Table 1

Significant Impact Levels

OAR 340-200-8000

Pollutant

Averaging Time

Air Quality Area Designation

  

Class I

Class II

Class III

SO2 (µg/m3)1

Annual

0.10

1.0

1.0

 
 

24-hour

0.20

5.9

5.0

 
 

3-hour

1.0

25.0

25.0

 

PM10 (µg/m3)

Annual

0.20

0.20

0.20

 
 

24-hour

0.30

1.0

1.0

 

PM2.5 (µg/m3)

Annual

0.06

0.3

0.3

 
 

24-hour

0.07

1.2

1.2

 

NO2 (µg/m3)

Annual

0.10

1.0

1.0

 

CO (mg/m3)2

8-hour

---

0.5

0.5

 
 

1-hour

---

2.0

2.0

 

 

     [ED. NOTE: This rule amended and renumbered from OAR 340-200-0020.]

 

 

Table # 2

Significant Emission Rates

(OAR 340-200-8010)

Pollutant

Emission Rate

Greenhouse Gases (CO2e)

75,000 tons/year

 

Carbon Monoxide

100 tons/year

 

Nitrogen Oxides (NOX)

40 tons/year

 

Particulate Matter

25 tons/year

 

PM10

15 tons/year

 

Direct PM2.5

10 tons/year

 

PM2.5 precursors (SO2 or NOx)

40 tons/year

 

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

40 tons/year

 

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

40 tons/year

 

Ozone precursors (VOC or NOx)

40 tons/year

 

Lead

0.6 ton/year

 

Fluorides

3 tons/year

 

Sulfuric Acid Mist

7 tons/year

 

Hydrogen Sulfide

10 tons/year

 

Total Reduced Sulfur (including hydrogen sulfide)

10 tons/year

 

Reduced sulfur compounds (including hydrogen sulfide)

10 tons/year

 

Municipal waste combustor organics (measured as total tetra- through octa- chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans)

0.0000035 ton/year

 

Municipal waste combustor metals (measured as particulate matter)

15 tons/year

 

Municipal waste combustor acid gases (measured as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride)

40 tons/year

 

Municipal solid waste landfill emissions (measured as nonmethane organic compounds)

50 tons/year

 

[ED. NOTE: This rule amended and renumbered from OAR 340-200-0020.]

 

 

Table # 3

Significant Emission Rates for the Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area

(OAR 340-200-8020)

Air Contaminant

Emission Rate

 

Annual

Day

 

PM10

5.0 tons/year  

50.0 pounds

 

[ED. NOTE: This rule amended and renumbered from OAR 340-200-0020.]

 

 

Table # 4

De Minimis Emission Levels

(OAR 340-200-8030)

Pollutant

De minimis (tons/year, except as noted)

Greenhouse Gases (CO2e)

2,756

 

CO

1

 

NOx

1

 

SO2

1

 

VOC

1

 

PM

1

 

PM10 (except Medford AQMA)

1

 

PM10/PM2.5 (Medford AQMA)

0.5 [5.0 lbs/day]

 

Direct PM2.5

1

 

Lead

0.1

 

Fluorides

0.3

 

Sulfuric Acid Mist

0.7

 

Hydrogen Sulfide

1

 

Total Reduced Sulfur (including hydrogen sulfide)

1

 

Reduced Sulfur

1

 

Municipal waste combustor organics (Dioxin and furans)

0.0000005

 

Municipal waste combustor metals

1

 

Municipal waste combustor acid gases

1

 

Municipal solid waste landfill gases

1

Single HAP

1

Combined HAP (aggregate)

1

 

 [ED. NOTE: This rule amended and renumbered from OAR 340-200-0020.]

 

 

Table # 5

Generic PSELs

(OAR 340-200-8040)

Pollutant

Generic PSEL

(tons/year, except as noted)

Greenhouse Gases (CO2e)

74,000

 

CO

99

 

NOx

39

 

SO2

39

 

VOC

39

 

PM

24

 

PM10 (except Medford AQMA)

14

 

PM10/PM2.5 (Medford AQMA)

4.5 [49 lbs/day]

 

PM2.5

9

 

Lead

0.5

 

Fluorides

2

 

Sulfuric Acid Mist

6

 

Hydrogen Sulfide

9

 

Total Reduced Sulfur (including hydrogen sulfide)

9

 

Reduced Sulfur

9

 

Municipal waste combustor organics (Dioxin and furans)

0.0000030

 

Municipal waste combustor metals

14

 

Municipal waste combustor acid gases

39

Municipal solid waste landfill gases

49

Single HAP

9

Combined HAPs (aggregate)

24

 

 [ED. NOTE: This rule amended and renumbered from OAR 340-200-0020(56).]