§ 22a-193 — Reporting required for exceeding or deviating from permitted emissions limits.

On and after July 1, 1996, the owner or operator of a resources recovery facility shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection within twelve hours of any exceeding of, or deviation from, any permitted emissions limitation or parameter including, but not limited to, dioxin and furan indicators such as combustion efficiency and temperature, opacity, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, combustion efficiency, combustion temperature, sulfur dioxide reduction efficiency, final particulate control device inlet temperature and steam load.

Legislative History

(P.A. 86-332, S. 4, 20; P.A. 87-489, S. 1, 14; P.A. 96-163, S. 5, 10; P.A. 03-123, S. 11; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.) History: P.A. 87-489 amended Subdiv. (1) to delete provision re a dedicated telephone line for continuous monitoring and substituted in lieu thereof provision re continuous monitoring with remote telemetry; P.A. 96-163 replaced prior provisions re continuous monitoring of emissions and a toll-free telephone line for receiving reports about emissions with provisions requiring owner or operator to report exceedances or deviations from permitted emissions, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 03-123 made technical changes, effective June 26, 2003; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.