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KDHE – BARAir Permitting Update

Marian Massoth, P.E.Chief, Air Permitting Section

KDHE - Bureau of Air and RadiationMarch 5, 2008


KDHE BAR - Permitting Organization

Permit Section – Marian Massoth

Three Permit Units•Power Plants •VOC Sources•Agricultural and Natural Resources

Technical Resources – Ralph Walden

BAR Technical Assistance

Wyandotte County – Bruce Anderson


3 Air Permitting Units 1/3John Ramsey, Supervisor

Bert BucklandTerry TavenerSergio Guerra(Vacancy)

• Ethanol Plants• Cement Plants• Mineral Products Industry• Incinerators• Grain Industry


3 Air Permitting Units 2/3David Peter, Supervisor

Rasha AllenJustin Cunningham(2 Vacancies)

•Chemical Processing Plants•Aerospace Industry•Fertilizer Plants•Fiberglass Industry•Foundries•Refinery Transition


3 Air Permitting Units 3/3Mindy Bowman, Supervisor

Rick BolfingJason Heitman(Vacancy)

•Power Plants•Landfills•Government Facilities•PSD Dispersion Modeling Transition


Technical Resources

Ralph Walden, SupervisorDana MorrisMike Parhomek

• Technical Assistance to Bureau• Technical Training for Staff• Natural Gas (NSR Reform/Streamline)• Refineries (transition)• PSD Modeling (transition)


Wyandotte County, Dept. of Air QualityPermitting Contacts

• Bruce S. Andersen, Director [email protected]

• Andrew Beard, Environmental [email protected]

• Katrin Ravenscroft, Environmental [email protected]

• Amber Davis, Environmental [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





EPA Air Permitting and EnforcementNew Contacts

• Mark Smith– Chief of the Air Permitting & Compliance

Branch (formerly JoAnn Heiman)

• Patricia Scott – Air permits coordinator for Kansas (formerly

Jon Knodel)


Considerations for Obtaining a Timely Permit:

• Pre-application meetings with KDHE

• Completeness of application

• Timely response to agency’s comments during review

• Minimal changes to application

• Applicant-hosted public information meetings

• Concurrent notices for public notice and public hearing

• Environmental Protection Agency enforcement issues

• Retaining permit engineers (salary disparity between state and private industry)


KDHE Steps toStreamline Permit Process

• Applicant provides electronic copy of permit application and a proposed draft permit

• Public notice for the draft permit and tentative public hearing is published concurrently

• Informational meeting with the proposed facility to discuss project details requirements


Ethanol Permits EPA Region VII Assistance

• User-friendly manual

• Identifies environmental regulatory rules and requirements for construction and operation of ethanol production facilities

http://www.epa.gov/region07/priorities/agriculture/

http://www.epa.gov/region07/priorities/agriculture/


BAR Permit Regulatory Timelines

Regulatory timeline - 18 months after receipt of application

– In accordance with Kansas Statute KSA 3008b(h)3– Construction Permit application timeline begins

when application is deemed complete– Operating Permit application must be submitted

within 6 to 18 months prior to permit renewal date. Source may continue to operate if permit expires prior to renewal date


BAR Permit Goals • 180-days for PSD construction permits,

other complex permits, & Class I operating permits

• 60 days for regular construction permits and Class II operating permits

• 30 days for approval construction documents

• 10 days for standard construction permits/approvals and responses


Air Permits and Approvals Processed in 2007

Type of Permit Total Issued

Power Plant

Petrol. Refinery

Ethanol Natural Gas

Non-Energy Sector

Federal construction PSD 3 1 0 0 0 2

Class I-federal operating(New)(Renewal)

44(6)

(38)

1 (0)(0)

0(0)(0)

0(0)(0)

30(0)

(30)

13(6)(7)

State construction approval

415 6 10 10 97 292

Class II-state operating approval

39 1 0 0 8 30

Other permits: 6 2 0 0 2 2

Total 507 11 10 10 137 339

BAR also processed 143 additional applications which resulted in responses.


Air Permits and Approvals Processed in 2006

Type of Permit Total Issued

Power Plant

Petrol. Refinery

Ethanol Natural Gas

Non-Energy Sector

Federal construction PSD 3 1 1 0 0 2

Class I-federal operating(New)(Renewal)

29 ( 6)(23)

6(0)(6)

0(1)(0)

0 (0)(0)

4 (3)(1)

18(2)

(16)

State construction approval

291 6 10 14 80 181

Class II-state operating approval

34 1 0 0 8 30

Other permits: 6 0 0 0 2 2

Total 363 13 12 10 91 232

BAR also processed additional 213 applications which resulted in responses.


Bureau of Air and Radiation Air Permits Issued - 2007

• Productivity:2007

• 650 Permits, Approvals and Responses • 84% processed within goal timelines

2006• 576 Permits, Approvals and Responses • 75% processed within goal timelines


Bureau of Air and Radiation Customer Satisfaction

• Survey results from permit sources regarding service provided by BAR permitting section (from fiscal year, 2007):– 118 Surveys Sent – 70 Surveys received – 95% of Surveys were Satisfactory or above


Marian MassothMarian MassothBureau of Air and RadiationBureau of Air and Radiation

Kansas Department of Health & Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentEnvironment

Curtis State Office BuildingCurtis State Office Building1000 SW Jackson, Suite 3101000 SW Jackson, Suite 310

Topeka, Kansas 66612Topeka, Kansas 66612


voice 785.296.0616voice 785.296.0616fax 785.291.3953fax 785.291.3953

[email protected]@kdhe.state.ks.us



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