Stationary Source Permit Categories

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.

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

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