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Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-485 - PETROLEUM REFINERY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-485-070 - Monitoring

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(1) To demonstrate
			 compliance with the emission reduction requirement, each petroleum refinery
			 must use monitoring measures that satisfy requirements for petroleum refinery
			 owners/operators reporting greenhouse gas emissions to EPA under 40 C.F.R. Part
			 98. Unless additional monitoring is required by the credit order issued under
			 WAC 173-485-060(2)(c),
			 the  40 C.F.R. Part 98  monitoring is considered sufficient for quantifying
			 annual emissions for this regulation.
(2) The permitting authority may require
			 additional monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting to document compliance with
			 a credit established through this regulation. The additional monitoring,
			 recordkeeping, and reporting must be identified in the credit order issued
			 under WAC
			 173-485-060(2)(c).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-485 - PETROLEUM REFINERY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-485-080 - Recordkeeping

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(1) All records
			 used for preparing submittals to Solomon Associates to support a determination
			 of compliance with the energy efficiency standard or for preparing reports to
			 the permitting authority shall be retained at least five years beyond the date
			 of the last annual report required by WAC
			 173-485-090(2).
(2) Records related to emission calculations
			 and reports shall be provided to the permitting authority upon request. The
			 petroleum refinery owner/operator retains the rights to keep specified records
			 and information confidential as provided in
			 RCW
			    70.94.205.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-485 - PETROLEUM REFINERY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REQUIREMENTS › Section 173-485-090 - Reporting

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(1)
Annual
			 reports
. Starting on October 1, 2014, and by October 1 of each year
			 until October 1, 2025, unless compliance has been demonstrated on an earlier
			 date, the owners/operators of a petroleum refinery subject to this standard
			 shall submit reports to their permitting authority that include the following
			 information:
(a) Identification of the option
			 the petroleum refinery intends to use to demonstrate compliance with this
			 standard, including the baseline greenhouse gas emissions year the refinery has
			 selected and justification to utilize that year.
(b) Activities completed since the last
			 annual report to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) Any changes since the last annual report
			 regarding the compliance option utilized by the petroleum refinery.
(d) Baseline greenhouse gas emissions for the
			 petroleum refinery, actual greenhouse gas emissions for the previous calendar
			 year, total greenhouse gas emission reductions already credited to the
			 petroleum refinery, and any emission reductions previously approved through
			 regulatory order to comply with WAC
			 173-485-040(3),
			 since the effective date of this regulation.
(e) All compliance documentation submittals
			 required in WAC
			 173-485-050 or
			 173-485-060(1),
			 as applicable.
(f) If the first
			 annual report does not indicate compliance with the requirements in WAC
			 173-485-040, the first report
			 must contain an overview plan of how the refinery intends to comply with the
			 requirements of WAC
			 173-485-040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-010 - Policy and purpose

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(1) It is the
			 policy of the department of ecology (ecology) under the authority vested in it
			 by chapter 43.21A
			 RCW to provide for the systematic control of air pollution from air contaminant
			 sources and for the proper development of the state's natural
			 resources.
(2) It is the purpose of
			 this chapter to establish technically feasible and reasonably attainable
			 standards for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and revise
			 such standards as new information and better technology are developed and
			 become available.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW. 91-05-064
				  (Order 90-06), § 173-490-010, filed 2/19/91, effective 3/22/91. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331 and
				  70.94.395. 80-11-062 (Order DE
				  80-18), § 173-490-010, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.21A.080 and
				  70.94.331. 79-06-011 (Order DE
				  78-23), § 173-490-010, filed
				  5/8/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-025 - General applicability

