BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 1 Rule 101 Definitions (Adopted February 23, 1971; Amended September 14, 1971, January 4, 1972, December 12, 1972, July 15, 1980, August 8, 1982; Recodified August 6, 1985; Amended December 13, 1988, June 6, 1989, September 18, 1990, July 7, 1992, January 12, 1993, April 18, 1996, August 20, 1998 , April 25, 2002; Recodified August 22, 2002 ; Amended January 22, 2004 , June 24 , 2010 , March 28 , 2013 , April 24, 2014 ) RULE 101 CONTENTS
1 PURPOSE
2 APPLICABILITY
3 ACRONYMS
4 DEFINITION S OF TERMS
5 SEVERABILITY
6 REFERENCESBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 2 RULE 101
1 PURPOSE : The purpose of this Rule is to provide standard terminology to be used throughout this Rulebook

. 2 APPLICABILITY : The definitions in this Rule shall apply to all terms used within this Rulebook

. D efinitions specific to a given Rule are defined in that Rule or in the first R ule in the relevant regulation. Except as specifically provided in these R ules where the context o therwise indicates, words used in these R ules are used in exactly the same sense as the same words used in Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code.
3 ACRONYMS: The following acronyms are common to these definitions and Rulebook:
APCO: Air Pollution Control Officer CARB: California Air Resources Board CCR: California Code of Regulations CFR: Code of Federal R egulations DISTRICT: Butte County Air Quality Management District EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency HSC: California Health and Safety Code PPM v : P arts per million by volume expressed on a dry gas basis.
4 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS : 4.1 Above Ground Storage Tank: Any storage container, reservoir, or tank with less than 10% of the tank and associated piping volume located below the ground surface or covered by earthern material.
4.2 Aeration: T he exposure of excavated contaminated soil to the atmosphere without the use of air pollution control equipment or vapor extraction equ ipment

. 4.3 Affected Pollutant : A ll pollutants ( and the precursors to such pollutants) for which an ambient air quality stan dard has been established by EPA or CARB , a ll pollutants regulated by EPA u nder the Clean Air Act or by CARB u nder the H ealth and S afety C ode , inclu ding reactive organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, PM 10 , PM 2.5 , carbon monoxide, total suspended particulates, ethylene, lead, asbestos , b erylliu m , mercury , vinyl chloride , fluorides , sulfu ric acid mist , hydrogen sulfide , total reduced sulfur, and reduced sulfur compounds. Also, all of the pollutants which EPA , CARB , o r the D ISTRICT , after notice and op portunity for public comment and/or public hearing, determine may have a significant ad verse effect on the environment, public health, or the public welfare.
4.4 Agricultural Burning : Bur n ing for the dis p osal of agricultural vegetativeBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 3 waste pursuant to DISTRICT Rule 300.
4.5 Agricultural Operation : T he growing and harvesting of crops, raising of fowl or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit, or providing a livelihood, or the conduct ing of agricultural research or instruction by an educational institution. Agricultural operations do not include activities involving the processing or distribu t ion of crops or f owl or pumping of wate r for distribution outside the D istrict

. 4.6 Agricultural Waste: The unwanted or unsalable materials produced wholly from agricultural operations and materials not produced from agricultural operations, but which are inti mately related to the growing or harvesting of crops
. 4.7 Air Contaminant or Pollutant : A ny discharge, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere directly, and includes, but is not limited to, smoke, dust, charred paper, soot, grime, carbon, noxious acids, greenhous e gases, fumes, gases, odors, or particulate matter, or any combination thereof.
4.8 Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) : T he person appointed by the DISTRICT B oard pursuant to HSC Section 40750 to serve as the APCO of the Butte County Air Quality Management District and execute the duties specified in HSC Section 40752

. 4.9 Ambient Air Quality Standards : Health and welfare

- based standards set by CARB and/or EPA for outdoor air which identify the maximum acceptable aveage concentrations of air pollutants during a specific period of time.
4.10 Atmosphere : T he air that envelopes or surrounds the earth. Where air pollutants are emitted into a building not designed sp ecifically as a piece of air pollution control equipment, such emission into the building shall be considered an emission into the atmosphere.
4.11 Backfire: A fire star t ed in the path of an oncoming fire in order to deprive it of fuel and therefore control o r extinguish it.
4.12 Board : T he Governing Board of the Butte County Air Quality Management District.
4.13 Burn Day or Permissive Burn Day : A ny day, or portion thereof, on which allowable burning is not prohibited pursuant to DISTRICT Rule 300.
4.14 Burn Pe rmit or Air Quality Burn Permit : A permit issued by the APCO of the DISTRICT that identifies the type(s) and quantity of materials to be burned at each location where burning is authorized and specifies conditions to be followed for the purpose of improving the combustibility of such waste in order to reduce its smoke level.BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 4 4.15 Cali fornia Air Resources Board (CARB) : A n organization which is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency and reports directly to the Governor's Office in the Executive Branch of California State Government whose duties include ov erseeing t he act ivities of the 35 local and regional air pollution control and air quality management districts

. 4.16 California Clean Air Act (CCAA): California statu t e s igned into law in 1988 setting California's air quality goals, planning mechanisms, regulatory strategies, and standards of progress.
4.17 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Equivalent (CO2e): The amount of greenhouse gases emitted relative to the global warming potential of each pollutant. CO2e shall be computed by multiplying the mass amount of emissions (tons per year) for each greenhouse gas by the gas’s associated global warming potential found in Table 4.17 (Global Warming Potentials) and summing the resultant values.

