U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Air Pollution Regulations in State
Implementation Plans: California,
Santa Barbara County
Abcor, 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 Statoo
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
EPA-450/3-78-054-35
August 1978
Air
Pollution Regulations
implementation
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-450/3-78-054-35
4. TITLE ANPSUBTITLE
Air Pollution Regulations 1n State Implementation i
Plans: California Santa Barbara County
NO,
August 1978
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT N)O.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc.
Wilmington, Mass.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2890
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Control Programs Development Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation
Research Triangle Park. NC 27711
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
15. 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.
7.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
Air pollution
Federal Regulations
Pollution
State Implementation Plans
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EPA-450/3-78-054-35
Air Pollution Regulations
in State Implementation Plans:
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California
Santa Barbara 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.
Publication No. EPA-450/3-78-054-35
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INTRODUCTION
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.
There have been recent changes in the Federal enforceability of
parking management regulations and indirect source regulations. The
October, 1977S 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), 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. As stated above, it is
intended to provide a comprehensive compilation of those regulations
which are 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
Submittal Date
6/30/72
4/21/76
11/10/76
ERA-APPROVED REGULATION CHANGES
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (APCD)
Approval Date
9/22/72
7/26/77
7/26/77
Description
All Regulations unless
otherwise specified
Rule 35.1
Rule 35.2
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DOCUMENTATION OF CURRENT EPA-APPROVED
STATE AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REVISED STANDARD SUBJECT INDEX
1.0 DEFINITIONS
2.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
3.0 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES, OPERATING PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS
4.0 AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY)
4.1 PARTICULATES
4.2 SULFUR DIOXIDE
4.3 NITRIC OXIDES
4.4 HYDROCARBONS
4.5 CARBON MONOXIDE
4.6 OXIDANTS
4.7 OTHERS
5.0 VARIANCES
6.0 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES
7.0 EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND MAINTENANCE
8.0 EMERGENCY EPISODES
9.0 AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE AND SOURCE TESTING
10.0 NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
11.0 NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
12.0 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS AND CONTROLS
13.0 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
14.0 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA
15.0 LEGAL AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT
16.0 HEARINGS, COMPLAINTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS
17.0 PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION
18.0 AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE AREA
19.0 - 49.0
RESERVED FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF COMMON INDEX
50.0 POLLUTANT - SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
50.1 PARTICULATES
50.1.1 PROCESS WEIGHT
50.1.2 VISIBLE EMISSIONS
50.1.3 GENERAL
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50.2 SULFUR COMPOUNDS
50.3
50.4
50.5 CARBON KONOXXDE
50.6 ODOROUS POLLUTANTS
50.7 OTHERS (Pb, Hgs etc.)
51.0 SOURCE CATEGORY SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
51.1 AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES (Includes Grain Handling, Orchard Heaters,
Rice and Soybean Facilities, Related Topics)
51.2 COAL OPERATIONS (Includes Cleaning, Preparation, Coal Refuse
Disposal Areas, Coke Ovens, Charcoal Kilns, Related Topics)
51.3 CONSTRUCTION (Includes Cement Plants. Materials Handling, Topics
Related to Construction Industry)
51.4 FERROUS FOUNDRIES (Includes Blast Furnaces, Related Topics)
S1.S FUEL BUSTOWS EQUXPSCNT (coal, natural gas, oil) - Partlculates
(Ineludds Fy@l Content and Other Related Topics)
51.6 FUEL BUE&JXNS EQUIPMENT (coal, natural gas, oil) - S02 (Includes
Fuel Ca^Qfit and Other Related Topics)
51.7 FUEL BUROTQ EQUIPMENT (oil, natural gas, coal) - N02 (Includes
Fuel ContGfit and Other Related Topics)
SI. 8 HOT MIX &3PHALY PLANTS
SI.9 XNCXNERATXOM
51.10 NITRIC ACXD PLANTS
51.11- NON-FERROUS SMELTERS (Zn, Cu, etc.) - Sulfur Dioxide
51.12 NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITIES (Includes Related Topic)
51.13 OPEN BURNING (Includes Forest Management. Forest Fire, Fire
Fighting Practice„ Agricultural Burning and Related Topics)
51J4 PAPER PULP; WOOD PULP AND KRAFT MILLS (Includes Related Topics)
51.15 PETROLEUM REFINERIES
51.13 PETROLEUM STORAGE (Includes Loading, Unloading, Handling and
Related T@p1cs)
51.17 SECONDARY METAL OPERATIONS (Includes Alunrinum, Steel and Related
Topics)
51.18 SULFURK ACID PLANTS
51.19 SULFURXC RECOVERY OPERATIONS
51.20 WOOD WASTE BURNERS
51.21 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY REGULATIONS
Revised Standard
Subject Index
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(2.0)
(1.0)
(2.0)
» _
(3.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(9.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(2.0)
(13.0)
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(50.1.2)
Reg-
Rule Number
Regulation 1
Rule 1
2
3
Regulation 11
Rule 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Regulation 111
Rule 16
Title
General Provisions
Title; Compliance by Existing
Installations; Conflicts
Definitions
Standard Conditions
Permits
Permits Required
Exempti ons
Transfer
Applications
Provision of Sampling and
Testing Facilities
Standards For Granting Applica-
tions
Conditional Approval
Denial of Applications
Action on Applications - -
Time Limits
Appeals
Fees
Technical Reports - Charges
For
Prohibitions
Ringelmann Chart
Page
Number
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
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Revised Standard Reg- Page
.Subject Index Rule Number Title Number
(50.7) Rule 17 Nuisance 15
(50.1) 18 Particulate Matter 15
(50.0) 19 Specific Contaminants 17
(51.21) 20 Scavenger Plants 17
(51.19) 20.1 Sulfur Recovery Units 18
(51.18) 20.2 Sulfuric Acid Units 18
(50.6) 21 Dust and Fumes 18
(2.0) 22 Exceptions 22
(51.16) 23 Storage of Petroleum Products 22
(51.13) 24 Open Fires 23
(51.13 25 Fires Set Under Public Authority 23
(51.13) 26 Agricultural Burning 24
(51.9) 28 Incinerator Burning 24
(51.16) 29 Effluent Oil Water Separators 25
(2.0) 30 Circumvention 25
(51.16) 31 Gasoline Loading Into Tank Trucks 26
and Trailers
(50.2) 32 Sulfur Contents of Fuels 27
(50.2) 32.1 Sulfur Content of Natural Gas - 27
South Coast Air Basin
(12.0) 33 Gasoline Specifications 28
(51.21) 34 Reduction of Animal Matter 28
(51.16) 35 Gasoline Loading Into Tanks 29
(51.16) 35.1 Transfer of Gasoline Into 29
Stationary Storage Container -
South Coast Air Basin
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Revised Standard Reg- Page
Subject Index Rule Number Title Number
(51.16)
(50.4)
(51.21)
(51.8)
(50.4)
(50.4)
(51.5)(5.16)(51.
(5.17)
(50.5)
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(51.13)
(15.0)
(3.0)
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(2.0)
(16.0)
(2.0)
(5.0)
Rule 35.2
36
36.1
36.2
37
38
.7) 39
39.1
39.2
Regulation
Rule 40
41
42
Regulation
Rule 43
44
45
46
Transfer of Gasoline Into
Vehicle Fuel Tanks - South
Coast Air Basin
Organic Solvents
Vacuum Producing Devices or
Systems - South Coast Air Basin
Asphalt A1r Blowing - South
Coast Air Basin
Architectural Coatings
Disposal and Evaporation of
Solvents
Fuel Burning Equipment
Fuel Burning Equipment - Oxides
of Nitrogen - South Coast Air
Basin
Carbon Monoxide - South Coast Air
Basin
IV Agricultural Burning
Agricultural Burning
Enforcement
Burning Permit For Non-Burning
Days; Issuance by Air Pollution
Control District; Reports;
Contents
V Hearing Board
General
Filing Petitions
Contents of Petitions
Petitions for Variances
33
34
37
38
38
38
39
39
39
41
41
43
44
45
45
45
45
46
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Revised Standard
Subject Index
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(16.0)
(16.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(8.0)
(9.0)
(9.0)
(13.0)
(8.0)
(8.0)
(8.0)
(8.0)
Reg-
Rule Number
Rule 47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
Regulation
Rule 60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
Title
Appeal From Denial
Failure to Comply with Rules
Answers
Dismissal of Petition
Place of Hearing
Notice of Hearing
Evidence
Preliminary Matters
Official Notice
Continuances
Decision
Effective Date of Decision
Lack of Permit
VI Emergencies
General
Sampling Stations
Air Sampling
Reports
Continuing Program of Voluntary
Cooperation
Plans
Declaration of Alerts
Alert Stages For Toxic Air
DftTlii+-antc
Page
Number
47
47
47
47
47
47
48
48
48
48
49
49
49
50
50
50
50
50
50
51
52
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Hill. Illld ,11 Hill.
Revised Standard Reg- Page
Subject Index Rule Number Title Number
(8.0) Rule 68 First Alert Action 53
(8.0) 69 Second Alert 54
(8.0) 70 Third Alert 55
(8.0) 71 End of Alert 55
(8.0) 73 Emergency Action Committee 55
(2.0) 74 Violations 56
(15.0) 75 Enforcement 56
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REGULATION I
General Provisions
(2.0) RULE 1. TITLE; COMPLIANCE BY EXISTING INSTALLATIONS; CONFLICTS.
These rules and regulations shall be known as the rules of the Air Pollu-
tion Control District and become operative on January 1, 1972.