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In addition to the general applicability of chapter 173-400 WAC
				to all emission sources, specific emission standards listed in this chapter
				will take precedence over the general emission standards of chapter 173-400
				WAC.
(1) This chapter shall apply to
			 the specified emission sources of VOCs located in or operating within
			 designated ozone nonattainment areas of the state of Washington.
(2) This chapter does not apply to those
			 sources under the jurisdiction of the energy facility site evaluation council
			 (EFSEC).
(3) A source of VOC
			 emissions not belonging to any of the categories listed in WAC
			 173-490-030 nor specifically
			 identified in any section, but which is located on the same or adjacent
			 property and owned or operated by the same person as a regulated emission
			 source, shall not be required to comply with the regulations of this
			 chapter.
(4) Sources of VOC
			 emissions may be exempted, by the director, from any or all requirements to
			 control or reduce the emissions of VOCs when:
(a) The source is a development operation and
			 the equipment is used exclusively for research, laboratory analysis or
			 determination of product quality and commercial acceptance, provided emissions
			 of VOCs from such operations do not exceed 300 kg (660 lbs) per month;
			 or
(b) The source has emissions of
			 VOCs which do not exceed 18 kg (40 lbs) per month and registration is not
			 required under WAC
			 173-490-030; or
(c) The source is a spray booth which is used
			 solely for maintenance and utility activities and whose emissions do not exceed
			 18 kg (40 lbs) per month.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-030 - Registration and reporting

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(1) The
			 owner or operator of a stationary emission source of VOCs in the following
			 source categories and located in a designated ozone nonattainment area shall
			 register the source with ecology unless registration is required by an
			 authority or the energy facility site evaluation council (EFSEC).
(a) Petroleum refineries.
(b) Petroleum liquid storage tanks.
(c) Gasoline loading terminals.
(d) Bulk gasoline plants.
(e) Gasoline dispensing facilities.
(f) Surface coaters.
(g) Open top vapor degreasers.
(h) Conveyorized degreasers.
(i) Gasoline transport tanks.
(j) Vapor collection systems.
(k) Perchloroethylene dry cleaning
			 systems.
(l) Graphic arts
			 systems.
(m) Surface coaters of
			 miscellaneous metal parts and products.
(n) Synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing
			 facilities.
(o) Flatwood panel
			 manufacturers and surface finishing facilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-040 - Requirements

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To demonstrate compliance with this chapter, refer to WAC
				173-400-105.
(1) Petroleum refineries.
This chapter shall apply to all petroleum refineries with a
				crude oil or feed stock capacity greater than one million four hundred thirty
				thousand liters (9,000 bbl) per day.
(a) Vacuum producing system.
(i) Noncondensable VOC from vacuum producing
			 systems shall be piped to an appropriate firebox, incinerator or to a closed
			 refinery system.
(ii) Hot wells
			 associated with contact condensers shall be tightly covered and the collected
			 VOC introduced into a closed refinery system.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-080 - Exceptions and alternative methods

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(1) Other emission reduction methods may be
			 used if the source operator demonstrates to ecology that they are at least as
			 effective as the required methods; and
(2) The operation of a natural gas-fired
			 incinerator and associated capture system installed for the purpose of
			 complying with this chapter shall be required only during the months of April,
			 May, June, July, August, September and October, unless the operation of such
			 devices is required for purposes of occupational health or safety, or for the
			 control of toxic substances, malodors, or other regulated pollutants.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW. 91-05-064
				  (Order 90-06), § 173-490-080, filed 2/19/91, effective 3/22/91. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.94 and
				  43.21A RCW. 82-16-021 (Order DE
				  82-22), § 173-490-080, filed 7/27/82. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331 and
				  70.94.395. 80-11-062 (Order DE
				  80-18), § 173-490-080, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.21A.080 and
				  70.94.331. 79-06-011 (Order DE
				  78-23), § 173-490-080, filed
				  5/8/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-090 - New source review

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The provisions of WAC
				173-400-110 shall apply to all
				new sources and emissions units to which this chapter is
				applicable.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW. 91-05-064
				  (Order 90-06), § 173-490-090, filed 2/19/91, effective 3/22/91. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.21A.080 and
				  70.94.331. 79-06-011 (Order DE
				  78-23), § 173-490-090, filed
				  5/8/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-200 - Petroleum refinery equipment leaks

