U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
PB-296 685
Air Pollution Regulations in State
Implementation Plans: California,
Riverside County
Abror, Inc, Wilmington, MA Walden Div
Prepared for
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC Control
Programs Development Div
Aug 78
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
EPA-450/3-78-054+3ST
August 1978
Air
Dilution Regulations
Implementation
County
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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1 DUPORT NO. |2.
EPA-450/3-7«-064-28 | . . /
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Air Pollution Regulations in State Implementation i
•Plans: California Riverside County
7. AUTHOR(S)
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9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc.
Wilmington, Mass.
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
Control Programs Development Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 ' .. '
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION>NQ.
P£>^q£ &8S'
6. REPORT DATE*
August 1978
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2890
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
16. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES :,
EPA Project Officer: Bob Schell , Control Programs Development Division
16. ABSTRACT
This document has been produced in compliance with Section 110(h)(l) of the Clean Air
Act amendments of 1977. The Federally enforceable regulations contained in the State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) have been compiled for all 56 States and territories
(with the exception of the Northern Mariana Islands). They consist of both the
Federally approved State and/or local air quality regulations as indicated in the
Federal Register and the Federally promulgated regulations for the State, as
indicated in the Federal Register. Regulations which fall into one of the above
categories as of January 1,1978, have been incorporated. As mandated by Congress,
this document will be updated annually. State and/or local air quality regulations
which have not been Federally approved as of January 1, 1978, are not included here;
omission of these regulations from this document in no way affects the ability of
the respective Federal, State, or local agencies to enforce such regulations.
17. KEY WORDS AND OOCUMBMT ANALYSIS
a. DESCRIPTORS
Air pollution
Federal Regulations
Pollution
State Implementation Plans
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EPA-450/3-78-054-28;
m Regulations
mentation Plans
ia
County
by
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Contract No. 68-02-2890
EPA Project Officer: Bob Schell
Prepared for
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
August 1978
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This report is issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to
report air pollution regulations of interest to a limited number of
readers. Copies are available, for a fee, from the National Technical
Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
This report was furnished to the Environmental Protection Agency by
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc., Wilmington, Mass. 01887, in fulfillment
of Contract No. 68-02-2890. The contents of this report are reproduced
herein as received from Walden Division of Abcor, Inc. The opinions,
findings, and conclusions expressed are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mention of
company or product names is not to be considered as an endorsement
by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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INTRODUCTION
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This document has been produced in compliance with Section 110(h)(l)
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. The Federally enforceable
regulations contained in the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) have been
compiled for all 56 States and territories (with the exception of the
Northern Mariana Islands). They consist of both the Federally approved
State and/or local air quality regulations as indicated in the Federal
Register and the Federally promulgated regulations for the State, as
indicated in the Federal Register. Regulations which fall into one of
the above categories as of January 1, 1978, have been incorporated. As
mandated by Congress, this document will be updated annually. State
and/or local air quality regulations which have not been Federally
approved as of January 19 1978, are not included here; omission of these
regulations from this document in no way affects the ability of the
respective Federal, State, or local agencies to enforce such regulations.
There have been recent changes in the Federal enforceability of
parking management regulations and indirect source regulations. The
October, 1977, appropriation bill for EPA prohibited Federal enforcement
of parking management regulations in the absence of specific Federal
authorizing legislation. Federally promulgated parking management
regulations have, therefore, been suspended indefinitely. Pursuant to
the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments, indirect source regulations may not
be required for the approval of a given SIP. Consequently, any State
adopted indirect source regulations may be suspended or revoked; State
adopted indirect source regulations contained in an applicable SIP
are Federally enforceable. More importantly, EPA may only promulgate
indirect source review regulations which are specific to Federally
funded, operated, or owned facilities or projects. Therefore, the
Federally promulgated indirect source regulations appearing in this
document are not enforceable by EPA except as they relate to Federal
facilities.
Since State air quality regulations vary widely in their organization,
content, and language, a standardized subject index is utilized in this
document. Index listings consist of both contaminant and activity oriented
categories to facilitate usage. For example, for regulations which apply
to copper smelters, one might look under sulfur compounds (50.2), particu-
late matter process weight (50.1.1)s or copper smelters (51.15). Federal
regulations pertaining to a given State immediately follow the approved
State and local regulations.
Additionally, a summary sheet of the information included in each
comprehensive document is presented prior to the regulatory text to
allow one to quickly assess the contents of the document. Specifically,
the summary sheets contain the date of submittal to EPA of each revision
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to the SIP and the date of the Federal Register in which the revision
was either approved or disapproved by EPA. Finally, a brief description
or reference of the regulation which was submitted is also included.
This document is not intended to provide a tool for determining
the enforceability of any given regulation. «fts stated above, it is
intended to provide a comprehensive compilation of those regulations
which ara incorporated directly or by reference into Title 40, Part 52,
of the Code of. Federal Regulations. Consequently, the exclusion of a
Federally approved regulation from this document does not diminish the
enforceability of the regulation. Similarly, the inclusion of a given
regulation (for example, regulations governing pollutants, such as odors,
for which there is no national ambient air quality standards) in this
document does not, in itself, render the regulation enforceable.
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Summary Sheet
Of
EPA Approved Regulation Changes
Riverside County APCD
Submittal Date
6/30/72
4/21/76
11/10/76
Approval Date
9/22/72
7/26/77
7/26/77
Description
All Regulations
unless otherwise
specified
Rules 461, 462
Rule 461
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY RELATIONS
Revised Standard
Subject Index
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Reg III
Rule 40
Title
General Provisions
Title
Definitions
Standard Conditions
Permits
Permits Required
Exemptions
Transfer
Applications
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Cancellation of Applications
Action on Applications
Provision of Sampling and
Testing Facilities
Standards for Granting
Applications
Conditional Approval
Denial of Applications
Further Information
Applications Deemed Denied
Appeals
Fees
.Permit Fees
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Revised Standard Reg-Rule Title Page
Subject Index Number
(2.0) 42 Hearing Board Fees 19
(13.0) 44 Charges For Technical Reports 19
(50.1.2) Reg IV Prohibitions 20
(50.1.2) Rule 50 Ringelmann Chart 20
(50.7) 51 Nuisance 20
(50.1) 52 Particulate Matter - 21
Concentration
(50.0) 53 Specific Air Contaminants 22
(50.1.1) 54 Solid Particulate Matter - 22
Weight
(2.0) 55 - Exceptions 22
(51.21) 56 Scavenger Plants 23
(51.19) 56.1 Sulfur Recovery Units 23
(51.18) 56.2 Sulfuric Acid Units 24
(51.13) 57 Open Fires 24
(51.9) 58 Disposal of Solid or Liquid 25
Waste
(51.16) 462 Organic Liquid Loading 26
(51.16) 60 Oil Effluent Water Separator 27
(51.16) 61 Storage of Petroleum Products 28
(2.0) 63 Circumvention 29
(50.2) 64 Sulfur Contents of Fuels 29
(50.2) 64.1 Sulfur Contents of Natural 30
Gas
(12.0) 66 Gasoline Specifications 30
(51.21) 67 Reduction of Animal Matter 30
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Title
Operation of Roofing
KettfK
Gasoline Transfer and
Dispensing
Organic Solvents
Architectural Coatings
Disposal and Evaporation of
Solvents
Fuel Burning Equipment
Fuel Burning Equipment -
dxfdes of Nitrogen
Fuel Burning Equipment -
Combustion Contaminants
Vacuum Producing Devices or
Systems
Asphalt Air Blowing
Carbon Monoxide
Orchard, Field or Citrus
Grove Heaters
Definition
Exceptions
Permits Required
Application for Permits
Action on Applications
Standards for Granting
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Permits
(3.0) 81 General Restrictions and 45
Conditions of Permits
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(3.0) 83 Denial of Applications 46
(2.0) 84 Appeals 46
(51.1) 85 Classification of Orchard, 46
Field Crop or Citrus Grove
Heaters
(2.0) 86 Prohibitions 47
Reg VI Procedure Before the Hearing 50
Board
(2.0) Rule 95 General 50
(2.0) 96 Filing Petitions 50
(2.0) 97 Contents of Petition 50
(5.0) 98 Petitions for Variances 51
(2.0) 99 Appeal from Denial 52
(2.0) 100 Failure to Comply With Rules 52
(2.0) 101 Answers 52
(2.0) 102 Dismissal of Petition 52
(16.0) 103 Place of Hearing 52
(16.0) 104 Notice of Hearing 52
(2.0) 105 Evidence 52
(2.0) 106 Record of Proceedings 53
(2.0) 107 Preliminary Matters 53
(2.0) 108 Official Notice 54
(2.0) 109 Continuances 54
(2.0) 110 Decision 54
(2.0) 111 Effective Date of Decision 54
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Subject Index Number
(3.0) 113 Lack of Permit 54
Reg VII Emergencies 55
(2.0) Rule 150 General 55
(9.0) 151 Sampling Stations 55
(9.0) 152 Air Sampling 55
(13.0) 153 Reports 55
(2.0) 154 Continuing Program of 55
Voluntary Cooperation
(8.0) 155 Declaration of Air Pollution 56
Episodes
(8.0) 155.1 Notification of Episode 56
(8.0) 156 Air Pollution Episode Levels 56
(8.0) 158 Alert Action 56
(8.0) 159 End of Air Pollution 57
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
REGULATION I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
(2.0) RULE 1. Title.
These rules and regulations shall be known as the rules of the
Riverside County Air Pollution Control District.
(1.0) RULE 2. Definitions.
a. Except as otherwise specifically provided in these rules and
except where the context otherwise indicates, words used in these rules
are used in exactly the same sense as the same words are used in
Chapter 2, Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California (9/22/72).
b. Person. "Person" means any person, firm, association, organiza-
tion, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, contractor,
supplier, installer, user, owner, state or local governmental agency
or public district, or any officer or employee thereof.
c. Beard.' "Board" means the Air Pollution Control board of the
Riverside County Air Pollution Control District.
d. Section. "Section" means section of the Health and Safety Code
of the State of California unless some other statute is specifically
mentioned.
e. Rule. "Rule" means a rule of the Riverside County Air Pollu-
tion Control District.
f. Regulation. "Regulation" means one of the major subdivisions
of the Rules of the Riverside County Air Pollution Control District.
g. West-Central Area. "West-Central Area" is defined as that
portion of Riverside County lying west of the following described line:
Commencing at the intersection of the easterly line of
Township 8 South, Range 11 East, S.B.B.&M. with the
southerly boundary line of Riverside County.
Thence northerly along said easterly line and its northerly
prolongation to the southerly line of Township 6 South,
Range 11 East, S.B.B.&M.
Thence easterly along said southerly line to the intersection
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thereof with the easterly line of said Township 6 South,
Range 11 East;
Thence northerly along said easterly township line and its
northerly prolongation to the northerly boundary line of
Riverside County.
h. Air Contaminant. "Air Contaminant" Includes smoke, charred
paper, dust, soot, grime, carbon, noxious adds, fumes, gases, odors,
or particulate matter, or any combination thereof. (From Section 24208)
i. Particulate Matter. "Particulate matter" is any material, except
uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid
or solid at standard conditions.
j. Process Weight Per Hour. "Process Weight" is the total weight
of all materials introduced into any specific process which process may
cause any discharge into the atmosphere. Solid fuels charged will be
considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous fuels
and combustion air will not. "The Process Weight Per Hour" will be
derived by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours
in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to
the completion thereof, excluding any time during which the equip-
ment is idle.
k. Dusts. "Dusts" are minute solid particles released into the air
by natural forces or by mechanical processes such as crushing, grind-
ing, milling, drilling, demolishing, shoveling, conveying, covering,
bagging and sweeping, or any combination thereof.
1. Fumes. "Fumes" are minute solid particles generated by the
condensation of vapors from solid matter after volatilization from the
molten state, or generated by sublimation, distillation, calcination, or
chemical reaction, when these processes create airborne particles.
m. Combustion Contaminants. "Combustion Contaminants" are
solid or liquid particles discharged into the atmosphere from the
burning of any kind of material containing carbon in a free or com-
bined state.
n. Atmosphere. "Atmosphere" means the air that envelops or
surrounds the earth. Where air pollutants are emitted into a building
not designed specifically as a piece of air pollution control equipment,
such emission into the building shall be considered an emission into
the atmosphere.
o. Combustible Refuse. "Combustible Refuse" is any solid or
liquid combustible waste material containing carbon in a free or
combined state.
