementation plan requirements are fulfilled. As a result, EPA provides
technical and legal assistance to the States in enforcing SIP regulations. If
any state fails to enforce its implementation plan regulations, the Federal
Government may commence a number of administrative or legal actions directed
toward non-complying sources.
Most of the State implementation plans were approved in 1972. Following
initial approval of the SIPs, many states began submitting to EPA revisions
to their implementation plan, many of which alter the emission limitations.
Usually, these revisions are based on additional .air quality measurement data
or on a more detailed technical anlaysis of air pollution control strategies.
When approved by EPA, these revisions become a part of the implementation plan.
In addition to the SIP limitations, emissions from certain sources are
restricted further by Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
(commonly referred to as new source performance standards). A new emission
source is one which is designed and constructed after the formal proposal of new
source regulations. New sources include newly constructed facilities, new
equipment which is added to existing facilities, and existing equipment which
is modified in such a way that results in an increase of pollutant emissions.
New source standards limit specific pollutant emissions from categories of
sources (such as fossil fuel-fired steam generators, municipal incinerators)
which the Administrator determines may contribute significantly to the endanger-
ment of public health and welfare. For these sources, the Act requires the
Administrator to promulgate emission limitations which will require installation
of the best systems of emission reduction which he determines have been adequately
demonstrated. Cost factors are considered in making this determination. Federal
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new source standards help prevent the occurrence of new air pollution problems,
encourage improvements in emission control technology, and provide a mechanism
for controlling pollutants which EPA suspects are hazardous, but for which
insufficient information is available to regulate such pollutants under other
provisions of the Act.
Over the past few years, much attention has been focused on emission regu-
lations for sulfur oxides since these regulations impact the supply of fuel,
particularly coal, which can be burned to produce electrical energy. While
United States supplies of coal are plentiful, some of this coal is too high in
sulfur content to be burned in compliance with State and Federal regulations for
S02 without the use of emission reduction systems, which, in some cases, are
either costly or impractical. As a result, many states have been reevaluating
their sulfur oxide regulations to insure that scarce low sulfur fuels are
being required only in areas where they are needed to protect public health.
In some cases, States have revised their sulfur regulations to allow the burning
of higher sulfur fuels in less polluted areas where they can be burned without
violating ambient air quality standards.
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF S02 REGULATIONS
This summary of SIP emission requirements clearly shows the complexity and
diversity of S02 emission regulations for fuel combustion. These regulations
vary as to the units of measure in which the sulfur limiting provision is
expressed and the equipment (boiler, stack, or entire plant) to which the regu-
lations apply. In addition, some states control all emission sources equally,
while other states prescribe different emission limits for sources according
to the fuel used, the geographic location, the size of the source, or the type
of source (e.g. power plant or other combustion units). The following dis-
cussion highlights the diversity of the regulations and explains some of the
more peculiar and complex regulations.
Sulfur dioxide emissions most commonly are regulated either by limiting
the amount of sulfur or sulfur dioxide emitted per unit heat input (#S/MMBtu,
#S02/MMBtu) or by limiting the sulfur content by weight (#S) that a fuel can
contain. Sulfur dioxide regulations also are written in parts of S02 per million
parts by volume of stack gas (ppm S02) or limit the amount of S02 emitted per hour
(#S02/hr). Six states, or parts thereof specify ambient air quality regulations
only (i.e. no specific emission limit for a source). Other methods of limiting
S02 emissions which appear in the SIPs include requiring a percent control of
input sulfur (% control) and requiring application of "latest reasonably available
control technology" (Florida) or "new proven technologies" (Texas).
Some of the above mentioned methods for regulating S02 control the emissions
of sulfur oxides more directly than do others, and each method has different
implications regarding fuels that legally can be burned. For instance, a 2S
regulation is a fuel restriction and, therefore, does not directly limit sulfur
oxide emissions from a stack. To illustrate, a regulation requiring a coal-fired
boiler to reduce its fuel sulfur from 3% to 1% may appear to result in a 672
reduction of S02 emissions. This assumption is valid only if the lower sulfur
fuel used to comply with the regulation has the same heat content (Btu/lb) as
the original fuel. If, however, the lower sulfur fuel has a lower heat content
than the original fuel, then the rate of fuel consumption for the boiler will
have to be increased to maintain the heat output at existing levels. As a result,
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the emission reduction achieved by complying with this hypothetical regulation
may be less than 67%. The degree less than'672 would depend upon the heating
value of the complying coal. On the other hand, a regulation requiring a
boiler to reduce emissions from ".5 *S02/MMBtu to 1.5 *S02/MMBtu, in all cases,
will result in a 67% reduction of S02 emissions because this emission rate takes
into account the total heat generated by the boiler.
Regulations written in £S02/hour directly control the amount of sulfur
emissions, but the sulfur content of fuel that can be used to comply with a
S02/hr regulation is a function of other parameters in addition to the value
of the regulation. For instance, consider a boiler operating at full capacity
(i.e. maximum designed fuel consumption rate) and then at one-half of full
capacity. In both cases, assume that the boiler is meeting the ^S02/hr emission
requirement. When operating at one-half of full capacity, the boiler legally
can burn a fuel with twice the sulfur content that it can burn when operating
at full capacity, because the rate of fuel consumption (and, thus, sulfur
input to the boiler) has been reduced by one-half. Likewise, the fuel sulfur
required to meet a regulation expressed in ppm S02 will vary depending on the
amount of excess air (air injected during the combustion process) specified
for computing the emission limit. For example, to comply with a regulation
of 500 ppm S02 at 50% excess air would require a fuel with about 0.86 %S. But
to comply with the same emission limit at 12% excess air would require a fuel
with a sulfur content of about 0.65 %S.
On the other hand, the effect of ambient air quality regulations (on
emissions), which have been approved in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming is difficult to predict. These regulations were
approved by EPA because no violations of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards had .been measured in these areas and because the States anticipated
no industrial growth which might result in contravention of the air standards.
If, however, the state ambient air quality standard is violated in these areas,
the regulations provide no direct legal mechanism for requiring a source to
reduce S02 emission. To control a source once an air standard is violated, the
state might exercise one of several enforcement actions, including fining the
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source, issuing an enforcement order, or adopting a continuous emission limi-
tation. If, however, a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) is
violated, EPA would require the state to adopt and submit a State Implementation
Plan revision, setting forth emission limitations aimed at preventing future
NAAQS violations. Similarly, it is difficult to predict the impact of regu-
lations in Texas and Florida which call for the use of reasonably available
control technologies on certain sources.
