Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
(ag) The requirements of this section do not
apply to any facility with miscellaneous metal parts and products coating
operations meeting the applicability requirements contained in s. NR 422.151(1)
beginning on June 1, 2022.
(am)
Except as provided in par. (cm), subs. (2) to (8) apply to all coating line
application areas, conveyors, flashoff areas, drying areas, forced air driers,
and ovens of any industry categorized under the 2-digit major groups of 33 to
39 as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987,
incorporated by reference in s.
NR 484.05(1), which are involved in the
surface coating of miscellaneous metal parts and products in the following
counties and at the respective emission thresholds:
1. Any facility located in the county of
Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or Waukesha and
which has VOC emissions, before consideration of controls, from all
miscellaneous metal parts and products coating lines are greater than 6.8
kilograms (15 pounds) in any one day.
2. Any facility located in the county of
Brown, Calumet, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Manitowoc,
Outagamie, Rock, Walworth, or Winnebago that has VOC emissions, before
consideration of controls, from all miscellaneous metal parts and products
coating lines, greater than or equal to 10 tons per year.
3. Any facility located outside the counties
of Brown, Calumet, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha,
Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan,
Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago and which has total emissions of
VOC from the facility, before consideration of controls, of greater than or
equal to 100 tons per year.
(bm) Subsection (9) applies to any facility
with coating operations as described in par. (am) which is located in the
county of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or
Waukesha if VOC emissions from all coating operations, including related
cleaning activities, before consideration of controls, equal or exceed 3 tons
per year on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis.
(cm) The following activities, materials, and
coating lines are exempt from this section:
1. Coating of airplane exteriors.
2. Coating of marine vessels.
3. Automobile refinishing.
4. Customized top coating of automobiles and
trucks if production is less than 35 vehicles per day.
5. Adhesives and materials used to prepare a
surface for adhesives at facilities located outside the counties of Door,
Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth,
Washington, and Waukesha.
6.
Sealants or fillers whose purpose is to seal or fill seams, joints, holes and
minor imperfections of surfaces, and which are applied at facilities located
outside the counties of Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee,
Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha.
7. Coating lines covered under ss.
NR 422.05 to 422.12.
8. Coating operations subject to s.
NR 422.155.
Note: This section does not apply to the silk
screening of metal parts and products. These operations are regulated under s.
NR 422.145.
(2) EMISSION LIMITATIONS - CURED COATINGS. No
owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal parts or products coating line using
a baked or specially cured coating technology may cause, allow or permit the
emission of any VOCs in excess of:
(a) 0.52
kilograms per liter (4.3 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water,
delivered to a coating applicator that applies clear coatings.
(b) 0.42 kilograms per liter (3.5 pounds per
gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that
applies extreme performance coatings.
(c) 0.36 kilograms per liter (3.0 pounds per
gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator for all
other coatings.
(3)
EMISSION LIMITATIONS - AIR DRIED COATINGS. No owner or operator of a
miscellaneous metal parts or products coating line using an air dried coating
technology may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs in excess of:
(b) After December 31, 1985, 0.52 kilograms
per liter (4.3 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a
coating applicator that applies clear coatings.
(c) After December 31, 1985, 0.42 kilograms
per liter (3.5 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a
coating applicator for all other coatings.
(4) EMISSION LIMITATIONS - PRETREATMENT
COATS. This subsection applies to miscellaneous metal parts and products
coating lines which are located outside the counties of Door, Kenosha,
Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth,
Washington, and Waukesha. No owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal parts
or products coating line may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs in
excess of 0.78 kilograms per liter (6.50 pounds per gallon) of coating,
excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that applies pretreatment
coats. Coatings subject to this subsection may not participate in an internal
offset under s.
NR 425.05 or
generate emission reduction credits in an emission reduction option.
(5) EMISSION LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS -
HIGH PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS. This subsection applies to
miscellaneous metal parts and products coating lines which were involved in the
application of high performance architectural coatings, prior to July 1, 1983,
and are located outside the counties of Brown, Calumet, Dane, Dodge, Door, Fond
du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Ozaukee,
Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, and Winnebago.
(a) No owner or operator of a miscellaneous
metal parts or products coating line which applies a high performance
architectural coating may cause, allow or permit the emission of any VOCs from
the coating in excess of:
1. 0.65 kilograms
per liter (5.4 pounds per gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a
coating applicator that applies prime coatings.
2. 0.70 kilograms per liter (5.8 pounds per
gallon) of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator for all
other coatings.
(b) The
owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal parts and products coating line may
demonstrate compliance with the emission limits of this subsection by
demonstrating, on a daily basis, that the combined emission rate from all high
performance architectural coatings is less than or equal to the allowable
emission rate as determined by the equation in s.
NR 425.05(2) (b)
2.
(6) CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY. Miscellaneous metal
parts or products coating lines which, prior to January 1, 1980, used a baked
or specially cured coating technology shall meet the emission limitations of
sub. (2) notwithstanding the coating technology presently in use.
(7) MULTIPLE LIMITATIONS. If more than one
emission limitation in sub. (2) applies to a specific coating, then the least
stringent emission limitation shall be applied.
(8) SOLVENT WASHINGS. All VOC emissions from
solvent washings shall be considered in the emission limitations in subs. (2)
and (3), unless the used wash solvent is directed into containers that prevent
evaporation into the atmosphere.
(9) 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.
(10) COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AND
CERTIFICATION.
(a)
Compliance
schedule. The owner or operator of a miscellaneous metal parts and
products facility described under sub. (1) (am) and located in Kewaunee,
Manitowoc, or Walworth county that commenced construction before June 1, 2022,
shall comply with the applicable requirements of this section by November 28,
2022.
(b)
Certification. No later than 60 days after the compliance
deadline specified under par. (a), the owner or operator of a miscellaneous
metal parts and products facility described in par. (a) shall submit to the
department written certification that all affected miscellaneous metal parts
and products coating operations are in compliance with the applicable
requirements of this section. Any such facility that is required to have an
operation permit under ch. NR 407 shall submit to the department a permit
application or a permit revision or renewal application that meets the
application requirements under s.
NR 407.05
to meet this certification requirement, except that no application shall be
required for a source operating under a general operation permit or a
registration operation permit issued under s.
NR 407.10 or 407.105.
