Air Quality Permitting

Description

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. Content: IntroductionPermitting AuthorityDelegation of AuthorityPermit Processing StepsAmbient Air Quality StandardsAttainment and Nonattainment AreasSources Needing PermitsThresholds for PermittingNew Source Review in Nonattainment AreasPrevention of Significant Deterioration PermittingMajor Sources Subject to PSDPollutants Subject to PSD PermittingPSD IncrementsMajor Modifications to PSD SourcesProhibitionary RulesNew Source Performance StandardsControl Technology GuidelinesTitle V Operating PermitsApplicabilityApplication PreparationApplication ContentTitle V Permit ContentPermitting ActionsFeesIdentifying Air Pollutant SourcesEmission FactorsEngineering CalculationsMaterial BalanceSource TestingUse Approved Source Test and Analysis MethodsReplicate Process Operations in the Test ConditionsMaintenance of Steady State OperationMeasurements Well Above Detection Limits Without InterferenceOther Emission Estimation TopicsUse of F FactorsStartups, Shutdowns, and UpsetsFugitive Emission EstimatesEmission Estimate CorrectionsControl Technology Requirement DefinitionsLowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER)California BACTReasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT)Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)Generally Available Control Technology (GACT)Toxic Best Available Control Technology (T-BACT)Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) and Best Available Control Measures (BACM)BACT Selection StrategyTop-Down BACT AnalysisIdentify TechnologiesDetermine Technical FeasibilityRank Technically Feasible AlternativesEvaluate Impacts of TechnologyBACT Analysis ExamplesBoiler NOx ControlNeed for Emission OffsetsOffset Quantities RequiredSources of OffsetsOffset PricesCreating ERCsOverview of Air P