Minnesota 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

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 266.112, Minnesota Rules (MR) 7045.0542, MR 7045.0640, and MR 7045.0692

NESHAP from hazardous waste combustors: 40 CFR 63.1200 to 63.1213 and MR 7011.7410

State requirements for fuel-burning equipment:

Indirect heating equipment: MR 7011.0500 to 7011.0553

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

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See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. In Minnesota, the installation and operation of various boilers and industrial furnaces typically require an air quality construction and operation 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, commercial, and institutional boiler area sources. In addition, the state has established regulations implementing emissions limits for various types of fuel-burning equipment.

Federal rules governing the combustion of hazardous ...