Oregon Administrative Code

340-230-0383 Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Continuous Emission Monitoring (1) Types of monitoring. To continuously monitor emissions, the owner or operator must perform the following four tasks: (a) Install continuous emission monitoring syste…

340-230-0385 Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Stack Testing (1) Test Requirements. The owner or operator must conduct initial and annual stack tests to measure the emission levels of dioxins/furans, cadmium, lead, mercury, particulate matter, opa…

340-230-0387 Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Other Monitoring Requirements (1) Operating parameters. The owner or operator must monitor the following operating parameters: (a) Load level of each municipal waste combustion unit. (b) Temperature o…

340-230-0390 Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Recordkeeping (1) The owner or operator must keep records of the following: (a) Operator training and certification; (b) Stack tests; (c) Continuously monitored pollutants and parameters; (d) Carbon f…

340-230-0395 Municipal Waste Combustors, Small Municipal Waste Combustion Unit: Reporting (1) Reports. The owner or operator must: (a) Submit to the Department an initial report, semiannual reports, and annual reports, for any emission or parameter level that does not meet the li…

340-230-0415 Adoption of Federal Plan by Reference The federal plan for hospital, medical, and infectious waste incineration units constructed on or before December 1, 2008, in 40 CFR Part 62 Subpart HHH, is by this reference adopted and incorporated herein. Statutory/Other Autho…

340-230-0500 Municipal Waste Combustors: Emission Standards for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (1) Purpose. This rule implements the emission guidelines and compliance schedules for the control of emissions from commercial and industrial solid waste inci…

340-230-8010 EPA Methods This rule contains copies of EPA Methods referenced in this Division. View a PDF of EPa methods referenced in this Division by clicking on "Tables" link below. [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here for PDF copy.] Statutory/Oth…

340-232-0010 Introduction (1) This division regulates sources of VOC which contribute to the formation of photochemical oxidant, mainly ozone. (2) Since ozone standards are not violated in Oregon from October through April because of insufficient solar energy, natural gas-fired a…

340-232-0020 Applicability (1) All new and existing sources inside the following areas must comply with the applicable requirements in this division: (a) Portland-Vancouver Air Quality Maintenance Area; (b) Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area; (c) Salem-Keizer Area Trans…

340-232-0030 Definitions The definitions in OAR 340-200-0020, 340-204-0010 and this rule apply to this division. If the same term is defined in this rule and 340-200-0020 or 340-204-0010, the definition in this rule applies to this division. (1) "Aerospace component" means the fa…

340-232-0040 General Non-Categorical Requirements (1) All existing sources operating prior to November 15, 1990, located inside the areas cited in OAR 340-232-0020(1)(a) or (1)(c), containing emissions units or devices for which no categorical RACT requirements exist and which ca…

340-232-0050 Exemptions Natural gas-fired afterburners needed to comply with this division shall be operated during the months of May, June, July, August, and September. During other months, the afterburners may be turned off with prior written DEQ approval, provided that the ope…

340-232-0060 Compliance Determination (1) Certification and test procedures required by this division must be conducted using the DEQ Source Sampling Manual. [NOTE: The DEQ Source Sampling Manual is published with OAR 340-200-0035.] (2) DEQ approval by of alternative methods for …

340-232-0080 Bulk Gasoline Plants Including Transfer of Gasoline (1) No person may transfer or allow the transfer of gasoline to or from a bulk gasoline plant unless: (a) Each stationary storage tank uses submerged fill when transferring gasoline; and (b) The displaced vapors fro…

340-232-0085 Gasoline Delivery Vessel(s) (1) No person may transfer or allow the transfer of gasoline to a delivery vessel from a bulk gasoline terminal; or a bulk gasoline plant, with a daily throughput of 4,000 or more gallons based on a 30-day rolling average, located in the P…

340-232-0090 Bulk Gasoline Terminals Including Truck and Trailer Loading (1) No terminal owner or operator, may allow VOCs to be emitted into the atmosphere in excess of 80 milligrams of VOC per liter of gasoline loaded from the operation of loading truck tanks, and truck trailer…

