Boiler MACT Compliance
Wilson Engineering Services, PC (WES) provides consulting services to help you navigate compliance under the new Boiler MACT rules (both Area and Major Source). WES will help you develop a strategy that considers all compliance options to identify the most cost effective compliance strategy. WES specializes in development and execution of comprehensive compliance strategies for large and small businesses and public sector entities. Below is a brief description of the Area and Major Source (Boiler MACT) rules. Please feel free to contact us anytime discuss the implications of the rules for your facility, and click on the links below to view our service offerings for Area and Major Source facilities.
WES Area Source Compliance Services
WES Major Source Compliance Services
Boiler MACT Overview
The EPA has issued two rules governing Major and Minor (Area) Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) for commercial and industrial boilers. Collectively, these rules have been commonly referred to Boiler MACT rules. The rules impact your facility if you burn fuel oil, biomass, or coal and are a commercial or industrial operation. The Area and Major Source rules cover small and large facilities respectively and have different implications. Major Sources are those that have the potential to emit 10 tons per year of any single HAP or 25 tons per year of any combination of HAP. Area Sources are any Sources that are not Major Sources.
Area Source
The rule places numerical emission limits on Particulate Matter for new biomass and oil boilers and Particulate Matter, Mercury, and Carbon Monoxide for existing and new coal boilers. Boilers under 10 mmBtu/hr (input) are required to have a biennial tune up and are not subject to emission limits. The rule requires an energy assessment to be completed for each affected boiler over 10 mmBtu/hr. The compliance deadlines are generally as follows: initial tune-up (March 21, 2012 or startup), energy assessment (March 21, 2014), emissions (March 21, 2014 existing or 180 days from startup). Additional information can be found at the EPA’s Area Source rule website http://www.epa.gov/boilercompliance/. Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any questions regarding compliance at your facility, and click on the link below to view our service offerings.
WES Area Source Compliance Services
Major Source
Rule has been stayed. EPA intends to issue a new proposed rule by October 31, 2011 to be finalized by April 30, 2012. The past version of the rule placed numerical limits on Particulate Matter, Hydrogen Chloride, Mercury, Carbon Monoxide, and Dioxin/Furan. The rule also required energy assessment for existing boilers at Major Source facilities. Compliance deadlines were as of startup for any new or reconstructed system placed in operation after May 20, 2011 and May 21, 2014 for any existing facility. The full text of the rule, EPA’s fact sheet, and additional information can be found at http://www.epa.gov/airquality/combustion/actions.html#feb11. Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any questions regarding compliance at your facility, and click on the link below to view our service offerings.
WES Major Source Compliance Services
