Residential Wood Smoke Training Workshop Denver, Colorado April 11-13, 2023 Status of Residential Wood Heaters, Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces New Source Performance Standards Mark Turner and Shannon Banner U.S. Environmental
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Residential Wood Smoke Training Workshop
Denver, Colorado
April 11-13, 2023 Status of Residential Wood Heaters, Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces New Source Performance Standards Mark Turner and Shannon Banner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards<br>
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New Residential Wood Heaters
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAA
New Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQQ New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 2<br>
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3 February 26, 1988 - Original NSPS promulgated
Particulate matter (PM) emission limits for new catalytic and noncatalytic units
Established PM limits in two phases
Certification program for new units that meet emission limits
Permanent and temporary labels
Method 28 required 1988 New Residential Wood Heaters NSPS (Subpart AAA)<br>
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4 May 15, 2015 - Revised NSPS promulgated
Established more stringent PM emission limits in two steps
PM emission limits expressed in grams PM/hour
Continued certification program
Maintained certified wood heater database
Temporary and permanent labels
Required use of Method 28R for crib wood
Allowed use of alternative test methods for cord wood 2015 New Residential Wood Heaters NSPS (Subpart AAA)<br>
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5 May 15, 2015 - New NSPS promulgated
Established PM emission limits in two steps
PM emissions expressed in pounds PM/mmBTU or grams PM/MJ
Included certification program
Temporary and permanent labels
Maintained certified wood heater database 2015 New Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces NSPS (Subpart QQQQ)<br>
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6 No plans to propose a new NSPS this year
Revised NSPS schedule based on test method development
Rulemaking schedule currently under development
Updating/maintaining list of potential changes to NSPS
Meet with stakeholders
Understand issues with current NSPS
Understand new approaches, issues, and concerns
Develop/compile and share new regulatory approaches
Establish and share NSPS rulemaking schedule NSPS Status and Next Steps<br>
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NSPS Rulemaking Team Mark Turner
Turner.Mark@epa.gov; 919 541-1398
