Title 7 Natural Resources and Environmental Control
1100 Air Quality Management Section
1104 Particulate Emissions from Fuel Burning Equipment
02/01/1981
1.0 General Provisions
1.1 The emission of particulate matter from fuel burning equipment shall be controlled to a limit that shall meet the ambient air quality requirements.
1.2 The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply where the heat input to the equipment is less than 1,000,000 BTU per hour.
1.3 The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to equipment or operations whose emissions are controlled by 7 DE Admin. Code 1105 or 7 DE Admin. Code 1107 or 7 DE Admin. Code 1129.
1.4 For purposes of this Regulation, the heat input value shall be based upon the manufacturer's guaranteed maximum input or the Department's calculatedinput.
1.5 The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to the start-up and shutdown of equipment which operates continuously or in an extended steadystate when emissions from such equipment during start-up and shutdown are governed by an operation permit issued pursuant to the provisions of 2.0 of 7 DE Admin. Code 1102.
02/01/1981
2.0 Emission Limits
No person shall cause or allow the emission of particulate matter in excess of 0.3 pound per million BTU heat input, maximum two-hour average, from any fuel burning equipment.
12 DE Reg. 347 (09/01/08)
