Section R18-2-513. Portable Sources Covered under a General Per- mit

A.      This Section applies to sources that have been granted cover- age under a general permit that allows for the operation of a source at more than one location.

B.       General permits developed by the Director for portable sources shall contain conditions that will assure compliance with all applicable requirements at all authorized locations.

C.      Owners and operators that hold multiple coverages under the same general permit may interchange equipment between sources without obtaining new authorization to operate. At no time shall an owner or operator interchange equipment that would cause the combined facility to exceed emission limita- tions in the general permit. Equipment covered under different general permits shall not be interchanged except that a new authorization to operate is obtained in accordance with this Article.

D.      Owners and operators that operate multiple portable sources under a general permit shall have an equivalent number of coverages under a general permit as the number of locations at which each portable source operates.

E.       A portable source that will operate for the duration of its per- mit solely in one county that has established a local air pollu- tion control program pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-479 shall obtain a permit from that county. A portable source with a county permit shall not operate in any other county. A portable source that has been granted coverage under a general permit that subsequently obtains a county permit shall request that the Director  terminate  the  coverage  under  the  general  permit.

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Upon issuance of the county permit, the coverage under the general permit issued by the Director is no longer valid.

F.       A portable source which has a county permit but proposes to operate outside that county may obtain coverage under a gen- eral permit from the Director. A portable source that has a per- mit issued by a county and obtains coverage under a general permit issued by the Director shall request that the county ter- minate the permit. Upon issuance of coverage under a general permit by the Director, the county permit is no longer valid. Before commencing operation in the new county, the source shall notify the Director and the control officer who has juris- diction in the county that includes the new location according to subsection (G).

G.      A portable source granted coverage under a general permit may be transferred from one location to another provided that the owner or operator of such equipment notifies the Director and any control officer who has jurisdiction over the geo- graphic area that includes the new location of the transfer prior to the transfer. The notification required under this subsection shall include:

1.        A description of the equipment to be transferred includ- ing the permit number and as appropriate the Authoriza- tion-to-Operate number for each piece of equipment;

2.        A description of the present location;

3.        A description of the location to which the equipment is to be transferred, including the availability of all utilities, such as water and electricity, necessary for the proper operation of all control equipment;

4.        The date on which the equipment is to be moved;

5.        The date on which operation of the equipment will begin at the new location;

6.        A complete equipment list of all equipment that will be located at the new location; and

7.        Revised emissions calculations demonstrating that the equipment at the new location continues to qualify for the general permit under which the source has coverage.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Amended

effective October 2, 1979 (Supp. 79-5). Editorial correc- tion, subsection (A), paragraph (2) (Supp. 80-2).

Amended effective July 9, 1980 (Supp. 80-4). Amended

subsection (A) effective May 28, 1982 (Supp. 82-3). Amended subsection (A) effective September 22, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R9-3-513 renumbered without change as Section R18-2-513 (Supp. 87-3).

Amended effective September 26, 1990 (Supp. 90-3). Renumbered to R18-2-713 effective November 15, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1542, effective August 7, 2012 (Supp. 12-2).