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Ecology Public Notice Documents

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Ecology Public Involvement Calendar – July 10, 2015..............................................................................2

Ecology Website - July 10, 2015................................................................................................................4

Legal Notice – July 10, 2015....................................................................................................................17

Ecology News Release- July 10, 2015......................................................................................................19

Benton Clean Air Agency website...........................................................................................................21

Email to Rules and SIP Distribution list...................................................................................................26
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Ecology Public Involvement Calendar – July 10, 2015

CALENDAR

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Public Hearings, 

Meetings, Workshops, 

Open Houses

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Public Comment Periods

 More Ecology

Events

Public Involvement Calendar

The Public Involvement Calendar is designed to engage the public in our decision-making process. We 

encourage you to read Frequently Asked Questions about Effective Public Commenting. 

Activities that are educational only or are co-sponsored by Ecology may be found under the "More 

Ecology Events" link in the left column of this page. We invite your feedback about this Public 

Involvement Calendar.

Public Hearings, Meetings, Workshops, Open Houses

(Next 21 days. Use the search feature (right) for events beyond 21 days.

Aug 11 2015 1:30PM Public Hearing - Kennewick 

Aug 11 2015 Including Benton Clean Air Agency general air quality rules into the state air quality plan.

Ecology is inviting comments on a proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to update Benton Clean Air Agency's (BCAA) 

general air quality rules in the Washington SIP. In addition, we are offering an opportunity to request a public hearing in Kennewick on 

August 11. If a hearing in not requested by 5:00 pm June 30, the hearing will be cancelled. Notice of a cancelled hearing will appear on 

this calendar.

More Information: More Information

Location: Benton Clean Air Agency offices 

Conference Room

526 South Clodfelter Rd

Kennewick , WA 

Sponsor: Ecology ECY HQ

Contact: Laurie Hulse-Moyer 

(360) 407-6783 / laurie.hulse-moyer@ecy.wa.gov

Public Comment Period - Jul 10 2015 - Aug 14 2015

Jul 10 2015 Public Comment Period - Kennewick 

Aug 14 2015 Including Benton Clean Air Agency general air quality rules into the state air quality plan.

Ecology is inviting comments on a proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision to update Benton Clean Air Agency's (BCAA) 

general air quality rules in the Washington SIP. In addition, we are offering an opportunity to request a public hearing in Kennewick on 

August 11. If a hearing in not requested by 5:00 pm June 30, the hearing will be cancelled. Notice of a cancelled hearing will appear on 

this calendar.

More Information: More Information

Location:

Kennewick , WA 

Sponsor: Ecology ECY HQ

Contact: Laurie Hulse-Moyer 

(360) 407-6783 / laurie.hulse-moyer@ecy.wa.gov

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AIR QUALITY

 Motor Vehicles

 Agricultural Burning

 Outdoor Burning

 Indoor Burning

 Standards and Plans

 Criteria Pollutants:

 NAAQS

 Air Quality 

Designations:

 Maintenance Areas

 Nonattainment 

Areas

 Plans:

 Attainment SIPs

 Maintenance SIPs

 Infrastructure, 

Rule, and Program 

SIPs

 Transportation 

Conformity

 Air Monitoring

 Air Quality Requirements 

for Business & Industry

 Air Emissions Inventory

 Regional Haze

 Washington Clean Air 

Agencies

 Publications

 Forms

 Databases

 Laws & Rules

Air Quality > Air Quality Standards & Plans > SIPs > Infrastructure, Rules, & Programs 

SIPs

Infrastructure, Rule, and Program SIPs

Infrastructure SIPs

When EPA establishes a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) or 

revises an existing NAAQS, the federal Clean Air Act requires Washington to develop 

an infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP). The infrastructure SIP 

demonstrates that Washington has the necessary legal authority, regulatory structure, 

and sufficient resources to implement the NAAQS statewide. 

 EPA’s list of federally approved infrastructure SIPs

Infrastructure SIP Title Status

Interstate transport of lead, nitrogen dioxide and fine 

particles air pollution.