The existing articles, machines, equipment or other contrivances which, on
the effective date of these rules and regulations do not conform to all
requirements thereof, shall be forthwith brought Into strict conformity
with these rules and regulations, provided, however, that the Hearing
Board may grant variances to applicants upon application therefor as
provided in Rule 46 and payment of the fee provided for in Rule 14, and
subject and pursuant to all applicable Federal and State laws, specifically
Articles 5 and 6 or Chapter 2 or Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code
of California (Section 24291 and 24323, both inclusive) and any amendments
and successors thereto. In the event of any conflict between these rules
and regulations and Federal and State rules and regulations, the Federal
or State rules and regulations shall prevail over these rules and
regulations.
(1.0) RULE 2. DEFINITIONS.
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.
(a) Agricultural Burning. "Agricultural Burning" means open outdoor fires
used in agricultural operations, 1n the growing of crops or raising
of fowls or animals, forest management or range Improvement.
(b) A'grioiltural Wastes. "Agricultural Wastes" are defined "as" unwanted
or unsaleable materials' produced wholly from agricultural operationsi
other than forest or range management operations, directly related
"to the growing of crops or animals for the primary purpose of making
a profit or for a livelihood.
(c) 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.
(d) Board. "Board" means the Air Pollution Control Board of the Air
Pollution Control District of Santa Barbara County.
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(e) Burn Day. "Burn Day" means any day on which the Air Resources
Board or the Air Pollution Control District does not prohibit
burning of agricultural wastes.
(f) Combustible Refuse. "Combustible Refuse" is any solid or liquid
combustible waste material containing carbon in a free or combined
state.
(g) Combustion Contaminants. "Combustion Contaminants" are particulate
matter discharged into the atmosphere from the burning of any kind of
material containing carbon in a free or combined state.
(h) Condensed Fumes. "Condensed Fumes" are minute solid particles
generated by the condensation of vapors from solid matter after
volatization from the molten state, or may be generated by sublima-
tion, distillation, calcination, or chemical reaction, when these
processes create air-borne particles.
(i) Dusts. "Dusts" are minute solid particles released into the air by
natural forces or by mechanical processes such as crushing, grinding,
milling, drilling, demolishing, shoveling, conveying, covering, bag-
ging, sweeping, etc.
(j) Effluent Oil Water Separators. "Effluent Oil Water Separators" means
any tank, box, sump, or other container in which any petroleum or
product thereof, floating on or entrained or contained in water
entering such tank, box, sump or other container, is physically
separated and removed from such water prior to outfall, drainage or
recovery of such water.
(k) Hearing Board. "Hearing Board" means the Hearing Board provided for
in Section 24225 of the Health and Safety Code as appointed by the
Air Pollution Control Board of Santa Barbara County.
(1) 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,
physically 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
refractories 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.
(m) No Burn Day. A "No Burn Day" means any day on which the Air Resources
Board or the Air Pollution Control District prohibits burning of
agricultural wastes.
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(n) Participate Matter. "Particulate Matter" is any material, except
uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided form as a liquid
or solid at standard conditions.
(o) Person. "Person" means any person, firm, association, organization,
partnership, business trust, corporation, company, contractor,
supplier, installer, user or owner, or any state or local governmental
agency or public district or any officer or employee thereof.
(p) 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
equipment is idle.
(q) Regulation. "Regulation" means one of the major subdivisions of the
Rules of the Air Pollution Control District of Santa Barbara County.
(r) Rule. "Rule" means a rule of the Air Pollution Control District of
Santa Barbara County.
(s) Section. "Section" means section of the Health and Safety Code of
the State of California unless some other statute is specifically
mentioned.
(t) South Central Coast Basin. "South Central Coast Basin" is defined as
that portion of Santa Barbara County described in Section 60103 (b)
of Title 17 of the California Administrative Code.
(u) South Coast Basin. "South Coast Basin" is defined as that portion of
Santa Barbara County described in Section 60104 (c) of Title 17 of
the California Administrative Code.
(2.0) RULE 3. STANDARD CONDITIONS.
Standard conditions are a gas temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a
gas pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute. Results of all
analyses and tests shall be calculated or reported at this gas temperature
and pressure.
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REGULATION II
Permits
(3.0) RULE 4. 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
contaminants, shall first obtain authorization for such construction
from the Air Pollution Control Officer. Any 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 applica-
tion is cancelled.
(b) Permit to Operate. Before any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance described in Rule 4(a) may be operated or used, a
written permit shall be obtained from the Air Pollution Control
Officer. No permit to operate or use shall be granted either by the
Air Pollution Control Officer or the Hearing Board for any article,
machine, equipment or contrivance described in Rule 4(a), constructed
or installed without authorization as required by Rule 4(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 9 and elsewhere in these Rules and Regulations.
(c) Notification to Building Officials, etc. It shall be the duty of the
Air Pollution Control Officer to notify the building department or
division of every governmental agency within the district boundaries
that every applicant for a building, alteration or other permit which
involves any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, the use
of which may eliminate, reduce or control the issuance of air contam-
inants will be required under these rules to obtain an "Authority to
Construct" before commencing construction of any such article,
machine, equipment or other contrivance, and will further be
required thereafter to conform to these rules in such operation.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall further request that each such
building department or division shall not issue a building, alteration,
moving or other permit unless and until notified, in writing, by the
Air Pollution Control Officer that the applicant or an agent or
representative thereof has been given a copy .of these rules and any
current amendments, modifications and additions thereto, has been
informed of the standards to be met and of the necessity for an
Authority to Construct under these rules, and has signed a receipt
for a copy of these rules, and a statement that he understands the
standards to be met and that he must obtain an Authority to Construct
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before commencing operations, on a form to be prescribed by the Air
Pollution Control Officer, with a copy thereof delivered to the
applicant or agent or representative thereof.
(d) Posting of Permit to Operate. A person who has been granted under
Rule 4 a permit to operate any article, machine, equipment, or
other contrivance described in Rule 4(b), shall firmly affix such
permit to operate, an approved facsimile, or other approved identi-
fication 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.
(e) Defacing, etc.. a Permit to Operate. No person shall deface, alter,
forge, counterfeit, or falsify a permit or facsimile thereof of
identification to operate any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance issued or mounted or displayed pursuant to the provisions
of the Rule 4.
(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 South Coast Basin or South Central Coast
Basin and which incinerator is to be used exclusively in connection
with any structure, which structure is designed for and used exclu-
sively as a dwelling for not more than four families shall first
obtain a permit from the Air Pollution Control Officer to sell or
rent such incinerator.
(g) Particular Controls Not Required. The Air Pollution Control Officer
may not demand any particular control so long as the emission standards
may be met otherwise.
(2.0) RULE 5. EXEMPTIONS.
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 such vehicle that would otherwise require a permit under
the provisions of these rules and regulations.
(b) Vehicles used to transport passengers or freight.
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(c,) Equipment utilized exclusively in connection with any structure,
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 evaporative
cooling of water from barometric jets or from barometric
condensers.
(5) Equipment used exclusively 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 hydraulic or hydrostatic testing.
(11) All sheet-fed printing presses; and all other printing presses
without driers.
(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 per cent or less
by weight.
(b) Phosphoric acid with an acid strength of 99 per cent or less
by weight.
(c) Nitric acid with an acid strength of 70 per cent or less by
weight.
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(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 (bleach-
ing) 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 paste 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 cleaning
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.
(23) Shell core and shell-mold manufacturing machines.
(24) Molds used for the casting of metals.
(25) Abrasive blast cabinet-dust filter integral combination 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 emul-
sions of asphalt, greases, oils or waxes.
(29) Ovens used exclusively for the curing of vinyl plastisols by
the closed mold curing process.
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(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 products
are edible and intended for human consumption.
(3) Kilns used for firing ceramic ware, heated exclusively by
natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity or any com-
1 bination thereof.
Laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical or physical
analyses and bench scale laboratory equipment.
(5) Equipment used for inspection of metal products.
(6) Confection cookers where the products are edible and intended
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.
(8) Die casting machines.
(9) Atmosphere generators used in connection with metal heat treat-
ing processes.
(10) Photographic process equipment by which an image is reproduced
upon material sensitized to radiant energy.
(11) Brazing, soldering or welding equipment.
(12) Equipment used exclusively for the sintering of glass or metals.
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(13) Equipment used for buffing (except automatic or semi-
automatic tire buffers) or polishing, carving, cutting, drill-
ing, 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 polish-
ing of, or the electrolytic stripping of brass, bronze, cadmium,
copper, iron, lead, nickel, tin, zinc, and precious metals.
(16) Equipment used 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 used for fabrics cleaned
only with 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.
(23) Equipment used exclusively to package Pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics or to coat pharmaceutical tablets.
(24) Roll mills or calenders for rubber or plastics where no organic
solvents, diluents or thinners are used.
(25) Equipment used exclusively to grind, blend or package tea, cocoa,
spices or roasted coffee.
(26) Vacuum producing devices used in laboratory operations or in
connection with other equipment which is exempt by Rule 5.
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(f) Steam generators, steam superheaters, water boilers, water heaters,
and closed heat transfer systems that have a maximum heat Input rate
or less than 250,000,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) per hour (gross),
and are fired exclusively with one of the following:
(1) Natural gas.
(2) Liquefied petroleum gas.
(3) A combination of natural gas and liquefied petroleum 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 fuel oils with a gravity of 25° API or lower.
(6) The storage of lubricating oils.
(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, paints,
lacquers, enamels, varnishes, liquid resins or other surface
coatings, and having a capacity of 6,000 gal Tons or less.
(9) The storage of liquid soaps, liquid detergents, vegetable oils,
waxes or wax emulsions.
(10) The storage of asphalt.
(11) Unheated solvent dispensing containers, unheated non-conveyor-
ized solvent rinsing containers or unheated non-conveyorized
coating dip tanks of 100 gallons capacity or less.
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(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, nitriding,
carbonitriding, siliconizing or diffusion treating of metal objects.
(j) Crucible furnaces, pot furnaces or 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 per cent aluminum.
(2) Magnesium or any alloy containing over 50 per cent magnesium.
(3) Lead or any alloy containing over 50 per cent lead.
