Section 20-700. MISCELLANEOUS VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS)

 

700.1Unless otherwise specified, sources subject to subsequent sections of this chapter shall not be subject to § 700.

 

700.2No person shall discharge into the atmosphere more than fifteen (15) pounds of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in any one (1) day, nor more than three pounds (3 lb.) in any one (1) hour, from any combination of articles, machines, units, equipment, or other contrivances at a facility, unless the uncontrolled VOC emissions are reduced by at least ninety percent (90%) overall capture and control efficiency.

 

authority

The Director of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE or Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 5 and 6(b) of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, as amended, effective March 15, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-165 (DCAPC); D.C. Official Code §§ 8-101.05 and 8-101.06(b)(2008 Repl.)), section 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07(4)(2008 Repl.)), Mayor's Order 98-44, dated April 10, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, § 700, 32 DCR 565, 615 (February 1, 1985); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 11386, 11287 (December 30, 2011).

EditorNote

Section 700 is formerly entitled "Organic Solvents." The Notice of Final Rulemaking repealed and replaced it with "Miscellaneous Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCS)."