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Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 20, 2024
Appendix - Table 13 to Subpart G of Part 63—Wastewater—Monitoring Requirements for Control Devices

Table 13 to Subpart G of Part 63—Wastewater—Monitoring Requirements for Control Devices

Control device Monitoring equipment required Parameters to be monitored Frequency
All control devices1. Flow indicator installed at all bypass lines to the atmosphere and equipped with continuous recorder b or1. Presence of flow diverted from the control device to the atmosphere orHourly records of whether the flow indicator was operating and whether a diversion was detected at any time during each hour.
2. Valves sealed closed with car-seal or lock-and-key configuration2. Monthly inspections of sealed valvesMonthly.
Thermal IncineratorTemperature monitoring device installed in firebox or in ductwork immediately downstream of firebox a and equipped with a continuous recorder bFirebox temperatureContinuous.
Catalytic IncineratorTemperature monitoring device installed in gas stream immediately before and after catalyst bed and equipped with a continuous recorder b1. Temperature upstream of catalyst bed or
2. Temperature difference across catalyst bed
Continuous.
Flare (if meeting the requirements of § 63.139(c)(3))Heat sensing device installed at the pilot light and equipped with a continuous recorder aPresence of a flame at the pilot lightHourly records of whether the monitor was continuously operating and whether the pilot flame was continuously present during each hour.
Flare (if meeting the requirements of § 63.108)The monitoring equipment is specified in § 63.108The parameters are specified in § 63.108The frequency is specified in § 63.108.
Boiler or process heater <44 megawatts and vent stream is not mixed with the primary fuelTemperature monitoring device installed in firebox a and equipped with continuous recorder bCombustion temperatureContinuous.
CondenserTemperature monitoring device installed at condenser exit and equipped with continuous recorder bCondenser exit (product side) temperatureContinuous.
Carbon adsorber (regenerative, regenerated onsite)Integrating regeneration stream flow monitoring device having an accuracy of ±10 percent, andTotal regeneration stream mass or volumetric flow during carbon bed regeneration cycle(s)For each regeneration cycle, record the total regeneration stream mass or volumetric flow.
Carbon bed temperature monitoring deviceTemperature of carbon bed after regeneration [and within 15 minutes of completing any cooling cycle(s)]For each regeneration cycle and within 15 minutes of completing any cooling cycle, record the carbon bed temperature.
Carbon adsorber (Non-regenerative or regenerative, regenerated offsite)Organic compound concentration monitoring device cOrganic compound concentration of adsorber exhaustDaily or at intervals no greater than 20 percent of the design carbon replacement interval, whichever is greater.
The monitoring equipment is specified in § 63.139(d)(5)The parameters are specified in § 63.139(d)(5)The frequency is specified in § 63.139(d)(5).
Organic monitoring device dOrganic monitoring device installed at the outlet of the control deviceOrganic compound concentration of control device exhaustContinuous.
Alternative monitoring parametersOther parameters may be monitored upon approval from the Administrator in accordance with the requirements in § 63.143(e)(3)

a Monitor may be installed in the firebox or in the ductwork immediately downstream of the firebox before any substantial heat exchange is encountered.

b “Continuous recorder” is defined in § 63.111 of this subpart.

c As an alternative to conducting this monitoring, an owner or operator may replace the carbon in the carbon adsorption system with fresh carbon at a regular predetermined time interval that is less than the carbon replacement interval that is determined by the maximum design flow rate and organic concentration in the gas stream vented to the carbon adsorption system. For each source as defined in § 63.101, on and after July 15, 2027, this footnote no longer applies.

d A continuous organic monitoring device may be used in lieu of the requirements outlined for thermal incinerators, catalytic incinerators, boilers, process heaters, condensers, and carbon adsorbers.

[89 FR 43218, May 16, 2024]
authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401
source: 57 FR 61992, Dec. 29, 1992, unless otherwise noted.