To assist in comparing S02 regulations on a plant-by-plant basis,
Appendix C contains equations for converting S02 emission regulations into
common units of measure of ?S and £S02/MMBtu based on the heat content of
the fuel burned and the excess air specified in the applicable regulation.
Besides the various units of measure employed, regulations also vary as
to the equipment upon which the emission limit is enforced. Twenty-five
states or territories enforce their regulations on a boiler basis, thirteen
on a stack basis, and eighteen on a total plant basis (all boilers collec-
tively). In considering compliance with a regulation, this information
determines whether a source is allowed to average its emission over all
boilers (or stacks) or if each boiler (or stack) must comply with the
regulation.
About one-third of the states regulate specific fuel types. These regu-
lations usually control oil-fired sources more strictly than coal-fired
sources since, in general, oil contains less sulfur and has a higher heat
content than does coal. But, in some cases, such as Mew Jersey, the sulfur
restriction for coal is more stringent than the restriction for oil; the
objective of this regulation being to prohibit the use of coal without flue
gas cleaning equipment. The range of fuel types which are individually
specified in the various regulations include oil, *1 to -6 oil individually,
all distillate oils, all residual oils, coal, anthracite coal, bituminous
coal, lignite, all solid fuels, all liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, fossil fuels,
and non-commerical fuels. Consideration of these provisions is important in
determining if a particular regulation applies to uncommon fuels such as
petrochemical by-products or solid waste.
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About half of the states have specific S02 regulations for various geo-
graphic areas within the state. These geogranhic areas might be specified
as cities, counties, Federal air quality control regions (AOCP), Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA), or some locally defined geographic
region. In some areas, including Arizona, New Mexico and Puerto P.ico,
regulations have been promulgated which apply to specific plants.
In about one-third of the states, the size of the source determines
whether or not the source must comply with an S02 emission limitation and
if so, the stringency of the limitation. In most cases, source size is
defined by the heat input rate measured in millions of Btu per hour
(MMBtu/hr). Other methods of defining source size include pounds of steam
generated per hour (#steam/hr) and emission potential in tons of S02 emitted
per year (tons S02/yr). In some states, the magnitude of the emission limit
is determined by the heat input range under which a source falls. In these
states, larger sources usually are controlled more stringently than smaller
sources. For instance, in parts of Nevada, boilers with heat input rate of
less than 250 MMBtu/hr must comply with an emission limit of 0.7 #S/MMBtu
while boilers greater than 250 MMBtu/hr must comply with an emission limit
of 0.1 #S/MMBtu (250 MMBtu/hr translates to a boiler with an associated
generating capacity of about 25 megawatts). In Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Virginia, and Indiana the heat input rate is inserted into an equation which
computes the allowable emission limit.
Over half of the states employ more than one of the parameters discussed
above in their regulations. In addition, about 35/^ of the states have
separate regulations for new sources and about 10% have regulations for
existing sources that become more stringent over time. For example, in
North Carolina all existing sources currently must comply with an emission
limit of 2.3 #S02/MMBtu; after July 1, 1980, these sources can emit no more
than 1.6 #S02/MMBtu.
In a few states (for instance, New Hampshire and parts of New York), the
limits on emissions or fuel quality are specified as maximum values averaged
over a given time period. M0st regulations, however, state that emissions or
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sulfur content shall not exceed a maximum value. This phraseology implies
that instantaneous compliance with the limit is required.
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SULFUR OXIDE EMISSION REGULATIONS
In the following summary of State Implementation Plan regulations for
S02, one page has been devoted to each state regulation (two pages for Ohio
where the summary was lengthy). The states and U. S. territories appear
alphabetically with the state name on the top of each page. Under the name
is a checklist for identifying the units of measure in which the emission
limit is expressed and the equipment on which the regulation is enforced.
Also presented is the time period over which emission measurements are
averaged for determining compliance with the regulation. Below this infor-
mation, the emission regulation is summarized. Where possible, the summaries
were formatted similarly, but in each case a format was selected which was
believed to be best suited for a lucid explanation of the regulation. Where
needed for clarity, further explanatory information about the regulation is
presented at the end of each summary in a paragraph entitled "NOTES."
In the past, other reports have presented SIP regulations in a tabular
format, enabling easy comparison. In many cases, however, presenting regu-
lations in this manner sacrifices some accuracy and detail. In contrast,
this summary has been written in a freely-formatted style, thus portraying
the regulations in greater detail than in other published summaries. As a
result, this summary is lengthy, but is easily understood and will be easy to
update.
This summary sometimes references regulations that have been "adopted"
or "proposed." Proposed regulations refer to regulations adopted by a
state or written by EPA which have been proposed formally in the Federal
Register. Adopted regulations refer to the regulations that have been
adopted by a State legislative body, but which either have not been
submitted to EPA for approval or have been submitted to EPA but have not
been proposed formally in the Federal Register.
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The abbreviations listed below are used on the following pages in
explaining S02 emission regulations.
AQCR - Air Quality Control Region
E - Allowable emissions
EPA - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
FGD - Flue gas desulfurization
MMBtu - Million British thermal units
MW - Megawatts
NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standard
ppm - Parts per million by volume
Q - Heat input rate (MMBtu/hr)
%S - Percent sulfur by weight
SCFM - Standard cubic feet per minute
SIP - State Implementation Plan
# - Pounds
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ALABAMA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
AQCR's 005, 007, and Jefferson County:
AQCR's 001, 002, 003, 004, 006:
Widows Creek:
1.8#S02/MMBtu
4.0#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: Alabama has proposed the following revision to the regulation:
Counties of Jefferson, Jackson and Mobile
All other counties
Widows Creek
1.8#S02/MMBtu
4.0#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
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ALASKA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( >1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Fuel-burning Equipment
SOOppm S0:
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AMERICAN SAMOA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Any Fuel:
3.5% S
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ARIZONA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
(xx)9. Ib
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources:
1. Coal
2. Oil
3. Navajo Plant (Maximum emissions)
B. New Sources (constructed after 8/17/71):
1. Coal
2. Oil
1.0#S02/MMBtu
1.0#S02/MMBtu
21270#S02/hr
0.8#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: aAn individual boiler must not contribute more than one third of the total
emissions. The compliance date for the Navajo Plant is 7/31/77.
