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Air Operating Permitting & Construction
Marian Massoth, Chief
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-0616
FAX: (785) 291-3953The Bureau of Air (BoA) Air Permitting Section (APS) is responsible for reviewing air quality control permit applications and issuing permits for air emissions in accordance with state and federal air quality regulations. Air quality control permits are issued with the goals of conserving air quality, controlling air pollution, and providing quality service to all of our customers.
The APS issues construction permits and approvals prior to construction or modification. The construction permit application allows the APS to determine if or what requirements need to be established for the facility (or emission source) when equipment is constructed or modified. Whether a construction permit or an approval is required depends on the potential-to-emit (PTE) of the proposed construction or modification. The proposed construction or modification is reviewed to assure that potential emissions from the new or modified equipment will comply with the requirements of state and federal regulations. The construction permit program is also the vehicle by which Kansas implements several other federal programs applicable to new or modified sources that have been delegated to the state to administer. These include the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), 40 CFR Part 60, and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR Part 61 and Part 63. Part 63 is based on maximum achievable control technology, and is usually referred to as the MACT regulations.
BAR also issues operating permits. The potential-toemit of the facility determines the type of operating permit required, if any. The two types of operating permits are Class I (also known as a Title V permit) and Class II (also known as a federally enforceable state operating permit or FESOP). The Kansas Class I operating permit program satisfies the requirements of the federal Title V program and closely parallels the requirements of 40 CFR Part 70. A Class I operating permit is required for major sources of air pollution and provides a complete listing of all air quality regulatory requirements in one document. The Kansas Class II operating permit program provides a method to reduce the potential-to-emit of a source below the major source thresholds and thereby allows the source to operate without a Class I operating permit.
The Department of Air Quality of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County assists in the permitting process by issuing construction and operating permits in Wyandotte County.
