Section 229.160  Compliance Requirements for Rural HMIWIs

a)         Following the date on which the initial performance test is completed or is required to be completed under Section 229.142 of this Subpart, whichever date comes first, the owners or operators of rural HMIWI shall not operate their HMIWI either above the maximum charge rate or below the minimum secondary chamber temperature at all times, except during periods of startup or shutdown (calculated each hour as a 3-hour rolling average of the previous 3 operating hours).

b)         Except as provided in Section 229.164 of this Subpart, the simultaneous operation of a rural HMIWI above the maximum charge rate and below the minimum secondary chamber temperature (calculated as a 3-hour rolling average) shall constitute a violation of the PM, CO and dioxin/furan emission limits.