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Non-Title V Permit Elements for Enforceable Permits

Non-Title V Permit Elements for Enforceable Permits. Dan Blair, Willard Antone III Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Department of Environmental Quality. Permits. Permits are your main enforcement tool Permits are stand alone documents supported by Tribal or Federal regulations

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Non-Title V Permit Elements for Enforceable Permits

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  1. Non-Title V Permit Elements for Enforceable Permits Dan Blair, Willard Antone III Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Department of Environmental Quality

  2. Permits • Permits are your main enforcement tool • Permits are stand alone documents supported by Tribal or Federal regulations • Permits should be clear, concise and all inclusive

  3. Types of Permits • Title V Permits • Pre-Construction Permits (NSR, PSD) • Operating Permits • Non-Title V Permits • Individual Operating Permits • Synthetic Minor Permits • General permits

  4. WHO Needs a permit??? • Emission Inventory • Permit Thresholds • 1 ton of Criteria Pollutant • 1000#s of Hazardous Pollutant • 300#s Ultra-hazardous Pollutant • Aggregate of all uncontrolled sources with > 3# VOC or PM-10 in any day • Aggregate of all sources with > 5.5# of any other regulated pollutant in any day

  5. GRIC Permit Process • Send out cover letter and permit application forms (certified mail) to facilities • Require completed permit application within 120 days of receipt of App. • Provide assistance with completion of App. (pre submittal meetings) • Extensions

  6. GRIC Permit Process • Department review of App for completeness (60 days) • Request supplemental information • Draft Permit, TSD’s, Calculations, BRDT • Facility review of permit • 30 day Public Comment Period • Permit decision by Director within 12 months of complete App.

  7. Facility information Hours of operation Signature of responsible party Emissions calculations Process description & flow chart Certification of Truth and Accuracy Certification of Compliance and/or Compliance Plan Equipment List Voc content Throughput Control Equipment Permit Application Content

  8. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Technical Support Document • Description of Source • Allowable Emissions • Applicable Regulations (Tribal, Federal) • Emissions Calculations

  9. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • General Permit Conditions • Affirmative Defense • Certification of Truth and Accuracy • Confidentiality • Controls • Duty to Comply • Duty to Provide information • Fees

  10. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • General Permit Conditions • Maintenance (O&M Plan) • Nuisance Provisions • Performance Testing • Permit Term • Permit Revisions • Permit Re-openings (Revocation, Termination)

  11. Elements of an Enforceable Permit General Permit Conditions (cont.) • Permit Transfers • Record Keeping/Reporting • Right of Entry • Severability

  12. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions: • Allowable Production Rate • Emission Limits (Daily, Annual) • Through put limits • Hours of operation • Equipment capacities • Material content (e.g., VOC Content etc.)

  13. Jawcrusher

  14. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Process Emission Limitations • Transfer points 7% opacity • Baghouse stack 20% • Grain loading limit from baghouse stack 0.02 gr/dscf

  15. Transfer Points

  16. Baghouse

  17. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Controls • Baghouse (magnehelic gauge/pressure drop) • Cement silo overflow warning/shutoff system • Scrubbers (flow rate/nozzle inspection) • Electro Static Precipitators (ESPs) • Spray Bars • Etc.

  18. Cement Silo Overflow

  19. Magnehelic Gauge

  20. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements • Hours of operation • Through puts • Fuel usage • Control device records (flows, pressure drop etc) • Operational Restrictions • Fuel restriction (no off spec used oil, solvent) • Clean Aggregate only (no petroleum/solvents)

  21. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Performance testing (test protocol) • Grain Loading • Percent reduction • Concentrations • EPA Method 9 opacity readings • Appendix A test methods • Retest every 5 years

  22. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Operation and Maintenance Plan • Describes control unit monitoring devices, temps, flow rates and other parameters to ensure proper operation • List maintenance frequencies, calibrations and log sheets • List corrective actions and shutdown procedures • Upset log and corrective actions

  23. Elements of an Enforceable Permit • Specific Conditions (cont) • Open Burning • Solvent Cleaning • Fugitive Dust • Etc.

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