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An Ordinance providing for a revision to the Allegheny County's Portion of the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan for the Attainment and Maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Allegheny County Health Department Rules and Regulations Article XXI, Air Pollution Control. (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
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Whereas, The Board of Health has at a regularly scheduled and advertised meeting, and
after a period of public comment, adopted amendments to Article XXI “Air Quality Regulations”
and;
Whereas, that Regulation has also been adopted as County Ordinance 16782 and;
Whereas, this Regulation must be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection and to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for
concurrence and;
Whereas, these amendments will Control the release of volatile organic compounds
(VOC's) as precursors to ozone, resulting from the application of surface coatings such as paints
and stains and;
Whereas, these amendments will delineate new VOC emission limitations specific to the
aerospace, automotive, and wood furniture industries, These new rules would be applicable to
all automotive touch-up and repair facilities and certain aircraft maintenance facilities and wood
furniture manufacturing facilities that meet or exceed specified emission thresholds. For the
aircraft and wood furniture facilities, the new regulations would constitute Reasonably Available
Control Technology (RACT) and;
Whereas, these amendments will delineate application techniques.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Revision 47: VOC Control, General and Specific Surface Coating Applications
Section 2101.20 Definitions n 2101.20 Definitions
Section 2105.01 Equivalent Compliance Techniques
Section 2105.10 Surface Coating Processes
[NEW] Section 2105.74 Aerospace Manufacturing A...
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