Current through August 26, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY. Beginning on March 1,
2013, except as provided in sub. (9) (a), this section applies to industrial
cleaning operations at facilities that are located in Kenosha, Milwaukee,
Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or Waukesha county and having actual
VOC emissions from industrial cleaning operations equal to or exceeding 3 tons
on a 12 consecutive month rolling basis from the facility with all control
equipment inoperative.
(2)
EXEMPTIONS. If any exemption in this subsection is based on an exemption
threshold and that threshold is exceeded, the exemption will no longer apply to
the facility. The following exemptions are applicable to various provisions of
this section:
(a) This section does not apply
to:
1. Operations regulated under s.
NR 422.127(3m), 422.128(7), or 423.03.
2. Stripping of cured
coatings, cured inks, or cured adhesives.
3. Cleaning operations in graphic arts
pre-press areas including the cleaning of film processors, color scanners or
plate processors, or film cleaning and plate cleaning.
4. Cleaning operations associated with the
following activities:
a. Aerospace assembly
and component coating operations.
b. Wood furniture coating.
c. Coating of marine vessels and components
and other structures intended for exposure to a marine environment.
d. Flexographic printing.
e. Lithographic printing.
f. Flat wood panel and wood flat stock
coating.
g. Large appliance
coating.
h. Furniture metal
coating.
i. Paper, film, and foil
coating.
k. Fabric and vinyl
coating.
l. Plastic parts and
products coating.
n. Miscellaneous
metal parts and products coating.
p. Motor vehicle and mobile equipment
assembly and coating operations.
q.
Locomotive and railcar assembly and coating operations.
r. Surface preparation of precision
optics.
s. Surface preparation of
numismatic dies.
u. Resin, coating,
ink, and adhesive mixing and molding equipment operation.
w. Can coating.
x. Coil coating.
za. Coating manufacturing.
ze. Screen printing.
zf. Letterpress printing.
zg. Rotogravure printing.
zh. Automobile refinishing.
zi. Synthetic resins manufacturing.
(b)
Subsection (3) does not apply to any of the following activities or facilities:
1. Cleaning conducted in conjunction with
performance laboratory tests on coatings, adhesives or inks; research and
development programs; and laboratory tests in quality assurance
laboratories.
3. Medical device and
pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities using less than a total of 1.5 gallons
per day of VOC-containing solvents and solvent solutions for industrial
cleaning operations.
(c)
Subsections (3) and (7) 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.
(cg) Subsections (3), (6), (7), and (8) do
not apply to digital printing.
(cr)
Subsections (3), (4), (6), (8), and (9) (c) do not apply to use of industrial
adhesives and adhesive primers.
(d)
Subsection (7) does not apply to cleaning with solvents or solvent solutions in
spray bottles or containers described in sub. (4) (b).
(e) Subsection (7) 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.
(f) Subsection (7) does not apply to
automatically applied blanket or roller wash.
(3) SOLVENT AND SOLVENT SOLUTION
REQUIREMENTS. Except as provided under sub. (6), no owner or operator of a
facility may cause, allow or permit the use of a solvent or solvent solution
for industrial cleaning operations on and after May 1, 2010 unless the VOC
content of the solvent or solvent solution is less than or equal to the
applicable VOC content listed in Table 1 for the respective cleaning operation.
