4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
U.S. EPA Revises “Once In, Always In” Policy for MACT Sources
Posted: January 26th, 2018
The U.S. EPA has withdrawn the “once in, always in” policy associated with changing the status of a facility from a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to an area source of HAP to avoid the applicability of major source maximum achievable control…
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TCEQ’s Emissions Inventory Updates – January 2018
Posted: January 26th, 2018
While Houston Rodeo season is almost upon us, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reporting season is now in full swing…
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42nd Annual A&WMA/ASME Information Exchange: A Recap
Posted: January 17th, 2018
The Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA), in collaboration with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), hosted an information exchange in Durham, NC. The information exchange was held mid-December 2017, with the purpose of allowing…
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2018 Look Ahead
Posted: January 10th, 2018
Introduction to Annual Look Ahead 2018 Colin McCall Portions of this 4 The Record article is available as a podcast episode on ALL4’s Air Quality Insider At ALL4, before we make plans for the year ahead we always look backwards to […]
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U.S. EPA Interpretations on Refinery Rule Alternative Monitoring Plans- Helping Pave a Path to Facilitate Your Facility’s Compliance
Posted: December 7th, 2017
Regardless of the political climate, it seems that regulations related to air quality are in a constant state of flux. There are multiple “tools” available to regulated facilities to keep track of evolving regulations, guidance, and policy. One such tool […]
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U.S. EPA Revises NESHAP Requirements for the Pulp and Paper Industry
Posted: December 5th, 2017
On October 11, 2017, U.S. EPA finalized the long-awaited revisions to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MM (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills). Publication…
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The Plywood and Composite Wood Products MACT October 2017 ICR
Posted: November 29th, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued an Information Collection Request (ICR) on October 5, 2017 to a long list of facilities in the Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) industry. If you have a facility that is part of this industry sector…
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TCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series: Everything is Bigger in Texas – Including Air Quality Modeling
Posted: November 28th, 2017
Most environmental managers aren’t exposed to air quality modeling requirements unless they’re dealing with a large project that trips the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permitting program’s Significant Emission Rate (SER)…
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TCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series: Texas Compliance
Posted: November 28th, 2017
After working as an environmental consultant at All4 Inc. (ALL4), I can look back on my time in the oil and gas industry and recollect all the practices we put in place to improve environmental performance…
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On the Not-So-Distant Horizon: CERCLA and EPCRA Reporting Requirements for Air Releases for Livestock Operators
Posted: November 21st, 2017
In a few short days, many of us will be sitting down to enjoy a nice turkey dinner, and unless you’re having a good hunting season, those turkeys are probably farm-raised. In other farm-raised animal related news, there are some looming air emissions reporting…
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