Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-16-.20 Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple Superphosphate Storage Facilities

• Library: Tennessee Administrative Code (TAC)
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through December 25, 2023
• Citation: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-16-.20
• Year: 2023

(1) Applicability.

The provisions of this rule shall apply to each granular triple superphosphate storage facility. For the purpose of this rule, the affected facility includes any combination of storage or curing piles conveyors, elevators, screens and mills commenced on or after February 9 1977.

(2) Definitions.

(a) "Granular triple superphosphate storage facility" means any facility curing or storing granular triple superphosphate.

(b) "Total fluorides" means elemental fluorine and all fluoride compounds as measured by reference methods specified in subparagraph .01(5)(g) of this chapter.

(c) "Equivalent P2O5 stored" means the quantity of phosphorus, expressed as phosphorus pentoxide, being cured or stored in the affected facility.

(d) "Fresh granular triple superphosphate" means granular triple superphosphate produced no more than 10 days prior to the date of the performance test.

(3) Standard for Fluorides. On and after the date on which the performance test required to be conducted by paragraph .01(5) of this chapter is completed, no owner or operator subject to the provisions of this rule shall cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any affected facility any gases which contain total fluorides in excess of 0.25 g/hr/metric ton of equivalent P2O5 stored (5.0 x 10-4 lb/hr/ton of equivalent P2O5 stored).

(4) Monitoring of Operations. The owner or operator of any granular triple superphosphate storage...