NAC445B.178. “Source reduction” defined.

     1. “Source reduction” means any practice which reduces:

     (a) The amount of a regulated air pollutant or pollutants, including fugitive emissions, emitted to the ambient air before the application of control equipment; and

     (b) The hazards to public health and the environment associated with the emission of the regulated air pollutant or pollutants.

     2. The term includes modifications of equipment or technology, modifications of procedure or process, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training or control of inventory.

     3. The term does not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical or biological characteristics or the volume of the regulated air pollutant through a process or activity which is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the provision of a service.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 3-29-94)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.6235)