 SIP Submittal for Interstate Transport of Lead, 

Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ground-Level Ozone

 SIP Submittal for Interstate Transport of Fine 

Particulate Matter

 SIP Adoption Order

 SIP Submittal Letter

Ecology accepted comments 

from March 9, 2015 through 

April 10, 2015. 

EPA proposed to partially 

approve and partially 

disapprove the NO2 and 

Lead portions of the 

transport SIP.

EPA comment period from 

May 27, 2015 to June 26, 

2015 

 Federal Register Notice
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 Current Rule Making

 Public Records

 Contract Opportunities

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EPA proposed to approve 

fine particle interstate 

transport SIP

 Federal Register Notice

EPA will rule on Ozone 

transport in separate action.

Infrastructure SIP for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, 2008 

Ozone, and 1997, 2006, and 2012 Fine Particulate 

Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards

 SIP Submittal

 News Release - 07/25/2014 

EPA partially approved part 

of the SIP submittal on 

1/14/15.

 Federal Register Notice

EPA proposed to partially 

approve another part of the 

SIP submittal on 10/17/14 

in a separate action

 Federal Register Notice

Infrastructure SIP Certification for the 2008 Lead 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

 SIP Submittal

 FAQ

 2012 Airport Lead Study: Auburn Municipal Airport 

and Harvey Field

EPA partially approved SIP 

on 7/23/14 

 Federal Register Notice

Infrastructure SIP Certification for the 1997 8-Hour 

Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

 SIP submittal

EPA partially approved SIP 

on 5/24/12

 Federal Register Notice

Interstate Transport SIP State Implementation Plan 

for 1997 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards

EPA approved SIP on 

8/27/07
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 SIP submittal  Federal Register Notice

Rule SIPS

Washington usually submits rules (Washington Administrative Codes or WACs) along 

with a SIP as enforceable means to carry out the control strategy in any type of SIP. 

Sometimes, rules are even submitted as standalone SIP revisions. When EPA approves 

a rule as part of Washington’s SIP, the rule becomes “federally-enforceable.” That is, if 

Washington does not implement the rule, EPA or citizens can step in and enforce the 

rule at the federal level.

 EPA’s list of federally-approved Washington rules

Rule SIP Title Status

Including Benton Clean Air 

Agency Regulation 1 in the SIP

 SIP Submittal – Public review 

draft

 More Information

Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) Regulation 1 was 

approved by the BCAA local board of directors. 

BCAA requests that Ecology adopt the updated 

rules and submit them to EPA for approval into 

the State Implementation Plan (SIP

Ecology comment period: July 10-August 14

Hearing upon request (Must be requested by 5 

pm on July 30, 2015)*

August 11, 2015

1:30 PM

Benton Clean Air Agency

526 South Clodfelter Rd

Kennewick, Washington

* If no one requests a hearing by 5:00 pm on July 

30, the hearing will be cancelled. If the hearing is 

cancelled, notice will appear on Ecology’s Public 

Involvement Calendar.

Questions? Contact Laurie Hulse-Moyer

Including revised Spokane 

Regional Clean Air Agency 

After carefully consideration of the oral and 

written comments received, Ecology adopted the 
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Regulation 1, Article VIII, Solid 

Fuel Burning Devices, in the 

Washington SIP

 SIP Submittal

 Frequently Asked Questions

 Response to Comments

SIP revision on July 10, 2015 and submitted it to 

EPA for approval.

EPA will hold a public comment period when they 

take action on the submittal.

For more information contact Joanna Ekrem, 360-

407-6826.

Including revised chapter 173-

400 WAC, General Air Quality 

Regulations, in the Washington 

SIP

 SIP Submittal

 Letter to EPA for Partial 

Withdrawal of SIP 

Submittal(9/5/2014) 

Ecology submitted this SIP revision to EPA in 1/14

EPA partially approved Ecology’s general air 

quality rules on 10/3/14

 Federal Register Notice

EPA approved Ecology’s nonattainment new 

source review rules on 11/7/14

 Federal Register Notice

EPA proposed to approve the Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration program, the final 

portion of the SIP submittal, on 1/7/15

 Federal Register Notice

Including revised chapter 173-

433 WAC, Solid Fuel Burning 

Devices, in the Washington 

SIP/p> 

 SIP Submittal

 Related Documents

EPA approved this SIP revision on 4/9/14

 Federal Register Notice

Including new chapter 173-476 

WAC, Ambient Air Quality 

Standards, in the Washington 

SIP

 SIP Submittal

EPA approved this SIP revision on 3/4/14

 Federal Register Notice
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 Related documents

