NR 664.0345(1)(1) The owner or operator shall operate an incinerator according to the operating requirements in the license. The department will specify these on a case-by-case basis as those demonstrated (in a trial burn or in alternative data as specified in s. NR 664.0344 (2) and included with the feasibility and plan of operation report) to be sufficient to comply with the performance standards of s. NR 664.0343.

NR 664.0345(2)(2) Each set of operating requirements will specify the composition of the waste feed (including acceptable variations in the physical or chemical properties of the waste feed which will not affect compliance with the performance requirement of s. NR 664.0343) to which the operating requirements apply. For each waste feed to which the operating requirements apply, the license will specify acceptable operating limits including all of the following conditions:

NR 664.0345(2)(e)(e) Allowable variations in incinerator system design or operating procedures.

NR 664.0345(2)(f)(f) Other operating requirements as are necessary to ensure that the performance standards of s. NR 664.0343 are met.

NR 664.0345(3)(3) During start-up and shut-down of an incinerator, the owner or operator shall not feed hazardous waste (except wastes exempted according to s. NR 664.0340) into the incinerator unless the incinerator is operating within the conditions of operation (temperature, air feed rate, etc.) specified in the license.

NR 664.0345(4)(4) The owner or operator shall control fugitive emissions from the combustion zone by one of the following:

NR 664.0345(4)(c)(c) An alternate means of control demonstrated (with the feasibility and plan of operation report) to provide fugitive emissions control equivalent to maintenance of combustion zone pressure lower than atmospheric pressure.

NR 664.0345(5)(5) The owner or operator shall operate an incinerator with a functioning system to automatically cut off waste feed to the incinerator when operating conditions deviate from limits established under sub. (1).

NR 664.0345(6)(6) The owner or operator shall cease operation of an incinerator when changes in waste feed, incinerator design or operating conditions exceed limits designated in its license.

NR 664.0347(1)(1) The owner or operator shall conduct, as a minimum, all of the following monitoring while incinerating hazardous waste:

NR 664.0347(1)(a)(a) Monitor combustion temperature, waste feed rate and the indicator of combustion gas velocity specified in the facility license on a continuous basis.

NR 664.0347(1)(b)(b) Monitor CO on a continuous basis at a point in the incinerator downstream of the combustion zone and prior to release to the atmosphere.

NR 664.0347(1)(c)(c) Upon request by the department, sample and analyze the waste and exhaust emissions to verify that the operating requirements established in the license achieve the performance standards of s. NR 664.0343.

NR 664.0347(2)(2) The owner or operator shall subject the incinerator and associated equipment (pumps, valves, conveyors, pipes, etc.) to thorough visual inspection, at least daily, for leaks, spills, fugitive emissions and signs of tampering.

NR 664.0347(3)(3) The owner or operator shall test the emergency waste feed cutoff system and associated alarms at least weekly to verify operability, unless the applicant demonstrates to the department that weekly inspections will unduly restrict or upset operations and that less frequent inspection will be adequate. At a minimum, the owner or operator shall conduct operational testing at least monthly.

NR 664.0347(4)(4) The owner or operator shall record this monitoring and inspection data and place the records in the operating log required by s. NR 664.0073 and maintain it in the operating record for a minimum of 5 years.

NR 664.0347 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: am. (4) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.

NR 664.0351NR 664.0351 Closure. At closure the owner or operator shall remove all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues (including, but not limited to, ash, scrubber waters and scrubber sludges) from the incinerator site.

NR 664.0351 NoteNote: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate, according to s. NR 661.0003 (4), that the residue removed from the incinerator is not hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it according to the applicable requirements of chs. NR 662 to 666.