South Coast Air Quality Management District

Set Public Hearing August 2, 2002 to Consider Amendments and/or Adoption to AQMD Rules and Regulations

SYNOPSES: 

Amend Rule 1171 - Solvent Cleaning Operations: Rule 1171 requires that by July 1, 2005 the VOC content of certain solvent activities be limited to 25 g/l. There are many low-VOC materials available which already meet this limit. The proposed amendment will lower the VOC content limit from 50 g/l to 25 g/l, as used, by January 1, 2003. The solvent cleaning activities affected by the proposed rule amendment include: general product cleaning and surface preparation; general repair and maintenance cleaning; general cleaning of ink application equipment; cleaning of flexographic and gravure printing ink application requirement; cleaning of removable press components in lithographic or letterpress printing; and cleaning of polyester resin application equipment. The proposed amendments will also add clarifying rule language and remove obsolete exemptions and may modify certain exemptions. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, June 28, 2002)

The complete text of the proposed amendments, staff reports and other supporting documents will be available no later than July 2, 2002, from the District’s Public Information Center, (909) 396-2550 and on the Internet (www.aqmd.gov).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Set a Public Hearing August 2, 2002 to amend Rule 1171 - Solvent Cleaning Operations.

Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer

Amend Rule 1171 - Solvent Cleaning Operations

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