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(1) Specific applicability. This section
			 shall apply to all petroleum refineries as qualified in WAC
			 173-490-025.
(2) Provisions for specific processes.
(a) The owner(s) or operator(s) of a
			 petroleum refinery shall:
(i) Develop and
			 conduct a monitoring program consistent with the provisions in WAC
			 173-490-200(3),
			 173-490-200(4),
			 173-490-200(5),
			 and 173-400-105;
(ii) Record all leaking components which have
			 a VOC concentration greater than 10,000 ppm when tested according to the
			 provisions in WAC
			 173-490-200(3) and place an identification tag on each component consistent with the
			 provisions of WAC
			 173-490-200(4)(c);
(iii) Correct and retest the leaking
			 component, as defined in WAC
			 173-490-200(2)(a)(ii),
			 as soon as practicable, but not later than fifteen days after the leak is
			 recorded. If a leak continues after all reasonable corrective actions have been
			 taken, then the component shall be repaired or replaced on the next scheduled
			 turnaround.
(iv) Identify all
			 leaking components, as defined in WAC
			 173-490-200(2)(a)(ii),
			 that cannot be corrected until the refinery unit is shut down for
			 turnaround.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-201 - Petroleum liquid storage in external floating roof tanks

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(1) Specific applicability.
(a) This section shall apply to all petroleum
			 liquid storage vessels equipped with external floating roofs, having capacities
			 greater than 150,000 liters (40,000 gallons), and as qualified in WAC
			 173-490-025.
(b) This section does not apply to petroleum
			 liquid storage vessels that:
(i) Are used to
			 store waxy, heavy pour crude oil; or
(ii) Have capacities less than 1,600,000
			 liters (420,000 gallons) and are used to store produced crude oil and
			 condensate prior to lease custody transfer; or
(iii) Contain a petroleum liquid with a true
			 vapor pressure of less than 10.5 kPa (1.5 psia); or
(iv) Contain a petroleum liquid with a true
			 vapor pressure less than 27.6 kPa (4.0 psia); are of welded construction; and
			 presently possess a metallic-type shoe seal, a liquid-mounted foam seal, a
			 liquid-mounted liquid filled type seal, or other closure device of demonstrated
			 equivalence approved by ecology; or
(v) Are of welded construction, equipped with
			 a metallic-type shoe primary seal and have secondary seal from the top of the
			 shoe seal to the tank wall (shoe-mounted secondary seal).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-204 - Graphic arts systems

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(1)
			 Specific applicability.
(a) This section shall
			 apply to all packaging rotogravure, publication rotogravure, specialty printing
			 operations, and flexographic printing facilities that use more than 90
			 megagrams (100 tons) per year of VOCs as a component of ink, for the thinning
			 of ink, cleaning of presses, press components and equipment; and are covered by
			 WAC 173-490-025.
(b) Machines that have both coating units
			 (apply a uniform layer of material across the entire width of a web) and
			 printing units (forming words, designs, and pictures) shall be included under
			 WAC 173-490-204 rather than WAC
			 173-490-040(6),
			 Surface coaters.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-205 - Surface coating of miscellaneous metal parts and products

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(1) Specific
			 applicability. This section shall apply to surface coating of miscellaneous
			 metal parts and products in the following industries, if the potential
			 uncontrolled emissions of VOC is greater than 10 tons per year and as qualified
			 in WAC 173-490-205(1)(b),(c), and
			 (d), and
			 173-490-025.
(a) Miscellaneous metal parts and products
			 shall include:
(i) Large farm machinery
			 (harvesting, fertilizing and planting machines, tractors, combines,
			 etc.);
(ii) Small farm machinery
			 (lawn and garden tractors, lawn mowers, rototillers, etc.);
(iii) Small appliances (fans, mixers,
			 blenders, crock pots, dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaners, etc.);
(iv) Commercial machinery (office equipment,
			 computers and auxiliary equipment, typewriters, calculators, vending machines,
			 etc.);
(v) Industrial machinery
			 (pumps, compressors, conveyor components, fans, blowers, transformers,
			 etc.);
(vi) Fabricated metal
			 products (metal covered doors, frames, etc.); and
(vii) Any other industrial category which
			 coats metal parts or products under the Standard Industrial Classification Code
			 of Major Group 33 (primary metal industries), Major Group 34 (fabricated metal
			 products), Major Group 35 (nonelectric machinery), Major Group 36 (electrical
			 machinery), Major Group 37 (transportation equipment), Major Group 38
			 (miscellaneous instruments), Major Group 39 (miscellaneous manufacturing
			 industries), Major Group 40 (railroad transportation), and Major Group 41
			 (transit passenger transportation).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-207 - Surface coating of flatwood paneling

