Is Your Ambient Monitoring Station Up-To-Date?
Posted: October 8th, 2019
What is the current status of your ambient monitoring station? Have your instruments been audited recently? Have the instruments been recalibrated and recertified? Is calibration and re-certification still supported on the instruments you have by the manufacturer or whoever you […]
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Who Needs Real-time Onsite Meteorological Data? You Do, and Here’s Why
Posted: July 30th, 2019
Does your facility receive odor or fugitive dust complaints from the neighboring community? Do you rely on a nearby airport for fenceline monitoring obligations, rain data, or wind data? What happens if that nearby station goes out of service? The […]
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Continuous Monitoring Systems (CMS) in Pennsylvania: The Devil’s in the Details
Posted: May 22nd, 2019
Does your facility operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS) in Pennsylvania? If so, it’s possible that you, or someone at your facility, is familiar with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Continuous Source Monitoring Manual (CSMM) Revision No. 8 (Rev. […]
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RACT 2 Compliance Reporting… No Reason to Wait
Posted: March 21st, 2019
January 1, 2017 feels like forever ago, but for most of us at ALL4, that date sticks with us. Why? January 1, 2017 was the final compliance deadline for Pennsylvania facilities subject to the Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 2 […]
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One Year Later – What Challenges Have You Faced with Benzene Fenceline Monitoring?
Posted: January 24th, 2019
The Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule in 40 CFR 63, Subpart CC (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Petroleum Refineries or Refinery NESHAP) generally applies to all petroleum refineries in the United States. Did the monitoring program at your […]
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Refinery Sector Rule (RSR) Compliance Countdown
Posted: January 23rd, 2019
On November 8, 2018, U.S. EPA finalized amendments to the petroleum refinery National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts CC and UUU, along with New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart […]
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2019 Look Ahead – Year of Action
Posted: January 15th, 2019
A Year of Action // Colin McCall I know it’s cliché, but I could swear that I just wrote the introduction to our 2018 Look Ahead article a week or so ago! The good news is that I recall it […]
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Will a contract term come in to play with the Government Shutdown?
Posted: January 10th, 2019
As chief financial officer at ALL4, I oversee the financial operations of the company and minimize risk when possible. As a part of my role, I review contracts and assess the risk included in the contract language. A common contractual […]
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U.S. EPA Releases Draft Guidance on “Ambient Air”
Posted: December 3rd, 2018
If you howl at the moon long enough, eventually you will capture someone’s attention. When you are trying to get the attention of others to cause change, you might find the length of howling and the volume of your howl […]
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U.S. EPA Proposes Amendments to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa
Posted: November 30th, 2018
On September 11, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) forwarded proposed reconsideration amendments for 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa (Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for which Construction, Modification, or Reconstruction Commenced after […]
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