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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 115CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SUBCHAPTER ESOLVENT-USING PROCESSES
DIVISION 1DEGREASING PROCESSES
RULE §115.412Control Requirements

      (ii) parts shall be positioned so that complete drainage is obtained;

      (iii) vertical conveyor speed shall be maintained at less than 11 ft/min (3.3 m/min);

      (iv) waste solvent shall not be disposed of, or transferred to another party, such that the waste solvent can evaporate into the atmosphere. Waste solvent shall be stored only in covered containers;

      (v) leaks shall be repaired immediately or the degreaser shall be shut down until repairs are made;

      (vi) water shall not be visibly detectable in the solvent exiting the water separator;

      (vii) downtime covers shall be placed over entrances and exits of conveyorized degreasers immediately after the conveyor and exhaust are shut down and removed just before they are started up; and

      (viii) porous or absorbent materials, such as cloth, leather, wood, or rope, shall not be degreased.

(b) In accordance with the compliance schedule for contingency requirements in §115.419(f) of this title (relating to Counties and Compliance Schedules), and in addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, no person in the Dallas-Fort Worth area shall own or operate a system for the cold solvent cleaning, open-top vapor degreasing, or conveyorized degreasing of objects using a solvent with a VOC content greater than 25 grams per liter (g/l).

(c) In accordance with the compliance schedule for contingency requirements in §115.419(g) of this title, and in addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, no person in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area shall own or operate a system for the cold solvent cleaning, open-top vapor degreasing, or conveyorized degreasing of objects using a solvent with a VOC content greater than 25 g/l.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.412 adopted to be effective February 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 549; amended to be effective August 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 4683; amended to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3703; amended to be effective March 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 1548; amended to be effective August 29, 2001, 26 TexReg 6303; amended to be effective December 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 11360; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3292

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