Section 7580. Standard for regional haze pollutants

A. No owner or other person shall cause or permit to be discharged into the atmosphere from any affected facility any visibility-impairing pollutants in excess of emission limitations representing BART, as reflected in any term or condition that may be placed upon a permit for the facility.

B. State operating permits may be issued at the discretion of the board containing such terms and conditions, including schedules for compliance, as may be necessary to implement a BART determination under 9VAC5-40-7590 for the emissions of any visibility-impairing pollutant that may be emitted from the affected facility.

C. A permit may be issued under subsection B of this section regardless of any other permits in force provided that it does not contravene any more restrictive provision of any of the other permits.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 110, 111, 123, 129, 171, 172 and 182 of the Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Parts 51 and 60.