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Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL ABRACZINSKAS
Director March 5, 2020
Donn Nuss, Regional Environmental Manager
Stericycle, Inc.
1168 Porter Avenue
Haw River,NC 27258
Subject: Test Protocol Submittal for Visible Emissions Testing
Stericycle,Inc.
Haw River,North Carolina
Alamance County
4-0100010-Title V Air Permit No.05896T25
Dear Mr.Nuss,
This is to acknowledge receipt at the Winston-Salem Regional Office on March 4,2020, of the Protocol
Submittal Form for the visible emissions tests scheduled for April 8, 2020 at the above referenced facility. The
emission sources to be tested are the two dual-chamber natural gas-fired hospital,medical, and infectious waste
incinerators(Emission Source IDs: ES-01 and ES-02).
The emissions test protocol for the subject facility has been reviewed. The testing for visible emissions will
be performed in order to demonstrate compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ce, "Emission Guidelines and
Compliance Times for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators." The proposed method of testing is U.S.
EPA Method 9,Visual Determination of the Opacity of Emissions from Stationary Sources. Testing must be
conducted in accordance with the subpart for each emission point tested.
The proposed method is acceptable. TRC Environmental shall be responsible for ensuring that the
equipment or processes being tested are operated at or near the maximum normal production rate approximately 90
percent of the maximum or above. Within the limits of practicality,the final report must include the process rate
information for each individual run during the test period.
Approval of the proposed testing methods does not exempt the tester, in any way, from the minimum
requirements of the applicable test methods. Any deviations from the applicable methodologies not specifically
addressed in this letter remain subject to the approval of the Division of Air Quality and the U.S. EPA.
Please call me at(336)776-9647 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Gray, QSTI
WSRO Stack Test Coordinator
Division of Air Quality,NCDEQ
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Mpartmant of Environmental Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Air Quality
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105
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