NR 440.216(8)
(8) Standards for municipal waste combustor operator training and certification. NR 440.216(8)(a)(a) No later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of an affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later, each chief facility operator and shift supervisor shall obtain and maintain a current provisional operator certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in accordance with ASME QRO-1-1994, incorporated by reference in
s. NR 440.17 (2) (h) 1., or obtain and maintain an operator certification in accordance with
ch. NR 499.
NR 440.216(8)(b)
(b) Not later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of an affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later, each chief facility operator and shift supervisor shall have completed full certification or shall have scheduled a full certification exam in accordance with ASME QRO-1-1994, incorporated by reference in
s. NR 440.17 (2) (h) 1., or shall have obtained an operator certification in accordance with
ch. NR 499.
NR 440.216(8)(c)1.1. No owner or operator of an affected facility may allow the facility to be operated at any time unless one of the following persons is on duty and at the affected facility:
NR 440.216(8)(c)1.b.
b. A provisionally certified chief facility operator who is scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule specified in
par. (b).
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d. A provisionally certified shift supervisor who is scheduled to take the full certification exam according to the schedule specified in
par. (b).
NR 440.216(8)(c)2.
2. The requirement specified in
subd. 1. shall take effect 6 months after the date of startup of the affected facility or on December 19, 1996, whichever is later.
NR 440.216(8)(c)3.
3. If one of the persons listed in
subd. 1. must leave the affected facility during his or her operating shift, a provisionally certified control room operator who is onsite at the affected facility may fulfill the requirement in
subd. 1.
NR 440.216(8)(d)
(d) All chief facility operators, shift supervisors, and control room operators at affected facilities shall complete the EPA or department approved municipal waste combustor operator training course no later than the date 6 months after the date of startup of the affected facility or by December 19, 1996, whichever is later.
NR 440.216(8)(e)
(e) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall develop and update on a yearly basis a site-specific operating manual that shall, at a minimum, address the following elements of municipal waste combustor unit operation:
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2. A description of basic combustion theory applicable to a municipal waste combustor unit.
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3. Procedures for receiving, handling and feeding municipal solid waste.
NR 440.216(8)(e)4.
4. Municipal waste combustor unit startup, shutdown and malfunction procedures.
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6. Procedures for operating the municipal waste combustor unit within the standards established under this section.
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7. Procedures for responding to periodic upset or off-specification conditions.
NR 440.216(8)(f)
(f) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall establish a training program to review the operating manual according to the schedule specified in
subds. 1. and
2. with each person who has responsibilities affecting the operation of an affected facility including chief facility operators, shift supervisors, control room operators, ash handlers, maintenance personnel and crane and load handlers. Each person specified in this paragraph shall do both of the following:
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1. Undergo initial training no later than the latest of the following dates:
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b. The date prior to the day the person assumes responsibilities affecting municipal waste combustor unit operation.
NR 440.216(8)(f)2.
2. Review the operating manual annually, following the initial review required by
subd. 1.
NR 440.216(8)(g)
(g) The operating manual required by
par. (e) shall be kept in a readily accessible location for all persons required to undergo training under
par. (f). The operating manual and records of training shall be available for inspection by the department upon request.
NR 440.216(9)
(9) Standards for municipal waste combustor fugitive ash emissions. NR 440.216(9)(a)(a) On and after the date on which the initial performance test is completed or is required to be completed under
s. NR 440.08, no owner or operator of an affected facility may cause to be discharged to the atmosphere visible emissions of combustion ash from an ash conveying system, including conveyor transfer points, in excess of 5% of the observation period, that is, 9 minutes per 3-hour period, as determined by observations according to Method 22 of
40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in
s. NR 440.17 (1), as specified in
sub. (12) (k), except as provided in
pars. (b) and
(c).
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(b) The emission limit specified in
par. (a) does not cover visible emissions discharged inside buildings or enclosures of ash conveying systems. However, the emission limit specified in
par. (a) does cover visible emissions discharged to the atmosphere from buildings or enclosures of ash conveying systems.
NR 440.216(9)(c)
(c) The provisions specified in
par. (a) do not apply during maintenance and repair of ash conveying systems.
NR 440.216(10)
(10) Standards for air curtain incinerators. On and after the date on which the initial performance test is completed or is required to be completed under
s. NR 440.08, the owner or operator of an air curtain incinerator with the capacity to combust greater than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste and that combusts a fuel feed stream composed of 100% yard waste and no other municipal solid waste materials may at no time cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from that incinerator any gases that exhibit greater than 10% opacity, 6-minute average, except that an opacity level of up to 35%, 6-minute average, is permitted during startup periods during the first 30 minutes of operation of the unit.
