Specifications include, but are not limited to: This specification is for paint and primer (coating supplies) provided to NHDOT and for primer and paint coatings utilized on equipment supplied to NHDOT. All coating supplies and coatings utilized on equipment surfaces that are normally primed and painted shall be suitable for severe exposure to road salt and abrasion. Coatings shall conform to all applicable federal and state regulations and criteria pertaining to chemical and VOC content. Coatings containing any compound that would render the waste paint, in its dried form, a hazardous waste per NH Code of Administrative Rules Chapter Env-Hw 400 are prohibited. This includes RCRA listed metals (e.g., Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Silver, Selenium) other than naturally occurring trace amounts associated with the coating pigments. The intent of this specification is to obtain or utilize paint such that any concentration of these metals shall not produce a TCLP test result that would fail NH DES toxicity characteristic standards and meets the latest governing regulatory criteria.
