The MACT standards that will be addressed affect dry cleaning facilities that use perchloroethylene, chromium electroplating facilities, and facilities that use halogenated solvent cleaning. Each industry was addressed separately in the discussion. There are a significant number of facilities that are not known. This represents the problem or challenge in terms of outreach and education. Sometimes command and control is in order versus the standard practices of pollution prevention and compliance assistance.
Language is often a barrier for dry cleaners in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Outreach is difficult because some small business owners may not be able to read or write. A significant number of ethnic dry cleaning operators are using non-compliant machines. This ratio is consistent across the state. There are 102 dry cleaning facilities in southcentral region of Pennsylvania. The Department should find a Korean person to help translate and educate the Korean dry cleaning community.