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Don’t Forget the Environment in the Design Steve Hagle, P.E. Air Permits Division

Don’t Forget the Environment in the Design Steve Hagle, P.E. Air Permits Division. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Regulation. Media: Air, Water, Waste Requirements: Regulations – Applicability and specific requirement established in law Permits

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Don’t Forget the Environment in the Design Steve Hagle, P.E. Air Permits Division

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  1. Don’t Forget the Environmentin the DesignSteve Hagle, P.E.Air Permits Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

  2. Environmental Regulation • Media: Air, Water, Waste • Requirements: • Regulations – Applicability and specific requirement established in law • Permits • Applicability and review process established in regulation • Site specific technical review and requirements • Technical review process time: 4-9 months • Includes public notice and potential public hearings

  3. Environmental Regulation • Government Agencies • Federal: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others • State: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

  4. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) – Ozone (VOC, NOx), Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Less than 10 micron Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Hazardous Air Pollutants National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) and NESHAPS for Source Categories (Maximum Achievable Control Technology or MACT Standards) – Specified Air Toxics Air Quality RequirementsFederal Clean Air Act (FCAA)

  5. Texas Health and Safety Code – Texas Clean Air Act – particulate matter, radioactive material, dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor, or odor produced by processes other than natural Air Quality RequirementsTexas Health and Safety Code – Texas Clean Air Act

  6. Permit Requirements • Control Technology Analysis • Pollution Prevention (Process and Operational Changes) • Equipment Specification/Monitoring • Add-on Abatement • Ambient Air Impact Analysis • Air Dispersion Modeling • Comparison of Predicted Impacts to Standards/Guidelines

  7. Permit Requirements • Permit Conditions • Emission Limitations (lb/hr, ton/yr, ppm, gr/dscf, lb/MMBtu) • Operational Limitations • Emissions Monitoring and Testing • Recordkeeping and Reporting

  8. Federal Permitting Requirements • Areas in Attainment of NAAQS • Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) • Best Available Control Technology (BACT) • Impact Analysis • Nonattainment Areas • Nonattainment New Source Review • Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) • Limited Impacts Review • Emissions Offsets

  9. Regulatory Requirements • State Air Regulations (30 Texas Administrative Code) • Chapter 111 – Particulate Matter • Chapter 112 – Sulfur Compounds • Chapter 113 – Toxics • Chapter 114 – Mobil Sources • Chapter 115 – Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) • Chapter 117 – Nitrogen Compounds

  10. Regulatory Requirements • Federal Air Regulations (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations) • Part 59 – National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer and Commercial Products • Part 60 – Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) • Part 61 – NESHAPS • Part 63 – MACT Standards

  11. Contact Information Steve Hagle (512)239-1295 shagle@tceq.state.tx.us

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