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(1) Specific applicability.
(a) This section shall apply to all flatwood
			 panel manufacturers and surface finishing facilities as qualified in WAC
			 173-490-207(1)(b) and
			 (c)    and
			 173-490-025.
(b) These chapters shall apply to all
			 operations and equipment that is used to apply, convey and dry (including
			 flashoff areas) a surface pattern or coating on the following products:
(i) Printed interior panels made of hardwood
			 plywood and thin particleboard;
(ii) Natural finish hardwood plywood panels;
			 or
(iii) Hardboard paneling with
			 Class II finishes.
(c)
			 These chapters do not apply to the manufacture of exterior siding, tileboard,
			 or particleboard used as a furniture component.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-490 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting volatile organic compounds (VOC) › Section 173-490-208 - Aerospace assembly and component coating operations

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(1) Specific applicability. This section
			 shall apply to all aerospace component coating facilities that emit an annual
			 average of eighteen kilograms (forty pounds) or more of VOCs per operating day
			 and as qualified in WAC
			 173-490-025.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 cause or allow:
(a) The application of any
			 primer or topcoat to aerospace components which contains in excess of:
(i) 650 grams of VOC per liter of primer,
			 less water, as applied.
(ii) 600
			 grams of VOC per liter of topcoat, less water, as applied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-491 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors › Section 173-491-010 - Policy and purpose

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(1) It is the
			 policy of the department of ecology (ecology) under the authority vested in it
			 by chapters 43.21A and
			 70.94 RCW to provide for the
			 systematic control of air pollution from air contaminant sources and for the
			 proper development of the state's natural resources.
(2) It is the purpose of this chapter to
			 establish standards for the control of air contaminants emitted from gasoline
			 marketing sources.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.94.331. 91-14-101 (Order 90-63), §
				  173-491-010, filed 7/2/91, effective
				  8/2/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-491 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors › Section 173-491-015 - Applicability

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This chapter shall apply to gasoline marketing operations,
				including the storage, transport, and transfer of gasoline, including the
				transfer from storage tanks into transport tanks, and from storage tanks into
				motor vehicles.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.94.165. 98-01-184 (Order 97-07), §
				  173-491-015, filed 12/23/97, effective 1/23/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 91-14-101 (Order 90-63), §
				  173-491-015, filed 7/2/91, effective
				  8/2/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-491 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors › Section 173-491-030 - Registration

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(1) The owner or
			 operator of a gasoline loading terminal, bulk gasoline plant, or gasoline
			 dispensing facility subject to the provisions of WAC
			 173-491-040(2) through
			 (5)    shall register annually the facility with
			 ecology or local air authority. Annual registration shall be made by the owner
			 or operator on a form provided by ecology or local air authority within sixty
			 days of receipt of the form. Such registration form shall require information
			 relevant to determining whether the facility is in compliance with the
			 requirements of this chapter and be accompanied by fees outlined in chapter
			 173-455 WAC.
(2) Administration of
			 the registration program shall include:
(a)
			 Initial registration and annual or other periodic reports from the source owner
			 providing information directly related to air pollution registration.
(b) On-site inspections necessary to verify
			 compliance with registration requirements.
(c) Data storage and retrieval systems
			 necessary for support of the registration program.
(d) Emission inventory reports and emission
			 reduction credits computed from information provided by sources pursuant to
			 registration.
(e) Staff review,
			 including engineering analysis for accuracy and currentness, of information
			 provided by sources pursuant to registration program requirements.
(f) Clerical and other office support
			 provided in direct furtherance of the registration program.
(g) Administrative support provided in
			 directly carrying out the registration program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-491 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors › Section 173-491-040 - Gasoline vapor control requirements

