C

Final

Plan August

28, 2009

C State Implementation

Plan

for Meeting

the Infrastructure

Requirements

of the Clean

Air Act

for Fine Particulate

Matter Implementation,

Maintenance, And Enforcement

of the 2006 24-Hr PM 25 National

Ambient

Air Quality Standards (NAAQ

S) Delaware Department

of Natural Resources

and Environmental

Control,

Air Quality ManagementCC:FinalPlanTABLEOFCONTENTS1.0IntroductionandBackground32.0SIPRevision93.0Conclusion192C

Final

Plan 1.0 Preamble, Introduction

and Background A State Implementation

Plan (“SIP”)

is

a state

plan

that identifies

how

that

state

will attain

and maintain

air quality

that conforms

to each primary

and secondary

National Ambient

Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”).

The

SIP

is

a complex,

fluid document containing

regulations, source-specific

requirements,

and non-regulatory

items

such

as plans

and emission inventories. Delaware’s

initial

SIP

was approved

by

the EPA

on May

31, 1972.

Since

this initial approval,

the Delaware

SIP

has been revised numerous

times

to address

air quality

nonattainment

and maintenance

issues.

This

was

done

by updating

plans

and inventories, and adding

new

and revised regulatory

control requirements.

Delaware’s

SIP

is compiled at

40 C.F.R.

Part

52 Subpart

I. Section

2.0

of this document

is

a revision

to Delaware’s

SIP.

The purpose

of this

SIP revision

is

to detail

how Delaware

meets

all

of

the necessary implementation, maintenance,

and enforcement

measures

required

by

the Clean

Air

Act (“CAA”), specifically,

CAA

§1 10(a)(1)

and

(2).

This

SIP revision

is necessary

because

the EPA fmalized

a new 24-hour

PM2.5 NAAQS

on October

17, 2006

(71

FR 61144),

and “infrastructure

SIPs”

are

due

to the EPA within

3-years

from

the date

of signature

of any new NAAQS

under

CAA Section

110(a).

Under

the heading “Delaware’s

Plan”

in Section

2.0

of this document

Delaware

provides

a revision

to

its

SIP

to address

those requirements

of Section

11 0(a)(2)(A)-.(M)

of the CAA which

have

not been addressed

in other

SIP revisions.

It

is

a compilation

of certain elements

that describe

how Delaware demonstrates

the 2006

24-hr

fine particulate

(PM 2 . 5 ) NAAQS

is being implemented, maintained

and enforced.

The elements

of this

SIP revision,

once approved

by EPA,

will provide

a federally enforceable

written confirmation

that Delaware

will continue

to comply

with

the Section

1 10(a)(2) requirements

of the CAA. Legislative

authority

for

the Delaware

air quality program

relating

to the responsibilities in

the CAA

is codified

in Title

7 “Conservation”

of

the Delaware

Code, Chapter

60— Delaware’s comprehensive

water

and

air resources conservation

law, which

gives

the Delaware

DNREC

the power

and

duty

to implement

the provisions

of

the CAA

in the State

of Delaware. Many

of

the miscellaneous

requirements

of Section

1 10(a)(2)(A)-(M)

of

the CAA relevant

to the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS

are already contained

in Delaware’s

SIP

or

in SIP revisions

which

have

been submitted

to but

not

yet approved

by EPA.

The following Table identifies

those

SIP provisions,

which

have

all gone through

public

notice

and hearing

prior

to submittal

to EPA.

The following

Table

also identifies

those infrastructure

requirements

which

are

not applicable

to Delaware. 3CFinalPlanTable-110(a)(2)(A)-(M)RequirementsintheCurrentStateofDelawareSIPIncludeenforceableemissionlimitationsandothercontrolmeasures,means,ortechniques(includingeconomicincentivessuchasfees,marketablepermits,andauctionsofemissionsrights),aswellasschedulesandtimetablesforcomplianceasmaybe’necessaryorappropriatetomeettheapplicablerequirementsofthisAct.PertinentemissionlimitationsandschedulescontainedinDelaware’sSIPthatarelistedin40CFR52.420(c).•Regulation46ElectricGeneratingUnit(EGU)Multi-PollutantRegulation,November21,2006•Regulation13,OpenBurningRegulation,May2,2007•Regulation24,Section46,CrudeOilLightering,May2,2007•Regulation48,CombustionTurbineGeneratorEmissions,September11,2007•Regulation44,StationaryGeneratorEmissions,November1,2007Regulation1,DefinitionsAndAdministrativePrinciples•Regulation4,ParticulateEmissionsFromFuelBurningEquipment•RegulationS,ParticulateEmissionsFromIndustrialProcessOperations•Regulation6,ParticulateEmissionsFromConstructionAndMaterialsHandlingaRegulation7,EmissionsFromIncinerationOfNoninfectiousWaste•Regulation8,SulfurDioxideEmissionsFromFuelBurningEquipment•Regulation9,EmissionsOfSulfurCompoundsFromIndustrialOperations•Regulation10,ControlOfSulfurDioxideEmissionsKentAndSussexCounties•Regulation12,ControlOfNitrogenOxidesEmissions•Regulation14,VisibleEmissions•Regulation24,ControlOfVolatile1AlloftheStateofDelaware“RegulationsGoverningtheControlofAirPollution”havebeenre-codedunder7DEAdminCode1100,effectiveSeptember11,2008.ThisrecodingwassubmittedtotheEPAasaSIPonJune15,2009,buthasnotyetbeenapprovedintotheDESIP.BecauseofthissomeofDelaware’scontrolrequirementsarecitedinthisdocumentintheoldformat.Forexample,“7DEAdminCode1131”iscitedas“Regulation31§11O(a)(2)(A)WhereProvisionsintheCurrentCodifiedorSection110(a)DelawareSIPorrecentSIPapprovedbyelementSummaryofelementrevisionsSubmittalsEPA40CFR52.420(c)4n

