WAC 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; (ii) System type; (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.