1995, 12-29 Air Polution Control LtrS F. O K A N E
SPOKANE COUNTY
AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL AUTHORITY
WEST 1101 COLLEGE, SUITE 403 • SPOKANE, WA 99201 • (509) 456-4727 Fax (509) 459-6828
December 29, 1995
Mr. Mike Van Den Berg
Kustom Kars
18000 East Indiana
Greenacres, WA 99016
Dear Mr. Van Den Berg:
have been informed that you have gone into the business of painting cars by one of our inspectors (Joe
Southwell). Under Washington State's General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources - WAC 173-400-
030(47)(a), your operation qualifies as a "new source" which requires you to file a "Notice of
Construction" to obtain a permit before installation of your air pollution source. A new source is defined
as: "The construction of modification of a stationary source that increases the amount of any air
contaminant emitted by such source or that results in the emission of any air contaminant not previously
emitted..." This regulation and WAC 173-460 (Controls for New Sources of Toxic Air Pollutants) both
require that any new source must use Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to control air
contaminants.
Auto body paint booths are designed to specifications arising from various organizations and local, state,
and federal governmental agencies. Among these are the Uniform Fire Code (UFC), Uniform Building
Code (UBC), Uniform Electrical Code (UEC), American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH), The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association
of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO), Spokane County Building Department, and
Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority (SCAPCA). I am enclosing a copy of the ACGIH and the
STAPPA/ALAPCO guidelines and a copy of SCAPCA's Surface Coating Regulation. Basically, the
ACGIH guidance sizes the fan required for ventilation, while the STAPPA/ALAPCO guidance sizes the
filter bank.
The Spokane County Building and Planning Department and the Fire Department have requirements
concerning paint booths, also. Requirements from the UFC, UBC, and UEC can be obtained from
Spokane County Building and Planning. A copy of this letter is being forwarded to them and the Fire
Department.
In order for me to perform the emission estimate calculations, I need the following information as well as
the Environmental Checklist and the Notice of Construction Application completed and signed. I will be
unable to process your Notice of Construction until I receive this information. Thank you for your
cooperation. Insert your answers to the questions or items listed below to the right of the item
and return a copy of the answers to SCAPCA within 14 days of the date of this letter.
❑ 1. Installation
❑ • Installation address
❑ • Installation phone number
❑ • Installation Contact
❑ • Business Hours.
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• Hours per day.
• Days per week.
• Weeks per year.
❑ 2. Site plan
❑ • Showing main cross streets
O • Showing location of new installation on site
❑ • Showing size of All Buildings within 200 feet of the paint booth (L x W x H)
❑ • Showing Property Lines
❑ • Showing Location of Paint booth
❑ 3. Paint booth Information
❑ • Anticipated Hours of paint booth operation. (Is the paintbooth used 100%
of the time that you are open?)
• Hours per day.
• Days per week.
• Weeks per year.
❑ • Flow diagram detailing operations occurring and material flow including
fugitive emissions.
❑ • Number of paint booths
❑ • Paint booth Manufacturer
❑ • Paint booth Model Number
❑ • Type of filters used
❑ • Dimensions of filter bank (L x W x Thickness)
❑ • Filter Face Velocity (fpm)
❑ • Filter efficiency for collecting particulate.
❑ • Initial startup pressure (in. H2O) NOTE: A differential pressure gauge
that measures the pressure drop across the filter is required.
❑ • Pressure at which filters must be replaced (in. H2O)
❑ • Source test data. Is there source test data available for this model paint
booth?
❑ • Vendor data sheets
❑ 4. Painting Technique Information
❑ • Type of painting used (HVLP, LVLP, ESP, etc.)
❑ • Particulate transfer efficiency
❑ • Paint technique Manufacturer
❑ • Paint technique Model Number
❑ • Type of paint delivery system ( Airless, paint pot, etc.)
❑ • Vendor data sheets
❑ 5. Paint Materials Information
0 • Type and amount of paint used in this Paint booth only!
