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New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 6. Department of Environmental Conservation |
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Chapter III. Air Resources |
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Subchapter A. Prevention and Control of Air Contamination and Air Pollution |
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Part 246. Mercury Reduction Program for Coal-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units |
Sec. 246.6. Mercury Reduction Program unit limits for new and existing units
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- (a) At the time a MRP unit commences operation, each new unit:(1) shall not exceed the emission limit of 0.6 pounds of mercury per trillion Btu (0.6 lb Hg/ TBtu) from the firing of coal or coal-derived fuel. Compliance with this emission limit shall be determined on a 30-day rolling average, rolled daily, reported quarterly in accordance with sections 246.7 through 246.13 of this Part; or(2) if one or more units are utilizing a common stack, the average emission limit shall not exceed 0.6 pounds of mercury per trillion Btu (0.6 lb Hg/TBtu) from the firing of coal or coal- derived fuel across all operating units of the common stack. Compliance with this emission limit shall be determined on a 30-day rolling average, rolled daily, reported quarterly in accordance with the provisions of sections 246.7 through 246.13 of this Part.(b) Effective January 1, 2015, each existing MRP facility shall not exceed the emission limit of 0.6 pounds mercury per trillion Btu (0.6 lb Hg/TBtu). Compliance with this emission limit shall be determined on a 30-day rolling average, rolled daily, reported quarterly in accordance with the provisions of sections 246.7 through 246.13 of this Part.(c) Effective January 1, 2010, each existing MRP unit not identified in Table 1 of section 246.5 of this Part:(1) shall not exceed the emission limit of 0.6 pounds mercury per trillion Btu (0.6 lb Hg/ TBtu). Compliance with this emission limit shall be determined on a 30-day rolling average, rolled daily, reported quarterly in accordance with the provisions of sections 246.7 through 246.13 of this Part; or(2) if one or more units are utilizing a common stack, the average emission limit shall not exceed 0.6 pounds mercury per trillion Btu (0.6 lb Hg/TBtu) across all operating units of the common stack. Compliance with this emission limit shall be determined on a 30-day rolling average, rolled daily, reported quarterly in accordance with the provisions of sections 246.7 through 246.13 of this Part.