Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Dallas is directing two Texas plants to seek federally authorized permits directly from EPA.
EPA is directing both Chevron Phillips and Garland Power & Light to prepare a permit application that clearly sets out all applicable Clean Air Act requirements, including stack-specific emissions limits. The permit applications and supporting documents must be transparent to the public and enforceable by regulators.
“We are taking this action because on October 30, 2009, EPA issued a formal objection to a draft operating permit proposed by Texas for Chevron Phillips in Harris County, and on January 22, 2010, for Garland Power & Light in Collin County. Under the Clean Air Act, the state had 90 days to act on EPA’s objections and submit a revised air operating permit, but failed to do so,” according to a statement from the EPA.
EPA has notified both Chevron Phillips Cedar Bayou and Garland Power & Light to submit a Title V clean-air operating permit application to the federal government for review and approval. Both companies have one year from the date of our objection letter to submit a complete application for a Title V clean-air operating permit to EPA.