NR 440.216(11)(a)(a) The owner or operator of an affected facility for which the initial application for a construction permit under
ch. NR 405 or
408, as applicable, is submitted after December 19, 1995, shall prepare a materials separation plan, as defined in
sub. (2), for the affected facility and its service area, and shall comply with the requirements specified in
subds. 1. to
10. The initial application is defined as representing a good faith submittal for complying with the requirements under
ch. NR 405 or
408, as determined by the department.
NR 440.216(11)(a)1.
1. The owner or operator shall prepare a preliminary draft materials separation plan and shall make the plan available to the public as follows:
NR 440.216(11)(a)1.a.
a. The owner or operator shall distribute the preliminary draft materials separation plan to the principal public libraries in the area where the affected facility is to be constructed.
NR 440.216(11)(a)1.b.
b. The owner or operator shall publish a notification of a public meeting in the principal newspapers serving the area where the affected facility is to be constructed and where the waste treated by the affected facility will primarily be collected. As a minimum, the notification shall include the following information:
1) The date, time, and location of the public meeting.
2) The location of the public libraries where the preliminary draft materials separation plan may be found, including normal business hours of the libraries.
3) An agenda of the issues to be discussed at the public meeting.
4) The dates that the public comment period on the preliminary draft materials separation plan begins and ends.
NR 440.216(11)(a)2.
2. The owner or operator shall conduct a public meeting, accept comments on the preliminary draft materials separation plan and comply with the following requirements:
NR 440.216(11)(a)2.a.
a. The public meeting shall be conducted in the county where the affected facility is to be located.
NR 440.216(11)(a)2.b.
b. The public meeting shall be scheduled to occur 30 days or more after making the preliminary draft materials separation plan available to the public as specified under
subd. 1.
1) The expected size of the service area for the affected facility.
2) The amount of waste generation anticipated for the service area.
3) The types and estimated amounts of materials proposed for separation.
4) The methods proposed for materials separation.
5) The amount of residual waste to be disposed.
6) Alternate disposal methods for handling the residual waste.
7) Identification of the locations where responses to public comment on the preliminary draft materials separation plan will be available for inspection, as specified in subds. 3. and 4.
8) Identification of the locations where the final draft materials separation plan will be available for inspection, as specified in subd. 7.
NR 440.216(11)(a)2.d.
d. Nothing in this section shall preclude an owner or operator from combining this public meeting with any other public meeting required as part of any other federal, department or local permit review process except the public meeting required under
par. (b) 4.
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3. Following the public meeting required by
subd. 2., the owner or operator shall prepare responses to the comments received at the public meeting.
NR 440.216(11)(a)4.
4. The owner or operator shall make the document summarizing responses to public comments available to the public, including distribution to the principal public libraries used to announce the meeting, in the service area where the affected facility is to be located.
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5. The owner or operator shall prepare a final draft materials separation plan for the affected facility considering the public comments received at the public meeting.
NR 440.216(11)(a)6.
6. As required under
sub. (13) (a), the owner or operator shall submit to the department a copy of the notification of the public meeting, a transcript of the public meeting, the document summarizing responses to public comments and copies of both the preliminary and final draft materials separation plans at or before the time the facility's application for a construction permit is submitted under
ch. NR 405 or
408, as applicable.
NR 440.216(11)(a)7.
7. As part of the distribution of the siting analysis required under
par. (b) 3., the owner or operator shall make the final draft materials separation plan required under
subd. 5. available to the public, as specified in
par. (b) 3.
NR 440.216(11)(a)8.
8. As part of the public meeting for review of the siting analysis required under
par. (b) 4., the owner or operator shall address questions concerning the final draft materials separation plan required by
subd. 5., including discussion of how the final draft materials separation plan has changed from the preliminary draft materials separation plan that was discussed at the first public meeting required by
subd. 2.
NR 440.216(11)(a)9.
9. If the owner or operator receives any comments on the final draft materials separation plan during the public meeting required in
par. (b) 4., the owner or operator shall respond to those comments in the document prepared in accordance with
par. (b) 5.
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10. The owner or operator shall prepare a final materials separation plan and shall submit, as required under
sub. (13) (b) 5. b., the final materials separation plan as part of the initial notification of construction.
