EPA to regulate soot pollution

[Seasoned Oak]

The EPA is cutting the soot level allowance from various sources by 20%. Reason im posting this is wood stoves were mentioned as one of the sources.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/14/epa-soot-pollution-rules/1767381/

 

[begreen]

I think you meant dropping the soot level allowance, no? From the sounds of the article, those with properly running wood phase 2 EPA stoves should be ok.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I think you meant dropping the soot level allowance, no? From the sounds of the article, those with properly running wood phase 2 EPA stoves should be ok.

Yes that right ill edit that.

 

[woodgeek]

From 15 units currently to 12. Might impact some woodburners (this will make the threshold for no burn days lower), but I think the prob regions were mostly in SoCal.

 

[BrotherBart]

Here is the final rule.

(broken link removed to http://www.epa.gov/pm/2012/finalrule.pdf)

If you read it you will see that it does not set standards for any particular source. It places responsibility on the states for attainment of the new lowered levels in total emissions. Most likely is that more states will require that wood stoves be compliant with the current EPA standard for stoves. It is just like the automobile pollution rules. Non-attainment areas have to develop plans to lower emissions. Our county requires tailpipe emissions testing while the county that starts eight miles from my house does not.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

My harman already has very low emissions ,lower than any of my other stoves.

 

[PapaDave]

If you read it you will see that it does not set standards for any particular source. It places responsibility on the states for attainment of the new lowered levels in total emissions. Most likely is that more states will require that wood stoves be compliant with the current EPA standard for stoves. It is just like the automobile pollution rules. Non-attainment areas have to develop plans to lower emissions. Our county requires tailpipe emissions testing while the county that starts eight miles from my house does not.

Kinda like having pee/no pee sections in a swimmy pool.

 

[BrotherBart]

Kinda like having pee/no pee sections in a swimmy pool.

Eeek!