Nevada Air Permitting Issues
Written October 17, 2019
There are several air districts that govern air permitting in Nevada. If you are in Clark County, you will need to apply and obtain an air permit if your facility has the potential to emit 5 tons or more of volatile organic compounds during the calendar year. Facilities located in Washoe County that emit more than 2 pounds per day of volatile organic compounds are required to obtain an operating permit.
For the remainder of the state, the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection does require sources with the potential to emit 20 tons of volatile organic compounds per year to obtain an operating permit. Nevada regulation defines “potential to emit” as the maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air pollutant under its physical and operational design.
Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air pollutant, including equipment for the control of air pollution and any restrictions on the hours of operation of the stationary source or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored or processed, may be treated as part of its design for the purposes of determining its potential to emit if the limitation is federally enforceable.
Class I permits are for facilities that emit more than 100 tons per year for any one regulated pollutant or emit more than 25 tons per year total HAP or emit more than 10 tons per year of any one HAP or is a PSD source or major MACT source. Class II permits are for facilities that that emit less than 100 tons per year for any one regulated pollutant and emit less than 25 tons per year total HAP and emit less than 10 tons per year of any one HAP. For additional information or assistance please contact Marci Kinter at marcik@sgia.org.
For the remainder of the state, the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection does require sources with the potential to emit 20 tons of volatile organic compounds per year to obtain an operating permit. Nevada regulation defines “potential to emit” as the maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air pollutant under its physical and operational design.
Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air pollutant, including equipment for the control of air pollution and any restrictions on the hours of operation of the stationary source or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored or processed, may be treated as part of its design for the purposes of determining its potential to emit if the limitation is federally enforceable.
Class I permits are for facilities that emit more than 100 tons per year for any one regulated pollutant or emit more than 25 tons per year total HAP or emit more than 10 tons per year of any one HAP or is a PSD source or major MACT source. Class II permits are for facilities that that emit less than 100 tons per year for any one regulated pollutant and emit less than 25 tons per year total HAP and emit less than 10 tons per year of any one HAP. For additional information or assistance please contact Marci Kinter at marcik@sgia.org.