Rule 3745-18-47 | Jefferson county emission limits.
(A) No owner or operator of any coal-fired steam generating unit in Jefferson county, unless otherwise specified in this rule, shall cause or permit the emission of sulfur dioxide from any source to exceed a maximum of 1.8 pounds of sulfur dioxide per MM Btu actual heat input.
(B) No owner or operator of any oil-fired steam generating unit in Jefferson county, unless otherwise specified in this rule, shall cause or permit the emission of sulfur dioxide from any source to exceed a maximum of 0.8 pounds of sulfur dioxide per MM Btu actual heat input.
(C) [Reserved.]
(D) The "Cardinal Power Plant (Cardinal Operating Company)" (OEPA premise number 0641050002) or any subsequent owner or operator of the "Cardinal Power Plant (Cardinal Operating Company), 306 County Road 7 East, Brilliant, Ohio" shall not cause or permit emissions of sulfur dioxide from the following sources to exceed the amounts indicated:
(1) Main boiler unit numbers 1 and 2 (OEPA source numbers B001 and B002); a maximum of 1.056 pounds of sulfur dioxide per MM Btu actual heat input from each boiler.
(2) Main boiler unit number 3 (OEPA source number B009); a maximum of 0.66 pounds of sulfur dioxide per MM Btu actual heat input.
(3) Main boiler unit numbers 1, 2 and 3 (OEPA source numbers B001, B002 and B009), combined; a maximum of 4,858.75 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour as a rolling, thirty-day average.
(E) [Reserved.]
(F) [Reserved.]
(G) The "JSW Steel USA Ohio" (OEPA premise number 0641090010) or any subsequent owner or operator of the "JSW Steel USA Ohio, 1500 Commercial Avenue, Mingo Junction, Ohio" shall not cause or permit the emission of sulfur dioxide from the following sources to exceed the amounts indicated:
(1) [Reserved.]
(2) [Reserved.]
(3) Reheat furnaces 2 to 4 (OEPA source numbers P006 to P008); a maximum of 1.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour.
(4) Electric arc furnace number 1 (OEPA source number P913); a maximum of 105.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour.
(5) Ladle metallurgical furnace to the electric arc furnace (OEPA source number P914):
(a) A maximum of 14.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour in accordance with the compliance time schedule in paragraph (C)(11)(d) of rule 3745-18-03 of the Administrative Code.
(b) A maximum of 85.0 pounds of sulfur dioxide per hour in accordance with the compliance time schedule in paragraph (C)(11)(e) of rule 3745-18-03 of the Administrative Code.
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