Regional Air Districts in California Move to Enact Paint VOC Rules
SACRAMENTO, CA - Sixteen regional air-quality management districts in California have adopted rules or revised their existing regulations setting VOC limits for architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has reported.
The regulations are modeled on a suggested control measure (SCM) adopted by CARB in 2000, which recommended the adoption of a series of low VOC limits for architectural coatings. CARB does not directly set regulations affecting VOCs in AIM coatings, but makes recommendations on such rules for consideration by the state's regional air quality management districts.