NR 440.216(11)(b)
(b) The owner or operator of an affected facility for which the initial application for a construction permit under
ch. NR 405 or
408, as applicable, is submitted after December 19, 1995 shall prepare a siting analysis in accordance
subds. 1. and
2. and shall comply with the requirements specified in
subds. 3. to
7.
NR 440.216(11)(b)1.
1. The siting analysis shall be an analysis of the impact of the affected facility on ambient air quality, visibility, soils and vegetation.
NR 440.216(11)(b)2.
2. The analysis shall consider air pollution control alternatives that minimize, on a site-specific basis, to the maximum extent practicable, potential risks to the public health or the environment.
NR 440.216(11)(b)3.
3. The owner or operator shall make the siting analysis and final draft materials separation plan required by
par. (a) 5. available to the public as follows:
NR 440.216(11)(b)3.a.
a. The owner or operator shall distribute the siting analysis and final draft materials separation plan to the principal public libraries in the area where the affected facility is to be constructed.
NR 440.216(11)(b)3.b.
b. The owner or operator shall publish a notification of a public meeting in the principal newspapers serving the area where the affected facility is to be constructed and where the waste treated by the affected facility will primarily be collected. As a minimum, the notification shall include the following information:
1) The date, time and location of the public meeting.
2) The location of the public libraries where the siting analyses and final draft materials separation plan may be found, including normal business hours.
3) An agenda of the issues to be discussed at the public meeting.
4) The dates that the public comment period on the siting analyses and final draft materials separation plan begins and ends.
NR 440.216(11)(b)4.
4. The owner or operator shall conduct a public meeting and accept comments on the siting analysis and the final draft materials separation plan required under
par. (a) 5. The public meeting shall be conducted in the county where the affected facility is to be located and shall be scheduled to occur 30 days or more after making the siting analysis available to the public as specified under
subd. 3.
NR 440.216(11)(b)5.
5. The owner or operator shall prepare responses to the comments on the siting analysis and the final draft materials separation plan that are received at the public meeting.
NR 440.216(11)(b)6.
6. The owner or operator shall make the document summarizing responses to public comments available to the public, including distribution to all public libraries, in the service area where the affected facility is to be located.
NR 440.216(11)(b)7.
7. As required under
sub. (13) (b) 5., the owner or operator shall submit a copy of the notification of the public meeting, a transcript of the public meeting, the document summarizing responses to public comments, and the siting analysis as part of the initial notification of construction.
NR 440.216(11)(c)
(c) The owner or operator of an affected facility for which construction is commenced after September 20, 1994 shall prepare a siting analysis in accordance with
ch. NR 405 or
408, as applicable, and shall submit the siting analysis as part of the initial notification of construction. Affected facilities subject to
pars. (a) and
(b) are not subject to this paragraph.
NR 440.216(12)(a)1.1. Except as provided by
sub. (10), the standards under this section apply at all times except during periods of startup, shutdown and malfunction. Duration of startup, shutdown or malfunction periods are limited to 3 hours per occurrence, except as provided in
subd. 1. c.
NR 440.216(12)(a)1.a.
a. The startup period commences when the affected facility begins the continuous burning of municipal solid waste and does not include any warmup period when the affected facility is combusting fossil fuel or other nonmunicipal solid waste fuel and no municipal solid waste is being fed to the combustor.
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b. Continuous burning is the continuous, semicontinuous or batch feeding of municipal solid waste for purposes of waste disposal, energy production or providing heat to the combustion system in preparation for waste disposal or energy production. The use of municipal solid waste solely to provide thermal protection of the grate or hearth during the startup period when municipal solid waste is not being fed to the grate is not considered to be continuous burning.
NR 440.216(12)(a)1.c.
c. For the purpose of compliance with the carbon monoxide emission limits in
sub. (7) (a), if a loss of boiler water level control, for example, boiler waterwall tube failure, or a loss of combustion air control, for example, loss of combustion air fan, induced draft fan or combustion grate bar failure, is determined to be a malfunction, the duration of the malfunction period is limited to 15 hours per occurrence.
NR 440.216(12)(a)2.
2. The opacity limits for air curtain incinerators specified in
sub. (10) apply at all times as specified under
sub. (10) except during periods of malfunction. Duration of malfunction periods are limited to 3 hours per occurrence.
NR 440.216(12)(b)
(b) The owner or operator of an affected facility shall install, calibrate, maintain and operate a continuous emission monitoring system and record the output of the system for measuring the oxygen or carbon dioxide content of the flue gas at each location where carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emissions are monitored and shall comply with the following test procedures and test methods:
