- (1) The owner or operator of an Oregon Title V Operating Permit program source, as defined in OAR 340-200-0020, must install and operate instrumentation for measuring and recording emissions or the parameters that affect the emission of particulate matter from wood-fired boilers by June 1, 2015, to ensure that the sources and the air pollution control devices are operated at all times at their full efficiency and effectiveness so that the emission of particulate matter is kept at the lowest practicable level. Continuous monitoring equipment and operation must be in accordance with the DEQ Continuous Monitoring Manual. [NOTE: The DEQ Continuous Monitoring Manual is published with OAR 340-200-0035.]
(2) At a minimum, the monitoring required under paragraph (1) must include:
- (a) Continuous monitoring of control device parameters for any wood-fired boiler.
(b) Continuous monitoring of opacity for any wood- fired boiler not controlled by a wet scrubber.
[NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 468.020, 468A.025 & 468A.070
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 468A.025 & 468A.070
History
DEQ 13-2019, amend filed 05/16/2019, effective 05/16/2019
DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4-16-15
DEQ 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 12-11-12