Equipment Specifications

Section 218 TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES PART 218 ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE CHICAGO AREA SECTION 218.784 EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Section 218.784  Equipment Specifications Every owner or operator of a motor vehicle refinishing operation, unless the source uses less than 20 gallons of coating per calendar year from all motor vehicle refinishing operations combined, shall: a)         Coat motor vehicles, mobile equipment, or their parts and components using one of the following coating applicators: 1)         Electrostatic spray equipment calibrated, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications; 2)         High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) spray equipment calibrated, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications; or 3)         An equivalent coating applicator technology that is demonstrated by the manufacturer to achieve transfer efficiency comparable to the HVLP spray equipment technology listed in subsection (a)(2) of this Section for a comparable operation, and for which written approval has been obtained from USEPA.  The owner or operator must maintain documentation of USEPA's approval at the motor vehicle refinishing operation; and b)         Clean all coating applicators with a device that: 1)         Recirculates solvent during the cleaning process; 2)         Collects spent solvent so it is available for disposal or recycling; and 3)         Minimizes evaporation of solvents during cleaning, rinsing, draining, and storage.