GroundRules
9VAC5-40-1710: Standard for visible emissions
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9. Environment
- Agency 5. State Air Pollution Control Board
- Chapter 40. Existing Stationary Sources
- Part II. Emission Standards
- Article 13. Emission Standards for Pulp and Paper Mills (Rule 4-13)
A. The provisions of Article 1 (9VAC5-40-60 et seq.) of this chapter (Emission Standards for Visible Emissions and Fugitive Dust/Emissions, Rule 4-1) apply except with regard to recovery furnaces; for such facilities the provisions in subsection B of this section apply instead of 9VAC5-40-80 A.
B. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any recovery furnace any visible emissions which exhibit greater than 35% opacity. Failure to meet the requirements of this section because of the presence of water vapor shall not be a violation of this section.
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