### RULE 21 6 ORGANIC SOLVENT CLEANI NG AND DE GREASING OPERATIONS

Adopted 06 -1 9-79

(Amend ed 04 -21

- 81, 09 -25

- 90, 11 -03

- 94 , 06-08 -95, 1 2 -11

- 0 3 )

CO NTEN TS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 SEVERABILI TY

104 EXEMPTIONS

200 DEFINITIO N S

201 AIRTIGHT/AI R LESS CLE A NING SYSTEM

202 CIR CUM FER E NTIAL TRO U G H

203 CLOSE D CO NTAINE R

204 CONVEYORI ZED DEGRE ASER

205 DEGREASE R

206 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

207 FREEBOARD HEIGHT

208 FREEBOARD RATIO

209 KEY SYSTE M OPERATING PARAME T ER

210 LEAK

211 LIP EXHAUST

212 LOW VO LATILITY SOLVENT

213 MAKEUP SOLVENT

214 NESHAP

215 NON-VAPOR DEGREASE R

216 OPEN-TOP VAPOR DEGREASER

217 OSHA

218 REFRIGE R A T ED FREEB OARD CHIL L E R

219 REMOTE RE SERVOIR DEGREASER

220 SOLVENT

221 SOLVENT DEGREASING

222 STATIONARY SOURCE (SOURCE OR FACILITY)

223 SUPERHEATED VAPOR ZONE

224 VOLATILE ORGA NI C C O MPOU ND (VOC )

225 VOLATILE SOLVENT

226 WIPE CLEANING

227 WO RKLOA D

300 STA NDA RDS

301 GENERAL E Q UIPMENT REQUI R EME N TS

302 NON-VAPOR DEGREASE RS; EQUIPMENT REQUI R EMENTS

303 VAPOR DEGREASERS; EQUIPMENT REQUI R EME N TS

304 REMOTE RE SERVOIR DEGREASER

305 VAPOR DEGREASERS; SAFETY SWITCHES

306 CONVEYORI ZED DEGRE ASERS

307 GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREME N TS

308 LIP EXHAUST SYSTEM

309 ALTERNA TIVE AIRTIGHT/AIRLESS CLEANING SY STEM REQUIREMENTS

310 EMISSIONS CONTROL E Q UIPMENT

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Place r Co unt y APCD 216 - 1 Rule s an d Re gulation s400 ADMI N ISTR ATIVE REQU IREMENTS

401 CALC ULATI O N FO R D E TERMININ G VO C CO NTEN T O F SOLVENTS INCL U D IN G

WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS

402 CALC ULATI O N FO R DETERMINI N G PE RCEN T C O NT RO L EF FICIENCY AND VO C

MASS EMIS SION RATE

403 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

500 MONITO RIN G AN D RE C O R D S

501 RECORDKEEPING

502 TEST METHODS

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Rule s an d Re gulation s 216 - 2 Place r Co unt y APCD100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE : To limit the emissi on of volatile orga nic comp oun ds from deg rea s e r s.

102 APPLIC ABIL I TY:

102.1 Geog rap h ic: The provisio n s of this rul e apply to all of Placer Cou n ty.

102.2 Operation s : This rul e a ppl ies to solvent degrea sing o peratio ns pe rf orme d in non

vapor de grea sers an d vap o r deg re asers.

103 SEVERABILI TY: If a co urt of com petent jurisdictio n issue s a n orde r that any provision of

this rule is i n valid, it is t he inte nt of the Boa r d of Di rect o r s of the Dist rict that othe r

provisi o n s of this rule rema in in full forc e and effect, to the extent allowe d by law.

104 EXEMPTIONS

104.1 The p r ovi s ion s of thi s rule shall not a ppl y to solvent d egre a si ng op eration s usi n g

exempt co m poun ds mixe d with volatil e org ani c co mpoun ds pro v ided that the

mixture doe s not contai n more tha n two (2) perce nt volatile orga nic comp oun d s

by weight.

104.2 The provisio n s in Sectio n 3 02 of this rule shall n o t app ly to non-vap o r de gre a sers

whi c h h a ve a n air-solvent i n terface a r ea less than or equal to 1.0 ft 2 , except for

requi rem ents that clean ers sh all be co ver ed whe n work i s not b e ing p r o c e s sed,

or to re mote re se rvoir de grea se rs u s i ng a no n-vol a tile solvent spray which is

drain ed into the rem o te re servoi r con c u rre ntly with the degrea sing operation.

104.3 The p r ovi s io ns of this rul e shall n o t a pply to no n-v apor de gre a sers, whi c h u s e

solvent s that contai n 50 grams per lite r or le ss VOCs inclu d ing wat e r a nd exem pt

comp oun ds.

104.4 The p r ovisio ns of Se ctio n 307.8 of t h is rule d o not apply to open -top va por

degrea se rs where solvent flow complie s with Section 307.11.2 a n d liquid solven t

doe s not spl a sh ab ove the air vapo r interface.

104.5 The p r ovisi o n s of thi s rule shall not a ppl y to solvent degrea sing o peratio ns tha t

are subje c t to the NESHAP requirem ents of 40 CFR Pa rt 63 Subpa rt T –

Halo genate d Solvents Emissi on s from S o lvent Clea ning.

104.6 The 5 0 g r am s VO C p e r lit er limit in Se ction 302.2 d oes not a pply to a n o n

- vap o r

degrea se r o r to a remote reservoi r d e g r ea se r that u s e s a solve n t that co mplie s

with the VOC limit sp ecifie d for th e clea ning activity listed i n Se ctio n 30 1 of Rule

240, Surfa c e Prepa ration a nd Cle anup. Any non-vap o r deg re aser exempt unde r

this se ction shall com p ly with other re qui reme nts of this rule.

104.7 The p r ovisi o n s of this rule shall not appl y to produ cts subj ect to the California Air

Re sou r ces B oard Co nsu m er Produ ct s Regul ation s a s set fort h in Sub c ha pter

8.5, Article 2, Section 9 4507 -94 517 of Title 17 of the Califo r nia Co de o f

Reg u lation s.

104.8 The provi s io ns of thi s ru le shall not apply to wip e cl eani ng. Wip e cle ani ng

requi rem ents are spe c ified in Rule 2 40 - Surface Prep aration An d Cleanu p.

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Place r Co unt y APCD 216 - 3 Rule s an d Re gulation s200 DEFINITIO N S

201 AIRTIGHT/AI R LESS CLEANI NG SYS TEM: A seal ed clea ning system that ha s n o o pen

air/vapo r o r a i r/solvent inte rface, an d i s des i gne d a n d autom aticall y ope rated to minimi ze

the di scharg e or lea k a g e of solvent vapor emi s sion s to the atmo sphe re duri ng all

clea ning an d vacuum d r ying ope ration s. The syste m con s ist s of device s to conde nse

and recover solvent an d solvent vapo r, and co ntrol device s to remove solve n t vapors

from all ga s stream s that vent to the atmosp here.

202 CIR CUM FER E NTIAL T R O U G H : A rece ptacle lo cate d below the p r imary cond e n se r that

convey s co nd ensed solven t and atmosp heri c moi s ture to a water separator.

203 CLOSE D CO NTAI NER : A contain e r, whi c h ha s a nona bsorb ent cover wh ere the cove r

meets with t he mai n b o d y of the cont ainer with out any visibl e gap s bet wee n the cove r

and the main body of the containe r.

204 CONVEYORI ZED DE GREASER: Any contin uall y loaded, co nveyorized d egre a ser,

usin g solve n t that is maint a ined eith er a bove or b e lo w the initial b o iling poi nt temperature

of the solvent

.

205 DEGRE A SE R: A tan k , tray, drum, or other co ntai n e r in which o b ject s to be cleane d a r e

exposed to a degrea sing solvent or deg reasi ng solven t matter.

206 EXEMPT COMPOUNDS : For the pu rpose of this rule, “Exem p t Comp oun ds” ha s the

same m eani n g as in Rule 1 02, Definition s.

207 FREEB OA R D HEIG HT:

207.1 For no n-vap o r deg rea s e r s, freeboa rd h e i ght mean s the dista n ce from the top of

the solvent, or the solvent drain of a re mo te re servoi r cold clean e r , to the top of

the tank.

207.2 For vap o r de grea se rs, fre eboa rd h e igh t mean s the distan ce f r o m the solven t

vapor-air inte rface to the to p of the degreaser.

207.3 For conveyo r ized d egrea se rs, free boa rd height mea n s the vertical d i stan ce fro m

the top of th e solvent (no n -vapo r solv ent) or the t op of the va por-air inte rfa c e

(vapo r d egre a se r), to the bottom of th e lowest ope ni ng whe r e sol v ent vapors can

escap e

.

208 FR EEBOARD RA TIO: The free boa rd height divide d by the sma ller of the inside lengt h

or the insi de width of the d egr e a ser' s ev aporative su rface a r ea.

209 KEY SYSTEM OPERATI N G PARAMETER:

209.1 A variable th at is critical to the operat ion of an emi ssi on cont rol system an d that

ensure s :

209.1.1 Operation o f the system wi thin the syste m manufa c ture r’ s

spe c ification s , and

209.1.2 Compli an ce with the ove r all sy stem e fficiency stan dard requi re d b y

Section 31 0.

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Rule s an d Re gulation s 216 - 4 Place r Co unt y APCD209.2 Variabl es d e scrib ed in Se ction 209.1 ma y include, but are not limite d to:

209.2.1 Hou r s of op eration,

209.2.2 Tempe r atu r e,

209.2.3 Flow rate, an d

209.2.4 Pressu re.

210 LEAK: A leak is :

210.1 The d r ippi ng of liquid volat ile org ani c compou nd s in exce ss of three d r o p s pe r

minute; or

210.2 The app ea ra nce of a visibl e mist.

211 LIP EXHAUST: A system, which coll ects solvent vapors esca p i ng from the top of a

degrea se r an d dire cts the m aw ay from operating pe rson nel.

212 LOW VO LAT I LITY SOLVENT: Any solvent with an initial boiling point, whi c h is greater

than 248 o F (1 20 o C).

213 MAKE UP S O LVENT : The solvent adde d to th e deg re aser to repl ace solvent lo st

throug h evap oration o r oth e r mea n s.

214 NESHAP: National Emission Standa rd s for Hazard o u s Air Polluta nts.

215 NO N-V A POR DEG R EAS E R: A n y degrea se r u s ing solve n t, whi c h, if h eated, i s

maintaine d , below the initia l boiling point temperature of the solvent

.

216 OPEN-TOP VAPOR DEGREASER: A n y batch -loa d ed deg re aser using solve n t which i s

maintaine d a bove the initial boiling poi nt tem peratu r e of the solvent. Degre a sing occu rs

throug h the conde nsation of t he resultant solvent vapor onto the surface of the worklo ad.

217 OSHA: Occu pational Safet y and Health Administratio n

.

218 REFRIGE R A T ED F R EEB OA RD C H IL LER: A seconda ry coolin g coil mo unt ed ab ove

the prima r y conde nser whi c h p r ovide s a ch ille d air blan ket abov e the solvent vapor-air

interface to cause the con den sation of additi on al sol v ent vapor, thereby in cre a sing vapo r

cont r o l ef f i cie n cy

.

219 REMOTE RESERVOIR DEGRE A SE R: A no n-v apor deg rea s er with a t ank that i s

compl e tely enclo se d exce pt for a solv ent return op ening n o larger tha n 15. 50 sq ua re

inch es (100 squ a re centi m eters) which allows use d solvent to drain into it from a

sep a rate solv ent sin k or work a r e a and whi c h is n o t accessibl e for soa k in g wo rkl oad s.

220 SOLVENT: Any liquid co ntaining volat ile o r gani c co mpoun ds, wh ich i s used to pe rform

solvent de gre a sin g

.

221 SOLVENT DEGREASI NG: Th e remo val of co nta m inants with solvent s fro m part s

, prod uct s , tools, machine r y, and equi pme n t, incl udin g the su bsequ e n t drying of the items.

222 STATIO NA R Y SOUR CE ( S OUR C E O R FA CILITY) : Any building, structure, facility, or

emission s un it, which emi t s or may e m it any affected pollutant directly or a s fugitive

emission s.

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Place r Co unt y APCD 216 - 5 Rule s an d Re gulation s222.1 Building, structure, facilit y, or emi ssi ons unit in cl ude s all p o ll utant emittin g

activities which:

222.1.1 belon g to the same in du stri al grou ping, a nd;

222.1.2 are lo cate d o n one p r o pert y or on two o r more contig uou s prope rties,

and;

222.1.3 are u nde r the sam e or common o w n e rship, ope ra tion, or co ntrol or

whi c h are o w ne d or op e r ated by enti t ies, whi c h a r e und er co mmon

control.

222.2 Pollutant emi tting activitie s shall be c onsi dered as part of the same ind u st rial

grou ping if:

222.2.1 they belon g to the same two-di git st anda rd in du strial cl assification

cod e unde r the system descri bed in the 1987 Standard Indu strial

Cla ssifi cation Manual , or;

222.2.2 they are pa rt of a com m o n pr odu ction pro c e ss. (Co mmon pro d u c tion

pro c e ss in clu des in du strial proces se s, manufa c turi n g pro c e s ses and

any con n e c te d pro c e s ses i n volving a co mmon mate ri al.)

223 SUPERHE ATED VAPOR ZONE: A re gion lo cated within the va por zone of a degre a ser

whe r eby solvent vapors are heated a b o v e the solven t's boiling p o i n t.

224 VOLATILE ORG A NIC COMPOUND (VOC): For purp o se of this rule, “volat ile orga nic

comp oun d” h a s the same meanin g as i n Rule 1 02, Definitions.

225 VOLATILE S O LVENT : Any solvent, whi c h is not defined a s a low volatility solvent

pursua n t to Section 2 12.

226 WIPE CLE A NING : A m e thod of cl eani ng whi c h utilize s a mate ria l su ch a s a rag wetted

with a solve n t, coupled wi th a physi cal rubbi ng pro c e ss to remo ve contami n a n ts from

s u r f ac es

.

227 WO RK LO AD : The object s put in a degrea se r for the purpo se o f removing oi l, grease,

soil, co ating, dirt or othe r u nde sira bl e matter from the s u rfac e of the objec ts

.

300 STA NDA RDS

301 GENERAL EQUIPMENT REQUI R EME N TS: Any p e rson who u s e s a de grea ser shall

utilize the foll owin g equip m ent:

301.1 An appa ratu s or cover, which p r eve n ts the solvent f r om evap orating wh en n o t

pro c e ssi ng work in the d e g r ea se r.

301.1.1 For no n-vap o r deg rea s e r s usi ng volatile solvent, or solvent tha t is

agitated, the cover shall be a slidi ng, rolli ng or guillo tine (bi-parting)

type which ca n be ope ned and cl osed e a sily with on e hand.

301.1.2 For op en -top vapor de gre a se rs, t he co ver sh all be a slidin g, rolli ng or guillotine (bi-parting ) type, which can be ope ned a nd clo s e d e a sily

without di sturbing the vapo r zon e

.

301.1.3 For conveyo r i z ed d e g r ea se rs, a co ver shall be p r ovid ed for cl osi n g off

the entran c e and exit whe n not in use.

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the contai ner.

301.3 A perm ane nt, con s pi cu ou s la bel whi c h summa rize s o perating requi rem ents

contai ned in Section s 303, through 3 07, of this rule.

301.4 Use only sol v ent contai n e rs free of all liquid l e a ks, visi ble te ars, or cracks.

Pumps, pipel ines, or flang es, sh all not hav e any liquid lea ks, visible tea r s, o r

cra c ks.

302 NON-V A POR DEGRE A SERS; EQ UIPMENT REQUI R EMENTS :

302.1 A person sh all only op erate non -vapo r de gre a sers, inclu d ing re mote re se rvo i r

degrea se rs (except a s not ed in Sectio n 104.2), u s ing one of the fo llowing co ntrol

device s :

302.1.1 Non

- vapo r d egre a sers wit h a freebo ard ratio equ al to or greate r than

0.75 if using solvent s whi c h are:

302.1.1.1 Agitated, or

302.1.1.2 Heate d abov e 122 o F (50 o C), or

302.1.1.3 Volatile.

302.1.2 Non

- vapo r de grea se rs usin g only low volatility solvents, whi c h are not

agitated, and whi c h have a freebo ard hei ght of at least 6 inche s

.

302.1.3 A water cove r may be used a s an acceptable alternative to Section s

302.1.1 an d 302.1.2 only i f the solvent is insolubl e in water a nd h a s a

spe c ific g r avity greater tha n 1.

302.2 Effective De cemb er 11, 2004, a p e rs on o w nin g or o p e r ating a n on-va po r

degrea se r sh all use solven ts with a VOC c ontent of 50 gram s per lit er or le ss.

303 VAPOR DEGREASERS ; EQUI PMENT REQUI R EMENTS: In ad dition to the appli c able

requi rem ents in Se ction 3 01, a pe rso n ope rating a vapor deg re a s er shall also comply

with the follo wing requi re ments.

303.1 Until De cemb er 11, 2 004, a pe rson sha ll ope rate onl y vapor de greasers, whi c h

have all of the followin g co ntrol devices:

303.1.1 A freeboa rd ratio greate r than or e qual t o 0.75.

303.1.2 Clea ners wit h an evapo ra tive surf ace area g r eate r than or eq ual to 1

squ a re meter, shall b e eq u i pped with a refrige r ated freebo ard chill er fo r

whi c h the chi lled air blan ket temperature ( o F) at the cold est p o int on

the vertical a x is in the ce nter of the air-vap or inte rface shall be no

greate r than 30% of the initial boiling point ( o F) of the fresh sol v ent

use d or n o greater than 40 o F. If the chiller opera tes below the freezing

temperature of water, it sh all be equip p ed with an a u t omatic defro st.

303.1.3 A primary co nden se r.

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Place r Co unt y APCD 216 - 7 Rule s an d Re gulation s303.2 Effective De cembe r 1 1 , 2 004, a pe rso n shall not o perate a vap o r deg rea s e r

unle ss the va por de grea se r is equi ppe d with all of the followin g :

303.2.1 An automate d parts handli ng syste m ;

303.2.2 Circumfe renti a l prima r y co nden sin g coil s;

303.2.3 A circumfere ntial trough;

303.2.4 A water sepa rator;

303.2.5 A freeboa rd ratio of at least 1.0;

303.2.6 A supe rhe a te d vapor zone; and

303.2.7 A refrige r ated freebo ard ch iller that is o p e rated su ch t hat the chill e d air

blan ket temp eratu r e mea s ured at the center of the air blan ket is no

greate r than 40 pe rcent of the boiling p o int of the sol v ent, measu r ed in

degree s Fah r enheit.

304 REMOTE RESERVOIR DEGRE A SE R: Effective De cemb er 1 1 , 2004, in addition t o

Section 3 02, a perso n o w nin g or o p e r ating a rem o te re se rvoir degrea ser shall co mply

with the follo wing requi re ments:

304.1 Prevent solvent vapo rs f r om e s caping from the sol v ent contai ne r by u s ing su ch

device s a s a cover o r a valve when t he rem o te re servoi r is not being u s e d

, clea ned, or re paire d;

304.2 Dire ct solven t flow in to prevent li qui d solvent fro m spl a shing outsid e of th e

remote res e r v oir deg rea s e r ;

304.3 Use only solv ent contain e rs free of all liquid lea ks. Auxiliary equi pment su ch a s

pump s , pipeli nes, o r flang es, shall n o t have any li quid le aks, visible te ars, o r

cra c ks.

305 VAPOR DEGREASERS ; SAFETY SWITCHES: If a vapor deg reaser i s u s e d , then the

followin g equi pment sh all b e utilized:

305.1 A device th at sh uts off the sump heater if the co nde nser cool ant stop s

circulatin g or become s wa rmer than spe c ified.

305.2 For deg rea s e r s of the sp ray type, a de vice that p r e v ents spray pump ope rati on

unle ss the sol v ent vapor le vel is at the desig ned o perating level.

305.3 A manu al re set that shut s off th e su mp h eater if the solvent v apor level ri ses

above the de sign ed op erat ing level.

306 CONVEYORI ZED DEGRE A SERS: In addition to th e requi rem e n t s of Section s 302, and

303, a perso n shall n o t o perate a con v eyorize d d e g rea s e r u n le ss it is eq uipp ed with the

followin g cont rol devices:

306.1 Either a dryi ng tunn el o r other mea n s such a s a rotating ba sket, sufficient to

prevent cl ean ed part s from carryi ng out solvent liquid or vapo r.

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Rule s an d Re gulation s 216 - 8 Place r Co unt y APCD306.2 Minimized op ening: ent ra nce s an d exit s should silh ouette worklo ads so that t h e

averag e cle a r an ce b e twe en pa rts an d the edge of the degrea ser op ening i s

either l e ss th an 4 i n che s (10 cm ) o r l e ss than 10 percent of th e width of th e

openi ng.

307 GENER A L O PERATI N G REQUI R EME N TS: An y pe r s o n w h o us es a d e g r eas e r mus t

confo r m to the followin g op erating req u irements:

307.1 Operate an d maintain the degrea se r an d emissio n control e quip m ent in prop er

workin g order.

307.2 Do not allo w any solvent to leak fro m a n y portion of the deg rea s e r

.

307.3 Do not sto r e or dispo s e of any so lve n t from the degrea se r, includi ng wast e

solvent, in a manne r tha t causes or allows any v o latile organi c co mpo und s

emission s.

307.4 If distillation recove ry of waste solve n t is perfo rme d , solvent resi due s shall n o t

contai n more than 10 pe rce n t solvent by volume after distillation.

307.5 Wa ste solve n t and wa ste solvent resi due s, sh all b e dispo s ed o f by one of the

following methods :

307.5.1 A comme rci a l waste solve n t recla m atio n servi c e lice n se d by the State

of Californi a.

307.5.2 At a facility that is fede rally or state li cen s ed to treat, store, o r di sp ose

of suc h wa st e

.

307.5.3 Re cyclin g in confo r ma nce with Se ctio n 2514 3.2 of th e Califo r nia Health

and Safety Code.

307.6 Do not rem o ve or open any device design ed to cover the solvent unl ess

pro c e ssi ng work in the d e g r ea se r or pe rf ormin g maint enan ce o n the degrea se r.

307.7 Drai n clean e d pa rts afte r clea ning unt il drip ping ce ase s (no n -va por deg rea s e r

only).

307.8 If using a sol v ent flow, u s e only a conti nuou s, fluid stream (not a f i ne, atomi z ed

, or sh ower typ e spray) at a pre s sure that does n o t ca use liq uid sol v ent to splash

outsid e of the degre a ser.

