Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 422 - Control Of Organic Compound EmissionsFrom Surface Coating, Printing And Asphalt Surfacing Operations
Section NR 422.127 - Use of adhesives - part 1
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 422.127
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the use of adhesives or adhesive primers on wood furniture, office partitions, or wood entry or passage doors process lines in any facility that is involved in the manufacturing of wood furniture, office partitions, or wood entry or passage doors. This section does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Furniture metal coating lines subject to
s.
NR 422.10 or 422.105.
(b) Miscellaneous metal parts and products
coating lines subject to s.
NR 422.15 or 422.151.
(c) Beginning on June 1, 2022, the use of
adhesives or adhesive primers at any facility meeting the applicability
requirements contained in s. NR 422.128(1).
(2) EXEMPTIONS.
(am) The emission limitations in sub. (3) do
not apply to any of the following:
1. A
facility which is located outside the counties of Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc,
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha.
2. A facility which has total emissions of
VOCs from the use of adhesives and adhesive primers of less than 50 pounds per
month when averaged over any 12 consecutive months.
3. An emissions unit which never applies more
than one pint of adhesives in a day.
(bm) The cleaning material work practice
requirements in sub. (3m) do not apply to any of the following:
1. A facility which is located outside the
counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, and
Waukesha.
2. A facility which is
located in the county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan,
Washington, or Waukesha and which has VOC emissions from all industrial
cleaning operations associated with use of adhesives or adhesive primers and
related cleaning activities at the facility, before consideration of controls,
less than 3 tons on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis.
(3) EMISSION LIMITATIONS.
(a) After June 30, 1996, no
owner or operator of a facility which is subject to this subsection may cause,
allow or permit the use of any adhesive or adhesive primer unless it meets one
of the following conditions:
1. The adhesive
or adhesive primer has a solids content greater than or equal to 23% by weight,
as applied.
2. The adhesive or
adhesive primer does not result in the emission of any VOCs in excess of 0.54
kilogram per liter (4.5 pounds per gallon) of adhesive or adhesive primer,
excluding water, delivered to an applicator that applies adhesive or adhesive
primer.
(b) Subject to
natural resources board approval, after May 1, 1999, no owner or operator of a
facility which is subject to this subsection may cause, allow or permit the
emission of any VOCs in excess of 0.54 kilogram per liter (4.5 pounds per
gallon) of adhesive or adhesive primer, excluding water, delivered to an
applicator that applies adhesive or adhesive primer.
(3m) CLEANING MATERIAL WORK PRACTICES. Beginning on March 1, 2013, the owner or operator of a facility subject to this subsection shall do all of the following:
(a)
Store all VOC-containing cleaning materials and shop towels used for cleaning
in closed containers.
(b) Ensure
that storage containers used for VOC-containing materials are kept closed at
all times except when depositing or removing material.
(c) Convey VOC-containing cleaning materials
in closed containers or pipes.
(d)
Minimize spills of VOC-containing cleaning materials.
(e) Minimize emissions of VOC during cleaning
of coating application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring
that cleaning is performed without atomizing any VOC-containing cleaning
material and that the used material is captured and contained.
(4) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) The owner or operator of any facility
that is exempt under sub. (2) (am) 2. shall collect and record the following
information to support the exemption:
1. A
unique name or identification number for each adhesive and adhesive primer
used.
2. The VOC content of each
adhesive and adhesive primer, as applied, in units of pounds per gallon,
excluding water.
3. The volume of
each adhesive and adhesive primer used per month, as applied, in units of
gallons, excluding water.
4. The
total VOC emissions from adhesives and adhesive primers used in units of pounds
per month.
(b) The owner
or operator of any facility that claims an exemption under sub. (2) (am) 3.
shall collect and record the volume of adhesives applied per day for each
emissions unit for which an exemption is claimed.
(c) In addition to the applicable
requirements in s.
NR 439.04, the owner or operator of any facility subject
to sub. (3) shall collect and record the following information, as applicable:
1. A unique name or identification number for
each adhesive and adhesive primer used.
2. The VOC content of each adhesive and
adhesive primer, as applied, in units of kilograms per liter (pounds per
gallon), excluding water.
3. The
percent solids by weight in each adhesive or adhesive primer, as
applied.
(d) Records
required under this subsection shall be maintained for a period of 5
years.
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