Table 4.17

— Global Warming Potentials [100

- Year Time Horizon]

Name CAS No. Chemical formula Global warming potential (100 yr.) Carbon dioxide 124

– 38

– 9 CO 2 1 Methane 74

– 82

– 8 CH 4 25 Nitrous oxide 10024

– 97

– 2 N 2 O 298 HFC

– 23 75

– 46

– 7 CHF 3 14,800 HFC

– 32 75

– 10

– 5 CH 2 F 2 6 75 HFC

– 41 593

– 53

– 3 CH 3 F 92 HFC

– 125 354

– 33

– 6 C 2 HF 5 3,500 HFC

– 134 359

– 35

– 3 C 2 H 2 F 4 1, 1 00 HFC

– 134a 811

– 97

– 2 CH 2 FCF 3 1, 4 30 HFC

– 143 430

– 66

– 0 C 2 H 3 F 3 3 53 HFC

– 143a 420

– 46

– 2 C 2 H 3 F 3 4,470 HFC

– 152 624

– 72

– 6 CH 2 FCH 2 F 53 HFC

– 152a 75

– 37

– 6 CH 3 CHF 2 124 HFC

– 161 353

– 36

– 6 CH 3 CH 2 F 12 HFC

– 227ea 431

– 89

– 0 C 3 HF 7 3,200BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 5 Table 4.17

— Global Warming Potentials [100

- Year Time Horizon]

Name CAS No. Chemical formula Global warming potential (100 yr.) HFC

– 236cb 677

– 56

– 5 CH 2 FCF 2 CF 3 1,340 HFC

– 236ea 431

– 63

– 0 CHF 2 CHFCF 3 1,370 HFC

– 236fa 690

– 39

– 1 C 3 H 2 F 6 9,810 HFC

– 245ca 679

– 86

– 7 C 3 H 3 F 5 693 HFC

– 245fa 460

– 73

– 1 CHF 2 CH 2 CF 3 1,030 HFC

– 365mfc 406

– 58

– 6 CH 3 CF 2 CH 2 CF 3 794 HFC

– 43

– 10mee 138495

– 42

– 8 CF 3 CFHCFHCF 2 CF 3 1, 640 Sulfur hexafluoride 2551

– 62

– 4 SF 6 22,800 Trifluoromethyl sulphur pentafluoride 373

– 80

– 8 SF 5 CF 3 17,700
Nitrogen trifluoride 7783

– 54

– 2 NF 3 17,200 PFC

– 14 (Perfluoromethane) 75

– 73

– 0 CF 4 7,390 PFC

– 116 (Perfluoroethane) 76

– 16

– 4 C 2 F 6 12,200 PFC

– 218 (Perfluoropropane) 76

– 19

– 7 C 3 F 8 8,830 Perfluorocyclopropane 931

– 91

– 9 C

- C 3 F 6 17,340 PFC

– 3

– 1

– 10 (Perfluorobutane) 355

– 25

– 9 C 4 F 10 8,860 Perfluorocyclobutane 115

– 25

– 3 C

- C 4 F 8 10,300 PFC

– 4

– 1

– 12 (Perfluoropentane) 678

– 26

– 2 C 5 F 12 9,160 PFC

– 5

– 1

– 14 (Perfluorohexane) 355

– 42

– 0 C 6 F 14 9,300

PFC

– 9

– 1

– 18 306

– 94

– 5 C 10 F 18 7,500 HCFE

– 235da2 (Isoflurane) 26675

– 46

– 7 CHF 2 OCHClCF 3 350 HFE

– 43

– 10pccc (H

– Galden 1040x) E1730133 CHF 2 OCF 2 OC 2 F 4 OCHF 2 1,870

HFE

– 125 3822

– 68

– 2 CHF 2 OCF 3 14,900 HFE

– 134 1691

– 17

– 4 CHF 2 OCHF 2 6,320 HFE

– 143a 421

– 14

– 7 CH 3 OCF 3 756BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 6 Table 4.17

— Global Warming Potentials [100

- Year Time Horizon]

