9VAC5-40-2410. Standard for particulate matter.

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any secondary metal operation any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-18.

TABLE 4-18
Process Weight Rate Lb/Hr	Maximum Allowable Emission Rate Lb/Hr
1,000 or less	3.05
2,000	4.70
3,000	6.35
4,000	8.00
5,000	9.05
6,000	11.30
7,000	12.90
8,000	14.30
9,000	15.50
10,000	16.65
12,000	18.70
16,000	21.60
18,000	22.80
20,000	24.00
30,000	30.00
40,000	36.00
50,000 or more	42.00

B. Interpretation of the emission standard in subsection A of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.

C. The permissible emission rates as shown in Table 4-18 shall apply during the melt time but shall not apply during the time of preheat or preparing for shutdown. The exemption for preheating and shutdown shall be limited to two 20-minute periods in a given eight-hour period for each furnace unit.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to affected facilities identified in subsection A of this section and located in AQCR 7; however, the provisions of 9VAC5-40-270 shall apply to the facilities.

Statutory Authority

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

Historical Notes

Derived from VR120-04-1803, eff. January 1, 1985.

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