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

Combustion

• Internal Combustion Engines (50 hp or larger)
• Incinerators
• Crematories
• Boilers and Heaters (1 million BTU/hr or larger)
• Furnaces

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

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

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.