Section 3880. Standard for volatile organic compounds

A. Prime application.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 1.2 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating applicator.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subsection A 1 of this section by use of methods in 9VAC5-40-3890 A will be acceptable to the board.

B. Guidecoat application.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 2.8 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating applicator.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subsection B 1 of this section by use of methods in 9VAC5-40-3890 B will be acceptable to the board.

C. Topcoat application.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 15.1 pounds per gallon of solids applied to the automobile or light-duty truck components or 2.8 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating applicator.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subsection C 1 of this section by use of methods in 9VAC5-40-3890 C will be acceptable to the board.

D. Final repair application.

1. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 4.8 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, as delivered by the coating applicator.

2. Achievement of the emission standard in subsection D 1 of this section by use of methods in 9VAC5-40-3890 D will be acceptable to the board.

E. Anti-chip coating application.

1. Except as provided in subsection E 2 of this section, no owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of:

a. 3.5 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that applies extreme performance coatings; or

b. 3.0 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator for all other coatings and coating application systems.

2. No owner or other person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere from a coating application system any volatile organic compound in excess of 2.8 pounds per gallon of coating, excluding water, delivered to a coating applicator that applies anti-chip coatings to the visible surface of main body parts.

3. Achievement of the emission standard in subsections E 1 and 2 of this section by use of methods in 9VAC5-40-3890 E will be acceptable to the board.

F. The provisions of subsections A, B, and C of this section shall not be applicable to the use of wheel enamels, anti-rust coatings, and sealers or other coating operations not associated with prime, guidecoat, or topcoat application to the vehicle body.

G. No owner or other person shall use any coating application system or equipment unless reasonable precautions are taken to minimize the discharge of emissions from cleaning or purging operations. Reasonable precautions may include the following:

1. The use of capture or control devices or both;

2. The use of detergents, high pressure water, or other non-volatile cleaning methods;

3. The minimization of the quantity of volatile organic compounds used to clean lines of equipment; or

4. The adjustment of production schedules to minimize coating changes thereby reducing the need for frequent cleaning or purging of a system.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR120-04-2803, eff. July 1, 1991.

Statutory Authority

§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.