Except as specified in paragraph (4) of this section, the alternate
control requirements for degreasing processes in the Beaumont-Port
Arthur, Bexar County, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
areas and in Gregg, Nueces, Victoria, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Bastrop,
Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties are as follows.
(1) Alternate methods of demonstrating and documenting
continuous compliance with the applicable control requirements or
exemption criteria in this division may be approved by the executive
director in accordance with §115.910 of this title (relating
to Availability of Alternate Means of Control) if emission reductions
are demonstrated to be substantially equivalent.
(2) An alternative capture and control system for cold
solvent cleaners with a demonstrated overall volatile organic compound
(VOC) emission reduction efficiency of 65% or greater may be used
in lieu of the requirements of §115.412(a)(1) of this title (relating
to Control Requirements), if approved by the executive director.
(3) An alternate capture and control system for open-top
vapor or conveyorized degreasers with a demonstrated overall VOC emission
reduction efficiency of 85% or greater may be used in lieu of the
requirements of §115.412(a)(2)(D) or (a)(3)(A) of this title,
if approved by the executive director.
(4) The owner or operator of a cold cleaning solvent,
open-top vapor degreasing, or conveyorized degreasing system that
becomes subject to §115.412(b) or (c) of this title may use an
airless/air-tight batch cleaning system or an alternative cleaning
system approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) that achieves equivalent emission reductions, provided that
all of the following applicable requirements are met:
(A) the equipment is operated in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications and operated with a door or other pressure
sealing apparatus that is in place during all cleaning and drying
cycles;
(B) all waste solvents are stored in properly identified
and sealed containers, and no associated pressure relief devices allow
liquid solvents to drain out;
(C) spills that occur during solvent transfer must
be wiped up immediately, and the used wipe rags must be stored in
closed containers that are handled in accordance with clause (ii)
of this subparagraph;
(D) the equipment is maintained in a vapor-tight, leak-free
condition and any leak is a violation; and
(E) the requirements of this paragraph are subject
to approval of the executive director.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §115.413 adopted to be effective February 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 549; amended to be effective August 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 4683; 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 |