307.9 Perform solv ent agitation, whe r e ne ce ss ary, by mea n s othe r than air agitation.

307.10 Do not d egre a se p o rou s o r ab sorbent material s such as cloth, le ather, wood, or

rope.

307.11 For vapo r de grea se rs:

307.11.1 Wo rklo ad s shall not o ccupy mo re t han h a lf of the deg re a s er's

evaporative surface area.

307.11.2 Solvent sp ra y shall be kept at lea s t 4 in che s b e l o w th e ai r-v apor

interface.

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Place r Co unt y APCD 216 - 9 Rule s an d Re gulation s307.11.3 Whe n startin g the deg re a s er, the co oli ng system shall b e tu rne d on

before, o r sim u ltaneo usly with, the sump heater.

307.11.4 Whe n sh utting down the d egre a ser, the sump h eate r shall b e turn ed

off before, or simultan eou sl y with, the cooling sy stem.

307.11.5 The degreaser shall be covered whenever the cooli n g system i s off.

307.12 Minimize solv ent carry-o u t by the followi ng mea s u r e s , as appli c a b le :

307.12.1 Ra ck worklo a d to facilitate drain age;

307.12.2 Move wo rklo ad in an d out of the deg re ase r at le ss t han 3.3 m/mi n (11

ft/min);

307.12.3 Deg r ea se the workloa d in the vapor zon e until con d e n satio n ce ases;

307.12.4 Allow wo rkloa d to dry within the degrea ser until visuall y dry;

307.12.5 For manu al operation, tip out a n y po o l s of solve n t remai n ing on the

worklo ad bef ore removing it from the degrea se r.

307.13 A cleane r sha ll not be locat ed wh ere d r af ts are di re cte d across the clea ner.

307.14 For th ose cle aners equi pp ed with water se parators, no solvent sh all be vi suall y

detecta ble in the water exit ing the wate r sep a rato r.

307.15 Wipe clea nin g material s containin g sol v ent shall b e kept in cl ose d contai ne rs at

all times, except durin g use.

307.16 All waste solvent shall b e stored in p r op erly identified and clo s e d containe rs;

307.17 All asso ciate d pre s sure re lief devices shall not allow liquid solven ts to drain ou t;

and

307.18 Spills du ring solvent tra n sf er sha ll be wiped up im m ediately and the used wi p e

rag s sh all be store d in clo s ed co ntaine rs.

308 LIP EXHAUST SYSTEM : A lip exha ust system sha ll not be a dded to any degrea se r,

unle ss it is vented to an emission co ntrol sy stem, pursuant to Section 31 0

. The lip

exhau st shall be turne d off whe n the deg rea s e r is covered.

309 ALTE RNATI VE AIRTIGHT/AIRLESS CLEANING SYSTEM RE QUIREME N TS : In lieu of

complyin g wit h the a pplica b le requi rem ents in Sectio ns 3 02, 3 03, and 3 06, a p e rson m a y

use a n airtigh t/airless cle a n i ng system th at complie s with the followi ng req u ireme n ts.

309.1 The ai rtight/a irless clea nin g system sh all be op erated in a c cord ance with th e

manufa c turer' s spe c ificatio ns a nd o p e r a t ed with a do or o r othe r p r essure sealin g

appa ratu s tha t is in place d u ring all clea ning an d dryi ng cycl es.

309.2 The airtig ht/airless clea nin g system sh a ll not have a vapor le ak of more tha n 5 0

parts pe r mi llion me asured a s m e th ane at the outlet of the airtight/ai r le ss

clea ning syst em as indi cat ed by a porta ble analy z er pursua n t to Section 5 02.8.

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309.4 All asso ciate d pre s sure rel i ef device s sh all not allow li quid solvents to drain out.

309.5 Spills du ring solvent tra n sf er sha ll be wiped up im m ediately and the used wi p e

rag s sh all be store d in clo s ed co ntaine rs.

310 EMISSIONS CONTROL EQUIPMENT: A s an alternative to c o mplying with the

appli c able re quire ment s of Sectio ns 30 2, 303, and 3 06, a pe rson may u s e an emission s

control equi p m ent, subje c t to the appro v al of the Air Pollution Co ntrol Office r, provide d

that the emission s contro l equipm ent sa tisfies the foll owin g req u ire m ents:

310.1 The emissio n s cont rol equi pment is app ro ved by the Air Pollution Control Officer

pursua n t to Rule 501 – GE NERAL PERMIT REQUI R EMENTS, an d

310.2 The e m issio n s co ntrol e quipme n t is desi gne d an d ope rate d with an ove r all

colle ction a n d cont rol devi c e efficie n cy (t he colle ctio n efficien cy multiplied by the

control effici e n cy) of at lea s t 85 pe rc ent on a ma ss ba sis, as dete r mined pursu a n t

to Sections 4 02, 502.2 an d 502.3.

