102 - 1 (Adopted February 4, 1977)(Amended April 1, 1977)(A mended September 2, 1977) (Amended November 4, 1988)(Amended July 9, 1993)(Am ended November 17, 1995) (Amended June 13, 1997) (Amended March 13, 1998)(Am ended June 12, 1998) (Amended April 9, 1999)(Amended October 19, 2001)(A mended December 3, 2004)

RULE 102. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Except as otherwise specifically provided in these rules and except where the context otherwise indicates, words used in these rules are used in exactly the same sense as the same words are used in Division 26 of the Health an d Safety Code.
AGRICULTURAL BURNING means open outdoor fires used in agricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising of fo wl or animals, or open outdoor fires used in forest management, range improvement, or th e improvement of land for wildlife and game habitat or disease and pest prevention. A gricultural burning also includes open outdoor fires used in the operation or maintenance of a system for the delivery of water for the purposes specified above.
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS means any operation occurri ng on a ranch or farm directly related to the growing of crops, or r aising of fowl or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a livelihood.
AGRICULTURAL PERMIT UNIT means any article, machine , equipment or other contrivance or combination thereof operated a t an agricultural source, which is an agricultural operation and may cause or control the emissions of air contaminants that is not exempt from permit. In addition, each of the f ollowing at an agricultural source shall be considered a single agricultural permit unit: (A) All confined animal facilities, except that por tion that is conveyorized feed storage and distribution. (B) All conveyorized feed storage and distribution at confined animal facilities. (C) All orchard wind machines powered by an interna l combustion engine with a manufacturer’s rating greater than 50 brake horsepower, and operated more than 30 hours in a calendar year.
AGRICULTURAL SOURCE means a source of air pollution or a group of sources used in the production of crops, or the rai sing of fowl or animals located on contiguous property under common ownership or contr ol that meets any of the following criteria:Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 2 (A) Is a confined animal facility. (B) Is a stationary or portable internal combustion engine used in the production of crops or the raising of fowl or anima ls except an engine that is used to propel implements of husbandry, as that term is defined in Section 36000 of the Vehicle Code, as that section existed on January 1, 2003. (C) Is a stationary source required by federal law to be included in an operating permit program established pursuant to Ti tle V of the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7661 to 7661f, incl.) and the federal regulation adopted pursuant to Title V, or is a sou rce that is otherwise subject to regulation by a district pursuant to thi s division or the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.)

AGRICULTURAL WASTES means unwanted or unsalable mat erials produced wholly from agricultural operations, other than for est or range management operations, directly related to the growing of crops or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a livelihood. The term does not incl ude wastes created by land use conversion to non-agricultural purposes unless the destruction of such waste by open outdoor fire is ordered by the County or State Agri cultural Commissioner upon his determination that the waste is infested with infec tions transmittable or contagious plant disease which is an immediate hazard to agricultura l operations conducted on adjoining or nearby property.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER means the Executive O fficer, or designee of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
AIR CONTAMINANT or air pollutant means any discharg e, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere directly or indirec tly caused by man and includes, but is not limited to, smoke, charred paper, dust, soot, g rime, carbon, fumes, gases, odors, particulate matters, acids or any combination there of.
ATMOSPHERE (This definition was adopted on November 16, 1954 for the Metropolitan Zone and on November 23, 1973 for the Southern Zone. It is currently applicable only to the Metropolitan and Southern Zo nes.) "Atmosphere" means the air that envelopes or surrounds the earth. Where air p ollutants are emitted into a building not designed specifically as a piece of air pollution c ontrol equipment, such emission into the building shall be considered an emission into the a tmosphere.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 3 BASIC EQUIPMENT means any article, machine, equipme nt or contrivance which causes the issuance of air contaminants.
BREAKDOWN means a condition caused by an accidental fire or nonpreventable mechanical or electrical failure.
CLEAN AIR SOLVENT is a VOC-containing material used to perform solvent cleaning, solvent finishing, or surface preparation operations or activities which: (A) Contains no more than twenty-five (25) grams of VO C per liter of material, as applied; (B) Has a VOC composite partial vapor pressure less tha n 5 mm Hg at 20 o C (68 o F); (C) Reacts to form ozone at a rate not exceeding that o f toluene; (D) Contains no compounds classified as Hazardous Air P ollutants (HAPs) by the Federal Clean Air Act, or Ozone Depleting Compo unds (ODCs) and Global Warming Compounds (GWCs) as defined by the D istrict; and (E) Has been certified by the District to meet the criteria stated in (A) through (D) according to test methods and procedures approv ed by the District.