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p. Multiple-Chamber Incinerator. "Multiple-Chamber Incinerator"
is any article, machine, equipment, contrivance, structure or part of a
structure, used to dispose of combustible refuse by burning, consisting
of three or more refractory lined combustion furnaces in series, physi-
cally separated by refractory walls, interconnected by gas passage
ports or ducts and employing adequate design parameters necessary
for maximum combustion of the material to be burned. The refrec-
tories shall have a Pyrometric Cone Equivalent of at least 17, tested
according to the method described in the American Society for Testing
Materials, Method C-24.
q. Oil-Effluent Water Separator. "Oil-Effluent Water Separator"
is any tank, box, sump or other container in which any petroleum or
product thereof, floating on or entrained or contained in water enter-
ing such tank, box, sump or other container, is physically separated
and removed from such water prior to outfall, drainage, or recovery
of such water.
(2.0) RULE 3. Standard Conditions.
As used in these regulationss standard conditions are a gas tempera-
ture of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a gas pressure of 14.7 pounds per
square inch absolute. Results of all analyses and tests shall be calcu-
lated to and reported at this gas temperature and pressure.
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REGULATION I I—PERMITS
(3.0) RULE 10. Permits Required.
a. Authority to Construct. Any person building, erecting, altering
or replacing any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, the
use of which may cause the issuance of air contaminants or the use
of which may eliminate or reduce or control the issuance of air con-
contaminants, shall first obtain authorization for such construction from
the Air Pollution Control Officer. An Authority to Construct shall
remain in effect until the permit to operate the equipment for which
the application was filed is granted or denied or the application is
cancelled.
b. Permit to Operate. Before any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance described in Rule 10 (a) may be operated or used,, a
written permit shall be obtained for the Air Pollution Control
Officer. No permit to operate or use shall be granted either by the
Air Pollution Control Officer or Hearing Board for any article,
machine, equipment or contrivance described in Rule 10 (a) con-
structed or installed without authorization as required by Rule 10 (a),
until the information required is presented to the Air Pollution Control
Officer and such article, machine, equipment or contrivance is altered,
if necessary, and made to conform to the standards set forth in Rule 20
and elsewhere in these Rules and Regulations.
c. Posting of Permit to Operate. A person who has been granted
under Rule 10 a permit to operate any article, machine, equipment, or
other contrivance described in Rule 10 (b), shall firmly affix such
permit to operate, and approved facsimile, or other approved identifi-
cation bearing the permit number upon the article, machine, equip-
ment, or other contrivance in such a manner as to be clearly visible
and accessible. In the event that the article, machine, equipment, or
other contrivance is so constructed or operated that the permit to
operate cannot be so placed, the permit to operate shall be mounted
so as to be clearly visible in an accessible place within 25 feet of the
article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, or maintained
readily available at all times on the operating premises.
d. A person shall not willfully deface, alter, forge, counterfeit,
or falsify a permit to operate any article, machine, equipment, or other
contrivance.
f. Permit to Sell or Rent. Any person who sells or rents to another
person an incinerator which may be used to dispose of combustible refuse
by burning within the District and which incinerator to be used exclu-
sively in connection with any structure, which structure is designed for
and used exclusively as a dwelling for not more than four families,
shall first obtain a permit from the Air Pollution Control Officer to
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sell or rent such incinerator.
(2.0) RULE 11. Exemptions
An authority to construct or a permit to operate shall not be
required for:
a. Vehicles as defined by the Vehicle Code of the State of
California but not including any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance mounted on, within, or incorporated into the basic
design of such vehicle whose operation would otherwise require a
permit under the provisions of these Rules and Regulations.
b. Vehicles used to transport passengers or freight.
c. Equipment utilized exclusively in connection with any struc-
ture, which structure is designed for and used exclusively as a dwelling
for not more than four families.
d. The following equipment:
(1) Comfort air conditioning or comfort ventilating systems
which are not designed to remove air contaminants generated
by or released from specific units or equipment.
(2) Refrigeration units except those used as, or in conjunction
with air pollution control equipment.
(3) Piston type internal combustion engines.
(4) Water cooling towers and water cooling ponds not used for
evaporative cooling of process water or not used for evapora-
tive cooling of water from barometric jets or from barometric
condensers.
(5) Equipment used for steam cleaning.
(6) Presses used exclusively for extruding metals, minerals,
plastics, or wood.
(7) Porcelain enameling furnaces, porcelain enameling drying
ovens, vitreous enameling furnaces or vitreous enameling
drying ovens.
(8) Presses used for the curing of rubber products and plastic
products.
(9) Equipment used exclusively for space heating, other than
boilers.
(10) Equipment used for buffing (except automatic or semi-
automatic tire buffers) or polishing, carving, cutting,
drilling, machining, routing, sanding, sawing, surface
grinding, or turning of ceramic art work, ceramic precision
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parts, leather metals, plastics, rubber, fiberboard,
masonry, carbon or graphite.
(11) All sheet-fed printing presses and all other printing
presses using exclusively inks containing less than
10% organic solvents, diluents or thinners.
(12) Tanks, vessels and pumping equipment used exclusively
for the storage or dispensing of fresh commercial or
purer grades of:
a. Sulfuric acid with an acid strength of 99 percent
or less by weight.
b. Phosphoric acid with an acid strength of 99 percent
or less by weight.
c. Nitric acid with an acid strength of 70 percent or
less by weight.
(13) Ovens used exclusively for the curing of plastics which
are concurrently being vacuum held to a mold or for the
softening or annealing of plastics.
(14) Equipment used exclusively for the dyeing or stripping
(bleaching) of textiles where no organic solvents,
diluents or thinners are used.
(15) Equipment used exclusively to mill or grind coatings and
molding compounds where all materials charged are in a
plastic form.
(16) Crucible type or pot type furnaces with a brimful capacity of
less than 450 cubic inches of any molten metal.
(17) Equipment used exclusively for the melting or applying of
wax where no organic solvents, diluents or thinners are used.
(18) Equipment used exclusively for bonding lining to brake
shoes.
(19) Lint traps used exclusively in conjunction with dry clean-
ing tumblers.
(20) Equipment used in eating establishments for the purpose of
preparing food for human consumption.
(21) Equipment used exclusively to compress or hold dry natural
gas.
(22) Tumblers used for the cleaning or deburring of metal products
without abrasive blasting.
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(23) Shell core and shell-mold manufacturing machines,
(24) Molds used for the casting of metals,
(25) Abrasive blast cabinet-dust filter integral conbination
units where the total internal volume of the blast section
is 50 cubic feet or less.
(26) Batch mixers of 5 cubic feet rated working capacity or less.
(27) Equipment used exclusively for the packaging of lubricants
or greases.
(28) Equipment used exclusively for the manufacture of water
emulsions of asphalt, greases, oils or waxes,
(29) Ovens used exclusively for the curing of vinyl ;plastisols by
the closed mold curing process.
(30) Equipment used exclusively for conveying and storing plastic
pellets.
(31) Equipment used exclusively for the mixing and blending of
materials at ambient temperature to make water based
adhesives.
(32) Smokehouses in which the maximum horizontal inside cross-
sectional area does not exceed 20 square feet.
(33) Platen presses used for laminating.
e. The following equipment or any exhaust system or collector
serving exclusively such equipment.
(1) Blast cleaning equipment using a suspension of abrasive in
water.
(2) Ovens, mixers and blenders used in bakeries where the pro-
ducts are edible and intended for human consumption.
(3) Kilns for firing ceramic ware, heated exclusively by natural
gas or liquefied petroleum gas, any combination thereof or
heated electrically.
(4) Laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical or phy-
sical analysis and bench scale laboratory equipment,
(5) Equipment for inspection of metal products.
(6) Confection coolers where the products are edible and in-
tended for human consumption.
(7) Equipment used exclusively for forging, pressing, rolling or
drawing of metals or for heating metals immediately prior
to forging, pressing, rolling or drawing.
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(8) Die casting machines.
(9) Atmosphere generators used in connection with metal
heat treating processes.
(10) Photographic process equipment by which an image
reproduced upon material sensitized to radiant energy.
(11) Brasing, soldering, or welding equipment.
(12) Equipment used exclusively for the sintering of glass
or metals.
(13) Equipment used for buffing (except automatic or semi-
automatic tire buffers) or polishing, carving, cutting,
drilling, machining, routing, sanding, sawing, surface
grinding or turning of ceramic artwork, ceramic precision
parts, leather metals, plastics, rubber, fiberboard, masonry,
asbestos, carbon or graphite.
(14) Equipment used for carving, cutting, drilling, surface
grinding, planing, routing, sanding, sawing, shredding or
turning of wood, or the pressing or storing of sawdust,
wood chips, or wood shavings.
(15) Equipment using aqueous solutions for surface preparation,
cleaning, stripping, etching (does not include chemical
milling) or the electrolytic plating with electrolytic
polishing of, or the electrolytic stripping of brass, bronze,
cadmium, copper, iron, lead, nickel, tin, zinc, and precious
metals.
(16) Equipment for washing or drying products fabricated from
metal or glass, provided that no volatile organic materials
are used in the process and that no oil or solid fuel is
burned.
(17) Laundry dryers, extractors or tumblers for fabrics cleaned
with only water solutions of bleach or detergents.
(18) Foundry sand mold forming equipment to which no heat is
applied.
(19) Ovens used exclusively for curing potting materials or
castings made with epoxy resins.
(20) Equipment used to liquefy or separate oxygen, nitrogen or
the rare gases from the air.
(21) Equipment used for compression molding and injection
molding of plastics.
(22) Mixers for rubber or plastics where no material in powder
form is added and no organic solvents, diluents or thinners
are used.
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(23) Equipment used exclusively to package Pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics or to coat pharmaceutical tablets.
(24) Equipment used exclusively to grind, blend or package tea,
cocoa, spices or roasted coffee.
(25) Roll mills or calenders for rubber or plastics where no
organic sol vents, diluents or thinners are used.
(26) Vacuum producing devices used in laboratory operations or
in connection with other equipment which is exempt by
Rule 11.
f. Steam generators, steam superheaters, water boilers, water-
heaters and closed heat transfer systems that are fired exclusively
with one of the following:
(1) Natural gas.
(2) Liquefied petroleum gas.
(3) A combination of natural gas and liquefied gas.
g. Natural draft hoods, natural draft stacks or natural draft
ventilators.
h. Containers, reservoirs or tanks used exclusively for:
(1) Dipping operations for coating objects with oils, waxes or
greases where no organic solvents, diluents or thinners are
used.
(2) Dipping operations for applying coatings of natural or
synthetic resins which contain no organic solvents.
(3) Storage of liquefied gases.
(4) Unheated storage of organic materials with an initial
boiling point of 300° F. or greater.
(5) The storage of lubricating oils.
(6) The storage of fuel oils with a gravity of 25° API or lower.
(7) The storage of fuel oils with a gravity of 40° API or lower
and having a capacity of 10,000 gallons or less.
(8) The storage of organic liquids, except gasoline, normally
used as solvents, diluents, or thinners, inks, colorants,
points, lacquers, enamels, varnishes, liquid resins or other
surface coatings, and having a capacity of 6,000 gallons or
less.
(9) The storage of liquid soaps, liquid detergents, vegetable oils,
waxes or wax emulsions.
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(10) The storage of asphalt.
(11) Unheated solvent dispensing containers, unheated non-
conveyorized solvent rinsing containers or unheated
non-conveyorized coating dip tff^S of 100 gallons
capacity or less.
(12) The storage of gasoline having a capacity of less than
250 gallons.
(13) Transporting materials on streets or highways.
i. Equipment used exclusively for heat treating glass or metals,
or used exclusively for case hardening, carburizing, cyaniding, nit-
riding, carbonitriding, siliconizing or diffusion treating of metal
objects.
j. Crucible furnaces, pot furnaces 6r induction furnaces, with a
capacity of 1000 pounds or less each, in which no sweating or distill-
ing is conducted and from which only the following metals are poured
or in which only the following metals are held in a molten state:
(1) Aluminum or any alloy containing over 50 percent aluminum.
(2) Magnesium or any alloy containing over 50 percent mag-
nesium.
(3) Lead or any alloy containing over 50 percent lead.
(4) Tin or any alloy containing over 50 percent tin.
(5) Zinc or any alloy containing over 50 percent zinc.