Name CAS No. Chemical formula Global warming potential (100 yr.) HFE

– 227ea 2356

– 62

– 9 CF 3 CHFOCF 3 1,540 HFE

– 236ca12 (HG

– 10) 78522

– 47

– 1 CHF 2 OCF 2 OCHF 2 2,800 HFE

– 236ea2 (Desflurane) 57041

– 67

– 5 CHF 2 OCHFCF 3 989 HFE

– 236fa 20193

– 67

– 3 CF 3 CH 2 OCF 3 487 HFE

– 245cb2 22410

– 44

– 2 CH 3 OCF 2 CF 3 708 HFE

– 245fa1 84011

– 15

– 4 CHF 2 CH 2 OCF 3 286 HFE

– 245fa2 1885

– 48

– 9 CHF 2 OCH 2 CF 3 659 HFE

– 254cb2 425

– 88

– 7 CH 3 OCF 2 CHF 2 359 HFE

– 263fb2 460

– 43

– 5 CF 3 CH 2 OCH 3 11 HFE

– 329mcc2 67490

– 36

– 2 CF 3 CF 2 OCF 2 CHF 2 919 HFE

– 338mcf2 156053

– 88

– 2 CF 3 CF 2 OCH 2 CF 3 552 HFE

– 338pcc13 (HG

– 01) 188690

– 78

– 0 CHF 2 OCF 2 CF 2 OCHF 2 1,500 HFE

– 347mcc3 28523

– 86

– 6 CH 3 OCF 2 CF 2 CF 3 575 HFE

– 347mcf2 E1730135 CF 3 CF 2 OCH 2 CHF 2 374 HFE

– 347pcf2 406

– 78

– 0 CHF 2 CF 2 OCH 2 CF 3 580 HFE

– 356mec3 382

– 34

– 3 CH 3 OCF 2 CHFCF 3 101 HFE

– 356pcc3 160620

– 20

– 2 CH 3 OCF 2 CF 2 CHF 2 110 HFE

– 356pcf2 E1730137 CHF 2 CH 2 OCF 2 CHF 2 265 HFE

– 356pcf3 35042

– 99

– 0 CHF 2 OCH 2 CF 2 CHF 2 502 HFE

– 365mcf3 378

– 16

– 5 CF 3 CF 2 CH 2 OCH 3 11 HFE

– 374pc2 512

– 51

– 6 CH 3 CH 2 OCF 2 CHF 2 557 HFE

– 449sl (HFE

– 7100) Chemical blend 163702

– 07

– 6 163702

– 08

– 7 C 4 F 9 OCH 3 (CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OCH 3 297

HFE

– 569sf2 (HFE

– 7200) Chemical blend 163702

– 05

– 4 163702

– 06

– 5 C 4 F 9 OC 2 H 5 (CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OC 2 H 5 59

Sevoflurane 28523

– 86

– 6 CH 2 FOCH(CF 3 ) 2 345BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 7 Table 4.17

— Global Warming Potentials [100

- Year Time Horizon]

Name CAS No. Chemical formula Global warming potential (100 yr.) HFE

– 356mm1 13171

– 18

– 1 (CF 3 ) 2 CHOCH 3 27 HFE

– 338mmz1 26103

– 08

– 2 CHF 2 OCH(CF 3 ) 2 380 (Octafluorotetramethy

lene)hydroxymethyl group NA X

- (CF 2 ) 4 CH(OH)

- X 73

HFE

– 347mmy1 22052

– 84

– 2 CH 3 OCF(CF 3 ) 2 343 Bis(trifluoromethyl)

- methanol 920

– 66

– 1 (CF 3 ) 2 CHOH 195 2,2,3,3,3

- pentafluoropropanol 422

– 05

– 9 CF 3 CF 2 CH 2 OH 42 PFPMIE NA CF 3 OCF(CF 3 )CF 2 OCF 2 O CF 3 10,300

Source: Table 1

- A, 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart A NA = not available.
4.18 Change of Location : A ny transfer of an existing , permitted source from one location to another location not on the same property or or at the same facility.
4.19 Class I Area : A mandatory visibility protection area designated pursuant to S ection 169A of the federal Clean Air Act.
4.20 Clean Air Act (CAA) : U nless otherwise indicated, the federal Clean Air Act as amended, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 7401, et seq. 4.21 Combustion Contaminant : A ny particulate matter discharged into the atmosphere from the burning of any material which contains carbon in either t he free or the combined state.
4.22 Common Operations : O perations which are related through dependent processes, storage or transportation of the same or similar products or raw material.
4.23 Compliance Schedule : T he date or dates by which a source or category of sources is required to comply with specific emission limitations contained in any air pollution rule, regulation, or statute and with any increment of progress toward such compliance.
4.24 Condensed Fumes : M inute , solid particles generated by the condensation ofBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 8 vapors from solid matter after volatilization from the molten state or by the sublimation, distillation, calcination, or chemical reaction of processes that create airborne particles.
4.25 Construction : A ny ph ysical change or change in the method of operation (including fabrication, erection, installation, or modification of an emission unit) which would result in a change in actual emissions or the source's potential to emit

