Boiler Hazardous Air Pollutant Emission Rules Released By EPA
On February 23, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released final rules regulating hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from boilers at major sources of HAPs (Boiler MACT) and boilers at minor or area sources of HAPs (Boiler GACT), for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI) and for defining what constitutes a solid waste when burned. EPA also released a notice that it plans to reconsider key aspects of these rules. These rules impose significant burdens on certain classes of boilers and risk forcing many companies to stop using valuable fuels. EPA estimates that the Boiler MACT rule will impact 13,555 boilers and process heaters and that the Boiler GACT rule will impact 187,000 boilers and process heaters. For details on the Boiler MACT, Boiler GACT and CISWI rules, click here.
For more information about these rules and how they might affect you contact one of the following Stoel Rives Attorneys:
California
John McKinsey at (916) 319-4746 or jamckinsey@stoel.com
Allison Smith at (916) 319-4759 or acsmith@stoel.com
Idaho
John Eustermann at (208) 387-4218 or jmeustermann@stoel.com
Minnesota
Kevin Johnson at (612) 373-8803 or kdjohnson@stoel.com
Oregon
Tom Wood at (503) 294-9396 or trwood@stoel.com
Washington
David Benson at (206) 386-7584 or dlbenson@stoel.com
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