STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 3

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

Effective 2 August 1967

Last Amended  19 July 2007

AUTHORITY:	These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative
Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO. 3

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

Definitions

Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in
this regulation shall be defined by reference to the Rhode Island Air
Pollution Control General Definitions Regulation.  As used in this
regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be
construed as follows:

"Process weight" means the total weight of all materials introduced into
any specific process, except liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion
air, which may cause any emissions of particulate matter into the
atmosphere.

Limitations

No person shall emit into the atmosphere in any one hour from any
source, except those specific types of sources to which emission
standards elsewhere in these rules and regulations apply, particulate
matter in excess of that shown in the following table opposite the
applicable process weight.  In entering the table "the process weight
rate" will be determined by dividing the total process weight by the
number of hours in one complete operation, excluding anytime during
which the equipment is not operating.

Determination of Compliance

Compliance with Section 3.2 shall be determined by one of the following
procedures:

Emission testing conducted by the owner or operator of the source
according to Method 5 of Appendix A to Part 60 of Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, or by another method which has the prior
approval of or is required by the Director.

Technical evaluation based on such factors which may include the
potential of the industrial process for emitting particulates; design of
the process, equipment or facility; design efficiency of air pollution
control systems; and emission test results on similar processes,
equipment or facilities.

General Provisions

Purpose

The purpose of this regulation is to limit particulate emissions from
industrial sources.

Authority

These regulations are authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-17.1-2(s) and 23-23, as amended, and have been promulgated pursuant
to the procedures set forth in the R.I. Administrative Procedures Act,
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35

Application

The terms and provisions of this regulation shall be liberally construed
to permit the Department to effectuate the purposes of state law, goals
and policies.

Severability

If any provision of this regulation or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulation shall not
be affected thereby.

Effective Date

The foregoing regulation, "Particulate Emissions from Industrial
Processes”, as amended, after due notice, is hereby adopted and filed
with the Secretary of State this ___29th______ day of __June_______,
2007___ to become effective twenty (20) days thereafter, in accordance
with the provisions of Chapters 23-23, 42-35, 42-17.1, 42-17.6, of the
General Laws of Rhode Island of 1956, as amended.



W. Michael Sullivan, PhD., Director

Department of Environmental Management

Notice Given on:	February 21, 2007

Public Hearing held:	March 23, 2007

Filing Date:  June 29, 2007

Effective Date:   July 19, 2007

		

		



TABLE

 PRIVATE    Process Weight Rate 	Rate of Emission	Process Weight

Rate 	Rate of Emission

Lb/Hr	Tons/Hr	Lb/Hr	Lb/Hr	Tons/Hr	Lb/Hr

100	0.05	0.551	16,000	8.00	16.5

200	0.10	0.877	18,000	9.00	17.9

400	0.20	1.40	20,000	10.00	19.2

600	0.30	1.83	30,000	15.00	25.2

800	0.40	2.22	40,000	20.00	30.5

1,000	0.50	2.58	50,000	25.00	35.4

1,500	0.75	3.38	60,000	30.00	40.0

2,000	1.00	4.10	70,000	35.00	41.3

2,500	1.25	4.76	80,000	40.00	42.5

3,000	1.50	5.38	90,000	45.00	43.6

3,500	1.75	5.96	100,000	50.00	44.6

4,000	2.00	6.52	120,000	60.00	46.3

5,000	2.50	7.58	140,000	70.00	47.8

6,000	3.00	8.56	160,000	80.00	49.0

7,000	3.50	9.49	200,000	100.00	51.2

8,000	4.00	10.40	1,000,000	500.00	69.0

9,000	4.50	11.20	2,000,000	1,000.00	77.6

10,000	5.00	12.0	6,000,000	3,000.00	92.7

12,000	6.00	13.6



	

	Interpolation of the data in this table for the process weight rates up
to 60,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by use of the equation: E = 4.10
P0.67, and interpolation and extrapolation of the data for process
weight rates in excess of 60,000 Lb/Hr shall be accomplished by the
equation: E = 55.0 P0.11 - 40, where E = rate of emission in Lb/Hr and P
= process weight rate in Tons/Hr.

 

 

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