Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 60.1 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Subchapter 2 - GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
Section 11-60.1-41 - Pump and compressor requirements
Current through February, 2024
(a) All pumps and compressors handling volatile organic compounds having a Reid vapor pressure of 1.5 pounds per square inch or greater which can be fitted with mechanical seals shall have mechanical seals or other equipment of equal efficiency for purposes of air pollution control as may be approved by the director. Pumps and compressors not capable of being fitted with mechanical seals, such as reciprocating pumps, shall be fitted with the best sealing system available for air pollution control given the particular design of pump or compressor as may be approved by the director. In either case, all pumps and compressors shall be vapor tight where the reading on a portable hydrocarbon meter is less than 500 parts per million (ppm), expressed as methane, above background.
(b) Compliance with Reid vapor pressure requirements shall be determined by evaluating Reid vapor pressure pursuant to ASTM Method D323-99 or other EPA approved methods.
(c) Compliance with vapor tight requirements shall be determined by evaluating vapor tightness pursuant to EPA Method 21 or other EPA approved methods.