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ARKANSAS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2
)3
)4
)5
)6
%S for each fuel.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7 . ppm SO2 in exhaust gas .
(xx)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx) 1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Ambient Air Quality Standard (30 minute average):
0.2ppm
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CALIFORNIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.a
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.a
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels:
Great Basin Valleys Air Basin (AQCR 23)
South Coast Air Basin (AQCR 24)
North Central Coast Air Basin (AQCR 25)
North Coast Air Basin (AQCR 26)
Northeast Plateau Air Basin (AQCR 27)
Lassen and Modoc Counties
Eastern Shasta County
Siskiyou County
Sacramento Valley Air Basin (AQCR 28)
Tehama County
Plumas and western Shasta Counties
Other Counties
San Diego Air Basin (AQCP 29)
Bay Area Air Basin (AQCR 30)
San Joaquin Valley Air Basin (AQCR 31)
South Central Coast Air Basin (AQCR 32)
Southeast Desert Air Basin (AQCR 33)
Imperial, eastern Riverside, and northeastern
San Bernadino Counties
Eastern San Diego County
Eastern Kern and northeastern Los Angeles Counties
2000ppm S02
0.5% S
0.5% S
lOOOppm S02
0.5% S
1500ppm S02*
2000ppm S02a
0.5% S
lOOOppm S02*
2000ppm S02
0.5% S
SOOppm S02
2000ppm S02
0.5% S
0.5% S
500ppm S02
2000ppm S02
NOTE: All emission regulations expressed as ppm S02 are corrected to 50%
excess air.
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COLORADO
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( }1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7 . ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources:
B. New Sources (constructed after 2/1/72):
1. Emission Rate < 5 tons/day
2. Uncontrolled Emission Rate > 5 tons/day
3. Maximum Allowable Emission Rate
No emission limit
IBOppm S02
SOOpom S02
5 tons/day
NOTES: On March 13, 1975 the State adopted a revision to the SIP regulation
which redefined a new source as one which is constructed after
1/1/80 (has not been approved by EPA).
A local regulation enforceable by the State limits emissions from
existing sources to SOOppm S02.
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CONNECTICUT
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7- ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels:
With Stack-gas Cleaning
0.5% S
0.55#S02/MMBtu
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DELAWARE
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx ) 1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
1 month
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Distillate Oil:
B. Other Fuels:
1. New Castle County (in AQCR 045)
2. Other Counties
0.3% S
1.0% S
Mo emission limit
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm S(>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B, The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Prior to 7/1/75:
1. Coal
2. Oil
B. After 7/1/75:
1. Coal
2. Oil
1.0% S
1.0% S
0.5% S
0.5% S
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FLORIDA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7 - ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
Existing sources—no time
interval specified
New sources—2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Q < 250MMBtu/hr:
B. Q > 250MMBtu/hr:
1. Existing sources (effective 7/1/75):
Solid fuel
Liquid fuel
2. New sources (constructed after 1/18/72):
Solid fuel
Liquid fuel
"Latest reasonably
available technology"
1.5#S02/MMBtu
l.l#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTES: Florida has proposed a revision to this regulation.
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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GEORGIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm S(>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources:
1. Q < lOOMMBtu/hr
2. Q > lOOMMBtu/hr
3. Atkinson Plant (#2 distillate oil)
B. New Sources (constructed after 1/1/72):
1. Coal
2. Oil
2.5% S
3.0% S
0.2% S
1.2#S02/MMBtu
n.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
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RUAM
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7 - ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2 . an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels:
0.80#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: A SIP revision has been proposed which would limit the sulfur content of
fuels to 0.75% (has not been approved by EPA).
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HAWAII
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
(xx)1. %s for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Fuel-burning Equipment:
1. Q > 250MMBtu/hr (power generating output > 25MW)
2. Other Fuel-burning Equipment
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
0.5% S
2.0% S
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IDAHO
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
)3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
fecx )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Sulfur content in fuels:
1. Coal (effective 1/1/73)
2. Distillate Oil #1 (effective 1/31/73)
3. Distillate Oil #2 (effective 1/31/73)
4. Residual Oil #4-#6 (effective 1/31/74)
1.0% S
0.3% S
0.5% S
1.75% S
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ILLINOIS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm S02 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
1 hour
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources - Solid Fuels (effective 5/30/75)
1. Major Metropolitan Areas of Chicago (AOCR 67),
St. Louis (AQCR 70), and Peoria (AQCR 65):
2. If air quality monitoring in any other Major
Metropolitan Area indicates S02 levels >
60pg/m3 (0.02ppm) for any year ending prior to
5/30/76, or levels > 45yg/m3' (0.015ppm) on or
after 5/30/76, the allowable emission rate is:
3. Other Areas:
B. Existing Sources - Liquid Fuels
1. Residual Oil
2. Distillate Oil
C. New Sources (constructed after 4/14/72):
.8#S02/MMBtu
1.8#S02/MMBtu
6.0#S02/MMBtu
1.0#S02/MMBtu
0.3#S02/MMBtu
FUEL TYPE
Solid Fuel
Residual Oil
Distillate Oil
HEAT INPUT (Q)
<. 250MMBtu/hr
l.B#S02/MKBtu
1.0#S02/MMBtu
0.3#S02/MMBtu
> 250MMBtu/hr
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
0.3#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
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INDIANA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
(
)2.
( )3
(xx)4
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
%S for each fuel.
Lb S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
) 7 - ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
) 8 . impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib SO2/hr.
)5.
)6
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx ) 1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. All Existing Equipment and New Equipment Q < 250MMBtu/hr:
The lesser of:
1. the 1-hour average ground level concentration
not to exceed
2. the emission rate where:
Q < 24MMBtu/hr
24 ^Q <. 3081MMBtu/hr
Q > 3081MMBtu/hr
B. New Equipment Q
9/14/72):
1. Solid Fuel
2. Liquid Fuel
250MMBtu/hr (constructed after
200yg/m3
6.0#S02/MMBtu
17Q-°>33#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTES: Indiana has proposed a revision of this regulation.
