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Rule 100 - General Provisions and Definitions |
06/06/07 |
Sets forth the legal authority for the Air Pollution Rules and Regulations and includes definitions of terms used in all Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Rules. |
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02/15/95 |
Describes orders of abatement, civil, and criminal penalties for violations. |
Rule 120 - Conditional Orders |
11/15/93 |
Describes procedures for petitioning for a conditional order similar to a conditional permit. |
Rule 130 - Emergency Provisions |
07/26/00 |
Establishes criteria and administrative requirements for emergencies. |
Rule 140 - Excess Emissions |
09/5/01 |
Establishes criteria and administrative requirements for excess emissions. |
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03/26/08 |
Describes all types of permits required and issued. |
Rule 201 - Emissions Caps |
07/26/00 |
Increases operating flexibility for Title V and Non-Title V sources by allowing sources the ability to request an emissions cap for a particular pollutant. |
Rule 204 - Emission Reduction Credits for Use with the Arizona Emissions Bank |
05/07/03 |
Iimplements procedures for certification and utilization of emission reduction credits for use with the Arizona Emissions Bank. |
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06/06/07 |
Describes Title V permit requirements, application procedures for new Title V sources, and application procedures for modifications to existing Title V sources. |
Rule 220 - Non-Title V Permit Provisions |
06/06/07 |
Describes Non-Title V permit requirements, application procedures for new Non-Title V sources and application procedures for modifications to existing Non-Title V sources. |
Rule 230 - General Permits |
06/06/07 |
Describes procedures for developing and issuing standardized permits each containing a set of identical provisions for sources in a class that contains a large number of sources that are similar in nature, have substantially similar emissions, and would be subject to the same or substantially similar requirements governing operations, emissions, monitoring, reporting, or recordkeeping. |
Rule 240 - Permits for New Major Sources and Major Modifications to Existing Major Sources |
06/06/07 |
Describes procedures for issuing permits for new major sources and for major modifications to existing major sources. Includes permit requirements for sources located in non-attainment areas, offset and net air quality benefit standards, stack height limitations, innovative control technology, and visibility protection. |
Rule 241 - Permits for New Sources and Modifications to Existing Sources |
06/19/96 |
Describes control technology requirements for new sources and for modifications of existing sources that require permits or permit revisions but are not new major sources and major modifications to existing major sources subject to requirements of Rule 240. |
Rule 242 - Emission Offsets Generated by the Voluntary Paving Of Unpaved Roads |
06/20/07 |
Establishes enforceable procedures for calculating emission reductions of particulate matter at 10 microns or less (PM10) created through the voluntary paving of unpaved public roads that will be used as offsets to meet New Source Review (NSR) requirements |
Rule 245 - Continuous Source Emission Monitoring |
11/15/93 |
Describes continuous source emission monitoring requirements for fossil fuel-fired generators, nitric acid plants, sulfuric acid plants, and fluid bed catalytic cracking units. |
Rule 270 - Performance Tests |
11/15/93 |
Includes supportive data for good maintenance and operating practices, performance test requirements, and testing criteria of stationary sources. |
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03/26/08 |
Establishes fees for applications, permits, and emissions. |
Rule 300 - Visible Emissions
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03/12/08 |
Describes standards for visible emissions and opacity. |
Rule 310 - Fugitive Dust from Dust-Generating Operations
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03/26/08 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of particulate matter into the ambient air from any property, operations, or activity that may serve as a fugitive dust source. |
Rule 310.01 - Fugitive Dust from Non-Traditional Sources of Fugitive Dust
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03/26/08 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of particulate matter into the ambient air from open areas, vacant lots, unpaved parking lots, and unpaved roadways which are not regulated by Rule 310 and which are not required to have either a permit or a dust control plan. |
Rule 311- Particulate Matter from Process Industries
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07/02/03 |
Describes emission rates based on process weight applicable to any affected operations not subject to Rule 316. |
Rule 312- Abrasive Blasting
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07/02/03 |
Establishes limits for particulate emissions from abrasive blasting operations. |
Rule 313 - Incinerators, Burn-Off Ovens, and Crematories |
09/22/04 |
Describes standards for incinerators that are used for refuse disposal and limits particulate emissions from incinerator burning. |
Rule 314 - Open Outdoor Fires and Indoor Fireplaces at Commercial and Institutional Establishments
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03/12/08 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of air contaminants produced from open burning. |
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11/17/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of particulate matter to the atmosphere from spray coating operations. |
Rule 316 - Nonmetallic Mineral Processing
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03/12/08 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of particulate matter into the ambient air from any nonmetallic mining operation or rock product processing plant. |
Rule 317 - Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
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03/15/06 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of air pollutants from medical waste incinerators. |
Rule 318 - Approval of Residential Woodburning Devices |
04/21/99 |
Describes standards for approval of residential woodburning devices. |
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11/19/03 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of particulate matter from ginning operations. |
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07/02/03 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of odors and other gaseous air contaminants into the atmosphere. |
Rule 321 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
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03/15/06 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of nonmethane organic compounds from municipal solid waste landfills. |
Rule 322 - Power Plant Operations
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10/17/07 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter from existing power plants and cogeneration plants. |
Rule 323 - Fuel Burning Equipment from Industrial/Commercial/Institutional (ICI) Sources
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10/17/07 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter from ICI sources. |
Rule 324 - Stationary Internal Combustion (IC) Engines
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10/17/07 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter from stationary internal combustion engines, including stationary IC engines used in cogeneration. |
Rule 325 - Brick and Structural Clay Products (BSCP) Manufacturing
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8/10/05 |
Establishes limits for particulate matter emissions from the use of tunnel kilns for curing in the brick and structural clay product (BSCP) manufacturing processes. |
