NR 440.77(1)(c)7.7. ‘Hazardous waste combustion units.’ Units that meet either of the following 2 criteria: NR 440.77(1)(c)7.a.a. Units for which you are required to get a permit under section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC 6925) or a license under s. 291.25, Stats. NR 440.77(1)(c)7.b.b. Units regulated under subpart EEE of 40 CFR part 63 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous Waste Combustors). NR 440.77(1)(c)8.8. ‘Materials recovery units.’ Units that combust waste for the primary purpose of recovering metals, such as primary and secondary smelters. NR 440.77(1)(c)9.9. ‘Air curtain incinerators.’ Air curtain incinerators that burn only the following materials are only subject to sub. (13): NR 440.77(1)(c)12.12. ‘Cement kilns.’ Kilns regulated under subpart LLL of 40 CFR part 63 (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry). NR 440.77(1)(c)14.14. ‘Chemical recovery units.’ Combustion units burning materials to recover chemical constituents or to produce chemical compounds where there is an existing commercial market for the recovered chemical constituents or compounds. The following 7 types of units are considered chemical recovery units: NR 440.77(1)(c)14.a.a. Units burning only pulping liquors (i.e., black liquor) that are reclaimed in a pulping liquor recovery process and reused in the pulping process. NR 440.77(1)(c)14.d.d. Units burning only manufacturing byproduct streams or residues containing catalyst metals which are reclaimed and reused as catalysts or used to produce commercial grade catalysts. NR 440.77(1)(c)14.e.e. Units burning only coke to produce purified carbon monoxide that is used as an intermediate in the production of other chemical compounds. NR 440.77(1)(c)14.f.f. Units burning only hydrocarbon liquids or solids to produce hydrogen, carbon monoxide, synthesis gas or other gases for use in other manufacturing processes. NR 440.77(1)(c)15.15. ‘Laboratory analysis units.’ Units that burn samples of materials for the purpose of chemical or physical analysis. NR 440.77(1)(d)(d) What if my chemical recovery unit is not listed in par. (c) 14.? NR 440.77(1)(d)2.2. Until the administrator approves your petition, the incineration unit is covered by this section. NR 440.77(1)(f)(f) How are these new source performance standards structured? The new source performance standards in this section contain the following 11 major components: NR 440.77(1)(g)(g) Do all 11 components of these new source performance standards apply at the same time? No. You shall meet the preconstruction siting analysis and waste management plan requirements before you commence construction of the CISWI unit. The operator training and qualification, emission limitations, operating limits, performance testing and compliance, monitoring and most recordkeeping and reporting requirements are met after the CISWI unit begins operation. NR 440.77(2)(2) Definitions. As used in this section, all terms not defined in this subsection have the meanings given in s. NR 440.02 or, for terms not defined in s. NR 440.02, the meanings given in s. NR 400.02. In this section: NR 440.77(2)(a)(a) “Agricultural waste” means vegetative agricultural materials such as nut and grain hulls and chaff (e.g., almond, walnut, peanut, rice and wheat), bagasse, orchard prunings, corn stalks, coffee bean hulls and grounds, and other vegetative waste materials generated as a result of agricultural operations. NR 440.77(2)(b)(b) “Air curtain incinerator” means an incinerator that operates by forcefully projecting a curtain of air across an open chamber or pit in which combustion occurs. Incinerators of this type can be constructed above or below ground and with or without refractory walls and floor. NR 440.77 NoteNote: Air curtain incinerators are not to be confused with conventional combustion devices with enclosed fireboxes and controlled air technology such as mass burn, modular and fluidized bed combustors.
NR 440.77(2)(c)(c) “Auxiliary fuel” means natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, fuel oil or diesel fuel. NR 440.77(2)(cm)(cm) “Bag leak detection system” means an instrument that is capable of monitoring particulate matter loadings in the exhaust of a fabric filter (that is, baghouse) in order to detect bag failures. A bag leak detection system includes an instrument that operates on triboelectric, light scattering, light transmittance or other principle to monitor relative particulate matter loadings. NR 440.77(2)(d)(d) “Calendar quarter” means 3 consecutive months, nonoverlapping, beginning on: January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1. NR 440.77(2)(e)(e) “Chemotherapeutic waste” means waste material resulting from the production or use of antineoplastic agents used for the purpose of stopping or reversing the growth of malignant cells. NR 440.77(2)(f)(f) “Clean lumber” means wood or wood products that have been cut or shaped and include wet, air-dried and kiln-dried wood products. Clean lumber does not include wood products that have been painted, pigment-stained or pressure-treated by compounds such as chromate copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol and creosote. NR 440.77(2)(g)(g) “Commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit” or “CISWI unit” means any combustion device that combusts commercial and industrial waste, as defined in this subsection. A CISWI unit includes the commercial or industrial solid waste fuel feed system, grate system, flue gas system and bottom ash. The CISWI unit does not include air pollution control equipment or the stack. The CISWI unit starts at the commercial and industrial solid waste hopper, if applicable, and extends through the following 2 areas: NR 440.77(2)(g)1.1. The combustion unit flue gas system, which ends immediately after the last combustion chamber. NR 440.77(2)(g)2.2. The combustion unit bottom ash system, which ends at the truck loading station or similar equipment that transfers the ash to final disposal. It includes all ash handling systems connected to the bottom ash handling system. NR 440.77(2)(h)(h) “Commercial and industrial waste” means solid waste combusted in an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion without energy recovery that is a distinct operating unit of any commercial or industrial facility (including field-erected, modular and custom built incineration units operating with starved or excess air) or solid waste combusted in an air curtain incinerator without energy recovery that is a distinct operating unit of any commercial or industrial facility. NR 440.77(2)(i)(i) “Contained gaseous material” means gases that are in a container when that container is combusted. NR 440.77(2)(im)(im) “Cyclonic barrel burner” means a combustion device for waste materials