Final

Plan Organic Compound

Emissions • Regulation

26, Motor Vehicle Emissions

Inspection

Program • Regulation

27, Stack Heights • Regulation

31, Low Enhanced Inspection

And Maintenance Program • Regulation

32, Transportation Conformity

Regulation • Regulation

35, Conformity

Of General

Federal

Actions

To The State Implementation

Plans • Regulation

36, Acid

Rain Program • Regulation

No.

37, NOx Budget Program • Regulation

No.

39, Nitrogen

Oxides Budget

Trading Program Regulation

40, National

Low Emission

Vehicle Program • Regulation

41, Limiting Emissions Of Volatile

Organic Compounds From Consumer

And Commercial Products Regulation

42, Specific Emission Control §1 1O(a)(2)(B)

Provide

for establishment

and

Regulation

17 Source Monitoring,

40 CFR 52.420(c) operation

of appropriate

devices,

Record Keeping

And Reporting

and methods,

systems,

and procedures

Regulation

3, Ambient

Air Quality necessary

to- (i) monitor,

Standards,

provides

for

the compile,

and analyze

data

on establishment

and operation

of ambient

air quality,

and

(ii) upon procedures

necessary

to monitor, request,

make

such

data

compile

and analyze

data related

to available

to

the Administrator,

ambient

air quality. §1 1O(a)(2)(C)

Include

a program

to provide

for Delaware implements

its Construction

40 CFR 52.420(c):

the enforcement

of the measures

and Operation

Permit Program described

in subparagraph

(A)

and requirements

under Regulation

2, and regulation

of the modification

and Regulation

25. construction

of any stationary source

within

the areas covered

by Delaware implements

its Prevention

of the plan

as necessary

to assure

that Significant Deterioration

(P SD) national

ambient

air quality

Program requirements

under standards

are achieved,

including

a Regulation

25. permit program

as required

in parts C and

D;

Delaware implements

its Emission Offset Provision

(EOP) requirements.

under Regulation

25. Other aspects

of Delaware’s

program for enforcement

are found

in those provisions

of Regulation

25,

and Regulation

17

as well

as the source monitoring,

source

testing

and

test methods,

and, recordkeeping

and reporting provisions

of Regulation

2, 5CFinalPlanC23,24,26,31,37,39,40,41,42,andothersintheapprovedDelawareSIPaswellasrecentlysubmittedregulatorySIPrevisionsdiscussedundersection110(a)(2)(A)above.§110(a)(2)(E)(ii)(ii)requirementsthatthestateTherequirementsof§110(a)(2)(E)(ii)complywiththerequirementsarenotapplicabletoDelawarebecauserespectingstateboardsunderitdoesnothaveanyboardorbodysection128,andwhichapprovesairqualitypermitsorenforcementorders.§11O(a)(2)(E)(iii)(iii)necessaryassurancesthat,Therequirementsof§110(a)(2)(E)(iii)wherethestatehasreliedonalocalarenotapplicabletoDelawareorregionalgovernment,agency,orbecauseitdoesnotrelyonlocalitiesinstrumentalityfortheforspecificSIPimplementation.implementationofanyplanprovision,thestatehasresponsibilityforensuringadequateimplementationofsuchplanprovision;§11O(a)(2)(F)Require,asmaybeprescribedby§110(a)(2)(F)(i):Specificmonitoring40CFR52.420(c)theAdministrator—requirementsarefoundthroughouttheStateofDelawareRegulations(i)theinstallation,maintenance,GoverningtheControlofAirandreplacementofequipment,andPollution,toincludeRegulationNo.17theimplementationofotherand3.TheserequirementsarenecessarystepsbyownersorincludedinDelaware’sSIP,asoperatorsofstationarysourcestonecessary.monitoremissionsfromsuchsources,§110(a)(2)(F)(ii):Specificemissionreportingrequirementsarefound(ii)periodicreportsonthenaturethroughouttheStateofDelawareandamountsofemissionsandemissions-relateddatafromsuchRegulationsGoverningtheControlofAirPollution,toincludeRegulationsources,andNo.17.TheserequirementsareincludedinDelaware’sSIP,as•(iii)correlationofsuchreportsbynecessary.thestateagencywithanyemissionVlimitationsorstandardsestablishedVOtheraspectsofDelaware’sprogrampursuanttothisAct,whichreportsforrequiringinstallationandshallbeavailableatreasonablemaintenanceofmonitoringequipment,timesforpublicinspectioRperiodicemissionsreporting,isfoundinthesourcemonitoring,sourcetestingandtestmethods,andrecordkeepingandreportingprovisionsofRegulations12,23,24,26,31,37,39,40,41,42,andothersintheapprovedVDelawareSIP,40CFR52.420(c),aswellassubmittedregulatorySIPrevisionsdiscussedundersection110(a)(2)(A)above.§11O(a)(2)(G)ProvideforauthoritycomparabletoStateofDelawareRegulationsV40CFR52.420(c)thatinsection303andadequateGoverningtheControlofAirVcontingencyplanstoimplementPollution,Regulation15,AirPollutionsuchauthority;AlertandEmergencyPlan,containsemergencyepisodeplanprovisionsthat6C

