7/11 RULE 2 : 1

VENTURA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

RULE 2 - DEFINITIONS (Adopted 10/22/68)

A. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the se 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 of the State of California. (Revised 3/9/76)

Air Contaminant . “Air Contaminant” or “Air Pollutant” means any d ischarge, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere and includes but is not limited to, smoke, charred paper, dust, soot, grime, carbon, greenhouse gases, fumes, gases, odors, particulate matter, acids or any combination thereof. (Revised 6/23/81, 4/12/11)

Air Pollution Control Officer . “Air Pollution Control Officer” means the Air Po llution Control Officer or his duly authorized assistants a nd deputies. (Added 3/26/74)

Air Quality Standards . “Air Quality Standards” as used in these Regulat ions refers to those ambient air quality standards as promulgated by State or Federal pollution control agencies or as described in these Regulations. (Ad ded 5/23/72, Revised 7/18/72)

Atmosphere . “Atmosphere” means the air that surrounds the ea rth but does not include the general volume of gases contained in any bona f ide building.

Authority to Construct . “Authority to Construct” means a written permit issued by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District for t he construction, erection, installation, assembling, modification, or replacement of any fac ility including any article, machine, equipment or contrivance the use of which may cause the issuance, reduction, control or elimination of air contaminants. (Added 5/23/72)

Best Available Control Technology (BACT) . “Best Available Control Technology” means the most stringent emission limitation or con trol technology for an emissions unit
which: 1. Has been achieved in practice for such emissions unit category, or

2. Is contained in any implementation plan approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for such emissions unit category. A specific limitation or control shall not apply if the owner or operator of such emissions unit
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Air Polluti on Control Officer (APCO) that such limitation or control technology is not presen tly achievable, or

3. Any other emission limitation or control technol ogy, including, but not limited to, replacement of such emissions unit with a lower emi tting emissions unit, application of control equipment or process modific ations, determined by the7/11 RULE 2 : 2 APCO to be technologically feasible for such emissi ons unit and cost effective as compared to the BACT cost effectiveness threshold a dopted by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board.

In defining emissions unit categories, the APCO may take into account the function of the emissions unit, the capacity of the emissions unit, the annual throughput of the emissions unit, and the location of the emissions unit with r espect to electricity or fuels needed to achieve an emission limitation or control technolog y. (Added 9/28/76, Revised 6/20/78, 6/19/79, 1/10/84, 10/22/91)

Board . “Board” means the Air Pollution Control Board of the Air Pollution Control District of Ventura County.

Combustible Refuse . “Combustible Refuse” means any solid or liquid c ombustible waste material containing carbon in a free or combined st ate.

Combustion Contaminants . “Combustion Contaminants” means particulate matt er discharged into the atmosphere from the burning of any kind of material containing
carbon in a free or combined state.

Construction . “Construction” means the erection, installation, assembling, modification, or replacement of any article, machine, equipment, or contrivance. Construction begins when any of the following occurs; ground is broken, equipment is moved into position, or any connection or attachment is done to or for the equipment in question. (Added 5/23/72)

Control Strategy . “Control Strategy” means a combination of measur es designed to
reduce air contaminant emissions to attain and main tain ambient air quality standards. (Added 8/17/76)

Crude Oil . “Crude Oil” means any naturally occurring, unref ined petroleum liquid. (Added 6/20/78)

District . “District” shall mean the Ventura County Air Pol lution Control District. (Added 1/29/74)

Effluent . “Effluent” means the total volume of gases and/o r liquids and/or solids emitted from an emission point. (Revised 5/23/72)

Emission . “Emission” means the act of passing into the atm osphere of air contaminant or a gas stream which may or may not contain an air co ntaminant or the material so passed into the atmosphere. (Revised 5/23/72)

Emission Data . “Emission Data” means measured or calculated con centrations or weights of air contaminants emitted into the ambien t air. Data used to calculate emission data are not emission data. (Added 1/29/74)7/11 RULE 2 : 3

Emission Point . “Emission Point” means any point from which any air contaminants are released into the atmosphere. (Added 5/23/72)

Emission Standards . “Emission Standards” as used in these Regulation s means U.S. Federal (EPA), State of California (ARB), or Ventur a County Air Pollution Control
District standards of limits for air contaminant em issions, whichever are the most restrictive. (Added 5/23/72, Revised 7/18/72)

Equipment . Any operation, article, machine, equipment, or c ontrivance which may emit or reduce the emissions of any air contaminant or r egulated pollutant. (Added 11/19/85, Revised 4/12/11)

Exempt Organic Compounds . “Exempt Organic Compounds” means any of the following negligibly-reactive or low-reactive compo unds.

1. The following are negligibly-reactive compounds: carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), metallic carbides (M-C) or carbonates (M-CO 3 ), ammonium carbonate ((NH 4 )HCO 3 (NH 4 )CO 2 NH 2 ), carbonic acid (CO(OH) 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), methylene chloride (dichloromethane), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform), trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12), chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), trifluoromethane (HFC-23), 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113), 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114), chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115), 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane (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), difluoromethane (HFC–32), 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC–43–10mee ), 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC–225 ca), 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC–225 cb), 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxybutane (C 4 F 9 OCH 3 ),7/11 RULE 2 : 4 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3 heptafluoro propane [(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-heptafluorop ropane [(CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OC 2 H 5 )], ethylfluoride (HFC–161), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC–236ea), 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), 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC–365mfc), chlorofluoromethane (HCFC–31), 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC–123a), 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC–151a), cyclic, branched, or linear, completely methylated siloxanes (VMS), and perfluorocarbon (PFC) compounds which fall into these classes:

a. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorina ted alkanes,

b. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorina ted ethers with no unsaturations,

c. cyclic, branched, or linear, completely fluorina ted tertiary amines with no unsaturations, and

d. sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsat urations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.

Perfluorocarbon compounds will be assumed to be abs ent from a product or process unless a manufacturer or facility operator identifies the specific individual compounds (from the broad classes of perfluorocarbo n compounds) and the amounts present in the product or process and provi des an EPA approved test method which can be used to quantify the specific c ompounds.

2. The following are low-reactive compounds:

acetone, ethane, methyl acetate, tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), parachlorobenzotrifluoride (1-chloro-4-trifluoromet hyl benzene), t-butyl acetate, dimethyl carbonate,7/11 RULE 2 : 5

propylene carbonate, and methyl formate. (Added 5/12/92, Revised 12/15/92, 4/9/96, 11/10/98, 01/12/10)

Experimental or Research Operations . (Added 4/22/80) “Experimental or Research Operations” mean those operations to which a prepon derance of the following characteristics apply: 1. Not producing a product for commercial use or sa le.

2. The primary objective is not to produce an immed iate profit.

3. The primary objective is to advance the state-of -the-art.

4. Frequently accompanied by literature search, the oretical studies and computer modeling.

5. Operations are under direct control of engineers or scientists.

6. Theoretical solutions are evaluated by hardware testing.

7. Limited quantities of hardware are built for tes t purposes.

8. Hardware may incorporate special instrumentation for design and performance
evaluation.

9. Hardware frequently is sub-scale, pilot plant sc ale, incomplete system components, breadboard systems, or may be construct ed from boiler plate or other materials not suitable for a commercial product.

10. Hardware is subject to continuing modification, may be destroyed in testing or scrapped upon completion.

11. Except for life performance demonstration, test s are usually for short duration or at reduced operating levels.

Fleet Vehicle . “Fleet Vehicles” are gasoline powered motor vehi cles as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code, Division I, Section 416 of the State of California Vehicle Code and operated from one business or governmental entity. (Added 6/25/74)

Frost Protection . “Frost Protection” means the protection of agric ultural crops against damage from frost or cold weather.

Gasoline . “Gasoline” means any petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor pressure of 4.0 pounds per square inch or greater, which is sold or intended for sale for use in motor7/11 RULE 2 : 6

vehicles or engines and is commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline. (Added 5/23/72)

Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) . "Greenhouse Gases" shall mean the aggregate grou p of six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, me thane, hydrofluorocarbons (by category), perfluorocarbons (by category), and sulf ur hexafluoride. (Added 4/12/11)

Hazardous Material . “Hazardous Material” means dangerous, poisonous, corrosive, oxidizing, volatile, flammable, explosive or toxic materials for which Federal, State or Ventura County industrial safety or other limits ha ve been established. (Added 5/23/72)

Motor Vehicle . "Motor Vehicle" is a vehicle that is self-propel led, including recreational vehicles, and does not include a self-propelled whe elchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle, if operated by a person who, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian. Als o excluded are truck campers. (revised 4/12/11)

Opacity . “Opacity” means the degree to which emissions re duce the transmission of light and obscure the view of the background. (Added 5/2 3/72)

Operation . “Operation” means any physical action resulting in a change in a location, form, or physical properties of a material or any c hemical action resulting in a change in the chemical composition, chemical or physical prop erties of a material.

