The following is a list of processes, operations, and pollution control equipment that will normally require an Authority to Construct and a Permit to Operate from the District without regard to the amount of emissions.
Chemicals
Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers Acid Chemical Milling Evaporators, Dryers, and Stills Processing Organic Materials Dry Chemical Mixing and Storage Soap & Detergent Fertilizer Manufacturing & Storage |
Coatings and Surface Preparation
Abrasive Blasing Equipment Coating and Painting Operations Paint, Stain, and Ink Manufacturing Printing, Graphic Arts Operations
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Combustion
Internal Combustion Engines (50 hp or larger) Incinerators Crematories Boilers and Heaters (1 million BTU/hr or larger) Furnaces
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Electronics
Solder Levelers Wave Solder Machines Vapor Degreasers Fume Hood Scrubbers Electrolytic Plating Silicone Chip Manufacturing |
Air Pollution Control Equipment
Cyclones, Bag Houses, Settling Chambers Scrubbers, Electric Static Precipitators
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Food & Ag Processing
Smokehouses Feed and Grain Mills Coffee Roasters Bulk Flour/Grain Storage |
Metals
Metal Smelters Galvanizing Operations Nickel, Cadmium or Chrome Plating Chromic Acid Anodizing Metal Ore Processing |
Rock and Mineral
Hot Asphalt Batch Plants Sand, Rock, Aggregate Plants Concrete Batch, Concrete Mixers, and Silos Brick Manufacturing Screening and Crushing Operations |
Petroleum Fuels Marketing
Gasoline and Alcohol Bulk Plants & Terminals Gasoline and Alcohol Fuel Dispensing
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Solvent Use
Vapor and Cold Degreasing Solvent and Extract Dryers Dry Cleaning |
Other
Aqueous Waste Neutralization Landfill Gas Flare or Recovery Systems Waste Disposal, Rendering, Reclamation Units Grinding Booths and Rooms Oil Field Exploration or Production Plastic/Fiberglass/Resin Operations Sources of Volatiles, Dust or Toxics |
Soil Aeration/Reclamation or RemediationStorage of Organic Liquids
Powder Coating Fiberglass Chopper Guns Waste Water Treatment Works Synthetic Fiber Production Wood Processing |
Examples of Hazardous Materials: business which store, handle, or use hazardous materials will require clearance from the City or County Fire Department, or Butte County Environmental Health before obtaining a Building Permit or Certificate of Occupancy.
Ammonia | Gasoline | Petroleum Products |
Acids and Bases | Hazardous Material Mixtures | Poisons |
Chlorine | Herbicides | Pyrophoric/Hypergolic Materials |
Compressed Gases | Industrial Cleaners | Radioactives |
Corrosives | Infectious/Biological Materials | Solvents |
Cryogenic Fluids | Oxidizing Materials | Waste Oils |
Explosives | Paint Thinners | Water Reactives |
Fertilizers | Paints | Welding Gases |
Flammable Liquids & Soilds | Pesticides |