340-232-0100 Testing Vapor Transfer and Collection Systems (1) No person may allow a vapor-laden delivery vessel subject to OAR 340-232-0085(5) to be filled or emptied unless the delivery vessel: (a) Is tested annually according to the test Method 32 on file with DEQ, or 40 C.F.R…

340-232-0110 Loading Gasoline and Volatile Organic Liquids onto Marine Tank Vessels (1) Applicability. This rule applies to loading events at any location within the Portland ozone air quality maintenance area when a liquid product identified in subsection (a) or (b), as applicab…

340-232-0120 Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt (1) Use of any cutback asphalts for paving roads and parking areas is prohibited during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October, except as provided for in section (2). (2) Slow curing (SC) and medium curing …

340-232-0130 Petroleum Refineries This rule shall apply to all petroleum refineries: (1) Vacuum-Producing Systems: (a) Noncondensable VOC from vacuum producing systems shall be piped to an appropriate firebox, incinerator or to a closed refinery system; (b) Hot wells associated w…

340-232-0140 Petroleum Refinery Leaks (1) All persons operating petroleum refineries must comply with this section concerning leaks: (a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery complex, upon detection of a leaking component, which has a VOC concentration exceeding 10,000 pp…

340-232-0150 VOC Liquid Storage (1) Owners or operators which have tanks storing methanol or other VOC liquids with a true vapor pressure, as stored, greater than 10.5 kPa (kilopascals) (1.52 psia), at actual monthly average storage temperatures, and having a capacity greater tha…

340-232-0160 Surface Coating in Manufacturing (1) No person may operate a coating line which emits into the atmosphere VOCs in excess of the limits in section (5), expressed as pounds VOC per gallon of coating applied, excluding water and exempt solvents, unless an alternative em…

340-232-0170 Aerospace Component Coating Operations (1) No owner or operator of an aerospace component coating facility may emit into the atmosphere VOCs in excess of the following limits, expressed as pounds VOC per gallon of coating applied, excluding water and exempt solvents,…

340-232-0180 Degreasers Cold cleaners, open top vapor degreasers, and conveyorized degreasers are exempt from this rule if they use fluids which are not photochemically reactive. These fluids are defined in the definition of VOC under OAR 340-200-0020. (1) The owner or operator o…

340-232-0190 Open Top Vapor Degreasers (1) The owner or operator of all open top vapor degreasers must comply with the following equipment specifications: (a) Be equipped with a cover that may be readily opened and closed. When a degreaser is equipped with a lip exhaust, the cove…

340-232-0200 Conveyorized Degreasers (1) The owner or operator of conveyorized cold cleaners and conveyorized vapor degreasers must comply with the following operating requirements: (a) Exhaust ventilation must not exceed 20 cubic meters per minute per square meter (65 cubic feet…

340-232-0210 Asphaltic and Coal Tar Pitch Used for Roofing Coating (1) No person shall operate or use equipment for melting, heating or holding asphalt or coal tar pitch for the on-site construction, installation, or repair of roofs unless the gas-entrained effluents from such eq…

340-232-0220 Flat Wood Coating (1) This rule applies to all flat wood manufacturing and surface finishing facilities that manufacture the following products: (a) Printed interior panels made of hardwood plywood and thin particleboard; (b) Natural finish hardwood plywood panels; o…

340-232-0230 Rotogravure and Flexographic Printing (1) No owner or operator of a packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure, flexographic or specialty printing facility, with the potential to emit before add on controls greater than 100 tons/year, employing ink containing sol…

340-232-8010 Division 232 Attachments This rule contains copies of EPA Methods referenced in this Division. [NOTE: View a PDF of referenced EPA Methods by clicking on "Tables" link below.] [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here for PDF copy.] Statutory…

340-234-0005 Applicability and Jurisdiction (1) This division applies in all areas of the state. (2) Subject to the requirements in this division and OAR 340-200-0010(3), LRAPA is designated by the EQC to implement the rules in this division within its area of jurisdiction. NOTE:…

340-234-0010 Definitions The definitions in OAR 340-200-0020, 340-204-0010 and this rule apply to this division. If the same term is defined in this rule and 340-200-0020 or 340-204-0010, the definition in this rule applies to this division. (1) "Baseline emissions rate" means a …