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06/19/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere that may result from the use of organic solvents or processes that emit VOCs. |
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04/21/04 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from solvent cleaning operations. |
Rule 333 - Petroleum Solvent Dry Cleaning |
06/19/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from petroleum solvents used in dry cleaning. |
Rule 334 - Rubber Sports Ball Manufacturing |
06/19/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from natural and synthetic rubber adhesives used in the manufacture of non-inflatable rubber balls. |
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07/13/88 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from architectural coatings. |
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04/07/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from surface coating operations. |
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11/20/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs to ambient air from graphic arts operations and associated coating processes. |
Rule 338 - Semiconductor Manufacturing |
04/21/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from semiconductor manufacturing. |
Rule 339 - Vegetable Oil Extraction Processes |
11/16/92 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the extraction of vegetable oil using solvents. |
Rule 340 - Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt |
09/21/92 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the use of cutback and emulsified asphalt and other bitumens. |
Rule 341 - Metal Investment Casting |
12/16/98 |
Establishes limits for the amount of VOCs emitted by metal investment casting facilities. |
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11/20/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the surface preparation and coating of wood furniture and fixtures. |
Rule 343 - Commercial Bread Bakeries |
02/15/95 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from bread ovens at commercial bread bakeries. |
Rule 344 - Automotive Windshield Washer Fluid |
04/07/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs into the ambient air from automotive windshield washer fluid products. |
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04/21/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the surface preparation and coating of highway vehicles and mobile equipment. |
Rule 346 - Coating Wood Millwork |
11/20/96 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the surface preparation and coating of wood millwork. |
Rule 347 - Ferrous Sand Casting |
03/04/98 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the organic materials used in molds made of sand in which ferrous metals are cast. |
Rule 348 - Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Operations |
04/07/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the manufacture and rework of aerospace vehicles and their components. |
Rule 349 - Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Vitamin Manufacturing Operations |
04/07/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from pharmaceutical, cosmetic and vitamin manufacturing operations. |
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04/06/92 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from organic liquids under actual storage conditions. |
Rule 351 - Loading of Organic Liquids |
02/15/95 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the loading of organic liquids. |
Rule 352 - Gasoline Delivery Vessel Testing and Use |
05/05/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from gasoline delivery vessels. |
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06/16/99 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the transfer of gasoline into stationary dispensing tanks. |
Rule 358-Polystyrene Foam Operations
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4/20/05 |
Establishes limits for the emissions of VOCs from the manufacturing of expanded-polystyrene products |
Rule 360 - New Source Performance Standards
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03/15/06 |
Describes acceptable design and performance criteria for specified new or modified emission sources. |
Rule 370 - Federal Hazardous Air Pollutant Program
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03/15/06 |
Describes emission standards for federally listed hazardous air pollutants. |
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03/15/06 |
Incorporates by reference the Acid Rain federal regulations in order to obtain delegated authority to enforce portions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). |
Rule 372 - Maricopa County Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) Program
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06/06/07 |
Describes Maricopa County’s program for the regulation of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) |
Rule 400 - Procedure Before the Hearing Board |
11/15/93 |
Describes procedures that shall apply to all hearings before the hearing board. |
Rule 500 - Attainment Area Classification |
07/26/00 |
Describes criteria used to classify an attainment area and pollution standards for attainment areas. |
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11/01/06 |
Describes maximum limiting levels for pollutants existing in the ambient air which are necessary to protect human health and public welfare. |
Rule 600 - Emergency Episodes |
07/13/88 |
Describes criteria used to determine air pollution emergency episodes and the appropriate control actions. |
Appendix A – Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam Generators |
07/13/88 |
Describes procedures used to convert gaseous monitoring data. |
Appendix B - Standard Permit Application Form and Filing Instructions Can be filled in online! |
06/06/07 |
Describes the standard permit application form and filing instructions. |
Appendix C - Fugitive Dust Test Methods |
03/26/08 |
Describes methods to visually determine opacity of emissions from unpaved roads, unpaved haul/access roads, unpaved parking lots, and sources for time-averaged regulations. Also gives test methods for dust stabilization. |
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08/22/01 |
List of Insignificant Activities. |
Appendix E - List of Trivial Activities |
08/22/01 |
List of Trivial Activities. |
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4/7/04 |
Describes soil designations in Maricopa County |
Appendix G - Incorporated Materials
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03/15/06 |
Consolidates incorporated by reference materials. |
Appendix H – Procedures for Determining Ambient Air Concentrations for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
06/06/07 |
Describes procedures for the development of health-based ambient air concentrations for conducting a Risk Management Analysis (RMA) associated with Rule 372 |
P-21 - Vehicle Idling Restriction Ordinance |
6/26/02 |
Describes restrictions for diesel idling. |
P-25 - Leaf Blower Restriction Ordinance
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02/20/08 |
Describes restrictions for leaf blowers in incorporated and unincorporated sections of Area A in Maricopa County. |
P-26 - Residential Woodburning Restriction Ordinance
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03/26/08 |
Describes restrictions for residential woodburning. |
P-27 - Vehicle Parking and Use on Unstabilized Vacant Lots Ordinance
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02/20/08 |
Describes restrictions for vehicle parking and use on unstabilized vacant lots in unincorporated sections of Area A in Maricopa County |
P-28 - Off-Road Vehicle Use in Unincorporated Areas of Maricopa County Ordinance
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02/20/08 |
Describes restrictions for operating vehicles on unpaved property in unincorporated areas of Maricopa County. |