Y ol o- S ol an o A Q MD

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 1 RULE 2.3 RING ELMANN CHART Adopted J anuar

y 21, 1972 Revised J anuar

y 13, 2010 IN DE X 100 GENERAL 10 1 PURPOS E 102 APPL I CABI L I TY 110 EXEMPTI ONS - GENE RAL 111 EXEMPTI ONS - L I MI TED 200 DEF INITIONS 201 AB RASI VE B L ASTI NG 202 CARBONA CEOUS MATERI AL 203 OB SCURANT 204 OPACI TY 205 TEEPEE BU RNER 206 VI SI BL E AI R CONTAMI NANTS 300 STANDARDS 301 REQUI REMENTS 400 MONITORING 401 TEST METHODY ol o- S ol an o A Q MD

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 2 100 GENERAL 101 P URP OSE : Th e purp os e of thi s r ule is t o li mit

the e mis si on s o f v isi ble a ir contaminants to the atmospher e. 102 AP P LICABILIT Y: The provisions of this rule apply to any source operation which e mit s o r m ay

e mit a ir c on tamin ants

. 110 EX EM P TIO NS - G EN ERAL: The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the fo l l o wi n g: 11 0. 1 Smo ke fr om f

ir e s se t by or pe rm itt e d by any pu bli c of fi c e r, wh e n s uc h f

ir e is, in h is o r h e r o pin ion , n e c e ssa ry fo r a ny of the fo llo wi ngpurp os e s: a. The pre vention of a fire hazard which cannot be abate d by any other me ans . b. Th e ins tr

uc tio n of pu

bli c e mpl oy e e s in the me tho ds of fi g hti ngfi re s. c. The instruction of e mploy ees in methods of fig hting fire, whe n such fire is set, pur suant to per m i t , o n proper ty used for

industrial purp os e s. d. Disease or pest preve ntion, whe re there is a n immediate need for a

nd n o re as o n ab l e a l t ern at i v e t o b urn i n g. e. The re medi ati on of an oil spill pursuant to Section 8670.7 of the Gover nment Code. 110.2 The use of

orcha rd and c itrus gr ove heaters th at d o n o t produce more than on e g ra m pe r m inute of

un c on sume d s oli d c arb on a c e ou s mate ri a l. 110.3 Ag ricultural ope rations nec essar y for the gr owing of crops or raising of f owl or anim a ls. 110.4 The use of

ot h er eq uipment in ag ricultural ope rations nec essar y for the g ro wi ngof

c ro ps or ra isi ngof

fo wl or anim a ls. 11 0. 5 Othe r o pe n o utd oo r f ir e s set or pe rm itt e d in a c c or da nc e wi th R

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. 6 Use of an y

a ir c r a f t t o d is tr ib u te s e e d , f

e rti li ze r , in s e c ti c id e s , o r o th er ag ricultural a ids ove r land devoted to the g rowing of crops or raisingof fowl or anim a ls. 110.7 Open outdoor f

ires used only

for c ooking of

fo o d fo r h u man being s or for re c re a tio na l pu

rp os e s.Y ol o- S ol an o A Q MD

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 3 110.8 Emissions from vessels using stea m boilers duringemer g ency boiler shu t d owns for sa fety

rea sons, safety

and oper ational tests require d by g ov e rnme nta l a g e nc ie s, and wh e re mane uv e ri ngis r e qu ir e d to avo id h a zar ds

. 110.9 Emissions from vessels du ri n g a bre akdown c ondition, as long a s the dis c ha rg e is r e po rt e d in

a c c or da nc e wi th d istri c t r e qu ir e me nts

. 110.10 The use of

visible emission gene ratingequipment in t ra i n i ng sessions c on du c te d b y

g ov e rnme nta l a g e nc ie s n e c e ssa ry fo r c e rt if

yingpe rs on s to evaluate visible emissions for compliance with Section 41701 of the Ca lif or nia He a lthand

Sa fe ty Cod e or a pp lic a ble dis tr ic t r

u l e s and re g ulatio ns . 110.11 I n acc ordanc e with Section 41704 of the California Hea lth a nd Safety Code, smoke emissions from burner s used to produce ener g y and fired by

(or tee pee burner s used for the disposal of) for estry and a gri cu l tural re sidues with or without supplementary

fossil fuels when: a. The e missions result from the startup or shutdown of the c ombustion pr oc e ss o r f

ro m th e ma lf

un c tio n o f t

he e mis sio n c on tr ol e qu ipm e nt. b. The e missions do not exceed a pe riod or per iods of time ag g reg ating more than 30 minutes in any 24 hour per iod. c . Th e e mis sio ns do no t re su lt fr om the fa ilure to o pe rate and ma int a in in g oo d w or

kin g or de r a

ny e mis sio n c on tr ol e qu ipm e nt. 110.12 The use of

an obscur ant for the purpose of trainingmilit ary

personne l and the testing of milit ary equipment by the Unit ed S tates Department of Def ense on any milit ary rese rvation. 111 EXEMP TIONS - LI MITED: Th e re qu ir e me nt of su bs e c tio n 3 01 .2 of

thi s r ule sh a ll n o tap p l y t o t h e f o l l o wi n g: 1 1 1

. 1 Ab ra s i v e b l as t i n g o p er at i o n s co n d u ct edo u t s i d e o f ap erm an en tb u i l d i n g. 111.2 Pile-driving hammers for no more than four minut es during the dr iving of a single pile. 111.3 Diesel a

ux iliary eng ines or g ener ators used exclusively to operate a dr inking water sy stem, when ope rate d under e merg ency circ umstances, or

operated no mor e th an3 0 mi nu te s e a c hw e e k , o r tw o h o ur s e a c hmo n th , un d e rnone me rg e nc y

c ir c ums tanc e s. 200 DEF INITIONSY ol o- S ol an o A Q MD

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 4 201 ABRASIVE BL ASTING: Pr op e lli nga br a sive mat eri a l a g a ins t a surf a c e wi th sufficie nt velocity

to remove c oating s and promote a uniform surfa ce te x ture. 202 CA RB ON AC EOU S M AT ERIA L: Substances compose d of or c ontaining c arbon or c arb on c omp ound s. 203 OBSC UR