. 4.26 Control Equipment : E quipment which is used for the primary purpose of eliminating, reducing or controlling the issuance of air contaminants

. 4.27 Daily Acreage Allocation: The maximum number of acres of agricultural waste, in rice equivalent acres, that may be burned per day in the Butte County air quality management d istrict as determined by the Central Computer Operator ( CCO ) by using the daily basinwide acreage allocation equation contained in the approved Agricultural Burning Plan per Title 17 CCR

. Agricultural burning conducted above 2,000 feet is not included in the Daily Acreage Allocation.
4.28 Disposal : D estruction or transformation of garbage or rubbish.
4.29 DISTRICT : T he Butte County Air Quality Management District ; the air quality management district having jurisdicti on over air quality in Butte County.
4.30 Dust : T he minute , solid particles released into the air by natural forces or by mechanical processes such as crushing, grinding, milling, drilling, demolishing, shoveling, conveying, covering, bagging, sweeping, or other similar process es
. 4.31 Dwelling: A place of residence.
4.32 Emission : T he act of releasing or discharging air contaminants into the atmosphere from any source.
4.33 Emission Point : T he place, located in a horizontal plane and vertical elevation, at which an air contaminant or pollutant enters the atmosphere.
4.34 Emiss ion Unit : A n identifiable operation or piece of process equipment such as an article, machine, or other contrivance which emits, may emit, or results in the emission of any affected pollutant directly or as fugitive emissions.
4.35 Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) : A system designed to recover the gasoline vapors generated while fueling vehicles in a service station

. 4.36 Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) : T he Environmental ProtectionBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 9 Agency of the United States ; an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.
4.37 Excavation : R emoval of surface covering, soil, pavement, etc. to expose the underlying soils

. 4.38 Executive Officer : T he Executive Office r of CARB.
4.39 Exempt Compound: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have low or insignificant contribution to ozone formation. These compounds remain affected pollutants and subject to the applicable regulatory requirements, including but not limited to, health risk assessment. The chemicals in Table 4.39 are exempt compounds as noted. CAS stands for chemical abstract.
Table 4.39 : Exempt Compounds Compound Name: CAS No. A cetone 67

- 64

- 1 E thane 74

- 84

- 0 M ethane 74

- 82

- 8 methyl acetate 79

- 20

- 9 t

- butyl acetate * 540

- 88

- 5 Inorganic carbon compounds: carbon monoxide 630

- 08

- 0 carbon dioxide 124

- 38

- 9 carbonic acid 463

- 79

- 6 metallic carbides or carbonates V arious ammonium carbonate 506

- 87

- 6 methyl formate 107

- 31

- 3 propylene carbonate 108

- 32

- 7 dimethyl carbonate 616

- 38

- 6 Chlorinated compounds: 1,1 , 1

- trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) 71

- 55

- 6 methylene chloride (dichloromethane) 75

- 09

- 2 perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) 127

- 18

- 4 Chlorofluorocarbons: trichlorofluoromethane (CFC

- 11) 75

- 69

- 4 dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC

- 12) 75

- 71

- 8 chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC

- 22) 75

- 45

- 6 trifluoromethane (HFC

- 23) 75

- 46

- 7 1,1 , 2

- trichloro

- 1,2,2

- trifluoroethane (CFC

- 113) 76

- 13

- 1 1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (CFC

- 114) 76

- 14

- 2 chloropentafluoroethane (CFC

- 115) 76

- 15

- 3 Hydrofluorocarbons: difluoromethane (HFC

- 32) 75

- 10

- 5 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5

- decafluoropropane (HFC 43

- 10mee) 138495

- 42

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- 10 Table 4.39 : Exempt Compounds Compound Name: CAS No. pentafluoroethane (HFC