Program SIPs

Some SIPs satisfy programs or parts of programs required by the Clean Air Act. The 

subjects addressed by these SIPs can be quite diverse. One example is the Motor 

Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program, more commonly known as the Emission 

Check Program. This program is required for carbon monoxide and ozone 

nonattainment areas. Other examples include the Washington State Visibility 

Protection Program and the 1998 Smoke Management Program. 

Program SIP Title Status

Revision to the BP Cherry 

Point Refinery BART Order

 BP Cherry Point Refinery 

Order No. 8736, Revision 

2, Inclusion of BART 

Alternative

 Technical Support 

Document – Revisions to 

the BP Cherry Point 

Refinery Order No. 8736

 Federal Land Managers 

60-day Consultation 

Letter

 Revisions to SIP 

Crosswalk

 SIP adoption Order

 Submittal Letter

Ecology accepted comments from March 9, 2015 –

April 10, 2015

No comments were received.

Ecology submitted the documents to EPA on May 12, 

2015

2010 Regional Haze SIP and 

2011 Regional Haze SIP 

Updates

 SIP submittal

On 12/6/12 EPA approved the Best Available Retrofit 

Technology (BART) determination for the TransAlta 

Centralia Generation LLC Coal-fired power plant in 

Centralia, WA.
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 More Information  Federal Register Notice

On 6/11/14, EPA partially approved and partially 

disapproved the 2010 Regional Haze Plan. EPA 

developed a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for the 

elements they did not approve.

 Federal Register Notice

EPA issued a final action to correct an error on 

11/24/14 

 Federal Register Notice

In addition, EPA also approved an alternate to BART 

for five BART emission units at the Tesoro Refining 

and Marketing refinery in Anacortes. An emission unit 

is an individual piece of equipment that emits air 

pollutants at a stationary source, such as steam 

generators, combustion turbines, or printing presses.

 Federal Register Notice

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AIR QUALITY

 Motor Vehicles

 Agricultural Burning

 Outdoor Burning

 Indoor Burning

 Standards and Plans

 Criteria Pollutants:

 NAAQS

 Air Quality 

Designations:

 Maintenance Areas

 Nonattainment Areas

 Plans:

 Attainment SIPs

 Maintenance SIPs

 Infrastructure, Rule, 

and Program SIPs

 Transportation 

Conformity

 Air Monitoring

 Air Quality Requirements 

for Business & Industry

 Air Emissions Inventory

 Regional Haze

 Washington Clean Air 

Agencies

 Publications

 Forms

 Databases

 Laws & Rules

 Current Rule Making

 Public Records

 Contract Opportunities

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Air Quality > Standards and Plans > Updating General Air Quality Rules in 

Washington’s State Implementation Plan

Updating General Air Quality Rules in 

Washington’s State Implementation Plan

Contents

 General Air Quality Rules

 Updating the General Air Quality Rules into the SIP 

 Submitting comments and requesting public hearings

Current News

Review Ecology’s proposed SIP revision, submit comments, 

or request a public hearing

The comment period is July 10 to August 14.

Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) general air quality rules

Ecology is proposing to update the Washington’s State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) to include Benton Clean Air Agency (BCAA) general air quality rules. 

Ecology is seeking public comments on whether or not these recently adopted 

local rules would continue to maintain — or strengthen the SIP and whether or 

not they should be incorporated into it.

More information

Benton Clean Air Agency revised its general air quality rules after a public 

comment period and hearing. The rules were approved by the agency’s 

local Board of Directors in December 2014. Including these revised, locallyapproved rules into the state’s plan is required by the Clean Air Act, will 

continue to meet and maintain federal air quality, and will provide the 

public, industry, and EPA with a consistent set of rules that apply in BCAA’s 

jurisdiction.

