WSP Ecology, Landscape, EIA, Planning and Permitting, and Social Acceptability SOQ

Ecology, Landscape, EIA, Planning and Permitting, and Social Acceptability | SOQ

Permitting Air Quality Permitting

WSP staff have extensive experience conducting air quality permitting and compliance under the U.S. federal New Source Review (NSR) program, state operating permits, control technology analyses (RACT/BACT/LAER), conformity analyses, compliance/enforcement negotiations, regulatory analyses, dispersion modeling, and emissions inventory development for several types of industry. We have prepared and evaluated emissions inventories for stationary and mobile sources under federal programs such as general conformity and the national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We routinely advise clients on regulatory strategies and represent them in negotiations with State regulatory agencies and EPA. To assist our clients in achieving and maintaining compliance, we maintain up-to-date information on new and emerging regulations through specialists supported at the corporate level by WSP’s Technical Practice Area program. Our familiarity with regulatory agency procedures and enforcement strategies helps expedite the permit approval process and contributes to favorable permit decisions. Our proactive approach to regulatory compliance is evident at project initiation, when we help clients map out long-term goals and strategies to plan for regulatory requirements.

Our plans for meeting permit requirements typically present several options based on operating characteristics of the facility. Our air quality consulting and engineering capabilities and our experience in helping clients address air quality issues that impact their operations is highlighted in such services as: z Air quality construction permitting and compliance services, including air pollution control engineering

z Title V operating permit consulting z Emission inventory development z Greenhouse gas and climate change consulting

z Ambient air impact analysis z General conformity analysis

z Air toxics sampling and health risk assessment z Risk management planning and evaluation of accidental releases z Database management and development services

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