that is attached to a 55 gallon, open-head drum. The device consists of a lid, which fits onto and encloses the drum, and a blower that forces combustion air into the drum in a cyclonic manner to enhance the mixing of waste material and air. NR 440.77(2)(j)(j) “Deviation” means any instance in which an affected source subject to this section, or an owner or operator of such a source, fails to meet any of the following: NR 440.77(2)(j)1.1. Any requirement or obligation established by this section, including any emission limitation, operating limit or operator qualification and accessibility requirements. NR 440.77(2)(j)2.2. Any term or condition that is adopted to implement an applicable requirement in this section and that is included in the operating permit for any affected source required to obtain such a permit. NR 440.77(2)(j)3.3. Any emission limitation, operating limit or operator qualification and accessibility requirement in this section during startup, shutdown or malfunction, regardless of whether or not such failure is permitted by this section. NR 440.77(2)(k)(k) “Dioxins/furans” means tetra- to octa- chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. NR 440.77(2)(L)(L) “Discard” means, for purposes of this section only, burned in an incineration unit without energy recovery. NR 440.77(2)(Lm)(Lm) “Drum reclamation unit” means a unit that burns residues out of drums (e.g., 55 gallon drums) so that the drums can be reused. NR 440.77(2)(m)(m) “Energy recovery” means the process of recovering thermal energy from combustion for useful purposes such as steam generation or process heating. NR 440.77(2)(n)(n) “Fabric filter” means an add-on air pollution control device used to capture particulate matter by filtering gas streams through filter media, also known as a baghouse. NR 440.77(2)(o)(o) “Low-level radioactive waste” means waste material which contains radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or quantities that exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release. Low-level radioactive waste is not high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 USC 2014 (e) (2)). NR 440.77(2)(p)(p) “Modification” or “modified CISWI unit” means a CISWI unit you have changed later than June 1, 2001 and that meets one of the following 2 criteria: NR 440.77(2)(p)1.1. The cumulative cost of the changes over the life of the unit exceeds 50% of the original cost of building and installing the CISWI unit (not including the cost of land) updated to current costs in dollars. To determine what systems are within the boundary of the CISWI unit used to calculate these costs, see the definition of CISWI unit. NR 440.77(2)(p)2.2. Any physical change in the CISWI unit or change in the method of operating it that increases the amount of any air pollutant emitted for which section 129 or section 111 of the Act (42 USC 7429 or 7411) has established standards. NR 440.77(2)(q)(q) “Part reclamation unit” means a unit that burns coatings off parts (e.g., tools or equipment) so that the parts can be reconditioned and reused. NR 440.77(2)(r)(r) “Particulate matter” means total particulate matter emitted from CISWI units as measured by Method 5 or Method 29 of 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in s. NR 440.17 (1). NR 440.77(2)(rm)(rm) “Pathological waste” means waste material consisting of only human or animal remains, anatomical parts or tissue; the bags or containers used to collect and transport the waste material; and animal bedding, if applicable. NR 440.77(2)(s)(s) “Rack reclamation unit” means a unit that burns the coatings off racks used to hold small items for application of a coating. The unit burns the coating overspray off the rack so the rack can be reused. NR 440.77(2)(t)(t) “Reconstruction” means rebuilding a CISWI unit and meeting the following 2 criteria: NR 440.77(2)(t)2.2. The cumulative cost of the construction over the life of the incineration unit exceeds 50% of the original cost of building and installing the CISWI unit (not including land) updated to current costs in dollars. To determine what systems are within the boundary of the CISWI unit used to calculate these costs, see the definition of CISWI unit. NR 440.77(2)(u)(u) “Refuse-derived fuel” means a type of municipal solid waste produced by processing municipal solid waste through shredding and size classification. This includes all classes of refuse-derived fuel including the following 2 fuels: NR 440.77(2)(u)1.1. Low-density fluff refuse-derived fuel through densified refuse-derived fuel. NR 440.77(2)(um)(um) “Shutdown” means the period of time after all waste has been combusted in the primary chamber. NR 440.77(2)(v)(v) “Solid waste” means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural operations and from community activities. Solid waste does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 USC 1342), or source, special nuclear or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 USC 2014). For purposes of this section only, solid waste does not include the waste burned in the 15 types of units described in sub. (1) (c). NR 440.77(2)(w)(w) “Standard conditions”, when referring to units of measure, means a temperature of 68°F (20°C) and a pressure of one atmosphere (101.3 kilopascals). NR 440.77(2)(x)(x) “Startup period” means the period of time between the activation of the system and the first charge to the unit. NR 440.77(2)(xm)(xm) “Wet scrubber” means an add-on air pollution control device that utilizes an aqueous or alkaline scrubbing liquor to collect particulate matter, including nonvaporous metals and condensed organics, or to absorb and neutralize acid gases or both. NR 440.77(2)(y)(y) “Wood waste” means untreated wood and untreated wood products including whole or chipped tree stumps, trees, whole or chipped tree limbs, bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings and shavings. Wood waste does not include any of the following: NR 440.77(2)(y)1.1. Grass, grass clippings, bushes, shrubs and clippings from bushes and shrubs from residential, commercial or retail, institutional or industrial sources as part of maintaining yards or other private or public lands. NR 440.77(2)(z)(z) “You” or “I” means the owner or operator of a commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit or the applicant for a permit to construct a commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit, unless the context indicates otherwise. NR 440.77(2)(zm)(zm) “Your” or “my” means of or relating to the owner or operator of a commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit or the applicant for a permit to construct a commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit, unless the context indicates otherwise.
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