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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: SJVUAPCD

Rule No(s): 4695 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: Adopted: 9/17/09

Rule Title(s): Rule 4695 (Brandy Aging and Wine Aging Operations)

Date Submitted to ARB: October 15, 2009

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): N/A

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: Peter Biscay Phone Number: (559)230-6100 E-mail Address: peter.biscay@valleyair.org

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule 

The 2007 Ozone Plan contains a commitment to develop a control measure for VOC emissions from brandy aging 

and wine aging operations (S-IND-14) but does not designate the level of emission reductions. Emission controls 

have already been installed on most of the large brandy aging operations as an emission reduction measure to 

comply with the requirements of Rule 4694 (Wine Fermentation and Storage Tanks), to which these emission 

reductions are credited. This rule will serve as a “backstop” measure to codify the control of VOC emissions from 

brandy aging to represent Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) and Best Available Retrofit Control 

Technology (BARCT). In regards to wine aging, this rule will require require Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) on wine aging operations at Major Sources.

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2 

 (CO) PM TAC (name): 

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined. 

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A 

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: 0 tons per day

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: 2012 Area Affected: SJV Air Basin

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible): 

As units of tons per day: 2012: 2.18; 2014: 2.38; 2017: 2.58; 2020: 2.78; 2023: 2.98.
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 2.3 tons per day

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 0.0 tons per day

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 2.3 tons per day

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 0.12 tons per day

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning. 

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split 

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 9

Percent in Nonattainment Area: 100% 

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: 0 Percent in Nonattainment Area: 0% 

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): N/A

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No 

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) 5.0 of the Rule. 

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: N/A

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains: 

Emission Limits in Section(s): 5.0 Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 5.0

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): 6.1 Reporting Requirements in Section(s): 6.3
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

 No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment 

Discussion: The proposed rule will fulfill the District’s 2007 Ozone Plan commitment for control measure S-IND-14 (Aging 

of Brandy and Wine) in an effective, practicable, technologically feasible, and economically reasonable method, as 

determined by the District’s Governing Board. This rule will also satisfy SIP commitments with the requirement of 

emission controls which help produce Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) for the Attainment Demonstration; will reduce 

emissions that are quantifiable, surplus, real, and enforceable; and will satisfy the federal requirement to design a plan to 

achieve ozone attainment.

Rule 4695 requires small brandy aging operations to implement RACT recordkeeping & work practices, and large brandy 

aging operations to implement RACT recordkeeping & work practices and BARCT practices and monitoring of a 

Permanent Total Enclosure vented to a control device. Rule 4695 requires small wine aging operations to implement 

RACT recordkeeping & work practices, and large wine aging operations to implement RACT recordkeeping & work 

practices and Additional RACT practices and monitoring of temperature control.