(a) Applicability. This section authorizes dual-chamber incinerators that burn only waste generated on site, or illegal drugs confiscated by federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Incinerators used in the processing or recovery of materials or to dispose of pathological waste as defined in §106.494 of this title (relating to Pathological Waste Incinerators), hospital waste, infectious waste, hazardous waste, or radioactive waste are not authorized by this section.
(b) Design requirements. The incinerator must meet the following design requirements.
(1) The incinerator must be equipped with an afterburner automatically controlled to operate with a minimum temperature of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, equipped with a continuous exhaust temperature monitor, and designed and operated with a minimum gas retention time of 0.5 seconds.
(2) The manufacturer's rated capacity (burn rate) must be 500 pounds per hour or less. Each claim under this section must address the model of incinerator and specify the types and amounts of waste to be destroyed for determination of a specific unit's appropriate capacity.
(3) Stacks must comply with the following:
(c) Operational limits. The incinerator must meet the following operational conditions.
(1) This facility must be used solely for the disposal of waste materials generated on site and only one of the following:
(2) The incinerator must be operated with the following limits:
(3) Fuel for the incinerator must be limited to sweet natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, Number 2 fuel oil with less than 0.5% sulfur by weight, or electric power. Products of fuel combustion (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide) and volatile organic compounds are authorized, if the facility is operated in compliance with this section.
(4) The manufacturer's recommended operating instructions must be posted at the incinerator, and the unit must be operated in accordance with these instructions. The incinerator must be operated in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and maintained in good working order.
(5) Visible emissions must not exceed an opacity of 5.0% averaged over any six-minute period as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Test Method 9.
(d) Compliance and administrative requirements.
(1) Registration. Before construction begins, the facility must be registered with the commission's Office of Permitting, Remediation, and Registration using Form PI-7, Registration for Permits by Rule.
(2) Waste regulations. Compliance with this section serves as a commission authorization under §330.51 of this title (relating to Permit Application for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities).
(3) State and federal air compliance demonstrations.
(4) Monitoring. Incinerator operators/owners shall install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a monitoring device that continuously measures and records the temperature of the exhaust gas of the incinerator, in addition to any monitoring required by an appropriate NSPS subpart.
(5) Recordkeeping. Records must be kept of the type and amount of waste charged/burned; type and amount of fuel usage, including sulfur content for fuel oil; monitoring and testing results; hours of operation; and routine maintenance of abatement systems sufficient to demonstrate each of the requirements listed previously are met. Such records must be retained for a minimum rolling two-year period and comply with §106.8 of this title (relating to Recordkeeping).
Source Note: The provisions of this §106.491 adopted to be effective June 30, 2004, 29 TexReg 6094