Expedited BARCT
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The expedited best available retrofit control technology (BARCT) requirements of AB 617 are an important component of the bill, which is intended to provide benefits to residents statewide that are living near industrial sources. In addition to the statewide benefits of expedited BARCT, the schedules are expected to yield important emissions reduction benefits in disadvantaged communities.
Districts in nonattainment for one or more air pollutants are required to adopt an expedited schedule by January 1, 2019 for the implementation of BARCT by December 31, 2023. The expedited BARCT schedules apply to each industrial source that as of January 1, 2017, was subject to the Cap-and-Trade program. This requirement addresses sources that fall within 18 air districts across the state. The adopted schedules must give highest priority to permitted units that have not modified emissions-related permit conditions for the greatest period of time. In developing the expedited schedules for implementing BARCT, affected air districts must prioritize the retrofit of emissions sources that have not been addressed for the longest period of time to promptly reduce emissions in communities located near these sources. The schedule does not apply to emissions units that have implemented BARCT due to a permit revision or new permit issuance since 2007.
Industrial sources subject to expedited BARCT are identified in CARB’s pollution mapping tool.
The table below summarizes the expedited BARCT schedules adopted by required air districts. All air district rules can be found on the current air district rules tool.
Air District | Regulation Number | Rule Number | Rule Name | Pollutants Controlled | District Schedule Adoption Date | Anticipated District Rule Adoption Date | Status5 (10/2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 18 | Equipment Leaks | ROG | 12/19/2018 | 2023 | In Progress | |
8 | Storage of Organic Liquids | ROG | 12/19/2018 | Q2 2022 | Removed | ||
8 | Wastewater Collection and Separation Systems | ROG | 12/19/2018 | 2023 | In Progress | ||
6 | PM from Refinery Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units | PM, SO2 | 12/19/2018 | 7/21/2021 | Complete | ||
9 | NOx, PM, and TACs from Portland Cement Manufacturing | PM, SO2 | 12/19/2018 | 2023 | Removed | ||
9 | Petroleum Coke Calcining Operations | NOx | 12/19/2018 | 2023 | Removed | ||
Colusa County APCD | See footnote – 1 | ||||||
| Stationary Piston Engines (Oxides of Nitrogen) | NOx | 11/1/2018 | 12/31/2020 | Evaluation | ||
| Cooling Towers (Hexavalent Chromium) | Hexavalent Chromium | 11/1/2018 | 12/31/2020 | Evaluation | ||
| Stationary Internal Combustion Engines | NOx, VOC, CO |
| 8/3/2020 | Complete | ||
See footnote – 2 | |||||||
4 | Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators | NOx | 12/18/2018 | 11/26/2019 | Complete | ||
4 | Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Wallboard Kilns | NOx | 12/18/2018 | 2023 | TBD | ||
11 | BARCT Requirements for Boilers and Process Heaters Outside the FONA | NOx, CO | 2019 | 9/23/2019 | Complete | ||
Monterey Bay ARD4 | 4 | 441 | Steam Generators, Process Heaters, and Boilers | NOx | 11/14/2018 | 2/19/2020 | Complete |
| New Rule | Internal Combustion Engines | NOx, VOC | 11/14/2018 | Q1 2021 | Removed | ||
4 | Steam Drive Crude Oil Production Wells | VOC | 11/14/2018 | Q1 2022 | Removed | ||
New Rule |
| Lime Kiln | NOx | 11/14/2018 | Q1 2023 | Evaluation | |
New Rule |
| Natural Gas Production | VOC | 10/5/2018 | 2020 | Removed | |
4 | NOx From Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators | NOx | 10/5/2018 | 2023 | Evaluation | ||
4 | Stationary Internal Combustion Engines Located at Major Stationary Sources of NOx | NOx | 10/5/2018 | 2023 | Evaluation | ||
See footnote – 2 | |||||||
4 | Reduction Of Animal Matter | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2019 | Removed | ||
4 | Components At Light Crude Oil Production Facilities, Natural Gas Production Facilities, And Natural Gas Processing Facilities | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | Refinery Process Unit Turnaround | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2019 | Removed | ||
4 | Components At Petroleum Refineries, Gas Liquids Processing Facilities, And Chemical Plants | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | Cutback, Slow Cure, And Emulsified Asphalt, Paving And Maintenance Operation | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2019 | Removed | ||
4 | Internal Combustion Engines (VOC Only) | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 8/19/2021 | Complete | ||
4 | Architectural Coatings | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 4/16/2020 | Complete | ||
4 | Storage Of Organic Liquids | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | Transfer Of Organic Liquid | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | Surface Coating Of Metal Parts And Products, Plastic Parts And Products, And Pleasure Crafts | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2020 | Removed | ||
4 | Wine Fermentation And Storage Tanks | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2020 | Removed | ||
4 | Crude Oil Production Sumps | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q2 2023 | In-Progress | ||
4 | Organic Material Composting Operations | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2020 | Removed | ||
4 | Steam-Enhanced Crude Oil Production Wells | VOC | 12/20/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | Gasoline Transfer Into Stationary Storage Containers, Delivery Vessels, And Bulk Plants | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2022 | Removed | ||
