( Adopted: 5/5/89; Amended: 3/6/92; Readopted by Statute: 07/01/97; Readopted by Statute: 01/01/02; Amended: 5/17/05; Amended : mm/dd/yy)

AVAQMD RULE 109 109 -1 Recordkeeping for VOC Emissions d2, 02/18/10 

## RULE 109

Recordkeeping For for Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

(A) General Applicability [reformatted to reflect current district rule forma t]

(1) Purpose

(a) The purpose of this rule is to ensure that adeq uate records of volatile organic compound use are made and maintained.

(2) Applicability

( a 1 ) The provisions of this rule shall apply to an own er or operator of a stationary source within the District conducting operations, w hich include the use of adhesives, coatings, solvents, and/or graphic arts materials, when records are required to determine a District rule's applicabili ty or source's exemption from a rule, rule compliance, or specifically as a Permit to Operate or Permit to Construct condition.

( b 2 ) District rules requiring recordkeeping as outline d by District Rule 109 include, but are not limited to, the following:

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- Usage of Solvents 1102

- Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaners 1104 - Wood Flat Stock Coating Operations, 1107 - Coating of Metal Parts and Products, 1122 - Solvent Cleaners (Degreasers), 1124 - Aerospace Assembly and Component Coating Ope rations, 1128 - Paper, Fabric, and Film Coating Operations, 1130 - Graphic Arts, 1130.1

- Screen Printing Operations [added pursuant to Rule 1130.1(c)(5)] 1136 - Wood Products Coatings, 1145 - Plastic, Rubber, and Glass Coatings and Adhe sives, 1151 - Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Non-Assem bly Line Coating Operations, 1162

- Polyester Resin Operations109-2 AVAQMD RULE 109 Recordkeeping for VOC Emissions d2, 02/18/10 1164 - Semiconductor Manufacturing, 1168 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissio ns from Adhesive Applications. 1171 – Solvent Cleaning Operations



### (B) Definitions

(1) Exempt Compounds - Any compound listed in 40 CFR 51.100(s)(1).

(2) Facility - Any permit unit, group of permit uni ts, non-permitted equipment or any combination thereof which emits or may emit an Air Pollutant; and belongs to a single major industrial group in the Standard Industrial C lassification manual; and is located on a single parcel of land or on contiguous propert y within the District; and which is owned or operated by the same person or by persons under common control. [derived from AVAQMD Rule 1124 (B)(23)]

( 2 3 ) Graphic Arts Materials - Any inks, coatings, adhesives, fountain solution s, thinners retarders, or cleaning solutions used in printing o r related coating or laminating
processes.
( 3 4 ) Low Solids Adhesive, Adhesive Primer, or Stain - An adhe a sive, adhesive primer or stain which has less than one pound of solids per gallon of material.

( 4 5 ) Permit Unit - Any article, machine, equipment, or other contri vance, or combination thereof, which may cause the issuance or control th e issuance of air contaminants, and which:

(a) requires Requires a written permit pursuant to the provisions of Dist rict Rules 201 and/or 203; or

(b) is Is in operation pursuant to the provisions of District Rule 219.

(6) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SC AQMD) – The air quality district created pursuant to Division 26, Part 3, Chapter 5. 5 of the California Health & Safety Code (commencing with §40400). [derived from AVAQMD Rule 1124 (B)(59)]

( 5 7 ) Stationary Source - Any permit unit or grouping of permit units or o ther air contaminant-emitting activities which are located o n one or more contiguous properties within the District, in actual physical contact or separated solely by a public roadway or other public right-of-way, and are owned or operate d by the same person (or by persons under common control). Such above-described groupi ngs, if non-contiguous, but connected only by land carrying a pipeline, shall n ot be considered one stationary

source.AVAQMD RULE 109 109-3

Recordkeeping for VOC Emissions d2, 02/18/10 ( 6 8 ) Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) - Any volatile compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, met allic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, and exempt compounds as defined in subsection (B)(1) above.


