Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 123 - CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM PAPER, FILM AND FOIL COATING OPERATIONS
Section 096-123-3 - Emission Limits
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The owner or operator of a paper, film or foil coating line subject to this regulation must comply with one of the following limits.
A. Low solvent content coating technology. The owner or operator of a paper, film or foil coating line, except pressure sensitive tape and label coatings, subject to this regulation shall not cause, allow or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from any coating volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of 2.9 pounds of VOC per gallon of coating (excluding water and negligibly reactive VOC as defined in the definition of VOC in Definitions, 06-096 CMR 100 (last amended October 4, 2009), delivered to the coating applicator from a paper, film or foil coating line. Any averaging of emission limits to meet this emission limit must comply with EPA's Emission Trading Policy Statement published on December 4, 1986 (51 FR 43814) and must be approved by the Department and EPA.
B. Add-On air pollution control device. The owner or operator of a paper, film or foil coating line subject to this regulation which is controlled by an add-on air pollution control device shall operate the add-on control device at all times the paper, film or foil coating line is operating such that the overall efficiency of the abatement equipment (the efficiency of the capture system multiplied by efficiency of the control device) reduces the VOC emissions by 95% or to a rate equal to 4.8 pounds VOC emitted per gallon of solids applied to the substrate on a continuous basis. For incineration or other types of control devices, the averaging period to determine compliance with EPA Reference Method 25 is three hours, and for carbon adsorption the averaging period to determine compliance with EPA Reference Method 25 is the length of the adsorption cycle or 24 hours, whichever is less.
C. Pressure sensitive tape and label coatings. The owner or operator of a pressure sensitive tape and label coating line subject to this regulation shall not cause, allow or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from the coating line volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of 0.20 lb VOC/lb of coating solids applied.
