The statutory requirements for the approval of any equipment or process which may discharge to the air are contained in Section 9 of the Environmental Protection Act (" EPA"). (There are exceptions to the requirement that a Certificate of Approval be obtained. Ministry of the Environment (" MOE") Policy Guideline A-9 adopts these emission limits and directs that they be considered by a Director in determining whether or not to issue a Certificate of Approval for any new or newly-modified Ontario boiler or heater which burns oil or gas fuel and is larger than 10.5 GJ/h (10 million Btu/h) (fuel energy input). The CCME Guideline establishes limits for the emission of oxides of nitrogen (" NO X") from specific boilers and heaters. Implementation and application in Ontario of the CCME guideline (2.0) Application of policy guideline Emissions limits - NO X The CCME Guideline has already been adopted by several large industry associations in Ontario, including the Canadian Steel Producers Association and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute. This Policy Guideline specifies emission limits for large, new boilers and heaters, but it also directs owners and operators of boilers and heaters to voluntary activities which can reduce air emissions while increasing efficiency and reducing operating costs.
The Ministry of the Environment of Ontario has developed a balanced approach to air emissions issues which includes regulatory and non-regulatory measures.
This document defines the implementation and application of the Ontario Policy Guideline. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has adopted the National Emission Guideline for Commercial/Industrial Boilers and Heaters, approved by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment in March, 1998, as MOE Policy Guideline A-9. The application of this CCME Guideline in Ontario and in other parts of Canada will reduce smog. The National Emission Guideline was published by the CCME in 1998, and approved by Canada, by Ontario, and by and the other provinces and territories. Initiative N306 of this Plan called for the development of a National Emission Guideline, defining NO X emission limits for new or modified, large boilers and heaters. In May, 1991, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (" CCME") issued Phase 1 of a Management Plan for Nitrogen Oxides and other smog precursors, in response to the smog problem in many parts of Canada. One of the contributors to smog is the emission of oxides of nitrogen (" NO X") by boilers and heaters. Smog is a serious air pollution problem in Ontario and other parts of Canada. This Policy Guideline indicates how the Ministry will interpret and apply the CCME Guideline. The CCME Guideline also contains recommendations for non-regulatory activities, to reduce NO X emissions by older or smaller boilers and heaters. These emission limits do not apply to coalfired or wood-fired boilers, and heaters, or to certain industrial boilers and heaters, which are listed in the CCME Guideline. The NO X emission limits are specified in grams of NO X per gigajoule of fuel energy consumed.
The Guideline specifies various NO X emission limits, based on the type of fuel and the size of boiler or heater, with specified credits for high efficiency. The Guideline specifies limits for emissions of oxides of nitrogen (" NO X") for new or modified fossil-fuel boilers and heaters which have a fuel energy input greater than 10 million Btu/h (10.5 GJ/h). This Policy Guideline adopts the National Emission Guideline for Commercial/Industrial Boilers and Heaters, approved by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment in March, 1998 ("the CCME Guideline").Ī copy of the CCME Guideline is attached to this document. The purpose of this Policy Guideline is to reduce smog in Ontario, by reducing the emission of oxides of nitrogen by new (or modified), large, boilers and heaters.
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