Air Quality Permitting

by R. Leon Leonard

Overview

This practical book covers all of the fundamentals for obtaining air quality permits for new sources of air pollutant emissions and Title V operating permits for operating sources. Written for facility environmental managers, consultants, and air quality regulatory staff, Air Quality Permitting provides a thorough discussion on the strategies of successfully permitting a facility.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873717908
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — Acknowledgments — CHAPTER 1 — Regulatory Requirements for Permitting — I. Introduction — A. Permitting Authority — B. Delegation of Authority — C. Permit Processing Steps — D. Ambient Air Quality Standards — E. Attainment and Nonattainment Areas — II. Sources Needing Permits — A. Thresholds for Permitting — 1. Permit Thresholds — 2. Potential to Emit — 3. BACT Threshold — 4. Offset Thresholds — III. New Source Review in Nonattainment Areas — IV. Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permitting — A. Major Sources Subject to PSD — B. Pollutants Subject to PSD Permitting — C. Major Modifications to PSD Major Sources — D. PSD Permit Requirements — 1. BACT Analysis — 2. Air Quality Impact Analysis — a. NAAQS Exceedence Determination — b. PSD Increment Exceedence Determination — 3. Class I Analysis — 4. Air Quality Related Values Analysis — V. Prohibitionary Rules — A. New Source Performance Standards — B. Control Technology Guidelines — VI. Title V Operating Permits — A. Applicability — B. Application Preparation — C. Application Content — 1. Identify the Facility — 2. Estimate Emissions — 3. Identify Regulatory Requirements — 4. Identify Compliance Demonstration Methods — 5. Certification by Responsible Official.