- 125) 354

- 33

- 6 1 , 1 , 2,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134) 359

- 35

- 3 1 ,1, 1 , 2

- tetrafluoroethane (HFC

- 134a) 811

- 97

- 2 1 ,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HFC

- 143a) 420

- 46

- 2 1 ,1

- difluoroethane (HFC

- 152a) 75

- 37

- 6 ethylfluoride (HFC

- 161) 353

- 36

- 6 1,1,1,2,3,3,3

- heptafluoropropane (HFC 227ea) 431

- 89

- 0 1,1,1,3,3,3

- hexafluoropropane (HFC

- 236fa) 690

- 39

- 1 1,1,2,2,3

- pentafluoropropane (HFC

- 245ca) 679

- 86

- 7 1,1,2,3,3

- pentafluoropropane (HFC

- 245ea) 24270

- 66

- 4 1,1,1,2,3

- pentafluoropropane (HFC

- 245eb) 431

- 31

- 2 1,1,1,3,3

- pentafluoropropane (HFC

- 245fa) 460

- 73

- 1 1,1,1,2,3,3

- hexafluoropropane (HFC

- 236ea) 431

- 63

- 0 1,1,1,3,3

- pentafluorobutane (HFC

- 365mfc) 406

- 58

- 6 Hydrochlorofluorocarbons: chlorofluoromethane (HCFC

- 31) 593

- 70

- 4 2,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,1

- trifluoroethane (HCFC

- 123) 306

- 83

- 2 1,2

- dichloro

- 1,1,2

- trifluoroethane (HCFC

- 123a) 354

- 23

- 4 2

- chloro

- 1,1,1,2

- tetrafluoroethane (HCFC

- 124) 2837

- 89

- 0 1,1

- dichloro

- 1

- fluoroethane (HCFC

- 141b) 1717

- 00

- 6 1

- chloro

- 1,1

- difluoroethane (HCFC

- 142b) 75

- 68

- 3 1 chloro

- 1fluoroethane (HCFC

- 151a) 1615

- 75

- 4 3,3

- dichloro

- 1,1,1,2,2

- pentafluoropropane (HCFC

- 225ca) 422

- 56

- 0 1,3

- dichloro

- 1,1,2,2,3

- pentafluoropropane (HCFC

- 225cb) 507

- 55

- 1 Hydrofluoroethanes: 1,1,1,2,2,3,3

- heptafluoro

- 3

- methoxypropane (HFE

- 7000) 375

- 03

- 1 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4

- nonafluoro

- 4

- methoxy

- butane (HFE

- 7100) 163702

- 07

- 6 1

- ethoxy

- 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4

- nonafluorobutane (HFE

- 7200) 163702

- 05

- 4 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5

- decafluoro

- 3

- methoxy

- 4

- trifluoromethyl

pentane (HFE

- 7300) 132182

- 92

- 4
3

- ethoxy

- 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6

- dodecafluoro

- 2 (trifluoromethyl) hexane (HFE

- 7500) 297730

- 93

- 9 Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF) 98

- 56

- 6 2

- (difluoromethoxymethyl)

- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3

- heptafluoropropane ((CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OCH 3 )) 163702

- 08

- 7
2

- (ethoxydifluoromethyl)

- 1,1,1,2,3,3,3

- heptafluoropropane ((CF 3 ) 2 CFCF 2 OC 2 H 5 ) 163702

- 06

- 5 Cyclic, branched, or linear completely methylated siloxanes (VMS) V arious Perfluorocarbon compounds which fall into these classes: cyclic, branched, or linear completely fluorinated alkanes; V arious cyclic, branched, or linear completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations; V arious cyclic, branched, or linear completely fluorinated tertiary V ariousBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 11 Table 4.39 : Exempt Compounds Compound Name: CAS No. amines with no unsaturations; and sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine. V arious

* VOC for purposes of recordkeeping, emissions reporting, and photochemical modeling and inventory requirements which apply to VOC; but not VOC for purposes of determining VOC emission limitations or meeting content requirements

. Exempt compounds content of a coating shall be determined by South Coast Air Quality Management District Method 303

- 91 (Revised August 1996)
4.40 Existing Retail Service Station : A ny retail ser vice station operating, constructed, or under cons truction as of January 13, 1989.
4.41 Facility: Same as a “statio nary source”.
4.42 Flue : A ny duct or passage for air, gases or the like, such as a stack or chimney.
4.43 Fossil Fuel: N atural gas, petroleum, coal and any form of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel derived from such materials.
4.44 Fossil Fuel
- Fired Steam Generator : A furnace or boiler used in the process of burning fossil fuel for the primary purpose of producing steam by heat transfer.
4.45 Fugitive Dust : Any solid particulate matter that becomes airborne, other than that emitted from an exhaust stack, directly or indirectly as a result of the activities of any person.
4.46 Garbage : D iscarded or useless material except vegetative wastes and agricultural wastes

. 4.47 Gasoline : A ny organic liquid (including petroleum distillates and methanol) having a Reid vapor pressure of four (4) pounds or greater and used as a motor vehicle fuel or any fuel which is commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline , including methanol 85 (M85).
4.48 Gasoline Vapors: A ny and all organic compound vapors displaced from gasoline storage tanks or gasoline delivery vehicles during the transfer of gasoline. Any liquid gasoline entrained in the displaced vapors shall be included when measuring the total mass of organic vapors emitted during gasoline transfer operations.
4.49 Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) : T he aggregate group of six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (by category),BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 12 perfluorocarbons (by category), and sulfur hexafluoride

