The definition of public receptor is “offsite residences, institutions (e.g., schools, hospitals), industrial, commercial, and office buildings, parks, or recreational areas inhabited or occupied by the public at any time without restriction by the stationary source …” Offsite is further defined to include “areas within the property boundary [of the stationary source] to which the public has routine and unrestricted access…”(40 CFR ยง68.3).
If a company has a property boundary with no fence, but with many “no trespassing” signs, would the “no trespassing” signs be enough to justify restricted access, and thus make the area inside the signs considered onsite?