{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac5-40-1980","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC5-40-1980","heading":"Standard for particulate matter","body":"A. Thermal driers.\n\n1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any thermal drier any particulate emissions in excess of the limits in Table 4-15A.\n\nTABLE 4-15A\n\nProcess Weight Rate\n\nTons/Hr\n\nMaximum Allowable Emission Rate\n\nLb/Hr\n\n100 or less\n\n45\n\n200 or more\n\n105\n\n2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.\n\nB. Pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment.\n\n1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment any particulate emissions in excess of 0.05 grains per standard cubic foot of exhaust gas. In no event shall the emission rate exceed the appropriate limit in Table 4-15B.\n\n2. Interpretation of the emission standard in subdivision B 1 of this section shall be in accordance with 9VAC5-40-22.\n\nTABLE 4-15B\n\nProcess Weight Rate\n\nMaximum Allowable Emission Rate\n\nLb/Hr\n\nTons/Hr\n\nLb/Hr\n\n100\n\n0.05\n\n0.551\n\n200\n\n0.10\n\n0.877\n\n400\n\n0.20\n\n1.40\n\n600\n\n0.30\n\n1.83\n\n800\n\n0.40\n\n2.22\n\n1000\n\n0.50\n\n2.58\n\n1500\n\n0.75\n\n3.38\n\n2000\n\n1.00\n\n4.10\n\n2500\n\n1.25\n\n4.76\n\n3000\n\n1.50\n\n5.38\n\n3500\n\n1.75\n\n5.96\n\n4000\n\n2.00\n\n6.52\n\n5000\n\n2.50\n\n7.58\n\n6000\n\n3.00\n\n8.56\n\n7000\n\n3.50\n\n9.49\n\n8000\n\n4.00\n\n10.4\n\n9000\n\n4.50\n\n11.2\n\n10000\n\n5.00\n\n12.0\n\n12000\n\n6.00\n\n13.6\n\n16000\n\n8.00\n\n16.5\n\n18000\n\n9.00\n\n17.9\n\n20000\n\n10.00\n\n19.2\n\n30000\n\n15.00\n\n25.2\n\n40000\n\n20.00\n\n30.5\n\n50000\n\n25.00\n\n35.4\n\n60000\n\n30.00\n\n40.0\n\n70000\n\n35.00\n\n41.3\n\n80000\n\n40.00\n\n42.5\n\n90000\n\n45.00\n\n43.6\n\n100000\n\n50.00\n\n44.6\n\n120000\n\n60.00\n\n46.3\n\n140000\n\n70.00\n\n47.8\n\n160000\n\n80.00\n\n49.1\n\n200000\n\n100.00\n\n51.3\n\n1000000\n\n500.00\n\n69.0\n\n2000000\n\n1000.00\n\n77.6\n\n6000000\n\n3000.00\n\n92.7","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 5. State Air Pollution Control Board","Chapter 40. Existing Stationary Sources","Part II. Emission Standards","Article 15. Emission Standards for Coal Preparation Plants (Rule 4-15)"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency5/chapter40/section1980/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:06Z","sha256":"2d8679ed5103a3c77e933989b9b3f02c971a6c5f801d51db505e7ca3937bbd49","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac5-40-1970","next":"us-va/9vac5-40-1990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}