After this comment period, Ecology will submit Benton’s rules to EPA to 

approve and include in the SIP. EPA will then hold an additional comment 

period. Learn more about your opportunity to provide input on state 

implementation plans.

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General Air Quality Rules - Chapter 173-400 WAC

Washington’s general air quality rules (Chapter 173-400 Washington 

Administrative Code) include, but aren’t limited to permitting programs, 

emissions standards and limits, visibility protection and administrative 

provisions. They apply statewide, except where EFSEC or a local agency has 

adopted and implemented its own rules.

Ecology is the state air quality agency and so we developed and implement 

Washington’s general air quality rule (Chapter 173-400 Washington 

Administrative Code). We regulate air pollution sources where there is no local 

air quality agency and all major sources of air pollution that are required to 

have a permit (Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits). 

There are seven Washington Clean Air Agencies. These local agencies regulate 

air pollution sources in their jurisdictions only. In addition, the Energy Facility 

Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) regulates major energy facilities in 

Washington.

Updating the General Air Quality Rules into the SIP

State and local rules are a major part of Washington's program to meet 

federal air quality standards. They are reflected in the State Implementation 

Plan (SIP). Periodically, state and local air quality agencies revise their rules. 

Revisions may be in response to changes in state law or changes in federal 

rules.

If Ecology, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), or a local 

agency revises its rules, Ecology must submit the rule revisions to the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) so they can be updated in 

Washington’s SIP. This ensures that the SIP is current. If we weren’t to revise 

the SIP to reflect these new rules, parts of the SIP would be outdated and not 

consistent with the rules. Once the EPA approves the revisions they become 

part of the SIP — consistent with local, state, and federal laws — and federally 

enforceable.

In addition to opportunities to comment during agency rule-making, Ecology 

also provides opportunities for public comment when these rules need to be 

submitted to the EPA as revisions to the SIP.
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Over the next few years, local air agencies and EFSEC will be updating their 

general air quality rules and submitting them to Ecology as revisions to the 

SIP. BCAA is the first agency to submit these rules for inclusion into the SIP.

See below for more information on submitting comments and requesting 

public hearings.

General steps in the process

 EFSEC and each local air quality agency develop revisions to their rules. 

EPA and Ecology staff work with each agency to ensure the draft language 

is appropriate for the State Implementation Plan. 

 Local air agencies adopt rules according to its process - which includes an 

opportunity for the public to comment - and the state Administrative 

Procedures Act. 

 Each agency develops a SIP submittal package that includes the portions 

of their rules to be included in the state plan, along with supporting 

documentation. 

 Ecology holds a public comment period and offers a public hearing to 

include individual agency rules in the state plan. If possible, Ecology holds 

a revision hearing the same day the local agency adopts its rules. 

Otherwise, Ecology will schedule a hearing at another time. If time allows, 

Ecology may schedule one hearing to include several agencies' rules into 

the state plan. 

 Ecology submits rules to EPA in groups as local agencies complete their 

rule adoption and hearing processes. 

 EPA reviews the submittals and publishes a proposed action in the Federal 

Register. A 30 - 60 day public review and comment period begins when 

this notice is published. If a state fails to submit an approvable plan or if 

EPA disapproves a plan, EPA is required to develop a federal 

implementation plan (FIP). 

Ecology’s most recent general air quality rules update 

to the SIP

Ecology revised the state’s general air quality rules (Chapter 173-400 WAC) 

several times since it was last approved into the State Implementation Plan in 

the 1990s. In 2014, Ecology asked EPA to review and approve most of its 

updated SIP regulations adopted in November 2012. Only the parts used to 

protect and maintain federal air quality standards were included in the SIP. 

See the Rules table on the Infrastructure, Rules and Program SIP page for 
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more information on Ecology’s most recent general air quality rules SIP 

submittal.

Submitting comments and requesting public 

hearings

Commenting on local rule revisions

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) and local clean air agencies 

must offer a public comment period and hearing when they revise their rules. 

