%EAo is the excess air at the outlet of the scrubber, percent
NR 440.21(5)(c)2.a.a. A gas sample is collected as in subd. 1. c. and the gas samples at both the inlet and outlet locations are analyzed for CO2, O2 and N2.
NR 440.21(5)(c)2.b.b. Equation 3B-3 of Method 3B is used to compute the percentages of excess air at the inlet and outlet of the wet scrubber.
NR 440.21 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1984, No. 337, eff. 2-1-84; am. (2) (intro.), Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90; r. and recr. (5), Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; CR 06-109: renum. (3) (a) to be (3) and am., renum. (4) (a) to be (4), am. (5) (b) 1. and 3. a. Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08.
NR 440.215NR 440.215Municipal waste combustors for which construction is commenced after December 20, 1989 and on or before September 20, 1994.
NR 440.215(1)(1)Applicability.
NR 440.215(1)(a)(a) The affected facility to which this section applies is each MWC unit with an MWC unit capacity greater than 225 megagrams per day (250 tons per day) of MSW for which construction, modification or reconstruction is commenced as follows:
NR 440.215(1)(a)1.1. Construction is commenced after December 20, 1989 and on or before September 20, 1994.
NR 440.215(1)(a)2.2. Modification or reconstruction is commenced after December 20, 1989 and on or before June 19, 1996.
NR 440.215(1)(c)(c) Any unit combusting a single-item waste stream of tires is exempt from this section if the owner or operator of the unit does the following:
NR 440.215(1)(c)1.1. Notifies the department of an exemption claim.
NR 440.215(1)(c)2.2. Provides data documenting that the unit qualifies for the exemption.
NR 440.215(1)(d)(d) Any cofired combustor, as defined under sub. (2), located at a plant that meets the capacity specification in par. (a) is exempt from other requirements of this section if the owner or operator of the cofired combustor does all of the following:
NR 440.215(1)(d)1.1. Notifies the department of an exemption claim.
NR 440.215(1)(d)2.2. Provides a copy of the federally enforceable permit specified in the definition of cofired combustor under sub. (2).
NR 440.215(1)(d)3.3. Keeps a record on a calendar quarter basis of the weight of MSW combusted at the cofired combustor and the weight of all other fuels combusted at the cofired combustor.
NR 440.215(1)(e)(e) Any cofired combustor that is subject to a federally enforceable permit limiting the operation of the combustor to no more than 225 megagrams per day (250 tons per day) of MSW is exempt from this section.
NR 440.215(1)(f)(f) Physical or operational changes made to an existing MWC unit primarily for the purpose of complying with emission guidelines under 40 CFR part 60 subpart Cb are not considered a modification or reconstruction and do not result in an existing MWC unit becoming subject to this section.
NR 440.215(1)(g)(g) A qualifying small power production facility, as defined in section 3 (17) (C) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC 796 (17) (C)), that burns homogeneous waste, such as automotive tires or used oil, but not including refuse-derived fuel, for the production of electric energy is exempt from this section if the owner or operator of the facility notifies the department of an exemption claim and provides data documenting that the facility qualifies for this exemption.
NR 440.215(1)(h)(h) A qualifying cogeneration facility, as defined in section 3 (18) (B) of the Federal Power Act (16 USC 796 (18) (B)), that burns homogeneous waste such as automotive tires or used oil, but not including refuse-derived fuel, for the production of electric energy and steam or forms of useful energy such as heat that are used for industrial, commercial, heating or cooling purposes, is exempt from this section if the owner or operator of the facility notifies the department of an exemption claim and provides data documenting that the facility qualifies for this exemption.
NR 440.215(1)(i)(i) Any unit required to have a permit under section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC 6925) is exempt from this section.
NR 440.215(1)(j)(j) Any materials recovery facility, including primary or secondary smelters, that combusts waste for the primary purpose of recovering metals is exempt from this section.
NR 440.215(1)(k)(k) Pyrolysis or combustion units that are an integrated part of a plastics or rubber recycling unit, as defined under sub. (2), are exempt from this section if the owner or operator of the plastics or rubber recycling unit keeps records of the weight of plastics, rubber and rubber tires processed on a calendar quarter basis; the weight of chemical plant feedstocks and petroleum refinery feedstocks produced and marketed on a calendar quarter basis; and the name and address of the purchaser of the feedstocks. The combustion of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, fuel oils, residual oil, refinery gas, petroleum coke, liquified petroleum gas, propane or butane produced by chemical plants or petroleum refineries that use feedstocks produced by plastics or rubber recycling units are exempt from this section.
NR 440.215(2)(2)Definitions. All terms not defined in this section have the meanings given in s. NR 440.02. In this section:
NR 440.215(2)(a)(a) “Batch MWC”means an MWC unit designed such that it cannot combust MSW continuously 24 hours per day because the design does not allow waste to be fed to the unit or ash to be removed while combustion is occurring.
NR 440.215(2)(b)(b) “Bubbling fluidized bed combustor” means a fluidized bed combustor in which the majority of the bed material remains in a fluidized state in the primary combustion zone.
NR 440.215(2)(be)(be) “Calendar quarter” means a consecutive 3-month period, nonoverlapping, beginning on January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1.
NR 440.215(2)(bm)(bm) “Chief facility operator” means the person in direct charge and control of the operation of an MWC and who is responsible for daily on site supervision, technical direction, management and overall performance of the facility.
NR 440.215(2)(c)(c) “Circulating fluidized bed combustor” means a fluidized bed combustor in which the majority of the fluidized bed material is carried out of the primary combustion zone and is transported back to the primary zone through a recirculation loop.