AN T: A che mical dischar g ed with the s pecif ic intent to hinder viewingof te rr a in o r o bje c ts. 204 OP ACITY: The de g ree to which emissions r ed u ce the transmission of light and obscure the view of

an objec t in the backg round. 205 TEE P EE B URNER: A fre e-standing conica l me tal structure used for the disposal of fo re str y a nd a g ri c ult ur a l w a ste mate ri a l. 206 VI SIBL E A IR

C O N T AM IN AN T: Pollut ants dischar g ed into the atmosphere in the fo rm of du st, smo ke , o r f

ume s. 300 STANDARDS 301 RE QU IREM EN TS 301.1 A per son shall not discharg e into the atmosphere from any single source of emission lis ted under section 111 of this rule, a ny air c ontaminant, other than uncombined water vapor, for a period or pe riods ag g reg ating more than thre e (3 ) m inute s in

any on e (1 ) h our whic h is :

a. As dark or

darke r in shade a s that desig nat ed as No

. 2 on the Ringe lmann Chart, a s p u blished by the United States B urea u of Mines; or b. Of su c h op a c ity a s to ob sc ur e an o bs e rv e r’ s v ie w t o a de g re e e qu a l to or g re a te r t ha n d oe s sm ok e de sc ri be d in su bs e c tio n 3 01.1 a . o f t

his rule. 301.2 Effe ctive 6 months after the adoption of the r evis ions of this rule, a per son shall not discharg e i n t o the atmosphere from any single source of emission whatsoeve r, any

air c ontaminant, other than unc ombined water vapor, f or a per io d o r p e r io d s a g g r e g ati n g mo r e th an thr e e ( 3 ) mi nu te s in an y o n e (1) ho ur wh ic h is :Y ol o- S ol an o A Q MD

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 5 a. As dark or

dark er i n s h ade as that desig nated a s No. 1 on the Ringe lmann Chart, as published by the United States Bu re au of Mines; or b. Of

su c h o pa c ity

a s to ob sc ur e an obs e rv e r’ s vie w to a degre e e qu a l to or gre a te r t

ha n d oe s sm ok e de sc ri be d in su bs e c tio n 3 01 .2 a . o f t

his rule. 400 MONITORING 401 TES T METHO D: T h e o p a c i ty o f v i s i b l e e m i s s i o n s h a l l b e d e t e r m i n e d in acc ordanc e with EPA Test Method 9. RU L E 2.3

. Rin g e lma

nn Cha rt

. A pe rs on sh a ll not dis c ha rg e int o the a tmo sp he re fr om any sin g le sourc e o f e mi s s io nw h a ts o e v e r , an y a ir c o n ta mi n an t f o r a p e r io d o r p e r iods a g g re g a tin g mor e tha

n 3 min ute s in any on e ho ur wh ic h is : a. As dark or

dar k er i n s h ade a s that desig nated a s No. 2 on the Ringe lmann Chart, as published by the United States Bu reau of Mines; or b. Of

su c h o pa c ity a s to ob sc ur e an o bs e rv e r' s v ie w t o a de g re e e qu a l to or g reater than doe s smoke descr ibed in subsection a. of this rule. RUL E 2.4. Ex ceptions. The pr ovisions of Rule 2.3 do not apply to: a. Smoke f

rom fires set by or permitted by any public office r, i f s uch fire is set by

or per mission given in the per formanc e of the officia l duty of su c h o ff ic e r, and su c h f ir e in t he op ini on

of such off ice r i s n e c e s s ar y. 1. For

the purpose of

the pre vention of a f

ire o r health hazard which ca nnot be abated by

any other mea

ns; or 2. Smoke from fire s set pursuant to permit on proper ty used for industrial purposes fo r t he purpose of instruction of e mpl oy e e s in

me tho ds of

fi g hti ngfi re s. b. Smoke from fire s set pursuant to p ermit on proper ty used for ind us tr ia l pu rp os e s f or the pu rpos e of

ins tr uc tio n o f e mpl oy e e s in methods of fig hting f

ire. c . Ag ri c ult

ur a l op e ra

tio ns in t he g ro wi ngof

c ro ps or ra isi ngof

fo wl , anim a ls o r b e e s. d. The use of an orcha rd or citrus g rove he ater

which does not produce unconsumed solid car

bonace ous matter at a rate in excess of one ( 1) g ram pe r minute. e . Othe r op e n ou td oo r fi re s se t or pe rm itt e d in a c c or da nc e wi th R

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29, 2009) Reg . I I , R ule 2 .3, Pa g e 6 RUL E 2.7. Wet Plumes. When the prese nce of uncombined water is the only rea son for

the fa ilure of an emi ssi on to me e t the lim itatio n of Rule 2. 3. , that r ule sh a ll no t a pp ly . T he burd e n of pr oo f wh ic h est a bli sh e s the a

pp lic a tio n of the ru le sh a ll b e up on

the pe rs on

se e kin g to c ome wi thi n it s p ro vis ion s.