(6) Copper.
(7) Precious metals.
k. Vacuum cleaning systems used exclusively for industrial,
commercial or residential housekeeping purposes.
1. Structural changes which cannot change the quality, nature or
quantity of air contaminant emissions.
m. Repairs or maintenance not involving structural changes to any
equipment for which a permit has been granted.
n. Identical replacements in whole or in part of any article,
machine, equipment or other contrivance where a permit to operate had
previously been granted for such equipment under Rule 10.
(2.0) RULE 12. Transfer.
An authority to construct, permit to operate or permit to sell or
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rent shall not be transferable, whether by operation of law or other-
wise, either from one location to another, from one piece of equipment
to another, or from one person to another.
(3.0) RULE 14. Applications.
Every application for an authority to construct, permit to
operate or permit to sell or rent required under Rule 10 shall
be filed in the manner and form prescribed by the Air Pollution
Control Officer, and shall give all the information necessary
to enable the Air Pollution Control Officer to make the deter-
mination required by Rule 20 hereof.
In addition, every application for an authority to construct
any article9 machine, equipment or other contrivance that may
cause the issuance of air contaminants in excess of 90% of those
permitted by Regulation IV hereof, shall be accompanied by an
air pollution enviromental impact study, filed in the manner
and form prescribed by the Air Pollution Control Officer,
describing the impact operation of the proposed article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance will have on the air quality of
the air basin wherein the article, machine, equipment of other
contrivance will have on the air quality of the air basin wherein
the article machine equipment or other contrivance will be located.
(2.0) RULE 15.
Annually on the anniversary of the issuance of a permit under
Rule 10, the holder of the permit shall pay a renewal fee,
(3.0) RULE 17. Cancellation of Applications.
a. An authority to construct shall expire and the application
shall be cancelled two years from the date of issuance of the authority
to construct.
b. An application for permit to operate existing equipment shall
be cancelled two years from date of filing of the application.
(3.0) RULE 18. Action on Applications.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall act, within a reasonable
time, on an application for authority to construct, permit to operate
or permit to sell or rent, and shall notify the applicant in writing of
his approval, conditional approval or denial.
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(9.0) RULE 19. Provision of Sampling and Testing Facilities,
A person operating or using any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance for which these rules retire a permit shall provide
and maintain access for such sampling and testing facilities as
specified in the permit to construct and operate.
(3.0) RULE 20. Standards for Granting Applications.
a. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall deny an authority
to construct or a permit to operate, except as provided in Rule 12,
if the applicant does not show that every article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance, the use of which may cause the issuance
of air contaminants, or the use of which may eliminate or reduce
or control the issuance of air contaminants, 1s so designed,
controlled or equipped with such air pollution control equipment
that it may be expected to operate without emitting air contaminants
in violation of Sections 24242 or 24243, Health and Safety Code, or
of these Rules and Regulations.
b. Before an authority to construct or a permit to operate is
! granted, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the applicant
to provide and maintain such facilities as are necessary for sampling
and testing purposes in order to secure information that will disclose
the nature, extend, quantity or degree of air contaminants discharged
into the atmosphere from the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance described in the authority to construct or permit to
operate. In the event of such a requirement, the A1r Pollution Control
Officer shall notify the applicant in writing of the required size,
number and location of sampling holes, the size and location of the
sampling platform, the access to the sampling platform, and the utili-
ties for operating the sampling and testing equipment, The platform
and access shall be constructed in accordance with the General Indus-
try Safety Orders of the State of California.
c. In acting upon a Permit to Operate, if the Air Pollution
Control Officer finds that the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance has been constructed not in accordance with the Authority
to Construct, he shall deny the Permit to Operate. The Air Pollution
Control Officer shall not accept any further application for Permit
to Operate the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance so
constructed until he finds that the article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance bas been reconstructed in accordance with the
Authority to Construct.
(2.0) RULE 21. Conditional Approval.
a. The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue an authority to
construct or a permit to operate, subject to conditions which will
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bring the operation of any article, machine, equipment or other con-
trivance within the standards of Rule 20, in which case the conditions
shall be specified in writing. Commencing work under such an author-
ity to construct, or operation under such a permit to operate, shall be
deemed acceptance of all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution
Control Officer shall issue an authority to construct or a permit to
operate with revised conditions upon receipt of a new application, if
the applicant demonstrates that the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance can operate within the standards of Rule 20 under the
revised conditions.
b. The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue a permit to sell or
rent; subject to conditions which will bring the operation of any article
machines equipment or other contrivance within the standards of Rule
20, in which case the conditions shall be specified in writing. Selling
or renting under such a permit to sell or rent shall be deemed accept-
ance of all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution Control
Officer shall issue a permit to sell or rent with revised conditions upon
receipt of a new application, if the applicant demonstrates that the
article, machine, equipment or other contrivance can operate within
the standards of Rule 20 under the revised conditions.
(3.0) RULE 22. Denial of Applications.
In the event of denial of an authority to construct, permit to
operate or permit to sell or rent, the Air Pollution Control Officer
shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons therefore. Service
of this notification may be made in person or by mail, and such service
may be proved by the written acknowledgment of the persons served or
affidavit of the person making the service. The Air Pollution Control
Officer shall not accept a further application unless the applicant has
complied with the objections specified by the Air Pollution Control
Officer as his reasons for denial of the authority to construct, the
permit to operate or the permit to sell or rent.
(2.0) RULE 23. Further Information.
Before acting on an application for an authority to construct
or a permit to operate, the Air Pollution Control Officer may
require the applicant to furnish additional information, plans or
specifications.
(3.0) RULE 24. Applications Deemed Denied.
The applicant may at his option deem the authority to construct,
permit to operate or permit to sell or rent denied if the Air Pollution
Control Officer fails to act on the application within 30 days after
filing, or within 30 days after applicant furnishes the further
information, plans and specifications requested by the Air Pollution
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Control Officer, whichever is later.
(2.0) RULE 25. Appeals.
Within 10 days after notice,by tHe A1f Pollution Control Officer,
of denial or conditional approval of an authority to construct, permit
to operate or permit to sell or rent, the applicant may petition the
Hearing Board, In writing for *;public hearing. The Hearing Board,
after notice and a public hearing held within 30 days after filing the
petition, may sustain or reverse the;aetitDtvof the Air Pollution Control
Officer; such may be made subject to specified conditions.
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REGULATION HI—FEES
(3.0) RULE 40. Permit Fees
a. Every applicant for an authority to construct or a permit
to operate any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance,
shall pay in advance a filing fee of $30.00.
b. In addition to the filing fee prescribed herein, every
applicant for an authority to construct or a permit to operate
shall pay the fee for the issuance of said permit in the amount
prescribed in the following schedules, provided, however, that
the filing fee shall be applied to the fee prescribed for the
issuance of the permit to operate.
c. When the permit is issued, it shall contain or be
accompanied by a statement of the fee to be paid therefore. If
the fee is not paid within 30 days after the permit is issued,
the fee shall be increased by one-half the amount thereof and the
Air Pollution Control Officer shall thereupon promptly notify the
applicant of the increased fee by mail. If the increased fee
is not paid within 60 days after the permit is issued, the application
shall be deemed withdrawn and cancelled, the Air Pollution Control
Officer shall so notify the applicant by mail, and the permit shall
be void.
d. In the event that an authority to construct or a permit to
operate is granted by the Hearing Board after denial by the Air
Pollution Control Officer, the provisions of paragraph (c) hereof
shall apply.
e. If any application for an authority to construct or a
permit to operate is cancelled, or if an authority to construct
or a permit to operate is denied and such denial becomes final,
the applicant shall pay only the filing fee required herein.
f. Where an application is filed for an authority to construct
or a permit to operate any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance by reason of transfer of location, and where a permit
to operate had previously been granted for such equipment under
Rule 10 and no alteration or replacement without permit has been
made, the applicant shall pay only the amount of the filing fee
required herein. The annual renewal fee at the new location
shall be the same as if there had been no change of location and
the anniversary date for payment of the renewal fee will remain
unchanged.
g. Where an application is filed for an authority to construct
or a permit to operate, exclusively involving alterations or
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additions resulting in a change to any existing article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance holding a permit under the provisions
of these Rules and Regulations, the applicant shall be assessed a fee
based upon the increase in total horsepowJ? rating, the increase
in total fuel consumption expressed in British Thermal Units (BTU)
per hour, the increase in electrical energy in kilovolt ampere (KVA)
rating, the increase in maximum horizontal inside cross sectional
area or the increase in total $tationary container capacity resulting
from such alterations or additions, as described in the fee schedules
contained herein. Where such alteration or addition results in no
change or in a decrease in such ratings, the applicant shall pay
only the amount of the filing fee required herein. Where a new permit
is granted because of alterations or additions to equipment which had
previously been granted a permit under Rule 10, the annual renewal fee
will be calculated on the basis of the new rating and will continue to
be due and payable on the anniversary date of the original permit.
h. In the event that more than one fee schedule is applicable
to a permit to operate, the governing schedule shall be that which
results in the higher fee.
i. A request for a duplicate permit to operate shall be
made in writing to the Air Pollution Control Officer within 10
days after the destruction, loss or defacement of a permit to
operate. It should contain the reason a duplicate permit is
being requested. A fee of $2.00 shall be charged for issuing a
duplicate permit.
j. No state or local governmental agency or public district
shall be required to pay any fee under these regulations.
k. It is hereby determined that the estimated cost of
issuing permits and of inspections pertaining to such issuance
exceeds the fees prescribed.
1. The annaul renewal fee for a permit to operate under
Rule 10 shall be one-fourth of an,initial permit fee under current
fee schedules. If the renewal fee is n&t paid within 30 days
after it becomes due, the fee shall be increased by one-half the
amount thereof, and the Air Pollution Control Officer shall
thereupon promptly notify the permittee by mail of the increased
fee. If the increased fee is not paid within 30 days after such
notice, the permit shall be automatically revoked and the Air
Pollution Control Officer shall notify the permittee by mail.
m. When permits have been issued to operate movable equipment
at two or more locations, only one annual renewal fee will be
charged. The anniversary date on which the annual renewal fee
will be due will be that noted on the original permit.
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n. Where an application is filed for a permit to operate
any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance by reason of
transfer from one person to another, and where a permit to operate
has previously been granted under Rule 10 and no alteration,
addition or transfer of location has been made, the applicant shall
pay only a $10.00 filing fee.
SCHEDULE 1
ELECTRIC MOTOR HORSEPOWER SCHEDULE
Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance for
which a permit to operate is required and where an electric motor
is used as the power supply shall be assessed a permit fee based
on the total rated motor horsepower of all electric motors included
in any such article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, in
accordance with the following schedule:
Horsepower Fee
Up to and including 5 $ 30.00
Greater than 5 but less than 15 60.00
15 or greater but less than 30 90.00
30 or greater but less than 65 120.00
65 or greater but less than 125 180.00
125 or greater but less than 200 300.00
200 or greater 450.00
SCHEDULE 2
FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE
Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance for
which a permit to operate is required and in which fuel is burned,
with the exception of incinerators and refuse burners which are
covered in Schedule 4, shall be assessed a permit fee based upon
the design fuel consumption of the article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance expressed in British Thermal Units (BTU) per
hour, using gross heating values, in accordance with the following
schedule:
BTU Per Hour Fee
Up to and including 150,000 $ 30.00
Greater than 150,000 but less than 500,000 60.00
500,000 or greater but less than 1,500,000 90.00
1,500,000 or greater but less than 5,000,000 120.00
5,000,000 or greater but less than 15,000,000 180.00
15,000,000 or greater but less than 50,000,000 300.00
50,000,000 or greater 450.00
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SCHEDULE 3
ELECTRICAL ENERGY SCHEDULE
r**
Any article* machine, equipment or contrivance for which a
permit to operate is required and which uses electrical energy,
with the exception of electric motors covered in Schedule 1,
shall be assessed a permit fee based on the total kilovolt ampere
(KVA) ratings, in accordance with the following schedule?
