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.
NR 440.215(2)(cm)(cm) “Clean wood” means untreated wood or untreated wood products including clean untreated lumber, tree stumps (whole or chipped) and tree limbs (whole or chipped). Clean wood does not include yard waste, construction, renovation and demolition wastes (which includes railroad ties and telephone poles), which are exempt from the definition of MSW.
NR 440.215(2)(d)(d) “Cofired combustor” means a unit combusting MSW with a non-MSW fuel (for example, coal or industrial process waste) and subject to a federally enforceable permit limiting the unit to combusting a fuel feed stream, 30% or less of the weight of which is comprised, in aggregate, of MSW as measured on a calendar quarter basis.
NR 440.215(2)(dm)(dm) “Continuous emission monitoring system” or “CEMS” means a monitoring system for continuously measuring the emissions of a pollutant from an affected facility.
NR 440.215(2)(ds)(ds) “Continuous monitoring system” means the total equipment used to sample and condition (if applicable), to analyze and to provide a permanent record of emissions or process parameters.
NR 440.215(2)(e)(e) “Dioxin/furan” means total tetra through octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p- dioxins and dibenzofurans.
NR 440.215(2)(em)(em) “Four-hour block average” or “4-hour block average” means the average of all hourly emission rates when the affected facility is operating and combusting MSW measured over 4-hour periods of time from 12:00 midnight to 4 a.m., 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 12:00 noon to 4 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and 8 p.m. to 12:00 midnight.
NR 440.215(2)(f)(f) “Large MWC plant” means an MWC plant with an MWC aggregate plant capacity for affected facilities that is greater than 225 megagrams per day (250 tons per day) of MSW.
NR 440.215(2)(fm)(fm) “Mass burn refractory MWC” means a field-erected combustor that combusts MSW in a refractory wall furnace. Unless otherwise specified, this includes combustors with a cylindrical rotary refractory wall furnace.
NR 440.215(2)(g)(g) “Mass burn rotary waterwall MWC” means a field-erected combustor that combusts MSW in a cylindrical rotary waterwall furnace.
NR 440.215(2)(gm)(gm) “Mass burn waterwall MWC” means a field-erected combustor that combusts MSW in a waterwall furnace.
NR 440.215(2)(h)(h) “Maximum demonstrated MWC unit load” means the highest 4-hour arithmetic average MWC unit load achieved during 4 consecutive hours during the most recent dioxin/furan performance test demonstrating compliance with the applicable limit for MWC organics specified under sub. (4).
NR 440.215(2)(hm)(hm) “Maximum demonstrated particulate matter control device temperature” means the maximum 4-hour arithmetic average flue gas temperature measured at the particulate matter control device inlet during 4 consecutive hours during the most recent dioxin/furan performance test demonstrating compliance with the applicable limit for MWC organics specified under sub. (4).
NR 440.215(2)(i)(i) “Modification” or “modified MWC unit” means an MWC unit to which changes have been made if the cumulative cost of the changes, over the life of the unit, exceed 50% of the original cost of construction and installation of the unit, not including the cost of any land purchased in connection with the construction or installation, updated to current costs; or any physical change in the MWC unit or change in the method of operation of the MWC unit which increases the amount of any air pollutant emitted by the unit for which standards have been established under section 111 or 129 of the Act (42 USC 7411 or 7429). Increases in the amount of any air pollutant emitted by the MWC unit are determined at 100% physical load capability and downstream of all air pollution control devices, with no consideration given for load restrictions based on permits or other non-physical operational restrictions.