Illinois Administrative Code

Section 212.444 Sinter Processes Emissions of particulate matter from sinter processes shall be controlled as follows: a) Breaker Box. No person shall cause or allow the emission of particulate matter into the atmosphere from the breaker stack of any sinter process to exceed the …

Section 212.445 Blast Furnace Cast Houses a) Uncaptured Emissions. 1) Emissions of uncaptured particulate matter from any opening in a blast furnace cast house shall not exceed 20 percent opacity on a six (6) minute rolling average basis beginning from initiation of the opening o…

Section 212.446 Basic Oxygen Furnaces Emissions of particulate matter from basic oxygen processes shall be controlled as follows: a) Charging, Refining and Tapping. Particulate matter emissions from all basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) shall be collected and ducted to pollution contro…

Section 212.447 Hot Metal Desulfurization Not Located in the BOF The particulate matter emissions from hot metal desulfurization shall be collected and ducted to pollution control equipment, and emissions from the pollution control equipment shall not exceed 69 mg/dscm (0.03 gr/d…

Section 212.448 Electric Arc Furnaces The total particulate emissions from meltdown and refining, charging, tapping, slagging, electrode port leakage and ladle lancing shall not exceed the allowable emission rate specified by Section 212.321 or 212.322 of this Part, whichever is …

Section 212.449 Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels The total particulate matter emissions from all charging, refining, alloy addition and tapping operations shall not exceed the allowable emission rate specified by Section 212.321 or Section 212.322 of this Part, whichever is a…

Section 212.450 Liquid Steel Charging Particulate matter emissions from liquid steel charging in continuous casting operations shall be controlled by chemical or mechanical shrouds or methods of comparable effectiveness. (Source: Amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 39, p. 184, effective Septe…

Section 212.451 Hot Scarfing Machines All hot scarfing machines shall be controlled by pollution control equipment. Emissions from said pollution control equipment shall not exceed 69 mg/dscm (0.03 gr/dscf) during hot scarfing operations. Provided, however, that the hot scarfing …

Section 212.452 Measurement Methods Particulate matter emissions from emission units subject to Sections 212.441 through 212.451 of this Subpart shall be determined in accordance with procedures published in 40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, Methods 1 through 5, front one-half of the s…

Section 212.455 Highlines on Steel Mills

Section 212.456 Certain Small Foundries Sections 212.321 and 212.322 of this Part shall not apply to foundry cupolas if all the following conditions are met: a) The cupola was in existence prior to April 15, 1967; b) The cupola process weight rate is less than or equal to 20,000 …

Section 212.457 Certain Small Iron-Melting Air Furnaces

Section 212.458 Emission Units in Certain Areas a) Applicability. This Section shall apply to those emission units located in those areas defined in Section 212.324(a)(1) of this Part. b) Emission Limitation. No person shall cause or allow emissions of PM-10, other than that of f…

Section 212.461 Grain-Handling and Drying in General a) Sections 212.302(a), 212.321, and 212.322 of this Part shall not apply to grain-handling and grain-drying operations, portable grain-handling equipment and one-turn storage space. b) Housekeeping Practices. All grain-handlin…

Section 212.462 Grain-Handling Operations Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Section 212.461(c) or (d) of this Subpart, or allowed to use alternate control according to Section 212.461(g) of this Subpart, existing grain-handling operations with a total annual grain through-put…

Section 212.463 Grain Drying Operations Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to Section 212.461(c) or (d) of this Subpart or allowed to use alternate control according to Section 212.461(g) of this Subpart, grain-drying operations for which construction or modification commenced pr…

Section 212.464 Sources in Certain Areas a) Applicability. Notwithstanding Section 212.461 of this Subpart, this Section shall apply to those sources located in the Lake Calumet area as defined in Section 212.324(a)(1)(B) of this Part. b) Emission Limitations 1) No person shall c…

Section 212.681 Grinding, Woodworking, Sandblasting and Shotblasting Sections 212.321 and 212.322 of this Part shall not apply to the following industries, which shall be subject to Subpart K of this Part: a) Grinding; b) Woodworking; and c) Sandblasting or shotblasting. (Source:…

Section 212.700 Applicability a) This Subpart shall apply to those sources in the areas designated in and subject to Sections 212.324(a)(1) or 212.423(a) and that have actual annual source-wide emissions of PM-10 of at least fifteen (15) tons per year. b) A source's actual annual…

Section 212.701 Contingency Measure Plans, Submittal and Compliance Date a) Those sources subject to this Subpart shall prepare contingency measure plans reflecting the PM-10 emission reductions set forth in Section 212.703 of this Subpart. These plans shall become federally enfo…

Section 212.702 Determination of Contributing Sources a) If the review of monitoring data reveals an exceedence of the 24-hour ambient air quality standard for PM-10 found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 243.120, the Agency shall attempt to determine the source or sources causing or contrib…

Section 212.703 Contingency Measure Plan Elements a) All sources subject to this Subpart shall submit a contingency measure plan. The contingency measure plan shall contain two levels of control measures: 1) Level I measures are measures that will reduce total actual annual sourc…

Section 212.704 Implementation a) Following any exceedence of the 24-hour ambient air quality standard for PM-10, the Agency shall notify the source or sources the Agency has identified as likely to be causing or contributing to an exceedence detected by monitoring. Within ninety…

