SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

RULE 8041 - CARRYOUT AND TRACKOUT

(Adopted November 15, 2001; Amended August 19, 2004)

1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this rule is to prevent or limit fugitive dust emissions from carryout and

trackout.

2.0 Applicability

This rule applies to all sites that are subject to any of the following rules where carryout

or trackout has occurred or may occur on paved public roads or the paved shoulders of a

paved public road: Rules 8021 (Construction, Demolition, Excavation, Extraction, and

other Earthmoving Activities), 8031 (Bulk Materials), 8061 (Paved and Unpaved Roads),

and 8071 (Unpaved Vehicle and Equipment Traffic Areas) The provisions of this rule

adopted on November 15, 2001 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2004 at which

time the amendments adopted on August 19, 2004 shall take effect.

3.0 Definitions

The definitions of terms in Rule 8011 (General Requirements) shall apply to this rule.

4.0 Exemptions

In addition to the exemptions established in Rule 8011, the following exemption is also

established for this rule.

4.1 Carryout and trackout caused by an Agricultural Source.

5.0 Requirements

An owner/operator shall sufficiently prevent or cleanup carryout and trackout as specified

in sections 5.1 through 5.9. In addition to the requirements of this rule, a person shall

comply with all other applicable requirements of Regulation VIII. The use of blower

devices, or dry rotary brushes or brooms, for removal of carryout and trackout on public

roads is expressly prohibited. The removal of carryout and trackout from paved public

roads does not exempt an owner/operator from obtaining state or local agency permits

which may be required for the cleanup of mud and dirt on paved public roads.

5.1 Owners/operators shall remove all visible carryout and trackout at the end of each

workday.
5.2 An owner/operator of any site with 150 or more vehicle trips per day, or 20 or

more vehicle trips per day by vehicles with three or more axles shall take the

actions for carryout and trackout as specified in Section 5.8.

5.3 An owner/operator subject to the requirements of a Dust Control Plan as specified

in Rule 8021 (Construction, Demolition, Excavation, Extraction, and other

Earthmoving Activities) shall take the actions for carryout and trackout as

specified in Section 5.8.

5.4 Within urban areas or, an owner/operator shall prevent carryout and trackout, or

immediately remove carryout and trackout when it extends 50 feet or more from

the nearest unpaved surface exit point of a site.

5.5 Within rural areas, construction projects 10 acres or more in size, an

owner/operator shall prevent carryout and trackout, or immediately remove

carryout and trackout when it extends 50 feet or more from the nearest unpaved

surface exit point of a site.

5.6 For sites with paved interior roads, an owner/operator shall prevent and mitigate

carryout and trackout as specified in Section 5.8.

5.7 Cleanup of carryout and trackout shall be accomplished by:

5.7.1 Manually sweeping and picking-up; or

5.7.2 Operating a rotary brush or broom accompanied or preceded by sufficient

wetting to limit VDE to 20% opacity; or

5.7.3 Operating a PM10-efficient street sweeper that has a pick-up efficiency of

at least 80 percent as defined in Rule 8011 (General Requirements).

5.7.4 Flushing with water, if curbs or gutters are not present and where the use

of water will not result as a source of trackout material or result in adverse

impacts on storm water drainage systems or violate any National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System permit program.

5.8 Carryout and trackout shall be prevented and mitigated as specified in sections

5.8.1 and 5.8.2:

5.8.1 Prevented by:

5.8.1.1 Installing and maintaining a trackout control device meeting

the specifications contained in Section 5.9 at all access points

to paved public roads; or
5.8.1.2 Utilizing a carryout and trackout prevention procedure which

has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the APCO and US

EPA as achieving an equivalent or greater level of control than

specified in Section 5.8.1.1.

5.8.2 Mitigated by:

In the event that measures specified in Section 5.8.1 are insufficient to

prevent carryout and trackout, removal of any carryout and trackout must

be accomplished within one-half hour of the generation of such carryout

and trackout.

5.9 Specifications for Section 5.8.1 shall meet the following conditions or combination

of conditions:

5.9.1 For use of grizzlies or other similar devices designed to removed dirt/mud

from tires, the devices shall extend from the intersection with the public

paved road surface for a distance of at least 25 feet, and cover the full

width of the unpaved exit surface for at least 25 feet.

5.9.2 For use of gravel pads, coverage with gravel shall be at least one inch or

larger in diameter and at least 3 inches deep, shall extend from the

intersection with the public paved road surface for a distance of at least 50

feet, and cover the full width of the unpaved exit surface for at least 50

feet. Any gravel deposited onto a public paved road travel lane or shoulder

must be removed at the end of the workday or immediately following the

last vehicle using the gravel pad, or at least once every 24 hours,

whichever occurs first.

5.9.3 For use of paving, paved surfaces shall extend from the intersection with

the public paved road surface for a distance of at least 100 feet, and cover

the full width of the unpaved access road for that distance to allow mud

and dirt to drop off of vehicles before exiting the site. Mud and dirt

deposits accumulating on paved interior roads shall be removed with

sufficient frequency, but not less frequently than once per workday, to

prevent carryout and trackout onto paved public roads

6.0 Administrative Requirements

6.1 Test Methods

The applicable test methods specified in Rule 8011 shall be used to determine

compliance with this rule.
6.2 Recordkeeping

An owner/operator shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements specified in

Rule 8011.