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(1) Fixed-roof gasoline storage tanks.
(a) All fixed-roof gasoline storage tanks
			 having a nominal capacity greater than forty thousand gallons shall comply with
			 one of the following:
(i) Meet the equipment
			 specifications and maintenance requirements of the federal standards of
			 performance for new stationary sources - Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids
			 (  40 C.F.R. 60, subparts K, KA and KB).
(ii) Be retrofitted with a floating roof or
			 internal floating cover using a metallic seal or a nonmetallic resilient seal
			 at least meeting the equipment specifications of the federal standards referred
			 to in (a)(i) of this subsection or its equivalent.
(iii) Be fitted with a floating roof or
			 internal floating cover meeting the manufacturer's equipment specifications in
			 effect when it was installed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-491 - Emission standards and controls for sources emitting gasoline vapors › Section 173-491-050 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority: 1996 c 294. 97-04-012 (Order 95-15),
				  § 173-491-050, filed 1/27/97, effective 2/27/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 93-13-068 (Order 92-47), §
				  173-491-050, filed 6/17/93, effective 7/18/93; 93-03-089 (Order 92-42), §
				  173-491-050, filed 1/20/93, effective 2/20/93; 91-14-101 (Order 90-63), §
				  173-491-050, filed 7/2/91, effective
				  8/2/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-010 - Policy and purpose

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The purpose of this regulation is to reduce carbon monoxide
				emissions from gasoline powered motor vehicles, through the wintertime use of
				oxygenated gasolines.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.94 and section 211(m) of the
				  Federal Clean Air Act. 96-19-094 (Order 96-03), § 173-492-010, filed
				  9/18/96, effective 10/19/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-010, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-020 - Applicability

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This regulation shall apply to all gasoline offered for sale in
				the control areas and over the control periods defined in WAC
				173-492-070.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-020, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-030 - Definitions

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The following words and phrases shall have the following
				meanings:
"Authority" means an air pollution control authority activated
				pursuant to
				chapter
				70.94 RCW that has
				jurisdiction over the subject source.
"Blender" means a person who owns oxygenated gasoline which is
				sold or dispensed from an oxygenate blending facility for use in a control area
				during a control period.
"Control area" means an area in which only oxygenated gasoline
				under the oxygenated gasoline program of this chapter may be sold or dispensed.
				Each control area is a county or group of counties administered by a separate
				air pollution control authority.
"Control period" means the period during which oxygenated
				gasoline must be sold or dispensed within the control area.
"Ecology" means the Washington state department of
				ecology.
"Gasoline" means any fuel sold for use in motor vehicles and
				motor vehicle engines, and commonly known or sold as gasoline.
"Large volume blender" means blenders that blend and offer for
				sale or sell one million gallons or more, but less than fifteen million
				gallons, of oxygenated gasoline per month on average during a control period
				within a control area.
"Medium volume blender" means blenders that blend and offer for
				sale or sell one hundred thousand gallons or more, but less than one million
				gallons, of oxygenated gasoline per month on average during a control period
				within a control area.
"Oxygenate" means any substance which, when added to gasoline,
				increases the amount of oxygen in the gasoline blend. Lawful use of any
				combination of these substances requires that they be "substantially similar"
				under section 211(f)(1) of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), or be permitted
				under a waiver granted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
				Agency under the authority of section 211(f)(4) of the CAA.
"Oxygenated gasoline" means gasoline which contains a
				measurable amount of oxygenate, generally an alcohol or ether.
"Small volume blender" means blenders that blend and offer for
				sale or sell less than one hundred thousand gallons of oxygenated gasoline per
				month on average during a control period within a control area.
"Very large volume blender" means blenders that blend and offer
				for sale or sell fifteen million gallons or more of oxygenated gasoline per
				month on average during a control period within a control
				area.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-030, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-040 - Compliance requirements

