Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES
Part II - Emission Standards
Article 28 - Emission Standards for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Coating ApplicationSystems (Rule 4-28)
Section 9VAC5-40-3880 - Standard for volatile organic compounds
Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC5-40-3880
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Prime application.
1. No owner or other person shall cause or
permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any
volatile organic compound in excess of 1.2 pounds per gallon of coating,
excluding water, as delivered by the coating applicator.
2. Achievement of the emission standard in
subsection A 1 of this section by use of methods in
9VAC5-40-3890 A will be acceptable
to the board.
B. Guidecoat application.
1. No owner or other
person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating
application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 2.8 pounds per
gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating
applicator.
2. Achievement of the
emission standard in subsection B 1 of this section by use of methods in
9VAC5-40-3890 B will be acceptable
to the board.
C. Topcoat application.
1. No owner or other person shall
cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application
system any volatile organic compound in excess of 15.1 pounds per gallon of
solids applied to the automobile or light-duty truck components or 2.8 pounds
per gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating
applicator.
2. Achievement of the
emission standard in subsection C 1 of this section by use of methods in
9VAC5-40-3890 C will be acceptable
to the board.
D. Final repair application.
1. No owner or other
person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating
application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 4.8 pounds per
gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating
applicator.
2. Achievement of the
emission standard in subsection D 1 of this section by use of methods in
9VAC5-40-3890 D will be acceptable
to the board.
E. Anti-chip coating application.
1. Except as
provided in subsection E 2 of this section, no owner or other person shall
cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application
system any volatile organic compound in excess of:
a. 3.5 pounds per gallon of coating,
excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that applies extreme
performance coatings; or
b. 3.0
pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating
applicator for all other coatings and coating application systems.
2. No owner or other person shall
cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application
system any volatile organic compound in excess of 2.8 pounds per gallon of
coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that applies
anti-chip coatings to the visible surface of main body parts.
3. Achievement of the emission standard in
subsections E 1 and 2 of this section by use of methods in
9VAC5-40-3890 E will be acceptable
to the board.
F. The provisions of subsections A, B, and C of this section shall not be applicable to the use of wheel enamels, anti-rust coatings, and sealers or other coating operations not associated with prime, guidecoat, or topcoat application to the vehicle body.
G. No owner or other person shall use any coating application system or equipment unless reasonable precautions are taken to minimize the discharge of emissions from cleaning or purging operations. Reasonable precautions may include the following:
1. The use of capture or control devices or
both;
2. The use of detergents,
high pressure water, or other non-volatile cleaning methods;
3. The minimization of the quantity of
volatile organic compounds used to clean lines of equipment; or
4. The adjustment of production schedules to
minimize coating changes thereby reducing the need for frequent cleaning or
purging of a system.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
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