C Final

PlanarecurrentlyapprovedintheSIP,

andfoundat40C.F.R.52.420(c),thatfulfillthecontingencyplanrequirementforthe200624-hrPM10NAAQS,basedoncurrentfederalrequirements.§11O(a)(2)(I)InthecaseofaplanorplanPartD pertainstogeneral40CFR52.420(c)revisionforanareadesignatedasarequirementsfornonattainmentnonattainmentarea,meetthe

areas.NewCastle Countyisinapplicablerequirementsof partDthePhiladelphia-Wilmington-(relatingtononattainmentareas);CamdenPM25 nonattainmentareaforthe200624-hrPM25NAAQS.Theregulations

inDelaware’sapproved

SIP

thatarelistedin40CFR

Part52,SubpartIrelatedtononattainmentareaswillcontinuetocomply

withSubpartDrequirementsandwhichcouldnothavebeenapprovediftheyhadnot

metSubpartDrequirements.§11O(a)(2)(J)MeettheapplicablerequirementsDelaware’sPSDrequirements

are (PSD)

of partC(relatingtopreventionofpromulgatedinRegulation

25, significant deterioration

of

air Preconstruction

Review. quality

and visibility protection); 2.0

SIP Revision This

SIP revision addresses

those requirements

of Section

1 1O(a)(2)(A)-(M)

of the Clean Air

Act (CAA)

which

have

not been addressed

in other

SIP revisions.

Each

of

the requirements

of

§

1 1O(a)(2)

of the CAA (Subparagraphs

A—M)

is presented

below,

along with

a discussion

of Delaware’s

plan revision

to meet

the requirement. (A) §11O(a)(2)(A)

Requirement:

Include enforceable

emission limitations

and other control measures,

means,

or techniques

(including

economic

incentives

such

as fees, marketable

permits,

and auctions

of emissions

rights),

as well

as schedules and timetables

for compliance,

as may

be necessary

or appropriate

to meet

the applicable requirements

of this

Act. Delaware’s

Plan: Delaware

has established

laws

and regulations

that include enforceable

emissions

limitations

and

other

control measures,

means

or techniques,

as well

as schedules

and timetables

for compliance

to meet

the applicable requirements

of the CAA. Delaware

may make changes

to

its laws

and regulations

that

it believes

in

its discretion

are appropriate,

while continuing

to fulfill

this obligation.

7CFinalPlanAtpresent,Delaware’sstatutoryauthorityissetoutinTitle7“Conservation”oftheDelawareCode,Chapter60—Delaware’scomprehensivewaterandairresourcesconservationlaw.LegislativeauthoritygivingtheSecretaryoftheDelawareDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalControltheauthoritytopromulgateRegulationsiscodifiedat7Del.C.,Chapter60.Thisauthorityisalsoapplicabletothe2006PM2.5NAAQS.(B)§11O(a)(2)(B)Requirement:Provideforestablishmentandoperationofappropriatedevices,methods,systems,andproceduresnecessaryto-(i)monitor,compile,andanalyzedataonambientairquality,and(ii)uponrequest,makesuchdataavailabletotheAdministrator.Delaware’sSIPalreadycontainsotherelements,namely,7DEAdmin.Code1117SourceMonitoring2,RecordKeepingandReportingand7DEAdmin.Code1113,AmbientAirQualityStandards,addressing§110(a)(A)asdiscussedinthesection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument.Delaware’sPlan:Delawarehasestablishedandcurrentlyoperatesappropriatedevices,methods,systemsandproceduresnecessarytomonitor,compileandanalyzedataonambientairquality,anduponrequest,makessuchdataavailabletotheAdministrator.Delawarewillcontinuetooperatedevices,methods,systemsandproceduresandmaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.Atpresent,Delawaredoesthisasfollowsforthe200624-hrPM25matterNAAQS:..Delawaremaintainsandoperatesamulti-stationnetworkofambientmonitorsthroughouttheStatetomeasureambientairqualitylevelswithinDelawareforcomparisontoeachNAAQSasrequiredby40CFRPart58.DailyPM25monitoringiscurrentlyperformedatvariouslocationsthroughoutDelaware.•AlldataismeasuredusingU.S.EPAapprovedmethodsaseitherReferenceor‘Equivalentmonitors;allmonitorsaresubjectedtothequalityassurancerequirementsof40CFRPart58;AppendixA;andallsamplersarelocatedatsitesthathavemettheminimumsitingrequirementsofPart58,AppendixB.ThedataissubmittedtotheEPA’sAirQualitySystem(AQS)system,inatimelymannerinaccordancetothescheduledprescribedbytheU.S.EPAin40CFRPart58.•InordertokeepEPAinformedofchangestothesamplingnetworkDNRECprovidesEPARegionifiwithpriornotificationofanyplannedchangestothenetwork.Asseeded,detailsofthesechangesandanticipatedapprovalsofthechangesarecommunicatedtoEPA.Onanannualbasis,DelawaresendsEPAamonitoringnetworkplanasrequiredby40CFRPart58Section10:Annual2AlloftheStateofDelaware“RegulationsGoverningtheControlofAirPollution”havebeenre-codedunder7DEAdminCode1100,effectiveSeptember11,2008.ThisrecodingwassubmittedtotheEPAasaSIPonJune15,2009,buthasnotyetbeenapprovedintotheDESIP.Delaware’scontrolrequirementsarecitedinSection2inthenewfonnat.Forexample,“Regulation31”iscitedas“7DEAdniinCode1131”.8O.

