Chapter NR 493

NR 493.05(2) (2) Air pollution warning.

NR 493.05(2)(a) (a) Any air contaminant or combination of air contaminants. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination as set forth in s. NR 493.04 (1) shall take all AIR POLLUTION WARNING actions as required for such source of air contamination, and shall particularly put into effect the emission control action program for an AIR POLLUTION WARNING declared under s. NR 493.03 (2).

NR 493.05(2)(b) (b) Particulate matter.

NR 493.05(2)(b)1. 1. No person may open burn any tree waste, vegetation, refuse, or debris in any form.

NR 493.05(2)(b)2. 2. No person may use incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid waste or liquid waste.

NR 493.05(2)(b)3. 3. Persons operating fuel-burning equipment which requires intermittent boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform such operations, to the maximum extent possible, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m.

NR 493.05(2)(c) (c) Nitrogen oxides.

NR 493.05(2)(c)1. 1. No person may open burn any tree waste, vegetation, refuse, or debris in any form.

NR 493.05(2)(c)2. 2. No person may use incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid waste or liquid waste.

NR 493.05(3) (3) Air pollution emergency.

NR 493.05(3)(a) (a) Any air contaminant or combination of air contaminants.

NR 493.05(3)(a)1. 1. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contamination set forth in s. NR 493.04 (1) shall take all AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY actions as required for such source of air contamination, and shall particularly put into effect the emission control action program for an AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY declared under s. NR 493.03 (2).

NR 493.05(3)(a)2. 2. All manufacturing establishments, including those too small to be included under s. NR 493.04 (1), shall institute such action as will result in maximum reduction of air contaminants from their operations by ceasing, curtailing, or postponing operations which emit air contaminants to the extent possible without causing injury to persons or damage to equipment.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3. 3. All places of employment described in this subdivision shall immediately cease operations except for those operations necessary to provide emergency services or products or to prevent personal injury or property loss or damage:

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.a. a. Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.b. b. All contract construction work.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.c. c. Wholesale trade establishments which are primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or acting as agents in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.d. d. All offices of local, county, and state government and any other public body, except for those offices providing emergency services such as fire or police protection, medical services, or protection of public health and the environment, and those offices that must continue to operate in order to enforce the requirements of this order.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.e. e. All retail trade establishments, except pharmacies and stores primarily engaged in the sale of food.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.f. f. Banks, credit agencies, securities and commodities brokers, dealers, exchanges and services, offices of insurance carriers, agents and brokers, and real estate offices.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.g. g. Wholesale and retail dry cleaners, photographic studios, beauty shops, barber shops, shoe repair shops and other establishments providing personal services.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.h. h. Business services such as advertising offices, consumer credit reporting agencies, copying, duplicating, mailing, stenographic services, equipment rental services and commercial testing laboratories.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.i. i. Auto body shops, vehicle paint shops and car washes.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.j. j. Establishments rendering amusement and recreation services, including motion picture theaters.

NR 493.05(3)(a)3.k. k. Elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional schools, junior colleges, vocational schools, and public and private libraries.

NR 493.05(3)(a)4. 4. No person may open burn any tree waste, vegetation, refuse or debris in any form.

NR 493.05(3)(a)5. 5. No person may use incinerators for the disposal of any form of solid or liquid waste.

NR 493.05(3)(a)6. 6. No person may use a motor vehicle except as necessary to provide or obtain emergency services or products or to prevent personal injury or property loss or damage.

NR 493.05(4) (4) Episode action. When the secretary determines that an air pollution episode condition exists at one or more monitoring sites solely because of emissions from a limited number of sources, the secretary may order such source or sources to put into effect the emission control action programs which are applicable for each episode stage.

NR 493.05 History History: Renum. from NR 154.20 (3) and am. Register, July, 1985, No. 355, eff. 8-1-85; renum. from NR 493.03, Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (3) (a) 2. and 3. intro., 2., 4., g. and h., 6. and Table 5, r. and recr. (3) (a) 3. i., Register, May, 1992, No. 437, eff. 6-1-92.

Table 4
Emission Reduction Requirements For Nitrogen Oxides

Table 5
Emission Reduction Requirements For Volatile Organic Compounds For Control Of Ozone

Table 6
Emission Reduction Requirements For Carbon Monoxide