Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Community Land Use Planning for Air Quality will help city leaders evaluate land use impacts, assess new project siting, educate the public and understand economic effects if air quality does not meet federal standards.

An hour-long webinar is available to learn more about the 6H NESHAP: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources regulation. 

Paint and Paint Plus 2 are recordkeeping software programs to help paint facilities track paint and solvent usage on a 12-month rolling basis. 

High Volume – Low Pressure (HVLP) spray guns are often viewed as the holy grail of spray painting transfer efficiency (TE).   Quite often, HVLP is automatically assigned a generous TE rating of 65% without much (if any) consideration of coating characteristics, spray gun setup parameters, finish quality requirements, and the geometry of the work pieces being coated.

Storm water runoff is carried by the storm water system (gutters, storm drains and ditches) to local waterways, and is a major source of pollutants. This runoff can significantly contribute to localized violations of water quality standards for specific pollutants during storms.

MSEI’s are due May 15 and the Iowa Air Emissions Assistance Program at the IWRC has developed a website to provide assistance to small businesses that must submit the MSEI.

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There are four group classifications for grain elevators. The Grain Potential-to-Emit (PTE) software will help you determine your classification and the requirements to comply with the IDNR.