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The AQMD originally adopted Rule 1415 to reduce ozone-depleting refrigerant
emissions from stationary, non-residential air conditioning (comfort cooling)
and refrigeration systems with full charge capacity of greater than 50 pounds,
and using
Class I and Class II refrigerants.
Recently, the AQMD amended Rule 1415
(PDF,85k) to include
high-global warming potential
(GWP) refrigerants. Further, the rule now applies only to air conditioning
systems with full charge capacity of greater than 50 pounds of refrigerant.
Control of refrigerant emissions from
stationary
refrigeration systems is under the new Rule 1415.1.
An owner or operator of an air conditioning system that meets Rule 1415
applicability must:
- Submit a Rule 1415 Facility Registration Plan
(DOC,233k) to AQMD every 2 years;
- Conduct an annual leak inspection of the air conditioning system;
- Repair any refrigerant leak within 14 days of initial leak detection;
and
- Keep on site records of all leak inspections, leak repair work, and
amount of refrigerant added to the air conditioning system.
Rule 1415 also contains requirements for any person who installs,
repairs, maintains, services, relocates, or disposes of any air conditioning system, and for any person who recycles, recovers,
reclaims, distributes or sells high GWP refrigerants.
Need Help?
If you need more information about Rule 1415, please call
Rizaldy Calungcagin at (909) 396-2315 or send email to
rcalungcagin@aqmd.gov.
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