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(1)
			 Retail sales. No gasoline intended as a final product for fueling of motor
			 vehicles within the control areas and control periods as defined in WAC
			 173-492-070 shall be offered for
			 sale, sold or dispensed by any person unless the gasoline has at least 2.0%
			 oxygen content by weight.
(2)
			 Average blend requirements. Over each two-month interval during the control
			 period, gasoline intended as a final product for fueling of motor vehicles
			 within the control areas defined in WAC
			 173-492-070 supplied by blenders
			 to purchasers within the control areas defined in WAC
			 173-492-070 shall average at
			 least 2.7% oxygen by weight, and in no case be less than 2.0% oxygen content by
			 weight.
(3) Reports. Blenders shall
			 provide periodic reports, as stipulated in the blenders registration, to
			 ecology or the authority summarizing how the requirements of subsection (2) of
			 this section were met. With prior approval from ecology or the authority, a
			 credit trading program may be used to comply with these requirements. Such
			 reports shall be on forms provided by ecology or the authority.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-040, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-050 - Registration requirements

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Each blender shall register with ecology or the authority each
				year, in each control area where a blender offers for sale, sells, or dispenses
				gasoline. Each request for registration shall be on forms supplied by ecology
				or the authority and shall be accompanied by a fee to compensate for the cost
				of administering the registration program, including on-site inspections
				necessary to verify compliance with these requirements. The location of each
				blender facility shall be included in the information provided by the blender
				at registration. The fee may be based on the volume of oxygenated gasoline sold
				or offered for sale by the blender in that control area to comply with the
				provisions of WAC
				173-492-040, including separate
				fee categories for small, medium, large and very large volume blenders.
Registration fees shall be set by regulation by ecology or the
				authority.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.94 and section 211(m) of the
				  Federal Clean Air Act. 96-19-094 (Order 96-03), § 173-492-050, filed
				  9/18/96, effective 10/19/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-050, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-060 - Labeling requirements

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In addition to other labeling requirements, fuel dispensing
				systems delivering oxygenated gasoline shall be conspicuously labeled during
				the control periods and in the control areas stated in WAC
				173-492-070 as follows:
"The gasoline dispensed from this pump is oxygenated and will
				reduce carbon monoxide pollution from motor vehicles."
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-060, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-070 - Control areas and control periods

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Beginning in 1992, the oxygenated gasoline requirements of this
				chapter shall apply to the following control area during the following control
				period:
Control Period
Control Area
County
Beginning
Ending
Spokane
Spokane
September 1
February 29
Upon approval by EPA, the control period for Spokane
							 will be from October 1 to February 29.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.94 and section 211(m) of the
				  Federal Clean Air Act. 96-19-094 (Order 96-03), § 173-492-070, filed
				  9/18/96, effective 10/19/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 94-07-040 (Order 93-20), § 173-492-070, filed 3/9/94,
				  effective 4/9/94. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-070, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-080 - Enforcement and compliance

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(1)
			 Compliance with the requirements of this section shall be monitored and
			 enforced by ecology or the authority. Noncompliance shall be subject to the
			 penalties and other remedies provided in
			 chapter
			 70.94 RCW.
(2) Ecology or the authority may designate
			 any appropriate agency of the state to assist in the compliance monitoring of
			 this regulation. Ecology shall make every effort to coordinate compliance
			 monitoring of this regulation with the current duties of the department of
			 agriculture division of weights and measures.
(3) Compliance with the standards set forth
			 in this section shall be determined by use of testing methods approved by
			 ecology. The maximum accuracy tolerance of this method shall be limited to
			 +/-0.3% oxygen by weight, or an equivalent tolerance when measured by
			 volume.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-080, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-090 - Unplanned conditions

