TCEQ News Release-Proposed changes to air quality standard permit for concrete batch plant projects

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Proposed changes to Air Quality Standard Permit announced
Concrete batch plant projects affected

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 25, 2012

 

Contact:  Andrea Morrow
Phone:  512-239-5011 Pager:  512-896-3727

 

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing amendments to an air quality standard permit for concrete batch plants. Concrete batch plants consist of a concrete batch facility and associated abatement equipment, including, but not limited to: material storage silos, aggregate storage bins, auxiliary storage tanks, conveyors, weigh hoppers, and a mixer.  Concrete batch plants can add water, Portland cement, and aggregates into a delivery truck, or the concrete may be prepared in a central mix drum and transferred to a delivery truck for transport. Concrete batch plants do not include operations that meet the requirements of 30 Texas Administrative Code § 106.141, Batch Mixers or 30 TAC § 106.146, Soil Stabilization Plants. 

The proposed amendments to the standard permit will be effective for standard permits issued after December 21, 2012. Those plants still permitted using a concrete batch plant permit by rule will not need to register for a standard permit until there is a change in the facility that makes it no longer able to meet the requirements of the PBR. In this case, the facility would need to apply for a different method of authorization.

 

The commission will hold a public meeting on this proposal on October 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., at the TCEQ, Building E, Room 201E, 12100 Park 35 Circle, in Austin. Call the TCEQ Office of Air, Air Permits Division, at 512-239-1638 for copies of the proposed standard permit amendments for concrete batch plants or go to the TCEQ website at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/air/nav/nsr_news.html.

 

Mail comments to Ms. Becky Southard, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of Air, Air Permits Division, MC 163, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or fax them to 512-239-1070. Submit electronic comments at:  http://www5.tceq.texas.gov/rules/ecomments/.  File size restrictions may apply to comments submitted using the eComments system. All comments should reference rule project number 2012-017-OTH-NR. The comment period closes on October 5, 2012.  For further information, please contact Ms. Becky Southard at 512-239-1638. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 800-687-4040.

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