{"id":"80bc8939-5048-433a-ae5a-d65ae9cdbc1f","task":"Look up VOC content limits for an industrial maintenance or architectural coating in a specific regulatory jurisdiction","domain":"aqmd.gov","steps":["For South Coast (Los Angeles-area) projects, use SCAQMD's own current Rule 1113 Table of Standards (aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/compliance/vocs/architectural-coatings/tos) rather than a cached limit table, since Rule 1113 category limits (flat, non-flat, primers, industrial maintenance, high-temperature, rust-preventive, and dozens of other categories) are periodically tightened and phase in on staggered effective dates","For projects outside California, check whether the state or local district follows the OTC (Ozone Transport Commission) model rule limits or has its own state-specific architectural/industrial-maintenance coatings VOC rule — do not assume SCAQMD limits apply outside the South Coast district","Identify the correct coating category (e.g., 'industrial maintenance,' 'rust preventive,' 'high-temperature') since VOC limits vary significantly by category and mis-categorizing a product is a common compliance error","Cross-check the product's VOC content as tested/reported on its current technical data sheet or SDS against the applicable limit for that category and jurisdiction","Where a project spans multiple jurisdictions or the coating will be sold/supplied across state lines, confirm compliance against the most restrictive applicable rule rather than assuming one product formulation clears every market"],"gotchas":["SCAQMD Rule 1113 is widely cited as the strictest architectural-coatings VOC rule in the US, but its category limits change over time on scheduled effective dates — always pull the current Table of Standards rather than repeating a remembered g/L figure","'VOC content' can be reported as-supplied or thinned/reduced-for-application; make sure the number being checked against the limit matches the regulation's specified basis, since limits are typically written on an as-applied basis"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/80bc8939-5048-433a-ae5a-d65ae9cdbc1f"}