CLEAN AIR SOLVENT CERTIFICATE is a certificate issued by the District to a manufacturer , distributor, or facility for a specified product o r class of products that meets the criteria for a Clean Air Solvent. A Clean Air Solvent Certificate shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance, unless some lesser time is designated and written notification is given by the Executive Officer, and shall be renewed upon the Ex ecutive Officer’s determination that the product(s) continues to meet the criteria for a Clean Air Solvent. However, the Executive Officer may revoke such Certificate if itis determined that the specific product or class of products does not meet the requirements of Clean Air Solvents as defined at the time of issuance.
COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE means any solid or liquid combus tible waste material containing carbon in a free or combined state.
COMBUSTION CONTAMINANTS are particulate matter disc harged into the atmosphere from the burning of any kind of material containing carbon in a free or combined state.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 4 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE means the date or dates by whic h a source or category of sources is required to comply with spec ific emission limitations contained in any air pollution rule, regulation, or statute and with any increment of progress toward such compliance.
CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (CAF) means a source or gr oup of sources of air pollution at an agricultural source for the rai sing of 3,360 or more fowl or 50 or more animals, including but not limited to, any structur e, building, installation, farm, corral, coop, feed storage area, milking parlor, or system for the collection, storage, or distribution of solid and liquid manure; if domesti cated animals, including but not limited to, cattle, calves, horses, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, or ducks corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to remain in restricted areas for commercial agricultural purposes and feeding is by means other than grazing.
CONTROL EQUIPMENT means air pollution control equip ment which eliminates, reduces or controls the issuance of air contaminants.
DISTRICT means the South Coast Air Quality Manageme nt District.
DUSTS are minute solid particles released into the air by natural forces or by mechanical processes including, but not limited to, crushing, grinding, milling, drilling, demolishing, shoveling, conveying, covering, baggin g, and sweeping.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER means the Executive Officer or de signee of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
EQUIPMENT means any article, machine, or other contrivance.
EXEMPT Compounds are any of the following compounds (A) Group I 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10m ee) 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC 2 25cb) 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC 2 25ca)
acetone ethaneRule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 5 (A) Group I (cont.) chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) trifluoromethane (HFC-23) 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124) pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b) 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b) 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinat ed alkanes cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinat ed ethers with no

unsaturations cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinat ed tertiary amines

with no unsaturations sulfur-containing perfluorocarbons with no unsatu rations and with

sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine. difluoromethane (HFC-32) 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxy-butane (C 4 F 9 OCH 3 ) 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluo ropropane

[(CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OCH 3 ] 1-ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane (C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5 ) 2-(ethoxydifluoromethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluor opropane

[(CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OC 2 H 5 ] parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF)

methyl acetate
(B) Group II methylene chloride (dichloromethane) 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11)Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 6 (B) Group II (cont.) dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113) 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114) chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115) cyclic, branched, or linear, completely methylate d siloxanes

(VMS) tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) ∗ ethylfluoride (HFC-161) 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca) 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ea) 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb) 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31) 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a) 1 chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-151a)
*The listing of tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethyl ene) as a Group II Exempt Compound shall become effective December 2, 1997.
The use of Group II compounds and/or carbon tetrach loride may be restricted in the future because they are either toxic, potential ly toxic, upper-atmosphere ozone depleters, or cause other environmental impacts. B y January 1, 1996, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (m ethyl chloroform), and carbon tetrachloride were phased out in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulation Title 40, Part 82 (December 10, 1993).
Whenever there is a conflict between the definition of exempt compounds of VOCs in this rule and the definition of exempt comp ounds of VOCs in another District rule, the definition in Rule 102 shall app ly.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 7 FLEET VEHICLES means gasoline-powered motor vehicle s as defined by Section 415 of the Vehicle Code and which are opera ted from one business address.
FUGITIVE DUST means any solid particulate matter th at becomes airborne, other than that emitted from an exhaust stack, directly o r indirectly as a result of the activities of man.
GASOLINE means any petroleum distillate having a Re id vapor pressure of 200 mm Hg (3.9 pounds per square inch), or greater.
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT means any air pollutant lis ted as such by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in ac cordance with Section 112(b)(1) of the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7412(b)(1 )).
HEARING BOARD means the Hearing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
INCREMENTS OF PROGRESS means steps to be taken by a n owner or operator to bring a source of air contaminants into complian ce. (See definition of "Schedule of Increments of Progress.")
LOADING FACILITY means any aggregation or combinati on of organic liquid loading equipment which is both possessed by one pe rson, and located so that all the organic liquid loading outlets, for such aggregatio n or combination of loading equipment can be encompassed within any circle of 90 meters ( 295 feet) in diameter.
MOTOR VEHICLE is a vehicle which is self-propelled.
MULTIPLE-CHAMBER INCINERATOR means any equipment, s tructure or part of a structure, used to dispose of combustible refu se by burning, consisting of three or more refractory lined combustion chambers, physical ly separated by refractory walls, interconnected by gas passage ports or ducts.
OIL-EFFLUENT WATER SEPARATOR means any tank, box, s ump or other container in which any petroleum or product thereof, floating on or entrained or contained in water entering such tank, box, sump, or other co ntainer, is physically separated and removed from such water prior to outfall, drainage, or recovery of such water.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 8 ORCHARD HEATER or citrus grove heater means any equ ipment burning any type of fuel or material capable of being used, for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage that is approved by the California Air Resources Board to produce no more than one gram of unconsumed solid carbonaceous mate rial Equipment commonly known as Wind Machines are not included.

ORCHARD WIND MACHINE means an internal combustion e ngine powered fan used in orchards or in citrus groves exclusivel y for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage.
ORGANIC MATERIAL means a chemical compound of carbo n excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic c arbides, metallic carbonates and ammonium carbonate.