You can comment in person at public hearings, or in writing to the appropriate 

agency at any time during the comment period. Each agency responds to 

comments after the comment period closes. Contact the local clean air 

agencies or EFSEC directly to learn about their rule-making activities.

 Local Clean Air Agencies

 EFSEC Contact

Commenting on SIP revision submittal packages

After EFSEC and local agencies adopt their rules; they will prepare SIP 

revision submittal packages and send to Ecology. Ecology will hold a public 

comment period and offer a public hearing. During this comment period, 

Ecology will be asking whether or not these recently adopted local rules would 

continue to maintain — or strengthen the SIP and whether or not they should 

be incorporated into it.

SIP revision submittal package public hearings

A SIP revision submittal package hearing may be held at the same time as the 

rules adoption hearing, but most often they are held at a later date. Ecology 

will announce all SIP revision submittal public hearings on our SIP webpage

and the public involvement calendar. Ecology will respond to comments 

received on the SIP revisions before sending the submittal package to the EPA 

for their approval.

EPA reviews the submittals and publishes a proposed action in the Federal 

Register. A 30 - 60 day public review and comment period begins when this 

notice is published so the public has an additional opportunity to comment on 

EPA's proposed action. EPA also considers public input before taking final 

action on a state's implementation plan. 
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How can I learn more?

If you would like to receive e-mail notifications about General Air Quality Rule 

State Implementation Plan updates, please subscribe here. For more 

information, contact Joanna Ekrem at (360) 407-6826

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Department of Ecology News Release - July 10, 2015

Benton County's local air quality rules to be included in state plan 

OLYMPIA – Benton County has submitted updates to their clean air rules to be included in 

the statewide air quality plan. 

The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on whether to include 

these locally adopted rules in the statewide plan. All changes must ensure the state 

continues to meet federal air quality standards. 

Benton County Clean Air Agency adopted changes to their general air quality rules in 

December 2014, and is required to submit their changes to Ecology. 

How to comment 

Comments are being accepted July 10 through Aug. 14, 2015. Comments can be 

submitted by email to AQComments@ecy.wa.gov or mail to Laurie Hulse-Moyer, 

Washington Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504. 

The public may request a hearing by contacting Laurie Hulse-Moyer at laurie.hulsemoyer@ecy.wa.gov or 360-407-6830. Requests for a hearing must be received no 

later than 5 p.m. on July 30, 2015. 

If a hearing request is received by the deadline, it will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, 

2015, at Benton Clean Air Agency, 526 South Clodfelter Road, Kennewick, Wash. If a 

hearing request is not received, Ecology will announce a cancellation of the August 11 

hearing on its public involvement calendar. 

About Washington’s air quality plan

The federal Clean Air Act requires Washington to develop and maintain a state air quality 

plan called State Implementation Plan (SIP). A SIP is a complex collection of documents and 

rules that have been adopted by local clean air agencies and Ecology. Washington‘s SIP 

shows how the state implements, maintains and enforces federal air quality standards 

throughout the state. The primary purpose of a SIP is to protect human health. 

Contact:
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Camille St. Onge, camille.st.onge@ecy.wa.gov, communications manager, 360-584-6501, 

@ecologyWA

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Benton Clean Air Agency website

http://bentoncleanair.org/index.php/about_us/news/

Benton Clean Air Agency

News, Notices, Public Comment

Get Your Firewood Ready Now

One of the simplest ways to achieve a hot fire and cleaner wood burning is to burn 

properly seasoned firewood. Now is the time to acquire your firewood to let it 

season for six months before you need it next fall. Using only dry, seasoned 

firewood will help you get the most heat you can from your firewood, saving you 

money. If you have a moisture meter, insert the meter tip into the long side of a 

split piece of wood and test it. Firewood with 20% or less moisture is ready to 

burn.

More information on burning wood in your woodstove is here.
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BRIGHT IDEA

If every American household replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR 

qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes 

for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent 

greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs use about 75% less energy, last up to 10 times 

longer and produce 90% less heat than standard incandescent bulbs. Using a 

compact fluorescent light bulb can save more than $30 in energy costs over the 

lifetime of the bulb.