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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IOW/>
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx) 3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Solid Fuel-burning Installations (any combination
of fuels):
1. Effective 1/1/74
2. Effective 1/1/75
B. Liquid Fuel-biirninq Installations:
6.0#S02/MMBtu
5.0#S02/MMBtu
2.5#SC2/MMBtu
NOTE: A revision to alter the SIP compliance dates from the above to 7/31/75
and 7/31/78, respectively, has been proposed.
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KANSAS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Equipment:
1. If Q > 250MMBtu/hr and the equipment burns fuels
other than natural gas for more than 2000 hrs/yr,
and the yearly emission rate is >_ 3 x (1971
emission rate), then, the allowable emission rate
is:
2. Others:
B. New Equipment (constructed or modified after 1/1/72):
1. Q < 250MMBtu/hr
2. Q >. 250MMBtu/hr
1.5#S/MMBtu
No emission limit
No emission limit
1.5#S/MMBtu
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
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KENTUCKY
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Equipment:
M— - J.
neat
Input
(MMBtu/hr)
<.10
100
150
250
500
1,000
>1 0,000
Emission Rate (#S02/MMBtu)
Priority I
(AQCR 78)
Liq. Sol.
2.50 4.00
1.10 1.70
0.95 1.40
0.80 1.20
0.80 1.20
0.80 1.20
0.80 1.20
Priority II
(AOCR's 72,77,79)
Liq. Sol.
2.50 4.00
1.85 2.60
1.75 2.40
1.65 2.30
1.50 2.00
1.50 2.00
1.50 2.00
Priority III
(AQCR's 101-105)
Liq. Sol.
2.50 4.00
2.30 3.70
2.28 3.70
2.24 3.60
2.20 3.60
2.17 3.50
2.00 3.50
B. New Installation (constructed after 4/9/72):
Heat Input (MMBtu/hr)
<10
50
100
150
200
>250
Emission Rate (#S02/MMBtu)
Liquid
2.50
1.40
1.10
0.95
0.86
0.80
Solid
4.00
2.40
1.70
1.40
1.30
1.20
NOTES: 1. The heat input rate applies to the entire plant.
2. Kentucky has proposed a revision to this regulation.
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LOUISIANA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2
)3
%S for each fuel.
Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7- ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
{ )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Existing Sources
2000ppm S05
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MAINE
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
(xx)l. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels:
1. Metropolitan Portland (AQCR 110)
2. Other Areas (AQCR's 107, 108, 109,
111)
1.5% S
2.5% S
NOTES: A source shall be exempted from this regulation if a sulfur collecting
device is installed to reduce S02 emission to the level equivalent to
burning 1.5% S fuel.
Maine has proposed a revision to the regulation for the Metropolitan
Portland AQCR.
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MARYLAND
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
)3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Solid Fuels, Q > lOOMMBtu/hr:
B. Residual Oil (effective 11/26/75):
C. Distillate Oil (effective 7/1/72):
NOTES: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
Maryland has proposed a revision to this regulation,
1.0* S
1.0* S
0.3% S
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MASSACHUSETTS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
Cxx ) 2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Coal or Residual nil:
1. In Metropolitan Boston Air Pollution
Control District of AQCR 119 (the
cities and towns of Arlington, Pelmont,
Boston, Brook!ine, Cambridge, Chelsea,
Everett, Maiden, Medford, Newton,
Somerville, Waltham or Watertown
Heat input > 2500MMBtu/hr
Heat input <. 2500MMBtu/hr
2. Other Areas in Metropolitan Boston
AQCR (AQCR 119) but not in the cities
and towns listed above
Heat input > lOOMMBtu/hr
3. All Other Areas in Massachusetts
B. #2 Fuel Oil:
0.55#S/MMBtu
n.28#S/WBtu
1.21#S/MMBtu
0.55#S/MMBtu
0.17#S/MMBtu
NOTES: A regulation for Berkshire (in AQCR 117) limiting the sulfur content of
coal on residual oil to 2.?% has been passed by the State (has not
been approved by EPA).
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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MICHIGAN
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7 . ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Solid or Liquid Fuels:
1. Effective 7/1/75:
Plant Capacity ^500,000 Ib. steam/hr
Plant Capacity > 500,000 Ib. steam/hr
2. Effective 7/1/78:
Plant Capacity ^500,000 Ib. steam/hr
Plant Capacity > 500,000 Ib. steam/hr
3. Wayne County (in AOCR 123):
0% S
5% S
1.5% S
1.0% S
FUEL TYPE
Pulverized Coal
Other Coal
#1 and #2 Oil
#4, #5 and #6 Oil
EFFECTIVE DATE
8/1/74
1.5% S
0.5% S
0.3% S
0.7% S
8/1/75
1.25% S
0.5% S
0.3% S
0.7% S
8/1/76
1.0% S
0.5% S
0.3% S
0.7% S
NOTE: In areas other than Wayne County, compliance date extensions to 1/1/80 may
be granted if the MAAQS is not being violated in the vicinity of a plant.
To date, extensions have been approved for the Campbell, Monroe, and
Harbor Beach plants.
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MINNESOTA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
(xx)1. %s for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Minneapolis-St. Paul AQCR (131):
Fossil Fuels
Q < 250MMBtu/hr
Q > 250MMBtu/hr
B. Other Areas (AQCR's 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133):
1. Q < 250MMBtu/hr
2. Q > 250MMBtu/hr
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
2.0% S
1.5% S
No emission limit
2.0% S
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MISSISSIPPI
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx) 1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. All Fuel-burning Installations:
B. Units constructed or modified after 1/28/72 with
generating capacity < 250MMBtu/hr:
4.8#S02/MMBtu
2.4#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: No increase in the emission rate from that of 1970 is permitted unless
authorized by the State Commission.
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MISSOURI
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
(xx) 3. Ib S02A06 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
(xx)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
(xx)9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Sources:
1. Maximum allowable emission rate
2. St. Louis AQCR (070):
Q > 2000MMBtu/hr
Q < 2000MMBtu/hr
NOTES:
1000#S02/hr
2.3#S02/MMBtu
2.0% S
aThis regulation applies only when emissions cause or contribute to
ambient air concentrations exceeding 0.25ppm (maximum 1 hour average)
once in any 4 days or 0.07ppm (maximum 24 hour average) once in any
90 day period. As of 6/75, no violations have occurred.
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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MONTANA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Liquid or Solid Fuels
1.0#S/MMBtu
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NEBRASKA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SC2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Existing Fossil Fuel-burning Equipment
2.5#S02/MMBtu
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NEVADA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
(xx)l. %S for all fuels.