310.3 The e m issio n coll ection sy stem shall ha ve a ventilati on rate n o t g r eate r tha n 2 0

cubi c mete rs per min u te p e r squa re me ter over the t o tal are a of the deg re aser's

evaporative surface a r ea, unle ss th e rat e must b e ch ange d to me et Fede ral an d

State OSHA requireme nts.

400 ADMI N ISTR ATIVE REQU IREMENTS

401 CAL C U L A TI ON FO R DETERMINI N G VOC C O NT ENT O F SO LVENTS IN CLU D IN G

WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS: Fo r the V O C co ntent a s a pplie d, the volume of

solvent i s def ined a s the v o lume of the orig in al solve n t, plus any material add ed to the

origin al solve n t (e.g., thinn e rs or re du ce rs). For the V O C conte n t a s suppli ed, th e volume

of solvent is defined a s th e volume of the or igi nal solvent. The weig ht of VOC per total

volume of sol v ent shall be cal c ulate d by the followin g equatio n:

m ec w v



### V W W W G − −

= 2

Whe r e: G 2 = Weig ht of VOC per total vo lume of

solvent, in grams pe r liter

W

v = Weig ht of all volatile comp ound s, in

gram s

W

w = Weig ht of water, in gram s

W

ec = Weig ht of exempt comp oun ds, in gra m s

V

m = Volume of sol v ent, in liters

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MASS EMISSION RATE : The VO C mass emi s sion rate sh all be calcul ated both

upstream a n d downst r ea m of the emissi on s co ntro l equipme n t based on the VOC ma ss

con c e n tration and volumetric flowrate , pursu ant to Section s 502.3, 502.4 and the

followin g equ ations:

402.1 V O C Ma ss E m issi on R a t e :



### ) ( ) 60 ( * ) ( * ) ( downstream and upstream calculated

hr m C Q M

=

Whe r e: M

= V O C ma ss e m issi on r a t e

(up s tre a m/do wn strea m ), in lb/hr.

Q = the volumetric flowrate at the inlet (up s tream) o r

exhau st sta c k outlet (do w n s trea m), i n stan da rd cubic

feet per minut e as dete r min ed by Section 502.4.

C = the VOC ma ss con c e n trat ion at the inlet (up s trea m) or

outlet (do w n s tream), i n po und s pe r sta ndard cubi c feet,

as dete r min e d pursua n t to Section 50 2.3

.

402.2 The pe rcent control efficie n c y is cal c ul ated as follo ws:



### 100 * % ⎟ ⎟

⎠ ⎞

⎜ ⎜

⎝ ⎛

−

=

u d u



### M M M CE

Whe r e: CE = control efficie n cy.

M

u = the upst r eam VOC ma ss e m issi on rate, in lb/hr.

M d = the downs tream VOC mass emiss i on rate, in lb/hr.

403 OPER ATION A N D MA INTEN ANC E PLA N : Any person u s ing an app roved emissi on

control equi p m ent pursua n t to Section 310 mu st su bmit an Operation and Ma intenan ce

plan for the e m issi on s cont rol eq uipme n t to t he Air Pollution Co ntro l Officer for a pproval.

The pla n shall sp ecify operation and mai n ten ance proced ure s that d e mon s trate

contin uou s o peratio n a nd compli an ce o f the emi ssi o n s co ntrol eq uipment duri n g pe riod s

of emission s-produ cin g o peratio ns. The pla n sh all spe c ify key system operating

para m eters such a s temp eratu r e s , pre s sure s, an d flow rates, ne ce ssary to d e termin e

compli an ce with this rule a nd sh all de scribe in detail pro c ed ures to maintain the approve d

control d e vice. The pl an shall sp ecify whi c h re cord s mu st be kept to do cum ent these

operation s a nd mai n tena nce procedu res. Th e records shal l com p ly wi th the

requi rem ents of Section 501. The plan s hall be imp l emented u p on app roval by the Air

Pollution Control Officer.

500 MONITO RIN G AN D RE C O R D S

501 RECO R DKE EPING: In addition to a n y existing p e rmit co nditi ons i s sued p u rsuant to

Rule 5 01, Ge neral Pe rmit Req u ire m ent s, any pe rs on subj ect to thi s rul e shall comply with

the followin g requi rem ents:

501.1 List of Mate ri als: A list sh all be m a intai ned of all solvents currentl y used and/o r

store d at the site. The list shall in clud e the followi ng informatio n:

501.1.1 Clea ning mat e rial type by name/code/m anufa c ture r.

501.1.2 The a c tual V O C conte n t o f cleani ng m a terial a s a ppli ed in cludi ng water

and exempt compou nd s.

