Refinery Fenceline Monitoring Data of Concern: Now What?
Posted: February 14th, 2017
In the December 2016 edition of 4 The Record (4TR), Nick Leone of All4 Inc. (ALL4) provided insight on where facilities that are subject to the Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC (National Emission Standards […]
Read articleBenzene Fenceline Monitoring – Where Should You Be by Now?
Posted: December 21st, 2016
If you are responsible for environmental compliance at a petroleum refinery, you are well aware of U.S. EPA’s requirements to install and operate a network of passive benzene fenceline monitors. The requirements originate from finalized amendments to 40 CFR Part […]
Read articleTCEQ’s RAP: Committing to Streamline Air Permitting, How Fitting
Posted: December 5th, 2016
As promised in my November 8, 2016 blog, let’s discuss the much anticipated implementation of the newest Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permitting program: Readily Available Permit, otherwise known as RAP. To start our discussion…
Read articleA Reflection on TCEQ’s Advanced Air Permitting Seminar in Austin, TX
Posted: November 8th, 2016
On a relatively cool (in-terms of Houston’s standards) Monday October morning, Abhishek, Kristin, and I ventured to our state’s capital to attend the much anticipated Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Advanced Air Permitting Seminar…
Read articleAs the seasons change, so will your Performance Test Methods (Potentially)!
Posted: October 6th, 2016
As the season changes from summer to fall, so will most of your performance test methods and performance specifications. U.S. EPA issued a final rule on August 30, 2016 to make technical and editorial corrections and updates to testing provisions. The revisions…
Read articleRACT 2 – T Minus 2 Months 2 Go
Posted: August 24th, 2016
You have likely heard about RACT 2 at this point, but you may not have yet acted on what you’ve heard. Human nature is bent toward procrastination. We get it and that’s part of why we’re here. The proposal deadline for RACT 2 submittals is quickly approaching whether you’ve…
Read articleU.S. EPA Proposes Guidance on Fine Particulate and Ozone Significant Impact Levels
Posted: August 7th, 2016
UPDATE 9/7/16: The values in the tables within this article have been updated per EPA’s corrections to the draft guidance. On August 1, 2016 U.S. EPA made available for public comment draft guidance and supporting documents recommending Significant Impact Levels […]
Read articleTightening the Reins on GHG Emissions
Posted: March 7th, 2016
The Obama Administration announced its “Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector” (Strategy) in March 2014 outlining the steps that the Administration will take towards reducing United States (U.S.) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 17 percent […]
Read articleThe Secret to Your Environmental Permitting Challenges – A PAL Permit
Posted: February 12th, 2016
As the one in charge of dealing with environmental issues at your facility the following “hypothetical” conversation with your Plant Manager or engineering group may sound familiar. Plant Manager: “We have a project in the works that with a few […]
Read articleThe Shoe Has Dropped But Most Companies Don’t Know It – It’s Called PADEP RACT 2
Posted: December 11th, 2015
About 400 facilities in Pennsylvania probably don’t know they have been given a New Year delivery even before the dropping of the ball in Times Square. The delivery is not a bundle of joy brought in by a stork, it’s a count-down clock and it’s already ticking…
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