6cx)2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
6cx)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
6cx ) 2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Fuel-burning Equipment:
Q <_ 250MMBtu/hr
Q > 250MMBtu/hr
B. Clark County9 (in AQCR 013):
Fuel-burning Equipment
Fuel Oil
C. Washoe County (in AOCR 148):
Fuel-burning Equipment
Q < 250MMBtu/hr
Q > 250MMBtu/hr
D. Regulations Adopted by the State (submitted to EPA
but not yet approved as part of SIP):
Fuel-burning Equipment
Q < 250MMBtu/hr
250 < Q < 5000MMBtu/hr
Q > 5000MMBtu/hr
0.7#S/MMBtu
0.105#S/MMBtu
n.!5#S02/MMBtu
1.0% S
1.0% S
0.105#S/MMBtu
0.7#S/MMBtu
0.4#S/MMBtu
0.105#S/MMBtu
NOTES:
Nevada has suspended this regulation for plants larger than 1000MW
(has not been approved by EPA).
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02A06 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
Coal fuel—3 months
Other fuel—no time interval
specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Installations:
1. Coal
Maximum emission
Maximum 3-month average
2. Oil
#2
#4
#5 and #6
Androscoggin AQCR (107)
Other areas
B. New Installations (constructed after 4/15/70):
1. Coal
Maximum emission
Maximum 3-month average
2. Oil
The regulations for new oil-fired installations are
identical to those applicable to existing oil-fired
installations.
2.8#S/MMBtu
2.0#S/MMBtu
0.4% S
1.0% S
2.2% S
1.5% S
1.5#S/MMBtu
1.0#S/MMBtu
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NEW JERSEY
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
A.
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Coal:
1. Counties of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland,
Hunterdon, Ocean, Sussex and Warren
(effective 5/6/68)
Bituminous
With FGD and State approval
Anthracite
With FGD and State approval
2. Other Areas:
Effective 5/6/68a
Effective 10/l/71b
Bituminous
Anthracite
Oilc:
#2 and lighter
#4
#5, #6, and heavier
C.
Non-Commercial
by volume):
Fuel (corrected to 12% CO-
1.0% S
1.5#S02/MMBtu
0.7% S
1.0#S02/MMBtu
Above Regulations
Apply
0.2% S (dry basis)
0.2% S (dry basis)
0.2% S
0.3% S
0.3% S
640ppm S02
D. Mixtures of Commercial and Non-Commercial
Fuels (corrected to 12% C02 by volume):
310ppm S02
with
MOTES: If it is demonstrated that a facility cannot burn bituminous coal
a sulfur content <_ 1.0%, then the State may authorize a less
, restrictive regulation (in no case > 1.5% S).
If emissions are controlled to <_ Q.30#S02/MMBtu, or if Equipment (rated
capacity >_ 2000MMBtu/hr for a facility or 450MMBtu/hr for a group of
facilities) was in existence in 5/6/68, then the State may authorize
the use of l.C0/ S Bituminous or 0.7% S Anthracite Coal.
Not applicable for #4, #5, and ^6 oils if emissions <. 0.3#S02/MMBtu.
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NEW MEXICO
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
(xx)9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Coal Burning Equipment (Q > 250MMBtu/hr):
1. Existing Equipment:
AQCR 012
AQCR 014 (except San Juan and
Four Corners Plants)
Other Areas
2. Four Corners Plant (maximum allowable
emission rate for entire plant):
3. San Juan Plantb (maximum allowable
emission rate):
4. New Equipment (construction commenced after
9/1/71)
B. Oil Burning Equipment (Q > 114.16MMBtu/hr):
1.0#S02/MMBtu
0.34#S02/MMBtu
No emission limit
19680#S02/hr
3040#S02/hr
0.34#S02/MMBtu
0.34#S02/MMBtu
NOTES: New Mexico is considering a revision of this regulation.
The compliance date for the Four Corners and San Juan Plants is 7/31/77.
Unit specific regulations for the Four Corners Plant:
UNIT
Allowable
Emission
Rate (#S02/hr)
1
0.084E
2
0.084E
3
0.108E
4
0.362E
5
0.362E
WHERE: E = 13850 x
b
(% S in fuel)
Applies only to unit #2 of the San Juan Plant
The heat innut rate (Q) annlies to an individual boiler.
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B.
NEW YORK
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
New York City (Bronx, Kings, Queens, New York,
and Richmond Counties):
1. Solid Fuel
2. Distillate Oil
3. Other Oils
Nassau, Rockland
1. Solid Fuel
2. Oil
and Westchester Counties:
C. In Sulfolk County, the towns of Babylon,
Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown:
1. Solid Fuel
2. Oil
D. Erie and Niagara Counties:
1. Solid Fuel
Maximum
Maximum 3-month average
2. Oil
Effective 9/26/74
Effective 10/1/75
E. Other Areas:
1. Solid Fuel
Maximum
Maximum 3-month average
2. Oil
0.2#S/MMBtu
0.2% S
0.3% S
0.2#S/MMBtu
0.37% S
0.6#S/MMBtu
1.0% S
1.7#S/MMBtu
1.4#S/MMBtu
2.2% S
1.1% S
2.5#S/MMBtu
1.9#S/MMBtu
2.0% S
NOTE: For plants converting from oil or gas to coal, the maximum allowable
emission rate in #S/MMBtu is the product of 0.55 and (maximum allowable
% S for oil).
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NORTH CAROLINA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( }8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources
B. New Sources (constructed after 7/1/71)
C. All Sources after 7/1/80
2.3#S02/MMBtu
1.6#S02/MMBtu
1.6#S02/MMBtu
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NORTH DAKOTA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
(
(xx) 3
(
)4.
)5.
)6.
) 7 .
) 8 .
Ib S02/10 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Fuel-burning Installations
3.0#S02/MMBtu
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OHIO
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Existing Sources in the Counties of:
Muskingum, Clermont
Ashtabula, Greene, Rich!and
Allen, Ottawa, Stark, Wood
Adams
Franklin, Washington, Morgan
Miami, Wayne
Athens, Seneca, Tuscarawas, Licking, Hancock
Henry, Vinton
Erie, Knox, Scioto, Marion, Coshocton
Columbiana, Gallia, Lawrence
Auglaize, Huron
Clark, Pike, Ross
Fairfield, Hocking, Portage, Mercer
Delaware, Pickway
Crawford
0.6#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
1.6#S02/MMBtu
2.0#S02/MMBtu
2.4#S02/MMBtu
2.8#S02/MMBtu
3.2#S02/MMBtu
3.5#S02/MMBtu
4.0#S02/MMBtu
4.4#S02/MMBtu
4.8#S02/MMBtu
5.2#S02/MMBtu
5.6#S02/MMBtu
6.0#S02/MMBtu
6.8#S02/MMBtu
Continued
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OHIO (Continued)
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
(
(xx)3
)4.
