Workshop F Environmental Basics from a Novice and Pros Tuesday, March 26, 2019 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m .
Biographical Information Hope Manning, Senior Project Manager/Multi-Media Leader Environmental Quality Management, Inc. 1800 Carillon Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240 513-742-7238 hmanning@eqm.com Hope has over 16 years of technical and compliance management experience in the environmental field in both consulting and industry. She has been involved in a broad range of programs including air compliance and permitting, NESHAP Boiler GACT compliance, NPDES permitting and compliance, SPCC, and SWPP Plans generation, and EPCRA SARA Title III, Section 312 and 313 reporting, and auditing. Currently Hope leads the Multi-Media group at EQM which is comprised of individuals who have expertise in air, water, SPCC, and EPCRA reporting. She is also the primary environmental auditor for EQM. Prior to her joining EQM in 2015, Hope was the Corporate Environmental Compliance Manager at Darling Ingredients, Inc., and was responsible for environmental compliance to federal, state, and local requirements for over 50 locations in over 15 states. These activities included assisting in minor and major permitting, regulatory compliance, regulatory interpretation, regulatory reporting, permit compliance and internal auditing. Prior to her time at Darling Ingredients, Inc., Hope was the Water Quality Specialist for The Seminole Tribe of Florida. She was responsible for the water quality program for all surface waters on the Seminole Tribe of Florida reservation lands. Because the Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Indian Tribe, she dealt directly with USEPA Region 4 personnel on behalf of the Seminole program. Hope holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Cincinnati. Sheri L. Bussard, Environmental Engineer, University of Cincinnati Utilities Central Utility Plant, 3000 Glendora Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45221 513-556-2542 Fax: 513-558-1739 sheri.bussard@uc.edu Ms. Bussard is the environmental engineer for the University of Cincinnati Utilities department. She is responsible for the utility’s continuous emission monitoring programs as well as compliance with the site’s Title V permit and other applicable state federal and state regulations. She coordinates emission testing for the site and manages the completion and submittal of environmental reports. Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati, Ms. Bussard worked as an environmental consultant. She became a senior project manager with a breadth of multimedia compliance knowledge, focused primarily in air and EPCRA. Her experience includes air emission inventories, air permitting, air permit/regulatory compliance, EPCRA compliance, visible emission project management, and multimedia compliance audits. Ms. Bussard received a B.S in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
Biographical Information Stephen Fischer, EIT, Environmental Engineer Environmental Quality Management, Inc. 1800 Carillon Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240 513-742-7263 sfischer@eqm.com Stephen joined EQM in September 2017 as an Environmental Engineer in the Multi-Media Group after graduating from Miami University in May 2017. Over the last year he has been involved in a broad range of programs including air compliance and permitting, emission measurement programs, NESHAP compliance, NPDES permitting and compliance, storm water and wastewater sampling, SPCC, and SWPP Plans generation, and EPCRA SARA Title III, Section 312 and 313 reporting, and RMP auditing. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Miami University and is certified as an Ohio Engineer-In-Training.
Environmental Basics from a Novice and Pros • Sheri Bussard , Environmental Engineer, University of Cincinnati Utilities • Hope Manning , Senior Project Manager, Multi-Media Group Leader, EQM • Stephen Fischer , Environmental Engineer, EQM Workshop F - 1 March 26, 2019
Presentation Content • Regulations, Permitting, recordkeeping and reporting obligations for each regulation for • Air, • Water, • Hazardous Waste, • Underground Storage Tanks, and • Community Right to Know and Chemical Reporting • Practical advice and sources of information for managing environmental compliance. Workshop F - 2 March 26, 2019
Audience Workshop F - 3 March 26, 2019
Questions (Text) Workshop F - 4 March 26, 2019
Air Workshop F - 5 March 26, 2019
History of Air Quality Regulation • Clean Air Act of 1970 • National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) • State Implementation Plans (SIP) • New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) • National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) • Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 • New Source Review (NSR) • Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 • Acid Rain Program (ARP) • Title V Permitting Program • Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) • Stratospheric Ozone Protection Program • Risk Management Program (RMP) Workshop F - 6 March 26, 2019
State Implementation Plans • Regulations used by states, territories, or local air districts to meet and maintain NAAQS for criteria pollutants - ground level ozone (O 3 ), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), and lead (Pb) • SIPs are updated periodically to incorporate new requirements • U.S. EPA can approve, conditionally approve or disapprove individual elements • Approved elements are pulled into the SIP and become federally enforceable Workshop F - 7 March 26, 2019
New Source Performance Standards 40 CFR Part 60 • Federal standards for sources of criteria pollutant emissions • Applicable primarily to new, modified and reconstructed facilities; some existing emission units regulated by emission guidelines • Approximately 90 different NSPS categories • Applicability may depend on the capacity/size of your equipment/ process as well as the date of construction • Rules contain emission limits as well as monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and testing requirements Workshop F - 8 March 26, 2019
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 40 CFR Part 61/63 • Federal standards for air emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as benzene, perchloroethylene, methylene chloride • Applicable to existing and new emission units • Standards for both major and area sources of HAPS • Major source = any stationary source (or group of stationary sources) that emits at least 10 tpy of any single HAP or 25 tpy of a combination of HAPs • Area source = less than major source thresholds • Originally health-based standards; shifted to technology-based Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards • More than 140 NESHAP categories • Rules contain emission limits as well as monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and testing requirements Workshop F - 9 March 26, 2019
New Source Review 40 CFR Parts 51/52 • New Source Review (NSR) is the federal air permitting program that regulates the construction of major new sources and major modifications to existing sources to maintain NAAQS • Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) • NAAQS Attainment Areas • Best Available Control Technology (BACT) • Non-Attainment NSR (NNSR) • NAAQS Non-Attainment Areas • Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate Technology (LAER) • Emission Offsets Workshop F - 10 March 26, 2019
Acid Rain Program 40 CFR Parts 72-78 • Mandated emission reductions for sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) from the power sector • First national cap and trade emission program in the U.S. • Set a permanent cap on the total amount of SO 2 that could be generated by electric generating units (EGUs) and distributed allowances that could be traded/sold • Allowed flexibility for individual units to decide how to comply • Program also contains NO x emission limitations Workshop F - 11 March 26, 2019
Title V Permitting Program 40 CFR Part 70/71 • Federal operating permit program • Purpose is to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act and to enhance EPA's ability to enforce the Act • Before Title V, requirements were scattered in state and federal regulations, might or might not be listed in existing permits, might or might not have reporting requirements • After Title V, requirements aggregated in one document, sources must file periodic reports documenting if they have met those requirements • Permit term is 5 years Workshop F - 12 March 26, 2019
Stratospheric Ozone Protection Program, 40 CFR Part 82 • CFCs (R-11, R-12), HCFCs (R-22, R-123), substitute refrigerants (R-134a) • Technician requirements including certification and prohibition on venting • Handler requirements including sales restrictions, standards for reclaimed refrigerant, and appliance disposal requirements • Owner/operator requirements including documentation of dates and types of service for units containing > 50 lbs refrigerant in any one circuit, calculation of leak rate when refrigerant is added, records of leak repair and testing for leaks exceeding allowable leak rates, and annual reporting for chronic leakers • Current leak rate thresholds are: • 30% industrial process refrigeration • 20% commercial refrigeration • 10% comfort cooling appliances Workshop F - 13 March 26, 2019
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