Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
(a) Subsections (3) to (5) apply to
automobile refinishing operations performed in the following types of
facilities in the counties of Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee,
Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha: auto body and repair shops;
production paint shops; new and used motor vehicle dealer repair and paint
shops; fleet operator repair and paint shops; and any facility which coats
vehicles and is classified under standard industrial classification code 7532,
as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987,
incorporated by reference in s.
NR 484.05(1), including dock repair of
imported vehicles and dealer repair of vehicles damaged in transit.
(b) Subsections (7) and (8) apply to the
owner or operator of a facility specified in par. (a) which is located in the
county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or
Waukesha if VOC emissions from all industrial cleaning operations associated
with automobile refinishing operations at the facility, before consideration of
controls, equal or exceed 3 tons on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis.
(2) EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Automobile refinishing operations at
facilities which use less than 20 gallons per year of coatings are exempt from
the equipment requirements in sub. (5).
(b) The application of touch-up coatings is
exempt from this section.
(c)
Subsection (7) does not apply to the stripping of cured coatings or cured
inks.
(d) Subsection (7) does not
apply to industrial adhesives or adhesive primers.
(e) Subsection (7) (a) does not apply to
cleaning conducted in conjunction with performance laboratory tests on coatings
or inks; research and development programs; and laboratory tests in quality
assurance laboratories.
(f)
Subsection (7) (a) and (e) do not apply to cleaning with aerosol products if
160 fluid ounces or less of VOC-containing aerosol products are used per day
for industrial cleaning operations per facility.
(g) Subsection (7) (a), (d), (e), and (f) do
not apply to digital printing.
(h)
Subsection (7) (e) does not apply to cleaning with solvents or solvent
solutions in spray bottles or containers described in sub. (7) (b) 2.
(i) Subsection (7) (e) does not apply to the
cleaning of the nozzle tips of automated spray equipment systems, except for
robotic systems that are programmed to spray into a closed container.
(3) NOTIFICATION.
(a) The owner or operator of an automobile
refinishing operation in existence on September 1, 1995, and subject to this
section, shall submit a notification to the department, in writing, within 60
days of September 1, 1995, consisting of the following information:
1. Name, address and phone number of facility
where refinishing operations are taking place.
2. Name and phone number of the responsible
party at the facility.
(b) The owner or operator of an automobile
refinishing operation which becomes subject to this section shall submit a
written notification to the department containing the information specified in
par. (a) within 30 days after becoming subject to this section.
Note: Notifications submitted under this subsection should be
submitted to:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Air Management
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
Attn: Small Business Section
(4) EMISSION LIMITATIONS-COATING.
(a) No owner or operator of an automobile
refinishing operation may refinish or allow the refinishing of any motor
vehicles or their body parts and components using any coating or coating system
with a VOC content in excess of that specified in Table 2. All coatings and
coating components shall be used according to manufacturer's specifications and
mixing instructions.
(b) The most
restrictive VOC limitation in Table 2 applies with either of the following:
1. Different combinations or mixing ratios of
coatings and coating components are used which constitute a different coating
system than any of the systems listed in Table 2.
2. The same combination and mixing ratio of
coating components is used for more than one category in Table 2.
(c) Automobile refinishing
coatings and coating components manufactured prior to January 11, 1999 are
exempt from the emission limitations in Table 2.
Table 2
VOC Content Limitations For Coatings and
Coating
Components Used in Automobile Refinishing
Operation
[Kilograms/liter (pounds/gallon) of coating, excluding water, as applied]
|
Type of Coating
|
Maximum VOC Content
|
|
Pretreatment wash primer
|
0.78 (6.5)
|
|
Primers/primer surfacers
|
0.58 (4.8)
|
|
Primer sealers
|
0.55 (4.6)
|
|
Single/2-stage topcoats
|
0.60 (5.0)
|
|
Three or more stage top-
|
0.63 (5.2)
|
|
coat system
|
|
Specialty coatings
|
0.84 (7.0)
|
|
Multi-colored topcoats
|
0.68 (5.7)
|
(d)
The maximum VOC content for any category of coating in Table 2 shall be
calculated according to the following formula:
See PDF
for diagram
where:
VOC content is the pounds of VOC per gallon of coating
Wv is the mass of total volatiles, in
pounds
Ww is the mass of water, in
pounds
Wec is the mass of exempt compounds,
in pounds
V is the volume of coating, in gallons
Vw is the volume of water, in
gallons
Vec is the volume of exempt
compounds, in gallons
(e)
The VOC content for a multi-stage topcoat shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
See PDF
for diagram
where:
VOCmulti is the VOC content of a
multi-stage topcoat, in pounds of VOC per gallon of coating
VOCbc is the VOC content of the
basecoat, as determined in par. (d)
VOCmci is the VOC content of midcoat
i, as determined in par. (d)
VOCcc is the VOC content of the
clearcoat, as determined in par. (d)
M is the number of midcoats.
(5) APPLICATION EQUIPMENT. No owner or
operator of an automobile refinishing operation may refinish or allow the
refinishing of any motor vehicles or their body parts and components unless one
of the following types of application equipment is used in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations:
(a)
Electrostatic application equipment.
(b) Low-pressure spray method application
equipment.
(6m)
SPECIALTY COATINGS. No owner or operator of an automobile refinishing operation
may apply or allow the application of a specialty coating for any reason other
than the manufacturer's intended purposes.
