STATE OF VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED THROUGH: AUGUST 31, 2018 AIR QUALITY & CLIMATE DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES DAVIS 2 ONE NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05620-3802 TELEPHONE: (802) 828-1288 WEBSITE: http://dec.vermont.gov/air-quality PERSONS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THESE REGULATIONS OR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION IN VERMONT SHOULD WRITE TO: HEIDI HALES, DIRECTOR AIR QUALITY & CLIMATE DIVISION DAVIS 2 ONE NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05620-3802 VAPCR Adopted August 2018 [ii] VERMONT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................iii SUBCHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS*..................................................1 5-101 AS USED IN THIS PART, ALL TERMS NOT DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN THEM IN THE ACT................................1 SUBCHAPTER II. PROHIBITIONS................................................16 5-201 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED.........................................16 5-202 PERMISSIBLE OPEN BURNING........................................16 5-203 PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO BURN NATURAL WOOD...........17 5-204 WOOD STOVES AND CENTRAL HEATERS.................................17 5-205 [REPEALED] Repealed eff. October 1, 2009........................24 5-211 PROHIBITION OF VISIBLE AIR CONTAMINANTS.........................24 5-221 PROHIBITION OF POTENTIALLY POLLUTING MATERIALS IN FUEL..........25 5-231 PROHIBITION OF PARTICULATE MATTER...............................29 5-241 PROHIBITION OF NUISANCE AND ODOR................................32 5-251 CONTROL OF NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSIONS............................33 5-252 CONTROL OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS.............................34 5-253 CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS...........................34 5-253.1 Petroleum Liquid Storage in Fixed Roof Tanks....................34 5-253.2 Bulk Gasoline Terminals.........................................36 5-253.3 Bulk Gasoline Plants............................................38 5-253.4 Gasoline Tank Trucks............................................40 5-253.5 Stage I Vapor Recovery Controls at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities......................................................42 5-253.6 Volatility of Gasoline..........................................49 5-253.7 [REPEALED] Repealed pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §583(a), eff. January 1, 2013.................................................49 5-253.8 Industrial Adhesives............................................49 5-253.9 Offset Lithographic and Letterpress Printing....................61 5-253.10 Paper Coating...................................................64 5-253.11 Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning..................................66 5-253.12 Coating of Flat Wood Paneling...................................73 VAPCR Adopted August 2018 [iii] 5-253.13 Coating of Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts................76 5-253.l4 Solvent Metal Cleaning..........................................91 5-253.15 Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt................................9696 5-253.16 Wood Furniture Manufacturing....................................97 5-253.17 Industrial Cleaning Solvents................................110110 5-253.18 Reserved.......................................................114 5-253.19 Reserved.......................................................114 5-253.20 Other Sources That Emit Volatile Organic Compounds.............114 5-261 CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS AIR CONTAMINANTS..........................116 5-271 CONTROL OF AIR CONTAMINANTS FROM STATIONARY RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.................................118118 SUBCHAPTER III. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.............................120 5-301 SCOPE..........................................................120 5-302 SULFUR OXIDES (SULFUR DIOXIDE).................................120 5-303 RESERVED.......................................................120 5-304 PARTICULATE MATTER PM2.5 ........................................120 5-305 RESERVED.......................................................120 5-306 PARTICULATE MATTER PM10 ........................................120 5-307 CARBON MONOXIDE................................................121 5-308 OZONE..........................................................121 5-309 NITROGEN DIOXIDE...............................................121 5-310 LEAD...........................................................121 5-311 RESERVED.......................................................121 5-312 SULFATES.......................................................121 SUBCHAPTER IV. OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES..................................122 5-401 CLASSIFICATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES......................122 5-402 WRITTEN REPORTS WHEN REQUESTED.................................123 5-403 CIRCUMVENTION..................................................123 5-404 METHODS FOR SAMPLING AND TESTING OF SOURCES....................124 5-405 REQUIRED AIR MONITORING........................................124 5-406 REQUIRED AIR MODELING..........................................124 5-407 PREVENTION OF AIR CONTAMINANT EMISSIONS........................125 5-408 CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OR OPERATIONAL CONTROL......................125 5-409 FALSE/MISLEADING INFORMATION...................................125 VAPCR Adopted August 2018 [iv] SUBCHAPTER V. REVIEW OF NEW AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES.......................126 5-501 REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES........................................................126 5-502 MAJOR STATIONARY SOURCES AND MAJOR MODIFICATIONS...............128 5-503 [REPEALED] Repealed eff. February 8, 2011......................133 5-504 PERMIT FEES....................................................133 SUBCHAPTER VI. [REPEALED] Repealed eff. December 15, 2016..................135 SUBCHAPTER VII. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS...................................136 5-701 MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF CONTROL DEVICES.....................136 5-702 EXCESSIVE EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES........................136 5-703 INSPECTION OF CONTROL DEVICES..................................136 SUBCHAPTER VIII. REGISTRATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES..................137 5-801 DEFINITIONS....................................................137 5-802 REQUIREMENT OF REGISTRATION....................................137 5-803 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE.........................................138 5-804 COMMENCEMENT OR RECOMMENCEMENT OF OPERATION....................139 5-805 TRANSFER OF OPERATION OR OWNERSHIP.............................139 5-806 FEES...........................................................139 5-807 DETERMINATION OF FEE...........................................139 SUBCHAPTER IX. CONTROL OF OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS.......................141 5-901 DEFINITIONS....................................................141 5-911 MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING.................................141 5-921 REGULATION OF OZONE-DEPLETING PRODUCTS.........................142 SUBCHAPTER X. OPERATING PERMITS...........................................143 5-1001 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY..........................................143 5-1002 DEFINITIONS....................................................143 5-1003 APPLICABILITY..................................................147 5-1004 DUTY TO APPLY..................................................147 5-1005 TIMELY APPLICATIONS............................................147 5-1006 COMPLETE APPLICATION...........................................148 VAPCR Adopted August 2018 [v] 5-1007 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION...........................................152 5-1008 SECRETARY'S POWERS AND DUTIES..................................154 5-1009 ACTION ON OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS........................156 5-1010 REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (RACT).................156 5-1011 TERM OF OPERATING PERMIT.......................................157 5-1012 PERMIT EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL..................................157 5-1013 OPERATING PERMIT AMENDMENTS....................................157 5-1014 OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY........................................158 5-1015 PERMIT CONTENT.................................................159 5-1016 LIMITING ALLOWABLE EMISSIONS...................................162 SUBCHAPTER XI. LOW EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAM...............................163 5-1101 DEFINITIONS....................................................163 5-1102 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.....................................165 5-1103 NEW VEHICLE EMISSION REQUIREMENTS..............................165 5-1104 WARRANTY.......................................................166 5-1105 RECALL.........................................................167 5-1106 MANUFACTURER FLEET REQUIREMENTS................................167 5-1107 MANUFACTURER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS............................168 5-1108 INSPECTIONS....................................................169 5-1109 SEVERABILITY...................................................169 APPENDICES AND TABLES......................................................171 APPENDIX A RULES OF EVIDENCE, OFFICIAL NOTICE.............................172 APPENDIX B HAZARDOUS AIR CONTAMINANTS.....................................173 APPENDIX C HAZARDOUS AMBIENT AIR STANDARDS................................183 APPENDIX