Section 791. General Control Requirements

01. Prohibition. No owner or operator of a nonmetallic mineral processing plant may allow, suffer, or cause the emissions of any air pollutant to the atmosphere in such quantity of such nature and duration and under suc h conditions as would be injurious to human health or welfare, to animal or plant life, or to property, or to interfere unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property. (3-28-23) 02. Control of Fugitive Dust. In accordance with Sections 650 and 651, owners and operators o f nonmetallic mineral processing plants must take all reasonable precautions to prevent the generation of fugitive dust . In determining what is reasonable, consideration will be given to factors such as the proximity to human habitation s and/or activities and atmospheric conditions that might affect the movement of particulate matter. (3-28-23) 792. (RESERVED) 793. EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR NONMETALLIC MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS NOT SUBJECT TO 40 CFR PART 60, SUBPART OOO. Owners and operators of nonmetallic mineral processing plants that are not subject to a 40 CFR Part 60 requirement must comply with the emissions standards set forth in Section 793. (3-28-23) 01. Processing Plants Not Regulated by 40 CFR Part 60. Fixed or portable plants that commence d construction, reconstruction, or modification before August 31, 1983, are not subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO. (3-28-23) 02. Emissions Standards for Fugitive Emissions. Emissions that exhibit greater than twenty percent (20%) opacity must not be discharged in the atmosphere from any crusher, grinding mill, screening operation, bucke t elevator, belt conveyor, conveying system, transfer point, vent, capture system, storage bin, stockpile, truck dumpin g operation, vehicle traffic on an affected paved public roadway, vehicle traffic on or wind erosion of an unpaved hau l road, or other source of fugitive emissions. Opacity must be determined using the test methods and procedures i n Section 625. The plant is not required to have a certified opacity reader. (3-28-23)