Table 1
VOC Content Limits for Solvents and Solvent Solutions
Used in Industrial Cleaning Operations
|
Cleaning
Activity
|
VOC Content of Solvent or
Solvent Solution in kilograms per liter (pounds per gallon)
|
|
(a) Product cleaning during manufacturing process
or surface preparation for coating, adhesive or ink application
|
|
1. General
|
0.05 (0.42)
|
|
2. Electrical apparatus components and electronic
components
|
|
a. General
|
0.10 (0.83)
|
|
b. Cables
|
0.40 (3.3)
|
|
c. Touch-up performed on printed circuit boards
where surface mounted devices have already been attached
|
0.80 (6.7)
|
|
4. Medical devices and pharmaceuticals
|
0.80 (6.7)
|
|
(b) Repair and maintenance cleaning
|
|
1. General
|
0.05 (0.42)
|
|
2. Electrical apparatus components and electronic
components
|
|
a. General
|
0.10 (0.83)
|
|
b. Cables
|
0.40 (3.3)
|
|
3. Medical devices and pharmaceuticals
|
|
a. Tools, equipment and machinery
|
0.80 (6.7)
|
|
b. General work surfaces
|
0.60 (5.0)
|
|
5. Ink and adhesive manufacturing
|
0.20 (1.7)
|
|
(c) Cleaning of coatings (excluding adhesives)
application equipment
|
0.05 (0.42)
|
|
(e) Cleaning of polyester resin application
equipment
|
0.05 (0.42)
|
(4)
CLEANING DEVICES AND METHODS REQUIREMENTS. Except as provided under sub. (6),
by November 1, 2009, 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:
(a) Physically rub a surface with a porous
applicator such as a rag, paper, sponge, or a cotton swab moistened with
solvent or solvent solution.
(b)
Closed containers or hand held spray bottles from which solvents or solvent
solutions are applied without a propellant-induced force.
(c) 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.
(d) A remote
reservoir cleaner operated in compliance with all of the following
requirements:
1. 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.
2. Flow is
directed in a manner that prevents solvent or solvent solution from splashing
outside of the remote reservoir cleaner.
3. The cleaner is not used for cleaning
porous or absorbent materials, such as cloth, leather, wood, or rope.
4. 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.
(e) 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.
(f)
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.
(5) STORAGE,
DISPOSAL, AND TRANSPORT. 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.
VOC-containing cleaning materials shall be conveyed in closed containers or
pipes.
(6) CONTROL EQUIPMENT. In
lieu of complying with the requirements in sub. (3) or (4), 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:
(a) 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).
(b) 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).
(c) The emission control system meets the
requirements of the applicable source specific rule in chs.
NR 420 to 422.
(7) 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 sub. (6).
(8) ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE OPTION. In lieu of
complying with the requirements in sub. (3), 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.
(9) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) To determine applicability under sub. (1), each owner or operator of an industrial cleaning operation at a facility
located in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, or
Waukesha county shall maintain records of all of the following for solvent and
solvent solutions used for cleaning activities:
1. The VOC content of each solvent or solvent
solution used.
2. The volume of
each solvent or solvent solution used per month.
3. The total emissions, before consideration
of controls, for each month from all solvents or solvent solutions.
4. The total emissions, before consideration
of controls, for each consecutive 12 month period from all solvents or solvent
solutions.
(b) Each
owner or operator of a facility that is exempt under sub. (2) shall collect and
record the information specified in this paragraph as appropriate.
1. Any owner or operator claiming to be
exempt under sub. (2) (b) 3. shall maintain records of the daily quantity in
gallons of VOC-containing solvents and solvent solutions used for industrial
cleaning operations.
3. Any owner
or operator claiming to be exempt under sub. (2) (c) shall maintain records of
the daily quantity in fluid ounces of VOC-containing aerosol product used for
industrial cleaning operations.
(c) Each owner or operator of a facility that
is subject to this section shall collect and record the information specified
in subds. 1g. and 1r., and also in subd. 2. as appropriate:
1g. The name and identification of each
cleaning material and the associated solvent cleaning activity.
1r. The VOC content, based upon Method 24 in
40 CFR part 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in s.
NR 484.04(13), 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, depending on whether the cleaning material is subject to
sub. (3) or (8).
2. Any owner or
operator subject to sub. (6) shall keep a record of the results of any testing
conducted as required under sub. (6) and shall meet the requirements in s.
NR 439.04(6).
(d) Records required under this subsection
shall be kept for 5 years unless another time period is approved by the
department.