CFinalPlanmonitoringnetworkplanandperiodicnetworkassessment.Thisplancontainsallrequiredinformationincludingsiteandmonitordescription,analysismethods,operatingschedule,monitoringobjectivesandscaleofrepresentativeness,aswellasinformationonanyplannedchanges.DNRECsubmitsdatatotheAQSsystem,inatimelymanner,pursuanttothescheduleprescribedbytheEPAin40CFRPart58.•DelawarehasandwillcontinuetosubmitdatatoEPA’sAirQualitySystem(“AQS”)inatimelymannerinaccordancetothescheduledprescribedbytheU.S.EPAin40CFRPart58.(C)§11O(a)(2)(C)Requirement:Includeaprogramtoprovidefortheenforcementofthemeasuresdescribedinsubparagraph(A),andregulationofthemodificationandconstructionofanystationarysourcewithintheareascoveredbytheplanasnecessarytoassurethatnationalambientairqualitystandardsareachieved,includingapermitprogramasrequiredinpartsCandD.Forthe2006PM2.5NAAQS,Delaware’sSIPalreadycontainstheotherelementsaddressing

§110(a)(C)asdiscussedinthesection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument.Delaware’sPlan:Delawarehasestablishedandcurrentlyoperatesaprogramtoprovidefortheenforcementoftheenforceableemissionlimitationsandothercontrolmeasures,means,ortechniques,aswellasschedulesandtimetablesforcompliance,asmaybenecessaryorappropriatetomeettheapplicablerequirementsoftheCAAandtoregulatethemodificationandconstructionofanystationarysourcewithinareascoveredbyitsSIPasnecessarytoassuretheNAAQSareachieved,includingpermitprogramsrequiredinpartsCandD.Atpresent,DelawareaspartofitsAirQualityManagementSectionfunctionexercisesitsprogrammaticauthoritytoutilizetheenforcementpowerssetoutin7Del.C.§6005entitled“Enforcement;civilandadministrativepenalties;expenses”;7Del.C.§6013entitled“Criminalpenalties”;and7Del.C.§6018entitled“Ceaseanddesistorder.”Delawarewillcontinuetooperatethisprogramandmaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.(D)§11O(a)(2)(D)Requirement:Containadequateprovisions—(i)prohibiting,consistentwiththeprovisionsofthistitle,anysourceorothertypeofemissionsactivitywithintheStatefromemittinganyairpollutantinamountswhichwill-(I)contributesignificantlytonon-attainmentin,orinterferewithmaintenanceby,anyotherStatewithrespecttoanysuchnationalprimaryorsecondaryambientairqualitystandard,or(II)interferewithmeasuresrequiredtobeincludedintheapplicableimplementationplanforanyotherStateunderpartCtopreventsignificantdeteriorationofairqualityortoprotectvisibility,(ii)9CC.FinalPlaninsuringcompliancewiththeapplicablerequirementsofsections126and115(relatingtointerstateandinternationalpollutionabatement).Delaware’sPlan:TheimplementationplanforDelawareandrecentlysubmittedSIPrevisionspresentlycontainadequateprovisionsprohibitingsourcesfromemittingairpollutantsinamountswhichwillcontributesignificantlytononattainmentorinterferewithmaintenancewithanyNAAQSandtopreventinterferencewithmeasuresrelatedtopreventingsignificantdeteriorationofairqualityorwhichhavetodateprovedadequatetoprotectvisibilityandtoaddressinterstateandinternationalpollutantabatement;however,Delawaremaymakechangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.Atpresent,Delaware’slegalauthorityiscontainedinthefollowing:I1O(a)(2)(D)(i)(I):Majorstationarysourcesfortheannualand24-hrPM2.5arecurrentlysubjecttoNonattainmentNewSourceReview(NNSR)andPreventionofSignificantDeterioration(PSD)permittingprograms3§126(a)-Eachplanshall(1)requireeachmajorproposednewormodifiedsource(A)subjecttoPartCor(D)whichmaysignificantlycontributetopollutioninexcessoftheNAAQSinanyAQCRoutsidetheStateinwhichsuchsourceintendstolocateormodify,toprovidewittennoticetoallnearbyStatesthepollutionlevelsofwhichmaybeaffectedbysuchsource60dayspriortothedateonwhichcommencementofconstructionistobepermittedbytheState,and(2)identifyallmajorexistingstationarysourceswhichmayhavetheimpactdescribedin(1)withrespecttonewormodifiedsourcesandprovidenoticetoallnearbyStatesoftheidentityofsuchsources.(b)AnyStatemaypetitionEPAforafindingthatanymajorsourceorgroupofstationarysourcesemitsorwouldemitanypollutantinviolationoftheprohibitionof§1lO(a)(2)(DXii)orthissection.(c)NotwithstandinganypermitwhichmayhavebeengrantedbytheState,itshallbeaviolationofthissectionandtheplan-(1)foranymajorproposednewormodifiedsourcewithrespecttowhichafindinghasbeenmadeundersubsection(b)tobeconstructedortooperateinviolationofthissectionandtheprohibitionof§11O(a)(2)(D)(ii)orthissection,or(2)foranymajorexistingsourcetooperatemorethan3monthsaftersuchfmdinghasbeenmade.EPAmaypermitthecontinuedoperationofasourcebeyondtheexpirationofthe3-monthperiodifthesourcecomplieswiththeemissionlimitationsandcomplianceschedulesasmaybeprovidedbyEPAtobringaboutcompliancewiththerequirementsof§1l0(a)(2)(D)(ii).Nothingshallbeconstruedtoprecludeanysuchsourcefrombeingeligibleforanenforcementorderunder§113(d)aftertheexpirationofsuchperiodduringwhichEPAhaspermittedcontinuousoperation.4§115(a)-WheneverEPA,uponreceiptofreports,surveysorstudiesfromanydulyconstitutedinternationalagencyhasreasontobelievethatanypollutantsemittedintheUScauseorcontributetopollutionwhichmayreasonablybeanticipatedtoendangerpublichealthorwelfareinaforeigncountryorwhenevertheSecretaryofStaterequestsittodoso,EPAshallgiveformalnotificationtotheGovernoroftheStateinwhichsuchemissionsoriginate.(b)TheEPAnoticeshallbedeemedtobeafindingunder§1l0(a)(2)(H)(ii)whichrequiresaplanrevisionwithrespecttosomuchoftheapplicableplanasisinadequatetopreventoreliminatetheendangerment.Anyforeigncountrysoaffectedbysuchemissionofpollutantsshallbeinvitedtoappearatanypublichearingassociatedwithanyrevisionoftheappropriateportionoftheapplicableplan.(c)ThissectionshallapplyonlytoaforeigncountrywhichEPAdetermineshasgiventheUSthesamerightswithrespecttothepreventionorcontrolofairpollutionoccurringinthatcountry.(d)RecommendationsissuedfollowinganyabatementconferenceconductedpriortoCAA1977shallremainineffectwithrespecttoanypollutantforwhichnoNAAQShasbeenestablishedunder§109unlessEPA,afterconsultationwithallagencies,whichwerepartytotheconference,rescindsanysuchrecommendation.1QC

