Facing Title V permit constraints

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Pollution Engineering

OSTI ID:85981

Patankar, U M ^[1]

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1. JACA Corp., Fort Washington, PA (United States)

The new Title V operating permit requirement under state regulations pursuant to the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments will cover every emission source at a facility. These rules will significantly affect an operation by setting minimum compliance requirements, mandating periodic compliance certification, prescribing complex monitoring, record keeping and reporting procedures and making state and EPA approval of routine operational changes necessary through a permit amendment. The main concern with Title V is its effect on the operational flexibility of a facility, and individual emission sources within that facility. Unless properly addressed in a permit document, the term operational flexibility, so freely used by regulators in the context of the Title V program, can turn into a misnomer and the ability to operate as before may be significantly compromised under Title V. True operational flexibility is essential for businesses to respond to real changes in the marketplace. In the age of automation, just-in-time inventories and increased competition, flexibility to operate can mean the difference between growth and stagnation.

• OSTI ID: 85981
• Journal Information: Pollution Engineering, Journal Name: Pollution Engineering Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 27; ISSN 0032-3640; ISSN PLENBW
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CLEAN AIR ACTS
COMPLIANCE
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
PERMITS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS