PURPOSE: This regulation specifies the maximum allowable shade or opacity of visible air contaminant emissions, unless exempt or regulated by 10 CSR 10-2.090 or 10 CSR 10-6.070, and requires the use of opacity monitoring devices on certain air contaminant sources.

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1. (1) Restrictions Applicable to All Installations. No person may discharge into the ambient air from any source of emission whatsoever any air contaminant—

   1. (A) Of a shade or density equal to or darker than designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart; or
   2. (B) Of an opacity as to obscure an observer’s view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart.

2. (2) Exceptions.

   1. (A) A person may discharge into the ambient air from any single source of emission for a period(s) aggregating not more than six (6) minutes in any sixty (60) minutes air contaminants—

      1. 1. Of the shade or density not equal to

nor darker than No. 3 on the Ringelmann Chart; or

1. 2. Of an opacity as to obscure an

observer’s view to a degree not equal to nor greater than does smoke designated as No. 3 on the Ringelmann Chart.

1. (B) For the purposes of subsection (2)(A), the staff director for a specific source and for special conditions may approve any other schedule.
2. (C) Where the presence of uncombined water is the only reason for failure of an emission to meet the requirements of section

1. (1) of this regulation, that section shall not apply.

   1. (D) This regulation shall not apply to the following:

      1. 1. Internal combustion engines, except

as provided in 10 CSR 10-2.080;

1. 2. Wood burning stoves or fireplaces in

dwellings;

1. 3. Fires used for recreational purposes

or fires used for the noncommercial preparation of food by barbecuing;

1. 4. Fire used solely for the purpose of

raining firemen; or

1. 5. Smoke generators used for training

air pollution control inspectors.

1. (E) Section (2) shall not apply to incinerators.

2. (F) Any person who has altered or controlled a single source so as not to discharge into the ambient air, air contaminants—

   1. 1. Of a shade or density equal to or

darker than that designated as No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart; or

1. 2. Of an opacity as to obscure an

observers view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke designated as No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart after March 24, 1967 may be excepted from the requirement of section (1) of this regulation by special approval of the staff director and the commission. This subsection (2)(F) shall not apply after July 31, 1975.

1. (G) Section (1) shall not apply to catalytic cracking units in petroleum refineries.

1. (3) Method of Measurement.

   1. (A) The Ringelmann Chart shall be the standard in grading the shade or opacity of visible air contaminant emissions. The staff director, with the consent of the source operator, may employ any other means of measurement which give comparable results or results of greater accuracy.
   2. (B) The installation of opacity monitoring devices shall be required on fluid bed catalytic cracking unit catalyst regenerators, coalfired steam generating units with greater than two hundred fifty (250) million British Thermal Units (BTUs)/hour heat input and portland cement calcining kiln operations.

   3. (C) Minimum Specifications.

      1. 1. Performance specifications. Continu-

ous monitoring systems for monitoring opacity shall comply with performance specification 1 as set forth in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix B, “Performance Specification 1.”

1. 2. Cycling time. Cycling times include

the total time a monitoring system requires to sample, analyze and record an emission measurement. Continuous monitoring systems for measuring opacity shall complete a minimum of one (1) cycle of operation (sampling, analyzing and data recording) for each successive ten (10)-second period.

1. 3. Monitor location. All continuous

monitoring systems or monitoring devices shall be installed so that the measurements obtained are representative measurements of emissions occurring within the discharged opacity profile.

1. 4. Combined effluents. When the efflu-

ents from two (2) or more affected facilities of similar design and operating characteristics are combined before being released to the atmosphere, opacity monitoring systems may be installed on the combined effluent.

1. 5. Zero and drift. The owners or opera-

tors of all continuous monitoring systems installed in accordance with the requirements of this regulation shall record the zero and drift at least once daily unless the manufacturer has recommended adjustments at shorter intervals, at which case these recommendations shall be followed and shall adjust the zero and span whenever the twenty-four (24)- hour zero drift or twenty-four (24)-hour calibration drift limits in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix B, “Performance Specification 1” are exceeded or whenever the twenty-four (24)-hour calibration drift exceeds ten percent (10%) of the emission standard.

1. 6. Span. Instrument span shall be

approximately two hundred percent (200%) of the expected instrument data display output corresponding to the emission standard for the source.

1. (D) Minimum Data Requirements.

   1. 1. Written reports required. Owners or

operators of facilities required to install continuous monitoring systems shall submit a written report of excess emissions for each calendar quarter and the nature and cause of the excess emissions, if known, to the staff director. All quarterly reports shall be postmarked by the thirtieth day following the end of each calendar quarter.

1. 2. Data summary. The data summary

shall consist of the magnitude in actual percent opacity of all six (6)-minute averages of opacity greater than the opacity emission limitation. Average of values may be obtained by integration over the averaging period or by arithmetically averaging a minimum of twenty-four (24) equally spaced instantaneous opacity measurements per six (6)-minute period. A one (1)-hour period means any sixty (60)-minute period commencing on the hour and a six (6)-minute period means any one (1) of ten (10) equal parts of a one (1)- hour period.

1. 3. Inoperative periods. The date and

time identifying each period during which the continuous monitoring system was inoperative (except for zero and span checks) and the nature of system repairs or adjustments shall be reported.

1. 4. No excess emissions. When no excess

emissions have occurred during the reporting period and the continuous monitoring system has not been inoperative, repaired or adjusted, this information shall be included in the report.

1. 5. Files to be maintained. Owners or

operators of affected facilities shall maintain a file of all information reported in the quarterly summaries and all other data collected either by the continuous monitoring system or as necessary to convert monitoring data to the units of the applicable standard, for a minimum of two (2) years from the date of collection of the data or submission of the summaries.

1. (E) Special Considerations.

   1. 1. Alternatives. Alternative monitoring

requirements, system locations and procedures for performing calibration checks which do not meet the requirements of this regulation, but adequately demonstrate a definite and consistent relationship with the intent of this regulation, may be approved by the staff director.

1. 2. Exceptions.

   1. A. Coal-fired steam generating units

that have an annual boiler capacity factor of thirty percent (30%) or less as currently defined by the Federal Power Commission shall be exempt from these monitoring requirements.

1. B. Coal-fired boilers and portland

cement calcining kilns scheduled for retirement prior to January 1, 1981 shall be exempt from these monitoring requirements subject to receipt and approval of an affidavit by the staff director.

1. C. Coal-fired boilers which utilize

flue gas desulfurization equipment shall be exempt from these monitoring requirements.

1. D. Portland cement calcining kilns

whose particulate emissions are controlled with baghouses which emit from multiple stacks or vents shall be exempt from these opacity monitoring requirements.

1. (F) Compliance.

   1. 1. Owners or operators of affected facil-

ities shall submit a plan for meeting the requirements of this regulation to the staff director within sixty (60) days (July 23, 1976) of its effective date (May 25, 1976).

1. 2. Notwithstanding compliance with any

other provision of this regulation, no owner or operator of a facility affected by this regulation will be deemed to be in compliance until the compliance plan receives the written approval of the staff director.

1. 3. Effective dates of compliance. Facili-

ties affected by this regulation shall comply within twelve (12) months (March 25, 1978) of its effective date (March 25, 1977).

AUTHORITY: section 203.050, RSMo (1986). Original rule filed Dec. 26, 1968, effective Jan. 5, 1969. Amended: Filed April 5, 1972, effective April 15, 1972. Amended: Filed Jan. 15, 1977, Specific to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area effective July 11, 1977. Amended: Filed July 16, 1979, effective Feb. 11, 1980.