C Final

Plan under

the

PSD

and

EOP provisions

of

7 DE Admin.

Code

1125, Preconstruction

Review.

As provided

in the PM 2 . 5

NSR Implementation Rule

(73

FR 28321),

NNSR

in New Castle County

for PM 2 . 5

will continue to

be administered

under

the provisions

of Appendix

S until

no later than

May

16, 2011

when

the EOP section

of

7 DE Admin.

Code

1125

and the Delaware

SIP have

been revised

to reflect

the provisions

of

73

FR 28321.

Also,

in Kent

and Sussex counties,

PM 2 . 5

PSD activities

will continue

to

be administered

using

PM 10

as

a surrogate

for PM 25 , without consideration

of precursors,

until

no later

than

May

16, 2011

when changes

to Regulation

25 and

the

SIP have

been completed.

Delaware

has complied

with

§ 11 0(a)(2)(D)

through promulgation

of

7 DE Admin.

Code 1146, Electric Generating

Unit Multi-Pollutant

Regulation,

and

7 DE Admin.

Code

1148, Control

of Stationary Combustion

Turbine

Electric Generating

Unit Emissions;

which significantly

reduce emissions

from Delaware’s

largest

EGUs, industrial

boilers,

and peaking

units.

These regulations

have

been submitted

to

the EPA

as revisions

to Delaware’s SIP. •

1 10(a)(2)(D)(i)(II):

PSD requirements

under Section

3 of Regulation

25. Major

sources

are subject

to NNSR

and

PSD permitting

programs implemented

in accordance

with EPA’s

PM 2 . 5

NSR Implementation

Rule (73

FR 28321)

calling

for

use

of Appendix

S for NNSR

and using

PM 10

as a surrogate

for PM 2 . 5

in the PSD

NSR program requirements..

The

State

of Delaware

confirms

that

it

is meeting

this requirement

for

the use

of Appendix

S for PM 2 . 5 activities

under

the NNSR program

and using PM 10

as

a surrogate

for PM 2 . 5

in the PSD programs. • Delaware’s

proposed

Visibility

SIP assessed

and demonstrated

that Delaware

has

met

Best Available

Retrofit Technology

and Reasonable • Further Progress

(RFP)

goals,

and

thus

did

not interfere

with measures required

to

be included

in

the applicable implementation

plan

for

any other

State

to protect visibility. • 110(a)(2)(D)(ii):

Nothing

in Delaware’s

statutory

or regulatory

authority prohibits

or otherwise

interferes

with Delaware’s

ability

to exercise sections

126

and

115

of the CAA. (E) 11O(a)(2)(E)

Requirement:

Provide

(i) necessary

assurances

that

the

state

(or, except

where

the Administrator

deems inappropriate,

the general

purpose

local government

or governments,

or

a regional

agency designated

by

the

state

or general

purpose

local governments

for

such purpose)

will

have adequate personnel,

funding,

and authority

under

state

(and,

as appropriate,

local)

law

to carry

out such implementation

plan

(and

is not prohibited

by

any provision

of federal

or state

law

from carrying

out

such implementation

plan

or portion thereof),

(ii) requirements

that

the State comply

with

the requirements

respecting State boards

under section

128,

and

(iii) necessary

assurances

that, where

the- 5

§128

(a) each

plan

shall contain requirements

that

-(1)

any board

or body which approves

permits

or enforcement orders

shall

have

at least

a majority

of members

who represent

the public interest

and

do

not derive

any significant portion

of their income

from persons

subject

to permits

or enforcement

orders,

and

(2)