Orchard Heater . “Orchard Heater” means any article, machine, equ ipment or contrivance burning any kind of fuel, which is designed, used, maintained, or capable of being used for protection of agricultural crops against frost or cold weather; provided, however, that the devices which are commonly known as wind machin es are not included in the terms
“Orchard Heater” or “Heater”.

Organic Solvents . “Organic Solvents” are any liquids containing or ganic compounds which are used as dissolvers, viscosity reducers or cleaning agents. These liquids are principally derived from petroleum and include petr oleum distillates, chlorinated hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, ketones, and alc ohols. Solutions, emulsions, and dispersions of water and soap, or water and deterge nt are not organic solvents. Soaps and detergents are water based surfactants. (Revised 5 /8/90)

Outer Continental Shelf Area (OCS) . “Outer Continental Shelf Area” means any offshor e waters for which the District has been designated t he corresponding onshore area by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Anacapa Islan d, and San Nicolas Island (Added 1/10/84, Revised 1O/22/9l).

Particulate Matter . “Particulate Matter” means any material except u ncombined water that exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or solid at standard conditions. (Revised 4/13/04)7/11 RULE 2 : 7

Particulate Matter (PM10) . “Particulate matter (PM10)” means particulate ma tter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 micro meters. (Added 10/22/91)

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) . “Particulate matter (PM2.5)” means particulate m atter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 2.5 m icrometers. (Added 4/12/11)

Permit to Operate . “Permit to Operate” means a written permit issue d by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District for the opera tion of any facility, article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance the use of which ma y cause the issuance, reduction, control, or elimination of air contaminants (Added 5/23/72).

Permitted Emissions . “Permitted Emissions” means those emissions whic h are imposed on a Permit to Operate limiting the maximum quantit y of each air pollutant which a source can emit. These limits shall be expressed i n pounds per hour, and tons per year. Permitted emissions shall be determined pursuant to Rule 29.B. (Added 6/19/79, Revised 10/22/91)

Person . “Person” means any person, corporation, governme nt agency, public officer, association, joint venture, partnership or any comb ination of such, jointly or separately, operating in concert for any common objective relat ed to the purposes of this Regulation. It includes the owner, lessor, lessee, tenant, lice nsee, manager, and operator, or any of such, of an emission point or any source operation related thereto, or of any interest in such emission point or source operation. (Revised 5/23/72)

Portable . “Portable” means a device that is not stationary . (Added 4/121/11)

PPM . “PPM” means parts per million by volume. (Added 5/23/72)

Public Record . “Public Record” means any record made available to the public by law containing information relating to the conduct of t he public’s business that is prepared, owned, used or retained by the District, except “tr ade secrets” as defined in Regulation IX, Rule 200, Paragraph C. (Added 1/29/74)

Reactive Organic Compounds . “Reactive Organic Compounds” (ROC) is any compou nd containing at least one atom of carbon except those compounds identified in this Rule as Exempt Organic Compounds. This term and definition shall replace the following terms and definitions wherever they appear in the Distric t’s Rules and Regulations: organic compound, organic gases, organic liquid, organic ma terials, organic vapor, volatile organic compounds and hydrocarbons. (Revised 11/3/ 81, 1/28/92, 5/12/92)

Record . “Record” means handwriting, typewriting, printin g, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording upon any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symb ols, or combinations thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, and other documents. (Added 1/29/74)7/11 RULE 2 : 8

Reduction of Animal Matter . “Reduction of Animal Matter” means processing an imal matter by any process, including rendering, cooking , drying, dehydration, digestion, evaporation, and protein concentration but not incl uding any processing of food for human consumption. (Revised 5/23/72)

Regulation . “Regulation” means one of the major categories o f the rules of the Air Pollution Control District of Ventura County.

Rule . “Rule” means a rule of the Air Pollution Control District of Ventura County.

