Voltarc produced lamp bulbs which required specialty coatings applied to the glass surface. The coatings were prepared in a solvent base which contained regulated volatile organic compounds (VOC’S).
The Clean Air Act (CAA) and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulations established limits on the emissions from these types of processes that control the formulations and the physical proximity of discharge stacks to property boundaries. LEA investigated the process operations and formulation requirements to evaluate the allowable limits and manufacturing flexibility permitted under the regulations. We prepared a BACT and LEAR analysis as supporting documentation for the emission permit application, which was submitted to the DEP.