4 | Wastewater Separators | VOC | 12/20/2018 | 2022 | Removed | ||
See footnote – 2 | |||||||
3 | Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters (5 MMBtu/hr and greater) | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 6/20/2019 | Complete | ||
3 | Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters (Between 2-5 MMBtu/hr) | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 6/20/2019 | Complete | ||
See Footnote - 6 | Particulate Matter Control Devices | PM | 12/20/2018 | 6/16/2022 | Complete | ||
3 | Control of Emissions from Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 2021 | Evaluation | ||
3 | 358 (New) | Stationary Gas Turbines | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 2021 | Evaluation | |
3 | 362 (New) | Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) from Miscellaneous Combustion Sources | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 2021 | Evaluation | |
3 | Industrial, Institutional, and Commercial Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters | NOx | 12/20/2018 | 2021 | In Progress | ||
3 | Stationary Internal Combustion Engines | NOx, CO | 12/20/2018 | 2022 | Evaluation | ||
11 | Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Industrial, Institutional and Commercial Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 12/4/2020 | Complete | ||
11 | Pleasure Craft Coatings | VOC | 12/7/2018 | 5/3/2019 | Complete | ||
11 | Control of Emissions from Non-Refinery Flares | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 1/4/2019 | Complete | ||
11 | NOx Emissions from Stationary Gas Turbines | NOx, NH3 | 12/7/2018 | 4/5/2019 | Complete | ||
11 | Emissions Control from Restaurant Operations | PM | 12/7/2018 | Q4 2023 | In Progress | ||
11 | Emissions from Stationary IC Engines | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 11/1/2019 | Complete | ||
11 | NOx Reductions from Aggregate Dryers | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 8/6/2021 | Complete | ||
11 | NOx Reductions from Miscellaneous Sources | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 5/6/2022 | Complete | ||
4 | Wood Burning Devices | PM | 12/7/2018 | 10/27/2020 | Complete | ||
11 | Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Petroleum Refineries and Related Operations | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 11/5/2021 | Complete | ||
11 | Glass Melting Furnaces | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 6/5/2020 | Complete | ||
11 | 1147.3 (now 1147.1) | NOx Reductions from Aggregate Facilities | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 8/6/2021 | Complete | |
11 | 1147.2 | NOx Reductions from Metal Melting Sources | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 4/1/2022 | Complete | |
11 | NOx Reductions from Combustion Equipment at Landfills | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 2/5/2021 | Complete | ||
11 | Emissions of NOx from Commercial Food Ovens | NOx | 12/7/2018 | Q2 2023 | In Progress | ||
11 | 1159.1 | Nitric Acid Units – Oxides of Nitrogen | NOx | 12/7/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | |
11 | Emissions Reductions from Combustion Equipment at Publicly Owned Treatment Works | NOx | 12/7/2018 | 10/2/2020 | Complete | ||
11 | Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Large Water Heaters and Small Boilers and Process Heaters | NOx | 12/7/2018 | Q3 2023 | In Progress | ||
See footnote – 2 | |||||||
4 | Stationary Gas Turbines | NOx | 12/11/2018 | 11/12/2019 | Complete | ||
4 | Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters | NOx | 12/11/2018 | 10/10/2020 | Complete | ||
4 | Transfer of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids | VOC | 12/11/2018 | 5/11/2021 | Complete | ||
4 | Components at Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Processing Facilities | VOC | 12/11/2018 | 6/1/2023 | In Progress | ||
4 | 74.35 (New) | Flares | NOx, VOC | 12/11/2018 | Q1 2023 | In Progress | |
2 | Large Boilers | NOx | 10/10/2018 | 5/15/2019 | Complete | ||
2 | Stationary Internal Combustion Engines | NOx, CO | 10/10/2018 | 2023 | Removed | ||
1 No information currently available.
2The district has reviewed all rules that apply at AB 617 industrial facilities and have determined that the rules are currently at BARCT stringency.
3The district is currently evaluating two potential areas for rule development. The evaluation process will be completed by 2021, and any identified rules will have a compliance data no later than December 31, 2023.
4 After a preliminary review of all rules that apply at AB 617 industrial facilities, the district has committed to evaluating the rules identified to determine if they are at BARCT stringency. If the rule is determined to not be at BARCT stringency, the district will adopt a revision to the rule by the anticipated District rule adoption date listed.
5 Status of rules as of 4/2022. The following definitions apply: "Complete" - Rule adopted by Board; "TBD" - Not adopted, but rulemaking status unknown; "In Progress" - Draft rulemaking documents in-development and may be publicly available; "Evaluation" - Rule is undergoing internal review to evaluate potential controls, emissions benefits, etc. Data/information may not be publicly available; "Removed" - Removed from district schedule.
6 The affected facility incorporated all BARCT requirements directly into the facility’s operating permit. A rule proceeding was no longer necessary since BARCT-level controls will be required through the permit process. Please see the district's BARCT analysis for more details.