9VAC5-40-1980. Standard for particulate matter.

A. Thermal driers.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any thermal drier any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-15A.

TABLE 4-15A
Process Weight Rate Tons/Hr	Maximum Allowable Emission Rate Lb/Hr
100 or less	45
200 or more	105

2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

B. Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment any particulate emissions in excess of 0.05 grains per standard cubic foot of exhaust gas. In no event shall the emission rate exceed the appropriate limit in Table 4-15B.

2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision B 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

TABLE 4-15B
Process Weight Rate		Maximum Allowable Emission Rate
Lb/Hr	Tons/Hr	Lb/Hr
100	0.05	0.551
200	0.10	0.877
400	0.20	1.40
600	0.30	1.83
800	0.40	2.22
1000	0.50	2.58
1500	0.75	3.38
2000	1.00	4.10
2500	1.25	4.76
3000	1.50	5.38
3500	1.75	5.96
4000	2.00	6.52
5000	2.50	7.58
6000	3.00	8.56
7000	3.50	9.49
8000	4.00	10.4
9000	4.50	11.2
10000	5.00	12.0
12000	6.00	13.6
16000	8.00	16.5
18000	9.00	17.9
20000	10.00	19.2
30000	15.00	25.2
40000	20.00	30.5
50000	25.00	35.4
60000	30.00	40.0
70000	35.00	41.3
80000	40.00	42.5
90000	45.00	43.6
100000	50.00	44.6
120000	60.00	46.3
140000	70.00	47.8
160000	80.00	49.1
200000	100.00	51.3
1000000	500.00	69.0
2000000	1000.00	77.6
6000000	3000.00	92.7

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR120-04-1503, eff. January 1, 1985.

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