For more information, visit EnergyStar.gov.
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Notices

Public Comment

State of Washington - Notice of Hearing and Opportunity to Comment

The Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking comments on a proposed revision to 

the state air quality plan, called a State Implementation Plan (SIP). Benton Clean Air 

Agency (BCAA) asked Ecology to adopt the SIP revision on June 15, 2015 and submit it 

to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval. The proposed SIP 

revision ensures that the general air quality regulations that apply to sources within 

Benton Clean Air Agency’s (BCAA’s) jurisdiction are included in the SIP in place of the 

outdated SIP provisions. Once approved, citizens and EPA can then enforce SIP 

provisions in federal court. 

This revision to the SIP is required to meet federal requirements from the EPA and 

maintain compliance with federal air quality standards within Benton County. The SIP 

revision does not amend any state or local rules. The proposed SIP revision is available 

for review on Ecology’s website at: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/sips/plans/infrastructure.htm.

Public comments are being accepted from July 10 through August 14, 

2015. Comments can be submitted by email to AQComments@ecy.wa.govor by mail to 

Laurie Hulse-Moyer, Washington Department of Ecology, PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 

98504-7600.

The public can request a hearing by contacting Laurie Hulse-Moyer by email at 

laurie.hulse-moyer@ecy.wa.gov or by phone at 360-407-6830. Requests for a hearing 

must be received no later than July 30, 2015.

If a hearing request is received by the deadline, it will be held at 1:30 pm on August 11, 

2015, at Benton Clean Air Agency, 526 South Clodfelter Road, Kennewick, Washington. 
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If a hearing request is not received, Ecology will announce a cancellation of the August 

11 hearing on its public involvement calendar

For more information about SIPs visit 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/sips/plans/infrastructure.htm. For information about 

Benton County air quality rules visit: 

http://bentoncleanair.org/index.php/businesses/business-regulations/

The submission to Ecology is here.

Permit Applications Received

The following is a list of open air permit applications received by the Benton Clean 

Air Agency (BCAA). Facilities are listed in alphabetical order. Applications 

received within the last 30 days are marked as NEW.

Interested parties must contact BCAA within 15 days of date posted or the 

application may be processed without further public involvement

Williams Northwest Pipeline, LLC NEW

 Date Recieved: July 15, 2015

 Date Posted to Web: July 16, 2015

 Agency Contact: Rob Rodger (509) 783-1304

 Project: Williams NW Pipeline is intending to install a new GTS regeneration 

heater at their Plymouth Plant located at 42612 E. Christy Rd. Plymouth, WA.
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Windblown Dust

Three unusual thunderstorms created strong winds and dust in eastern Washington, 

including Benton County in 2013. The storms overwhelmed agriculture erosion controls 

and caused air pollution from dust to exceed federal standards. The Washington State 

Department of Ecology is asking the EPA to consider the storms "Exceptional Events" 

when determining compliance with air quality standards. Preview the Draft 

Exceptional Event Report and find out how to attend the Exceptional Event 

Webinar here>>
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Email to Rules and SIP Distribution list
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From: Hulse-Moyer, Laurie (ECY)

Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 3:39 PM

To: Reed Kaldor

Cc: 'Robin Priddy'; rob.rodger@bentoncleanair.org

Subject: General Air Quality rules to be submitted to EPA for inclusion into the 

state air quality plan.

Good afternoon. Robin Priddy asked me to let you know about our project and comment period since 

you commented on Benton rules during their public comment period last year. We are asking for public 

comment on submitting some of BCAA’s general air quality rules (and applies in for Benton county only) 

to EPA. Robin said your comments were focused on asbestos. While these sections won’t be part of the 

submittal, Robin thought you might be interested in this project in any case. The comment period 

opened today; comments will be accepted until 8/14.

Visit the 400 rules page on Ecology’s website. This explains the process. We are not changing any of 

Benton’s rules, just submitting some of Benton’s general air quality rules to EPA to be incorporated into 

Washington’s State Implementation Plan. 

If you have any questions, please call me. Thanks,

__________________________________

Laurie Hulse-Moyer / Air Quality Planner / WA State Department of Ecology / lahu461@ecy.wa.gov / (360) 407-6783