Applicants must supply information on the facility's emissions, the processes operating at the facility, the raw materials being used, the height and location of stacks or vents, the requirements that apply to the facility, and the controls being applied. To obtain a permit, a facility owner or operator must apply to DEC. Their annual emissions of high toxicity air contaminants do not equal or exceed the applicable thresholds.They do not require the use of permit conditions to limit their emissions below the thresholds that would otherwise make them subject to state or federal requirements.Their annual emissions are less than half of the level that would make them a major source.These are generally smaller facilities with the following characteristics: Their annual emissions of high toxicity air contaminants equal or exceed the applicable thresholds.Īir facility registrations are issued for a period not to exceed ten years to non-major facilities that meet the criteria of 6 NYCRR Subpart 201-4 (leaves DEC website).They have been granted variances under DEC's regulations.They require the use of enforceable permit conditions to limit emissions below thresholds that would otherwise make them subject to state or federal requirements.Their annual emissions exceed 50 percent of the level that would make them a major source, but their potential to emit, as defined in 6 NYCRR Part 200 (leaves DEC website), does not place them in the major source category.These are generally large facilities with the following characteristics: State facility permits are issued for a period not to exceed ten years to facilities that meet the criteria of 6 NYCRR Subpart 201-5 (leaves DEC website). This means that EPA and the public can enforce the terms of the permit, along with the State. Making the terms of the Title V permit federally enforceable.These certifications are public information. Requiring the facility to certify each year that they have met their air pollution requirements in its Title V permit.
Adding monitoring, testing or record keeping requirements, where needed, to assure that the facility complies with their emission limits or other pollution control requirements.Emission inventories by facility are available on DEC Info Locator and Open Data NY. These reports are public information and can be obtained from DAR. Requiring the facility to report how they are tracking emissions of air pollutants and the controls they are using to limit pollution.This gives the public, regulators, and facility a clear picture of what they are required to do to keep their air pollution within legal limits. Recording all air pollution control requirements that apply to the facility in one document.Title V permits reduce violations of air pollution laws and improve enforcement of those laws by: These include facilities that are determined to be major sources under DEC's regulations or that are subject to federal acid rain program requirements. Title V facility permits are issued for a period not to exceed five years to facilities subject to 6 NYCRR Subpart 201-6 (leaves DEC website). Permits and RegistrationsĭEC issues three types of air permits and determines annual fees: By requiring the use of effective pollution control technology and enforcing compliance with permit conditions, DEC's air permitting program has been a vital means of reducing emissions to meet stringent air quality standards that protect human health and the environment. Today, the air quality in most areas of the State meets standards that are much more stringent than those of 1970. After decades of controlling emissions using air facility permits and registrations, New York's air quality has improved significantly. Most large sources require comprehensive air permits, while smaller sources are covered by air facility registrations.īefore the Clean Air Act of 1970 (leaves DEC website), few limitations were placed on the amount of pollution that could be discharged into the air.
Air pollution sources range in size from large industrial facilities and power plants to small commercial operations, such as dry cleaners. The program is administered by the Division of Air Resources (DAR).
New York State issues air pollution control permits and registrations to sources of air pollution in accordance with its federally-approved permitting program under 6 NYCRR Part 201 (leaves DEC website). Regulatory fees for permitted or registered sources.Accessing the language of draft & issued permits.