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<br />6124841903
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<br />ENVIRONMENTAL & RBGULATORY (Continu.ed)
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<br />capture only remaining vapors left In the wheel upon
<br />c:ampletion of tM drying process.)
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<br />Existing Transfer and Dty-to-Dry
<br />Vented Equipment
<br />· Plants that UJe both transMr and dry-~ry ventl!d
<br />equipmllJ1t at a single location will have to foDow the
<br />regulations fol' elli!!ting dry-b:l-dry end new dry-to-dry
<br />equIpmenL 11'\fl(l r9qui.rement3 are outlined. above.
<br />DrydeanJng PlantslEqulpment
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<br />Eq"ip~nt pu.rchases:
<br />· If you installed a drydClaning machine or add-on con-
<br />trol device prior to IJea!mber 9, 1991, you must com-
<br />ply with pollution prevention, n!cord keeping, and
<br />reporting requiremenb by December 21, 1993.
<br />· If you installed a drydeaning machine or add-on con-
<br />trol device afler December 9, 1991, you must comply
<br />with pollution prevention, record kG!eplng, and report-
<br />ing requi({'ments by Sepoomtx!r 22, 1993.
<br />&ish", dryt:hll"er, who hAvr tD rrIAke equiprrrerd purch.ttsd
<br />4S .d resulf of tM 1I/!W stJmdlml wi111l.d~ 36 month. to comply.
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<br />Notification Requirements
<br />· AU dryeJeaners will have to file an "Initial Notifica-
<br />tion Reporting Requinllnents lor PerchJoroethylene
<br />Dry Ceaning Facilities" by December 21, 1993.
<br />And l!ither
<br />. drycleaners who installed a dryc:]~ machine or
<br />adcl~n controls prior to Del:ember 9, 1991. will have
<br />up 10 37 month9 to send "notice of certiAc:ation" to
<br />EPA, or
<br />. drycl98nerll who installed a dtydeqnjng machine or
<br />add-on controls after December 9, 1991, wiD have 30
<br />daYB tD !lend "notice of certification" to EPA.
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<br />O1HI....QU....INYS .0. MOST
<br />.RYCLlANIU
<br />Those exempt transfer and dry-ttHJry drye1eanen who
<br />fan into the categorie8 of "Less than 200 gallons" and "140
<br />gaUorut" of perc per year (as previously mentioned), win
<br />only have to comply wilt, requirements 1. 2, 3, 6, and 7
<br />below.
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<br />Maintenance
<br />(1) Cartridgea shall be drained in their housil1g ur
<br />!lealed tontainer lor a minimum of 24 hours.
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<br />Inspection
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<br />The following must be inspected wookly:
<br />(2) Hose Md pipe connections, fittings, couplings. and
<br />valves; door gaskets and geating5; finer gaskets and 5eat-
<br />inS!!; pumP!!; solvents tanks and container water !>ef'l'Ir<'I.
<br />ton; mucks COOkQrfl; stills; exhau9t dampers; divorter
<br />valve!!; cartridge EUter housings.
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<br />(3) AU leaks that an! found must be repaired within 24
<br />hOUJ:!. (f YOlL have to order those parts fC6 repair, a verbal or
<br />written order for these parts must be Initiated wilh{J\ two
<br />working days 01 dotoctlng the leak. lealu mU!~ be repain!d
<br />withjn live day!! of receiving those parts.
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<br />Monitoring
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<br />(4) DryCJesTlI~rs with add-on refrigeration units will
<br />have to .make weekly measutemenbl of the inlet and outlet
<br />IIn!am UAing tempera~ ~ You will need to caiN-
<br />late the inlet terIlpf3rature, which Is the difference between
<br />the vapor stream from the washer and the vapor stream QX.
<br />lling the NfridgC!rBted condenser. This diIf"'Nnce must bl!
<br />greater or equal to 20"F, The DuUet temperah.tre from the
<br />dcy-to-dry machine, dryer, or fClclaimer must bg equal or
<br />lt~S!l than 4soF.
<br />(5) Drydunen with add.on carbon vapor adsorbers
<br />will have to make weekly meaau.rements of the exhawt
<br />stack using a calorimetric deh!ctor tube. The exhaust from
<br />the carbon adaorller cannot exceed 100 ppm.
<br />(6) On the first day of each month, aU drydeaners will
<br />tJJtaJ the volume of all perc purchases made in each of the
<br />pnlVious 12 months. ThJs total repN8IiII'\tl your yearly perc
<br />purchases for the year. Perc re;eipts should be kept and
<br />logged along with othar information, such as the volume
<br />of pert purclwes IS reccrded from recapts, thl! yariy pert:
<br />consumption detennlned on the first day of each month,
<br />dams whe't leak inspectiON have occurred as well as the
<br />name and location of dry-cleaning equipment where leaks
<br />have bgm detected, the dates of repair and record, of writ-
<br />!en or vl!Jba\ ord.en far parIS.
<br />(7) All drycleaners must have on-hand copies of de-
<br />sign specifications and owner's manuals for each dryc1ean-
<br />ing machine and emission control device located at the
<br />plant
<br />(8) If using add-on ({'trigeratilJn--record!l ot the tem-
<br />perature and monitoring result!! must be kept. or
<br />jf using a.n add-on carbon vapor adsorber-records
<br />of the calorimetric detector tube mOrUlDring results must
<br />be kepl
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<br />A t the time of publication. EP A had not yet fin.alimd
<br />the initial notification or certification fornu for
<br />dryc1eanel9 Ie complete. EPA has indicatecl to us, how-
<br />ever, that the&e fonnll should be completed by the time
<br />you ~ive this buUetin. Th" EPA regional office in your
<br />area will be sending noHIi4:ation fonns to you In Iha nov<t
<br />few weeks. If you do not receive the~ forms by December
<br />12, 1993, you should contact the Small Busine&8
<br />Omnibudsman's office at the U.s. EPA (1-800-368-5888)
<br />or the IFI GovClm.ment Relations deparbneot, and they
<br />will be !lent to you. The EPA ha!i stated that any type of
<br />fonn 1;iU'l be used that meet" the !ltandard-their form is
<br />only a suggestion. [J
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<br />WrittEn by Jon Meijer, !PI Government Relations Manager.
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<br />AIK-t Nov~mber 1993
<br />e I"...nadon.. Pabri~N tNtlt\J!A!. Silver Sprlns, MD 1993, P.I"'Rd In the United SI.III!', All rIS"'" r~~rve4, No pin of tlUa work may be reprodur~rI in
<br />an)' form or by ele~lrOnJ~ or medl8rw=aI mea"" I""Iud'", in/ormadon .to/'ll1" lod ....t.lev.llr-tem. without p<!.mlllllon From the publ"h~r,
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