Chapter NR 440

1) Sulfur dioxide emissions.

2) For Class I municipal waste combustion units only, nitrogen oxides emissions.

3) Carbon monoxide emissions.

4) Load levels of your municipal waste combustion unit.

5) Temperatures of the flue gases at the inlet of the particulate matter control device.

NR 440.76(12)(f)4.b. b. Reasons you did not collect the minimum data.

NR 440.76(12)(f)4.c. c. Corrective actions you took, or are taking, to obtain the required amount of data.

NR 440.76(12)(f)5. 5. ‘Exclusions.’ You shall document each time you have excluded data from your calculation of averages for any of the following 5 pollutants or parameters and the reasons the data were excluded:

NR 440.76(12)(f)5.a. a. Sulfur dioxide emissions.

NR 440.76(12)(f)5.b. b. For Class I municipal waste combustion units only, nitrogen oxides emissions.

NR 440.76(12)(f)5.c. c. Carbon monoxide emissions.

NR 440.76(12)(f)5.d. d. Load levels of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(12)(f)5.e. e. Temperatures of the flue gases at the inlet of the particulate matter control device.

NR 440.76(12)(f)6. 6. ‘Drift and accuracy.’ You shall document the results of your daily drift tests and quarterly accuracy determinations according to Procedure 1 of 40 CFR part 60, Appendix F, incorporated by reference in s. NR 440.17 (1). Keep the records for the sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides for Class I municipal waste combustion units only, and carbon monoxide continuous emissions monitoring systems.

NR 440.76(12)(f)7. 7. ‘The relationship between oxygen and carbon dioxide.’ If you choose to monitor carbon dioxide instead of oxygen as a diluent gas, you shall document the relationship between oxygen and carbon dioxide, as specified in sub. (9) (g).

NR 440.76(12)(f)8. 8. ‘Calendar dates.’ You shall include the calendar date on each record.

NR 440.76(12)(g) (g) What records must I keep for municipal waste combustion units that use activated carbon? For municipal waste combustion units that use activated carbon to control dioxins/furans or mercury emissions, you shall keep records of the following 5 items:

NR 440.76(12)(g)1. 1. ‘Average carbon feed rate.’ You shall document the following 5 items:

NR 440.76(12)(g)1.a. a. Average carbon feed rate in kilograms, or pounds, per hour during all stack tests for dioxins/furans and mercury emissions. Include supporting calculations in the records.

NR 440.76(12)(g)1.b. b. For the operating parameter chosen to monitor carbon feed rate, average operating level during all stack tests for dioxins/furans and mercury emissions. Include supporting data that document the relationship between the operating parameter and the carbon feed rate.

NR 440.76(12)(g)1.c. c. All 8-hour block average carbon feed rates in kilograms, or pounds, per hour calculated from the monitored operating parameter.

NR 440.76(12)(g)1.d. d. Total carbon purchased and delivered to the municipal waste combustion plant for each calendar quarter. If you choose to evaluate total carbon purchased and delivered on a municipal waste combustion unit basis, record the total carbon purchased and delivered for each individual municipal waste combustion unit at your plant. Include supporting documentation.

NR 440.76(12)(g)1.e. e. Required quarterly usage of carbon for the municipal waste combustion plant, calculated using the equation in sub. (15) (f) 1. or 2. If you choose to evaluate required quarterly usage for carbon on a municipal waste combustion unit basis, record the required quarterly usage for each municipal waste combustion unit at your plant. Include supporting calculations.

NR 440.76(12)(g)2. 2. ‘Low carbon feed rates.’ You shall document the following 3 items:

NR 440.76(12)(g)2.a. a. The calendar dates when the average carbon feed rate over an 8-hour block was less than the average carbon feed rates determined during the most recent stack test for dioxins/furans or mercury emissions, whichever has a higher feed rate.

NR 440.76(12)(g)2.b. b. Reasons for the low carbon feed rates.

NR 440.76(12)(g)2.c. c. Corrective actions you took or are taking to meet the 8-hour average carbon feed rate requirement.

NR 440.76(12)(g)3. 3. ‘Minimum carbon feed rate data.’ You shall document the following 3 items:

NR 440.76(12)(g)3.a. a. Calendar dates for which you did not collect the minimum amount of carbon feed rate data required under sub. (11) (e).

NR 440.76(12)(g)3.b. b. Reasons you did not collect the minimum data.

NR 440.76(12)(g)3.c. c. Corrective actions you took or are taking to get the required amount of data.

NR 440.76(12)(g)4. 4. ‘Exclusions.’ You shall document each time you have excluded data from your calculation of average carbon feed rates and the reasons the data were excluded.

NR 440.76(12)(g)5. 5. ‘Calendar dates.’ You shall include the calendar date on each record.

NR 440.76(13) (13) Reporting.

NR 440.76(13)(a) (a) What reports must I submit before I submit my notice of construction?

NR 440.76(13)(a)1. 1. If you are required to submit an application for a construction permit under ch. NR 405 or 408, you shall submit the following 5 items by the date you submit your application:

NR 440.76(13)(a)1.a. a. Your draft materials separation plan, as specified in sub. (3) (d).

NR 440.76(13)(a)1.b. b. Your revised materials separation plan, as specified in sub. (3) (h) 3.

NR 440.76(13)(a)1.c. c. Your notice of the initial public meeting for your draft materials separation plan, as specified in sub. (3) (e) 2.

NR 440.76(13)(a)1.d. d. A transcript of the initial public meeting, as specified in sub. (3) (g) 6.

NR 440.76(13)(a)1.e. e. The document that summarizes your responses to the public comments you received during the initial public comment period, as specified in sub. (3) (h) 1.

