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The following resources are
available to perc dry cleaners who need assistance in understanding and complying with air
quality rules and permit conditions:
Local agency resources
AQMD Self-Inspection
Checklist. This list, used by AQMD
Inspectors, can also be used by owners and operators of dry cleaning operations to ensure
compliance with rule requirements and permit conditions.
AQMD Technical
Consultation Service. AQMD provides free technical consultations,
either by telephone or on site at your business, with permit applications
and compliance assistance.
Dry Cleaner's Guide to Clean Air.
Certified Permitting
Professionals. AQMD certifies specially trained individuals who successfully pass a
written exam as Certified Permitting Professionals (CPP). CPPs help companies prepare
applications for AQMD permits.
Air Quality Assistance
Fund (AQAF). If you are
planning to purchase new equipment that requires an air pollution permit, you may be
eligible to participate in the AQAF loan guaranty program, intended to help reduce the
costs of complying with our rules and regulations.
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State agency resources
CARB Dry Cleaning Industry Self-Inspection
Handbook. For a copy of this publication,
available in English (CAP #95-025) or Korean (CAP #95-027), call (916) 327-7211 or send
your e-mail request to
cap_pubs@arb.ca.gov.
CARB ATCM Technical Manual for Dry
Cleaners. For a copy of this publication (CAP #93-220), call (916)
327-7211 or send your e-mail request to
cap_pubs@arb.ca.gov.
CARB-Authorized
Dry Cleaning Program Training Instructors and Classes. List of CARB-authorized environmental training providers and classes.
CARB Recordkeeping Forms. Click below to download any of the
following forms:
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Federal agency resources
EPA Design for the
Environment Garment and Textile Care Program. Since
1992, EPA has worked with the dry cleaning industry to reduce exposure to
perchloroethylene or "perc," the chemical solvent used by most dry cleaners.
This website includes information on EPA’s relationship to the dry cleaning industry
and research conducted by the EPA on dry cleaning and professional wet cleaning.
EPA Region V Dry Cleaners Page.
EPA Region V covers the
states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This website
includes a general overview of wet cleaning and an update on events related to wet
cleaning.
Industry resources
Cleaners Online. List of local, state,
national, and international trade association contacts and websites.
California Cleaners Association. Homepage features education, events, services,
and CCA member list.
Korean Dry Cleaners Association information. E-mail:
kdla@kdla.org
International Fabricare Institute (IFI)
is a nationally-based dry cleaning association founded to provide a focus for
solving problems and providing education and assistance to its membership. Information
related to professional wet cleaning on this website includes a calendar of wet cleaning
training seminars sponsored by IFI and an information packet on wet cleaning. IFI is
currently developing a certification program for professional wet cleaning.
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Academic institutes & resources
Massachusetts Toxic
Use Reduction Institute (TURI) is a multidisciplinary research, education, and technical support center
located at the University of Massachusetts. The Institute is located within the School of
Engineering at the Lowell Campus. This website provides information on a wet clean
demonstration site in Massachusetts site by TURI.
The Pollution
Prevention Education and Research Center (PPERC), located at UCLA
and Occidental College, offers classes, developed curricula, conducts research, and
sponsors a variety of outreach activities to promote the principles of pollution
prevention across a range of disciplines and institutions. PPERC’s Garment Care
Project conducts research and provides education on pollution prevention alternatives to
perchloroethylene-based dry cleaning. This website provides information on research
conducted by PPERC on professional wet cleaning and dry cleaning and technical resource
information for professional cleaners interested in wet cleaning.
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