Kilovolt Amperes (KVA) Fee
Up to and including 45 ,. $ 30,00
Greater than 45 but less than 145 60,00
145 or greater but less than 450;,«.;.«'«; 90.00
450 or greater but less than 1,450,... .' 120.00
1,450 or greater but less than 4,500 180,00
4,500 or greater but less than 14,500 300,00
14,500 or greater 450.00
SCHEDULE 4
INCINERATOR AND REFUSE BURNER SCHEDULE
Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance used
to dispose of combustible refuse by burning, for which a permit
to operate is required, shall be assessed a permit fee based on
the maximum horizontal inside cross sectional areas, in square
feet, of the primary combustion chamber, 1n accordance with the
following schedule:
Area in Square Feet Fee
Up to and including 3 $ 30.00
Greater than 3 but less than 6 » , 45,00
6 or greater but less than 9 ,,... 75.00
9 or greater but less than 16 ; ; 120.00
16 or greater but less than 27 150,00
27 or greater but less than 47 225,00
47 or greater but less than 90 , 300,00
90 or greater 450.00
SCHEDULE 5
STATIONARY CONTAINER SCHEDULE
Any stationary tank, reservoir or other container for which
a permit to operate is required shall be assessed a permit fee
based on capacities in gallons or cubic equivalent, in accordance
with the following schedule:
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Gallons Fee
Up to and including 4,000 $ 30.00
Greater than 4,000 but less than 40,000 , 45.00
40,000 or greater but less than 400,000 75,00
400,000 or greater but less than 4,000,000 150.00
4,000,000 or greater 225.00
SCHEDULE 6
MISCELLANEOUS SCHEDULE
Any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance requiring
a permit to operate which is not included in the preceding schedules
shall be assessed a permit fee of $30.00.
(2.0) RULE 42. Hearing Board Fees.
a. Every applicant, petitioner, respondent or intervener
in a proceeding before the Hearing Board for a variance, or the
extension, revocation or modification of a variance or for an
appeal from a denial or conditional approval of an authority to
construct or a permit to operate shall pay to the Clerk of the
Hearing Board on filing., a fee in the sum of $25.00. It is her
determination that the cost of administration of Article 5, Chapter
2, Division 20, Health and Safety Code or Rule 25 of these Rules
and Regulations exceeds $25.00 per petition.
(13.0) RULE 44. Charges for Technical Reports.
Information, circulars, reports or technical, and other reports
prepared by the Air Pollution Control District when supplied to other
governmental agencies or individuals or groups requesting copies of
the same may be charged for by the District in a sum not to exceed
the estimated cost of preparation and distribution of such documents.
All such monies collected shall be turned into the general funds of
the said District.
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REGULATION IV—PROHIBITIONS
(50.1.2) RJLE 50. Ringelmann Chart.
a. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from
any single source of emission whatsoever any air contaminant for a
period or periods aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour
which is:
(1) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 1
on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States
Bureau of Mines, or
(2) of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view of a
degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in a
(a) (1) above.
b. Except where paragraph a of this rule is applicable, a person
shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source of
emission whatsoever any air contaminant for a period or periods
aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour which is:
(1) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 2
on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States
Bureau of Mines, or
(2) of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to
a degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in
(b) (1) above.
c. Paragraph a of this rule shall apply to any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance located in the West-Central Area
for which no authority to construct or permit to operate was
validly issued and in effect on March 28, 1972. Effective January 1,
1973, paragraph a of this rule shall apply to any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance located in the West-Central Area for
which an authority to construct or permit to operate was validly issued
and in effect on March 28, 1972.
Effective January 1, 1975, paragraph a. of this rule shal-1 apply
to that portion of Riverside County not within the West-Central Area.
(50.7) RULE 51. Nuisance.
A person shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such
quantities of air contaminants or other materials which cause injury,
detriment, nuisance or annoyance to any considerable number of persons
or to the public or which endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety
of any such persons or the public or which causes or have a natural
tendency to cause injury or damage to business or property. (Section
242.43).
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(50.1) RULE 52. Particulate Matter - Concentration,
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
source, participate matter in excess of the concentrations shown
in the following table:
VOLUME DISCHARGED MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VOLUME DISCHARGED MAXIMUM CONCENT-
CUBIC FEET PER OF PARTICULATE MATTER CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE RATION OF PART-
MINUTE CALCULATED ALLOWED IN DISCHARGED CALCULATED AS DRY GAS ICULATE MATTER
AS DRY GAS AT GAS—GRAINS PER CUBIC AT STANDARD CONDITIONS ALLOWED DISCHARG-
STANDARD CONDITIONS FOOT OF DRY GAS AT ED GAS-GRAINS
STANDARD CONDITIONS PER CUBIC FOOT
OF DRY GAS STAND-
ARD CONDITION
1000 or less 0.200 20000 0.0635
1200 .187 30000 .0544
' 1400 .176 40000 .0487
1600 .167 50000 .0447
1800 .160 60000 .0417
2000 .153 70000 .0393
2500 .141 80000 .0374
3000 .131 100000 .0343
3500 .124 200000 .0263
4000 .118 400000 .0202
5000 .108 600000 .0173
6000 .101 800000 .0155
7000 .0949 1000000 .0142
8000 .0902 1500000 .0122
10000 .0828 2000000 .0109
15000 .0709 2500000 or more .0100
Where the volume discharge falls between figures listed in the
table, the exact concentration permitted to be discharged shall be
determined by linear interpolation.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to emissions resulting
from the combustion of liquid or gaseous fuels in steam generators or
gas turbines.
For the purpose of this rule "particulate matter" includes any
material which would become particulate matter if cooled to standard
conditions.
This rule shall not apply to any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance for which an authority to construct or permit to
operate was validly issued and in effect on May 9, 1972, until
January 1, 1973.
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(50.0) RULE 53. Specific Air Contaminants.
a. Sulfur Compounds. A person shall ftot discharge into the
atmosphere from any single source within tffe" following areas of
Riverside County, sulfur compounds in any state or combination
thereof, in excess of the following concentrations at the
point of discharge:
1. In the West-Central Area, 0.05 per cent by volume
calculated as sulfur dioxide (S02J.
2. Until December 31, 1974, in portions of Riverside County
not within the West-Central Area, 0.2 per cent by volume calculated
as sulfur dioxide (S02).
3. Effective January 1, 1975, in all portions of Riverside
County not within the West-Central Area, 0.15 per cent by volume
calculated as sulfur dioxide (S02).
b. Fluorine Compounds: Emissions shall be controlled to the
maximum degree technically feasible in respect to the process or
operation causing such emission, but no emission shall be permissible
which may cause injury to the property of others.
(50.1.1) RULE 54. Solid Paniculate Matter - Weight.
A person shall not discharge in any one hour into the
atmosphere from any source, solid particulate matter in excess
of the amount of 0.5 Ib. per ton of pfdcestf^ight fed per hour.
For the purposes of this rule "solid particulate matter"
includes any material which would become solid particulate matter
if cooled to standard conditions.
This rule shall not apply to any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance for which an authority to construct
or permit to operate was validly issued and in effect on May 9, 1972,
until January 1, 1973.
(Rule 54 is disapproved for sources larger than 62,000 Ibs/hr. process
weight rate. (CFR 52:227))
(2.0) RULE 55. Exceptions.
The provisions of Rule 50 do not apply to:
a. Smoke from fires set by or permitted by any public officer if
such fire is set or permission given in the performance of the official
duty of such officer, and such fire in the opinion of such officer is
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necessary:
(1) For the purpose of the prevention of a fire hazard which
cannot be abated by any other means, or
(2) The instruction of public employees in the methods of
fighting fire.
b. Smoke from fires set pursuant to permit on property used for
industrial purposes for the purpose of instruction of employees in
methods of fighting fire.
c. Agricultural operations in the growing of crops, or raising of
fowl or animals.
d. The use of an orchard or citrus grove heater which does not
produce unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter at a rate in excess
of one (1) gram per minute.
e. The use of other equipment in agricultural operations in the
growing of crops, or raising of fowl or animals.
(51.21) RULE 56. Scavenger Plants.
Where a separate source of air pollution is a scavenger of
recovery plant, recovering pollutants which would otherwise be
emitted to the atmosphere, the Air Pollution Control Officer may
grant a permit to operate where the total emission of pollutants
is substantially less with the plant in operation than when closed,
even though the concentration exceeds that permitted by Rules 53(a).
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall report immediately in
writing to the Air Pollution Control Boad the granting of any
such permit, together with the facts and reasons therefore.
Effective January 1, 1974, this rule shall not apply to sulfur
recovery units and sulfuric acid units.
(51.19) RULE 56.1. Sulfur Recovery Units.
Rule 53 to the contrary notwithstanding, after December 31, 1973,
a person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any sulfur
recovery unit producing elemental sulfur, effluent process gas
containing more than:
(1) 500 parts per million by volume of sulfur compounds
calculated as sulfur dioxide.
(2) 10 parts per million by volume of hydrogen sulfide.
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(3) 200 pounds per hour of sulfur compounds calculated as
sulfur dioxide.
Any sulfur recovery unit having an effluent process gas
discharge containing less than 10 pounds per hour of sulfur
compounds calculated as sulfur dioxide may dilute to meet the
provisions of number (1) above.
(51.18) RULE 56.2. Sulfuric Acid Units.
Rule 53 to the contrary notwithstanding, after December 31,
1973, a person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
sulfuric acid unit, effluent process gas containing more than:
(1) 500 parts per million by volume of sulfur compounds
calculated as sulfur dioxide.
(2) 200 pounds per hour of sulfur compounds calculated as
sulfur dioxide.
(51.13) RULE 57. Open Fires. (Revised February 24, 1970).
A person shall not burn any combustible refuse in any open
outdoor fire except:
a. When such fire is set by or permitted by any public officer
if such fire is set or permission given in the performance of the
official duty of such officer, and such fire in the opinion of such
officer is necessary:
(1) For the purpose of prevention of a fire hazard which cannot
be abated by any other means, or
(2) The instruction of public employees in the methods of fighting
fire.
b. When such fire is set pursuant to permit on property used for
industrial purposes for the purpose of instruction of employees in
methods of fighting fire.
c. When such fire is set between the dates of November 1, and
March 31, inclusive, for the purpose of burning of prunings or other
agricultural waste produced on the premises in the course of growing
asparagus, citrus trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees and vines, or
date palms.
d. When such fire is set at County Disposal Areas lacking facilit-
ies for burial of refuse, in the following vicinities: Perris, Sun City,
Lakeview, Meniffe, Elsinore, Temecula, Anza, Pinyon Flats, Thermal,
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Mecca and Blythe.
This rule shall be effective:
(1) On July 1, 1969, in the Air Quality Area A and
the West-Central Area.
(2) On January 1, 1970, in the entire County of
Riverside.
(51.9) RULE 58. Disposal of Solid and Liquid Wastes.
a. A person shall not burn any conbustible refuse in any incinera-
tor except in a multiple-chamber incinerator as described in Rule 2(p)
or in equipment found by the Air Pollution Control Officer in advance
of such use to be equally effective for the purpose of air pollution
control as an approved multiple-chamber incinerator.
b. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
incinerator or other equipment used to dispose of combustible refuse
by burning, having design burning rates of 100 pounds per hour or less,
or for which an application for permit is filed before January 1, 1972,
particulate matter in excess of 0.25 grain per cubic foot of gas
calculated to 12 per cent of carbon dioxide (CO?) at standard conditions
and shall not discharge particles which are individually large enough to
be visible while suspended in the atmosphere. Any carbon dioxide (CO^)
produced by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels shall be excluded
from the calculation to 12 percent of carbon dioxide (C02).
c. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
incinerator or other equipment used to dispose of combustible refuse
by burning, having design burning rates, greater than 100 pounds per hour,
except as provided in paragraph (d) of this rule, particulate matter in
excess of 0.1 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated to 12 percent of
carbon dioxide (C02) at standard conditions. Any carbon dioxide (C02)
produced by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels shall be excluded
from the calculation to 12 per cent of carbon dioxide (C02).
d. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
equipment whatsoever, used to process combustible refuse, except as
provided in subsection (b) of this rule, particulate matter in excess
of 0.1 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated to 12 per cent of carbon
dioxide (COg) at standard conditions. Any carbon dioxide (C02) produced
by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels shall be excluded from the
calculation to 12 per cent of carbon dioxide (C02).
e. Paragraphs b, c and d of this rule shall be effective on
January 1, 1974.
