40 CFR §60.282a
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- (a)On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by § 60.8 is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere:
- (1)From any modified recovery furnace any gases which:
- (i)Contain filterable particulate matter in excess of 0.10 gram per dry standard cubic meter (g/dscm) (0.044 grain per dry standard cubic foot (gr/dscf)) corrected to 8-percent oxygen.
- (ii)Exhibit 20-percent opacity or greater, where an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) emission control device is used, except where it is used in combination with a wet scrubber.
- (2)From any new or reconstructed recovery furnace any gases which:
- (3)From any modified or reconstructed smelt dissolving tank, or from any new smelt dissolving tank that is not associated with a new or reconstructed recovery furnace subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, any gases which contain filterable particulate matter in excess of 0.1 gram per kilogram (g/kg) (0.2 pound per ton (lb/ton)) of black liquor solids (dry weight).
- (4)From any new smelt dissolving tank associated with a new or reconstructed recovery furnace subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, any gases which contain filterable particulate matter in excess of 0.060 g/kg (0.12 lb/ton) black liquor solids (dry weight).
- (5)From any modified lime kiln any gases which:
- (6)From any new or reconstructed lime kiln any gases which:
- (1)From any modified recovery furnace any gases which:
- (b)These standards apply at all times as specified in §§ 60.284a and 60.285a.
- (c)The exemptions to opacity standards under 40 CFR 60.11(c) do not apply to subpart BBa.