air permit Articles
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EVERLAST Wet well mounted pump station - United Kingdom Hospital - Case Study
The Challenge Tough-to-access submersible pumps complicated life and increased costs for maintenance workers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, United Kingdom. “Our original submersible pump sets were no longer maintainable by our in-house staff,” said Leslie Dey, Estates Officer for the hospital, “Keeping up with the training to send anyone down there would have been ...
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Proposed Settlement Extends Some MACT Hammer Deadlines
USEPA and the Sierra Club revised their settlement agreement regarding submittal of Part 2 applications for facilities with affected units in source categories subject to pending Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs).** Under the terms of a November 26, 2002 proposed settlement (which revises the previously proposed settlement), Part 2 ...
By AECOM
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H.B. Fuller `Counts` on ESS Software for Global Regulatory and EH&S
Untitled Document Longtime environmental steward uses Essential SuiteTM for metrics, records and reporting within integrated Enterprise Resource Planning system As an early adopter of standardized Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) policies and practices, H.B. Fuller Company, a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemical products, is now ...
By IHS Markit
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The alternatives analysis under nonattainment NSR (and PSD?), presented at EUEC 2010
Outline Why does it matter? Statutory and Regulatory Basis Nonattainment NSR Examples PSD Examples Best Practices Why does it matter? Most requirements for an NNSR or PSD permit have bounds Demonstrate acceptable air quality impacts (PSD) Offset adequate emissions (NNSR) Show usage of the best control strategy to achieve a low emission rate (both) Show other sources in state ...
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Confronting allegations of air quality non-compliance
A facility with an air quality permit must comply with all the conditions of that permit and demonstrate its compliance on an on-going basis. Unfortunately, no matter how diligently the facility and corporate staff strives to assure continuous compliance, unexpected compliance challenges can occur. For example, new equipment fails the emissions guarantees provided by equipment vendors; new staff ...
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Market solutions for sustainable cities
Sustainable development has become a globally accepted policy objective. It is, however, increasingly recognised that the implementation of sustainability strategies has to take place at a decentralised level. This has also provoked the idea of urban sustainability. This paper aims to offer a refreshing contribution by making a plea for market solutions for urban sustainability problems. ...
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Sunoco`S Ecat system uses ESS software to drive title V compliance accountability and efficiency
'Managing compliance is a part of everybody's job,' said Patti Johnston, Sunoco's Manager of Health, Environment, Safety and Medical Systems. 'It's simply a requirement of doing business.' Johnston is the project manager for eCAT – the electronic Compliance Assurance Tool that's helping Sunoco stay on track with Title V compliance. The software that powers Sunoco's eCAT system is Essential ...
By IHS Markit
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H.B. Fuller `Counts` on ESS software for global regulatory and EH&S
As an early adopter of standardized Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) policies and practices, H.B. Fuller Company, a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemical products, is now working to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance worldwide while operating under requirements that are often tighter than what the laws require. Fuller formed an EH&S group in 1991, to ensure that ...
By IHS Markit
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BP AMOCO Tackles Title V With Essential Compliance Management
Untitled Document The Challenge: Faster and more efficient management of Title V compliance obligations were primary goals for BP Amoco when the global oil company began an aggressive search for a compliance management software solution for its 81-year-old Toledo Refinery. The modernized refinery was managing compliance with a number of basic software ...
By IHS Markit
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Permitting of Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials at Portland Cement Plants Post NSR Reform
Introduction One of the ways that the portland cement industry is seeking eco-efficiency gains is in waste co-processing and energy/material recovery - using the waste and by-products of other industries as fuels and raw materials for cement manufacture.1 These wastes and by¬products of other industries, such as tires and plastics (fuels) or blast furnace slag and fly ash (raw materials), ...
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Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda
Uganda is one of only 10 African countries with a national access to information (ATI) law. These types of laws are essential to human rights, providing citizens with legal access to the government-held information that directly impacts them—information on issues like mining permits, logging concessions, air quality data, and more. But as researchers are learning, ATI laws on the books do ...
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Regulatory Update for Electric Utilities in 2011
A1.1 Air Quality Regulatory Challenges for Power Generators in 2011 John Kinsman, Senior Director Environment, Edison Electric Institute This presentation will address air quality legislative and regulatory challenges for electric power generators in 2011, focusing upon NAAQS, hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases. .A1.2 Clean Air Act Aback Peter Belmonte, Partner, ERM Now that ...
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Case study - How to properly maintain and service your oxidizer
Your air pollution control system represents a significant investment in not only initial capital but also ongoing maintenance and operation. Routine inspections performed by your staff combined with thorough maintenance plans provided by Anguil Environmental Service Technicians will ensure you get the most from your investment over the entire life of the system. Anguil has almost three decades ...
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New NSPS OOOOa Regulations Affecting Methane and VOC Emissions from the O&G Sector Finalized as of June 3, 2016
The EPA has issued three final rules that will curb emissions of methane, smog-forming volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and toxic air pollutants such as benzene from new, reconstructed and modified oil and gas sources, while providing greater certainty about Clean Air Act permitting requirements for the industry. The EPA’s amended and new regulations affecting methane (CH4) and VOC ...
By AEREON
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EPA`s performance track program - going beyond compliance
About 8 years ago, the US EPA began its Performance Track Program (PTP). This program is an effective way for facilities to demonstrate a strong commitment to protecting the natural environment. Facilities in this program receive benefits in exchange for having a sound environmental management system in place that ensures compliance, continual environmental improvement, past environmental ...
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`Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Permitting of Major Refinery Expansion Projects (An Important Case Study),` presented at the 1999 National Petroleum Refiners Assoc. Env. Conf.
Introduction Williams Refining, LLC (Williams) operates an integrated petroleum refinery in Memphis, Tennessee. In the fall of 1997, Williams began the process of new source review (NSR) permitting under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations. The focus of the permitting was on two major expansion projects: Expansion of the east and west crude units ...
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The latest developments regarding NSR aggregation
The New Source Review (NSR) program is a preconstruction permitting program designed to: Ensure that ambient air quality standards continue to be met in “clean air” (i.e., attainment) areas, and Ensure that state of the art pollution control technology is installed at new major facilities and existing modified facilities. In the September 15, 2006 proposed revisions to the NSR ...
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) , Permitting of Major Refinery Expansion Projects (An Important Case Study)
Williams Refining, LLC (Williams) operates an integrated petroleum refinery in Memphis, Tennessee. In the fall of 1997, Williams began the process of new source review (NSR) permitting under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations. The focus of the permitting was on two major expansion projects: 1) Expansion of the east and west crude units 2) ...
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State of the Art Novel InFlowTech; 1-Gearturbine RotaryTurbo, 2-Imploturbocompressor One Compression Step
*State of the Art - Novel InFlow Tech - Featured Project Development; 1-Gearturbine, 2-Imploturbocompressor: *Wordpress Blog State of the Art Novel InFlow Gearturbine Imploturbocompressor: http://stateoftheartnovelinflowtech.blogspot.mx/ *1-GEARTURBINE PROJECT, Rotary-Turbo-InFlow Tech, Atypical InFlow Thermodynamic, Technology Proposal Submission, Novel Fueled Motor Engine Type: ...
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Case study: Hunters Point
In Situ Thermal Remediation with Gas Thermal Remediation (GTR©) is being used to remove NAPL contaminants from a former military base. The system is extracting nearly 1,000 liters of liquid waster every week. LNAPLs, such as fuel and oils, and DNAPLs, such as PCBs and chlorinated solvent, are being removed from the subsurface to make way for a residential homes. In Situ+NAPL Extraction ...
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