)5.
)6
) 7 .
) 8 .
Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
(xx)3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Existing Sources in the Counties of:
Hamilton, Butler:
Q < 50MMBtu/hr
50 1500MMBtu/hr
Montgomery:
Q < 50MMBtu/hr
50 ^Q ^1500MMBtu/hr
Q > 1500MMBtu/hr
Trumbull, Mahoning, Jefferson*, Belmont,
Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake*, Summit, Lucas:
Q < 22.5MMBtu/hr
22.5 <. Q <. 3000MMBtu/hr
Q > 3000MMBtu/hr
*Painesville Plant (Lake County)
*W. H. Sammis Plant (Jefferson County)
*Tidd Plant (Jefferson County)
All other counties
2.4#S02/MMBtu
E=5.33Q-°-20I+
1.2#S02/MMBtu
3.0#S02/MMBtu
E=6.18Q-°-185
1.6#S02/MMBtu
6.0#S02/MMBtu
E=16.710-°-329
1.2#S02/MMBtu
1.6#S02/MMBtu
0.9#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
No emission limit
NOTES:
Currently, Ohio has no enforceable regulations for sulfur dioxide
emissions. The regulations summarized above were prepared by EPA and
proposed in the Federal Register in November 1975. Regulations for
Ohio will be promulgated following public hearings on EPA's proposal.
The heat input rate (Q) applies to all boilers connected to a common
stack.
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OKLAHOMA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
(xx)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
Existing sources—no time
interval specified
New sources—2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Existing Equipment:
1. Maximum emission for any 5 minute period
2. Maximum 1-hour average
3. Maximum 3-hour average
4. Maximum 24-hour averaae
0.52ppm S02
0.46ppm S02
0.25ppm S02
O.OBppm S02
NOTE: A regulation enforceable by the Ftate (not a part of the SIP) limits
alloy/able emissions from new equipment:
1. Solid Fuel (effective 7/1/72)
2. Liquid Fuel
Effective 1/23/72
Effective 7/1/75
3. Gas Fuel (effective 7/1/72)
2.0#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
0.3#S02/MMBtu
0.2#S02/MMBtu
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OREGON
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S
(
for each fuel.
)3. Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx) 7. ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
( ) 8 . impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx) 2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
New sources—2 hours
Others—no time interval
specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources:
1. Portland Interstate (AQCR 193):
2. Other Areas (AQCR's 190, 191, 192, 194):
a) Coal (effective 7/1/72)
b) Residual Oil (effective 7/1/74)
c) #1 Distillate Oil (effective 7/1/74)
d) #2 Distillate Oil (effective 7/1/74)
B. New Sources (constructed or modified after 1/1/72):
1. Solid Fuel
150 < Q < 250MMBtu/hr
Q > 250MMBtu/hr
2. Liquid Fuel
150 < Q < 250MMBtu/hr
Q > 250MMBtu/hr
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
lOOOppm S05
1.0% S
1.75% S
0.3% S
0.5% S
1.6#S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
1 .4#S02/MMBtu
O.P#Sn2/MMBtu
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PENNSYLVANIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
(xx) 3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
6cx ) 2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
0.3% S
A. City of Philadelphia:
All fuels (effective 11/1/75)
B. Beaver Valley, Monongahela Valley, and
Southeast Pennsylvania Air Basins, and
Allegheny County:
2.5 < Q < 50MMBtu/hr
50 < Q < 2000MMBtu/hr
Q >. 2000MMBtu/hr
C. Other Air Basins:
2.5 < 0 < 50MMBtu/hr
50 < Q < 2000MMBtu/hr
Q >_ 2000MMBtu/hr 1.8#S02/MMBtu
D. Other Areas: 4.0#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
1,0#S02/MMBtu
1.70"0>llt#S02/MMBtu
0.6#S02/MMBtu
3.0#S02/MMBtu
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PUERTO RICO
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. All Fuels:
Q < 8MMBtu/hr
Q > 8MMBtu/hr
B. Palo Seco Plant:
1 and 2/unit
G-l , G-2, G-3
J-l, J-2
C. San Juan Plant:
1 and 2/unit
J-l, J-2
D. South Coast Plant
1 and 2/unit
P-l
J-l
NOTE: This regulation became effective 10/14/75.
2.5% S
3.1% S
2.5% S
0.5% S
0.15% S
1.5% S
0.15% S
1.0% S
0.5% S
0.15% S
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RHODE ISLAND
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib SAO6 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
(xx)3.
(xx)5.
( )6.
( )7.
( )8.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels:
With stack-gas cleaning and State approval
0.55#S/MMBtu
l.l#S02/MMBtu
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SOUTH CAROLINA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm S02 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
)9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Class I Counties - Charleston
Q £ lOMMBtu/hr
Q > lOMMBtu/hr
B. Class II Counties - Aiken and Anderson
Q lOOOMMBtu/hr
C. Class III Counties - All Others
All Fuel-burning Sources
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
3.5#S02/MMBtu
2.3#S02/MMBtu
3.5#S02/MMBtu
2.3#S02/MMBtu
3.5#S02/MMBtu
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SOUTH DAKOTA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Fuel-burning Installations
3.0#S02/MMBtu
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TENNESSEE
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
(xx)3. Ib S02/105 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx) 2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
2 hours
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Installations (effective 7/1/75):
1. Class I Counties:
Polk, Maury, Sullivan
Roane: 0 < lOOOMMBtu/hr
Q > lOOOMMBtu/hr
2. Class II Counties:
Humphreys: Q < lOOOMMBtu/hr
Q > lOOOMMBtu/hr
3. Class III Counties - All Others
B. New Installations Constructed After 4/3/72:
1. 0 < 250MMBtu/hr
2. Q >_ 250MMBtu/hr:
Solid Fuel
Liquid Fuel
1.6#S02/MMBtu
1.6*S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
3.(¥S02/MMBtu
1.2#S02/MMBtu
4.0#S02/MMBtu
Above Regula-
tions Apply
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTES: 1. Existing installations with rated capacity > lOOOMMBtu/hr may not:
a. cause NAAQS violations.
b. contribute >_ 50% of the ambient air concentrations of S02.
c. cause ambient S02 concentrations in excess of those existing in
1972; installations beginning operation after 1/1/72 must not
cause concentrations above those existing during the first
year of operation.
