La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § III-2113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section III-2113 - Housekeeping

A. Best practical housekeeping and maintenance practices must be maintained at the highest possible standards to reduce the quantity of organic compounds emissions. Emission of organic compounds must be reduced wherever feasible. Good housekeeping shall include, but not be limited to, the following practices.

1. Spills of volatile organic compounds shall be avoided and clean up of such spills shall employ procedures that reduce or eliminate the emission of volatile organic compounds.

2. Containers of volatile organic compounds shall not be left open and the contents allowed to evaporate.

3. Waste materials that contain volatile organic compounds shall be stored and disposed of in a manner that reduces or eliminates the emission of volatile organic compounds.

4. Each facility shall develop a written plan for housekeeping and maintenance that places emphasis on the prevention or reduction of volatile organic compound emissions from the facility. This plan shall be submitted to the Office of Environmental Services upon request. A copy shall be kept at the facility, if practical, or at an alternate site approved by the department.

5. Good housekeeping shall be determined by compliance with LAC 33:III.2121 (Fugitive Emission Control) and the maintenance and the housekeeping plan required by LAC 33:III.2113.A.4.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § III-2113

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Nuclear Energy, Air Quality Division, LR 13:741 (December 1987), amended LR 16:118 (February 1990), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Air Quality Division, LR 17:361 (April 1991), LR 25:852 (May 1999), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2452 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2439 (October 2005), LR 33:2085 (October 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2054.