(4) Tin or any alloy containing over 50 per cent tin.
(5) Zinc or any alloy containing over 50 per cent 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 equip-
ment 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 4.
(2.0) RULE 6. TRANSFER.
A permit to operate or permit to sell or rent shall not be transferable,
whether by operation of law or otherwise, either from one location to
another, from one piece of equipment to another, or from one person to
another.
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(3.0) RULE 7. APPLICATIONS.
Every application for a permit to operate or permit to sell or rent
required under Rule 4 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
determination required by Rule 9 hereof.
(9.0) RULE 8. PROVISION OF SAMPLING AND TESTING FACILITIES.
A person operating or using any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance for which these rules require a permit shall provide and
maintain such sampling and testing facilities as specified in the permit
to operate.
(3.0) RULE 9. STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS.
i (a) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall deny a permit to operate or
i permit to sell or rent, except as provided in Rule 10, if the appli-
cant does not show that every article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance, the use of which may cause the issuance of air con-
; taminants, or the use of which may eliminate or reduce or control the
: issuance of air contaminants, is so designed, controlled, or equipped
i with such air pollution control equipment, that it may be expected
to operate without emitting or without causing to be emitted air
contaminants in violation of Section 24242 or 24243, Health and
Safety Code, or of these rules and regulations.
i (b) Before 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, extent,
j quantity or degree of air contaminants discharged into the atmosphere
i from the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance described
in the permit to operate. In the event of such a requirement, the
! Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the applicant in writing
i 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 utilities for operating the sampling
and testing equipment. The platform and access shall be constructed
in accordance with the General Industry Safety Orders of the State
of California.
(3.0) RULE 10. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
(a) The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue a permit to operate,
subject to conditions which will bring the operation of any article,
machine, equipment or other contrivance within the standards of Rule
9, in which case the conditions shall be specified in writing.
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Commencing operation under such a permit to operate shall be deemed
acceptance of all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution
Control Officer shall issue a permit to operate with revised condi-
tions 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 9 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,
machine, equipment or other contrivance within the standards of
Rule 9, in which case the conditions shall be specified in writing.
Selling or renting under such a permit to sell or rent shall be
deemed acceptance 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 appli-
cant demonstrates that the article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance can operate within the standards of Rule 9 under the
revised conditions.
(3.0) RULE 11. DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS.
In the event of denial of a permit to operate or permit to sell or rent,
the Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the applicant in writing
of the reasons therefor. Service of this notification may be made in
person or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknow-
ledgment 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 permit to operate or the permit to sell or rent.
(2.0) RULE 12. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS—TIME LIMITS.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall act within 30 days from receipt
thereof on each application or a permit to operate, sell, or rent and
shall notify the applicant in writing of his approval, conditional
approval or denial. The Air Pollution Control Officer may at any time
request further information, plans or specifications from the applicant.
The 30 day time limit may be extended by written agreement executed by the
Air Pollution Control Officer and the applicant. If the Air Pollution
Control Officer shall fail to act within the said 30 days, or any extension
therof by written agreement, the applicant may at his option deem the
application denied for the purpose of appeal.
(3.0) RULE 13. APPEALS.
Within 10 days after notice, by the Air Pollution Control Officer, of
denial or conditional approval of a permit to operate or permit to sell
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or rent, the applicant may petition the Hearing Board, in writing, for a
public hearing. The Hearing Board, after notice and a public hearing held
within 30 days after filing the petition, may sustain or reverse the action
of the Air Pollution Control Officer; such order may be made subject to
specified conditions.
(2.0) RULE 14 FEES.
All fees for permits to operate and other fees provided for in these rules
and regulations shall be adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Santa Barbara, which resolution shall set such fees in
reasonable amounts based as much as possible on the cost of the services
peeformed for which such fee is charged.
(13.0) RULE 15 TECHNICAL REPORTS - CHARGES FOR.
Information, circulars, reports of technical work, 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 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 III
Prohibitions
(50.1.2) RULE 16. RIN6ELMANN CHART.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source
of emission whatsoever any air contaminants for a period or periods
aggregating more than three minutes in any one hour which is:
(a) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No.l on the Ringel-
mann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or
(b) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree equal
to or greater than does smoke described in subsection (a) of this
Rule.
(50.7) RULE 17. NUISANCE.
A person shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities
of air contaninants or other material 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 to any
such persons or the public or which cause or have a natural tendency
to cause injury or damage to business or property.
(50.1) RULE 18. PARTICULATE MATTER.
Except as otherwise provided in Rule 19 and 20, a person shall not
discharge into the atmosphere from any source particulate matter in excess
of 0.3 grain per cubic foot of gas at standard conditions.
RULE 18-A. PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATION - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any source, parti -
culate matter in excess of the concentration shown in the following table:
(See Rule 18-A Table.)
Where the volume discharged 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 purposes of.this rule particulate matter includes any material
which would become particulate matter if cooled to standard conditions.
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This Rule 1s to become effective 1n the South Coast A1r Basin on
June 1, 1972 for all sources which are not either In operation or under
construction prior to that date, and Rule 18 shall not be applicable to
such sources in the South Coast A1r Basin on or after that date. This
Rule is to become effective for all other sources 1n the South Coast Air
Basin on January 1, 1973, and Rule 18 shall not be applicable in the
South Coast A1r Basin on or after that date.
TABLE FOR RULE 18-A SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN
VOLUME DISCHARGED-
CUBIC FEET PER
MINUTE CALCULATED
AS DRY GAS AT
STANDARD CONDI-
TIONS
MAXIMUM CONCEN-
TRATION OF PAR-
TI CULATE MATTER
ALLOWED IN DIS-
CHARGED GAS-
GRAINS PER CUBIC
FOOT OF DRY GAS
AT STANDARD '
CONDITIONS.
VOLUME DISCHARGED-
CUBIC FEET PER
MINUTE CALCULATED
AS DRY GAS AT
STANDARD CONDITIONS
MAXIMUM CONCEN-
TRATION OF PAR-
TI CULATE MATTER
ALLOWED IN DIS-
CHARGED GAS-
GRAINS PER CUBIC
FOOT OF DRY GAS
AT STANDARD
CONDITIONS.
1000 or'less 0.200
1200 .187
1400 .176
1600 . .167
1800 .160
2000 .153
2500 .141
3000 .131
3500 .124
4000 .118
5000 .108
6000 .101
7000 .0949
8000 .0902
10,000 .0828
15,000 .0709
20,000 0.0635
30,000 .0544
40,000 .0487
50,000 .0447
60,000 .0417
70,000 .0393
80,000 .0374
100,000 .0343
200,000 .0263
400,000 .0202
600,000 .0173
800,000 .0155
1,000,000 .0142
1,500,000 .0122
2,000,000 .0109
2,500,000 or more .0100
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(50.0) RULE '19, SPECIFIC CONTAMINANTS.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source
or emission whatsoever any one or more of the following contaminants, in
any state or combination thereof, exceeding in concentration at the point
of discharge:
(a) Sulphur Compounds calculated as sulphur dipxide (S02): 0.2 per cent*.
by volume.
(b) Combustion Contaminants: 0.3 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated
to 12 per cent of carbon dioxide (C02) at standard conditions. In
measuring the combustion contaminants from incinerators used to
dispose of combustible refuse by burning, the carbon dioxide (C02)
produced by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels shall be
excluded from the calculation to 12 percent of carbon dioxide
RULE 19-A. SPECIFIC CONTAMINANTS - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source
of emission whatsoever, any one or more of the following contaminants, in
any state or combination thereof, exceeding in concentration:
Combustion contaminants: 0.1 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated to
12 percent of carbon dioxide (C02) at standard conditions (Except as
specified in Rule 28-A).
Rule 19-A(b) is to become effective in the South Coast Air Basin on
June 19 1972 for all sources which are not either in operation or under
construction prior to that date, and Rule 19 (b) shall not be applicable
to such sources in the South Coast Air Basin on or after that date. This
Rule is to become effective for all other sources in the South Coast Air
Basin on January 1, 1974, and Rule 19 (b) shall not be applicable in
the South Coast Air Basin on or after that date.
(51.21) RULE 20. SCAVENGER PLANTS.
Where a separate source of air pollution is a scavenger or 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 Rule 19 (a). The Air Pollution Control Officer shall report
immediately in writing to the Air Pollution Control Board the granting of
any such permit, together with the facts and reasons therefor.
Effective July 1, 1973, this Rule is repealed for.sulfur recovery units.
Effective January 1, 1974, this Rule is repealed for sulfuric acid units.
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(51.19) RULE 20.1 SULFUR RECOVERY UNITS.
A person shall not, after June 30, 1973, 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.
Any sulfur recovery unit having an effluent process gas discharge contain-
ing less than 10 pounds per hour of sulfur compounds calculated as sulfur
dioxide may dilute to meet the provision of number (1) above.
(51.18) RULE 20.2 SULFURIC ACID UNITS.
A person shall not, after December 31, 1973, 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.
(50.6) RULE 21. DUST AND FUMES.
A person shall not discharge in any one hour from any source whatsoever
dust or fumes in total quantities in excess of the amount shown in the
following table: (See page 23)
To use the following table, take the process weight per hour as such is
defined in Rule 2 (p). Then find this figure on the table, opposite
which is the maximum number of pounds of contaminants which may be dis-
charged into the atmosphere in any one hour. As an example, if A has a
process which emits contaminants into the atmosphere and which process
takes 3 hours to complete, he will divide the weight of all materials in
the specific process, in this example, 1,500 Ibs. by 3 giving a process
weight per hour of 500 Ibs. in any one hour during the process. Where
the process weight per hour falls between figures in the left hand
column, the exact weight of permitted discharge may be interpolated.
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TABLE
Process
Wt/hr (Ibs)
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2800
2900
3000
3100
3200
3300
Maximum weight
Disch/hr (Ibs)
.24
.46
.66
.85
1.03
1.20
1.35
1.50
1.63
1.77
1.89
2.01
2.12
2.24
2.34
2.43
2.53
2.62
2.72
2.80
Z.97
3.12
3.26
3.40
3.54
3.66
3.79
3.91
4.03
4.14
4.24
4.34
4.44
4.55
4.64
4.74
4.84
4.92
5.02
5.10
5.18
5. 27
5.36
Process
Wt/hr (Ibs)
3400
3500
3600
3700
3800
3900
4000
4100
4200
4300
4400
4500
4600
4700
4800
4900
5000
5500
6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
10000
11000
12000
13000
14000
15000
16000
17000
18000
19000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
or
more
Maximum weight
Disch/hr (Ibs)
5.44
5.52
5.61
5.69
5.77
5.85
5.93
6.01
6.08
6.15
6.22
6.30
6.37
6.45
6.52
6.60
6.67
7.03
7.37
7.71
8.05
8.39
8.71
9.03
9.36
9.67
10.0
10.63
11.28
11.89
12.50
13.13
13.74
14.36
14.97
15.58
16.19
22.22
28.3
34.3
40.0
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RULE 21-A PROCESS WEIGHT RATE - SOUTH COAST BASIN
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any source, solid
particulate matter in excess of the rate shown in the following table.
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 is to become effective in the South Coast Air Basin on June 1,
1972 for all sources which are not either in operation or under construc-
tion prior to that date, and Rule 21 shall not be applicable to such
sources in the South Coast Air Basin on or after that date. This Rule
is to become effective for all other sources in the South Coast Air Basin
on January 1, 1973, and Rule 21 shall not be applicable in the South Coast
Air Basin on or after that date.
(Table for Rule 21-A on next page)
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TABLE FOR RULE 21-A SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN
PROCESS WEIGHT
PER HOUR -—
POUNDS PER HOUR
250 or less
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,200
1.400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
9,000
9,500
10,000
MAXIMUM DISCHARGE
RATE ALLOWED FOR SOLID
PARTICULATE MATTER
(AGGREGATE DISCHARGED
FROM ALL POINTS OF
PROCESS) — POUNDS PER
HOUR
1.00
1.12
1.23
1.34
1.44
1.54
1.73
1.90
2.07
2.22
2.38
2.66
PROCESS WEIGHT
PER HOUR
POUNDS PER HOUR
2.
3.
3.
3.
93
19
43
66
4.21
4.72
5.19
5.64
,07
,49
,89
,27
7.64
8.00
8.36
8.70
9.04
9.36
9.68
10.00
MAXIMUM DISCHARGE
RATE ALLOWED FOR
SOLID PARTICULATE
MATTER (AGGREGATE
DISCHARGED FROM
ALL POINTS OF PRO-
CESS) — POUNDS PER
HOUR
10.4
10.8
11.2
11.5
11.8
12.4
13.0
13.5
13.9
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000 14.3
50,000 14.7
60,000 15.3
70,000 15.9
80,000 16.4
90,000 16.9
100,000 17.3
120,000 18.1
140,000 18.8
160,000 19.4
180,000 19.9
200,000 20.4
250,000 21.6
300,000 22.5
350,000 23.4
400,000 24.1
450,000 24.8
500,000 25.4
600,000 26.6
700,000 27.6
800,000 28.4
900,000 29.3
1,000,000 or more 30.0
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(2.0) RULE 22. EXCEPTIONS.
The provisions of Rule 16 do not apply to:
(a) Smoke from fires set by or permitted by any public officer if such a
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 the prevention of a fire hazard which cannot
be abated by any other reasonable means, or
(2) The instruction of public employees in the methods of fighting
f i re.
(b) Smoke from fires set pursuant to permit on property used for indus-
trial purposes for the purpose of instruction of employees in methods
of fighting fire.
(c) Agricultural operations in the growing of crops, or raising of fowls
or animals.
(d) Orchard and citrus heaters meeting the requirements provided for by
Section 39298.7 of the Health and Safety Code or any amendments and
successors thereto.
(e) The use of other equipment in agricultural operations in the growing
of crops, or raising of fowls or animals.
(51.16) RULE 23. 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 a vapor pressure of 1.5 pounds per square
inch absolute or greater under actual storage conditions unless such tank,
reservoir or other container is a pressure tank maintaining working
pressures sufficient at all times to prevent hydrocarbon 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
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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 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.
(51.13) RULE 24. OPEN FIRES.
A person shall not burn any combustible refuse in any open outdoor fire
within the District boundaries except as otherwise provided in these rules
and regulations.
(51.13) RULE 25. FIRES SET UNDER PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as limiting the authority
granted under other provisions of law:
(a) To any public officer to set or permit a fire when such fire is,
in his opinion, necessary for any of the following:
(1) For the purpose of the preservation of life or prevention of a
fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other reasonable means,
or
(2) The instruction of public employees in the methods of fighting
f i re,
(3) Set pursuant to permit on property used for industrial purposes
of instruction of employees in methods of fighting fire.
(b) To set or cause to be set backfires necessary to save life or valuable
property pursuant to Section 4426 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) To abate fires pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13025)
of Part 1 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.
The exception of (a) hereof shall not be effective on any calendar day
on which the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that it is a no burn
day.
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(51.13) RULE 26. AGRICULTURAL BURNING.
Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting agricultural
burning authorized pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 39298)
of the Health and Safety Code.
(51.9) RULE 28. INCINERATOR BURNING.
A person shall not burn any combustible refuse in any incinerator within
the South Coast Basin or South Central Coast Basin except in a multiple-
chamber incinerator as described in Rule 2 (1), 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.
RULE 28-A DISPOSAL OF SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN:
(a) A person shall not burn any combustible refuse in any incinerator
except in a multiple-chamber incinerator 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 greater than 100 pounds per hour, except
as provided in subsection (d) of this Rule, particulate matter in
excess of 0.1 grain per cubic foot of gas calculated to 12 percent of
carbon dioxide (CO?) at standard conditions. Any 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 equipment
whatsoever, used to process combustible refuse, except as provided
in subsection (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 condition. Any carbon dioxide (C02) produced
by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels shall be excluded from
the calculation to 12 percent of carbon dioxide (CC^).
(d) 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, particulate
matter in excess of 0.3 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 percent of carbon
dioxide (C02)
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This Rule is to become effective in the South Coast Air Basin on June 1,
1972 for4 all sources which are not either in operation or under construc-
tion prior to that date, and Rule 28 shall not be applicable to such
sources in the South Coast Air Basin on or after that date. This Rule
is to become effective for all other sources in the South Coast Air
Basin on January 1, 1973, and Rule 28 shall not be applicable in the
South Coast Air Basin on or after that date.
(51.16) RULE 29. EFFLUENT OIL lalATER SEPARATORS.
A person shall not use any compartment of any vessel or device operated
for the recovery of oil from effluent water which recovers 200 gallons
a day or more of any petroleum products from any equipment which processes,
refines, stores or handles hydrocarbons with a Reid vapor pressure of
0.5 pound or greater, unless such compartment is equipped with one of the
following vapor loss control devices, except when gauging or sampling
is taking place:
(a) A solid cover with all openings sealed and totally enclosing the
liquid contents of that compartment.
(b) A floating pontoon or double-deck type cover equipped with closure
seals to enclose any space between the cover's edge and compartment
wall.
(c) A vapor recovery system, which reduces the emission of all hydrocarbon
vapors and gases into the atmosphere by at least 90 per cent by weight.
(d) Other equipment of an efficiency equal to or greater than a, b, or c,
if approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
This rule shall not apply to any oil-effluent water separator used
exclusively in conjunction with the production of crude oil, if the
water fraction of the oil-water effluent entering the separator contains
less than 5 parts per million hydrogen sulfide, organic sulfides, or a
combination thereof.
(2.0) RULE 30. CIRCUMVENTION.
A person shall not 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 contaminants to the atmosphere,
reduces or conceals an emission which would otherwise constitute a viola-
of Division 209 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 17 or these
rules and regulations.
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(51.16) RULE 31. GASOLINE LOADING INTO TANK TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
A person shall not load gasoline into any tank truck or trailer from any
loading facility unless such loading facility is equipped with a vapor
collection and disposal system or its equivalent, properly installed, in
good working order and in operation.
When loading is effected through the hatches of a tank truck or trailer
with a loading arm equipped with a vapor collecting adaptor, a pneumatic,
hydraulic or other mechanical means shall be provided to force a vapor-
tight seal between the adaptor and the hatch. A means shall be provided
to prevent liquid gasoline drainage from the loading device when it is
removed from the hatch of any tank truck or trailer, or to accomplish
complete drainage before such removal.
When loading is effected through means other than hatches, all loading
and vapor lines shall be equipped with fittings which make vapor-tight
connections and which close automatically when disconnected.
The vapor disposal portion of the system shall consist of one of the
following:
(a) A vapor-liquid absorber system with a minimum recovery efficiency
of 90 per cent by weight of all the hydrocarbon vapors and gases
entering such disposal system.
(b) A variable vapor space tank, compressor, and fuel gas system of
sufficient capacity to receive all hydrocarbon vapors and gases
displaced from the tank trucks and trailers being loaded.
(c) Other equipment of at least 90 per cent efficiency, provided such
equipment is submitted to and approved by the Air Pollution Control
Officer.
This rule shall not apply to the loading of gasoline into tank trucks
and trailers from any loading facility from which not more than 20,000
gallons of gasoline are loaded in any one day.
For the purpose of this rule, any petroleum distillate having a Reid
vapor pressure of four pounds or greater shall be included by the term
"gasoline."
For the purpose of this rule, "loading facility" means any aggregation or
combination of gasoline loading equipment which is both (1) possessed by
one person, and (2) located so that all the gasoline loading outlets for
such aggregation or combination of loading equipment can be encompassed
within any circle of 300 feet in diameter.
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(50.2) RULE 32. SULFUR CONTENTS OF FUELS.
(a) Liquid and Solid Fuel. No person shall burn within the District any
liquid fuel or soli(T fuel having a sulfur content in excess of 0.5
per cent by weight, with the following exceptions:
(1) Such fuel may be burned when other fuel complying with this
rule cannot be used because of accident, strike, sabotage, or
act of God for a period not to exceed three consecutive
calendar days and provided that an application for a variance
is promptly filed with the Air Pollution Control Officer for
such additional period of time as is necessary for the hearing
board to render a decision on such variance.
(2) Between November 16 of any year and April 14 of the next
succeeding calendar year, both dates inclusive, such liquid
fuel may be burned during a period when the supplier of gaseous
fuel permitted by paragraph (b) of this Rule 32, interrupts
delivery of such gaseous fuel to the user and every holder of
and every applicant for a permit to operate fuel-burning equip-
ment under these rules and regulations promptly notifies the
Air Pollution Control Officer in the manner and form prescribed
by him, of each such interruption in and subsequent resumption
on delivery of such gaseous fuel to his equipment.
(3) Nonconforming solid fuels may be. used in any metallurgical
process.
(4) Nonconforming liquid or solid fuel may be used to propel or
test any vehicle, aircraft, missile, locomotive, boat or ship.
(5) Nonconforming low sulfur liquid fuel may be used whenever a gas
shortage alert has been declared.
(b) Gaseous Fuel. No person shall burn within the District 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, with the following exception:
(1) Waste gases may be incinerated 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 incin-
erate such waste gases does not contain sulfur or sulfur
compounds in excess of the amount specified in this rule.
(50.2) RULE 32.1 SULFUR CONTENT OF NATURAL GAS - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN
A person shall not burn natural gas containing sulfur compouds in excess
of 15 grains per 100 cubic feet, calculated as hydrogen sulfide at
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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.
This Rule shall become effective in the South Coast Air Basin on January
1, 1973 for all sources which are either in operation, or under construc-
tion on June 1, 1972. This Rule shall be effective for all other sources
in the South Coast Air Basin on June 1, 1972.
(12.0) RULE 33. GASOLINE SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) A person shall not, after January 1, 1972, 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.
(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 34. 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, equip-
ment of other contrivance are:
(a) Incinerated at temperatures of not less than 1200 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.
A person incinerating or processing gases, vapors, or gas-entrained
effluents pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly install and main-
tain in calibration, in good working order and in operation devices, as
specified in the 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.
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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.
(51.16) RULE 35. GASOLINE LOADING INTO TANKS.
A person shall not after the effective date of these rules and regulations
load or permit the loading of gasoline into any stationary tank with a
capacity of 250 gallons or more from any tank, truck, or trailer, except
through a permanent submerged fill pipe, unless such tank is equipped
with a vapor loss control device as described in Rule 23, or is a pressure
tank as described in Rule 23.
The provisions of the first paragraph of this rule shall not apply to
the loading of gasoline into any tank having a capacity of less than
2,000 gallons which was installed prior to Decemher 31, 1970, nor to
any underground tank installed prior to December 31, 1970, where the fill
line between the fill connection and tank is offset.
Any person operating or using any gasoline tank with a capacity of 250
gallons or more installed prior to the date of adoption of this rule shall
apply for a permit to operate such tank before January 1, 1972. The
provisions of Rule 14 shall not apply during the period between the date
of adoption of this rule and January 1, 1972, to any gasoline tank
installed prior to the date of adoption of this rule provided an appli-
cation for permit to operate is filed before January 1, 1972.
A person shall not install any gasoline tank with a capacity of 250
gallons or more unless' such a tank is equipped as described in the first
paragraph of this rule.
For the purpose of this rule, the term "gasoline" is defined as any petro-
leum distillate having a Reid vapor pressure of 4 pounds or greater.
For the purpose of this rule, the term "submerged fill pipe" is defined
as any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged
when the liquid level is 6 inches above the bottom of the tank. "Submerged
fill pipe" when applied to a tank which is loaded from the side is defined
as any fill pipe the discharge opening of which is entirely submerged
when the liquid level is 18 inches above the bottom of the tank.
The provisions of this rule do not apply to any stationary tank which is
used primarily for the fueling of implements of husbandry, as such vehicles
are defined in Division 16 (Section 36000, et seq.) of the Vehicle Code.
(51.16) RULE 35.1 TRANSFER OF GASOLINE INTO STATIONARY STORAGE CONTAINER - SOUTH
COAST AIR BASIN.
(a) A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of gasoline
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from any delivery vessel (i.e., tank truck or trailer) into
any stationary storage container with a capacity of more than
250 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 container are prevented from being released to the
atmosphere.
(b) The provisions of the Section shall be subject to the follow-
ing exceptions:
(A) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage con-
tainer used exclusively 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 by July 1, 1976 with a
permanent submerged fill pipe.
(B) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage con-
tainer having a capacity of 2,000 gallons or less which
was installed prior to July 1, 1975, if such container is
equipped by July 1, 1976 with a permanent submerged fill
pipe.
(C) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage con-
tainer in existence prior to July 1, 1975 which is served
by a delivery vessel exempted by the Air Pollution Control
Officer pursuant to Section 3 (a) of this Rule, if such
container is equipped by July 1, 1976 with a permanent
submerged fill pipe.
(D) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage con-
tainer which the Air Pollution Control Officer finds is
equipped with equipment to control emissions at least as
effectively as required by this Section.
(E) The transfer of gasoline into any stationary storage con-
tainer in existence prior to July 1, 1975 which is equipped
with an offset fill pipe.
2. No person shall store gasoline in or otherwise use or operate any
gasoline delivery vessel unless such vessel is designed and maintained
to be vapor tight. Any delivery vessel into which gasoline vapors
have been transferred shall be refilled only at a loading facility
that is equipped with a system that prevents at least 90 percent
by weight of the gasoline vapors displaced from entering the atmos-
phere.
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3. (a) The owner or operator of any bulk loading facility not subject
to the provisions of Rule 31 which was in operation on or
before July 1, 1975, and for which the annual through to
stationary storage containers that are not exempted by
Section 1 (b)(A) and 1 (b)(B) does not exceed 500,000 gallons
may petition the Air Pollution Control Officer to have the
facility's delivery vessels and other independently owned
gasoline delivery vessels which are exclusively serviced at
such facility exempted from the provisions of Section 2. The
owner or operator of such a facility must petition annually to
renew such exemptions.
(b) A person shall not load gasoline into any delivery vessel
from any loading facility granted an exemption pursuant to
Section 3(a) of the Rule unless, by July 1, 1976, such delivery
vessel is loaded through a submerged fill pipe.
(c) A person shall not operate any gasoline loading facility which
is not subject to the provisions of Rule 31 after July 1, 1976
unless:
(A) The facility is equipped with a system or systems to pre-
vent the release to the atmosphere of at least 90 per-
cent by weight of the gasoline vapors displaced during
the filling of the facility's stationary storage contain-
ers; and
(B) The facility is equipped with a pressure-vacuum valve on
the above ground stationary storage containers with a
minimum pressure valve setting of 15 ounces, provided
that such setting will not exceed the container's maximum
pressure rating.
4. (a) The owner or operator of any stationary storage container or
gasoline loading facility which is subject to this Rule and
which is installed or constructed on or after July 1, 1975
shall comply with the provisions of this Rule at the time of
installation.
5. (a) The owner or operator of any stationary storage container sub-
ject to this Rule or gasoline loading facility granted an
exemption pursuant to Section 3a of this Rule which is operating
or in the process of being installed or constructed prior to
July 1, 1975 shall comply with the provisions of this Rule by
July 1, 1976, and shall comply with the following schedule:
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(A) By November 1, 1975 - Apply for an authority to construct
from the Air Pollution Control Officer for the installa-
tion of the needed control system;
(B) By January 1, 1976 - Submit to the Air Pollution Control
Officer evidence that all necessary contracts for the
design, procurement, and installation of the required
emission control system have been negotiated and signed,
or evidence that orders for the purchase of component parts
necessary to accomplish the necessary emission control
have been issued;
(C) By March 1, 1976 - Initiate on-site construction or
installation of emissions control equipment.
(D) By June 1, 1976 - Complete on-site construction or
installation of emission control equipment; and
(E) By July 1, 1976 - Secure the Air Pollution Control
Officer's approval of all equipment and a permit to operate.
6. (a) Any gasoline loading facility not granted an exemption pursuant
to Section 3(a) of this Rule and non-exempt accounts served
by such facility shall comply with the provisions of this Rule
by January 1, 1977, and shall comply with the following
schedule:
(A) By May 1, 1976 - Apply for an authority to construct from
the Air Pollution Control Officer for the installation of
the needed control system;
(B) By June 1, 1976 - Submit to the Air Pollution Control
Officer evidence that all necessary contracts for the
design, procurement, and installation of the required
emissions control systems have been negotiated and
signed, or evidence that orders for the purchase of
component parts necessary to accomplish the necessary
emission control have been issued;
(C) By September 1, 1976 - Initiate on-site construction or
installation of emission control equipment;
(D) By December 1, 1976 - Complete on-site construction or
installations of emissions control equipment; and
(E) By January 1, 1977 - Secure the Air Pollution Control
Officer's approval of all equipment and a permit to
operate.
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7. Vapor-return and/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 and/or regula-
tions.
8. (a) For the purposes of this Rule, the term" gasoline is
defined as any petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor
pressure of 4 pounds or greater.
(b) For the purposes of this Rule "gasoline vapors" means
the organic compounds in the displaced vapors including
any entrained liquid gasoline.
(c) For the purposes of this Rule, the term "submerged fill
pipe" is defined as any fill pipe, the discharge opening
of which is entirely submerged when the liquid level is
6 inches above the bottom of the container. "Sub-
merged fill pipe" when applied to a container which is
loaded from the side is defined as any fill pipe the
discharge opening of which is entirely submerged when the
liquid level is 18 inches above the bottom of the con-
tainer.
(51 16) RULE 35.2 TRANSFER OF GASOLINE INTO VEHICLE FUEL TANKS - SOUTH COAST
AIR BASIN.
1. A person shall not transfer or permit the transfer of gasoline
from a stationary storage container subject to the provisions
of Section 1 of Rule 35.1 into any motor vehicle fuel tank with
a capacity of greater than 5 gallons unless such transfer is
made in a manner by which the emissions to the atmosphere of
gasoline vapors displaced during filling of the vehicle fuel
tank are reduced by at least 90 percent by weight.
2. Any gasoline dispensing system subject to this Rule, installed
on or after January 1, 1977 shall comply with the provisions
of this Rule at the time of installation.
3. Any gasoline dispensing system subject to this Rule, installed
or in the process of being installed prior to January 1, 1977,
shall comply with the provisions of this Rule by February 1,
1977 and the owner or operator of such a system shall comply
with the following schedule:
(A) By November 1, 1975 - Apply for an authority to con-
struct from the Air Pollution Control Officer for the
installation of the needed control system;
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(B) By January 1, 1976 - Submit to the Air Pollution Control
Officer evidence that all necessary contracts for the
design, procurement, and installation of the required
emissions control systems have been negotiated and
signed, or evidence that orders for the purchase of com-
ponent parts necessary to accomplish the necessary
emission control have been issued;
(C) By March 1, 1976 - Initiate on-site construction or
installation of emission control equipment;
(D) By June 1, 1976 - Complete on-site construction except
for installation of the vapor recovery nozzles; and
(E) By February 1, 1977 - Secure the Air Pollution Control
Officer's approval of all equipment and a permit to operate.
4. Gasoline dispensing equipment used to comply with the provisions
of this Rule shall comply with all applicable safety, fire,
I weights and measures, and other applicable codes and/or regula-
| tions.
5. (A) For the purposes of this Rule, the term "gasoline" is
defined as any petroleum distillate having a Reid vapor
pressure of 4 pounds or greater.
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(B) For the purposes of this Rule "motor vehicle" is defined
' as any vehicle registered with the California Department
of Motor Vehicles.
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(50.4) RULE 36. ORGANIC SOLVENTS.
i
! (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
I 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,
i equipment or other contrivance have been reduced either by
at least 85 percent overall or to not more than 15 pounds
i 1n any one day.
i (b) A person shall not discharge more than 40 pounds of organic
material into the atmosphere in any one day from any article,
i machine, equipment or other contrivance used under conditions
other than described in section (a), for employing, applying,
evaporating or drying any photochemically reactive solvent,
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as defined in section (k), or material containing such
solvent, 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 40 pounds in any one day.
(c) Any series of articles, machines, equipment or other
contrivances 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-photochemically
reactive solvents or material containing only non-photo-
chemical ly reactive solvents are employed or applied, and where
any portion or portions ofsaid 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 photochemicallyreactive solvents, as defined in
section (k), of any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance described in section (a), (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 contrivance described in sections
(a), (b), or (c), shall be included with other emissions of
organic materials from that article, machine, equipment 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), or (c), shall be
reduced by:
(1) Incineration, provided that 90 percent or more of the
carbon in the organic material being incinerated is
oxidized to carbon dioxide, or
(2) Adsorption, or
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(3) Processing in a manner determined by the Air Pollution
Control Officer to be not less effective that (1) or
(2) above.
(g) A person incinerating, absorbing, or otherwise processing
organic material pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly
install and maintain in calibration, in good working order
and in operation, devices as specified in the permit to operate,
or as specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer, for indicating
temperatures, pressures, rates of flow or other operating condi-
tions necessary to determine the degree and effectiveness 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 pro-
perties 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 23, 29, 31 or 35 or which are exempt
from air pollution control requirements by said rules.
(3) The spraying or other employment of Insecticides,
pesticides or herbicides.
(4) The employment, application, evaporation, or drying
of saturated halogenated hydrocarbons or perchloroethylene.
(j) For the purpose of this rule, organic solvents Include diluents
and thlnners and are defined as organic materials which are
liquids at standard conditions and which are used as dissolvers,
viscosity reducers or cleaning agents.
(k) For the purposes of this rule, a photochemically reactive
solvent is any solvent with an aggregate of more than 20 percent
of its total volume composed of the chemical compounds classified
below or which exceeds any of the following individual percentage
composition limitations, referred to the total volume of solvent;
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(1) A combination of hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes,
esters, ethers or ketones having an olefinic or cyclo-
olefinic type of unsaturation: 5 percent;
(2) A combination of aromatic compounds with either or more
carbon atoms to the molecule except ethylbenzene:
8 percent;
(3) A combination of ethylbenzene, 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 chemcial compounds of carbon excluding carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, metallic
carbonates and ammonium carbonate.
(m) This rule shall be effective on the date of its adoption as
to any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, not
then completed and put into service. As to all other articles,
machines, equipment or other contrivances this rule shall
be effective:
(1) On January 1, 1972, for those emitting 500 pounds or
more of organic materials in any one day.
(2) On January 1, 1972, for those emitting 100 pounds or
more but less than 500 pounds of organic materials in
any one day.
(3) On January 1, 1972, for those subject to compliance with
section (a), and emitting 15 pounds or more but less than
100 pounds of organic materials in any one day, and for
those subject to compliance with section (b), and
emitting 40 pounds or more but less than 100 pounds in
any one day.
(51.21) RULE 36.1 VACUUM PRODUCING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN.
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.
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This Rule shall become effective on January 1, 1973 for all sources
which are either in operation, or under construction on June 1, 1972.
his Rule shall be effective for all other sources on June 1, 1972.
(51.8) RULE 36.2 ASPHALT AIR BLOWING - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN .
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 be come effective on January 1, 1973 for all sources
which are either in operation, or under construction on June 1, 1972.
This Rule shall be effective for all other sources on June 1, 1972.
(50.4) RULE 37. ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS.
(a) After January 1, 1972, a person shall not sell or offer for
sale for use in Santa Barbara County, in containers of one
quart capacity or larger, any architectural coating
containing photochemically reactive solvent, as defined in
Rule 36(k). '
(b) After January 1, 1972, a person shall not employ, apply,
evaporate or dry in Santa Barbara County any architectural
coating, purchased in container of one quart capacity or larger,
containing photochemically reactive solvent, as defined in
Rule 36(k).
(c) After January 1, 1972, a person shall not thin or dilute
any architectural coating with a photochemically reactive
solvent, as defined in Rule 36(k).
(d) For the purpose of this rule, an architectural costing is
defined as a coating used for residential or commercial
buildings and their appurtenances; or industrial buildings.
(50.4) RULE 38. DISPOSAL AND EVAPORATION OF SOLVENTS.
A person shall not during any one day dispose of a total of more than
1 1/2 gallons of any photochemically reactive solvent, as defined
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in Rule 36(k), or of any material containing more than 1 1/2
gallons of any such photochemically reactive solvent by any means which
will permit the evaporation of such solvent into the atmosphere.
(51.5) RULE 39. FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT.
(51.6)
(51.7) A person shall not build, erect, install or expand any nonmobile
fuel burning equipment unit 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 (S02);
(2) 140 pounds per hour of nitrogen oxides, calculated as
nitrogen dioxide (N02);
(3) 10 pounds per hour of combustion contaminants as defined
in Rule 2(tn) 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 maintenance
or preventing the alteration or modification of an existing fuel
burning equipment unit which will reduce its mass rate of air contaminant
emissions.
(51 7} RULE 39.1 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT - OXIDES OF NITROGEN - SOUTH COAST
' AIR BASIN
Effective on January 1, 1975, a person shall not discharge into the
atmosphere from any non-mobile fuel burning article, machine, equipment
or other contrivance, having a maximum heat input rate of more than
1775 million British Theranan Units (BTU) per hour (gross), flue gas
having a concentration of nitrogen oxides, calculated as nitroqen
dioxide (N02) at 3 percent oxygen in excess of 125 ppjn when fired by
a gaseous fuel and 225 when fired by a liquid or solid fuel.
(50.5) RULE 39.2 CARBON MONOXIDE - SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere carbon monoxide (CO)
in concentrations exceeding 2000 ppm by volume measured on a dry basis.
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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 in operation, or under construction on June 1, 1972. This
Rule shall be effective for all other sources on June 1, 1972.
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REGULATION IV
Agricultural Burning
(51.13) RULE 40. AGRICULTURAL BURNING.
The provisions of this Rule implement the Agricultural Burning Guidelines,
promulgated under Article I, Subchapter 2, Title 17, California Admini-
strative Code.
(1) No person shall set, permit, cause to be set, or suffer, allow, or
maintain any open outdoor fire, to burn agricultural waste unless:
(a) He has a valid permit issued by a public fire protection or
other agency designated by the Air Resources Board, and
(b) The burning is in compliance with all state laws or regulations,
applicable fire code provisions, and the provisions of this
Rule.
(2) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall maintain a list of agencies
designated to issue agricultural burning permits.
(3) The designated agencies shall issue agricultural burning permits for
burning of agricultural waste only.
(4) Agricultural burning shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Agricultural burning is permitted only on days designated as
burn days by the State Air Resources Board. Such designations
will be announced at 0745 daily, together with a prediction
for the next 24 hours, and are based on meteorological measure-
ments. A day may be designated as a no-burn day.
The Air Pollution Control Officer may, by permit, authorize
burning of agricultural waste on days designated as no-burn
days, by the Air Resources Board, because denial of such permit
would threaten imminent and substantial economic loss, as
determined and certified by the Agricultural Commissioner.
A person seeking an agricultural burning permit on a no-burn
day shall apply for such a permit both to the Air Pollution
Control Officer and the County Agricultural Commissioner.
The Agricultural Commissioner shall certify in writing that
denial would threaten imminent and substantial economic loss.
Written certification may follow verbal certification.
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(b) Agricultural burning shall take place only on days permitted
by public fire protection agencies for purposes of fire
control or prevention. ,
(c) Agricultural wastes to be burned shall be free of waste not
conforming to the definition 1n Rule 2 (b). The following
materials, are not considered agricultural waste: tires,
rubbish, tar paper, plastic, construction debris, packaging
materials, weeds, shrubs and trees from non-productive areas
such as along roads, and around buildings, and waste foreign
to land being cleared for agricultural use.
Weeds, shrubs, and trees in pastures or crop production areas
or in fences which are around pastures or crop production
areas or on land being cleared for the growing of crops or
animals are considered to be agricultural waste.
(d) Preparation of materials:
The materials to be burned shall be arranged so as to burn with
a minimum of smoke. For this purpose, materials shall be
loosely stacked to allow maximum drying in preparation for
burning so as to provide good combustion.
The materials shall be free of dirt and soil to the extent .that
such dirt or soil will not hinder burning nor be carried into
the air as partlculate matter, and shall be reasonably free of
visible surface moisture.
(e) Drying Times:
The agricultural waste to be burned shall have been dried for
the minimum periods listed below. These periods Include the
period from dying or cutting to the day of burning.
Six (6) weeks for trees and large branches;
Three (3) weeks for prunlngs and small branches;
Ten (10) days for wastes from field crops.
(f) The Air Pollution Control Officer may restrict agricultural
burning to selected numbered permits on specified days. The
goal of this option 1s to ensure that a major portion of the
total tonnage of agricultural waste is not Ignited at one time
during adverse weather conditions. All agricultural burning
permits will be Issued with sequential numbers.
(g) Time limits:
Agricultural burning may commence at any time after the
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announcement of a burn-day by the Air Resources Board, but
in no case shall it commence before sunrise. No additional
waste material or ignition fuel shall be ignited or added to
any fire after two hours before sunset.
(h) Wind direction:
The wind direction at the burning site shall be such that the
smoke will not cause a nuisance in a populated area.
(i) Ignition devices:
The materials to be burned shall be Ignited only by use of
ignition devices approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
Tires, tar paper, plastics, dirty oils, and similar materials
shall not be used.
5. Enforcement Procedures.
(a) Designated fire protection agencies or the Air Pollution Control
District shall enforce the provisions of this Rule by not
allowing agricultural burning unless the person responsible for
the burn has a valid agricultural burning permit.
(b) Those fire protection agencies having the required authority
shall issue a notice of violation or citation or shall order
other corrective action when permit violation occurs.
(c) Smoke complaints or other air pollution complaints not
involving permit violations, or for any violation found by an
agency not having authority to take enforcement action, shall
be referred to the Air Pollution Control District for investi-
gation.
(15.0) RULE 41. ENFORCEMENT.
Enforcement: Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any
of the provisions of this Regulation shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 336.5 of the Penal Code regarding arrests; Chapter 2, Division
20, of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 6, Part I, Division 26, of
the Health and Safety Code providing for maximum penalties and recovery
procedures. Any violation of the provisions of this Regulation regarding
agricultural burning will be subject to the enforcement provisions of
Section 39298.1, Chapter 10, Part I, Division 26, of the Health and
Safety Code.
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(3.0) RULE 42. BURNING PERMIT FOR NON-BURNING DAYS; ISSUANCE BY AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT; REPORTS; CONTENTS.
The Air Pollution Control District may by permit authorize agricultural
burning on days designated by the District as nonburning days when
denial of such permit would threaten Imminent and substantial'economic
loss. The District shall require regular reports of permits Issued
authorizing agricultural burning on nonburning days. The report shall
include the number of such permits issued, the date of Issuance of each
permit, the person or persons to whom the permit was issued, and any
other information requested by the District.
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announcement of a burn-day by the Air Resources Board, but
in no case shall it commence before sunrise. No additional
waste material or ignition fuel shall be ignited or added to
any fire after two hours before sunset.
(h) Wind direction:
The wind direction at the burning site shall be such that the
smoke will not cause a nuisance in a populated area.
(i) Ignition devices:
The materials to be burned shall be ignited only by use of
ignition devices approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
Tires, tar paper, plastics, dirty oils, and similar materials
shall not be used.
5. Enforcement Procedures.
(a) Designated fire protection agencies or the Air Pollution Control
District shall enforce the provisions of this Rule by not
allowing agricultural burning unless the person responsible for
the burn has a valid agricultural burning permit.
(b) Those fire protection agencies having the required authority
shall issue a notice of violation or citation or shall order
other corrective action when permit violation occurs.
(c) Smoke complaints or other air pollution complaints not
involving permit violations, or for any violation found by an
agency not having authority to take enforcement action, shall
be referred to the Air Pollution Control District for investi-
gation.
(15.0) RULE 41. ENFORCEMENT.
Enforcement: Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any
of the provisions of this Regulation shall be subject to the provisions
of Section 336.5 of the Penal Code regarding arrests; Chapter 2, Division
20, of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 6, Part I, Division 26, of
the Health and Safety Code providing for maximum penalties and recovery
procedures. Any violation of the provisions of this Regulation regarding
agricultural burning will be subject to the enforcement provisions of
Section 39298.1, Chapter 10, Part I, Division 26, of the Health and
Safety Code.
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(3.0) RULE 42. BURNING PERMIT FOR NON-BURNING DAYS; ISSUANCE BY AIR'POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT; REPORTS; CONTENTS.
The Air Pollution Control District may by permit authorize agricultural
burning on days designated by the District as nonburning days when
denial of such permit would threaten Imminent and substantial economic
loss. The District shall require regular reports of permits Issued
authorizing agricultural burning on nonburning days. The report shall
include the number of such permits Issued, the date of issuance of each
permit, the person or persons to whom the permit was Issued, and any
other information requested by the District.
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(g) Whether or not operations under such variance, if granted, would
constitute a nuisance.
(h) Whether or not any case involving the same identical equipment
of process is pending in any court, civil or criminal.
(i) Whether or not the subject equipment or process is covered by a
permit to operate issued by the Air Pollution Control Officer. i
(2.0) RULE 47. APPEAL FROM DENIAL.
A petition to review a denial or conditional approval of a permit to
operate or permit to sell or rent shall, in addition to the matters
required by Rule 45, set forth a summary of the application or a copy
thereof and the alleged reasons for the denial or conditional approval
and the reasons for appeal.
(2.0) RULE 48. 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 49. ANSWERS.
Any person may file an answer within 10 days after service. All answers
shall be served the same as petitions under Rule 44.
(2.0) RULE 50. 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 51. PLACE OF HEARING.
As designated by the Air Pollution Control Board.
(16.0) RULE 52. 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
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under Sections 24275, 24295 or 24299, Health and Safety Code.
(2.0) RULE 53. 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
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 supplement-
ing 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 54. PRELIMINARY MATTERS.
Preliminary matters such as setting a date for hearing, granting contin-
uances, approving petitions for filing, allowing amendments and other
preliminary rulings not 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.
(2.0) RULE 55. OFFICIAL NOTICE.
The Hearing Board may take official notice of any matter which may be
judicially noticed by the courts of this State.
(2.0) RULE 56. CONTINUANCES.
The Chairman or any two members of the Hearing Board shall grant any
continuance of 15 days or less, concurred in by petitioner, the Air Pollu-
tion Control Officer and every person who has filed an answer in the
action and may grant any reasonable continuance; in either case such
action may be ex parte, without a meeting of the Hearing Board and with-
out prior notice.
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(2.0) RULE 57. DECISION.
The decision shall be in writing, served and filed within 15 days after
submission of the cause by the parties therto 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 58. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECISION.
The decision shall become effective 15 days after delivering or mailing
a copy of the decision, as provided in Rule 57, or the Hearing Board
may order that the decision shall become effective sooner.
(3.0) RULE 59. 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 VI
Emergencies
This emergency regulation is designed to prevent the excessive buildup
of air contaminants and to avoid any possibility of a catastrophe caused
by toxic concentrations of air contaminants. Past history indicates that
the possibility of such a catastrophe is extremely remote.
The Air Pollution Control Board deems it desirable to have ready an
adequate plan to prevent such an occurence, and in case of the happening
of this unforeseen event, to provide for adequate actions to protect the
health of the citizens in the A1r Pollution Control District.
(8.0) RULE 60. GENERAL.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules and regulations, the
provisions of this regulation shall apply within the South Coast Basin
and South Central Coast Basin to the control of emissions of air contam-
inants during an "alert" stage as provided herein.
(9.0) RULE 61. SAMPLING STATIONS.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall maintain a sufficient number of
atmospheric sampling stations adequately equipped. These stations may be
permanent, temporary, fixed, or mobile, and may be activated upon orders
of the Air Pollution Control Officer.
(9.0) RULE 62. AIR SAMPLING.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall establish procedures whereby
adequate sampling and analyses of air contaminants will be taken at
each of the stations established under Rule 61.
(13.0) RULE 63. REPORTS.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall make summaries of the readings
required by Rule 62. 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, televisions, and other mass media of communication.
(8.0) RULE 64. 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 persons in all
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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 automotive
vehicles shall be urged to keep motors in good condition and to plan
routes and schedules which will contribute minimum contamination to
critical areas of pollution. All industrial, commercial and business
establishments which emit hydrocarbons or the air contaminants named
in Rule 67 should critically study their operations from the standpoint
of air contamination and should take appropriate action voluntarily
to reduce air pollution.
(8.0) RULE 65. PLANS.
