(1) If an add-on control system is used, the owner or operator shall install and maintain the add-on emission control system in accordance with the manufacturer recommendations and maintain 90% or greater capture and control efficiency. The overall capture and control efficiency shall be determined using EPA approved methods, as follows.
- (a) The capture efficiency of a VOC emission control system's VOC collection device shall be determined according to EPA's "Guidelines for Determining Capture Efficiency," January 9, 1995 and 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix M, Methods 204-204F, as applicable.
- (b) The control efficiency of a VOC emission control system's VOC control device shall be determined using test methods in Appendices A-1, A-6, and A-7 to 40 CFR Part 60, for measuring flow rates, total gaseous organic concentrations, or emissions of exempt compounds, as applicable.
- (c) An alternative test method may be substituted for the preceding test methods after review and approval by the EPA Administrator.
KEY: air pollution, automotive refinishing, VOC, coatings
Date of Last Change: December 6, 2017
Notice of Continuation: February 1, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-2-104(1)(a)