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(51.16) RULE 462. Organic Liquid Loading. (Replaces Rule 59).
a. Facilities Handling 75,700 liter's $0,000 gallons) Per Day
or More *»
(1) A person shall not load organic liquids having a vapor
pressure of 77.5 millimeters of mercury (1.5 psia) or greater under
actual loading conditions into any tank truck, trailer or railroad tank
car from any loading facility having a throughput of 75,700 liters
(20,000 gallons) or more in any one day, unless the loading facility
is equipped with a vapor collection and disposal system or its
equivalent approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
(2) Loading shall be accomplished in such a manner that the dis-
placed vapor and air will be vented only to the vapor collection system.
Measures shall be taken to prevent liquid drainage from the loading
device when it is not in use or to accomplish complete drainage before
the loading device is disconnected.
(3) The vapor disposal portion of the vapor collection and disposal
system shall consist of one of the following:
(a) An absorber system or condensation system which
processes the displaced vapor and recovers at least 90 percent by
weight of the vapors and gases from the equipment being controlled.
(b) A vapor handling system which directs the displaced
vapors to a fuel gas system.
(c) Other equipment of an. efficiency equal to or greater
than (a) or (b) if approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
b. Facilities Handling Less than 75,700 liters (20,000 gallons)
Per Day:
(1) Any facility that was in operation prior to January 9, 1976,
that distributes 1,892,500 liters (500,000 gallons) or more of gasoline
annually to storage vessels not exempted under Section (c)(l), (c)(2),
and (c)(3) of Rule 461, but less than a total of 75,700 (20,000 gallons)
of gasoline in any one day shall return the vapors displaced from the
delivery vessel back to the stationary storage container.
(2) Any facility in operation prior to January 9, 1976, that
distributes less than 75,700 (20,000 gallons) of gasoline in any one
day shall be exempt from the provisions of this rule provided that:
(a) Less than 1,892,500 liters (500,000 gallons) per year
are distributed to storage vessels, not exempted under Sections (c)(l),
(c)(2), and (c)(3) of Rule 461;
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(b) All gasoline is loaded into transport vessels through a
fill pipe, the discharge opening of which is submerged when the liquid
level is 8 centimeters (3.15 inches) above the bottom of the vessel;
(c) The owner or operator of the facility petitions the Air
Pollution Control Officer annually for this exemption.
(3) Any such facility constructed or installed on or after January
9, 1976, irrespective of throughput, shall comply with the provisions
of Section (b)(l) and shall not be eligible for the exemption in
Section (b)(2).
c. Effective Dates.
(1) The owner or operator of any organic liquid loading facility
subject to this rule which is installed or constructed on or after
January 99 1976, shall comply with the provisions of this rule at the
time of installation.
(2) The owner or operator of any organic liquid loading facility
subject to this rule which is operating or in the process of being
installed or constructed before January 9, 1976, shall comply with the
provisions of this rule by August 1, 1976, and shall comply with the
following increments of progress:
(a) By April 1, 1976, submit to the Air Pollution Control
Officer a final control plan which describes, as a minimum,
the steps that will be taken to achieve compliance with the
provisions of this rule.
(b) By May 1, 1976, negotiate and sign all necessary contracts
for emission control systems, or issue orders for the purchase
of component parts to accomplish emission control.
(c) By June 1, 1976, initiate on-site construction or installa-
tion of emission control equipment.
(d) By July 1, 1976, complete on-site construction or installa-
tion of emission control equipment.
(e) By August 1, 1976, assure final compliance with the provi-
sions of this rule.
(51.16) RULE 60. Oil-Effluent Water Separator.
A person shall not use any compartment of any single or multiple
compartment oil-effluent water separator which compartment receives
effluent water containing 200 gallons a day or more of any petroleum
products from any equipment processing, refining, treating, storing,
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or handling kerosene or other petroleum product of equal or greater
volatility than kerosene, unless such compartment is equipped with
one of the following vapor loss control devices, constructed so as to
prevent any emission of hydrocarbon vapors *• the atmosphere, properly
installed, in good working order, and in operation:
a. A cover totally enclosing the liquid contents, or
b. A floating roof, consisting Of a pontoon type, or doubleideck
type roof resting on the surface of the liquid contents and equipped
with a closure seal or seals to close the space between the roof edge
and container wall, or
c. A vapor recovery system consisting of a vapor gathering system
capable of collecting the hydrocarbon vapors and gases discharge, and
a vapor disposal system capable of processing such hydrocarbon vapors
and gases, or
d. Other equipment of equal efficiency, provided such equipment
is submitted to and approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
For the purpose of this rule, "kerosene" is defined as any petro-
leum product, which, when distilled by ASTM standard test Method DS6-
56, will give a temperature of 401° F. or less at the 10 percent
point recovered.
(51.16) RULE 61. Storage of Petroleum Products.
A person shall not place, store or hold in any stationary tank,
reservoir or other container of more than 40,000 gallons capacity any
gasoline or any petroleum distillate having vapor pressure of 1.5
pounds per square inch absolute or greater under actual storage condi-
tions unless such tank, reservoir or other container is a pressure tank
maintaining working pressures sufficient at all times to prevent hydro-
carbon vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere, or is designed and equipped
with one of the following vapor loss control devices properly installed,
in good working order and in operation:
a. A floating roof, consisting of a pontoon type or double-deck
type roof, resting on the surface of the liquid contents and equipped
with a closure seal, or seals, to close the space between the roof edge
and tank wall. The control equipment provided for in this paragraph
shall not be used if the gasoline or petroleum distillate has a vapor
pressure of 11.0 pounds per square inch absolute or greater under
actual storage conditions. All tank gauging and sampling devices
shall be gas-tight except when gauging or sampling is taking place.
b. A vapor recovery system, consisting of a vapor gathering system
capable of collecting the hydrocarbon vapors and gases discharged and a
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vapor disposal system capable of processing such hydrocarbon vapors
and gases so as to prevent their emission to the atmosphere and with
all tank gauging and sampling devices gas-tight except when gauging
or sampling is taking place.
c. Other equipment of equal efficiency, provided such equipment
is submitted to and approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
(2.0) RULE 63. Circumvention.
A person shall not willfully build, erect, install, or use any
article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, the use of which,
without resulting in a reduction in the total release of air
contaminant to the atmosphere, reduces or conceals an emission which
would otherwise constitute a violation of Division 20, Chapter 2,
of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California or of these
Rules and Regulations. This rule shall not apply to cases in which
the only violation involved is of Section 24243 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California, or of Rule 51 of these
Rules and Regulations.
(50.2) RULE 64. Sulfur Contents of Fuels.
A person shall not burn any gaseous fuel containing sulfur
compounds in excess of 50 grains per 100 cubic feet of gaseous fuel,
calculated as hydrogen sulfide at standard conditions, or any liquid
fuel or solid fuel having a sulfur content in excess of 0.5 percent
by weight.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to:
a. The burning of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, acid sludge or
other sulfur compounds in the manufacturing of sulfur or sulfur
compounds.
b. The incinerating of waste gases provided that the gross
heating value of such gases is less than 300 British Thermal Units
per cubic foot at standard conditions and the fuel used to
incinerate such waste gases does not contain sulfur or sulfur com-
pounds in excess of the amount specified in this rule.
c. The use of solid fuels in any metallurgical process.
d. The use of fuels where the gaseous products of combustion
are used as raw materials for other processes.
e. The use of liquid or solid fuel to propel or test any
vehicle, aircraft, missile, locomotive, boat or ship.
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f. The use of liquid fuel whenever the supply of gaseous
fuel, -the burning of which is permitted by this rule, is not
physically available to the user due to accident, act of God,
act of war, act of the public enemy, or failure of the supplier.
g. The use of other fuels when the atmosphere emission of
sulfur compounds in the combustion products is less than that
which would be emitted by using a gaseous fuel that complies
with this rule.
Every holder of a permit to operate fuel-burning equipment
under these Rules and Regulations shall notify the Air Pollution
Control Officer in the manner and form prescribed by him, of
each interruption in and resumption of delivery of gaseous fuel
to his equipment.
(50.2) RULE 64.1. Sulfur Contents of Natural Gas.
A person shall not sell or deliver for pay, natural gas
containing sulfur compounds in excess of 15 grains per 100 cubic
feet, calculated as hydrogen sulfide at standard conditions.
The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to the use of
fuels where the gaseous products of combustion are used as raw
materials for other processes.
(12.0) RULE 66. Gasoline Specifications.
a. A person shall not sell or supply for use within the District
as a fuel for motor vehicles as defined by the Vehicle Code of the
State of California, gasoline having a degree of unsaturation greater
than that indicated by a Bromine Number of 30 as determined by ASTM
Method D1159-57T modified by omission of the mercuric chloride
catalyst.
i .
b. For the purpose of this rule, the term "gasoline" means any
petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor pressure of more than four
pounds.
(51.21) RULE 67. Reduction of Animal Matter.
A person shall not operate or use any article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance for the reduction of animal matter unless all
gases, vapors and gas-entrained effluents from such an article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance are:
a. Incinerated at temperatures of not less than 1200 degrees
Fahrenheit for a period of not less than 0.3 seconds, or
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b. Processed in such a manner determined by the Air Pollution
Control Officer to be equally, or more, effective for the purpose of
air pollution control than (a) above.
A person incinerating or processing gases, vapors, or gas-
entrained effluents pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly
install and maintain in calibration, in good working order and in
operation, devices, as specified in the Authority to Construct or
Permit to Operate or as specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer,
for indicating temperature, pressure or other operating conditions.
For the purpose of this rule, "reduction" is defined as any heated
process, including rendering, cooking, drying, dehydrating, digesting,
evaporating and protein concentrating.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance used exclusively for the processing of
food for human consumption.
(51.21) RULE 67.1. Operation of Roofing Kettles.
A person shall not operate or use any article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance for the heating, melting, or liquifying of roofing
asphalt or cool tar pitch unless all gases, vapors, and gas-entrained
effluents from such an article, machine, equipment or other contrivance
are:
a. Incinerated at a temperature of not less than 1450
degrees Fahrenheit for a period of not less than 0.3 seconds,
or
b. Processed in such a manner determined by the Air Pollution
Control Officer to be equally or more effective for the
purpose of air pollution control than (a) above.
Nothing in this rule, however, shall operate to
prevent the charging of any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance with roofing asphalt or cool tar pitch for a period not
to exceed three minutes in any one hour.
A person incinerating or processing gases, vapors, or gas-
entrained effluents pursuant to this article shall provide, properly
install, and maintain in good working order, devices capable of correctly
indicating and controlling operating temperatures.
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(51.16) RULE 461. Gasoline Transfer and Dispensing. (Replaces Rule 68).
a. Gasoline Transfer Into Stationary Storage Containers
(1) A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of
gasoline from any tank truck, trailer or railroad tank car into any
stationary storage container with a capacity of more than 950 liters
(251 gallons) unless such container is equipped with a permanent
submerged fill pipe and unless 90 percent by weight of the gasoline
vapors displaced during the filling of the stationary storage con-
tainer are prevented from being released to the atmosphere.
(2) The provisions of Section (a)(l) shall be met by
either:
(a) The displaced gasoline vapors being processed
by a system that includes:
(i) A vapor-tight gasoline fill connector.
(ii) A vapor-tight vapor return line to the
delivery vessel of at least 7.6 centimeters (3 inches) nominal diameter.
(iii) A device approved by the Air Pollution Control
Officer which will ensure that the vapor return line is connected
before gasoline can be transferred into the container.
(iv) The vapor-laden delivery vessel shall be designed
and maintained to be in a vapor-tight condition.
(v) The vapor-laden delivery vessel shall be re-
filled only at facilities equipped with vapor collection and disposal
systems as required by Rule 462.
(b) The displaced gasoline vapors and gases are processed
by a system approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer and with a
minimum recovery efficiency at least equivalent to that of the system
described above; or ,
(c) Transfer is made to a storage container equipped as
described in Rule 463.
b. Gasoline Transfer into Vehicle Fuel Tanks.
(1) A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of
gasoline from a stationary ..container subject to the provisions of Section
(a) into any motor vehicle fuel tank of greater than 19 liters ( 5
gallons) capacity unless 90% by weight of gasoline vapors displaced
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during the transfer are prevented from entering the atmosphere. The
transfer shall be made through a fill nozzle which:
(a) Is designed and operated to prevent the discharge
of gasoline vapors to the atmosphere from the vehicle filler neck and
the fill nozzle, and
(b) Is designed and operated to prevent fuel tank over-
fills and spillage on fill nozzle disconnect, and
(c) Limits the fill rate to a maximum 30 liters
(7.9 gallons) per minute.
c. Exemptions.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the transfer of
gasoline:
(1) Into or from any stationary container having a capacity
of 7,570 liters (2,000 gallons) or less which was installed prior to
March 5, 19755 if such container is equipped with a permanent submerged
fill pipe by March 1, 1977, or into or from any underground storage
container installed prior to March 5, 1975, where the fill line between
the fill connection and container is offset.
