N.M. Code R. § 20.11.22.15 Visible Emission Limitations

• Library: New Mexico Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 34, No. 24, December 19, 2023
• Citation: N.M. Code R. § 20.11.22.15
• Year: 2023

A. Certified wood heaters may be operated during a no-burn period provided that no visible emissions are produced after a twenty (20) minute period following start up or refueling. To determine compliance with this standard, the Director shall observe the point at which the certified wood heater releases emissions into the ambient air. If the emission point is producing any visible emissions twenty (20) minutes or longer after the initial observation, a violation of this Part has occurred.

B. During a period in which the Director has not declared a no-burn, no person shall operate a solid fuel heating device in a manner which produces emission into the atmosphere if the emissions exceed 30 % opacity twenty (20) minutes or longer after ignition or refueling of the solid fuel burning device. Visible emission opacity shall be determined by an observer certified by the Director. To determine opacity the observer shall:

(1) Use the standard visual method listed in 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, Method 9; or

(2) Use equipment approved by the Director and the EPA if, under the circumstances, the Director and the EPA determines the equipment is as accurate as, or is more accurate than use of the Method 9 procedure.

(3) If condensed water vapor is visible in an...