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 |
