§ 27-177. General license and permit standards.
The emission limiting and performance standards in Chapter 62-296, F.A.C., are adopted by reference in Section 27-173 of the Code. The following are additional emission limiting and performance standards that are applicable to sources in Broward County:
(a)
Specific Limits on Emissions of Pollutants: Specific limits will be included in a license or permit:
(1)
When specifically requested by the permit or license applicant;
(2)
When the limitation is a result of a consent order, a settlement agreement, or a final order pursuant to Chapter 27, Article I of the Code, or pursuant to the Florida Administrative Code. or Florida Statutes, as amended; or
(3)
To provide EPGMD with reasonable assurances that federal, state, and local regulations are being complied with.
(b)
Any license issued to a source of fugitive particulate matter shall specify the reasonable precautions to be taken by that source to control emissions of fugitive particulate matter. In determining what constitutes reasonable precautions for a particular source, EPGMD shall consider the cost of the control technique or work practice, the environmental impacts of the technique or practice, and the degree of reduction of emissions expected from a particular technique or practice. Reasonable precautions may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Use of pollution control devices or systems or operational methods consistent with industry standards or best management practices;
(2)
Paving and maintenance of roads, parking areas and yards;
(3)
Application of water or dust suppressants to control emissions from such activities as demolition of buildings, grading roads, construction, and land clearing;
(4)
Application of asphalt, water, or other dust suppressants to unpaved roads, yards, open stock piles and similar sources;
(5)
Removal of particulate matter from roads and other paved areas under the control of the owner or operator of the source to prevent re-entrainment, and from buildings or work areas to prevent particulate from becoming airborne;
(6)
Landscaping or planting of vegetation;
(7)
Use of hoods, fans, filters, and similar equipment to contain, capture and/or vent particulate matter;
(8)
Confining abrasive blasting where possible;
(9)
Enclosure or covering of conveyor systems;
(10)
Limiting the height of open storage piles.
(c)
In addition to the excess emissions rule requirements of Rule 62-210.700, F.A.C., the following shall apply to emission units that require an elevated operating temperature to comply with emission limiting standards and which are not subject to any emission limiting standard under NSPS, NESHAP, the Acid Rain Program, or this section. The following shall not apply to any BACT or LAER standard to the extent that it would cause such standard to be less stringent than any otherwise applicable standards in NSPS, NESHAP, the Federal Acid Rain Program, or this article:
(1)
Excess emissions resulting from startup or shutdown of any source shall be allowed provided: the best operational practices to minimize emissions are followed and the duration of excess emissions shall be minimized but shall not exceed two (2) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period unless otherwise specified in the license or permit.
(2)
Excess emissions from startups, shutdowns, soot blowing and load changes shall be considered in determining whether or not a source would exceed any tons-per-year (actual or potential) regulatory threshold.
(d)
Fossil Fuel Steam Generators With Less Than two hundred fifty million (250,000,000) BTU/hr Heat Input: After the effective date of this article, the amount of particulate matter and sulfur dioxide emissions from the fossil fuel steam generators with less than two hundred fifty million (250,000,000) BTU/hr heat input shall be limited by the firing of natural gas, propane, or fuel oil with a maximum sulfur content of five one-hundredths of one percent (0.05%) by weight.
(e)
Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines: The nitrogen oxides concentration (NOx) that shall be used to demonstrate compliance with the standards in 40 C.F.R. 60.332 shall be computed using the following equation:
NO x = (NO xo )(P r /P o ) 0.5 e 19(Ho-0.00633) (288°K/T a ) 1.53
where:
NO x = concentration of NO x at fifteen percent (15%) O 2 and ISO standard ambient conditions by volume.
NO xo = observed NO x concentration, percent by volume.
P r = reference combustor inlet absolute pressure at one hundred one and three tenths (101.3) kilopascals ambient pressure, mm Hg.
P o = observed combustor inlet absolute pressure at test, mm Hg.
H o = observed humidity of ambient air, g H 2 O/g air.
e = transcendental constant, 2.718.
T a = ambient temperature, °K.
(f)
Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals: The standards required in 40 C.F.R. 60, Subpart XX, shall apply to owners and operators of loading racks at bulk gasoline terminals that load any petroleum products, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate as a practical matter that the tank trucks being loaded do not contain gasoline vapors.
(g)
Standards of Performance for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture: If the owner or operator subject to the provisions of 40 C.F.R. 60, Subpart UU, using an afterburner to meet the emission limiting standards of 40 C.F.R. 60.472(a) and/or (b), the owner or operator shall continuously monitor and record the temperature in the combustion zone of the afterburner. The monitoring instrument shall have an accuracy of ten degrees Celsius (10°C) over its range. The annual test report shall provide the average temperature recorded in the combustion zone during the test. The owner or operator shall not operate the afterburner at temperatures below the average temperature recorded during the most recent test, unless the owner or operator submits a request to EPGMD for a retest at an average lower combustion zone temperature and the results demonstrate that the emission limits in 40 C.F.R. 60.472(a) and (b) can be achieved at the average lower combustion zone temperature.
(Ord. No. 2006-19, § 1, 6-27-06; Ord. No. 2009-56, §§ 1, 6, 8-25-09)