Iowa Boilers and Industrial Furnaces: What you need to know

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for industrial/commercial/institutional boilers: 40 CFR 60.40b to 60.49b and 40 CFR 60.40c to 60.48c and Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 567-23.1(2)(455B)

National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters: 40 CFR 63.7480 to 63.7575

NESHAP for industrial, commercial, and institutional boiler area sources: 40 CFR 63.11193 to 63.11237

Hazardous waste burned in boilers and industrial furnaces: 40 CFR 266.100 to 40 CFR 266.112

NESHAP from hazardous waste combustors: 40 CFR 63.1200 to 63.1213 and IAC 567-23.1(4)(455B)

State requirements for fuel-burning equipment:

Emissions limits: IAC 567-23.3(2)(b), IAC 567-23.3(3)(a), and IAC 567-23.3(3)(b)

Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Environmental Services Division (EPD) Air Quality Bureau

Linn County Health Department Air Quality Division

Polk County Public Works Air Quality Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. In Iowa, the installation and operation of various boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs) typically requires an air quality construction permit, which identifies the applicable requirements. Applicable sources must comply with the federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for industrial/commercial/institutional boilers, the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters, and the NESHAP for industrial, ...