any potential

conflicts

of 110FinalPlanstatehasreliedonalocalorregionalgovernment,agency,orinstrumentalityfortheimplementationofanyplanprovision,thestatehasresponsibilityforensuringadequateimplementationofsuchplanprovision.Theelementsof§§110(a)(2)(E)(ii)and(iii)arenotapplicabletoDelawareasdiscussedinsection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument.Delaware’sPlan:Withrespecttotheremainingobligationsunderthissection,DelawareassuresEPAthatithasadequateauthorityunderstatelawpursuantto7Del.C.Chapter60tocarryoutitsSIPobligationswithrespecttothe24-hrPM2.5NAAQS.DNRECdoesnotbelievethatthereisanyprohibitioninanyfederalorstatelawthatwouldpreventitfromcarryingoutitsSIPoranyportionthereof.Further,DNRECassuresEPAthatithas,throughtheStateofDelawareGeneralFundandthroughtheTitleVfeeprogram,andwillcontinuetohave,fundingtocarryoutitsSIPobligations.Further,DNRECbelievesitsfundingsourcesaresufficienttoprovideadequatepersonnelforthosepurposes;however,Delawaremaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.AtpresentDelawarefulfillsthisobligationbyvirtueofhavingadequatepersonnelandfundingthroughtheCAA§105grantprocess(federalgrantfunds),theStateofDelawaregeneralfund(statetaxrevenues),andappropriatedspecialfundscollectedbytheStateofDelawarefromapplicationfees,permitfees,renewalfees,andciviloradministrativepenaltiesorfines.DelawaredoesnotanticipatetheneedforadditionalresourcesbeyondthosetobeappropriatedintheabovemannertocarryoutitsSIPrequirements.(F)§11O(a)(2)(F)Requirement:Require,asmaybeprescribedbytheAdministrator-(i)theinstallation,maintenance,andreplacementofequipment,andtheimplementationofothernecessarysteps,byownersoroperatorsofstationarysourcestomonitoremissionsfromsuchsources,(ii)periodicreportsonthenatureandamountsofemissionsandemissions-relateddatafromsuchsources,and(iii)correlationofsuchreportsbytheStateagencywithanyemissionlimitationsorstandardsestablishedpursuanttothisAct,whichreportsshallbeavailableatreasonabletimesforpublicinspection.Delaware’sPlan:DelawarerequiresthatownersoroperatorsofstationarysourcesmonitorandsubmitperiodicreportsonthenatureandamountsofPM2.5emissionsandemissionsrelated-dateemissionsfromthesources.Thismayincludetheinstallation,maintenanceandreplacementofequipment,whereappropriate.ThisinformationsubmittedtoDNRECisavailabletothepublicatreasonabletimesforpublicinspectionpursuanttoDelawarelaw.Delawarewillinterestbymembersofsuchboardorbodyortheheadofanexecutiveagencywithsimilarpowersbedisclosed.AStatemayadoptanyrequirementsrespectingconflictsofinterestforsuchboardsorbodiesorheadsofexecutiveagencies,oranyotherentitieswhicharemorestringentthantherequirementsof(1)and(2).12CFinalPlancontinuetorequirereportingofemissionsbutmaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.ExceptasspecificallyexemptedbytheDelawareFreedomofInformationAct,29Del.C.Chapter100,Delawaremakesallrecords,reportsorinformationobtainedbytheDepartmentorreferredtoatpublichearingsavailabletothepublicpursuanttotheprovisionsoftheDelawareFreedomofInformationAct,29Del.C.Chapter100.(G)§11O(a)(2)(G)Requirement:Provideforauthoritycomparabletothatinsection303andadequatecontingencyplanstoimplementsuchauthority;6Delaware’sSIPcontainsanemergencyepisodeplanforPM10fineparticulatesasdiscussedinthesection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument.Forthe1997and2006PM2.5NAAQS,theemergencyepisodeplanwillbeupdatedasrequiredbyEPA.Delaware’sPlan:Delawarehasauthoritycomparabletothatinsection303andadequatecontingencyplanstoimplementsuchauthoritybutmaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.7Del.C.

§6003(a)(1)requiresapermitfromtheSecretarypriortodischarginganyaircontaminant.7Del.C.

§6002(2)definesaircontaminantessentiallyasanysubstanceotherthanuncombinedwater.7Del.C.

§6005allowstheSecretarytoseekapreliminaryorpermanentinjunctionortemporaryrestrainingorderforanydischargeofanaircontaminantwithoutapermit,andissueceaseanddesistordersforviolations(7Del.C.

