Regulatory Text:
SUBCHAPTER 17.  INCINERATORS

(As approved by EPA 11/03/1999 (64 FR 59629) at 52.1920(c)(48) effective 01/03/2000.)

Outline
252:100-17-1.  Purpose
252:100-17-2.  Effective date; applicability
252:100-17-3.  Prohibition on density of emissions
252:100-17-4.  Prohibition on pounds per hour of emissions
252:100-17-5.  Incinerator design requirements
252:100-17-6.  Allowable emission of particulates


252:100-17-1.  Purpose

     The purpose of this Subchapter is to deem it unlawful to burn refuse in any incinerator except in a multiple-chambered incinerator or in equipment determined by the Director to be equally effective for the purpose of air pollution control.

252:100-17-2.  Effective date; applicability

     This Subchapter shall become operative one year from and after July 21, 1970.  It will apply to any and all incinerators utilized within the State of Oklahoma.

252:100-17-3.  Prohibition on density of emissions

     (a)  Prohibition.  No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the discharge of smoke from an incinerator of a density darker than number one (1) on the Ringelmann Chart or a visible emission of such an equivalent opacity as to obscure a certified visible emission evaluator's view to a degree greater than number one (1) on the Ringelmann Chart.
     (b)  Exemptions.  Subsection 252:100-17-3(a) shall not apply to:
          (1)  visible emissions consisting of uncombined water droplets; or,
          (2)  smoke, the density of which is not darker than number three (3) of the Ringelmann Chart for a period aggregating no more than five (5) minutes in any sixty (60) consecutive minutes or more than twenty (20) minutes in any twenty-four (24) hour period.

252:100-17-4.  Prohibition on pounds per hour of emissions

     No person shall cause or allow to be emitted into the open air from any incinerator equipment, fly ash or other particulate matter in quantities greater than shown in 252:100-17-6.  Solid fuels charged will be considered as part of the refuse weight, but No. 1 and No. 2 fuel oil and gaseous fuels and combustion air will not be so considered.

252:100-17-5.  Incinerator design requirements

     Hereafter no person shall operate an incinerator unless:
     (l)  It is provided with an auxiliary burner for the purpose of maintaining a temperature of at least 800°F in the primary combustion chamber.
     (2)  It has a secondary burner for use when necessary to eliminate smoke.
     (3)  It is a type of incinerator design that can be demonstrated to the Director to be effective in accordance with the provisions of this Subchapter.  The burden of proof shall rest upon the owner of the proposed incinerator.
     (4)  It complies with generally recognized good practices and all applicable provisions of this Subchapter.
     (5)  Full and proper use is made of all components and appurtenances thereof.

252:100-17-6.  Allowable emission of particulates

     (a)  Allowable emissions for incinerators with capacities in excess of 100 lb/hr are set forth in Appendix A of this Chapter.
     (b)  Allowable emissions for incinerators with capacities less than 100 lbs/hr are set forth in Appendix B of this Chapter.