. 4.50 Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) : A ny substance listed in or pursuant to Section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act.
4.51 Health and Safety Code ( HSC ): T he Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
4.52 Hearing Board : T he Hearing Board of the Butte County Air Quality Management District.
4.53 Incineration : A n operation in which combustion is carried on for the principal purpose, or with the principal result of oxidizing a waste material to reduce its bulk or facilitate its disposal.
4.54 Installation : T he placement, assemblage, or construction of equipment or control apparatus at the premises whe re the equipment or control apparatus will be used, including all preparatory work at such premises.
4.55 Incinerator : A ny device constructed of nonflammable materials, including containers commonly known as burn barrels, for the purpose of burning therein trash, debris, and other flammable materials for volume reduction or destruction.
4.56 Leak Free: A liquid leak of less than three (3) drops per minute excluding losses which occur upon disconnecting transfer fittings, provided such disconnect losses do not exceed 10 milliliters (0.34 fluid ounces) per disconnect, averaged over three disconnects.
4.57 M ajor Source : A stationary source which has the potential to emit a regulated air pollutant or HAP in quantities equal to or exceeding the lesser of any of the following thresholds: 4.57.1 100 tons per year (tpy) of any regulated air pollutant; 4.57.2 50 tpy of volatile org anic compounds or oxides of nitrogen for a federal nonattainment area classified as serious, 25 tpy for an area classified as severe, or, 10 tpy for an area classified as extreme; 4.57.3 70 tpy of PM10 (particulate matter of 10 microns or less) for a federal PM10 nonattainment area classified as serious; 4.57.4 10 tpy of one HAP or 25 tpy of two or more HAPs; 4.57.5 Any lesser quantity threshold promulgated by EPA; or, 4.57.6 100 tpy of total GHGs emissions and 100,000 tpy of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions.
4.58 Modificatio n : A ny physical change or operational change to an existing emissions unit, including changing hours of operation or production rate, which would necessitate a change in permit conditions. A modification to a stationary source shall include any modification o f its permitted emissionsBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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- 13 units or addition of any new emissions units. A modification also occurs when there is an increase of emissions from an emissions unit which is not subject to a daily emissions limitation. Unless previously limited by a federall y enforceable permit condition, t he following shall not
4.58.1 Routine maintenance or repair. be considered a modification:
4.58.2 A change in ownership. 4.58.3 Replacement of an existing emissions unit, part of an emissions unit, or emissions control device with an identical (the same in all respects except for the serial number) piece of equipment resulting in emissions less than or equal to those from the original equipment or device and not requiring a change in permit conditions. 4.58.4 An increase in the production rate or hours of operation if such increase does not exceed the operating design capacity or the actual demonstrated capacity of the stationary source as approved by the APCO. 4.58.5 Use of an alternate fuel or raw material, provided that such use is expressly authorized by t he APCO

. A reconstructed stationary source shall be treated as a new stationary source and not as a modification.
4.59 Motor Vehicle : A v ehicle that is self

- propelled a s defined in Section 415 of the California Vehicle Code.
4.60 Multiple
- Chamber Incinerator : A ny article, machine, equipment, contrivance, structure or part of a structure, used to dispose of combustible refuse by burning, consisting of three or more refractory lined combustion furnaces in series, physically separated by refractory walls, inter

- con nected by gas passage ports or ducts employing adequate design parameters necessary for maximum combustion of the materials to be burned.
4.61 Multi
- Unit Dwelling : A partments, condominiums, four

- plexes and other types of dwellings consisting of more than two living units.
4.62 National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) : The emissions standards set by the federal governme n t for a Hazardous Air Pollutant that may cause an increase in fatalities or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness . Each NESHAP i s published as an individual Subpart to Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60 or 63

. 4.63 No
- Burn Day : A ny day, or portion thereof, designated by the APCO, CARB, or a local, S tate or federal Fire Protection Agency having jurisdiction over the burn location, during which no fires may be ignited and no material may be added to an approved existing fire , e xcept as authorized in DISTRICT Rule 300

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- Agricultural Burning : Open burning for the disposal of non

agricultural waste pursuant to DISTRICT Rule 300.
4.65 Open Burning : C ombustion of any material of any type, outdoors in the open air, where the products of combustion are not directed through a flue, stack or chimney.
4.66 Orchard or Cit rus Heaters : A ny article, machine, equip ment, or other contrivance that burn s any type of fuel or material capable of emitting air contaminants and is used or capable of being used for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage.
4.67 Owner or Operator : A ny person who owns, operates, controls, or supervises an affected facility, or a stationary source of which an affected facility is a part.
4.68 Particulate Matter (PM) : A ny material except uncombined water, which can exist in a finely divided form in the atmosphere as a liquid or solid at standard conditions.
4.69 Pathological Waste : H uman or animal tissue intended for disposal

. 4.70 Person : A ny individual , firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, lim ited liability company, or company; S tate or local government agency, public district, or any officer or employee thereof ; or the United States or its agencies, to the extent authorized by federal law.
4.71 Phase I Vapor Recovery System : A CARB

- certified gas oline vapor recovery system which recovers vapors during the transfer of gasoline from delivery vessels into stationary storage tanks.
4.72 Phase II Vapor Recovery System : A CARB

