When planning an addition to your facility, an Air Quality construction permit may or may not be required. The typical approach we follow to determine air construction permitting requirements includes:
Identification of whether planned processes and/or equipment proposed for installation may have the potential to emit regulated air pollutants.
Calculation of estimated potential air pollutant emissions from individual pieces of equipment. Evaluation of whether any process bottlenecks affect maximum potential to emit values.
Estimation of facility-wide emissions and comparison to regulatory thresholds.
Identification of any applicable Federal (NSPS, NESHAP, etc.) and/or State regulations based on physical, material, and/or operational characteristics.
Assessment of ambient air quality and toxic air pollutant standards compliance via air dispersion modeling.
Preparation of appropriate permit application documentation for submission to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Bureau of Air Quality (SCDHEC-BAQ) or equivalent regulatory/permitting agency.