OAR 340-240-0220: Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area and Grants Pass Urban Growth Area: Source Testing

(1) The owner or operator of the following sources of particulate emissions must make or have made tests to determine the type, quantity, quality, and duration of emissions, and/or process parameters affecting emissions, using the DEQ Source Sampling Manual at the following frequencies [NOTE: The DEQ Source Sampling Manual is published with OAR 340-200-0035] : (a) Wood Waste Boilers with heat input capacity greater than 35 million Btu/hour — Once every year; (b) Veneer Dryers — Once every three years; (c) Wood Particle Dryers at Hardboard and Particleboard Plants — Once every year; (d) Wood Waste Boilers with heat input capacity equal to or less than 35 million BTU/hour with dry emission control devices -- Once every three years. (2) Source testing must begin at these frequencies within 90 days of the date by which compliance is to be achieved for each individual emission source. (3) These source testing requirements will remain in effect unless waived in writing by DEQ because of adequate demonstration that the source is consistently operating at lowest practicable levels, or that continuous emission monitoring systems are producing equivalent information. (4) Source tests on wood waste boilers must not be performed during periods of soot blowing, grate cleaning, or other abnormal operating conditions. The maximum steaming rate for the boiler may not exceed the average steam production rate measured during the source test by more than ten percent (10%). (5) Source tests must be performed within 90 days of the startup of air pollution control systems. NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.