§ 60.4380a. How are NOX excess emissions and monitor downtime reported?
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(a)For a stationary combustion turbine that uses water or steam to fuel ratio monitoring and is subject to the reporting requirements under § 60.4375a(a), periods of excess emissions and monitor downtime must be reported as specified in paragraphs (a)(1) through
(3)of this section.
(1)An excess emission that must be reported is any operating hour for which the 4-operating-hour rolling average steam or water to fuel ratio, as measured by the continuous monitoring system, is less than the acceptable steam or water to fuel ratio needed to demonstrate compliance with § 60.4320a, as established during the most recent performance test. Any operating hour during which no water or steam is injected into the turbine when the specific conditions require water or steam injection for NOX control will also be considered an excess emission.
(2)A period of monitor downtime that must be reported is any operating hour in which water or steam is injected into the turbine, but the parametric data needed to determine the steam or water to fuel ratio are unavailable or out-of-control.
(3)Each report must include the average steam or water to fuel ratio, average fuel consumption, and the stationary combustion turbine load during each excess emission.
(b)For reports required under § 60.4375a(a), periods of excess emissions and monitor downtime for stationary combustion turbines using a CEMS, excess emissions are reported as specified in paragraphs (b)(1) and
(2)of this section.
(1)An excess emission that must be reported is any unit operating period in which the 4-operating-hour average NOX emissions rate, 30-operating-day rolling average NOX emissions rate, 4-hour mass-based emissions rate, or the 12-calendar-month mass-based emissions rate exceeds the applicable emissions standard in § 60.4320a as determined in § 60.4350a.
(2)A period of monitor downtime that must be reported is any operating hour in which the data for any of the following parameters that you use to calculate the emission rate, as applicable, used to determine compliance, are either missing or out-of-control: NOX concentration, CO2 or O2 concentration, stack flow rate, heat input rate, steam flow rate, steam temperature, steam pressure, or megawatts. You are only required to monitor parameters used for compliance purposes.
(c)For reports required under § 60.4375a(a), periods of excess emissions and monitor downtime for stationary combustion turbines using combustion parameters or parameters that document proper operation of the NOX emission controls excess emissions and monitor downtime are reported as specified in paragraphs (c)(1) and
(2)of this section.
(1)Excess emissions that must be reported are each 4-operating-hour rolling average in which any monitored parameter (as averaged over the 4-operating-hour period) does not achieve the target value or is outside the acceptable range defined in the parameter monitoring plan for the unit.
(2)Periods of monitor downtime that must be reported are each operating hour in which any of the required parametric data that are used to calculate the emission rate, as applicable, used to determine compliance, are either not recorded or are out-of-control.