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Agriculture and Air Quality in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Annette H. Sharp. Oklahoma Agriculture Statutes. OK Registered Poultry Feeding Operations OK Poultry Waste Transfer OK Poultry Waste Applicators Certification OK Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
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Agriculture and Air Quality in Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Annette H. Sharp
Oklahoma Agriculture Statutes • OK Registered Poultry Feeding Operations • OK Poultry Waste Transfer • OK Poultry Waste Applicators Certification • OK Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations • OK Forestry Code • OK Pecan Producers • OK Sheep and Wool Producers
Ag Statutes Continued • OK Sorghum Resources • OK Wheat Resources • OK Pork Producers • OK Beef Promotion • OK Soybean
Oklahoma Environmental Statutes • Air Quality Standards and Increments • New Source Performance Standards • Registration, Emission Inventory and Annual Operating Fees • Permits • Open Burning • Incinerators
Environmental Statutes Continued • Emission of Particulate Matter • Emissions from Cotton Gins • Particulate Emissions from Grain, Feed, or Seed Operations • Smoke, Visible Emissions and Particulates • Fugitive Dust • Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Environmental Statutes Continued • Emission of Nitrogen Oxides • Emission of Hazardous Air Pollutants and Toxic Air Contaminants
CAFOs Combustion Processes Fugitive Dust Control Strategies (Regulations) Best Management Practices HAPs, Ammonia, H2S VOCs, NOx, CO Particulate Matter Emissions Factors Development SIP Pollutant Reductions Key Issues
Next Steps • Advocate on behalf of farmers and ag producers • Examine all operations for possible impact on air quality • Engage air quality regulators to develop Best Management Practices to address pollutants of concern in your state • Adopt an Air Quality Regulator – Ag Field Trips, etc.
Common Goals • Keep Agriculture Viable • Safeguard the Planet