PAINT Average Annual Maximum Annual
Usage Usage
(Gallons per year) (Gallons per year)
Base Coat
Primer
Clear Coat
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Gun Cleaner
❑ • Paint Manufacturer
❑ • Paint Model Number
❑ • Mixing Ratio of catalyst, reducers, etc. to respective coverings.
❑ • Specific MSDS data sheets for each material used in this Paint booth
and gallons of each used per year (NOT THE COMPLETE MSDS
BOOK).
❑ 6. Curing booth Information
❑ • Anticipated Hours of heat booth operation.
• Hours per day.
• Days per week.
• Weeks per year.
❑ • Number of burners
❑ • Burner Manufacturer (if available)
❑ • Burner Model Number (if available)
❑ • Fuel(s) Used
❑ • Each Burners' Fuel consumption (Btu/hr, gal/hr, etc.)
❑ • NOx Controls?
❑ • Source test data (if available)
❑ • Vendor data sheets
❑ 7. Exhaust Stack(s)
❑ • Submit stack cap design to SCAPCA for approval.. SCAPCA Regulations
require that there be no obstruction to vertical flow of the exhaust products.
Enclosed are examples of acceptable cap designs. The design is by no
means limited to these examples.
❑ • Do these source(s) share the stack with other sources?
❑ • Distance to nearest property line for each Paint booth and Curing booth
stack.
❑ • Height of each stack from ground. NOTE: Present SCAPCA Regulations
Require the stack height to be 1.2 times the height of the highest
building within 200 feet of the stack. Also the fire department
requires the stack to be a minimum of 6 feet above the penetration
point through the roof.
❑ • Ambient flow of fan(s) (dscfm) for each stack [Include all sources sharing
stack(s)]
❑ • Temperature of gases in stack(s) (°F)
❑ • Actual flow in stack(s) (acfm)
❑ • Inside diameter of exhaust stack(s)
❑ 8. Environmental
❑ • Environmental Checklist. (SEPA- Chapter 43.21 c RCW)
An environmental checklist is required by the State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) Chapter 43.21c RCW to address possible adverse environmental
impacts. The environmental checklist must be complete. If a question is not
applicable, insert N/A. The processing fee for the SEPA is $75 and must be
paid at the time of the submittal. A 15 day public comment period is
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required by SEPA. The environmental checklist will be circulated to other
interested governmental agencies for review and comment. At the end of
the public comment period, all comments associated with air quality will be
included in the final determination conditions. Comments not associated
with air quality issues will be forwarded to you for your action. The
environmental checklist must be signed by the owner or owner's designated
responsible official.
SEPA rules (Chapter 197-11-510 WAC) requires SCAPCA to publish a
Determination of Non Significance (DNS) made by this agency in a
newspaper of general circulation. You may want to do this yourself,
however, the public notice must follow guidelines established in Chapter
197-11-340(2) WAC. SCAPCA generates this form automatically during the
review process and will submit the publication for you without charge. You
will be invoiced for the publication by the newspaper (In most cases, the
Spokesman Review).
realize these forms can be a little overwelming, however, if you have any questions concerning the
above or any of the forms, please contact me at 509-456-4727 xt 107 between the hours of 7:00 am and
3:30 pm, Monday thru Friday and I will be happy to help you.
Sincerely,
SPOKANE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
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Charles E. Studer
Air Quality Engineer
Failure to meet SCAPCA regulations may result in delays, closure and civil and/or
criminal sanctions.
cc. Kustom Kars source file
Studer Correspondence file
Spokane County Building and Planning Department
Fire Marshall - Fire District #1
enc. 1. Environmental Checklist (SEPA)
2. ACGIH Paintbooth Guidelines
3. STAPPA/ALAPCO Paintbooth Guidelines
4. SCAPCA Surface Coating Regulation
5. Notice of Construction Application
6. Stack Cap Drawings