Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 449.01

Current through October 28, 2024
Section NR 449.01 - Applicability; purpose
(1) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to plants which produce ethylene dichloride by reaction of oxygen and hydrogen chloride with ethylene, vinyl chloride by any process, one or more polymers containing any fraction of polymerized vinyl chloride and any combination of these products and to all owners and operators of these plants.
(2) PURPOSE. This chapter is adopted under ss. 285.11, 285.13, 285.17 and 285.27, Stats., to establish emission limitations and sampling and testing procedures for vinyl chloride air contaminant sources and to create additional monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for owners or operators of a vinyl chloride air contaminant source in order to protect air quality.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 449.01

Renum. from NR 154.19(6) (a) and am., cr. (2), Register, September 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; am. (1), Register, May, 1992, No. 437, eff. 6-1-92.

This chapter is based on the federal regulations contained in 40 CFR part 61, Subpart F, as last revised on October 17, 2000.