Schedule of Increments of Progress . “Schedule of Increments of Progress” means a statement of dates when various steps are to be tak en to bring a source of air contaminants into compliance with emission standard s and shall include, to the extent feasible, the following:

1. The date of submittal of the final plan for the control of emissions of air
contaminants from that source to the Air Pollution Control District. 2. That date by which contracts for emission contro l systems or process modifications will be awarded, or the date by which orders will be issued for the purchase of component parts to accomplish emission control or process
modification.
3. The date of initiation of on-site construction o r installation of emission control equipment or process change. 4. The date by which on-site construction or instal lation of emission control equipment or process notification is to be complete d. 5. The date by which final compliance is to be addr essed. 6. Such other dates by which other appropriate and necessary steps shall be taken to permit close and effective supervision of progress toward timely compliance. (Added 8/17/76)

Section . “Section” means the section of the Health and Sa fety Code of the State of California unless some other regulation is specific ally indicated. (Revised 5/23/72)

Source Operation . “Source Operation” means the last operation prec eding the emission of an air contaminant which operation:

1. Results in a separation of the air contaminants in the process material or in the conversion of the process materials into air contam inants as in the case of combustion of fuel, and,

2. Is not an air pollution abatement operation.

Standard Conditions . “Standard Conditions” means a gas temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) and a gas pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch (7607/11 RULE 2 : 9

mm. Hg) absolute. Results of all analyses and test s shall be calculated and reported at this gas temperature and pressure unless otherwise called for. (Revised 4/13/04)

Startup . “Startup” means the setting in operation of an a ffected facility for any purpose. (Added 5/23/72)

Stationary . “Stationary” means a device that meets any one o f the following criteria:

1. The device is attached to a foundation, or if no t so attached, resides at the same location or at the same stationary source for more than 12 consecutive months. A backup, standby or replacement device that replaces a device at a location or stationary source and is intended to perform the sa me or similar function as the device being replaced shall be included in calculat ing the consecutive time period. The cumulative time of all devices, including the t ime between the removal of the original device and installation of the replacement device, shall count toward the consecutive time determination; or

2. The device is not attached to a foundation and i s located at a seasonal stationary
source for less than 12 consecutive months. To be stationary, the device must be
located at the seasonal source for at least three m onths each year for at least two

years.

3. The device is moved from one location to another in an attempt to circumvent the 12 month residence time requirement in paragraph 1 above. The period during which the device is maintained at a storage facilit y shall be excluded from the
consecutive time determination.

4. The device is moved around a stationary source a nd performs routine or regular operations integral to the function of the stationa ry source. (added 4/12/11)

Stationary Source . Any building, structure, facility, or installati on which emits or may emit any affected pollutant directly or as a fugiti ve emission.

“Building, structure, facility, or installation” me ans all pollutant emitting activities, including activities located in California coastal waters adjacent to the District boundaries, which:

1. belong to the same industrial grouping, and

2. are located on one or more contiguous or adjacen t properties (except for activities located in coastal waters), and

3. are under the same or common ownership, operatio n, or control or which are owned or operated by entities which are under commo n control.7/11 RULE 2 : 10

Pollutant emitting activities shall be considered a s part of the same industrial grouping if they belong to the same two-digit Standard Industri al Classification code, or if they are part of a common production process. (Common produ ction process includes industrial processes, manufacturing processes, extractive proc esses, and any connected processes involving a common raw material or product.)

“California Coastal Waters” means that area between the California coastline and a line starting at the California-Oregon border at the Pac ific Ocean

thence to 42.0 north, 125.5 west thence to 41.0 north, 125.5 west thence to 40.0 north, 125.5 west thence to 39.0 north, 125.0 west thence to 38.0 north, 124.5 west thence to 37.0 north, 123.5 west thence to 36.0 north, 122.5 west thence to 35.0 north, 121.5 west thence to 34.0 north, 120.5 west thence to 33.0 north, 119.5 west thence to 32.5 north, 118.5 west

and ending at the California - Mexico border at the Pacific Ocean. (Added 1/10/84)

“Cargo Carriers” includes trains dedicated to a spe cific source, and marine vessels. The
emissions from all marine vessels which load or unl oad at the source shall be considered as emissions from the stationary source while such vessels are operating in District waters and in California coastal waters adjacent to the Di strict. The emissions from vessels shall include reactive organic compound vapors that are d isplaced into the atmosphere; fugitive emissions; combustion emissions in District waters; and emissions from the loading and unloading of cargo. The emissions from all trains dedicated to a specified stationary source, while operating in the District, including directly emitted and fugitive emissions,
shall be considered as emissions from the stationar y source. (Added 1/10/84)

“Common operations” includes operations which are r elated through dependent processes, storage, or transportation of the same o r similar products or raw material. The
emissions within District boundaries and California coastal waters from cargo carriers associated with the stationary source shall be cons idered emissions from the stationary

source.

