Pages Tagged With: "air quality"
The Delaware Particulate Matter Advance Program
The state and local governments in Delaware have joined together to work with industry to reduce particulate matter emissions and protect the public under the EPA’s Particulate Matter Advance Program.Contact Us
Particulate Matter
Tiny airborne particles found in haze, smoke and airborne dust, and known as “particulate matter” and usually abbreviated as PM2.5, can occur year-round and can cause serious health problems. Delaware monitors for particulate matter at sites around the state, and works with local governments and other partners in the Delaware Particulate Matter Advance Program to reduceOzone
Ozone is a colorless, naturally occurring gas found in two layers of the atmosphere. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, ozone protects life on Earth by absorbing some of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. In the layer closest to the ground, however, ozone is an air pollutant that is a key ingredient of smog andAir Toxics
Toxic air pollutants, also referred to as air toxics or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), are chemicals that, at sufficient concentrations and exposures, are known or suspected to cause cancer. They can also cause other serious health problems or cause adverse environmental effects. DNREC monitors Delaware’s air for air toxics and publishes regular Air Toxics Strategic PlansAir Quality Monitoring
The DNREC Division of Air Quality operates a series of monitoring stations throughout the State. This monitoring network measures pollutants for which national air quality standards have been defined to protect public health. These are known as “Criteria Air Pollutants.”Contact Us
Air Quality
The Division of Air Quality manages programs to monitor air quality, mitigate air quality problems, and forecast air quality conditions in Delaware. Air Quality Forecast See current air quality readings and get the latest air quality forecast for our region.
Regulation 1102 Permit Application: Eurshall Miller’s Collision Center
Notice has been given that Eurshall Miller’s Collision Center located at 36371 Sussex Highway, Delmar, has applied for a permit to operate an Auto Body Shop.7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications: GSOE I, LLC
GSOE I, LLC, requests a permit to construct, operate, and decommission an unmanned Meteorological Buoy (Met Buoy) to collect meteorological data in Delaware’s Outer Continental Shelf approximately 16.5 statute miles off the coast of Rehoboth Beach.Title V Permit Renewal Applications – DSWA Georgetown
The Delaware Solid Waste Authority has submitted a request for an Air Quality permit renewal pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1130, Section 7, for an operating for its facility at 28560 Landfill Lane, Georgetown, Delaware.7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Noramco has applied for an air quality construction permit to add two batch manufacturing processes at their facility located at 550 Swedes Landing Rd, in Wilmington, Delaware.7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 4/14/2019 End Date: 4/29/2019
Title V Permit Renewal Applications – Veolia Red Lion Plant
The Veolia Red Lion Plant at 766 Governor Lea Road, New Castle, Delaware, has submitted a request for permit renewal pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1130, Section 7 Permit: AQM-003/00673 Renewal 1 and associated Permit: APC-2003/0739-OPERATION (Amendment 3)(NSPS)(CAP).Federally Enforceable 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Applications
MEDAL Air Liquide has requested a federally enforceable 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 construction permit for a new regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) at a facility at 305 Water St., Newport.Title V Permit Renewal Applications
Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation, LLC, Hay Road Energy Center has submitted a request for a Title V permit renewal for a facility at 198 Hay Road, Wilmington.Title IV Permit Renewal Application
Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation, LLC., Hay Road Energy Center has submitted a request for Title IV permit renewal for a facility at 198 Hay Road in Wilmington, Delaware.7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Comcast requests permission for the operation of one (1) emergency generator, rated 2500kW (3621 HP) at 400 Commerce Dr., Newark, Delaware.7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/31/2019 End Date: 4/15/2019
Reg. 1102 Permit Application
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/20/2019 End Date: 4/4/2019
Division of Air Quality and Tank Management Section Public Workshop
Division of Air Quality and Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances Start Date: 3/17/2019 End Date: 4/16/2019
Public Notices: Title V Synthetic Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/13/2019 End Date: 4/11/2019
Get Involved
You can take simple steps every day to help keep our air cleaner and more safe. The DNREC Division of Air Quality offers information, educational materials and more to help you take control.Public Notices: 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/10/2019 End Date: 3/25/2019
Regulations and Plans Under Development
The DNREC Division of Air Quality is committed to openness and transparency as it updates and amends state Air Quality Regulations and related state implementation plans. This page provides information on items under development. Learn more about the DNREC regulatory development process and find useful tools to participate.Public Hearing Materials
The Division of Air Quality holds public hearings on permit applications, regulation updates, and other matters related to maintaining and enhancing Delaware’s air quality. All Division of Air Quality public hearings and meetings are posted on the state Public Meeting Calendar. Applications, plans, exhibits and other materials related toTitle V: Major Air Sources
