Section 115.411 - ExemptionsThe following exemptions apply in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas and in Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gregg, Guadalupe, Hays, Nueces, Travis, Victoria, Williamson, and Wilson.
(1) Any cold solvent cleaning system is exempt from the provisions of § 115.412(1)(B) of this title (relating to Control Requirements) and may use an external drainage facility in place of an internal type drainage system, if the true vapor pressure of the solvent is less than or equal to 0.6 pounds per square inch absolute (psia) (4.1 kilo Pascals (kPa)) as measured at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) or if a cleaned part cannot fit into an internal drainage facility.(2) The following are exempt from the requirements of § 115.412(1)(E) of this title: (A) a cold solvent cleaning system for which the true vapor pressure of the solvent is less than or equal to 0.6 psia (4.1 kPa) as measured at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), provided that the solvent is not heated above 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius); and(B) remote reservoir cold solvent cleaners.(3) Any conveyorized degreaser with less than 20 square feet (ft2) (2 square meters (m2)) of air/vapor interface is exempt from the requirement of § 115.412(3)(A) of this title.(4) An owner or operator who operates a remote reservoir cold solvent cleaner that uses solvent with a true vapor pressure equal to or less than 0.6 psia (4.1 kPa) measured at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and that has a drain area less than 16 square inches (in2) (100 square centimeters (cm2)) and who properly disposes of waste solvent in enclosed containers is exempt from § 115.412(1) of this title.(5) In Gregg, Nueces, and Victoria Counties, degreasing operations located on any property that can emit, when uncontrolled, a combined weight of volatile organic compounds less than 550 pounds in any consecutive 24-hour period are exempt from the provisions of § 115.412 of this title.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.411
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 25, June 19, 2015, TexReg 3945, eff. 6/25/2015