Trinity Consultants services

Whether constructing a new industrial facility, expanding an existing facility, or modifying operations, owners and operators may be subject to air quality permitting requirements. Industrial sources must be designed, constructed, and operated to comply with all applicable air quality regulations. Air quality regulations exist within a range of permitting programs, including state and local codes, and federal programs such as New Source Review and the Title V operating permit program. Each permitting program has associated technical requirements such as emissions quantification, control technology evaluations, air quality analyses (including regulatory dispersion modeling), ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring, and compliance assurance.

For over 30 years, Trinity Consultants has performed dispersion modeling studies to assist industrial facilities in assessing the impact of their emissions on ambient air quality. Regulatory requirements for dispersion modeling remain the primary motivation for the majority of modeling studies in the U.S. New federal modeling guidelines, more complex models that simulate the transformation of pollutants and more accurately represent dispersion, and stringent air quality standards have made regulatory modeling more demanding.  Companies are also realizing the value of dispersion modeling as a planning tool to assess the feasibility of major capital projects. Modeling enables companies to analyze the air quality impacts of operational changes and incorporate the costs of required controls into initial project planning.

Historically, Trinity has assisted clients with monitoring plan development, oversight of equipment selection and installation, and data quality management and data reduction for a variety of meteorological and ambient monitoring scenarios.  Our recent merger with Meteorological Solutions, Inc. (MSI) of Salt Lake City enhanced our ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey meteorological and ambient air quality monitoring services to our clients.

ControlTechnologyDepending on the location of a project and the equipment and pollutants involved, air pollution control technology requirements may be significant in terms of cost and preparation of the air quality permit application.