WSR 16-20-030

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed September 27, 2016, 4:34 p.m., effective November 1, 2016]

Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 2016.

Purpose: This technical amendment for the registration program is being proposed to address interests regarding marijuana producers. The agency has been actively reaching out to marijuana producers to provide information regarding the requirement to submit notices of construction. As the agency has been working with the producers, we have gathered a great deal of information on emissions, equipment and activities that are used in the production process and have concluded that marijuana producers warrant registration. Most producers have control equipment that triggers the requirement to register the facility and the agency has been registering these sources as they are inspected and as they receive orders of approval. However, not all producers have equipment that triggers the current requirement to register. An example is outdoor producers that may not have equipment for odor control and do not trigger any other registration criteria. To fill this gap in agency regulations, we are proposing that the criteria for registration be amended to include all marijuana producers through a specific reference.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending Regulation I, Section 5.03.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-16-120 on August 3, 2016.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: September 22, 2016.

Craig Kenworthy

Executive Director

(a) The requirements of this article shall apply only to:

(1) Sources subject to a federal emission standard under:

(A) 40 CFR Part 60 (except Subparts B, S, BB, and AAA, the provisions of Subpart IIII pertaining to owners and operators of emergency stationary compression ignition internal combustion engines and the provisions of Subpart JJJJ pertaining to owners and operators of emergency stationary spark ignited internal combustion engines);

(B) 40 CFR Part 61 (except Subparts B, H, I, K, Q, R, T, W, and the provisions of Subpart M pertaining to asbestos on roadways, asbestos demolition and renovation activities, and asbestos spraying);

(C) 40 CFR Part 62; or

(D) 40 CFR Part 63 (except Subpart LL, the provisions of Subparts S and MM pertaining to kraft and sulfite pulp mills, the provisions of Subpart ZZZZ pertaining to emergency and limited-use stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines, Subpart BBBBBB pertaining to bulk gasoline plants, and Subparts WWWWW, CCCCCC, HHHHHH, WWWWWW, XXXXXX, YYYYYY, and ZZZZZZ);

(2) Sources with a federally enforceable emission limitation established in order to avoid operating permit program applicability under Article 7 of this regulation;

(3) Sources with annual emissions:

(A) Greater than or equal to 2.50 tons of any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP);

(B) Greater than or equal to 6.25 tons of total hazardous air pollutants (HAP); or

(C) Greater than or equal to 25.0 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM2.5 or PM10), sulfur oxides (SOx), or volatile organic compounds (VOC);

(4) Sources subject to the following sections of Regulation I, II, or III:

(A) Refuse burning equipment subject to Section 9.05 of Regulation I (including crematories);

(B) Fuel burning equipment or refuse burning equipment burning oil that exceeds any limit in Section 9.08 of Regulation I and sources marketing oil to such sources;

(C) Fuel burning equipment subject to Section 9.09 of Regulation I with a rated heat input greater than or equal to 1 MMBtu/hr of any fuel other than natural gas, propane, butane, or distillate oil, or greater than or equal to 10 MMBtu/hr of any fuel;

(D) Sources with spray-coating operations subject to Section 9.16 of Regulation I;

(E) Petroleum refineries subject to Section 2.03 of Regulation II;

(F) Gasoline loading terminals subject to Section 2.05 of Regulation II;

(G) Gasoline dispensing facilities subject to Section 2.07 of Regulation II;

(H) Volatile organic compound storage tanks subject to Section 3.02 of Regulation II;

(I) Can and paper coating facilities subject to Section 3.03 of Regulation II;

(J) Motor vehicle and mobile equipment coating operations subject to Section 3.04 of Regulation II;

(K) Flexographic and rotogravure printing facilities subject to Section 3.05 of Regulation II;

(L) Polyester, vinylester, gelcoat, and resin operations subject to Section 3.08 of Regulation II;

(M) Aerospace component coating operations subject to Section 3.09 of Regulation II;

(N) Crushing operations subject to Section 9.18; or

(O) Ethylene oxide sterilizers subject to Section 3.07 of Regulation III;

(5) Sources with any of the following gas or odor control equipment having a rated capacity of greater than or equal to 200 cfm (≥4" diameter inlet):

(A) Activated carbon adsorption;

(B) Afterburner;

(C) Barometric condenser;

(D) Biofilter;

(E) Catalytic afterburner;

(F) Catalytic oxidizer;

(G) Chemical oxidation;

(H) Condenser;

(I) Dry sorbent injection;

(J) Flaring;

(K) Non-selective catalytic reduction;

(L) Refrigerated condenser;

(M) Selective catalytic reduction; or

(N) Wet scrubber;

(6) Sources with any of the following particulate control equipment having a rated capacity of greater than or equal to 2,000 cfm (≥10" diameter inlet):

(A) Baghouse;

(B) Demister;

(C) Electrostatic precipitator;

(D) HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter;

(E) HVAF (high velocity air filter);

(F) Mat or panel filter;

(G) Mist eliminator;

(H) Multiple cyclones;

(I) Rotoclone;

(J) Screen;

(K) Venturi scrubber;

(L) Water curtain; or

(M) Wet electrostatic precipitator;

(7) Sources with a single cyclone having a rated capacity of greater than or equal to 20,000 cfm (≥27" diameter inlet);

(8) Sources with any of the following equipment or activities:

(A) Asphalt batch plants;

(B) Burn-off ovens;

(C) Coffee roasters;

(D) Commercial composting with raw materials from off-site;

(E) Commercial smokehouses with odor control equipment;

(F) Concrete batch plants (ready-mix concrete);

(G) Galvanizing;

(H) Iron or steel foundries;

(I) Microchip or printed circuit board manufacturing;

(J) Rendering plants;

(K) Rock crushers or concrete crushers;

(L) Sewage treatment plants with odor control equipment;

(M) Shipyards;

(N) Steel mills;

(O) Wood preserving lines or retorts; ((or))

(P) Dry cleaners using perchloroethylene; or ((and))

(9) Sources with equipment (or control equipment) that has been determined by the Control Officer to warrant registration through review of a Notice of Construction application under Section 6.03(a) or a Notification under Section 6.03(b) of this regulation, due to the amount and nature of air contaminants produced, or the potential to contribute to air pollution, and with special reference to effects on health, economic and social factors, and physical effects on property.

(b) The requirements of this article shall not apply to:

(1) Motor vehicles;

(2) Nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles as defined in Section 216 of the federal Clean Air Act;

(3) Sources that require an operating permit under Article 7 of this regulation;

(4) Solid fuel burning devices subject to Article 13 of this regulation; or

(5) Any source, including any listed in Sections 5.03 (a)(4) through 5.03 (a)(9) of this regulation, that has been determined through review by the Control Officer not to warrant registration, due to the amount and nature of air contaminants produced or the potential to contribute to air pollution, and with special reference to effects on health, economic and social factors, and physical effects on property.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow the operation of any source subject to registration under this section, unless it meets all the requirements of Article 5 of this regulation.

(d) An exemption from new source review under Article 6 of this regulation shall not be construed as an exemption from registration under this article. In addition, an exemption from registration under this article shall not be construed as an exemption from any other provision of Regulation I, II, or III.