MCAQ Compliance Assistance Workshops

Tools for Environmental Success

5/22/2018

During the "Tools for Environmental Success" workshop, presenters highlighted a variety of compliance assistance tools available locally.  The workshop concluded with breakout sessions by industry type where attendees heard hot topics related to their industry.  You can view presentations from this workshop, as well as past workshops, below.

Presentations:

Welcome & Introduction

MCAQ Permitting and Enforcement: A Day in the Life

If We Were In Your Shoes - Common Compliance Issues and MCAQ's Tools

Website Resources for AQ Permitted Facilities

The Environmental Stewardship Initiative

Breakout Sessions - Compliance Help For Your Industry: 

Title V Sources

Asphalt, Concrete, Quarry - PM Sources

Coating, Printing, Solvent Use - VOC Sources

"Seeing 20/20 on Compliance Inspections" Workshop

5/24/2017

During the 2017 "Seeing 20/20 on Compliance Inspections" Workshop, attendees from Mecklenburg County regulated industries were given insight to the air quality inspection process.  MCAQ's requirements for a full compliance evaluation were discussed along with tips on managing compliance from a facility perspective.  Various tools were also  shared: MCAQ's own industry-specific inspection checklists (linked below), enforcement statistics, and web enhancements. 

2017 Asbestos NESHAP Workshop

3/23/2017

During the 2017 Asbestos NESHAP Workshop, customers were introduced to GovOnline, the 1st EPA-approved electronic NESHAP notification system in the southeast region!  Attendees had an opportunity to preview the new system, and to learn about the role that various local and state agencies play in reviewing, approving, and inspecting demolition and renovation projects in Mecklenburg County. 

Representatives from MCAQ, Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, N.C. Department of Labor (OSHA), and N.C. Health Hazards Control Unit (HHCU) were all on hand to answer questions and to assist customers.

View presentations and recorded presentations here:

Workshop Introduction (pdf or video)

Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement's Demolition Permitting Process (pdf or video)

GovOnline Electronic Asbestos NESHAP Submittal Portal (pdf or video)

Occupational Awareness of Asbestos (pdf)

NC Asbestos & Lead Hazard Management Rules and Regulations Overview (pdf)

Asbestos Compliance Assistance Tools (pdf)

"Digging Into Your Permit" Workshop

5/10/2016

Air permits can be difficult to follow and understand but the point of this workshop was to break a permit down into its most important parts.  Staff from MCAQ talked specifically about monitoring, recordkeeping, notification, and reporting requirements plus provided resources that can help manage compliance.  Gordon Miller, Air Quality Commission member, also gave a presentation on compliance from an industrial perspective. 

View presentations here:

Workshop Introduction

UNCC Energy and Environmental Assistance Office (EEAO)

Permit Overview

Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements

Notification and Reporting Requirements

Compliance From an Industry Perspective 

Emissions Inventory Compliance Workshops - 3/31/2015 & 4/7/2015

MCAQ requires annual emission reporting from all permitted facilities by April 30 each year.  In 2015, two emissions inventory workshops were held to assist permittees with preparing their facility's reports.  The events focused on calculating emissions from volatile organic compound (VOC) and particulate matter (PM) emitting processes as well as how to comply with the triennial air toxics emission inventory. 

View presentations here:

MCAQ Website Overview
Air Toxics Inventory Requirements
VOC Autobody and Surface Coating Compliance Update
VOC Mass Balance Calculation Procedures
VOC Calculation Examples
PM Quarry and Rock Crushing Compliance Update
PM Stone Crushing and Abrasive Blasting Calculation Examples
PM Stack Test and Asphalt Calculation Examples
UNC Charlotte Energy & Environmental Assistance Office 

"Get Fired Up About Air Quality Compliance" Combustion Source Workshop - 5/15/2014

Combustion sources like boilers and generators have many air quality requirements such as permitting, compliance with federal emission standards (GACTS), and review under the North Carolina Air Toxics Program.  MCAQ's 2014 workshop focused on those key requirements and included some tools to help boiler and generator owners stay on top of compliance. 

View presentations here:

When do I permit a combustion source
How to comply with the 4Z RICE GACT
How to comply with 6J Boiler GACT
How to use the boiler emission calculation spreadsheet
How to use the generator emission calculation spreadsheet
2014 NC Toxics Program Update
 

Permitting 101 Workshop - 4/22/2012
Prior to installing a new source or modifying an existing source of regulated emissions, a facility must submit a permit application and receive an Air Quality Permit to Construct/Operate.  MCAQ’s 2012 Spring Workshop: "Permitting 101" focused on the fundamentals of compiling and submitting a complete permit application. 

Stage I Vapor Recovery Workshop - 5/21/2012          

Gasoline dispensing facilities receive gasoline products in underground storage tanks (UST's) from vapor tight truck tanks. Pipes and valves interconnecting the UST's and truck tank create a "closed loop" (i.e. Stage I gasoline vapor recovery system). The Stage I gasoline vapor recovery system collects 96% of the vapors that would have otherwise been emitted to the atmosphere to form ozone, and returns them to the bulk gasoline terminal for processing.

Gasoline Dispensing Facility (GDF) Compliance Guidance