710 ENGRAVING AND PLATE PRINTING

710.1 Except as provided in § 710.2, it shall be prohibited to operate any printing unit or perform any printing operation in an establishment coming within the description of Industry Group 2753 as stated in the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification Manual of the Federal Office of Management and Budget except in compliance with the requirements of this section.710.2 If part or all of any printing operation involving volatile organic compound emissions is not specifically controlled by the requirements of this section then the volatile organic compound-related emission operation or part of the operation shall be governed by the other requirements of this subtitle.710.3 This section shall apply only to the emissions of volatile organic compounds; all provisions of this subtitle other than those restricting the emissions of volatile organic compound apply to the operations regulated by this section.710.4 The utilization of inks, wiping solutions and dampening solutions in connection with printing units shall be in compliance with the limits on the percentage content of volatile organic compounds of the inks, wiping solutions and dampening solutions for the respective types of printing units and subject to the time deadlines specified in Appendix 7-1 to this chapter.710.5 Ink usage in connection with all forms of intaglio printing shall be minimized to the extent feasible by routing the inking cylinders or other techniques.710.6 Volatile organic compound emissions from any heatset oven shall be reduced by ninety percent (90%) through the use of a control device, except in the case of printing units using water-based solvents in the ink used on them.710.7 The owner or operator of sources to which § 710.6 applies, in order to comply with the requirements of that section, shall adhere to the increments of progress contained in the following schedule:- (a) Submit to the Mayor final plans for the control devices no later than December 31, 1985;

- (b) Award contracts for the control devices no later than December 31, 1986;

- (c) Complete on-site construction or installation of the control devices no later than November 30, 1987; and

- (d) Achieve final compliance with § 710.6 no later than December 31, 1987.710.8 Alternate volatile organic compound emission reduction systems may be used to attain compliance with §§ 710.4 and 710.6 in place of the specific requirements stated in those sections; Provided, that:- (a) The alternate volatile organic compound reduction system(s) is demonstrated to have at least equivalent results in limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds as application of the requirements of those sections; and

- (b) The alternate system(s) shall be approved by the Mayor.710.9 All containers holding volatile organic compound containing materials shall be open only when necessary and openings shall be restricted to the extent feasible.

710.10 The leaking of any solvent or solvent-containing materials from any printing unit or associated equipment shall be prohibited.

710.11 The storage or disposal of any solvent or solvent-containing material, including waste material, in a manner that will cause or allow its evaporation into the atmosphere shall be prohibited.

710.12 To the greatest extent feasible, persons operating printing units and associated equipment shall minimize their use of volatile organic compound-containing materials by restricting wasteful usage and by replacing the material with emulsions or other materials.

710.13 Any person owning or operating an establishment to which § 710.4 is applicable, but within which one (1) or more printing units is demonstrated to be unable to comply or cannot feasibly comply with the requirements of § 710.4, may bring the establishment into compliance by reducing volatile organic compound emissions from other printing units within the establishment as follows:

(a) In a ratio of five (5) units of reduced emissions for each one (1) unit of excess emissions for operations during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September;

(b) In a ratio of one (1) unit of reduced emissions for each one (1) unit of excess emissions for operations during the months of October, November, December, January, February and March; and

(c) Provided, that the owner or operator demonstrates to the Mayor that:

(1) The reduction ratio is met by the proposed trade;

(2) The Mayor approves the proposed trade; and

(3) The proposed trade is legally enforceable against the owner and operator of the establishment.

SOURCE: Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, § 710, 32 DCR 565, 640 (February 1, 1985), as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 2554, 2555 (April 14, 1989).