---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 60.6010"
title: "40"
number: "60.6010"
heading: "What is the minimum amount of monitoring data I must collect with my continuous parameter monitoring systems?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/60.6010"
---

# §60.6010. What is the minimum amount of monitoring data I must collect with my continuous parameter monitoring systems?

- (a) Where continuous parameter monitoring systems are used, obtain 1-hour arithmetic averages for all the following three parameters:
  - (1) **Load level of the municipal waste combustor.**
  - (2) **Temperature of the flue gases at the inlet of your particulate matter control device.**
  - (3) **Carbon feed rate if activated carbon is used to control dioxins/furans or mercury emissions.**
- (b) **Obtain at least two data points per hour in order to calculate a valid 1-hour arithmetic average.**
- (c) Obtain valid 1-hour arithmetic averages for at least 75 percent of the operating hours per day for 90 percent of the operating days per calendar quarter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 91 FR 11833, Mar. 10, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, unless otherwise noted.