(2) Into or from any stationary container which is used primar-
ily for the fueling of implements of husbandry, as such vehicles are
defined in Division 16 (Section 36000, et seq) of the California Vehicle
Code, if such container is equipped with a submerged fill pipe by March
1, 1977.
(3) Into or from any stationary container located in the South-
east Desert Air Basin portion of San Bernardino County, the Joshua Tree
area, or the Palo Verde area, if such container is equipped with a
permanent submerged fill pipe by March 1, 1977, or at the time of
container installation if after that date.
(4) Into a motor vehicle from any stationary storage container
having a capacity of 950 liters (251 gallons) or less, or from any
mobile container used exclusively for refueling of vehicles or aircraft.
(5) Into motor vehicles from any gasoline dispensing facility
in existence prior to March 5, 1975, which is located in a structure
where the dispensers are at a lower elevation than the bottom of the
gasoline storage containers.
(6) Into or from any stationary container installed or under
construction prior to January 9, 1976, and located in Riverside or San
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Bernardino County which is exclusively receiving gasoline from any
loading facility which is exempted under thfc provisions of Section (b)
(2) of Rule 462, if such container is equipped with a permanent sub-
merged fill pipe by March 1, 1977.
d. Other Provisions. . ;
(1) A person shall not install any gasoline storage container
with a capacity of more than 950 liters (251 gallons) unless such
container meets the provisions of this rule.
(2) Vapor return or vapor recovery systems used to comply with
the provisions of this rule shall comply with all safety, fire, weights,
and measures, and other applicable codes or regulations. All fill
nozzles, pressure-vacuum relief vents and any vacuum-assisted vapor
recovery system must be of a type approved for the purpose by a fire and
safety testing organization recognized by the fire department having
jurisdiction.
e. Definitions.
For purposes of this rule, the following definitions are
included:
(1) "Gasoline vapors" means the organic compounds in the
displaced vapors including any entrained liquid gasoline.
(2) A "motor vehicle" is any self-propelled vehicle registered
for use on the highways.
f. Effective Dates.
(1) The owner or operator of any stationary storage container
or gasoline dispensing facility subject to this rule and which is
installed or constructed on or after January 9, 1976, shall comply
with the provisions of this rulte at the time of installation.
(2) The owner or operator of any stationary storage or gasoline
dispensing facility subject to this rule which is operating or in the
process of being installed or constructed before January 9, 1976, shall
comply with the following schedule of increments of progress:
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SECTION A (TRANSFER INTO
Located in
County of:
Los Angeles
Orange
Riverside
Sain Bernardino
Located in
County of
Los Angeles
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Tank Cap.
(gal.)
6S000 or larger
less than 6,000
All
All
6,000 or larger
less than 6,000
Tank Cap.
(gal.)
6,000 or larger
less than 6,000
All
All
6,000 or larger
less than 6,000
Submit^1
9-15-74
1-6-75
9-1-75
9-1-75
1-1-75
8-1-75
Submit^
1-6-75
6-1-75
9-1-75
9-1-75
1-1-75
8-1-75
} (2}
' Negotiate* ;
11-15-74
4-1-75
11-1-75
11-1-75
2-15-75
11-1-75
SECTION B (DISPENSING
1 (2)
Negotiate* ;
STORAGE CONTAINERS)
Initiate^
12-1-74
6-1-75
12-1-75
3-1-76
4-1-75
12-31-75
INTO VEHICLES)
Initiate^
3-1-75 5-1-75
11-1-75 120 days from C Date
11-1-75
11-1-75
2-15-75
11-1-75
2-1-76
3-1-76
4-1-75
1-2-76
Complete^4*
4-1-75
2-1-76
6-1-76
5-1-76
7-1-75
2-1-76
Complete* '
120 days from C Date'
150 days from C Date
120 days from C Date
120 days from C Date
120 days from C Date
120 days from C Date
(5)
Assure* '
5-1-75
5-1-76
7-1-76
6-1-76
8-1-75
5-1-76
Assure^
6' 180 days from C Da
180 days from C Da
180 days from C Da-
150 days from C Dai
150 days from C Da1
150 days from C Daf
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(1) Submit to the Air Pollution Control Officer a final control plan
which describes at a minimum the steps that will be taken by
the source to achieve compliance with the provisions of this Rule.
(2) Negotiate and sign all necessary contracts for emission control
systems, or issue orders for the purchase of component parts to
accomplish emission control.
(3) Initiate on-site construction or installation of emission control
equipment.
(4) Complete on-site construction or installation of emission control
equipment.
(5) Assure final compliance with the provisions of this Rule.
(6) "C Date" is defined as the date on which The Air Resources Board
certifies a gasoline vapor control system in accordance with
Section 39068.6 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California.
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(50.4) RULE 69. Organic Solvents.
a. A person shall not discharge more than 15 pounds of organic
materials into the atmosphere in any one day from any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance in which any organic solvent or any
material containing organic solvent comes into contact with flame or
is baked, heat-cured, or heat-polymerized, in the presence of oxygen,
unless all organic materials discharged from such article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance have been reduced either by at least
85 percent overall or to not more than 15 pounds in any one day.
b. A person shall not discharge more than 40 pounds of organic
material into the atmosphere in any one day from any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance used under conditions other than descri-
bed in Section (a) from employing, applying, evaporating, or drying any
photochemically reactive solvent, as defined in Section (k)(l)
material containing such solvent, unless all organic materials discharge
ed from such article, machine, equipment or other contrivance have
been reduced either by at least 86 percent overall or to not more than
40 pounds in any one day.
c. Any series of articles, machines, equipment or other contrivance
designed for processing a continuously moving sheet, web, strip, or wire
which is subjected to any combination of operations described in
sections (a) or (b) involving any photochemically reactive solvent as
defined in section (k), or material containing such solvent, shall
be subject to compliance with section (b). Where only non-photo-
chemical ly reactive solvents are employed or applied, and where any
portion or portions of said series of articles, machines, equipment or
other contrivances involves operations described in section (a), said
portions shall be collectively subject to compliance with section (a).
d. Emissions of organic materials to the atmosphere from the
clean-up with photochemically reactive solvents, as defined in section
(k), of any article machine, equipment or other contrivance described
in sections (a)9 (b), or (c), shall be included with the other emissions
of organic materials from that article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance for determining compliance with this rule.
e. Emissions of organic materials to the atmosphere as a result
of spontaneously continuing drying of products for the first 12 hours
after their removal from any article, machine, equipment or other con-
trivance described in sections (a), (b), or (c), shall be included with
other emissions of organic materials from the article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance for determining compliance with this rule.
f. Emissions of organic materials into the atmosphere required to
be controlled by sections (a), (b)s or (c), shall be reduced by:
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(1) Incineration, provided that 90 percent or more of
the carbon in the organic material being incinerated
is oxidized to carbon dioxv<5e, or
(2) Adsorption, or
(3) Processing in a manner determined by the Air Pollution
Control Officer to be not less effective than (1) or (2)
above.
g. A person incinerating, adsorbing, or otherwise processing
organic materials pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly install
and maintain in calibration, in good working order and in operation,
devices as specified in the authority to construct or the permit to
operate, or as specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer, for
indicating temperatures, pressures, rates of flow or other operating
conditions necessary to determine the degree and effectivness of air
pollution control.
h. Any person using organic solvents or any materials containing
organic solvents shall supply the Air Pollution Control Officer, upon
request and in the manner and form prescribed by him, written
evidence of the chemical composition, physical properties and amount
consumed for each organic solvent used.
i. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to:
(1) The manufacture of organic solvents, or the transport or
storage of organic solvents or materials containing
organic solvents.
(2) The use of equipment for which other requirements are
specified by Rules 59,60,61, or 68 or which are exempt
from air pollution control requirements by said rules.
(3) The spraying or other employment of insecticides, pestici-
des or herbicides.
(4) The employment, application, evaporation or drying of
saturated halogenated hydrocarbons or perchloro-
ethylene.
j. For the purposes of this rule, organic solvents include diluent
and thinners and are defined as organic materials which are liquids
at standard conditions and which are used as dissolvers, viscosity
reducers or cleaning agents.
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k. For the purposes of this rule, a photochemically reactive sol-
vent is any solvent with an aggregate of more than 20 percent of its
total volume composed of the chemical compounds classified below and
which exceeds any of the following individual percentage compositions,
limitations, referred to the total volume of solvent:
(1) A combination of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes,
esters, ethers or ketones having an olefinic or
cycloolefinic type of unsaturation: 5 percent;
(2) A combination of aromatic compounds with eight or more
carbon atoms to the molecule except ethyl benzene: 8 per
cent;
(3) A combination of ethyl benzene, ketones having branched
hydrocarbon structures, trichloroethylene or toluene:
20 percent.
Whenever any organic solvent or any constituent of an organic
solvent may be classified from its chemical structure into more than
one of the above groups of organic compounds, it shall be considered
as a member of the most reactive chemical group, that is, that group
having the least allowable percent of the total volume of solvents.
1. For the purposes of this rule, organic materials are defined
as chemical compounds of carbon excluding carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, metallic carbonates and
ammonium carbonate.
(50.4) RULE 70. Architectural Coatings.
a. After January 1, 1970, a person shall not sell or offer for
sale for use in the District, in containers of one quart capacity or
larger, any architectural coating containing photochemically reactive
solvent as defined in Rule 69 (k).
b. After January 1, 1970, a person shall not employ, apply,
evaporate or dry in the District any architectural coating, purchased
in containers of one quart capacity or larger, containing photo-
chemically reactive solvent, as defined in Rule 69 (k).
c. After January 1, 1970, a person shall not thin or dilute any
architectural coating with a photochemically reactive solvent, as defined
in Rule 69 (k).
d. For the purposes of this rule, an architectural coating is
defined as a coating used for residential or commercial buildings and
their appurtenances; or industrial buildings.
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(50.4) RULE 71. Disposal and Evaporation of Solvents,
A person shall not during any one day dispose of a total of more
than 1 and 1/2 gallons of any photochemicaily reactive solvent, as
defined in Rule 69 (k), or of any material containing more than 1 and
1/2 gallons of any such photochemically reactive solvent by any means
which will permit the evaporation of such solvent into the atmos-
phere.
(51.5) RULE 72. Fuel Burning Equipment.
A person shall not build, erect, Install or expand any non-mobile
fuel burning equipment unit in the West-Central Area unless the
discharge into the atmosphere of contaminants will not and does not
exceed any one or more of the following rates:
(1) 200 pounds per hour of sulfur compounds, calculated
as sulfur dioxide ($02);
(2) 140 pounds per hour of nitrogen oxides, calculated as
nitrogen dioxide
(3) 10 pounds per hour of combustion contaminants as defined
in Rule 2 (m) and derived from the fuel.
For the purpose of this rule, a fuel burning equipment unit shall
be comprised of the minimum number of boilers, furnaces, jet engines
or other fuel burning equipment, the simultaneous operations of which
are required for the production of useful heat or power.
Fuel burning equipment serving primarily as air pollution control
equipment by using a combustion process to destroy air contaminants
shall be exempt from the provisions of this rule.
Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing the maint-
enance or preventing the alteration or modification of an existing fuel
burning equipment unit which will reduce its mass rate of air con-
taminant emissions.
(51.7) RULE 72.1. Fuel Burning Equipment - Oxides of Nitrogen.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
non-mobile fuel burning article, machine, equipment or other contri-
vance located in the West-Central Area and having a maximum heat input
rate of more than 700 million British Thermal Units (BTU) per hour
(gross), flue gas having a concentration of nitrogen oxides, cal-
culated as nitrogen dioxide (N02) at 3 percent excess oxygen, in excess
of that shown in the following table:
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NITROGEN OXIDES - PARTS PER MILLION PARTS OF FLUE GAS
Fuel
Gas
Liquid or Solid
EFFECTIVE DATE
December 31, 1971
225
325
December 31, 1974
125
225
Effective January 1, 1975, a person shall not discharge into the
atmosphere from any non-mobile fuel burning article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance located in any portion of Riverside County
not within the West-Central Area and having a maximum heat input rate
of more than 1775 million British Thermal Units (BTU) per hour (gross),
flue gas having a concentration of nitrogen oxides, calculated as
nitrogen dioxide (N02) at 3 per cent excess oxygen, in excess of 125
ppm when fired by a gaseous fuel and 225 ppm when fired by a liquid
or solid fuel.
