§ 9-12-21. Particulate matter from incinerators.

A.

No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emissions from any incinerator having a charging rate of 2,000 pounds per hour or less, fly ash or other particulate matter in quantities exceeding two-tenth grains per cubic foot of flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 percent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

B.

No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emissions from any incinerator having a charging rate greater than 2,000 pounds per hour, fly ash or other particulate matter in quantities exceeding one-tenth grains per standard cubic foot of flue gas at standard conditions corrected to 12 percent carbon dioxide by volume excluding the contribution of auxiliary fuel.

C.

No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emission of particles of unburned waste or ash from any incinerator which are individually large enough to be visible while suspended in the atmosphere.

D.

No person shall construct, install, use or cause to be used any incinerator which will result in odors being detectable by sense of smell in any area of human use or occupancy.

E.

No person shall install or construct an incinerator to be used for disposal of combustible waste from dwelling units if such incinerator is to be used to burn such wastes produced by fewer than 25 dwelling units.

F.

No person shall use or cause to be used any incinerator unless all components connected or attached to, or serving the incinerator, including control apparatus, are functioning properly and are in use. Incinerators shall be operated so as to comply with recognized good practices.

G.

Incinerators having two and five-tenths cubic feet furnace volume or less used solely for the disposal of infective dressings and other similar material shall not be required to meet these emission standards.

H.

No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any incinerator, visible emissions with an opacity in excess of 20 percent.

(Code 1967, § 3-23; Code 1985, § 16-84; Ord. No. 1265, § 1, 4-25-1972; Ord. No. 3230, § 1(4), 8-3-1982)