DEP Boiler Registration / Certificate to Operate

NYC Admin. Code §§ 24-109, 24-120, 24-122 (Air Pollution Control Code, Title 24, Ch. 1); annual tune-up/combustion-test requirement per Rules of the City of New York Title 15, § 2-09

Under the NYC Air Pollution Control Code (Admin. Code Title 24, Ch. 1), owners of fuel-burning boilers and water heaters must register or obtain a Certificate to Operate from DEP: equipment with a heat input of 350,000 Btu/hr or more (individually, or in the aggregate per building) but less than 4.2 million Btu/hr requires registration (§ 24-109), while equipment at or above 4.2 million Btu/hr requires an operating certificate (§ 24-122); both are valid for up to three years. Separately, under Rules of the City of New York § 2-09, equipment of 2.8 million Btu/hr or more requires annual tune-ups and combustion-efficiency testing, with records kept for at least five years.