2. Tennessee has proposed a revision to this regulation.
3. The heat input rate (Q) applies to an entire plant.
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TEXAS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
(xx)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Ambient Air Quality Standards:
1. Land Use Areas A, B, and D:
Maximum 30-minute average
Maximum 24-hour average
2. Land Use Area C:
Maximum 30-minute average
Maximum 24-hour average
B. Maximum allowable emission rate for AQCR's
106, 153, 210, 211, 214, 216, and 218: .
1. Solid Fossil Fuel-fired Steam Generator
2. Liquid Fossil Fuel-fired Steam Generator,
Furnace, or Heater
C. Galveston and Harris Counties (in AQCR 216):
Maximum permissiable ground level
concentration (30-minute average):
D. Jefferson and Orange Counties (in AQCR 106)
Maximum permissable ground level
concentration (30-minute average):
0.4ppm S02
0.2ppm S02
O.Sppm S02
0.3ppm S02
3.0#S02/MMBtu
440ppm S02
0.28ppm SO2
0.40ppm S02
NOTES:
?This limit shall not be exceeded more than once in any 12 hour period.
°New proven technology must be applied in removing S02.
The standard effective stack height (ft.) can be calculated from:
0.49 x (stack effluent flow rate in SCFM)0-50. If the effective stack
height is less than the standard stack height, the allowable emission
concentration must be multiplied by:
(effective stack height/standard stack height)2
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UTAH
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
A. The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx) 2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm S02 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Installations:
1. Coal
2. Oil
B. New Installations with Uncontrolled S02
Emission > 250tons/yr
1.0% S
1.5% S
80% Control of
Input Sulfur
NOTES: With FGD and State approval, fuel of higher sulfur content may be used.
The requirement stated in B above was deleted in the State Regulation
7/9/75. This change has not been submitted to EPA for approval.
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VERMONT
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
All Fuels (effective 10/1/74):
1.0% S
NOTE: A change to permit 2.0% sulfur fuel has been proposed and submitted to the
EPA for approval.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
(xx)2. %S
( )3
for each fuel.
Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels
( )4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7 . ppm S02 in exhaust gas .
( ) 8 . impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Emission Limits
1. Coal
2. Oil
No emission limit
0.5% S
NOTE: A change to allow oil sulfur contents of 1.5% for existing plants and
0.7% S for new plants has been proposed.
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VIRGINIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
)3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
)5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
)6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
)7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
)8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
(xx)9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx) 1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Combustion Installations
1. General Regulation
2. By Discretion of Virginia Air Pollution
Control Board, Installations in Regions
not Meeting NAAQS:
3. The Virginia portion of AQCR 047
(National Capital Interstate)
2.64K #S02/hr
1.58K or 1.06K
1.06K #S02/hr
NOTES: K is the total rated capacity of the plant in 106Btu/hr.
As of June 1975, no installations were restricted to the 1.06K #S02/hr
regulation reported in section 2 above.
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WASHINGTON
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
(xx) 7 . ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources
Effective 7/1/75
B. New Sources (constructed or modified after 10/5/73)
C. Northwest Air Pollution Control Authority
(Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties)
2000ppm S02
lOOOppm S02
lOOOppm S02
1.5#S02/MMBtu
NOTE: Emissions are to be corrected to 7% oxygen (dry basis) in exhaust gas.
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WEST VIRGINIA
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
)3
)4
)5.
)6
)7
)8
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
Ib SO2/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)l. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
(xx)9.
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. EPA Priority Ia and IIb Regions:
1. Electric Power Plants:
Effective 6/30/75
Effective 6/30/78
2. Other Combustion Units:
Effective 6/30/75
Effective 6/30/78
B. EPA Priority IIId Regions (Except State Regions IV)
1. All Plants (effective 6/30/75)
2. Power Plants (effective 6/30/78)
3. Others (effective 6/30/78)
C. State Region IVC:
1. Electric Power Plants
Max emission from all stacks
2. Other Combustion Units
Max emission from all stacks
2.7K #S02/hr
2.OK #S02/hr
3.IK #S02/hr
2.3K #S02/hr
3.2K #S02/hr
2.OK #S02/hr
2.3K #S02/hr
1.6K #S02/hr
45,000#S02/hr
1.6K #S02/hr
5,500#S02/hr
NOTES: K is the total design heat input for the plant in 106Btu/hr.
The emission rate for an individual stack must not exceed 125% of the
emission rate determined by prorating the total allowable emission
rate among all stacks.
Priority I Regions: Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Grant, and
. Mineral Counties
Priority II Regions: Jackson, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood
Counties
State Region IV: Counties of Kanawha and Putnam, and Magesterial
. Districts of Falls and Kanawha in Fayette County.
°EPA Priority III Regions: All other areas.
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WISCONSIN
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( ) 7 - ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas .
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
No time interval specified
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
A. Existing Sources:
B. New or Modified (after 4/1/72) fossil fuel
fired steam generators (Q > 250MMBtu/hr):
1. Solid Fuel
2. Liquid Fuel
NOTE: The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
No emission limit
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
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WYOMING
REGULATIONS FOR SULFUR OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
)2. %S for each fuel.
Ib SO2/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S02/106 Btu for each fuel.
Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
ppm SC>2 in exhaust gas.
impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
Ib SO2/hr.
(
( )3.
( )4.
( )5.
( )6.
( )7.
(xx)8.
(
B. The regulation applies to:
(xx)1. an entire plant.
