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June 8, 2022
8:15AM - 9:15AM
New Developments on PM2.5 – Should Industries in Texas Be Concerned?
Arijit Pakrasi, Technical Lead Edge Engineering and Science, LLC
Floral A1
USEPA is reviewing the PM2.5 NAAQS and plans to have a proposed rule in Summer of 2022, potentially further lowering of the annual NAAQS. Such an action, if finalized, would result in new air permitting and compliance burdens on industrial facilities. Additionally, a new Climate Bill titled” CLEAN Futures Act” (H.R. 8271), introduced in the House in March 2021, proposed to use annual average PM2.5 ambient concentration as an indicator of identifying the area as an “Overburdened Census Tract”. Once designated as such, these areas could face major air permitting issues for new construction and renewal of existing air permits in future. The directions of either of these developments are unclear at this time; however, there are some scenarios that could be of importance to facilities in the industrial areas of Texas, mainly in Houston Galveston Brazoria (HGB), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Beaumont – Port Arthur (BPA), and Corpus Christi. This presentation will first provide a background on these new developments and discuss some of the likely scenarios. Next, the PM2.5 air quality in these industrial areas of Texas will be presented to discuss the impacts of these scenarios on future new construction and operation of existing facilities. Finally, the presentation will cover tips for contingency planning for planned growth or change in operation of industrial facilities in the potentially affected areas for some of the more likely scenarios.
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New Developments on PM2.5 – Should Industries in Texas Be Concerned?
USEPA is reviewing the PM2.5 NAAQS and plans to have a proposed rule in Summer of 2022, potentially further lowering of the annual NAAQS. Such an action, if finalized, would result in new air permitting and compliance burdens on industrial facilities. Additionally, a new Climate Bill titled” CLEAN Futures Act” (H.R. 8271), introduced in the House in March 2021, proposed to use annual average PM2.5 ambient concentration as an indicator of identifying the area as an “Overburdened Census Tract”. Once designated as such, these areas could face major air permitting issues for new construction and renewal of existing air permits in future. The directions of either of these developments are unclear at this time; however, there are some scenarios that could be of importance to facilities in the industrial areas of Texas, mainly in Houston Galveston Brazoria (HGB), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Beaumont – Port Arthur (BPA), and Corpus Christi. This presentation will first provide a background on these new developments and discuss some of the likely scenarios. Next, the PM2.5 air quality in these industrial areas of Texas will be presented to discuss the impacts of these scenarios on future new construction and operation of existing facilities. Finally, the presentation will cover tips for contingency planning for planned growth or change in operation of industrial facilities in the potentially affected areas for some of the more likely scenarios.
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