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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

9VAC5-40-3280: Standard for volatile organic compounds

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 9. Environment
  2. Agency 5. State Air Pollution Control Board
  3. Chapter 40. Existing Stationary Sources
  4. Part II. Emission Standards
  5. Article 24. Emission Standards for Solvent Metal Cleaning Operations Using Nonhalogenated Solvents (Rule 4-24)

A. Conveyorized degreasing.

1. No owner or other person shall use or permit the use of any conveyorized degreaser unless such degreaser is equipped with a control method that will remove, destroy or prevent the discharge into the atmosphere of at least 70% by weight of volatile organic compound emissions.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subdivision A 1 of this section by use of the methods in 9VAC5-40-3290 A and D will be acceptable to the board.

B. Open top vapor degreasing.

1. No owner or other person shall use or permit the use of any open top vapor degreaser unless such degreaser is equipped with a control method that will remove, destroy or prevent the discharge into the atmosphere of at least 75% by weight of volatile organic compound emissions.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subdivision B 1 of this section by use of the methods in 9VAC5-40-3290 B and D will be acceptable to the board.

C. Cold cleaning.

1. No owner or other person shall use or permit the use of any cold cleaner unless such cleaner is equipped with a control method that will remove, destroy or prevent the discharge into the atmosphere of at least 85% by weight of volatile organic compound emissions.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subdivision C 1 of this section by use of the methods in 9VAC5-40-3290 C and D will be acceptable to the board.

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