W. Va. Code R. § 45-21-15

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 45-21-15 - Vinyl Coating

15.1. Applicability.

15.1.1. This section 15. applies to any vinyl coating line.

15.1.2. This section 15. does not apply to any coating line within a facility whose actual emissions without control devices from all vinyl coating lines within the facility are less than 6.8 kilograms (kg) (15 pounds [lb]) volatile organic compound (VOC) per day. An owner or operator of a facility whose emissions are below this applicability threshold shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of subdivision 15.7.1.

15.2. Definitions. -- As used in this section 15., all terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in section 2.

15.2.1. "Vinyl coating line" means a web coating line where a decorative, functional, or protective coating is applied to a continuous web of vinyl or vinyl-coated fabric. Lines used for coating and/or printing on vinyl and coating and/or printing on urethane are considered vinyl coating lines.

15.3. Standards.

15.3.1. No owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. shall cause or allow the application of any coating on that line with VOC content in excess of 0.45 kilograms per liter (kg/L) (3.8 pounds per gallon [lb/gal]) of coating, minus water and exempt compounds, as applied.

15.3.2. As an alternative to compliance with the emission limit in subdivision 15.3.1., an owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. may meet the requirements of subsection 15.4. or subsection 15.5.

15.4. Daily-weighted average limitation. -- No owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. shall apply coatings on any such line, during any day, whose daily-weighted average VOC content, calculated in accordance with the procedure specified in section 43., exceeds the emission limit in subdivision 15.3.1.

15.5. Control devices. -- An owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. shall comply with this section 15. by:

15.5.1. Installing and operating a capture system on that line;

15.5.2. Installing and operating a control device on that line;

15.5.3. Determining for each day the overall emission reduction efficiency needed to demonstrate compliance. The overall emission reduction needed for a day is the lesser of the value calculated according to the procedure in subsection 43.2. for that day or 95 percent; and,

15.5.4. Demonstrating each day that the overall emission reduction efficiency achieved for that day, as determined in subsection 44.3., is greater than or equal to the overall emission reduction efficiency required for that day.

15.6. Test methods. -- The test methods found in sections 41. through 44. shall be used to determine compliance with this section 15.

15.7. Recordkeeping and reporting.

15.7.1. An owner or operator of a vinyl coating line that is exempt from the emission limitations in subsection 15.3. shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in subsection 4.2.

15.7.2. An owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. and complying with subsection 15.3. by the use of complying coatings shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in subsection 4.3.

15.7.3. An owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. and complying with subsection 15.4. by daily-weighted averaging shall comply with the certification, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in subsection 4.4.

15.7.4. An owner or operator of a vinyl coating line subject to this section 15. and complying with subsection 15.5. by the use of control devices shall comply with the testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements in subsection 4.5.

W. Va. Code R. § 45-21-15