GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING
EPA Final Rule
October 30, 2009: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizes the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the United States. The full rule, effective December 29, 2009, is available for download (GHG-MRR-Full%20Version.pdf ~2Mb)
July 12, 2010: The U.S. EPA issues a final rule adding four additional source categories to the greenhouse gas reporting rule. These source categories are magnesium producers, underground coal mines, industrial waste landfills, and industrial waste water treatment facilities.
Conversion Technology, Inc. (CTI) strives to keep our clients aware of regulatory developments as they happen, especially those which may directly impact their facilities. The Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases rules could have significant impact on a number of industrial facilities.
In these new rules, industrial facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are required to submit annual reports to EPA. Examples of facilities that fall under this mandatory requirement include:
- Facilities across industries that operate boilers, turbines, engines, incinerators, or process heaters;
- Lumber and wood products manufacturers;
- Steel/metal manufacturing and finishing facilities;
- Food processing plants;
- Pulp and paper mills;
- Cement manufacturers;
- Chemical manufacturers;
- Ethanol manufacturers;
- Electronics manufacturers;
- Municipal solid waste landfills;
- Vehicle and engine manufacturers;
- Petroleum refineries and petrochemical production facilities;
- Power-generation facilities;
- Magnesium producers;
- Underground coal mines;
- Industrial waste landfills;
- Industrial waste water treatment facilities.
These facilities and others that generate carbon dioxide, methane, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, sulfur hexafluoride, and other fluorinated gases in amounts above the reporting threshold level of 25,000 metric tons are covered by this proposed mandate. Affected facilities must have a Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Plan in place by April 1, 2010. For the majority of affected facilities, the first required Annual Report is due by March 31, 2011 to cover emissions from 2010 calendar year. Magnesium producers, underground coal mines, industrial waste landfills, and industrial waste water treatment facilities will be required to begin monitoring greenhouse gases January 1, 2011, with the first Annual Report due March 31, 2012.
CTI has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of air quality, assisting industrial facilities in obtaining and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulations. Our engineering staff is attentive to all developments regarding these EPA rules and the effects that it may have on your specific facility. We will certainly remain responsive and inform you of any further regulatory implications.
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