§ 9-12-22. Testing and monitoring air contaminant sources.

A.

Confirmation of emissions listed in a permit application. The health officer may require the applicant for an operating permit to conduct or have conducted such tests as are necessary to establish the quantity or identity of air contaminants emitted from an air contaminant source. Such tests shall be conducted in a manner approved in advance by the health officer. The health officer may require that such tests be conducted in the presence of the health officer or a designee.

B.

General testing. The health officer may conduct tests of air contaminant emissions from any source. Upon request of the health officer, the owner or operator of the source to be tested shall provide, at no expense to the health officer, reasonable and necessary performance testing facilities in accordance with section 9-12-23 of this chapter and openings in stacks, vents and ducts.

C.

Determination of violation(s). Whenever the health officer has reason to believe that the emission limits of the regulations set forth in this chapter are being violated, the health officer may require the owner or operator to conduct or have conducted at the owner's or operator's expense, tests to determine the emission level of specific air contaminants. The health officer may require that such tests be conducted in the presence of the health officer or designee.

D.

Periodic testing. The health officer may require the owner or operator of an air contaminant source, as a condition of an operating permit, to conduct or have conducted periodic tests to establish the amount of air contaminants emitted. The nature, extent, and frequency of such required testing shall be specified in the operating permit. Such tests shall be made at the expense of the owner or operator and shall be conducted in accordance with section 9-12-23 of this chapter.

E.

Filing emission data. Any person subject to this air pollution control code and directed to do so by the health officer shall file emission data, reporting a minimum of one year of emissions, with the health officer on forms available from the health officer.

F.

Monitoring of emissions. The requirements of the Rules and Regulations of Tennessee 1200-3-10-.02 are incorporated by reference as the requirements of this jurisdiction, except that the phrase "Federal Register, Volume 40, No. 194, October 6, 1975" in 1200-3-10-.02(1)(c) and the phrase "October 6, 1975, Federal Register, Volume 40, No. 194 (Appendix P, Paragraph 5.0)" in 1200-3-10-.02(2)(b)7 are deleted and the phrase "Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 58, Appendix C" is substituted in lieu thereof.

G.

Major stationary source sampling, recording and reporting. The requirements of the Rules and Regulations of Tennessee 1200-3-10-.04 are incorporated by reference as the requirements of this jurisdiction.

H.

Monitoring required for determination of compliance of certain large stationary sources. The requirements of the Rules and Regulations of Tennessee 1200-3-12-.04 are incorporated by reference as the requirements of this jurisdiction.

(Code 1967, § 3-7; Code 1985, § 16-85; Ord. No. 1265, § 1, 4-25-1972; Ord. No. 2921, § 1(2), 10-9-1979; Ord. No. 4320, § 15, 5-2-1995; Ord. No. 4636, § 16, 12-15-1998; Ord. No. 4867, § 1, 6-19-2001; Ord. No. 4981, § 12, 12-17-2002; Ord. No. 5041, § 1(10), 2004)