Section 439.08. Methods and procedures for periodic fuel sampling and analysis.

  The owner or operator of a source required to conduct fuel sampling and analysis under s. NR 439.085 shall use the methods and procedures listed in this section to obtain fuel samples and perform analyses for certain properties and constituents. Alternative methods may be used if approved, in writing, by the department.

(1)   Sampling and analysis of coal.

(a) Coal sampling. Coal sampling shall be performed according to ASTM D2234-02, Standard Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (33) .

(b) Preparing coal for analysis. Preparation of a coal sample for analysis shall be performed according to ASTM D2013-01, Standard Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (30) .

(c) Sulfur content in coal. The sulfur content of a coal sample shall be determined according to ASTM D3177-02, Standard Test Methods for Total Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke, or ASTM D4239-04a, Standard Test Methods for Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke Using High Temperature Tube Furnace Combustion Methods, both incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (45) and (53) .

(d) Heat content in coal. The heat content of a coal sample shall be determined according to ASTM D5865-04, Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (55g) .

(e) Ash content in coal. The ash content of a coal sample shall be determined according to ASTM D3174-04, Standard Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (43) .

(f) Moisture content in coal. The moisture content of a coal sample shall be determined according to ASTM D3173-02, Standard Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (42) .

(g) Ultimate analysis of coal. The ultimate analysis of a coal sample shall be determined according to ASTM D3176-89, Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (44) .

(h) Coal audit samples. The owner or operator of a source shall be required to participate at least once every 6 months in an interlaboratory coal audit program acceptable to the department. The results of the audit shall be reported to the department in the quarterly report on coal quality required under s. NR 439.085 (2) following receipt of the results from the audit program. The results shall comply with quality control and quality assurance procedures submitted by the owner or operator of the source and approved by the department.

(2)   Sampling and analysis of liquid fossil fuel.

(a) Liquid fossil fuel sampling. Liquid fossil fuel sampling shall be performed according to ASTM D4057-95, Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, or ASTM D4177-95, Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (51) and (52) .

(b) Sulfur content in liquid fossil fuel. The sulfur content of a liquid fossil fuel sample shall be determined according to ASTM D129-00, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method), ASTM D1552-03, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-Temperature Method), or ASTM D4294-03, Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (3) , (25) and (54) .

(c) Heat content in liquid fossil fuel. The heat content of a liquid fossil fuel sample shall be determined according to ASTM D240-02, Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by a Bomb Calorimeter, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10 (4) .

(3)   Sampling and analysis of fuels other than coal and liquid fossil fuel. The owner or operator of a source required by the department to sample and analyze fuel other than coal and liquid fossil fuel shall use methods and procedures approved, in writing, by the department.

History: Renum. from NR 439.07 (2) and am., Register, May, 1992, No. 437 , eff. 6-1-92; am. (2) (b), Register, May, 1993, No. 449 , eff. 6-1-93; am. (1) (a) to (g), (2) (a) to (c), Register, February, 1995, No. 470 , eff. 3-1-95; am. (1) (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g), Register, December, 1996, No. 492 , eff. 1-1-97; am. (1) (a), (d), (f), (2) (a) and (b), Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99; CR 00-175 : am. (1) (a) to (f) and (2) (b) Register March 2002 No. 555 , eff. 4-1-02; CR 02-146 : am. (1) (a) to (d) and (2) (b) and (c) Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 11-1-03; CR 05-116 : am. (1) (c) to (f) and (2) (b) Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06.