NR 440.76(13)(a)2. 2. If you are not required to submit an application for a construction permit under ch. NR 405 or 408, you shall submit the items in subd. 1. with your notice of construction.

NR 440.76(13)(b) (b) What must I include in my notice of construction and when must I submit it?

NR 440.76(13)(b)1. 1. You shall include the following 10 items in your notice of construction:

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.a. a. A statement of your intent to construct the municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.b. b. The planned initial startup date of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.c. c. The types of fuels you plan to combust in your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.d. d. The capacity of your municipal waste combustion unit including supporting capacity calculations, as specified in sub. (15) (d) and (e).

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.e. e. Your siting analysis, as specified in sub. (4) (d).

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.f. f. Your final materials separation plan, as specified in sub. (3) (k) 2.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.g. g. Your notice of the second public meeting (the siting analysis meeting) as specified in sub. (4) (e) 2.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.h. h. A transcript of the second public meeting, as specified in sub. (4) (g) 4.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.i. i. A copy of the document that summarizes your responses to the public comments you received during the second public comment period, as specified in sub. (4) (h) 1.

NR 440.76(13)(b)1.j. j. Your final siting analysis, as specified in sub. (4) (h) 3.

NR 440.76(13)(b)2. 2. You shall submit your notice of construction no later than 30 days after you commence construction, reconstruction or modification of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(13)(c) (c) What reports must I submit after I submit my notice of construction and in what form?

NR 440.76(13)(c)1. 1. You shall submit an initial report and annual reports, plus semiannual reports for any emission or parameter level that does not meet the limits specified in this section.

NR 440.76(13)(c)2. 2. You shall submit all reports on paper, postmarked on or before the submittal dates in pars. (e), (g) and (j). If the department agrees, you may submit electronic reports.

NR 440.76(13)(c)3. 3. You shall keep a copy of all reports required by pars. (f), (h) and (k) onsite for 5 years.

NR 440.76(13)(d) (d) What are the appropriate units of measurement for reporting my data? Tables 1 and 2 of this section provide the appropriate units of measurement for reporting your data.

NR 440.76(13)(e) (e) When must I submit the initial report? As specified in s. NR 440.07 (3), you shall submit your initial report within 60 days after your municipal waste combustion unit reaches the maximum load level at which it will operate, but no later than 180 days after its initial startup.

NR 440.76(13)(f) (f) What must I include in my initial report? You shall include the following 7 items in your initial report:

NR 440.76(13)(f)1. 1. The emission levels measured on the date of the initial evaluation of your continuous emission monitoring systems for all of the following 5 pollutants or parameters as recorded in accordance with sub. (12) (f) 2.:

NR 440.76(13)(f)1.a. a. The 24-hour daily geometric average concentration of sulfur dioxide emissions or the 24-hour daily geometric percent reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions.

NR 440.76(13)(f)1.b. b. For Class I municipal waste combustion units only, the 24-hour daily arithmetic average concentration of nitrogen oxides emissions.

NR 440.76(13)(f)1.c. c. The 4-hour block or 24-hour daily arithmetic average concentration of carbon monoxide emissions.

NR 440.76(13)(f)1.d. d. The 4-hour block arithmetic average load level of your municipal waste combustion unit.

NR 440.76(13)(f)1.e. e. The 4-hour block arithmetic average flue gas temperature at the inlet of the particulate matter control device.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2. 2. The results of the initial stack tests for the following 8 pollutants or parameters, using appropriate units as specified in Table 2 of this section:

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.a. a. Dioxins/furans.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.b. b. Cadmium.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.c. c. Lead.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.d. d. Mercury.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.e. e. Opacity.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.f. f. Particulate matter.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.g. g. Hydrogen chloride.

NR 440.76(13)(f)2.h. h. Fugitive ash.

NR 440.76(13)(f)3. 3. The test report that documents the initial stack tests including supporting calculations.

NR 440.76(13)(f)4. 4. The initial performance evaluation of your continuous emissions monitoring systems. Use the applicable performance specifications in 40 CFR part 60, Appendix B, incorporated by reference in s. NR 440.17 (1), in conducting the evaluation.

NR 440.76(13)(f)5. 5. The maximum demonstrated load of your municipal waste combustion unit and the maximum demonstrated temperature of the flue gases at the inlet of the particulate matter control device. Use values established during your initial stack test for dioxins/furans emissions and include supporting calculations.

NR 440.76(13)(f)6. 6. If your municipal waste combustion unit uses activated carbon to control dioxins/furans or mercury emissions, the average carbon feed rates that you recorded during the initial stack tests for dioxins/furans and mercury emissions. Include supporting calculations as specified in sub. (12) (g) 1. a. and b.

NR 440.76(13)(f)7. 7. If you choose to monitor carbon dioxide instead of oxygen as a diluent gas, documentation of the relationship between oxygen and carbon dioxide, as specified in sub. (9) (g).

NR 440.76(13)(g) (g) When must I submit the annual report? You shall submit the annual report no later than February 1 of each year that follows the calendar year in which you collected the data. If you have an operating permit for any unit under Title V of the Act (42 USC 7661 to 7661f), the permit may require you to submit semiannual reports. Chapter NR 407 contains program requirements for operating permits.

NR 440.76(13)(h) (h) What must I include in my annual report? You shall summarize data collected for all pollutants and parameters regulated under this section. Your summary shall include the following 12 items:

NR 440.76(13)(h)1. 1. The results of the annual stack test, using appropriate units, for the following 8 pollutants, as recorded under sub. (12) (e) 1.:

NR 440.76(13)(h)1.a. a. Dioxins/furans.

NR 440.76(13)(h)1.b. b. Cadmium.

NR 440.76(13)(h)1.c. c. Lead.

NR 440.76(13)(h)1.d. d. Mercury.