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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 111 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER
SUBCHAPTER A - VISIBLE EMISSIONS AND PARTICULATE MATTER
SECTION/RULE §111.124 - Burning Hazardous Waste Fuels in Commercial Combustion Facilities
Chapter Review Date 02/14/2024

No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the burning of hazardous waste as fuel for energy recovery in any facility that accepts hazardous waste as fuel from off-site sources which involves a commercial transaction or a change in ownership of the waste and is not regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 264 or 265, Subpart O, unless the following requirements are met.(1) Particulate emissions shall not exceed 0.18 gram per dry standard cubic meter or 0.08 grain per dry standard cubic foot, to include particulate matter caught by impinger train, when corrected for 7.0% oxygen in the stack gas according to the formula specified in §111.121(1) of this title (relating to Single-, Dual-, and Multiple-Chamber Incinerators).(2) Hydrogen chloride (HCl) emissions greater than 1.8 kilograms (four pounds) per hour shall be controlled with a minimum removal efficiency of 95%.(3) Destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) shall be at least 99.99% for each principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) in each waste feed. The POHCs shall be selected according to the method at 40 CFR Part 264.342 and shall be approved in advance by the executive director. DRE shall be determined using the following formula.

Source Note: The provisions of this §111.124 adopted to be effective July 11, 1991, 16 TexReg 3605.

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