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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.
List 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.
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Leonard\, R. Leon
Summary
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.