Section 212.705 Alternative Implementation Should the Agency determine that more than one source is a contributing source pursuant to Section 212.702 of this Subpart, the Agency may accept controls from fewer than all of the sources identified as culpable where greater than the r…

Section 212.APPENDIX C Past Compliance Dates Rule 202(e) Owners or operators of new emission sources were required to comply with the emission standards and limitations of Rule 202 by April 14, 1972. Owners or operators of existing emission sources were required to comply with th…

Section 212.ILLUSTRATION A Allowable Emissions from Solid Fuel Combustion Emission Sources Outside Chicago (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 20 Ill. Reg. 7605, effective May 22, 1996)

Section 214.100 Scope and Organization a) This Part sets standards and limitations for emission of sulfur from stationary sources. b) Permit for sources subject to this Part may be required pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201. c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, the air…

Section 214.101 Measurement Methods A determination of non-compliance based on any subsection of this Section shall not be refuted by evidence of compliance with any other subsection. a) Sulfur Dioxide Measurement. Measurement of sulfur dioxide emissions from stationary sources s…

Section 214.102 Abbreviations and Units a) The following abbreviations are used in this Part: BTU or btu British thermal units ft foot gr grains J Joule kg kilogram kg/MW-hr kilograms per megawatt-hour km kilometer lbs pounds lbs/mmBtu pounds per million Btu m meter mg milligram …

Section 214.103 Definitions Unless otherwise indicated, the definitions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201 and 211 apply to this Part. (Source: Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 16174, effective December 7, 2015)

Section 214.104 Incorporations by Reference The following materials are incorporated by reference. These incorporations do not include any later amendments or editions. a) 40 CFR 60, Appendix A (2014): 1) Method 1: Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources; 2) Method 2…

Section 214.120 Scope Subparts B through F contain general rules for sulfur emissions from fuel combustion emission sources. These may be modified by industry and site specific rules in Subparts N et seq. (Source: Added and codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 13597)

Section 214.121 Large Sources This Section applies to new fuel combustion emission sources with actual heat input greater than 73.2 MW (250 mmBtu/hr). a) Solid Fuel Burned Exclusively. No person shall cause or allow the emission of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one ho…

Section 214.122 Small Sources This Section applies to new fuel combustion emission sources with actual heat input smaller than, or equal to, 73.2 MW (250 mmBtu/hr). a) Solid Fuel Burned Exclusively. No person shall cause or allow the emission of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere…

Section 214.140 Scope This Subpart contains rules which establish general sulfur emissions standards for existing solid fuel emission sources. These may be modified by industry and site-specific rules in Subparts N, et seq. (Source: Added at 10 Ill. Reg. 9806, effective May 20, 1…

Section 214.141 Sources Located in Metropolitan Areas Except as otherwise provided in this Part, no person shall cause or allow the emission of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one hour period from any existing fuel combustion source, burning solid fuel exclusively, loca…

Section 214.142 Small Sources Located Outside Metropolitan Areas This section applies to existing fuel combustion sources with actual heat input less than, or equal to, 73.2 MW (250 mmbtu/hr) located outside the Chicago, St. Louis (Illinois) or Peoria major metropolitan areas. No…

Section 214.143 Large Sources Located Outside Metropolitan Areas This section applies to existing fuel combustion sources with actual heat input greater than 73.2 MW (250 mmbtu/hr) located outside the Chicago, St. Louis (Illinois) or Peoria major metropolitan areas. No person sha…

Section 214.161 Liquid Fuel Burned Exclusively a) Prior to January 1, 2017, no person shall cause or allow the emission of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one hour period from any existing fuel combustion emission source, burning liquid fuel exclusively, to exceed the f…

Section 214.162 Combination of Fuels a) No person shall cause or allow the emission of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one hour period from any fuel combustion emission source burning simultaneously any combination of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels to exceed the allowa…

Section 214.181 Dispersion Enhancement Techniques No owner or operator of an existing fuel combustion emission source shall comply with the emission standards of this Subpart by the use of dispersion enhancement techniques. Dispersion enhancement techniques shall include, but not…

Section 214.182 Prohibition No person shall cause or allow the total emissions of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one hour period from all fuel combustion emission sources, located outside of the Chicago, St. Louis (Illinois) or Peoria major metropolitan areas, owned or…

Section 214.183 General Formula a) The general formula is: E = (HA)0.11 (HE)2 (in English units) 128 E = 0.04347(HA)0.11(HE)2 (in Metric units) b) Symbols used in the general formula mean the following: E = Total allowable emission of sulfur dioxide (in lbs/hr or kg/hr) into the …

Section 214.184 Special Formula a) If the maximum total emissions of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere in any one hour period from all fuel combustion emission sources owned or operated by any person and located within a 1 mile (1.6 km) radius from the center point of any such f…

Section 214.185 Alternative Emission Rate Any owner or operator of a fuel combustion emission source may petition the Board for approval of an emission rate applicable to any one hour period for all fuel combustion emission sources owned or operated by such person and located wit…

Section 214.186 New Operating Permits No owner or operator of a fuel combustion emission source whose sulfur dioxide emission limitation is determined by Section 214.142, 214.183 or 214.184 shall cause or allow the total emissions of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere from all fu…

Section 214.201 Alternative Standards for Sources in Metropolitan Areas Any owner or operator of an existing fuel combustion emission source located in the Chicago, St. Louis (Illinois) or Peoria major metropolitan areas may petition the Board for approval of an alternate emissio…