### (C) Daily Recordkeeping Requirements

(1) An owner or operator of a stationary source usi ng adhesives, coatings, solvents, and/or graphic arts materials and subject to this rule sha ll maintain daily records of operations for the most recent two (2) year period. The recor ds shall be retained on the premises of the affected operation for a period of not less tha n two (2) years. Said records shall be made available to the District upon request. The r ecords shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) each Each applicable District rule number pertinent to the op eration for which records are being maintained;

(b) a A list of the permit units involved in the operation( s) using adhesives, coatings, solvents, and/or graphic arts materials;

(c) the The method of application and substrate type;

(d) the The amount and type of adhesive, coating (including cat alyst and reducer), solvent, and/or graphic arts material used in each permit unit or dispensing station (when permitted equipment is not involved), including exempt compounds ( use of amounts containers of one pint per week or less may be recorded in an alternative manner including but not limited to assuming full consumption on day of first use and/or calculating an average daily consumption by determining the number of operating days a singl e pint container of material was in active use at a facility ); [added to allow for additional period and protocol]

(e) the The VOC content in each adhesive, coating (including ca talyst and reducer), solvent, and/or graphic arts material;

(f) the The amount of diluent, surface preparation, clean-up, o r wash-up solvent (including exempt compounds) used and the VOC conte nt of each ( use of
amounts containers of one pint per week or less may be recorded in an alternative manner); [changed for consistency with (C)(1)(d) above]

(g) where Where applicable, the vapor pressure of solvents used as surface cleaners; and

(h) Where applicable, oven temperature (for coating operations). [To clarify that these records are only necessary when otherwise req uired by rule.]109-4 AVAQMD RULE 109 Recordkeeping for VOC Emissions d2, 02/18/10 

### ( DE ) Test Methods

( 2 1 ) VOC content shall either be calculated using a pe rcent solids basis (less water and exempt solvents) for adhesives, coatings, and inks; or testing shall be done using USEPA Reference Method 24 (Determination of Volatil e Matter Content, Water Content, Density Volume Solids, and Weight Solids o f Surface Coatings, Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Part 60, Appendix A, 7/1/85 edition). Analysis done according to USEPA Method 24 shall utilize Procedur e B of ASTM Method D-2369, referenced within USEPA Method 24. The exempt solv ent content shall be determined using SCAQMD Test Methods 302 and 303 (SCAQMD "Labo ratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual). Alterna tively, the VOC content may be determined using SCAQMD Test Methods 302, 303, and 304. The test method shall be documented. The VOC content may be supplied by a M aterial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or data sheet provided the test methods desc ribed above are used and specified on the MSDS or data sheet.

( 3 2 ) VOC content and density of rotogravure publicatio n inks shall be determined by USEPA Reference Method 24A (Determination of Volati le Matter Content and Density of Printing Inks and Related Coatings, Code of Fede ral Regulations Title 40, Part 60, Appendix A, 7/1/85 edition). The exempt solvent co ntent shall be determined using SCAQMD Test Methods 302 and 303 (SCAQMD "Laboratory Methods of Analysis for Enforcement Samples" manual). Alternatively, the V OC content may be determined using SCAQMD Test Methods 302, 303, and 304.

( 4 3 ) VOC content for low solid adhesive, adhesive prim er, or stain shall be calculated by the method used to calculate the "Grams of VOC per Lite r of Material" as specified in District Rules 1136 and 1168.

(4) Any applicable alternative test method may be used so long as such method has been approved by USEPA, CARB and the APCO .[derived from AVAQMD Rule 1124(E)(3)(f)]

(5) When more than one test method or set of method s are specified for any testing, noncompliance with any requirement of this rule est ablished by any one of the specified test methods or set of test methods shall constitut e a violation of this rule. [derived from SCAQMD Rule 109 (g)(8). Pursuant to EPA comment.]

The following classes of compounds: cyclic, branch ed, or linear, completely fluorinated alkanes; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fl uorinated ethers with no unsaturations; cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorinated tertiar y amines with no unsaturations; and sulfurcontaining perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations a nd with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine, will be analyzed as exempt compounds, onl y at such time as manufacturers specify which individual compounds are used in the coating formulations and identify the test methods, which, prior to such analysis, have been approved b y the USEPA and the District, that can be used to quantify the amounts of each exempt compoun d.AVAQMD RULE 109 109-5

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### (E) Exemptions

(1) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the application of materials that contain less than 20 g/l of VOC. [derived from AVAQMD Rule 1124(G)(13). Added to mak e it applicable to all substrates.]

[SIP: Submitted as amended mm/dd/yy on mm/dd/yy; A pproved: 4/13/95, 60 FR 18751, 40 CFR 52.220(c)(189)(i)(A)(6); Limited Approval/Disapprov al 8/30/95, 58 FR 45444, 40 CFR 52.220(c)(182)(i)(A)(2)]