Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program

Process or Operation Specific Regulations

When establishing regulations on air pollution, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have set certain requirements specific to an air pollutant of concern. When a particular operation found at a wide range of industries is known to emit high levels of that air pollutant, a rule may be written to reduce emissions from that operation--right down to the piece of equipment affected.

Volatile Organic Compounds

• Industrial Adhesives RACT
• Miscellaneous Metal Parts RACT
• Plastic Parts RACT
• VOC RACT Rules in General
• Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Industry MACT
• Coatings Guide * — a resource for finding alternative coatings 
• New EPA Area Source Rule for Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating
• Overall Rule Information
• Appendix A:  Requirements for Paint Stripping
• Appendix B:  Requirements for Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Surface Coating
• Appendix C:  Requirements for Miscellaneous Surface Coating ( Plastic and/or Metal Parts Coating )

SOLVENT DEGREASING

• Solvent Cleaning Regulatory Overview
• Solvent Degreasing RACT
• Industrial Clean Up Solvent RACT
• Solvent Wipe Cleaning RACT
• Halogenated Solvent Cleaning MACT, and Initial Notification Report
• Guidebook for Halogenated Solvent NESHAP (EPA-453/R-94-081)

Permits and Common Pollutants

Combustion Sources and Construction Permits — A fact sheet describing the Air Pollution Construction Permit program and how it affects combustion sources; including calculation examples, definitions and contacts for more assistance.

VOC Sources and Construction Permits — A fact sheet describing the Air Pollution Construction Permit program and how it affects VOC sources like painting or coating operations or printers; including calculation examples, definitions and contacts for more assistance.

Ozone Depleting Compounds

Salvaging Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment (AM-101-93, rev. 12/05) — A flyer describing Wisconsin air regulations for handling and proper disposal of any equipment containing ozone-depleting CFC's or HCFC refrigerants.

Mercury Rule

In September, 2004 the DNR signed into law a mercury air emission rule. The rule established requirements that reduce mercury emissions from major electric utilities, set procedures for calculating annual mercury emissions from other large stationary sources, and require new or modified stationary sources of mercury emissions to install best available control technology for mercury emissions.

In May 2005, the EPA promulgated the Federal Clean Air Mercury Rule. The rule sets a declining cap on mercury emissions in two distinct phases, 2010 and 2018, for each state.

Wisconsin's Mercury rule requires the DNR to revise its rule to make it consistent with the Federal Clean Air Mercury Rule. In the summer of 2005, the DNR began the process of revising its rule.

For more information on the two Mercury Rules, you can visit the DNR's Mercury Page.