( )2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Ambient Air Duality Standard:
1. Maximum 3-hour average
2. Maximum 24-hour average (not to be
exceeded more than once per year)
3. Annual mean
O.Bppn S02
0.1ppm S02
0.023npm S02
NOTES: Regulations adopted by the state (have not been submitted to EPA for
approval):
1. Existing Sources:
Coal
250 < n < 2500MMBtu/hr 1.2#S02/MMBtu
2500 < 'q < 5000MMBtu/hr 0.5#S02/MMBtu
Q > 5000MMBtu/hr 0.3#S02/MMBtu
Oil No emission limit
2. New Sources (Constructed after 1/1/74):
Coal 0.2#S02/MMBtu
Oil 0.8#S02/MMBtu
The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
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Appendix A
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
POLLUTANT
P ARTICULATE
MATTER
SULFUR
OXIDES
CO
N02
PHOTOCHEMICAL
OXIDANTS
HYDROCARBONS
(Non-Methane)
AVERAGING
TIME
Annual
(Geometric Mean)
24 - Hour*
Annual
(Arithmetic Mean)
24 - Hour*
3 - Hour*
8 - Hour*
1 - Hour*
Annual
(Arithmetic Mean)
1 - Hour*
3 - Hour*
(6 to 9 a.m.)
PRIMARY
STANDARDS
75 yg/m3
260 pg/m3
80 ug/m3 (O.OSppm)
365 yg/m3 (O.Hpprn)
10 mg/m3 (9ppm)
40 mg/m3 (35ppm)
100 ug/m3 (0.05ppm)
160 yg/m3 (O.OSppm)
160 yg/m3 (0.24ppm)
SECONDARY
STANDARDS
60 yg/m3
' 150 ug/m3
1300 ng/m3 (0.5ppm)
(Same as
Primary)
(Same as
Primary)
(Same as
Primary)
(Same as
Primary)
FEDERAL
REFERENCE
METHOD (FRM)
Hi -Volume
Sampler
Para rosanl line
Non-Dispersive
Infrared
Spectrometry
Jacobs-
Hochheiser
(Rescinded)
Chemi lumines-
ce nee
Flame
lonization
COMMENTS
The secondary annual standard (60yg/m3)
is a guide for assessing SIPs to
achieve the 24-hour secondary standard.
The continuous Saltzman, Sodium
Arsenite (Christie), TGS, and Cheir.ilum-
inescence have been proposed as replace-
ments for the J-H method. New FRM
to be decided upon by Jan. 1975.
The FRM measures 03 (ozone)
The HC standard is a guide to devising
SIPs to achieve the Oxidant standard.
The HC standard does not have to be
met if the oxidant standard is met.
Not to be exceeded more' than once per year.
NOTE: The air quality standards and a description of the reference methods were published on April 30, 1971 in 42 CFR 410, recodified
to 40 CFR 50 on November 25, 1972.
January 30, 1974 - JDC
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Appendix B
NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR S02
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STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR MEW STATIONARY SOURCES
SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
I. BASIS FOR DETERMINING ALLOWABLE EMISSION RATE
The units of the regulation:
( )1. %S for all fuels.
( )2. %S for each fuel.
( )3. Ib S02/106 Btu for all fuels.
(xx)4. Ib SO2/106 Btu for each fuel.
( }5. Ib S/106 Btu for all fuels.
( )6. Ib S/106 Btu for each fuel.
( )7. ppm SO2 in exhaust gas.
( )8. impact on ambient air
quality in ppm.
( )9. Ib S02/hr.
B. The regulation applies to:
( )1. an entire plant.
(xx)2. an individual boiler.
( )3. an individual stack.
C. The time period over which the
emissions are to be averaged:
Continuous (See note)
II. THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REGULATION
Fossil-Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units
(Constructed or modified after Auaust 17, 1971
with Q > 250 MMBtu/hr):
1. Solid fuel
2. Liquid fuel
1.2#S02/MMBtu
0.8#S02/MMBtu
NOTES: 1. Emission sources are required to pass an initial performance test,
after which sources must continuously monitor S02 emissions or fuel
sulfur content and report to EPA periods of excess emissions.
2. The heat input rate (Q) applies to an individual boiler.
B-2
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Appendix C
CONVERSION FACTORS FOR S02 EMISSION REGULATIONS
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CONVERSION FACTORS FOR S02 EMISSION REGULATIONS
The following equations can be used to convert the units of measure of
sulfur oxide emission regulations to %S and #S02/MMBtu.
Nomenclature:
A
H
R
S
X
0
SIP value in m'ven units
Heat Content of fuel in units reported in Form 67
(Btu/# for coal, Ptu/aal for oil)
Emission Rate o* sulfur dioxide in units of *S02/WBtu
Sulfur Content of the fuel in units of 7,3
Excess air in units of 7- excess
Heat Input Rate to eouipment on v/hich reaulation applies
in units of MMRtu/hr
Computation
Units of A
%S
Coal
Oil
#S02/MKBtu
Coal
Oil
Coal
Oil
ppm S02 (assumino the
value of X is available)
Coal
ppm S02 (assuming
X = 50?)
Coal
nil
IS02/hr
Coal
Oil
S (*S)
A
A
5 x in"5 AH
6.35 x in"6 AH
1 x 10"1* AH
l.*7 x in"5 AH
(1.16 x 10"3 + 1.11 x 1""5X)A
(1.56 x 10" 3 + 1.48 x 10"5X)A
1.72 x in" 2 A
2.3n x in'3 A
5 x in"s> AH/n
6.35 x IP"6 AH/Q
R (#S02/MMBtu)
2 x in" A/H
1.58 x 10s A/H
A
A
2A
2A
(23.3 + 2.22 x 10"*)A/H
(2.46 x in2 + 2.33X)A/H
34.4 A/H
3.63 x in2 A/H
A/0
A/0
C-2
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Please read InUructions on the reverse before completing)
REPORT NO.
EPA-450/2-76-002
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION-NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
State Implementation Plan Emission Regulations
for Sulfur Oxides: Fuel Combustion
5. REPORT DATE
March 1976
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
. AUTHOR(S)
Crenshaw, J. D., C. H. Kuo, J. D. Potter
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Waste Management
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
16. ABSTRACT
This report presents a one-page summary of each state's implementation
plan (SIP) regulations for sulfur oxides. The report also explains the re-
lationship between the SIP regulations, the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards, and the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources,
and briefly analyzes the various types of emission regulations which appear
in the SIPs.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COS AT I Field/Group
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur oxides
Regulations
Emission standards
Fuel standards
Standards
Air Pollution Control
State Implementation
Plans
13. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Unlimited
19. SECURITY CLASS (ThisReport)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
81
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
SPA Form 2220-1 (9-73)
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