NR 666.102(5)(g)1.b.b. Maintaining the combustion zone pressure lower than atmospheric pressure.
NR 666.102(5)(g)1.c.c. An alternate means of control demonstrated (with the feasibility and plan of operation report) to provide fugitive emissions control equivalent to maintenance of combustion zone pressure lower than atmospheric pressure.
NR 666.102(5)(g)2.2. ‘Automatic waste feed cutoff.’ A boiler or industrial furnace shall be operated with a functioning system that automatically cuts off the hazardous waste feed when operating conditions deviate from those established under this section. The department may limit the number of cutoffs per an operating period on a case-by-case basis. In addition, all of the following conditions shall be met:
NR 666.102(5)(g)2.a.a. The license limit for (the indicator of) minimum combustion chamber temperature shall be maintained while hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues remain in the combustion chamber.
NR 666.102(5)(g)2.b.b. Exhaust gases shall be ducted to the air pollution control system operated in accordance with the license requirements while hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues remain in the combustion chamber.
NR 666.102(5)(g)2.c.c. Operating parameters for which license limits are established shall continue to be monitored during the cutoff, and the hazardous waste feed may not be restarted until the levels of those parameters comply with the license limits. For parameters that may be monitored on an instantaneous basis, the department shall establish a minimum period of time after a waste feed cutoff during which the parameter may not exceed the license limit before the hazardous waste feed may be restarted.
NR 666.102(5)(g)3.3. ‘Changes.’ A boiler or industrial furnace shall cease burning hazardous waste when changes in combustion properties, or feed rates of the hazardous waste, other fuels or industrial furnace feedstocks, or changes in the boiler or industrial furnace design or operating conditions deviate from the limits as specified in the license.
NR 666.102(5)(h)(h) Monitoring and inspections.
NR 666.102(5)(h)1.1. The owner or operator shall monitor and record all of the following, at a minimum, while burning hazardous waste:
NR 666.102(5)(h)1.a.a. If specified by the license, feed rates and composition of hazardous waste, other fuels and industrial furnace feedstocks, and feed rates of ash, metals, and total chloride and chlorine.
NR 666.102(5)(h)1.b.b. If specified by the license, carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and oxygen on a continuous basis at a common point in the boiler or industrial furnace downstream of the combustion zone and prior to release of stack gases to the atmosphere in accordance with operating requirements specified in par. (b) 2. CO, HC and oxygen monitors shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with methods specified in ch. NR 666 Appendix IX.
NR 666.102(5)(h)1.c.c. Upon the request of the department, sampling and analysis of the hazardous waste (and other fuels and industrial furnace feedstocks as appropriate), residues and exhaust emissions shall be conducted to verify that the operating requirements established in the license achieve the applicable standards of ss. NR 666.104, 666.105, 666.106 and 666.107.
NR 666.102(5)(h)2.2. All monitors shall record data in units corresponding to the license limit unless otherwise specified in the license.
NR 666.102(5)(h)3.3. The boiler or industrial furnace and associated equipment (pumps, values, pipes, fuel storage tanks, etc.) shall be subjected to thorough visual inspection when it contains hazardous waste, at least daily for leaks, spills, fugitive emissions and signs of tampering.
NR 666.102(5)(h)4.4. The automatic hazardous waste feed cutoff system and associated alarms shall be tested at least once every 7 days when hazardous waste is burned to verify operability, unless the applicant demonstrates to the department that weekly inspections will unduly restrict or upset operations and that less frequent inspections will be adequate. At a minimum, operational testing shall be conducted at least once every 30 days.
NR 666.102(5)(h)5.5. These monitoring and inspection data shall be recorded and the records shall be placed in the operating record required by s. NR 664.0073.
NR 666.102(5)(i)(i) Direct transfer to the burner. If hazardous waste is directly transferred from a transport vehicle to a boiler or industrial furnace without the use of a storage unit, the owner and operator shall comply with s. NR 666.111.
NR 666.102(5)(j)(j) Recordkeeping. The owner or operator shall keep in the operating record of the facility all information and data required by this section for a minimum of 5 years.
NR 666.102(5)(k)(k) Closure. At closure, the owner or operator shall remove all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues (including, but not limited to, ash, scrubber waters and scrubber sludges) from the boiler or industrial furnace.
NR 666.102 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; corrections in (1) (b) 9., (5) (h) 1. b. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687; CR 16-007: am. (2) (a), (5) (j) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
NR 666.103NR 666.103Interim license standards for burners.
NR 666.103(1)(1)Purpose, scope, applicability.
NR 666.103(1)(a)(a) General.
NR 666.103(1)(a)1.1. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum national standards for owners and operators of “existing” boilers and industrial furnaces that burn hazardous waste where such standards define the acceptable management of hazardous waste during the period of interim license. The standards of this section apply to owners and operators of existing facilities until either a license is issued under s. NR 666.102 (4) or until closure responsibilities identified in this section are fulfilled.
NR 666.103(1)(a)2.2. “Existing” or “in existence” means a boiler or industrial furnace that on or before August 21, 1991 is either in operation burning or processing hazardous waste or for which construction (including the ancillary facilities to burn or to process the hazardous waste) has commenced. A facility has commenced construction if the owner or operator has obtained the federal, state and local approvals or licenses necessary to begin physical construction; and one of the following applies:
NR 666.103(1)(a)2.a.a. A continuous on-site, physical construction program has begun.
NR 666.103(1)(a)2.b.b. The owner or operator has entered into contractual obligations—which cannot be canceled or modified without substantial loss—for physical construction of the facility to be completed within a reasonable time.
NR 666.103(1)(a)3.3. If a boiler or industrial furnace is located at a facility that already has a license or interim license, then the facility shall comply with the applicable regulations dealing with license modifications in s. NR 670.042 or changes in interim license in s. NR 670.072.
NR 666.103(1)(b)(b) Exemptions. The requirements of this section do not apply to hazardous waste and facilities exempt under ss. NR 666.100 (2) or 666.108.