Chapter 15A NCAC 02D

15A NCAC 02D .2603 TESTING PROTOCOL (a) Testing protocols shall include: (1) the facility and testing company contact information, including a mailing address, email, and phone number; (2) the air permit number and revision including permitted source name and ID number; (3) an in…

15A NCAC 02D .2604 NUMBER OF TEST POINTS (a) Method 1 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to select a suitable site and the appropriate number of test points for the following situations: (1) particulate testing; (2) volatile organic compounds testing; (3) velocity and …

15A NCAC 02D .2605 VELOCITY AND VOLUME FLOW RATE Method 2 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method requiring velocity and volume flow rate measurements. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215…

15A NCAC 02D .2606 MOLECULAR WEIGHT (a) Except as allowed by Paragraph (b) of this Rule, Method 3 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method if necessary to determine the molecular weight of the gas being sampled by dete…

15A NCAC 02D .2607 determination of moisture content Method 4 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be applied as written and used concurrently with any test method requiring determination of gas moisture content. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.65; 143-215.…

15A NCAC 02D .2608 NUMBER OF RUNS AND COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION Each test, excluding fuel sample tests, shall consist of three consecutive runs of the applicable test method at the same operating condition. If other operating conditions or scenarios are to be tested, then three co…

15A NCAC 02D .2609 PARTICULATE TESTING METHODS (a) Except as allowed by Paragraph (b) of this Rule, Method 5 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 and Method 202 of Appendix M to 40 CFR Part 51 shall be used to demonstrate compliance with particulate emission standards. The owner or op…

15A NCAC 02D .2610 OPACITY (a) Method 9 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to show compliance with opacity standards if opacity is determined by visual observation. (b) Method 22 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to determine compliance with opacity standar…

15A NCAC 02D .2611 SULFUR DIOXIDE TESTING METHODS (a) If compliance with a sulfur dioxide emission standard is to be demonstrated for a combustion source through stack sampling, the procedures described in Method 6 or Method 6C to Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used as fol…

15A NCAC 02D .2612 NITROGEN OXIDE TESTING METHODS (a) Combustion sources not required to use continuous emissions monitoring to demonstrate compliance with nitrogen oxide emission standards shall demonstrate compliance with nitrogen oxide emission standards using Method 7 or Meth…

15A NCAC 02D .2613 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND TESTING METHODS (a) For surface coating material, such as paint, varnish, stain, and lacquer, the volatile matter content, water content, density, volume of solids, and weight of solids shall be determined by Method 24 of Appendix A to…

15A NCAC 02D .2614 DETERMINATION OF VOC EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY (a) This Rule shall apply to any test method used to determine the capture or control efficiency of any device or system designed, installed, and operated for the purpose of reducing volatile organic compo…

15A NCAC 02D .2615 DETERMINATION OF LEAK TIGHTNESS AND VAPOR LEAKS (a) Leak Detection Procedures. One of the following test methods from the EPA document "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Leaks from Gasoline Tank Trucks and Vapor Collection System," EPA-450/2-78-051, publishe…

15A NCAC 02D .2616 FLUORIDES The procedures for determining compliance with fluoride emissions standards shall be completed using: (1) Method 13A or 13B of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 for determining total fluoride emissions from stacks; (2) Method 14 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Par…

15A NCAC 02D .2617 TOTAL REDUCED SULFUR (a) Method 16 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 or Method 16A of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to determine emission rates and compliance with total reduced sulfur emission standards. (b) Method 15 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60…

15A NCAC 02D .2618 MERCURY The procedures for determining compliance with mercury emission standards shall be performed using one of the following methods: (1) Method 29 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60; (2) Method 30A of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60; (3) Method 30B of Appendix A …

15A NCAC 02D .2619 ARSENIC, BERYLLIUM, CADMIUM, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (a) Method 29 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to show compliance for arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium metals emission standards. (b) SW-846 Test Method 3060 shall be used to diff…

15A NCAC 02D .2620 DIOXINS AND FURANS Method 23 of Appendix A to 40 CFR Part 60 shall be used to determine emission rates and compliance with polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans emission standards. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-…

15A NCAC 02D .2621 DETERMINATION OF POLLUTANT EMISSIONS USING the F FACTOR (a) Emissions for wood or fuel burning sources expressed in units of pounds per million Btu shall be determined by the "Oxygen-Based F Factor Procedure" described in Section 12.2.1 of Method 19 of Appendix…