Part 218: ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE CHICAGO AREA

Section 218.103 Applicability The provisions of this Part shall apply to all sources located in the Chicago area, which is composed of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, and Aux Sable Township and Goose Lake Township in Grundy County, and Oswego Township in Ken…

Section 218.104 Definitions The definitions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 211 apply to this Part. (Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.105 Test Methods and Procedures a) Coatings, Inks and Fountain Solutions The following test methods and procedures shall be used to determine compliance of as applied coatings, inks, and fountain solutions with the limitations set forth in this Part. 1) Sampling: Samp…

Section 218.106 Compliance Dates a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section or as otherwise provided in a specific Subpart of this Part, compliance with the requirements of all rules is required by July 1, 1991, or September 1, 1991, for all sources located in Cook, DuPage, …

Section 218.107 Operation of Afterburners The operation of any natural gas fired afterburner and capture system used to comply with this Part is not required during the period of November 1 of any year to April 1 of the following year provided that the operation of such devices i…

Section 218.108 Exemptions, Variations, and Alternative Means of Control or Compliance Determinations Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Sections of this Part: a) Any exemptions, variations or alternatives adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 28, 28.1 or 35 of the Ac…

Section 218.109 Vapor Pressure of Volatile Organic Liquids a) If the VOL consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure may be obtained from a pub…

Section 218.110 Vapor Pressure of Organic Material or Solvent a) If the organic material or solvent consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure…

Section 218.111 Vapor Pressure of Volatile Organic Material a) If the VOM consists of only a single compound, the vapor pressure shall be determined by ASTM Method D2879-86 (incorporated by reference in Section 218.112 of this Part) or the vapor pressure may be obtained from a pu…

Section 218.112 Incorporations by Reference The following materials are incorporated by reference and do not contain any subsequent additions or amendments. a) American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken PA 19428-9555: 1) ASTM D 2879-86 2)…

Section 218.113 Monitoring for Negligibly-Reactive Compounds The requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 215.109, which allows the Agency to require testing and monitoring for negligibly-reactive compound as a precondition to their exemption from the definition of "volatile organic com…

Section 218.114 Compliance with Permit Conditions No person shall violate any terms or conditions of a permit reflecting the requirements of this Part, operate any source except in compliance with its permit, or violate any other applicable requirements. (Source: Added at 18 Ill.…

Section 218.119 Applicability for VOL The limitations of Section 218.120 of this Subpart shall apply to all storage containers of volatile organic liquid (VOL) with a maximum true vapor pressure of 0.5 psia or greater in any stationary tank, reservoir, or other container of 151 c…

Section 218.120 Control Requirements for Storage Containers of VOL a) Every owner or operator storing VOL in a vessel of 40,000 gallons or greater with a maximum true vapor pressure equal to 0.75 psia but less than 11.1 psia shall reduce VOM emissions from storage tanks, reservoi…

Section 218.121 Storage Containers of VPL No person shall cause or allow the storage of any volatile petroleum liquid (VPL) with a vapor pressure of 10.34 kPa (1.5 psia) or greater at 294.3° K (70° F) or any gaseous organic material in any stationary tank, reservoir or other cont…

Section 218.122 Loading Operations a) No person shall cause or allow the discharge of more than 3.6 kg/hr (8 lbs/hr) of organic material into the atmosphere during the loading of any organic material from the aggregate loading pipes of any loading area having through-put of great…

Section 218.123 Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks a) The requirements of subsection (b) of this Section shall not apply to any stationary storage tank: 1) Equipped before January 1, 1979 with one of the vapor loss control devices specified in Section 218.121(b) of this Part, except …

Section 218.124 External Floating Roofs a) In addition to meeting the requirements of Section 218.123(b) of this Part, no owner or operator of a stationary storage tank equipped with an external floating roof shall cause or allow the storage of any volatile petroleum liquid in th…

Section 218.125 Compliance Dates Every owner or operator of a VOL or VPL storage vessel subject to the requirements of this Subpart shall comply with the requirements of this Subpart in accordance with the compliance schedule specified in the applicable subsection below: a) Every…

Section 218.126 Compliance Plan (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.127 Testing VOL Operations The owner or operator of each storage vessel specified in Section 218.119 of this Subpart shall comply with the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) below. The applicable subsection for a particular storage vessel depends on the contr…

Section 218.128 Monitoring VOL Operations a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the owner or operator of each storage vessel with a design capacity greater than or equal to 40,000 gallons storing a liquid with a maximum true vapor pressure that is normally less than 0.75 psia …

Section 218.129 Recordkeeping and Reporting for VOL Operations The owner or operator of each storage vessel specified in Section 218.120(a) of this Subpart shall maintain records and furnish reports as required by subsection (a), (b), or (c) below as appropriate for the control e…

Section 218.141 Separation Operations a) No person shall use any single or multiple compartment effluent water separator which receives effluent water containing 757 1/day (200 gal/day) or more of organic material from any equipment processing, refining, treating, storing or hand…

Section 218.142 Pumps and Compressors No person shall cause or allow the discharge of more than 32.8 ml (2 cu in) of VOL with vapor pressure of 17.24 kPa (2.5 psia) or greater at 294.3° K (70° F) into the atmosphere from any pump or compressor in any 15 minute period at standard …

Section 218.143 of this Part shall not apply to any set of unregulated safety relief valves capable of causing excessive releases, provided the owner or operator thereof, by October 1, 1972, supplied the Agency with the following: a) A historical record of each such set (or, if s…

Section 218.144 Safety Relief Valves SUBPART E: SOLVENT CLEANING

Section 218.181 Solvent Cleaning Degreasing Operations The requirements of Sections 218.182, 218.183, 218.184, and 218.186 of this Subpart shall apply to all cold cleaning, open top vapor degreasing, and conveyorized degreasing operations which use volatile organic materials. (So…

Section 218.182 Cold Cleaning a) Operating Procedures: No person shall operate a cold cleaning degreaser unless: 1) Waste solvent is stored in covered containers only and not disposed of in such a manner that more than 20% of the waste solvent (by weight) is allowed to evaporate …

Section 218.183 Open Top Vapor Degreasing a) Operating Requirements: No person shall operate an open top vapor degreaser unless: 1) The cover of the degreaser is closed when workloads are not being processed through the degreaser; 2) Solvent carry out emissions are minimized by: …

Section 218.184 Conveyorized Degreasing a) Operating Requirements: No person shall operate a conveyorized degreaser unless: 1) Exhaust ventilation exceeding 20 cubic meters per minute per square meter (65 cubic feet per minute per square foot) of area of loading and unloading ope…

Section 218.185 Compliance Schedule (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.186 Test Methods The following test methods shall be used to demonstrate compliance with this Subpart: a) Vapor pressures shall be determined by using the procedure specified in Section 218.110 of this Part. b) Exhaust ventilation rates shall be determined by using th…

Section 218.187 Other Industrial Solvent Cleaning Operations a) Applicability. On and after January 1, 2012: 1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this Section, the requirements of this Section shall apply to all cleaning operations that use organic materials at sources t…

Section 218.204 Emission Limitations Except as provided in Sections 218.205, 218.207, 218.208, 218.212, 218.215 and 218.216 of this Subpart, no owner or operator of a coating line shall apply at any time any coating in which the VOM content exceeds the following emission limitati…

Section 218.205 Daily-Weighted Average Limitations No owner or operator of a coating line subject to the limitations of Section 218.204 of this Subpart and complying by means of this Section shall operate the subject coating line unless the owner or operator has demonstrated comp…

Section 218.206 Solids Basis Calculation Limitations in terms of kg (lbs) of VOM emissions per 1 (gal) of solids as applied at each coating applicator shall be determined by the following equation: where: S = The limitation on VOM emissions in terms of kg VOM/l (lbs VOM/gal) of s…

Section 218.207 Alternative Emission Limitations a) Any owner or operator of a coating line subject to Section 218.204 of this Subpart, except coating lines subject to Section 218.204(q)(6), may comply with this Section, rather than with Section 218.204 of this Subpart, if a capt…

Section 218.208 Exemptions from Emission Limitations a) Exemptions for all coating categories except wood furniture coating. The limitations of this Subpart shall not apply to coating lines within a source, that otherwise would be subject to the same subsection of Section 218.204…

Section 218.209 Exemption From General Rule on Use of Organic Material No owner or operator of a coating line subject to the limitations of Section 218.204 of this Part is required to meet the limitations of Subpart G (Section 218.301 or 218.302) of this Part, after the date by w…

Section 218.210 Compliance Schedule Every owner or operator of a coating line (of a type included within Section 218.204 of this Subpart) shall comply with the requirements of Section 218.204, 218.205, 218.207 or 218.208 and Section 218.211 or Sections 218.212 and 218.213 of this…

Section 218.211 Recordkeeping and Reporting a) The VOM content of each coating and the efficiency of each capture system and control device shall be determined by the applicable test methods and procedures specified in Section 218.105 of this Part to establish the records require…

Section 218.212 Cross-Line Averaging to Establish Compliance for Coating Lines a) On and after March 15, 1996, any owner or operator of a coating line subject to the limitations set forth in Section 218.204 of this Subpart, except coating lines subject to the limitations in Secti…

Section 218.213 Recordkeeping and Reporting for Cross-Line Averaging Participating Coating Lines Any owner or operator of a coating line that elects to comply by means of Section 218.212 of this Subpart shall establish the following: a) By the date consistent with Section 218.210…

Section 218.214 Changing Compliance Methods a) At least 30 calendar days before changing the method of compliance with this Subpart from Section 218.212 of this Subpart to Section 218.204 or Section 218.207 of this Subpart, the owner or operator of a source relying on Section 218…

Section 218.215 Wood Furniture Coating Averaging Approach a) On and after March 15, 1998, any owner or operator of a source subject to the limitations of Section 218.204(l) of this Subpart may elect to comply with the requirements of this Section rather than complying with the ap…

Section 218.216 Wood Furniture Coating Add-On Control Use The owner or operator of a source subject to the requirements of Section 218.204(l)(2) of this Subpart may choose to comply with those limitations by relying on Section 218.204(l)(2)(D) of this Subpart if all of the follow…