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501.2 Usage Re co rds : Any p e rson within the Distri ct using clea ning mate ria l s

regul ated by this rul e sh all update a nd maintain the records a s re quire d by this

rule as follows :

501.2.1 Monthly:

501.2.1.1 Re cords of t o tal ap plied volume in g a llon s for e a ch

clea ning mat e rial u s ed.

501.2.1.2 Re cord of sol v ent cle aning activity asso ciated with e a ch

solvent u s ed.

501.2.1.3 Re cords of each time wa st e solvent o r wa ste re sid u e is

removed from the facility for disposal.

501.3 Emissi on s Control Equip m ent : Any perso n usi ng a n emission control eq uip m ent

pursua n t to Section 31 0 shall mai n tai n su ch records on a d a il y basis, of key

system op era t ing pa ram e ters for emi ssion cont rol e quipme n t, in cluding, but n o t

limited to:

501.3.1 Hou r s of op eration;

501.3.2 Routin e and non-ro ut ine maintena nce; and

501.3.3 The re co rds requi re d by Section 403 as pa rt of th e Op eration and

Maintena nce Plan.

501.3.4 Re cords of te st repo rts co n ducte d pursu ant to Section 502.

501.4 Duration of Re cords: Su ch records shall be m a intained o n -site for two yea r s,

(five years fo r sou r ces su bject to Rule 507, FEDE RAL OPERA T ING PE RMI T

PROG RAM,) and made a v ailable for review by the Air Pollution Control Officer

upon requ est.

502 TEST METHODS

502.1 Determinatio n of Boiling Point: The initial boiling point of sol v ents shall be

determi ned in accord an ce with ASTM D 1078 -01.

502.2 Determinatio n of Control Efficiency: Control efficie n c y of control equipm ent sh all

be determin ed in acco rdan ce with Unit ed State s Environm e n tal Protecti on

Agency Meth od 18, 25, or 25A (whichev er is ap plicabl e).

502.3 Determinatio n of Colle ctio n Efficiency: Efficiency of the colle ctio n system sh all

b e d e t er mined in acc o rd an c e w i th the U n ited States Environm ental Prote c ti on

Agency' s Gu ideline s for Determ inin g Captu r e Efficien cy, Jan u a ry 9, 19 95

. Individual ca pture effici en cy test ru ns subj ect to United States Environme n tal

Protectio n Agency techni ca l guideline s shall be dete r mined by:

502.3.1 Applica b le United States Envi ronme n tal Prote c tion Agency M e thod s

204, 204A, 2 04B, 204C, 2 04D, 20 4E, and/or 20 4F; o r

502.3.2 Any other me thod app rove d by Unit ed S t ates Environ m ental Prote c tion

Agency, the Californi a Air Re sou r ces Board, and the Air Pollution

Control Office r.

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accordan ce with Unite d States Environ m ental Prote c tion Age n cy Method s 2, 2 A

, 2C, or 2 D (which ever is a pplicable )

.

502.5 Determinatio n of VOC Co ntent: VOC content of solvents shall b e determi ned i n

accordan ce with Unite d States Enviro n m ental Prote c tion Age n cy Method 2 4 a n d

Section s 401, and 502.6, of this rule.

502.6 Determinatio n of Com p ound s Exem pt Fro m V O C Definitio n : Co mpo u n d s

exempted f r o m the VO C d e finition, a s li sted i n Se cti on 2 06 of thi s rule, shall be

determi ned i n acco rda n ce with ASTM D 445 7-85 or Californi a Air Re sou r ce s

Board Metho d 43 2. If an y of the p e rfl uoro c a r b o n s or volatile cy clic an d line a r

methyl siloxa nes a r e b e in g claim ed a s exempt com poun ds, the person m a ki n g

the cl aim m u st stat e in ad vance which comp oun ds a r e pre s e n t, a nd the Unite d

States Enviro nmental P r ot ection Agen cy approved te st meth od u s ed to m a ke th e

determi nation of these co m poun ds.

502.7 Test M e thod Upd a tes: Fut u re U.S. EPA-approved re vis i ons of any tes t methods

referen c ed in Section 50 2 shall the n b e come th e a ppli c abl e ve rsi o n s with re spe c t

to this rule.

502.8 Determinatio n of VOC Lea ks: Vapo r VOC lea k s sh all be determi ned i n

accordan ce with Unite d States Envi ron m ental Prote c tion Agen cy Method 21.

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