New VOC Rules for Mid-Atlantic Region to Take Effect Jan. 1
WASHINGTON - With some variations, a group of five Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia have finalized stringent new VOC regulations on architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, with a set of VOC limits as low as 100 grams per liter scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1.
The members of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) imposing VOC limits are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia, with several counties in northern Virginia also joining the group in enacting a VOC rule.