- certified gasoline vapor recovery system which recovers vapors during the fuelin g of motor vehicles from stationary storage tanks.
4.73 PM2.5 Nonattainment Area: The portion of Butte County which lies west of the line described as follows: (Mount Diablo Base and Meridian) Beginning at the intersection of the Butte

- Yuba county line and the township line common to T18N R6E and T19N R6E, west to the township line common to T18N R6E and T19N R6E, then north along the range line common to R5E and R6E, then west along the township line common to T21N and T20N, then north along the range line common to R4E and R5E, then west along the township line common to T24N and T23N to the Butte

Tehama County boundary.
4.74 P M2.5: Particulate Matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 microns. Gaseous emissions which condense to form particulate matte r atBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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4.75 P M10: Particulate Matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 microns. Gaseous emissions which condense to form particulate matter at ambient temperatures shall be included.
4.76 Populated Area : T he urban areas of Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Gridley, Biggs, or any other urban area designated by the APCO.
4.77 Portable Emissions Unit: Any emissions unit that, by itself or in or on a piece of equipment, is portable, meaning designed to be and capable of being carried or moved from one location to another. Indications of portability include, but are not limited to, wheels, skids, carry ing handles, dolly, trailer, platform or mounting. The period during which the emissions unit is maintained at a storage facility shall be excluded from determining the residency requirements below. An emission unit is not portable if : 4.77.1 the emissions unit is attached to a foundation, or remains or will remain at a fixed location for more than twelve (12) consecutive months. (Any emissions unit, such as a backup or standby unit, that replaces an emissions unit at a location and is intended to perform the s ame function as the unit being replaced will be included in calculating the consecutive time period. In that case, the cumulative time of both emissions units, including the time between the removal of the original unit and installation of the replacement unit, would be count ed towards the consecutive time period.); or, 4.77.2 the emissions unit remains or will remain at a fixed location for less than twelve (12) consecutive months where such a period represents the length of normal annual source operations at th e stationary source that resides at a fixed location for more than twelve (12) consecutive months such as a seasonal source; or, 4.77.3 the emissions unit is removed from one location for a period and then returned to the same location in an attempt to circumvent the portable equipment residence time requirement.
4.78 Potential to Emit: The maximum capacity of an emissions unit to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the unit to emit a pollutant, including pollution control equipment and restrictions in hour s of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design only if the limitation or the effect it would have on emissions is incorporated into the applicable permit as a practically enforcea ble permit condition. The potential to emit shall include emissions emitted directly or as fugitives

. 4.79 Pressure Tank : A t ank which maintains working pressure sufficient at all times to prevent hydrocarbon vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere.BUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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4.81 Prohibited Materials : Any waste or manufactured material, including but not limited to: petroleum products and petroleum wastes; construction and demolition wastes; tar paper; roofing material; wiring; flooring material; insulation; plywood; coated wire; disposable diapers a nd putrescible wastes; tires; tar; non

- natural w o od waste; processed, painted or treated wood products; metals; motor vehicle bodies or parts; rubber; synthetics; plastics, including plastic film, twine and pipe; fiberglass; styrofoam; garbage; trash; refu se; rubbish; swill; ashes; glass; industrial wastes; equipment; appliances; furniture; instruments; utensils; mattresses; shoes; cloth; rags; paper and paper products; cardboard; boxes; crates; excelsior and other packaging materials; offal, including the carcass of any dead animal; human or animal parts or wastes, including blood and fecal matter; food contaminated material; or any other non

- vegetative material that when burned may discharge air contaminants that may cause a health risk to any person.
4.82 Pub lic Record : A ny record made available to the public by law containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business that is prepared, owned, used or re tained by the DISTRICT , except those records that are not subject to disclosure pursuant to applicable law

. 4.83 Reactive Organic Compound (ROC) : Any vol a tile compound containing at least one atom of carbon, excluding any E xempt Compound as defined in this R ule (same as Volative Organic Compound in this Rule).
4.84 Record : H andwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording upon any form of communication or representation including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or any combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographed films and prints, magnetic or punched cards, drums, and other documents.
4.85 Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) : The absolute vapor pressure of volatile crude oil and volatile non

- viscous petroleum liquids, except liquefied petroleum gases, as determined by ASTM

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- 58 (American Society for Testing and Materials).
4.86 Residence or Residential: Areas where people reside or lodge, including but not limited to, single or multiple family dwellings, condominiums, mobile orBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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4.87 Residential Burning : Open burning for the disposal of vegetative waste from the property of a single

- or two

- family dwelling located on lots of less than one acre.
4.88 Rice Equivalent Acre: T he quantity of particulate matter generated from the open burning of one (1) acre of rice straw after harvest standardized as 6.3 pounds of P M10 per ton of rice straw burned at a fuel load of three ( 3 ) tons per acre (18.9 pounds P M10 per acre)

