Report on Pennsylvania’s Methane Reduction Plan, General Permit for Well Pads, and GP-5 Modifications
Posted: February 12th, 2016
The agenda for the Air Quality Technical Advisory (AQTAC) meeting on February 11, 2016 included the following informational items pertaining to the natural gas industry. 1. Pennsylvania’s Methane Reduction Strategy…
Read articleBrace Yourself – 2016 Chemical Data Reporting is Coming
Posted: February 8th, 2016
2016 is special not only because it is a leap year, but it is also a reporting year in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule cycle. Every four (4) years (the previous report was required in 2012), manufacturers of TSCA regulated chemicals must…
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February Ain’t What It Used to Be – Major Source Boiler MACT Compliance is Upon Us
Posted: February 3rd, 2016
February is exciting enough with Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl, and particularly for 2016, those leap year birthdays! However, this February brought with it another exciting event – the Major Source Boiler MACT compliance date. Now that it has arrived, there are plans to prepare…
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Wait…We Have to Report our Generator Use to U.S. EPA?
Posted: January 19th, 2016
Kayla T. introduced you to the terms Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI) and Central Data Exchange (CDX) through her recent blog, ERT and CEDRI: What the Heck Is It and How Does It Impact You? Reports to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)…
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Critical Timelines for the SO2 Data Requirements Rule
Posted: January 19th, 2016
We are now approaching the “home-stretch” of the SO2 Data Requirements Rule (DRR). State agencies were due to provide U.S. EPA with a list of the affected facilities where SO2 air quality will be characterized on January 15, 2016. The next critical…
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RACT 2 Review – Date Changed
Posted: January 13th, 2016
To those who already registered, we commend your proactivity. To those who wanted to but have been too busy to register given the end of the holiday season and beginning of annual reporting season, you still have time. To those who were on the bubble, undecided, and fear they may…
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Secondary Aluminum NESHAP Amendments Finalized
Posted: January 12th, 2016
For those in the Secondary Aluminum Industry, you’ve likely seen and read the recent amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRR (National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production) which were promulgated on September 18, 2015…
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Voluntary Self-Disclosures Become Streamlined With Launch of U.S. EPA’s eDisclosure Portal
Posted: January 11th, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has streamlined the implementation of its self-disclosure policies through the recently released ‘eDisclosure’ portal. This automated web-based system allows both small and large businesses to quickly and more efficiently resolve…
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ERT and CEDRI: What the Heck Is It and How Does It Impact You?
Posted: December 20th, 2015
You may have heard the terms Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT), Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), or Central Data Exchange (CDX) flying around lately and possibly thought to yourself, “Great, more acronyms. Exactly what the…
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Oxygen – We need it to live, and so does your 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD Boiler!
Posted: December 16th, 2015
Let’s talk about oxygen! Sure, we all know that it’s critical to life, but did you know that it is also a critical part of the major source Boiler MACT rule? According to 40 CFR §63.7525(a), a boiler or process heater that is subject to a carbon monoxide (CO) emissions limit must install, operate, and maintain an oxygen (O2) analyzer system…
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