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An unplanned condition, such as an unforeseen emergency or "act
				of God," which may interfere with compliance to this chapter, shall be reported
				to ecology or the authority as soon as possible. The responsible party shall
				also submit a full written report within ten days to ecology or the authority,
				including the known causes, the corrective actions taken, and the preventive
				measures to be taken to minimize or eliminate the chance of recurrence.
				Compliance with the requirements of this section does not relieve the
				responsible party from the responsibility to maintain continuous compliance
				with all the requirements of this chapter nor from the resulting liabilities
				for failure to comply. Ecology or the authority must consider the circumstances
				of the unplanned condition, and may use the circumstances when determining
				enforcement.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-090, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-492 - Motor fuel specifications for oxygenated gasoline › Section 173-492-100 - Severability

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The provisions of this regulation are severable and if any
				provision is held invalid, the application of such provision to the other
				circumstances and the remainder of this regulation shall not be
				affected.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.94 RCW and 1990  42 USC 7545 Sec. 211(m). 92-24-057 (Order 91-58), § 173-492-100, filed 11/30/92,
				  effective 12/1/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-010 - Purpose

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This chapter, adopted under chapters 43.37 and
				70.94 RCW establishes the
				responsibilities for the supervision and control of all weather modification
				activities within the state, and representation by the state in all interstate
				contacts relating to weather modification and control. This regulation provides
				the basic framework for carrying out the state's responsibility for such a
				program through the establishment of license and permit requirements and
				procedures, reporting, and fee requirements. The provisions of this chapter
				apply to all weather modification activities in all parts of the state except
				as specifically exempted in this chapter.
Statutory Authority: RCW 79.94.331,
				  chapters
				  70.94 and 43.37 RCW.
				  00-01-009 (Order 99-14), § 173-495-010, filed 12/3/99, effective 1/3/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-010, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-010, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-020 - Definitions

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The definitions of terms contained in chapter 173-400 WAC are
				incorporated into this chapter by reference. Unless a different meaning is
				clearly required by context, words and phrases as used in this chapter have the
				following meanings:
(1) "Operation"
			 means the performance of weather modification and control activities using a
			 single permit or license under contract for the purpose of producing or
			 attempting to produce a weather modifying effect within a geographical
			 area.
(2) "Research and
			 development" means theoretical analysis, exploration and experimentation, and
			 the extension of investigative findings of theories of a scientific or
			 technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration
			 purposes. This includes the experimental production and testing of models,
			 devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
(3) "Weather modification and control" means
			 changing or attempting to change or control by artificial methods, the natural
			 development of any or all atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms which
			 occur in the troposphere.
Statutory Authority: RCW 79.94.331,
				  chapters
				  70.94 and 43.37 RCW.
				  00-01-009 (Order 99-14), § 173-495-020, filed 12/3/99, effective 1/3/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-020, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-020, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-030 - Requirement for licenses and permits

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No person shall engage in weather modification activities
				except under and in accordance with a license and a permit issued by ecology,
				unless specifically exempt from this requirement in WAC
				173-495-040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-030, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-030, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-040 - Requirements for exempt activities

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The following weather modification and control activities are
				exempt from the license and permit requirements of
				RCW
				   43.37.100, and the liability requirements of
				RCW
				   43.37.190:
(1) All research and experiments related to
			 weather modification control conducted within laboratories;
(2) Those weather modification operations
			 designed to alleviate sudden, unexpected, hazardous conditions which require
			 expeditious localized action for:
(a)
			 Protection against fire;
(b)
			 Prevention of frost;
(c) Dispersal
			 of fog;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-045 - Requirements for a regular license

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All applicants for a weather modification license must be
				certified professional members of the American Meteorological Society or
				possess the academic achievements and professional experience necessary to
				receive such a certification. In cases where the applicant is an organization,
				the individual or individuals who will be in control and in charge of the
				weather modification and control activities must be required to meet the above
				standard.
Statutory Authority: RCW 79.94.331,
				  chapters
				  70.94 and 43.37 RCW.
				  00-01-009 (Order 99-14), § 173-495-045, filed 12/3/99, effective 1/3/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-045, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-045, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-050 - Requirements for a restricted license

