OAR 340-240-0190: Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area and Grants Pass Urban Growth Area: Requirement for Operation and Maintenance Plans (Medford-Ashland AQMA Only)

(1) Operation and Maintenance Plans must be prepared by all holders of permits other than a Basic ACDP. All sources subject to regular permit requirements are subject to operation and maintenance requirements. (2) The purposes of the operation and maintenance plans are to: (a) Reduce the number of upsets and breakdowns in particulate control equipment; (b) Reduce the duration of upsets and downtimes; and (c) Improve the efficiency of control equipment during normal operations. (3) The operation and maintenance plans must consider, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Personnel training in operation and maintenance; (b) Preventative maintenance procedures, schedule and records; (c) Logging of the occurrence and duration of all upsets, breakdowns and malfunctions which result in excessive emissions; (d) Routine follow-up evaluation of upsets to identify the cause of the problem and changes needed to prevent a recurrence; (e) Periodic source testing of pollution control units as required by the permit; (f) Inspection of internal wear points of pollution control equipment during scheduled shutdowns; and (g) Inventory of key spare parts. NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.