. 4.89 Rubbish : U seless waste or rejected matter; usually commbustible and noncombustible solid wastes of commercial and industrial establishments, institutions, etc.; garbage.
4.90 Sacramento Valley Air Basin : T he geographical area which includes the following counties: Butte , Colusa , Glenn , Placer , Sacramento , Shasta , Tehama , Yolo , Solano , Yuba and Sutte r
. 4.91 School : A ny public or private establishment used for the purpose of educating more than twelve ( 12 ) children in kindergarten or any of the grades 1 through 12, inclusive, but does not include any private establishment in which education is primarily conducted in private homes

. 4.92 Shutdown : C e asing of operation of a stationary source for any purpose.
4.93 Single
- and Two
- Family Dwellings : R esidential structures including duplexes, mobile homes, and such dwellings that are collectively designed or planned to house not more than two families

. 4.94 Source Test Method or CARB Source Test Method: A procedure for p erforming source testing as set forth in Title 17 CCR Section 91200 et seq

. 4.95 Standard Conditions : A gas temperature of 20 oC (68 o F) and a gas pressure of 760 mm Hg (14.7 pounds per square inch) absolute.
4.96 Standard Cubic Meter of Gas (Standard Cubic Foot of Gas): The amount of gas, free of combined water, that would occupy the specified cubic measurement at standard conditions.
4.97 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: The SIC Code that classi fies establishments by the type of business activity in which they are engaged as defined by the SIC Manual, 1987, published by the Executive Officer of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1987, which is incorporated by reference herein

. 4.98 Start
- up: Commencing operation of a stationary source for any purpose

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- of

- way; and. 4.99.2 is under the same or common ownership, ope ration, or control, or which is owned or operated by entities which are under common control and belong to the same industrial grou ping, either by virtue of falling within the same two

- digit SIC Code or by virtue of being part of a common industrial process, manufacturing process, or connected process involving a common raw material.
4.100 Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) : Total reduced sulfur contained in hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide or other organic sulfide compounds, all expressed as hydrogen sulfide. Sulfur dioxide, sulfur trioxide, or sulfuric acid mist are not to be included in the determination of TRS

. 4.101 T oxic Air Contaminants: All substances identified as toxic air contaminants pursuant to Title 17 CCR, Se ctions 93000 and 93001

. 4.102 Underground Storage Tank (UST): A ny one or combination of tanks and the volume of any connected piping that ha s at least 10% of the underground tank system volume below the ground surface or enclosed below earthen materials.
4.103 Upset or B reakdown C ondition: A n unforeseeable failure or malfunction of either : 1) any air pollution control equipment or related operating equipmen t which causes a violation of any emission limitation or restriction prescribed by these Rules and Regulations, or by State Law ; or 2) any in

- stack continuous monitoring equipment , which: 4.103.1 I s not the result of neglect or disregard of any air pollution contr ol law or rule or regulation; 4.103.2 I s not intentional or the result of negligence; 4.103.3 I s not the result of improper maintenance; 4.103.4 D oes not constitute a nuisance; and 4.103.5 I s not a recurrent breakdown of the same equipment.
4.104 Vapor Extraction System or Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) : A n underground or aboveground system that draws out or removes contaminants from soil or ground water using air injection and/or vacuum suction to route the vapors t o an emission control device or directly to the atmosphere . This definition does not include equipment designed or used to expose soil openly to the atmosphere to facilitate evaporation of volatile organic compounds.
4.105 Vapor Tight: T h e det ection of less than 10,000 ppmv, as methane, using an appropriate hydrocarbon analyzer when sampling is performed according to the procedures specified in EPA Method 2 1 or no visible evidence of airBUTTE COUNTY AQMD RULES AND REGULATIONS

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4.106 Variance : T emporary exemption from DISTRICT Rules and R egulati ons or State law granted to sources following ruling by the DISTRICT Hearing Board

. 4.107 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) : A ny organic chemical compound containing at least one atom of carbon having a high enough vapor pressure under normal conditions to signifcantly vaporize into the earth’s atmosphere , excluding any E xempt Compound as defined in this R ule

. 4.108 Volatile Organic Compound Vapor Analyzer: A hydrocarbon vapor instrument detector , which satisfies the s pecification requirements of EPA Method 21, 40 C F R Part 60

. Analyzer types that may meet this requirement include, but are not limited to, catalytic oxidation, flame ionization, infrared absorption, and photoionization

. 5 SEVERABILITY: If any regulation, rule, section, subsection, sentence , clause, phrase, or portion of these R ules and R egulations is, for any reason, held invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable by any court of compentent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not a ff ect the va li dity of the remaining portions of the Rules and Regulations of the Butte County Air Quality Management District.
6 REFERENCES: The authority for this Rule arises from the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Section 40001 and 40702.