(7) INDUSTRIAL CLEANING OPERATIONS. Beginning
on March 1, 2013, the owner or operator of a facility subject to this
subsection shall meet the requirements of this subsection.
(a)
Solvent and solvent solution
requirements. Except as provided under par. (d), no owner or operator
of a facility may cause, allow or permit the use of a solvent or solvent
solution for industrial cleaning operations unless the VOC content of the
solvent or solvent solution is less than or equal to 0.05 kilograms of VOC per
liter (0.42 pounds per gallon). For the purposes of this subsection, VOC
content shall be defined as in s.
NR 423.02(11r).
(b)
Cleaning devices and methods
requirements. Except as provided under par. (d), the owner or operator
of a facility shall comply with the following requirements associated with the
identified cleaning devices or methods when using solvents or solvent
solutions:
1. Physically rub a surface with a
porous applicator such as a rag, paper, sponge, or a cotton swab moistened with
solvent or solvent solution.
2.
Closed containers or hand held spray bottles from which solvents or solvent
solutions are applied without a propellant-induced force.
3. Cleaning equipment which has a solvent or
solvent solution container that is closed during cleaning operations, except
when depositing and removing objects to be cleaned, and is closed during
non-operation with the exception of maintenance and repair to the cleaning
equipment itself.
4. A remote
reservoir cleaner operated in compliance with all of the following
requirements:
a. Solvent vapors are prevented
from escaping from the solvent or solvent solution container by using devices
such as a cover or a valve when the remote reservoir is not being used,
cleaned, or repaired.
b. Flow is
directed in a manner that prevents solvent or solvent solution from splashing
outside of the remote reservoir cleaner.
c. The cleaner is not used for cleaning
porous or absorbent materials, such as cloth, leather, wood, or rope.
d. Only solvent or solvent solution
containers free of all liquid leaks are used. Auxiliary equipment, such as
pumps, pipelines, or flanges, may not have any liquid leaks, visible tears, or
cracks. Any liquid leak, visible tear, or crack detected shall be repaired
within one calendar day, or the leaking section of the remote reservoir cleaner
shall be drained of all solvents or solvent solutions and shut down until it is
replaced or repaired.
5.
A non-atomized flow method where the used solvents or solvent solutions are
collected in a container or a collection system which is closed, except for the
solvent or solvent solution collection openings that may be open when filling
or emptying, or the opening caused by use of a pressure relief valve.
6. A flushing method where the used solvents
or solvent solutions are discharged into a container which is closed, except
for the solvent or solvent solution collection openings that may be open when
filling or emptying, or the opening caused by use of a pressure relief valve.
The discharged solvents or solvent solutions shall be collected into containers
without atomizing into the open air.
(c)
Storage and disposal.
The owner or operator of a facility shall store all solvents or solvent
solutions used in industrial cleaning operations in non-absorbent, non-leaking
containers which shall be kept covered except when filling or emptying. Cloth
and paper moistened with solvents or solvent solutions shall be stored in
covered, non-absorbent, non-leaking containers. Waste paint, spent solvent and
sludge from spray gun cleaners or in-house distillation units shall be stored
in closed containers until properly disposed. Proper disposal includes
releasing wastes to a reclaiming or hazardous waste management facility
licensed under ch. NR 670, or recycling with an in-house distillation
unit.
(d)
Control
equipment. In lieu of complying with the requirements in pars. (a) and
(b), the owner or operator of a facility may use a VOC emission control system
to control VOC emissions from the industrial cleaning operations at the
facility provided one of the following requirements is met:
1. The emission control system has a minimum
overall emission reduction efficiency of 85% for VOC emissions, as determined
in accordance with s.
NR 439.06(3) (am).
2. The emission control system has a minimum
VOC capture efficiency of 90% and an output of VOC emissions of less than 50
ppm calculated as carbon, not including methane and ethane, with no dilution,
as determined in accordance with s.
NR 439.06(3) (a).
(e)
General prohibitions.
The owner or operator of a facility may not atomize any solvent or solvent
solution unless the resulting VOC emissions are controlled by an air pollution
control system that meets one of the requirements of par. (d).
(f)
Alternative compliance
option. In lieu of complying with the requirements in par. (a), the
owner or operator of a facility may use solvents or solvent solutions for
industrial cleaning operations which have a VOC composite partial vapor
pressure of less than or equal to 8 mm of Hg at 20°C.
(8) RECORDKEEPING. In addition to the
applicable recordkeeping requirements in s.
NR 439.04, the owner or operator of any automobile
refinishing operation shall collect and record the applicable information
specified in this subsection. The information shall be maintained at the
facility for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to a department
representative at any time during normal working hours. The information
required is:
(a) For each operation that is
exempt under sub. (2) (f), the daily quantity in fluid ounces of VOC-containing
aerosol product used for industrial cleaning operations.
(b) For each operation that is subject to
sub. (7), the following information as appropriate:
1. The name and identification of each
cleaning material and the associated solvent cleaning activity.
2. The VOC content of each cleaning material,
in pounds per gallon of material, as employed or the VOC composite partial
vapor pressure of the solvents or solvent solutions used in industrial cleaning
operations.
3. For any operation
subject to sub. (7) (d), the results of any testing conducted as required under
sub. (7) (d).
