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

Section 218.301 Use of Organic Material No person shall cause or allow the discharge of more than 3.6 kg/hr (8 lbs/hr) of organic material into the atmosphere from any emission unit, except as provided in Sections 218.302, 218.303, 218.304 of this Part and the following exception…

Section 218.302 Alternative Standard Emissions of organic material in excess of those permitted by Section 218.301 of this Part are allowable if such emissions are controlled by one of the following methods: a) Flame, thermal or catalytic incineration so as either to reduce such …

Section 218.303 Fuel Combustion Emission Units The provisions of Sections 218.301 and 218.302 of this Part shall not apply to fuel combustion emission units. (Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.304 Operations with Compliance Program The provisions of Sections 218.301 and 218.302 of this Part shall not apply to any owner, operator, user or manufacturer of paint, varnish, lacquer, coatings or printing ink whose compliance program and project completion schedul…

Section 218.401 Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing a) No owner or operator of a subject flexographic or rotogravure printing line shall apply at any time any coating or ink unless the VOM content does not exceed the limitation specified in either subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), a…

Section 218.402 Applicability a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 218.401, the limitations of Section 218.401 of this Subpart apply to all flexographic and rotogravure printing lines at a subject source. Sources with flexographic and/or rotogravure printing lines are subje…

Section 218.403 Compliance Schedule Every owner or operator of a flexographic and/or rotogravure printing line shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 218.401 and Section 218.404 of this Part in accordance with the applicable compliance schedule or schedules spec…

Section 218.404 Recordkeeping and Reporting a) The VOM content of each coating and ink 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…

Section 218.405 Lithographic Printing: Applicability a) Every owner or operator of lithographic printing lines is subject to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in Section 218.411 of this Subpart. b) Prior to August 1, 2010, Sections 218.407 through 218.410 of this Subpa…

Section 218.406 Provisions Applying to Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing Prior to March 15, 1996 (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 34 Ill. Reg. 9096, effective June 25, 2010)

Section 218.407 Emission Limitations and Control Requirements for Lithographic Printing Lines a) No owner or operator of lithographic printing lines subject to the requirements of this Subpart shall: 1) Cause or allow the operation of any heatset web offset lithographic printing …

Section 218.408 Compliance Schedule for Lithographic Printing On and After March 15, 1996 (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 34 Ill. Reg. 9096, effective June 25, 2010)

Section 218.409 Testing for Lithographic Printing a) Testing to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Section 218.407 of this Subpart shall be conducted by January 1, 2012, unless such testing was conducted on or after May 9, 1995, the test was conducted pursuant to a t…

Section 218.410 Monitoring Requirements for Lithographic Printing a) Fountain Solution Temperature 1) The owner or operator of any lithographic printing lines relying on the temperature of the fountain solution to demonstrate compliance shall install, maintain, and continuously o…

Section 218.411 Recordkeeping and Reporting for Lithographic Printing a) Exempt Units prior to August 1, 2010. An owner or operator of lithographic printing lines exempt from the limitations of Section 218.407 of this Subpart prior to August 1, 2010, because of the criteria in Se…

Section 218.412 Letterpress Printing Lines: Applicability a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, on and after August 1, 2010, the limitations in Sections 218.413 through 218.416 of this Subpart shall apply to: 1) All heatset web letterpress printing lines at a s…

Section 218.413 Emission Limitations and Control Requirements for Letterpress Printing Lines a) No owner or operator of letterpress printing lines subject to the requirements of this Subpart shall: 1) Cause or allow the operation of any heatset web letterpress printing line that …

Section 218.415 Testing for Letterpress Printing Lines a) Testing to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Section 218.413 of this Subpart shall be conducted by the owner or operator by January 1, 2012, unless such testing has been conducted within the two years immedia…

Section 218.416 Monitoring Requirements for Letterpress Printing Lines a) Afterburners for Heatset Web Letterpress Printing Lines. If an afterburner is used to demonstrate compliance, the owner or operator of a heatset web letterpress printing line subject to Section 218.413(a)(1…

Section 218.417 Recordkeeping and Reporting for Letterpress Printing Lines a) By August 1, 2010, or upon initial start-up of a new heatset web letterpress printing line, whichever is later, and upon modification of a heatset web letterpress printing line, an owner or operator of …

Section 218.421 General Requirements The owner or operator of a plant which processes more than 3660 mg/yr (4033 tons/year) gaseous and light liquid VOM, and whose components are used to manufacture the synthetic organic chemicals or polymers listed in Appendix A, shall comply wi…

Section 218.422 Inspection Program Plan for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 218.421 of this Part shall prepare an inspection program plan which contains, at a minimum: a) An identification of all compon…

Section 218.423 Inspection Program for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to this Subpart shall, for the purposes of detecting leaks, conduct a component inspection program using the test methods specified in Method …

Section 218.424 Repairing Leaks All leaking components must be repaired and retested as soon as practicable but no later than 15 days after the leak is found unless the leaking component cannot be repaired until the process unit is shut down. Records of repairing and retesting mu…

Section 218.425 Recordkeeping for Leaks a) The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant shall maintain a leaking components monitoring log which shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: 1) The name of the process unit where t…

Section 218.426 Report for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 218.421 through 218.430 of this Part shall: a) Submit quarterly reports to the Agency on or before March 31, June 30, September 30, and Decembe…

Section 218.427 Alternative Program for Leaks The Agency shall approve an alternative program of monitoring, recordkeeping, or reporting to that prescribed in this Subpart upon a demonstration by the owner or operator of such plant that the alternative program will provide source…

Section 218.428 Open-Ended Valves a) Each open-ended valve shall be equipped with a cap, blind flange, plug, or a second valve, except during operations requiring fluid flow through the open-ended valve. b) Each open-ended valve equipped with a second valve shall be operated in a…

Section 218.429 Standards for Control Devices Control devices used to comply with Section 218.428(c) of this Part shall comply with the following: a) If the control device is a vapor recovery system (for example, condensers and adsorbers), it shall be designed and operated to rec…

Section 218.430 Compliance Date (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 17 Ill. Reg. 16636, effective September 27, 1993)

Section 218.431 Applicability a) The provisions of Sections 218.431 through 218.436 of this Subpart shall apply to: 1) Every owner or operator of any chemical manufacturing process unit that manufactures, as a primary product, one or more of the chemicals listed in Appendix A of …

Section 218.432 Control Requirements a) Every owner or operator of a source subject to the requirements of this Subpart, as determined by Section 218.431 of this Subpart, shall either: 1) Reduce emissions of VOM, less methane or ethane, by 98 weight-percent, or to 20 ppmv, on a d…

Section 218.433 Performance and Testing Requirements a) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the TRE index value in Section 218.432(c) of this Subpart, an engineering assessment shall be made to determine process vent stream flow rate, net heating value, and VOM emiss…

Section 218.434 Monitoring Requirements a) The owner or operator of a source subject to the control requirements in Section 218.432 of this Subpart that uses an incinerator to comply with the VOM emission limitation specified in Section 218.432(a)(1) shall install, calibrate, mai…

Section 218.435 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements a) Every owner or operator of a reactor or distillation unit with a TRE index value of 4.0 or less shall keep records, for a minimum of 3 years, of the following parameters measured during a performance test or TRE determin…

Section 218.436 Compliance Date Every owner or operator of an source subject to Sections 218.431, 218.432, 218.433, 218.434 or 218.435 of this Subpart shall comply with its standards, limitations and mandates by March 15, 1996. (Source: Added at 19 Ill. Reg. 6848, effective May 9…

Section 218.441 Petroleum Refinery Waste Gas Disposal a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, no person shall cause or allow the discharge of organic materials in excess of 100 ppm equivalent methane (molecular weight 16.0) into the atmosphere from: 1) Any…

Section 218.442 Vacuum Producing Systems No owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall cause or allow the operation of any vacuum producing system unless the condensers, hot wells and accumulators of any such system are equipped with vapor loss control equipment including, b…

Section 218.443 Wastewater (Oil/Water) Separator No owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall operate any wastewater (oil/water) separator at a petroleum refinery unless the separator is equipped with air pollution control equipment capable of reducing by 85 percent or more…

Section 218.444 Process Unit Turnarounds a) No owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall cause or allow a refinery process unit turnaround except in compliance with an operating procedure as approved by the Agency. b) Unless a procedure was already on file with the Agency a…

Section 218.445 Leaks: General Requirements The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall: a) Develop a monitoring program plan consistent with the provisions of Section 218.446; b) Conduct a monitoring program consistent with the provisions of Section 218.447; c) Record al…

Section 218.446 Monitoring Program Plan for Leaks The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall prepare a monitoring program plan which contains, at a minimum: a) An identification of all refinery components and the period in which each will be monitored pursuant to Section…

Section 218.447 Monitoring Program for Leaks a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery subject to Section 218.445 of this Part shall, for the purpose of detecting leaks, conduct a component monitoring program consistent with the following provisions: 1) Test once between M…

Section 218.448 Recordkeeping for Leaks a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall maintain a leaking components monitoring log which shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: 1) The name of the process unit where the component is located; 2) The type of…

Section 218.449 Reporting for Leaks The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall: a) Submit a report to the Agency prior to the 1st day of both July and September listing all leaking components identified pursuant to Section 218.447 of this Part but not repaired within 22 …

Section 218.450 Alternative Program for Leaks The Agency may approve an alternative program of monitoring, recordkeeping or reporting to that prescribed in Sections 218.446 through 218.449 of this Part upon a demonstration by the owner or operator of a petroleum refinery that the…

Section 218.451 Sealing Device Requirements Except for safety pressure relief valves, no owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall install or operate a valve at the end of a pipe or line containing VOMs unless the pipe or line is sealed with a second valve, blind flange, pl…