Title V is an air pollution control program, based on federal law, designed to standardize air quality permits and the permitting process for major sources of air emissions across the country.Contact Us
Smaller Sources of Air Pollution
Smaller sources of air pollution are known as “Area Sources.” Unlike large, very obvious, single sources of pollution, like industrial smokestacks, Area Sources are smaller activities by businesses or facilities that, when measured across a group of sites, can accumulate to large amounts of pollution impacting Delaware’s air quality. TheAir Quality Permit Applications
Delaware state law requires air quality permits for equipment which has the potential to discharge air contaminants into the atmosphere. State regulations (7 DE Admin. Code, 1102) establish permitting procedures and requirements. The Division of Air Quality is working with the regulated community on a proposal to increaseQuestions and Answers About Air Quality Permits
The Air Quality permitting process can be technical and complicated. Below are commonly-asked questions about Air Quality permitting, and the permitting process. If there are questions not answered here, please let us know. Email them to us at daqpermittinginfo@state.de.us.Point Source Emissions
The state of Delaware submits a comprehensive inventory of ozone precursor emissions to the EPA every three years. Ozone precursors are air pollutants that form ozone: volatile organic compounds (VOCs), oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and carbon monoxide (CO).Contact Us
Title V Fee Committee Meeting Archive
An archive of meeting materials of the Title V Fee Committee. Recent Meetings Earlier Meetings Aug. 19, 2020 Meeting Notice Meeting AgendaStationary Generator Emissions
Delaware’s Air Quality Regulations require the operators of stationary generators to register their equipment with the Division of Air Quality, regardless of whether that equipment requires a permit to operate. Those generators that meet the requirements of Regulation 1102 must also apply for Regulation 1102 Construction permits.Air Contaminant Equipment Registration
Any process that will emit between 0.2 and 10 pounds of air contaminants per day must apply for a Registration. Those processes that have emissions greater than 10 pounds per day before control must have an Air Quality Permit to operate.Contact Us
Title V Fee Committee
The Title V Operating Permit Program Advisory Committee, generally known as the Title V Fee Committee, was established by the Delaware General Assembly (7 Del. Code, § 6099) to provide guidance for the Title V: Major Sources program and to publish an annual report on costs and fees related to the Title V permitting program.Air Quality Pre-Application Review
The Division of Air Quality encourages all applicants to meet with an air permitting engineer before submitting a final permit application. This Draft Application Review Meeting ensures that the final application will be both administratively complete and technically complete.Contact Us
Legal Notice: 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/3/2019 End Date: 3/18/2019
Title V Permit Renewal Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 3/3/2019 End Date: 4/2/2019
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Delaware is a participant in a multi-state carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program developed as a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributesTitle V Permit Renewal Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 2/24/2019 End Date: 3/26/2019
Legal Notice: 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 2/24/2019 End Date: 3/11/2019
Clean Power Plan Meetings
In 2015, the EPA set the first-ever carbon pollution limits for existing power plants. The rules, known as the Clean Power Plan, were issued under the Clean Air Act. Between 2014, when the Plan was just a proposal, then and 2018, when the EPA reversed itself and rescinded those rules, DNREC worked with residents andPlanning for Clean Power
The state of Delaware began working on a Clean Power Plan in response to carbon pollution limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2015. In August of 2018, the EPA reversed itself and repealed those rules. It has proposed a new “Affordable Clean Energy” rule instead. The state is now working withGreenhouse Gas Offsets
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allows participating states to identify and take credit for project-based greenhouse gas reductions outside of the electric sector, which is subject to the RGGI cap-and-trade program.Contact Us
Air Quality Contacts
Angela Marconi, Director 100 W. Water Street, Suite 6A Dover, DE 19904 302-739-9402 Angela.Marconi@delaware.gov
Small Business Environmental Assistance: 302-739-9069
Title IV Permit Renewal Application
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 2/10/2019 End Date: 3/12/2019
LEGAL NOTICE: 7 DE ADMIN. CODE 1130 SYNTHETIC MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 2/10/2019 End Date: 3/12/2019
LEGAL NOTICE: TITLE V SYNTHETIC MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Division of Air Quality Start Date: 2/3/2019 End Date: 3/4/2019
Reducing Diesel Emissions
Delaware has several programs designed to reduce diesel emissions, which can have significant negative impacts to overall air quality, from vehicles.Contact Us
Deanna Morozowich Division of Air Quality 302-739-9402
VW Mitigation Plan
A 2017 agreement between the federal government and the Volkswagen Corporation (VW) created an Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund projects that mitigate air quality impacts from high-emitting diesel vehicles and engines. Delaware’s share of the Environmental Mitigation Trust is approximately $9.6 million. DNREC has developed a mitigation plan to accept and distribute these funds toClean Vehicles and Fuels
Delaware has several programs designed to reduce air emissions by promoting clean fuels and alternative vehicle use.Contact Us
Valerie Gray Division of Air Quality 302-739-9402