(51.5) RULE 72.2. Fuel Burning Equipment - Combustion Contaminants.
a. A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any
single source within the West-Central Area, combustion contaminants
exceeding in concentration at the point of discharge, 0.1 grain
per cubic foot of gas calcualted to 12 percent of carbon dioxide
(C02) at standard conditions, except as provided in Rule 58.
This part shall not apply to any article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance for which an authority to construct or permit
to operate was validly issued and in effect on March 28, 1972, until
January 1, 1975.
b. Effective January 1, 1975, a person shall not discharge into
the atmosphere from any single source within Riverside County- combustion
contaminants in excess of 0.1 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated
to 12 percent carbon dioxide (C02) at standard conditions, except as
provided in Rule 58.
(51.21) RULE 74. Vacuum Producing Devices or Systems.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere more than
3 pounds of organic materials in any one hour from any vacuum
producing devices or systems including hot wells and accumulators,
unless said discharge has been reduced by at least 90 percent.
This Rule shall become effective on July 1,1972.
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(51.21) RULE 75. Asphalt Air Blowing.
A person shall not operate or use any Article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance for the air blowing of asphalt
unless all gases, vapors and gas-entrained effluents from such an
article, machine, equipment or other contrivance are:
(a) Incinerated at temperatures of not less than 1400
degrees Fahrenheit for a period of not less than 0.3
second, or
(b) processed in such a manner determined by the Air
Pollution Control Officer to be equally, or more effective
for the purpose of air pollution control than (a) above.
This Rule shall become effective on July 1, 1972.
(50.5) RULE 76. Carbon Monoxide.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere carbon
monoxide (CO) in concentrations exceeding 0.2 per cent by volume
measured on a dry basis.
The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to emissions
from internal combustion engines.
This Rule shall become effective on January 1, 1973, for
all sources which are either in operation, or under construction
under a valid authority to construct on June 13, 1972. This
Rule shall be effective for all other sources on June 14, 1972.
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REGULATION V
ORCHARD, FIELD OR CITRUS GROVE HEATERS
U-0) RULE 75. Definition. (Revised March 6, 1967).
"Orchard field crop, or citrus grove heater" means any article,
having the least allowable percent of the total amount of solvents,
machines equipment, or other contrivance burning any type of fuel or
a solid fuel block composed of petroleum coke burned by an open
flame, capable of emitting air contaminants, used or capable of being
used for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage. The
contrivance commonly known as a wind machine is not included.
For the purpose of this regulation "field crops" shall include
crops commonly known as "truck crops."
(2.0) RULE 76. Exceptions.
Rules 10, 14, 20, 24, 40, 64, and 65 do not apply to orchard,
field, crop, or citrus grove heaters.
(3.0) RULE 77. Permits Required. (Revised March 6, 1967).
Any person erecting, altering, replacing, operating, or using any
orchard, field crop, or citrus grove heater, except the replenishment
of solid fuel blocks composed of petroleum coke which have been
burned with other solid fuel blocks composed of petroleum coke, shall
first obtain a permit from the Air Pollution Control Officer so to do.
A separate permit shall be obtained for each non-contiguous parcel
of land.
(3.0) RULE 78. Application for Permits. (Revised March 6, 1967).
Applications for permits required under Rule 77 shall be on forms
prescribed and furnished by the Air Pollution Control Officer and shall
contain a statement of the following:
a. Applications.
(1) A legal descriptton, street address, name of legal owner, and
number of acres in the orchard(s), field(s), or grove(s).
(2) Name of operator or authorized agent or manager, together
with a statement of experience in orchard, field crop, or grove heating.
(3) A statement of each type of heater to be used in the orchard,
field, or grove and the numbers thereof.
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(4) The Air Pollution Control Officer n»y require that the
applicant furnish other information such as type of fuel intended to
be used, method of operation or other inforfrrtion reasonably necess-
ary to effectuate the purposes of these rules.
(5) Each application shall be certified by the applicant and
shall be truthfully, accurately and fully completed. An incomplete,
inaccurate or uncertified application shall not be accepted.
b. Issuance, duration and renewal of permits.
Each permit issued hereunder shall be effective for a period
of one year from November 1 to October 31 of each year, unless sooner
revoked or suspended. Applications for renewal shall be made on or
before October 31 of each year for citrus grove and field crop heaters
and on or before January 31 of each year for deciduous orchard heaters.
Permits issued hereunder are not transferable either as to person or
location.
c. Fees.
(1) Each application shall be accompanied by a basic fee payable
at the time of the filing of the application, in the amount of two •>
dollars ($2.00) for each application, plus an additional fee of one cent
(U) for each said orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater described
in the application but if the orchard, field crop or citrus grove heaters
described in the application consist only of solid fuel blocks composed
of petroleum coke, only a fee of fifty cents (50
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(2) In addition to the above fees, any applicant who applies for
an original or renewal permit for citrus grove and field crop heaters
after October 31 of any year or for an original or renewal permit for
deciduous orchard heaters after January 31 of any year shall pay
additional fees, equal to the fees payable upon an application made
Hbn or before the stated deadline dates, except that said additional
fees shall be waived for an original permit on property acquired by
the applicant after October 31 for citrus and field crop heaters, and
after January 31 for deciduous orchard heaters.
(3.0) RULE 79. Action on Applications. (Revised March 6, 1967).
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall act on all applications
within a reasonable time and shall notify the applicant 1n writing of
the approval or denial of the application.
(3.0) RULE 80. Standards for Granting Permits. (Revised March 6,
1967).
No application shall be approved unless it is shown that the heater
described in Rule 77 is so designed or controlled that it will not
produce unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter at the rate in excess
of one (1) gram per minute. Each permit granted may include the
operation conditions under which heaters will be required to be
operated under terms of the permit.
(3.0) RULE 81. General Restrictions and Conditions of Permits.
In order to effectuate this regulation, any permit issued hereunder
shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:
(a) Any burning or lighting of orchard, field crop, or citrus
grove heaters pursuant to a permit issued hereunder shall be under the
supervision of trained and competent personnel.
(b) Every heater for which a permit is issued hereunder shall be
burned and operated at the rates and within the limits established
by the Air Pollution Control Officer 1n order that such heater shall
emit the least amount of carbonaceous matter consistent with the
efficient operation of such heaters or heating devices.
(c) All orchard, field crop or citrus grove heaters shall be
reasonably clean before the issuance of a permit therefore and shall
be kept reasonably clean during the effective period of such permit.
(d) All orchard, field crop or citrus grove heaters shall be in
good condition and repair before the Issuance of a permit pursuant to
this regulation and shall be kept in such condition and repair at all
times during the effective period of such permit.
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(e) Any officer, employee or agent engaged in the enforcement
of this regulation shall have the right to enter upon the property of
an applicant for a permit, or a permittee, for £«e purpose of inspec-
ting orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater, and shall have the
right to take and remove any orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater
claimed to be in violation of this regulation and to preserve the
same as evidence.
(3.0) RULE 83. Denial of Applications.
In the event of denial of the appHcatlbn, the A1r Pollution
Control Officer shall notify the applicant 1n writing of the reason
therefore. Any denials shall be without prejudice to the applicants
filing further application when he has complied with the objections
specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
(2.0) RULE 84. Appeals.
Within 10 days after service of notice of denial of the application,
applicant may file with the Hearing Board a written request for hearing.
Procedure thereafter shall be as provided by Regulation VI.
(51.1) RULE 85. Classification of Orchard, Field Crop or Citrus
Grove Heaters. (Revised March 6, 1967).
a. Approved types. Permits shall be issued by the Air Pollution
Control Officer for the following types of heaters, provided that the
same are clean and in good working condition:
(1) Return Stack.
(2) "Diesel" Internal Exchange
(3) Jumbo Cone
(4) Lazy Flame 18" Stack
(5) Lazy Flame 21" Stack
(6) Lemora (Spiral action)
(7) Pipe Line
(8) 7" Straight Stack .
The issuance of such permit shall entitle the permittee to use such
heaters only in so far, and in such a manner, as is in conformity with
the provisions of this regulation, and 1n no event may the said heater
be operated to produce more than one (1) gram of unconsumed solid
carbonaceous matter per minute.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall establish burning rates for
each type of approved heater and the permits Issued will contain a
statement of the burning rate and maximum primary air orifice area
within which limits such approved heaters may be operated;
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Permits, shall be issued for petroleum coke fuels burned
without use of a container or other equipment where it has been
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control Officer
that the fuel complies with Rule 80.
b. Undesignated Heaters.
No permits shall be issued for heaters not otherwise designated
and approved herein unless the applicant offers satisfactory proof to
the Air Pollution Control Officer that such heaters can be effectively
operated under field conditions so as to produce less than one (1)
gram of unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter per minute. The Air
Pollution Control Officer may establish burning rates under which
undesignated heaters may be operated.
c. Combination or Altered Heaters.
Any heater composed or assembled out of parts of other types of
heaters, or any heater materially altered as to type, design or function
shall, for the purpose of this regulation, be considered as undesignated
heaters and the applicant shall offer satisfactory proof of its ability
to operate effectively under field conditions within the limitation
herein set forth. The A1r Pollution Control Officer may establish
burning rates under which combination or altered heaters may be
operated.
(2.0) RULE 86. Prohibitions. (Revised March 6, 1967).
a. These rules prohibit the erecting, altering, replacing, operat-
ing or using any orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater which pro-
duces unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter at the rate of more than
one (1) gram per minute.
b. Open fires for orchard, field crop or citrus grove heating
are prohibited, except when the result of the proper operation of an
orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater.
c. All types of orchard, field crop or citrus grove heating
equipment commonly known or designated as follows:
(1) Bothwell
(2) Buckets
(3) Canco 3-gallon
(4) Canco 5-gallon
(5) Chinn
(6) Citrus Regular, Square Bowl
(7) Citrus with 01 sen Stack
(8) Citrus 15" Stack, Square Bowl
(9) Citrus Tall Stack Combination, Square Bowls, No Down
Draft, Stacks under 7"
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(10) Dunn Short Stack
(11) Garbage Pail
(12) Hamilton Bread Pan
(13) Hamilton Bread Pan with Stack
(14) Hamilton Square Bowl
(15) Hinchcliff
(16) Hy-Lo 148
(17) Hy-Lo No. 148 Special
(18) Hy-Lo 1929
(19) Hy-Lo Double Stack, Round or Square Bowl
(20) Hy-Lo Drum
(21) Hy-Lo Giant
(22) Hy-Lo Giant Jr.
(23) Hy-Lo Hot Blast
(24) Hy-Lo Single Short Stack, Round Bowl
(25) Lampeo Gyradiant
(26) National Baby Cone
(27) National Exchange Model 5V Stack
(28 National Exchange Model 6"
(29) O'Keefe & Merrltt Corrugated
(30) Pheysey Beacon
(31) Smith Evans
(32) Tin Cans
(33) Wheeling
may not be used or operated for the purpose of giving protection from
frost damage.
d. The use of rubber tires or any rubber products in any combust-
ible process in connection with any orchard, field crop or citrus grove
firing is hereby prohibited.
e. Any new complete orchard, field crop or citrus grove heating
equipment of the distilling type erected, operated or used on or after
the effective date of these regulations must contain a primary air
orifice whose maximum area results in a burning rate at which not more
than one (1.) gram per minute of unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter
is emitted.
f. No heater may be placed, be permitted to be placed or be
permitted to remain in any orchard, field crop or citrus grove or in
any other place where heaters may be fired to furnish protection from
frost damage unless a permit has been issued.
g. The use or operation of any partial assembly of any type
heater for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage is
hereby prohibited. A permit issued for the use or operation of any
type orchard, field crop or citrus grove heater is for the use or
operation of a complete heater assembly.
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h. Before issuing a permit to operate or use any type orchard,
field crop or citrus grove heater the Air Pollution Control Officer
may in addition to limiting the maximum primary air orifice area
establish minimum specifications for the heater fuel oil.