“Contiguous Property” means two or more parcels of land with a common boundary or separated solely by a private roadway or other publ ic right-of-way. (Added 1/10/84)

“Fugitive emissions” means those emissions which co uld not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent or other functionally equivale nt opening. (Added 5/23/72, Revised 6/20/78, 6/19/79, 1/10/84, 11/19/85, 10/22/91)7/11 RULE 2 : 11

B. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the se Rules and except where the context otherwise indicates, abbreviations used in these Ru les are as follows: B.T.U. - British Thermal Unit(s) cal. - calorie(s) c.f.m. - cubic feet per minute
CO - carbon monoxide
CO 2 - carbon dioxide
CO 2 e - carbon dioxide equivalent g. - gram(s) GHGs - greenhouse gases gr. - grain(s) Hg. - mercury

H 2 S - hydrogen sulfide
hr. - hour in. - inch(es) l. - liter(s) lb. - pound(s) mg. - milligram(s)
min. - minute ml. - milliliter(s) mm. - millimeter(s)
NO - nitric oxide
NO 2 - nitrogen dioxide NOx - oxides of nitrogen % - percent ppm - part(s) per million
s.c.f. - standard cubic feet s.c.f.m. - standard cubic feet per minute
SO 2 - sulfur dioxide
vol. - volume M or K - thousand(s) MM - million(s) (Adopted 5/23/72, Revised and Renumbered 11/21/78, revised 4/12/11)7/11 RULE 2 : 12 Table 1 Global Warming Potentials (GWP) (100-year Time Horizon)

NAME GWP NAME GWP

CO2 1 HFE-43-10pccc (H-Galden 1040x) 1,870

CH4 21 HFE-125 14,900

N2O 310 HFE-134 6,320 HFC-23 11,700 HFE-143a 756

HFC-32 650 HFE-227ea 1,540

HFC-41 150 HFE-236ca12 (HG-10) 2,800 HFC-125 2,800 HFE-236ea2 (Desflurane) 989 HFC-134 1,000 HFE-236fa 487 HFC-134a 1,300 HFE-245cb2 708

HFC-143 300 HFE-245fa1 286 HFC-143a 3,800 HFE-245fa2 659

HFC-152 53 HFE-254cb2 359

HFC-152a 140 HFE-263fb2 11

HFC-161 12 HFE-329mcc2 919 HFC-227ea 2,900 HFE-338mcf2 552 HFC-236cb 1,340 HFE-338pcc13 (HG-01) 1,500 HFC-236ea 1,370 HFE-338mmz1 380 HFC-236fa 6,300 HFE-347mcc3 575

HFC-245ca 560 HFE-347mcf2 374 HFC-245fa 1,030 HFE-347pcf2 580 HFC-365mfc 794 HFE-347mmy1 343 HFC-4310mee 1,300 HFE-356mec3 101 Nitrogen trifluoride 17,200 HFE-356pcc3 110 Sulfur hexafluoride 23,900 HFE-356pcf2 265 Trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride 17,700 HFE-35 6pcf3 502 PFC-14 (Perfluoromethane) 6,500 HFE-356mm1 27 PFC-116 (Perfluoroethane) 9,200 HFE-365mcf3 11 PFC-218 (Perfluoropropane) 7,000 HFE-374pc2 557 PFC-3-1-10 (Perfluorobutane) 7,000 HFE-449sl (HFE-7 100) Chemical Blend 297 PFC-4-1-12 (Perfluoropentane) 7,500 HFE-569sf2 (HFE -7200) Chemical Blend 59 PFC-5-1-14 (Perfluorohexane) 7,400 Sevoflurane 345 Perfluorocyclopropane 17,340 (Octafluorotetramethyl ene) hydroxymethyl group 73

Perfluorocyclobutane 8,700 Bis(trifluoromethyl)-met hanol 195 PFC-9-1-18 7,500 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanol 42 HCFE-235da2 (Isoflurane) 350 PFPMIE 10,300

Source: Table A-1 to Subpart A of part 98, Global W arming Potentials (Federal Register, Volume 74, No. 209, October 30, 2009) (Added 4/12/11)