Section 20-710. INTAGLIO, FLEXOGRAPHIC, AND ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING

 

710.1 Except as provided in § 710.2, it shall be prohibited to operate:

 

(a)Any intaglio printing unit or perform any intaglio printing operation, except in compliance with the requirements of this section; or

 

(b)After January 1, 2012, any individual flexographic or rotogravure package printing press with the theoretical potential to emit from the dryer before controls of at least twenty-five tons per year (25 tpy) of VOC from inks, coatings and adhesives combined, except in compliance with the applicable requirements of this section, where any flexographic or rotogravure package printing press that becomes or is currently subject to § 710.1(b) will remain subject to the applicable requirements of this section even if its theoretical potential to emit has fallen or later falls below the applicability threshold.

 

710.2 If part or all of any printing operation involving VOC emissions is not specifically controlled by the requirements of this section, then the VOC-related emission operation or part of the operation shall be governed by the other requirements of this subtitle.

 

710.3 This section shall apply only to the emissions of VOCs; all provisions of this subtitle other than those restricting the emissions of VOCs apply to the operations regulated by this section.

 

710.4   The use of inks, wiping solutions, and fountain solutions in

connection with printing units shall comply with the limits on the percentage content of VOCs of the inks, wiping solutions and fountain solutions for the respective types of printing units and be subject to § 710.5 through 710.8.

 

710.5The VOC content of ink shall not exceed the following percentages after December 31, 1987:

 

(a) Heatset intaglio, thirty percent (30%);

 

(b) Non-heatset paper-wipe intaglio, five percent (5%);

 

(c) Non-heatset cylinder-wipe intaglio, twelve percent (12%);

 

(d) Flexography, sixty-five percent (65%), except for any individual flexographic package printing press with the theoretical potential to emit from the dryer prior to controls of at least twenty-five tons per year (25 tpy) of VOC (petroleum ink oil) from inks, coatings, and adhesives combined, which are subject to the following:

 

(1) Sixty-five percent (65%) overall control for a press that was first installed before March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on air pollution control device (APCD) whose first installation was before January 1, 2012;

 

(2)Seventy percent (70%) overall control for a press that was first installed before March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was on or after January 1, 2012;

 

(3)Seventy-five percent (75%) overall control for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was before January 1, 2012; and

 

(4)Eighty percent (80%) overall control for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was on or after January 1, 2012; and

 

(e) Gravure, twelve percent (12%), except for any individual rotogravure package printing press with the theoretical potential to emit from the dryer before controls of at least twenty-five tons per year (25 tpy) of VOC (petroleum ink oil) from inks, coatings, and adhesives combined, which are subject to the following:

 

(1) Sixty-five percent (65%) overall control for a press that was first installed before March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was before January 1, 2012;

 

(2)Seventy percent (70%) overall control for a press that was first installed before March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was on or after January 1, 2012;

 

(3)Seventy-five percent (75%) overall control for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was before January 1, 2012; and

 

(4)Eighty percent (80%) overall control for a press that was first installed on or after March 14, 1995, and that is controlled by an add-on APCD whose first installation was on or after January 1, 2012.

 

710.6For § 710.5(d)(1)-(4) and (e)(1)-(4), calculation of the source’s theoretical potential to emit shall be pursuant to § 715.1.

 

710.7As an alternative to § 710.5(d)(1)-(4) and (e)(1)-(4), the following equivalent VOC content limits can be met:

 

(a) Eight tenths of a kilogram (0.8 kg) VOC/kilogram (kg) solids applied; or

 

(b) Sixteen tenths of a kilogram (0.16 kg) VOC/kilogram (kg) materials applied.

 

710.8The VOC content of wiping solution shall not exceed the following percentages after December 31, 1987:

 

(a) Heatset intaglio, one percent (1%); and

 

(b) Non-heatset cylinder-wipe intaglio, one percent (1%).

 

710.9 For § 710.5 through 710.8:

 

(a) The percentage VOC content is by weight and applies to the inks and solutions as contained in the storage wells (fountains) of the printing unit, and does not include water;

 

(b) The percentage VOC content shall be determined in accordance with Procedure B of test method ASTM D-2369-81; where, in lieu of testing the formulated inks and solutions, the individual components of the formulations may be tested and the VOC content of the formulations may be calculated there from; and

 

(c) The percentage water content shall be determined in accordance with test method ASTM D-3792-79.

 

710.10Ink usage in connection with all forms of intaglio printing shall be minimized to the extent feasible by routing the inking cylinders or other techniques.

 

710.11 Alternate VOC emission reduction systems may be used to attain compliance with § 710.5 through 710.8 in place of the specific requirements stated in those sections provided that:

 

(a) The alternate VOC reduction system(s) is demonstrated to have at least equivalent results in limiting emissions of VOCs as would the application of the requirements of those sections; and

 

(b) The alternate system(s) shall be approved by the Department.

 

710.12All containers holding or conveying VOC-containing materials shall be open only when necessary and openings shall be restricted to the extent feasible.

 

710.13The leaking of any solvent or solvent-containing materials from any printing unit or associated equipment shall be prohibited.

 

710.14The storage or disposal of any solvent or solvent-containing material, including waste material, in a manner that will cause or allow its evaporation into the atmosphere shall be prohibited.

 

710.15To the greatest extent feasible, persons operating printing units and associated equipment shall minimize their use of VOC-containing materials by restricting wasteful usage and by replacing the material with emulsions or other materials.

 

710.16For establishments to which § 710.5 through 710.8 apply, but within which one (1) or more printing units is demonstrated to be unable to comply or cannot feasibly comply, any person owning or operating the establishment may bring it into compliance by reducing VOC emissions from other printing units within the establishment as follows:

 

(a) In a ratio of five (5) units of reduced emissions for each one (1) unit of excess emissions for operations during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September;

 

(b) In a ratio of one (1) unit of reduced emissions for each one (1) unit of excess emissions for operations during the months of October, November, December, January, February and March; and

 

(c)Provided, that:

 

(1) The owner or operator demonstrates to the Department that the reduction ratio is met by the proposed trade;

 

(2) The Department approves the proposed trade; and

 

(3) The proposed trade is legally enforceable against the owner and operator of the establishment.

 

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, § 710, 32 DCR 565, 640 (February 1. 1985), as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 2554, 2555 (April 14, 1989); as amended by 58 DCR 11286, 11289 (December 30, 2011).