South Coast Air Quality Management District

Set Public Hearings December 6, 2002 to Consider Amendments to AQMD Rules and Regulations

SYNOPSES: 

(A) Amend Rule 1113 - Architectural Coatings: Rule 1113 Architectural Coatings, which was amended on May 14, 1999, achieves approximately 21.8 tons per day of VOC emission reductions. That amendment has been determined by the appellate court to have been improperly adopted. To ensure that VOC reductions are still timely achieved, staff is proposing to re-adopt the May 14, 1999 amendments with proposed changes to various compliance dates and other clarifying changes, while vacating the specific amendments adopted on May 14, 1999. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, October 25, 2002)

(B) Amend Rule 1122 - Solvent Degreasers: The proposed amendment will extend the sunset date for the exemption in (k)(l)(D) for degreasers with open-top surface areas less than 1.0 square foot, or with a capacity of less than 2 gallons, and used only for electrical, high precision optics or electronics applications; or aerospace and military applications for cleaning solar cells, laser hardware, space vehicle components, fluid systems, and components used solely in research and development programs, or laboratory tests in quality assurance laboratories. In addition, rule language is being modified to clarify rule intent. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, October 25, 2002)

(C) Adopt Proposed Rule 1133 – Composting and Related Operations – General Administrative Requirements, Proposed Rule 1133.1 – Chipping and Grinding Activities, and Proposed Rule 1133.2 – Emission Reductions from Co-Composting Operations: At the April 5, 2002 Board meeting, the Board received and approved a report on controlling VOC and ammonia emissions from composting and related operations. Based on this report, the Board directed staff to proceed with rulemaking and development of a series of rules for this industry. Proposed Rules 1133, 1133.1, and 1133.2 would implement Control Measure WST-02 – Emissions Reductions from Composting, which was included in the 1994 and 1997 AQMPs, and in the 1999 Amendments to the 1997 Ozone SIP for the South Coast Air Basin. These proposed rules would: 1) establish a registration and annual reporting program for composting-related facilities (PR 1133); 2) develop holding and processing time requirements for greenwaste chipping and grinding activities (PR 1133.1) to avoid inadvertent decomposition; and 3) reduce VOC and ammonia emissions from co-composting operations (PR 1133.2). (Review: Stationary Source Committee, October 25, 2002)

The complete text of the proposed amendments, staff reports and other supporting documents will be available as of November 6, 2002, from the District’s Public Information Center, (909) 396-2550 and on the Internet (www.aqmd.gov).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Set Public Hearings December 6, 2002 to amend Rules 1113, 1122 and adopt Rules1133, 1133.1, and 1133.2.

Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer

Amend Rule 1113 - Architectural Coatings (35,790KB)

Amend Rule 1122 - Solvent Degreasers

Adopt Proposed Rule 1133 - Composting and Related Operations - General Administrative Requirements, Proposed Rule 1133.1 - Chipping and Grinding Activities, and Proposed Rule 1133.2 - Emission Reductions from Co-Composting Operations

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