Section 415.07. Particulate matter emission limits for incinerators.

  No person may cause, allow or permit particulate matter, concentrations corrected to 12% carbon dioxide, to be emitted to the ambient air from any incinerator in excess of one of the following limitations:

(1)  All incinerators on which construction or modification was commenced on or before April 1, 1972 shall meet the emission limits of this subsection.

(a) Incinerators located throughout the state; emissions of:

1. Incinerators rated at over 500 pounds of waste per hour: 0.50 pounds of particulate per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

2. Incinerators rated at 500 pounds of waste per hour or less: 0.60 pounds of particulate per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

(b) Incinerators located in subregion 1 of the Lake Michigan Intrastate AQCR or in the Southeastern Wisconsin Intrastate AQCR; in addition to meeting the emission limits of par. (a) these incinerators shall meet the following emission limits:

1. Incinerators of 5 cubic feet capacity or more: 0.30 pounds of particulate per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

2. Prefabricated domestic incinerators below 5 cubic feet capacity may not exceed the performance emission requirements prescribed by the American National Standards Institute for domestic incinerators, standard Z21.6, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (3) .

(2)  All incinerators on which construction or modification is commenced after April 1, 1972 shall meet the emission limits of this subsection.

(a) Incinerators other than those specified in par. (b) ; emissions in excess of:

1. Incinerators rated at 4,000 pounds of waste per hour or more: 0.15 pounds of particulate per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

2. Incinerators rated at over 500 pounds of waste per hour and less than 4,000 pounds of waste per hour: 0.20 pounds of particulate per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

3. Incinerators rated at 500 pounds of waste per hour or less other than prefabricated domestic incinerators below 5 cubic feet capacity: 0.30 pounds of particulate matter per 1,000 pounds of exhaust gas.

4. Prefabricated domestic incinerators below 5 cubic feet capacity may not exceed the performance emission requirements prescribed by the American National Standards Institute for domestic incinerators, standard Z21.6, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11 (3) .

(b) Sewage treatment plant sludge and grit incinerators on which construction or modification is commenced after February 1, 1975; emissions may not exceed 1.30 pounds per ton of dry sludge or grit input (0.65 grams per kilogram of dry sludge or grit input).

History: Renum. from NR 154.11 (5) and am. Register, September, 1986, No. 369 , eff. 10-1-86; am. (intro.), (1) (b) 2., (2) (a) 4. and (b), Register, May, 1992, No. 437 , eff. 6-1-92; am. (1) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.) and 2., (2) (a) 4., Register, December, 1995, No. 480 , eff. 1-1-96; correction in (1) (b) 2. and (2) (a) 4., made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574 .