340-234-0100 Wigwam Waste Burners (1) Operation of wigwam waste burners is prohibited. (2) Emissions from wigwam waste burners included in a source's netting basis as of October 18, 2007 shall not be subtracted from the netting basis, except as provided in OAR 340-222-0046. NOTE:…

340-234-0140 Wigwam Waste Burners: Existing Administrative Agency Orders The provisions of OAR 340-234-0100 supersede any specific existing agency orders directed against specific parties or persons to abate air pollution. NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean …

340-234-0200 Kraft Pulp Mills: Statement of Policy and Applicability (1) Policy. Recent technological developments have enhanced the degree of malodorous emission control possible for the kraft pulping process. While recognizing that complete malodorous and particulate emission c…

340-234-0210 Kraft Pulp Mills: Emission Limitations (1) Emission of Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS): (a) Recovery Furnaces: (A) The emissions of TRS from each recovery furnace placed in operation before January 1, 1969, may not exceed: (i) 10 ppm as daily arithmetic average; and (ii) …

340-234-0220 Kraft Pulp Mills: More Restrictive Emission Limits The DEQ may establish more restrictive emission limits than the numerical emission standards contained in OAR 340-234-0210 and maximum allowable daily mill site emission limits in kilograms or pounds per day for an i…

340-234-0240 Kraft Pulp Mills: Monitoring (1) Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS). Each mill must continuously monitor TRS using the following: (a) The monitoring equipment must determine compliance with the emission limits and reporting requirements established by OAR 340-234-0200 throug…

340-234-0250 Kraft Pulp Mills: Reporting If required by DEQ or by permit, each mill must report data each calendar month by the last day of the subsequent calendar month as follows: (1) Applicable daily average emissions of TRS gases expressed in parts per million of H2S on a dry…

340-234-0270 Kraft Pulp Mills: Chronic Upset Conditions If DEQ determines that an upset condition is chronic and correctable by installing new or modified process or control procedures or equipment, the owner or operator must submit to DEQ a program and schedule to effectively el…

340-234-0500 Board Products Industries (Veneer, Plywood, Particleboard, Hardboard): Applicability and General Provisions (1) OAR 340-234-0500 through 340-234-0530 establish minimum performance and emission standards for veneer, plywood, particleboard, and hardboard manufacturing …

340-234-0510 Board Products Industries (Veneer, Plywood, Particleboard, Hardboard): Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing Operations (1) Veneer Dryers: (a) Consistent with OAR 340-234-0500(1) through (3), it is the object of this section to control air contaminant emissions, including…

340-234-0520 Board Products Industries (Veneer, Plywood, Particleboard, Hardboard): Particleboard Manufacturing Operations (1) Truck Dump and Storage Areas: (a) Every person operating or intending to operate a particleboard manufacturing plant must enclose truck dump and storage …

340-234-0530 Board Products Industries (Veneer, Plywood, Particleboard, Hardboard): Hardboard Manufacturing Operations (1) Truck Dump and Storage Areas: (a) Every person operating or intending to operate a hardboard manufacturing plant must enclose all truck dump and storage area…

340-234-0540 Board Products Industries (Veneer, Plywood, Particleboard, Hardboard): Testing and Monitoring All source tests must be done using the DEQ Source Sampling Manual. [NOTE: The DEQ Source Sampling Manual is published with OAR 340-200-0035.] (1) Veneer dryers, wood partic…

340-236-0005 Applicability and Jurisdiction (1) This division applies in all areas of the state. (2) Subject to the requirements in this division and OAR 340-200-0010(3), LRAPA is designated by the EQC to implement the rules in this division within its area of jurisdiction. NOTE:…

340-236-0010 Definitions The definitions in OAR 340-200-0020, 340-204-0010 and this rule apply to this division. If the same term is defined in this rule and 340-200-0020 or 340-204-0010, the definition in this rule applies to this division. (1) "C.F.R." means Code of Federal Reg…

340-236-0300 Reduction of Animal Matter: Applicability OAR 340-236-0300 through 340-236-0330 apply to the reduction of animal matter in all areas of the state which are within city limits or within two miles of the boundaries of incorporated cities. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS…