Illinois Administrative Code

Section 215.423 Inspection Program for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.420 shall, for the purposes of detecting leaks, conduct a component inspection program consistent with the following provisions…

Section 215.424 Repairing Leaks All leaking components must be repaired and retested as soon as practicable but no later than 21 days after the leak is found unless the leaking component cannot be repaired until the process united is shutdown or the repair part is received. Recor…

Section 215.425 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 215.426 Report for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.420 shall: a) Submit a report to the Agency prior to the 1st day of July and October listing all leaking components identified pursuant to …

Section 215.427 Alternative Program for Leaks The Agency shall approve an alternative program of monitoring, recordkeeping, and/or reporting to that prescribed in Sections 215.421 through 215.426, upon a demonstration by the owner or operator of such plant that the alternative pr…

Section 215.428 Compliance Dates Every owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Sections 215.421 through 215.427 shall comply with the standards and limitations of those Sections beginning December 31, 1987. (Source: Amended at 1…

Section 215.429 Compliance Plan a) The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.428 shall submit to the Agency a compliance plan, no later than December 31, 1987. b) The plan and schedule shall meet the requirements o…

Section 215.430 General Requirements The owner or operator of a plant which processes more than 3660 Mg/yr (4033 tons/year) gaseous and light liquid volatile organic material, and whose components are used to manufacture the synthetic organic chemicals or polymers listed in Appen…

Section 215.431 Inspection Program Plan for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.430 shall prepare an inspection program plan which contains, at a minimum: a) An identification of all components and the …

Section 215.432 Inspection Program for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.430 through 215.439, shall for the purpose of detecting leaks, conduct a component inspection program utilizing the test method…

Section 215.433 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 215.434 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 215.435 Report for Leaks The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Section 215.430 through 215.439 shall: a) Submit quarterly reports to the Agency on or before March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each …

Section 215.436 Alternative Program for Leaks The Agency shall approve an alternative program of monitoring, recordkeeping, or reporting to that prescribed in Sections 215.430 through 215.438, upon a demonstration by the owner or operator of such plant that the alternative progra…

Section 215.437 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 215.438 Standards for Control Devices Control devices used to comply with Section 215.437(c) shall comply with following: a) If the control device is a vapor recovery system (for example, condensers and adsorbers) it shall be designed and operated to recover the volatile …

Section 215.439 Compliance Date The owner or operator of a synthetic organic chemical or polymer manufacturing plant subject to Sections 215.430 through 215.439 shall comply with the standards and limitations of those Sections no later than December 31, 1987. (Source: Former Sect…

Section 215.441 Petroleum Refinery Waste Gas Disposal a) Except as provided in subsections (b) or (c), 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 catalyst regen…

Section 215.442 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 215.443 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 215.444 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 is already on file with the Agency as…

Section 215.445 Leaks: General Requirements a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall: 1) Develop a monitoring program plan consistent with the provisions of Section 215.446; 2) Conduct a monitoring program consistent with the provisions of Section 215.447; 3) Conduc…

Section 215.446 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 215.447 Monitoring Program for Leaks a) The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery subject to Section 215.445 shall, for the purpose of detecting leaks, conduct a component monitoring program consistent with the following provisions: 1) Test all pressure relief valves …

Section 215.448 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 215.449 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 215.447 but not repaired within 22 days, all lea…

Section 215.450 Alternative Program for Leaks The Agency may approve an alternative program of monitoring, recordkeeping, and/or reporting to that prescribed in Sections 215.446 through 215.449, upon a demonstration by the owner or operator of a petroleum refinery that the altern…

Section 215.451 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 volatile organic materials unless the pipe or line is sealed with a second v…

Section 215.452 Compliance Schedule for Leaks The owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall adhere to the increments of progress contained in the following schedule: a) Submit to the Agency a monitoring program plan consistent with Section 215.446 prior to June 1, 1983. b) …

Section 215.453 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas a) Except as otherwise stated in subsection (b), every owner or operator of an emission source subject to Sections 215.445 through 215.451 shall comply with those standards and limitations in accordance with Section 215.452.…