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REGULATION VI
PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING B(VRD
(2.0) RULE 95. General.
This regulation shall apply to all hearings before the Hearing
Board of Riverside County Air Pollution Control District.
(2.0) RULE 96. Filing Petitions.
Requests for hearing shall be initiated by the filing of a petition
in triplicate with the Clerk of the Hearing Board, and the payment of
the fee of $15.00 provided for in Rule 42 of these Rules and Regulations,
after service of a copy of the petition has been made on the Air
Pollution Control Officer, at the County Court House, Riverside,
California, and one copy on the holder of the permit or variance if
involved. Service may be made in person or by mail, and service may be
proved by written acknowledgment of the person served or by the
affidavit of the person making the service.
(2.0) RULE 97. Contents of Petitions.
Every petition shall state:
a. The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner, or
other person authorized to receive service of notices.
b. Whether the petitioner is an individual, co-partnership,
corporation or other entity, and names and addresses of partners if a
co-partnership, names and addresses of the managing officers, if a
corporation, and the names and addresses of the persons in control
if other entity.
c. The type of business or activity involved in the application
and the street address at which it is conducted.
d. A brief description of the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance, if any involved in the application.
e. The section or rule under which the petition is filed; that is,
whether petitioner desires a hearing:
(1) to determine whether a permit shall be revoked or a sus-
pended permit reinstated under section 24274, Health and
Safety Code of the State of California.
(2) for a variance under Section 24292, Health and Safety Code;
(3) to revoke or modify a variance under Section 24298, Health
and Safety Code;
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(4) to review the denial or conditional granting of an
authority to construct or a permit to operate under
Rule 25 of these Rules and Regulations.
f. Each petition shall be signed by the petitioner, or by some
person on his behalf, and where the person signing is not the
petitioner it shall set forth his authority to sign.
g. Petitions for revocation of permits shall allege in addition
the rule under which the permit was granted, the rule or section
which is alleged to have been violated, together with a brief state-
ment of the facts constituting such alleged violations.
h. Petitions for reinstatement of suspended permits, shall
allege in addition the rule under which the permit was granted, the
request and alleged refusal which formed the basis for such
suspension, together with a brief statement as to why information
requested, if any, was not furnished, whether such information is
believed by petitioner to be pertinent, and if so, when it will be
furnished.
i. All petitions shall be typewritten, double spaced, on legal .
or letter size paper, on one side of the paper only, leaving a margin
of at least one inch at the top and left side of each sheet.
(5.0) RULE 98. Petitions for Variances.
In addition to the matters required by Rule 97, petitions for
variance shall state briefly:
a. The section, rule or order complained of.
b. The facts snowing why compliance with the section, rule or
order is unreasonable.
c. For what period of time the variance is sought and why.
d. The damage or harm resulting or which would result to
petitioner from a compliance with such section, rule or order.
e. The requirements which petitioner can meet and the date when
petitioner can comply with such requirements.
f. The advantages and disadvantages to the residents of the dis-
trict resulting from requiring compliance or resulting from granting a
variance.
g. Whether or not operations under such variance, if granted,
would constitute a nuisance.
h. Whether or not the subject equipment or process is covered
by a permit to operate issued by the Air Pollution Control Officer
or is covered by a permit under Rule 13 of these Rules and Regulations.
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(2.0) RULE 99. Appeal From Denial.
A petition to review a denial or conditional approval of an
authority to construct or a permit to operate stell, in addition
to the matter required by Rule 97, set forth a summary of his
application or a copy thereof and the alleged reasons for the denial
or conditional approval and the reasons for the appeal.
(2.0) RULE 100. Failure To Comply With Rules.
The Clerk of the Hearing Board shall not accept for filing any
petition which does not comply with these Rules relating to the form
filing and service of petitions unless the Chairman or any two
members of the Hearing Board direct otherwise and confirm such direction
in writing. Such direction need not be made at a meeting of the
Hearing Board. The Chairman or any two members, without a meeting,
may require the petitioner to state further facts or reframe a
petition so as to disclose clearly the issues involved.
(2.0) RULE 101. Answers.
Any person may file an answer within 10 days after service. All
answers shall be served the same as petitions under Rule 95.
(2.0) RULE 102. Dismissal of Petition.
The petitioner may dismiss his petition at any time before
submission of the case to the Hearing Board, without a hearing or
meeting of the Hearing Board. The Clerk of the Hearing Board shall
notify all interested persons of such dismissal.
(16.0) RULE 103. Place of Hearing
All hearings shall be held at the place designated by the Hearing
Board.
(16.0) RULE 104. Notice of Hearing.
The Clerk of the Hearing Board shall mail or deliver a notice of
hearing to the petitioner, the Air Pollution Control Officer, the holder
of the permit or variance involved, if any, and to any person entitled
to notice under Sections 24275, or 24299, Health and Safety Code.
(2.0) RULE 1.05. Evidence.
a. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation.
b. Each party shall have these rights; to call and examine
witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross examine opposing witnesses
on any matter relevant to the issues even though that matter was not
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covered in the direct examination; to impeach any witness regardless
of which party first called him to testify; and to rebut the evidence
against him. If respondent does not testify in his own behalf he
may be called and examined as if under cross-examination.
c. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules
relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence shall be
admitted if it is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons are
accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs regardless of the
existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper
the admission of such evidence over objection in civil actions.
Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or
explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in itself
to support a finding unless it would be admissible over objection in
civil actions. The rules of privilege shall be effective to the
same extent that they are now or hereafter may be recognized in civil
actions, and irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence shall be
excluded.
(2.0) RULE 106. Record of Proceedings.
A record of all proceedings had before the Hearing Board shall
be made. The record shall be prepared in accordance with one of the
following methods: 1-A written summary of all the evidence, testimony
and proceedings had and presented at the hearing shall be made by a
person designated by the Hearing Board for that purpose; or 2-Any
interested person, including the District, may at his own cost provide
a certified shorthand reporter satisfactory to the Hearing Board who
shall prepare a verbatim transcript of all the evidence, testimony
and proceedings had and presented at the hearing.
The original and one copy of such transcript, each certified to
by the reporter as to its accuracy, shall be filed with the Hearing
Board within 30 days from the closing date of the hearing unless
required by the Board prior to that time. No matter shall be deemed
submitted under this regulation until such transcript has been filed
with the Hearing Board unless otherwise ordered by the Hearing Board.
(2.0) RULE 107. Preliminary Matters.
Preliminary matters such as setting a date for hearing, granting
continuances, approving petitions for filing, allowing amendments and
other preliminary rulings are determinative of the merits of the
case may be made by the chairman or any two members of the Hearing
Board without a hearing or meeting of the Hearing Board and without
notice.
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(2.0) RULE 108. OfficJAl-PetTCeT
"The Hearing Board may take official :::'ice of any matter which
may be judicially noticed by the courts of this state.
(2.0) RULE 109. Continuances.
The chairman or any two members of the Hearing Board shall
grant any continuance of 15 days or less, concurred in by petitions
the Air Pollution Control Officer and by every person who has filed
an answer in the action and may grant any reasonable continuance;
either case such action may be ex parte, without a meeting of the
Hearing Board and without prior notice.
(2.0) RULE 110. Decision.
The decision shall be in writing, served and filed within 15 days
after submission of the cause by the parties thereto and shall contain
a brief statement of facts found to be true, the determination of the
issues presented and the order of the Hearing Board. A copy shall be
mailed or delivered to the Air Pollution Control Officer, the petitioner
and to every person who has filed an answer or who has appeared
as a party in person or by counsel at the'hearing.
(2.0) RULE 111. Effective Date of Decision.
The decision shall become effective 15 days after delivery or mail
ing a copy of the decision, as provided in Rule 110, or the Hearing
Board may order that the decision shall become effective sooner.
(3.0) RULE 113. Lack of Permit.
The Hearing Board shall not receive or accept a petition for a
variance for the operation or use of any article., machine, equipment
or other contrivance until a permit to operate has been granted or
denied by the Air Pollution Control Officer, except that an appeal
from a denial of a permit to operate and a petition for a variance
may be filed with the Hearing Board in a single petition. A variance
granted by the Hearing Board after a denial of a permit to operate
by the Air Pollution Control Officer may include a permit to operate
for the duration of the variance.
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REGULATION VII—EMERGENCIES
(2.0) RULE 150. General.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules and regula-
tions, the provisions of this regulation shall apply within the South
Coast Basin as defined in 17 Cal. Adm. Code Section 60104 to the
control of emissions of air contaminants during any "alert" stage as
provided herein.
(9.0) RULE 151. Sampling Stations.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall maintain at least 2
permanently located atmospheric sampling stations adequately equipped.
These sampling stations shall be continuously maintained at locations
designated by the Air Pollution Control Officer. The Air Pollution
Control Officer may maintain such additional sampling stations as may
be necessary.
(9.0) RULE 152. Air Sampling.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall establish procedures
whereby adequate samplings and analyses of air contaminants will be
taken at each of the stations established under Rule 151.
(13.0) RULE 153. Reports.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall make daily summaries of
the readings required by Rule 152. The summaries shall be in such
form as to be understandable by the public. These summaries shall
be public records and immediately after preparation shall be filed at
the main office of the Air Pollution Control District and be available
to the public, press, radio, television, and other mass media of
communication.
(2.0) RULE 154. Continuing Program of Voluntary Cooperation.
Upon the adoption of this regulation the Air Pollution Control
Officer shall inform the public of ways in which air pollution can be
reduced and shall request voluntary cooperation from all person in
all activities which contribute to air pollution. Civic groups shall
be encouraged to undertake campaigns of education and voluntary air
pollution reduction in their respective communities. Public officials
shall be urged to take promptly such steps as may be helpful to reduce
air contamination to a minimum within the areas of their authority.
Employers shall be requested to establish car pools. Users of auto-
motive vehicles shall be urged to keep motors in good condition and
to plan routes and schedules which will contribute minimum con-
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lamination to critical areas of pollution. All industrial, commercial
and business establishments which emit hydrocarbons or the air con-
taminants named in Rule 156 should critically study their operations
from the standpoint of air contamination and should take appropriate
action voluntarily to reduce air pollution.
(8.0) RULE 155. Declaration of Air Pollution Episodes.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall declare an "alert,"
"alarm" or "emergency" in an air basin or an air quality area whenever
the concentration of any air pollution contaminant in that area is
verified to have reached the concentration set forth in Rule 156. For
the purposes of this regulation, "verified" means that the pertinent
measuring instrument has been checked over the preceding five minute
period and found to be operating correctly.
(8.0) RULE 155.1. Notification of Episode.
Following the declaration of an air pollution episode, the Air
Pollution Control Officer shall communicate the declaration of the
episode to the following:
a. Local public officials and public safety personnel who have
responsibilities or interests in air pollution episodes.
b. The general public.
c. All Air Pollution Control District personnel.
(8.0) RULE 156. Air Pollution Episode Levels.
An air pollution episode shall exist when the following air
contaminants reach the designated concentrations in parts per million
of air:
Alert Alarm Emergency
Carbon Monoxide .40 ppm for 1 hr. 100 ppm. 150 ppm.
Sulfur Dioxide .50 ppm. 5 ppm. 8 ppm.
Oxides of Nitrogen 3 ppm. 5 ppm. 8 ppm.
Ozone .27 ppm. .50 ppm. .80 ppm.
(8.0) RULE 158. Alert Action.
This is a preliminary health hazard alert and shall be declared
when an air contaminant has been verified to have reached the stand-
ard set forth in Rule 156.
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The following action shall be taken upon the calling of an alert:
a. A person shall not burn any combustible refuse at any location
within the basin in an open fire.
b. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall, by the use of all
appropriate mass media of communication, request the public to stop
all unessential use of vehicles in the South Coast Basin and to operate
all privately owned vehicles on a pool basis, and shall request all
employers to activate employee car pools.
(8.0) RULE 159. End of Air Pollution Episode.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall delcare the termination
of an air pollution episode whenever the concentration of an air
contaminant which caused the declaration of such episode has been
verified to have fallen below the standards set forth in Rule 156
for the calling of such episode and the available scientific and
meteorological data indicates that the concentration of such air
contaminant will not immediately increase again so as to reach the
standards set forth for such episode in Rule 156. The Air Pollution
Control Officer shall immediately communicate the declaration of the
termination of the alert in the manner provided in Rule 155.1 for
the delcaration of episodes.
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