On December 2002, the AQMD Governing Board approved the amendment of Rule
1421 to gradually phase out the use of perchloroethylene (perc) in the
region. Since then, the Board has authorized $3,250,000 in grants, over
several phases, to assist dry
cleaners to purchase non-perc alternative technologies. Grants up to $20,000 are available for different technologies such as
professional wet cleaning systems or CO2 machines.
