### BUTTE COUNTY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Text of currently SIP approved rules:

RULE 4O1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. No person shall cause or permit the construction or modification of any new source of air contaminants without first obtaining an Authority to Construct from the Air Pollution Control Officer as to the location and design of such new source to comply with applicable Rules and Regulations and ambient air quality standards of the District. B. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not approve such construction or modification unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control Of ficer that the new source can be expected to comply with all applicable state laws and District Rules and Regulations.

RULE 4O2 AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT

Any person building, erecting, altering or replacing any article, machine, equipment or other contrivanc e, the use of which may cause the issuance of air contaminants or the use of which may eliminate or reduce or control the issuance of air contaminants, shall first obtain written authorization for such construction from the Air Pollution Control Officer. A n Authority to Construct shall remain in effect until a permit to operate the equipment for which the application was filed is granted or denied or the application is cancelled.

RULE 403 PERMIT TO OPERATE

Before any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described in Rule 402 may be operated or used, or leased or rented for operation or use, a written permit shall be obtained from the Air Pollution Control Officer. No Permit to Operate shall be granted either by the Air Pollution Control Office r or the Hearing Board for any article, machine, equipment or contrivance described in Rule 402, constructed or installed without authorization as required by Rule 402, until the information required pursuant to these Rules and Regulations is presented to the Air Pollution Control Officer and such article, machine, equipment or contrivance is altered, if necessary, and made to conform to the standards set forth elsewhere in these Rules and Regulations. The equipment shall not be operated contrary to the

con ditions specified in the Permit to Operate.

Any facility, article, machine or other contrivance in existence prior to June 15, 1982 which does not possess permits to operate and which emits any controlled pollutant shall obtain the necessary permits and pa y the required fees as prescribed in Regulation V.

A stationary source subject to Rule 1101 shall obtain a Federal Operating Permit from the District under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990. The District will issue a Federal Operating Permit separately from, and in addition to, the permits required pursuant to Regulation IV. The requirements of Rule 1101 shall augment and takeprecedence over conflicting administrative requirements of other provisions of the District's Rules and Regula tions.

RULE 4O5 PERMIT CONDITIONS

To assure compliance with all applicable Regulations, the Air Pollution Control Officer may impose written conditions on any Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate. Commencing work or operation under such a permit sh all be deemed acceptance of all the conditions so specified.

RULE 4O6 EMISSIONS CALCULATIONS

The Air Pollution Control Officer shall retain at all times the sole authority relating to emissions calculations. Calculations shall be based on the most current information available to the District at the time of submittal of the initial application or annual renewal.

RULE 4O7 ANNIVERSARY DATE

Permits issued prior to the adoption of this Rule shall expire on the next anniversary date of issuance. The Air Pollut ion Control Officer may, at his discretion, combine permit anniversary dates for facilities with more than one (1) Permit to Operate.

RULE 42O STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS

A. Access to Source Testing Locations

Before an Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate is granted, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the applicant to provide and maintain such facilities as are necessary for sampling and testing purposes in order to secure information that will disclose the nature, extent, quant ity or degree or air contaminants discharged into the atmosphere from the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described in the Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate. In the event of such a requirement, the Air Pollution Control Officer s hall notify the applicant in writing of the required size, number, and location of sampling holes; the size and location of the sampling platform; the access to the sampling platform, and the utilities for operating the sampling and testing equipment. The platform and access shall be constructed in accordance with the General Industry Safety Orders of the State of California.

B. Permit to Operate Denial

In acting upon a Permit to Operate, if the Air Pollution Control Officer finds that the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance has not been constructed in accordance with the Authoriity to Construct, he shall deny the Permit to Operate. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not accept any further application for a permit to operate the article, ma chine, equipment or other contrivance so constructed until he finds that the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance has been reconstructed in accordance with the Authority to Construct.C. Applicants Responsibility

The fact that an Authority to C onstruct or a Permit to Operate for an article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described therein shall have been issued by the Air Pollution Control Officer, shall not be an endorsement of such article, machine, or other contrivance, nor shall it be deemed or construed to be a warranty, guarantee or representation on the part of the Air Pollution Control Officer that emission standards may not be exceeded by such article, machine, equipment or other contrivance. In every instance, the person, firm or corporation to whom such authorization or permit is issued shall be and remain responsible under these regulations for each and every instance wherein emission standards are exceeded by the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described in t he permit, and the fact of issuance or authorization shall not be a defense to or mitigation of any charge of violation.

RULE 421 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue an Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate subject to conditions which will bring the operation of any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance within the permit standards of these Regulations, in which case the conditions shall be specified in writing. Commencing work under such an Authority to Con struct, or operation under such a Permit to Operate, shall be deemed acceptance of all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall issue an Authority to Construct or a Permit to Operate with revised conditions upon receipt of a new application, if the applicant demonstrates that the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance can operate within the permit standards under the revised conditions.

RULE 424 STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue an Authority to Construct for a new stationary source or modification which is subject to Rule 430 only if all District Regulations contained in the State Implementation Plan approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, are being carried out in accordance with that plan.