Section 173-443-175 - Requirements to prepare and implement a retrofit or retirement plan(1) The owner or operator of a facility that has a refrigeration or air conditioning system with a full charge greater than or equal to 50 pounds and that uses a refrigerant with a GWP of 150 or more that is not repaired within the time frame provided in WAC 173-443-165 (2) through (4), and does not have an approved exemption under WAC 173-443-235, must prepare and implement a retrofit or retirement plan that meets all of the following conditions:(a) The plan must establish a schedule to retrofit or retire a leaking refrigeration or air conditioning system for no later than six months after expiration of the second leak repair time frame under WAC 173-443-165 (7)(a). All work must be completed in this six-month period;(b) The plan must be kept at the facility with the leaking refrigeration or air conditioning system in accordance with WAC 173-443-195;(c) The plan must describe the retrofitted system, or the new system if an existing system is being replaced, and include the following:(i) System identification number as it appears in the WA RMP reporting system registration;(iii) Equipment manufacturer;(iv) Equipment model or description;(v) Temperature classification. A refrigeration system must be identified as a very low, low, medium, or other temperature system;(vi) Full refrigerant charge;(vii) Type of refrigerant to be used;(viii) A timetable that includes the expected beginning date and completion date for the installation, construction, or retrofit; and(ix) A signature by a representative of the facility and date signed.(2) A retrofit or retirement plan prepared in accordance with subsection (1) of this section must be submitted to ecology if the applicable leak rate threshold, based on the 12-month rolling average, is exceeded. The plan must be submitted no later than 90 days following expiration of the leak repair time frame in WAC 173-443-165(7)(a).(3) Retrofit or retirement plans during system mothballing. The requirements of this section do not apply during the time that a refrigeration or air conditioning system is undergoing mothballing. The requirements of this section will apply on the day the mothballed system resumes operation.Wash. Admin. Code § 173-443-175
Adopted by WSR 23-24-041, Filed 11/30/2023, effective 12/31/2023