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Title V Compliance

Title V of the Clean Air Act Amendments assimilates all the contents of a facility's state operating permit into one binding document, in an effort to simplify permit compliance certification. However, submittal of annual compliance certification is a labor-intensive process that places significant pressure on EH&S personnel responsible for ensuring that a facility meets all the conditions in its ...

Aug. 10, 2005

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

Utilizing Compliance Management Tools to Simplify the Title V Compliance Certification Process

One of the primary objectives of the Title V operating program established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 40 CFR Part 70 is to assimilate in one document all of the requirements to which a facility is subject. Through certification provisions, a Title V Permit serves as the primary verification and documentation of a facility’s compliance with all applicable requirements of the ...

Nov. 1, 2001

By T3 EH&S Planning and Implementation Services

Utilizing Compliance Management Tools to Simplify the Title V Compliance Certification Process

One of the primary objectives of the Title V operating program established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 40 CFR Part 70 is to assimilate in one document all of the requirements to which a facility is subject. Through certification provisions, a Title V Permit serves as the primary verification and documentation of a facility’s compliance with all applicable requirements of the ...

Nov. 1, 2001

By Trinity Consultants

`Title V Toolbox: Utilizing Compliance Management Tools to Simplify Title V Compliance Certification,` published in Environmental Protection, November 2001

One of the primary objectives of the Title V operating program established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 40 CFR Part 70 is to assimilate in one document all of the requirements to which a facility is subject. Through certification provisions, a Title V Permit serves as the primary verification and documentation of a facility's compliance with all applicable requirements of the ...

Nov. 1, 2001

By Trinity Consultants

`Title V Permit Compliance Monitoring & Certifications: Implications for Enforcement,` presented at the 2006 FET Environmental conference

Outline Background Continuous Compliance, IntermittentCompliance, and Deviations Anecdotal Implications of ReportingDeviations Special Considerations What source owners should be doing now Title V Background: “Benefits”(from 9/4/92 Federal Register) Enable source, States, EPA and ...

Mar. 7, 2006

By Trinity Consultants

BP AMOCO Tackles Title V With Essential Compliance Management

Untitled Document The Challenge: Faster and more efficient management ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By IHS Markit

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 ...

Nov. 17, 2008

By IHS Markit

Developing and Implementing a Successful Environmental Compliance Management System for the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) Refineries in Washington State

As the number of environmental regulations and operating requirements included within operating permits for refineries continue to grow, many environmental managers have opted to implement environmental data management systems. This case study will demonstrate how a group of five refineries through the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) in Washington State have chosen to work together to ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Trinity Consultants

Strategy for Complying with Air Pollution Control Regulations in the Chemical Industry

Untitled Document The Clean Air Act (CAA) was originally passed by the United States Congress in 1970 and subsequently revised in 1977 for the purpose of protecting human health ...

Oct. 1, 2001

By Trinity Consultants

Alcoa`s flagship facility automates task management to simplify ISO 14001 compliance

In 2007, Alcoa Inc. – the world's leading aluminum manufacturer – selected ESS' Essential Suite software to serve as its unified platform for EH&S sustainability management throughout the company's global operations. That decision was based in part on the company's 2006 success using one module, Essential Air, to save over US$100,000 on Title V compliance at its Tennessee Operations Location, ...

Nov. 17, 2008

By IHS Markit

New permitting requirements for sources in Indian country

In a June 10, 2011 signed rule (published in the Federal Register (FR) on July 1, 2011) , EPA finalized a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for “Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country.” The rules, originally proposed by EPA on August 21, 2006, establish a minor New Source Review (NSR) program (minor preconstruction permits) and a major nonattainment NSR program for ...

Jun. 10, 2011

By Trinity Consultants

Cost Containment: Beyond the Obvious

Utilities today can implement a number of different initiatives to help them contain costs and maximize profits. Some of those, such as switching to a more efficient fuel source if possible, can produce obvious results that are relatively easy to calculate. But there are other initiatives, though less obvious, that can produce significant results at the bottom line. One such cost-containment ...

Nov. 17, 2006

By Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC

Navigating NSPS subpart Db for boilers: a case study

Over the past year, Trinity assisted a chemical company with the permitting and installation of a new 220 MMBtu/hr package boiler. The new natural gas-fired boiler replaces coal-fired units that were installed in the 1940s. Navigating through the numerous, and at times conflicting, regulatory requirements applicable to such a unit has been challenging. With careful planning and implementation, ...

Oct. 1, 2009

By Trinity Consultants

Incentives for environmental performance

There are many advantages for a company who is pursuing a course of superior environmental performance. Governmental Trends to Improve Environmental Management Better organization and more efficient management of environmental responsibilities. Better compliance with laws and regulations. Reduction in environmental risk and liabilities with possible ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Environmental Data Management, LLC (EDM)

Erosion and Sediment Control: Navigating NPDES Regulations, the SWPPP, and Techniques for Compliance

Erosion and Sedimentation: Why Are They a Problem? The US Environmental Protection Agency lists sediment as the single most common pollutant in rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs. With all the potentially harmful chemicals and substances in the world, it seems odd to many people that sediment—dirt, essentially—is singled out as the major culprit. Yet these particles of ...

Oct. 28, 2016

By FINN Corporation

EPA finalizes boiler NESHAP

EPA published the final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters at both major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. EPA developed separate rules for units at major sources of HAP emissions (greater than 10 tons per year [tpy] of any single HAP and/or greater than 25 tpy of ...

Mar. 21, 2011

By Trinity Consultants

Proposed boiler MACT sets aggressive emission limits

On June 4, 2010, U.S. EPA proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters at both major and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. EPA proposed separate rules for units at major sources of HAP emissions (greater than 10 tons per year [tpy] of any single HAP and/or greater ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By Trinity Consultants

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 ...

Apr. 1, 2009

By Trinity Consultants

What can blockchain do for the environment?

“A lot of crypto-currency proponents say that blockchains are going to save the planet. Well, I just can’t see it.” This is not the resounding endorsement you might expect from widely acknowledged blockchain expert Michael Mainelli for the technology most famously associated with the internet-based currency known as Bitcoin. ...

Jan. 26, 2017

By Ensia

Industrial Biotechnology: Coordinated Framework Make-Over and Lots More

The summer of 2015 was surprisingly busy in the industrial biotechnology policy and regulatory arenas with three important announcements generating lots of buzz. On July 2, 2015, theWhite House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the US Trade Representative, and the Council on Environmental Quality issued a memorandum directing the US ...

Oct. 27, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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