ORGANIC SOLVENTS include diluents and thinners and are defined as organic materials which are liquids at standard conditions and which are used as dissolvers, viscosity reducers or cleaning agents, except that such material exhibiting a boiling point higher than 104 o C (219 o F) at 0.5 mm Hg absolute pressure or having an equi valent vapor pressure shall not be considered to be solvents unl ess exposed to temperatures exceeding 104 o C (219 o F).
OZONE-DEPLETING COMPOUNDS (ODCs) are Class I substa nces identified in 40 CFR, Part 82, Appendix A, Subpart A, includin g, but not limited to the following compounds: 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2,-trifluoroethane (CFC-113) 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114) chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115)
PARTICULATE MATTER means any material, except uncom bined water, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or soli d at standard conditions.
PPM means parts per million by volume.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 9 PERSON means any individual, firm, association, org anization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, contractor, s upplier, installer, user or owner, or any state or local governmental agency or public distri ct or any other officer or employee thereof. PERSON also means the United States or it s agencies to the extent authorized by Federal law.
PHOTOCHEMICALLY REACTIVE SOLVENT means any solvent with an aggregate of more than 20 percent of its total volu me composed of the chemical compounds classified below or which exceeds any of the following individual percentage composition limitations, referred to the total volu me of solvent: (A) A combination of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ethers, esters or ketones having an olefinic or cycloolefinic type of unsaturation except perchloroethylene: 5 percent; (B) A combination of aromatic compounds with eight or m ore carbon atoms to the molecule except ethylbenzene, methyl benzoate a nd phenyl acetate: 8 percent; (C) A combination of ethylbenzene, ketones having branc hed hydrocarbon structures, trichloroethylene or toluene: 20 perce nt. Whenever any organic solvent or any constituent of an organic solvent may be classified from its chemical structure into more th an one of the above groups of organic compounds, it shall be considered as a member of th e most reactive chemical group, that is, that group having the least allowable percent o f the total volume of solvents.
PM-10 means the particulate matter with an aerodyna mic diameter smaller than or equal to 10 microns as measured by applicable State and Federal reference test methods.
PROCESS WEIGHT means the total weight of all materi als introduced into any specific process which may discharge contaminants i nto the atmosphere. Solid fuels charged will be considered as part of the process w eight, but liquid gaseous fuels and air will not.
PROCESS WEIGHT PER HOUR means the total process wei ght divided by the number of hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to the completion thereof, excluding any time during w hich the equipment is idle.
RECEPTOR AREA means that specified geographic area in which the air contaminants emitted from a source area are presentor to which they may be transported.Rule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 10 REDUCTION OF ANIMAL MATTER means any heated process , used for rendering, cooking, drying, dehydrating, digesting, evaporating and protein concentrating of animal matter.
REGULATION means one of the major subdivisions of t he Rules of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
RULE means a rule of the South Coast Air Quality Ma nagement District.

SCHEDULE OF INCREMENTS OF PROGRESS means a statemen t of dates when various steps are to be taken to bring a sourc e of air contaminants into compliance with emission standards and shall include, to the e xtent feasible, the following: (A) The dates of submittal of the final plan for the co ntrol of emissions of air contaminants from that source to the District. (B) The date by which contracts for emission control sy stems or process modifications will be awarded, or the date by which orders will be issued for the purchase of component parts to accomplish e mission control or process modification. (C) The date of initiation of on-site construction or i nstallation of emission control equipment or process change. (D) The date by which on-site construction or installat ion of emission control equipment or process modification is to be complete d. (E) The date by which final compliance is to be achieve d. (F) Such other dates by which other appropriate and nec essary steps shall be taken to permit close and effective supervision of progress toward timely compliance.
SMALL BUSINESS means a business which is independen tly owned and operated and meets the following criteria, or if af filiated with another concern, the combined activities of both concerns shall meet the se criteria: (A) the number of employees is 10 or less; and (B) the total gross annual receipts are $500,000 or less; or (C) not-for-profit training center.
For the purpose of qualifying for assistance offere d by the District's Small Business Assistance Office only, a small business m eans a business with total grossRule 102 (Cont.) (Amended December 3, 2004)

102 - 11 annual receipts of $5,000,000 or less, or a busines s with a total number of employees of 100 or less.
SOLID PARTICULATE MATTER means particulate matter w hich exists as a solid at standard conditions.
SOURCE AREA means that specified geographic area in which air contaminants are emitted.
STANDARD CONDITIONS are a gas temperature of 60 o F and a gas pressure of 760 mm Hg (14.7 pounds per square inch) absolute.
SUBMERGED FILL PIPE means any fill pipe the dischar ge opening of which is completely submerged when the liquid level is 15 ce ntimeters (6 inches) above the bottom of the container; or when applied to a conta iner which is loaded from the side, it means any fill pipe the opening of which is entirel y submerged when the liquid level is 45 centimeters (18 inches) above the bottom of the container.
VEHICLE is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved b y human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) is any volatile com pound of carbon, excluding methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, and exe mpt compounds.