9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-510-70
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 4, October 8, 2024
Section 9VAC5-510-70 - CircumventionA. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the installation or use of any device or any means which, without resulting in reduction in the total amount of air pollutants emitted, conceals or dilutes an emission of air pollutants which would otherwise violate this chapter. Such concealment includes, but is not limited to, either of the following:1. The use of gaseous diluents to achieve compliance with a visible emissions standard or with a standard which is based on the concentration of a pollutant in gases discharged to the atmosphere.2. The piecemeal carrying out of an operation to avoid coverage by a standard that applies only to operations larger than a specified size.B. This section does not prohibit the construction of a stack.C. Regardless of the exemptions provided in this chapter, permits shall be required of owners who circumvent the requirements of this chapter by causing or allowing a pattern of ownership or development over a geographic area of a source which, except for the pattern of ownership or development, would otherwise require a permit.9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-510-70
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2002.Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.