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(1) A restricted license may be issued to an
			 applicant when:
(a) The applicant's proposed
			 weather modification activities are limited solely to those designed to
			 disperse fog over airports; and
(b)
			 The applicant will be fully advised of the pertinent weather information by the
			 meteorologist on duty during the airport fog dispersal activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-060 - Procedures for issuing license

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(1) Any person or organization desiring to
			 obtain a license or restricted license shall apply to ecology on the form
			 prescribed, listing name, business address, etc.
(2) Ecology may require additional
			 information of the applicant to determine competency in the field of
			 meteorology. The additional information must be requested of the applicant by
			 certified mail, and must be submitted in writing.
(3) Before issuing any license, the applicant
			 shall pay a fee as outlined in chapter 173-455 WAC.
(4) The application shall be deemed received
			 by ecology when received at the Headquarters Offices, Air Quality Program,
			 Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington,
			 98504-7600.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.94.181, [70.94.]152,[70.94.]331, [70.94.]650, [70.94.]745, [70.94.]892,[70.94.]011 . 07-19-005 (Order 07-10),
				  § 173-495-060, filed 9/6/07, effective 10/7/07. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  79.94.331,
				  chapters
				  70.94 and 43.37 RCW.
				  00-01-009 (Order 99-14), § 173-495-060, filed 12/3/99, effective 1/3/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-060, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-060, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-065 - Period of license

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(1) Licenses
			 issued under chapter 43.37 RCW and these regulations are effective for a period
			 of one year, and will terminate at the end of the calendar year of
			 issuance.
(2) The licensee may
			 request a renewal of the license no later than December 1st. Ecology shall
			 review the license renewal request after receiving a renewal fee outlined in
			 chapter 173-455 WAC.
(3) In the
			 determination of whether or not to grant a license renewal, ecology shall
			 consider information provided by the applicant on the facts and circumstances
			 used to issue the original permit that were changed or altered. If ecology
			 determines that the licensee no longer meets the requirements of competency in
			 the field of meteorology, ecology may refuse to renew the license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.94.181, [70.94.]152,[70.94.]331, [70.94.]650, [70.94.]745, [70.94.]892,[70.94.]011 . 07-19-005 (Order 07-10),
				  § 173-495-065, filed 9/6/07, effective 10/7/07. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  79.94.331,
				  chapters
				  70.94 and 43.37 RCW.
				  00-01-009 (Order 99-14), § 173-495-065, filed 12/3/99, effective 1/3/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     70.94.331. 90-19-062 (Order 90-10), §
				  173-495-065, filed 9/17/90, effective 10/18/90; Order DE 77-29, §
				  173-495-065, filed 12/29/77. Formerly chapter 508-20
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-495 - Weather modification › Section 173-495-070 - Permit requirements

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(1)
			 Each weather modification operation not specifically exempted by statute or
			 these regulations requires a permit. A separate permit must be issued for each
			 operation.
(2) A license holder
			 desiring to conduct a weather modification operation shall submit an
			 application for a permit to ecology.
(3) The permit applicant must hold a valid
			 weather modification license from the state of Washington.
(4) The applicant shall publish a notice of
			 intention at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper that
			 has general circulation within the county in which the operation is to be
			 conducted or affected.
(5) The
			 licensee shall file proof of publication of the notice of intention with
			 ecology within fifteen days from the date of last publication of the
			 notice.
(6) The notice of intention
			 must contain at least the following:
(a) The
			 name and address of the licensee;
(b) The nature and object of the intended
			 operation and the person or organization on whose behalf it is to be
			 conducted;
(c) The area in which
			 and the appropriate time during which the operation will be
			 conducted;
(d) The area intended to
			 be affected by the operation; and
(e) The materials and methods to be used in
			 conducting the operation.