(a) If the Air Pollution Control Officer finds that any industrial,
business or commercial establishment or activity emits hydrocarbons
or any of the contaminants named in Rule 67, he may give written
notice to the owner or operator of such industrial, business or
commercial establishment or activity to submit to the Air Pollution
Control Officer plans for immediate shutdown or curtailment, in the
event of an air pollution emergency, all of the sources of hydro-
carbons or any of the contaminants named in Rule 67, including
vehicles owned or operated by such person, his agents or employees
in the scope of the business or operation of such establishment or
activity. Such plans shall include, in addition to the other
matters set forth in this rule, a list of all such sources of hydro-
carbons and any of the contaminants named in Rule 67, and a state-
ment of the minumum time and the recommended time to effect a
complete shutdown of each source in the event of an air pollution
emergency. Such notice may be served in the manner prescribed
by law for the service of summons, or by registered or certified
mail. Each such person shall, within sixty (60) days after the
receipt of such notice, or within such additional time as the Air
Pollution Control Officer may specify in writing, submit to the Air
Pollution Control Officer the plans and information described in the
notice.
(b) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall prepare appropriate plans to
be made effective and action to be taken in respect to a First or
Second Alert as follows:
In respect to a First Alert, the Air Pollution Control Officer shall
develop plans calling for the operation of all privately owned
vehicles on a pool basis as may be arranged by persons and employers
of persons operating vehicles from home to work and in the business
of such employer.
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In respect to a Second Alert, the Control Officer shall prepare
a program of action and steps to be taken under the provisions of
Rule 69, paragraph c. The general nature of the plans to be made
effective upon a Second Alert shall be reported and subject to
review and approval by the Air Pollution Control Board.
It shall be the objective of such program to result in bringing
about a diminution of air contaminants which occasioned the Second
Alert and to prevent any increase thereof in order to protect the
health of all persons within the area effected by the alert. It
shall also be the objective of such plans that they may be effective
to curtail the operations of industrial, business, commercial and
other activities within the basin, but without undue interference
with the operations of public utilities of other productive, indus-
trial business and other activities, the conduct of which is
essential to the health and welfare of the community. If is further
intended that any said plan of action shall not jeopardize the
welfare of the public or result in irreparable injury to any means
of production or distribution or the rendering of public utility
services.
The A1r Pollution Control Officer shall further, by cooperative
agreements or in addition to cooperative agreements, prepare plans
for action in respect to industry, business, transportation, hospi-
tals, schools and other appropriate public and private institutions,
and the public generally, to accomplish the purposes of the Second
Alert action as set forth in Rule 69 d. The general nature of the
plans to be made effective upon a Second Alert shall be reported to
and subject to review and approval by the Air Pollution Control Board.
All plans and programs of action to make effective the procedures
prescribed in Rule 69, paragraphs (c) and (d), shall be consistent
with and designed to accomplish the purposes, and shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations, set forth in said paragraphs
(c) and (d).
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall give, or cause to be given,
wide publicity in regard to plans for action to be applicable under
Rule 69, paragraphs (c) and (d), 1n order that all persons within
the district shall be able to understand and be prepared to render
compliance therewith in the event of the sounding of a Second Alert.
(8.0) RULE 66. DECLARATION OF ALERTS.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall declare the appropriate "Alert"
whenever the concentration of any air pollution contaminant has been
verified to have reached the standards set forth in Rule 67.
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(8.0) RULE 67. ALERT STAGES FOR TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS.
(In parts per million of air)
First Alert Second Alert Third Alert
Carbon Monoxide*
Nitrogen Oxides*
Sulfur Oxides*
Ozone*
100
3
3
0.5
200
5
5
1.0
300
10
10
1.5
* How measured: The concentrations of air contaminants shall be
measured in accordance with the procedures and recommendations estab-
lished by the Air Resources Board.
(8.0) RULE 68. FIRST ALERT ACTION.
This is a warning alert and shall be called declared whenever the con-
centration of any contaminant has been verified to have reached the
standards for the "first alert" set forth in Rule 67. The following
action shall be taken upon the calling of the First Alert:
(a) A person shall not burn any combustible refuse at any location in
an open fire.
(b) Any person operating or maintaining any industrial, commercial or
business establishment other than power plants or heating plants
essential to health or safety, which establishments emit hydrocarbons
or any of the contaminants named in Rule 67, and any person operating
any private noncommercial vehicle, shall, during the First Alert
period, take the necessary preliminary steps to the action required
should a Second Alert be declared.
(c) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall, by the use of all appropri-
ate mass media of communications, request the public to stop all
unessential use of vehicles and to operate all privately owned
vehicles on a pool basis, and shall request all employers to activate
employee car pools.
(d) When, after the declaration of the First Alert it appears to the
Air Pollution Control Office that the concentration of any contami-
nants in all or any portion of the basins is increasing in such a
manner that a Second Alert is likely to be called, he shall take
the following actions:
(1) Notify the Emergency Action Committee and request advice on
actions to be taken.
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(2) Give all possible notice to the public by all mass medial of
communication that a Second Alert may be called.
(8.0) RULE 69. SECOND ALERT.
This is a preliminary health hazard alert and shall be declared when
an air contaminant has been verified to have reached the standards set
forth for the "Second Alert" in Rule 67.
The following action shall be taken upon the calling of the Second Alert:
i
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(a) The action set forth in Rule 68, and
i
! (b) The Emergency Action Committee and the Air Pollution Control Board,
i if not already activated, shall be called into session and shall
remain in session or reconvene from time to time as directed by the
i Air Pollution Control Officer to study all pertinent information
| relating to the emergency and to recommend to the A1r Pollution
i Control Officer actions to be taken from time to time as conditions
change.
; (c) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall make effective, upon notice
! the program of action to be taken as previously developed pursuant
! to Rule 65, paragraph b and to carry out the policy stated therein.
| Pursuant to this alert, the Air Pollution Control Officer may impose
i limitations as to the general operation of vehicles as provided in
, Rule 65, permitting limited operation essential to accomodate
: industry, business, public utility and other services a$ may be
j necessary in the public welfare.
(d) In the event the control measures made effective under paragraph c
above prove to be inadequate to control the increase 1n the concen-
! tration of air contaminants, the Air Pollution Control Officer, with
! the concurrence of the Air Pollution Control Board shall take such
steps as he may deem necessary to assure adequate control of
existing air contaminants and to protect the health and safety of
the public, but, if possible, without employing such drastic
remedial measures as to completely disrupt the economic life of
the community or to result in irreparable injury to any form of
production, manufacture or business.
The Air Pollution Control Officer may, with the concurrence of the
Air Pollution Control Board, order the closing of any industrial,
commercial or business establishment and stop all vehicular traffic,
except authorized emergency vehicles as defined in the California
Vehicle Code, vehicles used in public transportation and vehicles
the operation of which is necessary for the protection of the health
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and welfare of the public, if, in the opinion of the Air Pollution
Control Officer, the continued operation of such establishment or
vehicle contributes to the further concentration of any air contam-
inant, the concentration of which caused the declaration of the
"alert".
The Air Pollution Control Officer, during a Second Alert, shall
keep the public suitably informed of all significant changes in the
concentration of toxic air contaminants.
(e) In the event that the Air Pollution Control Officer determines that
the public health and safety 1s in danger, the Emergency Action
Committee and the Air Pollution Control Board may take any action
authorized by this rule with less than a quorum present. A
majority vote of the members present is required for any such action.
(8.0) RULE 70. THIRD ALERT.
This is a dangerous health hazard alert and shall be declared when an
air contaminant has been verified to have reached the standards set forth
for the "Third Alert" in Rule 67.
The following action shall be taken upon the calling of the Third Alert:
(a) The actions set forth in Rules 68 and 69, and
(b) If it appears that the steps taken by the Air Pollution Control
Officer will be inadequate to cope with the emergency, the Air
Pollution Control Board shall request the Governor to declare that
a state of emergency exists and to take appropriate actions as
set forth in the California Disaster Act.
(8.0) RULE 71. END OF ALERT.
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall declare the termination of the
appropriate alert whenever the concentration of an air contaminant
which caused the declaration of such alert has been verified to have
fallen below the standards set forth in Rule 67 for the calling of such
alert 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 alert in
Rule 67.
(8.0) RULE 73. EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE.
An Emergency Action Committee shall be appointed by the Air Pollution
Control Board. The committee shall be composed of ten appointed members
and of these members two shall be experts with scientific training or
knowledge in air pollution matters, two shall be licensed physicians, two
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shall be representatives of industry, two shall be representatives of
law enforcement, and two shall be members of the public at large.
The County Health Officer, the Sheriff, and the County Counsel shall be
ex-officio members of the Committee. In the absence of an ex-officib
member, his deputy may act for him.
The term of appointment of appointed members shall be two years.
The duties of the Emergency Action Committee shall be to meet with
the Air Pollution Control Officer when called into session, to evaluate
data, and to advise the Air Pollution Control Officer as to the appro-
priate action to be taken when the concentration of any of the contami-
nants set forth in Rule 67 has been verified to be approaching the
standards set forth in Rule 67 for a Second Alert.
The Committee shall meet when called into session and not less than every
three months
(2.0) RULE 74. VIOLATIONS.
Whenever, in these rules and regulations, or in any resolutions or orders
promulgated or adopted pursuant to these rules and regulations, any act
is prohibited or made or declared to be unlawful or a misdemeanor
where no specific penalty is provided for, the violations of any such
provisions of these rules and regulations, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a time not exceeding six months
or for both such fine and imprisonment.
Every day any violation of these rules and regulation, or any resolutions
or orders adopted pursuant to these rules and regulations, shall continue,
shall constitute a separate offense. Punishment of any such violations
as a misdemeanor shall not preclude the District from exercising any
other legal remedies it may have.
(15.0) RULE 75. ENFORCEMENT.
The provisions of these rules and regulations shall be enforced by the
Air Pollution Control Officer and his assistants and deputies.
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