Sec. 511-102. - Definitions.
As used in this chapter and its regulations, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
Actual emissions means the emissions which occurred over a specified period of time based upon emission monitoring, stack testing, emission factors, or other measures acceptable to the administrator.
Administrator means the administrator of the environmental services office of the department of public works, Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Air contaminant means any solid, liquid or gaseous matter, or any combination thereof, that may be emitted into the ambient air in any manner which may cause or contribute to air pollution. Air contaminant shall include "regulated air pollutant" as defined in 40 CFR § 70.2.
Air contaminant emitter or air contaminant source means any vehicle, process facility or any other device that emits or is capable of emitting an air contaminant, whether privately or publicly owned or operated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this term includes all types of business, commercial and industrial plants, works, shops and stores, heating and power plants and power stations, and buildings and other structures of all types, including single- and multiple-family residences, apartments, houses, office buildings, public buildings, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals, churches, other institutional buildings, automobiles, trucks, tractors, buses, other motor vehicles, garages, vending and service locations and stations, railroad locomotives, ships, boats and other waterborne craft, portable fuel-burning equipment, incinerators of all types, indoor and outdoor, refuse dumps and piles, and all stack and other chimney outlets from any of the foregoing.
Air pollution means the presence or threatened discharge, from whatever source, of solid, semisolid, liquid or gaseous matter or any combination thereof, in the ambient air in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration which:
(1) Injures or threatens to injure human, plant or animal life; or
(2) Damages or threatens to damage property; or
(3) Unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property.
Allowable emissions means the emissions rate as established in the applicable air pollution control permit issued by the environmental services office.
Ambient air means any outside air.
Asbestos abatement permit means the written authorization that allows a person to remove asbestos materials and conduct asbestos abatement projects.
Board means the Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board.
CFR shall mean, unless otherwise indicated, the Code of Federal Regulations, edition incorporated by reference within Regulation 1-2-1 duly adopted by the Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board.
Clean Air Act of 1990 means the Federal Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.) as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549).
Construction permit means the written authorization that allows a person to construct, reconstruct or modify an air contaminant emitter.
Effective date means the date on which an action takes effect. Unless otherwise designated in the notice, the effective date is when the person subject to the action receives written notice of the action.
Emission credit permit means the written authorization that allows a person to claim credit for emissions not released to the ambient air.
Facility means any one (1) structure, piece of equipment, installation operation that emits or is capable of emitting an air contaminant. Single pieces of equipment or installations with multiple emission points shall be considered a facility for purposes of this chapter and its regulations.
Office means the environmental services office of the department of public works.
Open burning or open fire means any burning of combustible matter where the products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney.
Operating permit means the written authorization that allows a person to operate an air contaminant emitter.
Person means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint venture, trustee, estate, political or governmental unit or any other legal entity.
Potential emissions means emissions of any one (1) pollutant which would be emitted from a facility if that facility were operated without the use of pollutant control equipment unless such control equipment is (aside from air pollution control requirements) necessary for the facility to produce its normal product or is integral to the normal operation of the facility. Potential emissions shall be based on maximum rated capacity unless hours of operation are limited by enforceable permit conditions and shall be calculated according to federal emission guidelines in AP 42—Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, or calculated based on stack test data or other data acceptable to the board.
Process means any action, operation or treatment and the equipment used in connection therewith, and all methods or forms of manufacturing or processing that emits or is capable of emitting an air contaminant.
Regulation means the whole or any part of a board statement of general applicability that:
(1) Has or is designed to have the effect of law; and
(2) Implements, interprets or prescribes:
a. Law or policy; or
b. The organization, procedure or practice requirements of the board or office.
Source means one (1) or an aggregation of facilities that are located on one (1) piece of property or on contiguous or adjacent properties, and which are owned or operated by the same person, or by persons under common control.
Title V operating permit means the operating permit required by Title V of the Clean Air Act of 1990.
Wood products means dry material consisting of vegetation or wood which does not contain any other substances.
(Code 1975, § 4-11; G.O. 150, 1999, § 1; G.O. 15, 2001, § 37)