§6018).Thus,itnecessarilyfollowsthatanydischargeofanaircontaminantthatwouldcauseimminent&substantialendangermenttothehealth,safetyandwelfareofthepeopleoftheStateofDelawareortheenvironmentwouldconstituteasufficientbasisfortheSecretarytoseekaninjunctionortemporaryrestrainingordertohalttheviolation.6Sec.303-NotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisAct,theAdministratoruponreceiptofevidencethatapollutionsourceorcombinationofsources(includingmovingsources)ispresentinganimminentandsubstantialendangermenttopublichealthorwelfare,ortheenvironment,maybringsuitonbehalfoftheUnitedStatesintheappropriateUnitedStatesDistrictcourttoimmediatelyrestrainanypersoncausingorcontributingtotheallegedpollutiontostoptheemissionofairpollutantscausingorcontributingtosuchpollutionortotakesuchotheractionasmaybenecessary.Ifitisnotpracticabletoassurepromptprotectionofpublichealthorwelfareortheenvironmentbycommencementofsuchacivilaction,theAdministratormayissuesuchordersasmaybenecessarytoprotectpublichealthorwelfareortheenvironment.Priortotakinganyactionunderthissection,theAdministratorshallconsultwithappropriateStateandlocalauthoritiesandattempttoconfirmtheaccuracyoftheinformationonwhichtheactionproposedtobetakenisbased.AnyorderissuedbytheAdministratorunderthissectionshallbeeffectiveuponissuanceandshallremainineffectforaperiodofnotmorethan60days,unlesstheAdministratorbringsanactionpursuanttothefirstsentenceofthissectionbeforetheexpirationofthatperiod.WhenevertheAdministratorbringssuchanactionwithinthe60-dayperiod,suchordershallremainineffectforanadditional14daysorforsuchlongerperiodasmaybeauthorizedbythecourtinwhichsuchactionisbrought.13C

CFinalPlan(II)§11O(a)(2)(H)Requirement:Provideforrevisionofsuchplan-(i)fromtimetotimeasmaybenecessarytotakeaccountofrevisionsofsuchnationalprimaryorsecondaryambientairqualitystandardortheavailabilityofimprovedormoreexpeditiousmethodsofattainingsuchstandard,and(ii)exceptasprovidedinparagraph(3)(C),whenevertheAdministratorfindsonthebasisofinformationavailabletotheAdministratorthattheplanissubstantiallyinadequatetoattainthenationalambientairqualitystandardwhichitimplementsortootherwisecomplywithanyadditionalrequirementsestablishedunderthisAct.Delaware’sPlan:DelawarewillreviewandreviseitsSIPfromtimetotimeasmaybenecessarytotakeaccountofrevisionsofsuchprimaryorsecondaryNAAQSortheavailabilityofimprovedormoreexpeditiousmethodsofattainingsuchstandardandwhenevertheAdministratorfmdsonthebasisofinformationavailabletotheAdministratorthattheplanissubstantiallyinadequatetoattaintheNAAQSwhichitimplementsortootherwisecomplywithanyadditionalrequirementsestablishedundertheCAA.(I)§11O(a)(2)(I)Requirement:Inthecaseofaplanorplanrevisionforanareadesignatedasanon-attainmentarea,meettheapplicablerequirementsofpartD(relatingtonon-attainmentareas).Forthe1997annualPM2.5NAAQS,Delaware’sSIPorrecentSIPrevisionsalreadycontainotherelementsaddressing§110(a)(I)asdiscussedinthesection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument,aswellas§110(a)(2)(D)ofsection2.Manyofthesealsoapplytothe200624-hrPM2.5NAAQS.(J)§11O(a)(2)(J)Requirement:Meettheapplicablerequirementsofsection121(relatingtoconsultation),section127(relatingtopublicnotification),andpartC(relatingtoreventionofsignificantdeteriorationofairqualityandvisibilityprotection).Delaware’sPlan:Delawarewillmeettheapplicablerequirementsofsection121(relatingtoconsultation),section127(relatingtopublicnotification),andhasmettheapplicablepartC(relatingtopreventionofsignificantdeteriorationofair7§121.-Incarryingoutrequirementsforplanstocontain-(1)anytransportationcontrols,airqualitymaintenanceplanrequirementsorpreconstructionreviewofdirectsourcesofpollution,or(2)anymeasurereferredto-(A)inpartD),or(B)inpartC,andincarryingouttherequirementsof§113(d),theStateshallprovideasatisfactoryprocessofconsultationwithgeneralpurposelocalgovernments,designatedorganizationsofelectedofficialsoflocalgovernmentsandanyFLMhavingauthorityoverFederallandtowhichtheStateplanapplies.SuchprocessshallbeinaccordancewithregulationspromulgatedbyEPA.Onlyageneralpurposeunitoflocalgovernment,regionalagency,orcouncilofgovernmentsadverselyaffectedbyactionofEPAapprovinganyportionofaplanmaypetitionforjudicialreview.§127.(a)-EachplanshallcontainmeasurestoregularlynotifythepublicofwhenanyNAAQSisexceededorwasexceededduringtheprecedingyear,toadvisethepublicofhealthhazardsassociatedwithsuchpollution,andtoenhanceawarenessofmeasureswhichcanbetakentopreventthestandardsfrombeingexceededandwaysinwhichthepubliccanparticipateinregulatoryandothereffortstoimproveairquality.14C.

C Final

Plan quality

and visibility protection)

in Delaware’s

Visibility

SIP submitted

to EPA September

25, 2008;

but may makes changes

that

it believes

in

its discretion

are appropriate,

while continuing

to fulfill

this obligation.

At present, Delaware

does so utilizing

the following: •

7 DE Admin.

Code

1146, Transportation

Conformity

provides

a legal platform

for

the various consultation

procedures

that

have

been developed between

DNREC,

DELDOT,

and

the Metropolitan

Planning Organizations (MPOs).

The MPOs

provide

the forum

for consultation

with

local governments.

8 Delaware’s

MPOs

are:

(1) WILMAPCO,

Kent County

MPO, and

the Salisbury-Wicomoco

MPO. Regional

Planning Organizations

provide the forum

for inter-state consultations.

Additionally,

consultations

with Federal

Land Managers

are always on-going

in accordance

with

EPA

Rules and Delaware’s

Visibility

SIP.

