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Contact Information:
San Joaquin Valley APCD
1990 E. Gettysburg
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 230-6000
Or view the Department's
Website
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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District-CALIFORNIA
DE MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS (Must Meet 1298):
Engines less than 50 hp or turbines less than 4 MW and operate less than 877 hours are exempt from permitting.
MINOR SOURCE PERMITTING:
Any units with a potential to emit greater than 2 pounds per day of any criteria pollutant must complete BACT for
all critiera pollutants. The air district maintains a clearinghouse with examples of recent BACT requirements.
The BACT cost thresholds in dollars per ton are as follows:
| Pollutant |
Dollars per Ton |
| VOC: |
$5,000 |
| NOx: |
$9,700 |
| PM-10: |
$5,700 |
| SOx: |
$3,900 |
| CO: |
$300 |
Tier 1 NOx Compliance Limits
| Statonary Gas Turbine Rating |
Operating hours per year |
NOx Compliance Limit ppmv at 15% O2 |
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Gas |
Oil |
| 4 MW and greater |
less than 877 |
42 |
65 |
| > 0.3 MW but < 10.0 MW |
greater than or equal to 877 |
42 |
65 |
| 10.0 MW and greater, without SCR |
greater than or equal to 877 |
15 x EFF/25 |
42 x EFF/25 |
| 10.0 and greater, with SCR |
greater than or equal to 877 |
9 x EFF/25 |
25 x EFF/25 |
| General Electric Frame 7 with Quiet Combustors |
Not applicable |
18 x EFF/25 |
42 x EFF/25 |
| Solar Saturn 1100 horsepower gas turbine powering centriugal compressor |
Not applicable |
50 |
50 |
Tier 2 NOx Compliance Limits
| Turbine Classification Rating |
Compliance Option (see section 7.2) |
NOx Compliance Limit ppmvd at 15% O2 |
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Gas Fuel |
Liquid Fuel |
| Less than 2.0 MW Solar Saturn, driving a centrifugal compressor |
Standard |
50 |
50 |
| No greater than 10 MW, if a DLN System is commercially available for the specific unit, as of April 30, 2003 |
Standard |
25 |
65 |
| No greater than 10 MW, if a DLN System is not commercially available for the specific unit, as of April 30, 2003 |
Standard |
35 |
65 |
| Greater than 10 MW, Combined cycle |
Standard |
5 |
25 |
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Enhanced |
3 |
25 |
| Greater than 10 MW, Simple cycle, and permit condition for greater than 877 hrs/yr operation |
Standard |
5 |
25 |
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Enhanced |
3 |
25 |
| Greater than 10 MW, Simple cycle, and permit condition for no greater than 877 hr/yr operation |
Standard |
25 |
42 |
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Enhanced |
5 |
25 |
CO Compliance Limits
| Stationary Gas Turbine |
CO Compliance Limit, ppmv at 15% O2 |
| Units not identified below |
200 |
| General Electric Frame 7 |
25 |
| General Electric Frame 7 with Quiet Combustors |
52 |
| Less than 2.0 MW Solar Saturn gas turbine powering centrifugal compressor |
250 |
TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY ENGINES:
Emergency engines must be permitted. The state has just issued new regulations concerning emergency generators entitled,
The Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Stationary Compression Engines.
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