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Air Quality Permitting Hotline: 1-877-5PERMIT

 


Air Quality: Reports and Guidance

Dust Control Pollution Prevention
Modeling Smoke Management
Monitoring Source Testing
Permitting Visible Emissions
Planning  
 

 Dust Control

Fugitive Dust: Developing a Prevention and Control Plan

(DEQ Publication, January 2003: pdf 143 kb, 7 pages) or Word format

 

 Modeling

State of Idaho Air Quality Modeling Guideline
(DEQ Publication, December 2002: pdf 390 kb, 66 pages)
Explains in detail when modeling is required; outlines applicable standards, methodology, and analysis; and provides checklists and templates for conducting modeling and reporting modeling results.
 

 Monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring Data Summaries

Annual report issued by DEQ to inform the public of air quality throughout Idaho; summarizes regional air quality while presenting air monitoring results for six criteria air pollutants.

2007 (Issued October 2008: pdf 414 kb, 72 pages)

2006 (Issued August 2007: pdf 584 kb, 73 pages)

2005 (Issued December 2006: pdf 754 kb, 83 pages)

2004 (Issued December 2005: pdf 515 kb, 70 pages)

 

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Reviews

Annual report issued by DEQ to identify modifications to the DEQ ambient air monitoring network since the previous year's review and to outline plans and proposals for modifications to the network for the upcoming year.

(FY 09-10) (Revised September 2009: pdf 378 kb, 29 pages)

(FY 08-09) (Issued May 2008: pdf 190 kb, 23 pages)

(FY 07-08) (Issued August 2007: pdf 250 kb, 23 pages)

 

Idaho Quality Assurance Project Plan
(DEQ Publication, October 2009: pdf 1.3 mb, 173 pages)
This QAPP was developed to ensure that Idaho’s air monitoring network collects ambient and meteorological data that meet or exceed DEQ and EPA quality assurance requirements.

 

 Permitting

Permitting Process -- Applicant and DEQ Responsibilities

(DEQ Publication, August 2009: pdf 54 kb, 7 pages)

Permit by Rule for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants (Rock Crushers), A Guide to

(DEQ Publication, March 2002: pdf 721 kb, 26 pages)

Petroleum-Contaminated Media, Guidance for the Remediation of
(DEQ Publication, August 2003: pdf 235 kb, 22 pages)
Pre-Permit Construction Approval Guidance Document
(DEQ Publication, Updated March 2009: pdf 103 kb, 14 pages)

Tier I (Title V) Permit Compliance: Training Workshop Manual
(DEQ Publication, May 2003: pdf 5 mb, 122 pages)

The document also has been divided into eight sections for easier downloading:
Section 1 - Introduction to Title V 492 mb, 6 pages
Section 2 - Tier I Monitoring Reports 1.2 mb, 22 pages
Section 3 - Tier I Annual Compliance Certification 1.6 mb, 27 pages
Section 4 - Case Study: Example Permit 358 kb, 28 pages
Section 5 - Case Study: Chronology of Events 212 kb, 4 pages
Section 6 - Case Study: Semiannual Report 545 kb, 12 pages
Section 7 - Case Study: Annual Compliance Certification 741 kb, 20 pages
Section 8 - DEQ Actions 720 kb, 17 pages
 

 Planning

Idaho Area Designation Recommendations for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS
(DEQ Publication: December 2007: pdf 2.3 mb, 54 pages)
Lists areas of Idaho and recommendations for designation regarding attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter.

Project Level Air Quality Screening, Analysis, and Documentation for Roadway Projects in Idaho
(DEQ Publication, September 2001: pdf 590 kb, 25 pages)

Guidance on how to determine if a transportation road project requires project-level analysis and how to perform the analysis.

 

 Pollution Prevention

Energy Conservation Tips for Businesses

(DEQ Fact Sheet, March 2001: pdf 34 kb, 1 page)

Energy Use, Reducing at the Office

(DEQ Fact Sheet, April 2001: pdf 35 kb, 2 pages)

Environmental Mentoring: Business to Business, Peer to Peer

(DEQ Report, November 2002: pdf 158 kb, 11 pages)

Summary of June 2002 workshop on the role of mentoring in achieving environmental results.

Pollution Prevention, A Business Guide to

(DEQ Manual, January 2002: pdf 1.4 mb, 62 pages)

Provides technical assistance on how to reduce production of hazardous and solid wastes, air emissions and, water discharges to the environment.

Pollution Prevention Case Studies

Can you apply these pollution prevention techniques at your business? Find out how some Idaho businesses and organizations are saving resources and money through pollution prevention.

 

 Smoke Management

Technical Guidance: Meteorological Services and Field Coordinators

(DEQ Publication, July 2005: pdf 2.0 mb, 87 pages)

Outlines procedures used by meteorological services and field coordinators to manage smoke from the burning of crop residue in the late summer and fall (July-October) in Idaho.

Wildfire Natural Events Action Plan
(DEQ Publication, March 2002: pdf 1.6 mb, 74 pages)
A plan developed by DEQ to address air quality and public health impacts caused by natural wildfire events.
Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
(DEQ Publication, 2001: pdf 501 kb, 27 pages)
Information for local public health officials on how to communicate health risks and precautions to the public during a wildfire smoke event.
 
 Source Testing
Source Test Guidance Manual
(DEQ Publication, July 2008: pdf 1.3 mb, 56 pages)
Clairfies DEQ's existing regulatory requirements regarding how to prepare for stationary source emission testing and report the results.
Response to Comments - Source Test Guidance Manual, March 2008
(DEQ Publication, March 2008: pdf 186 kb, 35 pages)
Response to Comments - Source Test Guidance Manual, July 2008
(DEQ Publication, July 2008: pdf 62 kb, 11 pages)
 

 Visible Emissions

Guide to Visible Emissions Evaluations

(DEQ Publication, January 2003: pdf 136 kb, 4 pages)

Describes visible emissions certification requirements and procedures, observation techniques, and opacity calculations.




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