Section 215.461 Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires The owner or operator of an undertread cementing, treadend cementing or bead dipping operation at a pneumatic rubber tire manufacturing facility shall install and operate: a) A capture system, with minimum capture efficiency o…

Section 215.462 Green Tire Spraying Operations The owner or operator of a green tire spraying operation at a pneumatic rubber tire manufacturing facility shall: a) Install and operate: 1) A capture system with a minimum capture efficiency of 90 percent by weight of volatile organ…

Section 215.463 Alternative Emission Reduction Systems In lieu of complying with Section 215.461 or 215.462, the owner or operator of an emission source may utilize an alternative volatile organic emission reduction system, including an alternative production process, which is de…

Section 215.464 Emissions Testing and Monitoring a) Any tests of volatile organic material emissions, including tests conducted to determine control equipment efficiency or control device destruction efficiency, shall be conducted in accordance with the methods and procedures spe…

Section 215.465 Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas a) Except as otherwise stated in subsection (b), every owner or operator of an emission source subject to Sections 215.461 through 215.464 shall comply with the standards and limitations of this Part by December 31, 1983. b)…

Section 215.466 Compliance Plan a) The owner or operator of an emission source subject to Section 215.465(a) shall submit to the Agency a compliance plan, pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201, Subpart H, including a project completion schedule where applicable, no later than April 2…

Section 215.467 Testing Methods for Volatile Organic Material Content The volatile organic material content for all VOM emitting materials except printing inks shall be determined by Method 24, 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference in Section 215.105. Any alternate tes…

Section 215.480 Applicability of Subpart T a) The rules of this Subpart, except for Sections 215.483 through 215.485, apply to all emission sources of volatile organic material, including but not limited to reactors, distillation units, dryers, storage tanks for volatile organic …

Section 215.481 Control of Reactors, Distillation Units, Crystallizers, Centrifuges and Vacuum Dryers a) The owner or operator shall control all reactors, distillation units, crystallizers, centrifuges and vacuum dryers that are used to manufacture pharmaceuticals with surface co…

Section 215.482 Control of Air Dryers, Production Equipment Exhaust Systems and Filters a) The owner or operator of an air dryer or production equipment exhaust system used to manufacture pharmaceuticals shall control the emissions of volatile organic material from such emission …

Section 215.483 Material Storage and Transfer The owner or operator of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant shall: a) Provide a vapor balance system that is at least 90.0 percent effective in reducing volatile organic material emissions from truck or railcar deliveries to storage…

Section 215.484 In-Process Tanks The owner or operator shall install covers on all in-process tanks used to manufacture pharmaceuticals and containing a volatile organic liquid at any time. These covers must remain closed, except as production, sampling, maintenance, or inspectio…

Section 215.485 Leaks The owner or operator of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant shall repair any component from which a leak of volatile organic liquid can be observed. The repair shall be completed as soon as practicable but no later than 15 days after the leak is found. If …

Section 215.486 Other Emission Sources The owner or operator of a washer, laboratory hood, tablet coating operation, mixing operation, or any other process emission source not subject to Section 215.481 through 215.485 of this Subpart, and used to manufacture pharmaceuticals shal…

Section 215.487 Testing a) Upon reasonable request by the Agency, the owner or operator of any volatile organic material emission source subject to this Subpart or exempted from this Subpart by provisions of Section 215.480(a), (b) or (c) shall, at his own expense, demonstrate co…

Section 215.488 Monitors for Air Pollution Control Equipment a) At a minimum, continuous monitors for the following parameters shall be installed on air pollution control equipment subject to this Subpart: 1) Destruction device combustion temperature; 2) Temperature rise across a…

Section 215.489 Recordkeeping (Renumbered) a) The owner or operator of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant shall maintain the following records: 1) The parameters listed in Section 215.488 shall be recorded. 2) For sources subject to Section 215.482, the vapor pressure of the vo…