Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Air Pollution Control Program

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Lincoln-Lancaster County Health DepartmentAir
Pollution Control Program
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Area
Source Program
Presented by Chris Schroeder
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Program Facets

• Authority
• Source Identification
• Technical Assistance
• Inspection and Enforcement
• Annual Fee Assessment

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Authority

• Lincoln-Lancaster County Air Pollution Control
  Program Regulations and Standards Article 2,
  Section 28
• Grants Authority to inspect and enforce these
  federal regulations

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Source Identification

• How do we find them?
• Mass Mailings of Surveys
• Phone Book
• Google
• Self Notification
• Ask Identified Sources
• Ask other programs within the LLCHD

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Source Identification
Total Facilities 126 (and counting)

• M Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities
  (7)
• BBBBBB Bulk Gasoline Plants/Terminals and
  Pipeline Breakout Facilities (5)
• CCCCCC Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (23)
• HHHHHH Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous
  Surface Coating Operations (79)
• WWWWWW Plating and Polishing Operations (4)
• XXXXXX Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing
  Source Categories (8)
• Technical Assistance/Enforcement Only ZZZZ
  Stationary RICE, JJJJJJ Boilers
• Stations with 100,000 gal/month throughput

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Technical Assistance

• How do We Help?
• Provide Sources Rule Summaries and Guidance
  Documents
• Compliance and Reporting Date Reminders
• Meetings with Sources
• Provide Required Documentation
• Lots of Phone Calls and Emails!

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Inspection/Enforcement

• Inspection Schedule
• Sources are Inspected on an Annual (Subparts M,
  BBBBBB, WWWWWW, XXXXXX) or Biennial Basis
  (CCCCCC, HHHHHH)
• Co-inspections for Permitted Sources

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Fee Assessment

• Annual Fees
• Fees Range from 125 to 500 depending on
  applicable MACT(s)
• Sources that hold Operating and/or Construction
  Permits (and pay emission fees) are not charged
  additional MACT fees
• HHHHHH Sources that Petition for Exemption are
  charged a one-time 250 fee (this option has
  proved popular among auto-body refinish shops)

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Observations/Lessons

• Many sources are unaware of or wholly unfamiliar
  with EPA regulations
• Answer the question So what do I actually have
  to do? for sources
• Face to face meetings are preferred
• High rate of compliance with emissions
  requirements
• Many sources lacking all required
  records/notifications/reports
• Ongoing technical assistance comprises the bulk
  of the workload

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Questions
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Contacts

• Chris Schroeder [phone]
• cschroeder_at_lincoln.ne.gov
• Doug Tangeman [phone]
• dtangeman_at_lincoln.ne.gov