§ 283.218. Air resources protection.
(a) Emissions from a facility subject to this chapter shall meet the requirements of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. § § 4001—4014), Article III (relating to air resources), the terms or conditions of its permit and other applicable Department guidelines.
(b) The operator may not cause or contribute to an exceedance of any ambient air quality standards under § 131.3 (relating to ambient air quality standards).
(c) A person or municipality may not cause or allow open burning at the facility.
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a)—(c) emissions from a facility subject to this chapter shall be, at a minimum, subject to the following:
(1) For new infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incinerators, best available technology standards for air quality control for the facilities, defined at § § 121.1 and 127.12(a)(5) (relating to definitions; and content of applications).
(2) For existing infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incinerators, reasonably available technology control standards for the facilities, as required by section 2(b) of the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L. 525, No. 93) (35 P. S. § 6019.2(b)), known as the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law and Department regulations.
(3) For new incinerators for waste other than infectious or chemotherapeutic waste, best available technology standards for the facilities defined at § § 121.1 and 127.12(a)(5).
(4) For existing incinerators for waste other than infectious or chemotherapeutic waste, reasonably available technology control standards for the facilities, as required by Department regulations.
Source The provisions of this § 283.218 adopted April 8, 1988, effective April 9, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 1681; amended August 7, 1992, effective August 8, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 4185; amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (226389) to (226390).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 283.241 (relating to safety).
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