All

SIP revisions

undergo

public

notice

and hearing

which

have allowed

for comment

by

the public

which includes

local political subdivisions.

Delaware

believes

the public

notice

and hearing processes

alsO fulfills

the section

121 consultation

process.

The submitted attainment

plans

and regulations

in

the approved

Delaware

SIP specify

the organizations

responsible

for implementing

and enforcing

the plans. • DNREC

makes real-time

and historical

air quality information

available

on

its Web

site.

All relevant

SIPs

and plans

to achieve

the NAAQS

contain

public notification

provisions

related

to

air monitoring

levels

of ozone

and PM 2 . 5 such

as Air Quality

Action

Days,

and DNREC’s

website.

DNREC

provides extended

range

air quality forecasts,

which

give

the public advanced

notice

of air quality

events.

This advance

notice

allows

the public

to limit

their exposure

to unhealthy

air

and enact

a plan

to reduce pollution

at home

and

at work. DNREC

forecasts

daily ozone

and particle

levels

and issues e-mails

to the public, businesses

and

the media

via AirAlerts.

AirAlert

e-mail forecasts and notifications

are

free

to the public. For

the

1997

PM 2 . 5 NAAQS, Delaware’s

SIP afready

contains

the other elements addressing

§

11 0(a)(J)

as discussed

in the section

1.0

and

the table thereto

of this document. (K) §11O(a)(2)(K)

Requirement:

Provide

for-

(i)

the performance

of such

air quality modeling

as the Administrator

may prescribe

for

the purpose

of predicting

the effect

on ambient

air quality

of any emissions

of any

air pollutant

for which

the Administrator

has established

a national

ambient

air quality standard,

and

(ii)

the submission,

upon request,

of data related

to such

air quality modeling

to

the Administrator.87DEAdmin.Code1132wassubmittedasarevisiontotheDelawareSIPinaseparatesubmittal. 15CFinalPlanFortheannualPM2.5NAAQS,Delaware’sS]PorrecentlysubmittedSIPrevisionscontainsrequiredmodelingasdiscussedinthesection1.0andthetabletheretoofthisdocument.Delaware’sPlan:DelawarewillcontinuetoperformmodelingasrequiredundertheCAAtodemonstrateattainment),butmaymakeschangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.DelawarewillcontinuetosubmittheAirQualitymodelingdataaspartofDelaware’srelevantSIPsubmissionsandthroughfederalgrantcommitmentsorinotherwaysthatEPAmayrequest.(L)§11O(a)(2)(L)Requirement:Requiretheowneroroperatorofeachmajorstationarysourcetopaytothepermittingauthority,asaconditionofanypermitrequiredunderthisAct,afeesufficienttocover-(i)thereasonablecostsofreviewingandactinguponanyapplicationforsuchapermit,and(ii)iftheowneroroperatorreceivesapermitforsuchsource,thereasonablecostsofimplementingandenforcingthetermsandconditionsofanysuchpermit(notincludinganycourtcostsorothercostsassociatedwithanyenforcementaction),untilsuchfeerequirementissupersededwithrespecttosuchsourcesbytheAdministrator’sapprovalofafeeprogramunderTitleV.Delaware’sPlan:InamannerconsistentwithDelawarelaw,Delawarewillcontinuetorequiretheowneroroperatorofeachmajorstationarysourcetopaytothepennittingauthority,asaconditionofanypermitrequiredunderthisAct,afeesufficienttocover(i)thereasonablecostsofreviewingandactinguponanyapplicationforsuchapermit,and(ii)iftheowneroroperatorreceivesapermitforsuchsource,thereasonablecostsofimplementingandenforcingthetermsandconditionsofanysuchpermit(notincludinganycourtcostsorothercostsassociatedwithanyenforcementaction),untilsuchfeerequirementissupersededwithrespecttosuchsourcesbytheAdministrator’sapprovalofafeeprogramundertitleVpursuanttoDelawarelaw.Delawarecurrentlyfulfillsthisundertheenablingauthorityof7Del.C.§S6095to6099andfeelegislationthatcurrentlyisrenewedeverythreeyears.DelawarehasafullyapprovedTitleVoperatingpermitsprogram.Seeparagraphs(b)and(c)under“Delaware”inAppendixAto40CFRPart70—ApprovalStatusofStateandLocalOperatingPermitsPrograms.Delawaremaymakechangesthatitbelievesinitsdiscretionareappropriate,whilecontinuingtofulfillthisobligation.(M)§11O(a)(2)(M)Requirement:Provideforconsultationandparticipationbylocalpoliticalsubdivisionsaffectedbytheplan.Delaware’sPlan:DelawarewillcontinuetoprovideforconsultationandparticipationbylocalpoliticalsubdivisionsaffectedbytheSIPpursuanttothepublicnoticelawsfoundin7Del.C.§6006and6010and29Del.C.Chapters10003,10004and10115,asapplicable.Furthermore,allSIPrevisionsundergopublicnoticeandhearingwhichhaveallowedforcommentbythepublicwhichincludeslocalpoliticalsubdivisions.Webelievethepublicnoticeandhearing16C

C Fii:al

Plan processes

fulfill

the requirements

for consultation

with

local political subdivisions affected

by

the

SIP. 3.0 Conclusion Based

on

the information

provided

above, Delaware

fuily complies

with

the requirements of

§ 11 O(a)(2)(A)

through

§ 11 O(a)(2)(M).

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