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The source must also Befitthe mines expected production rain both hourly and yearly <br />terms. The Division uses this information to determine if a permit is required. <br />Permits <br />In a nonnttninment area, an air pollution permit is required if uncontrolled emissions of PM10 <br />equal or exceeds one ton per year, or if uncontrolled emissions of TSP equal or exceed five tons <br />per yenr. In an attainment urea, an air pollution permit is required if uncontrolled emissions of <br />PM10 equal or exceeds 5 tons per year, or if uncontrolled emissions of TSP equal or exceeds 10 <br />tons per year. (Web link to permit application) <br />A permit is not required for a surface mine which produces less thnn 70,000 tons of product <br />per year. However, a Fugitive Dust Control Plan and APEN is required so that the operator can <br />plan on how to address dust generated at the facility. <br />In Colorado, emission permits (or Construction Permits) are issued in two phases. Initial <br />Approval allows the plant to be constructed and begin operation. Final Approval is issued after <br />the owner certifies that the source is incompliance with the conditions of the Initinl Approval <br />Permit. The owner must submit the certification within 6 months of the beginning of <br />operations or issuance of the permit. <br />A permit describes key areas thnt an operator needs to address. The permit defines the type <br />of air pollution control measures to be used. It limits the annual of production. The permit <br />contains opacity (how dense the visible emissions nre allowed to be) guidelines and contains the <br />mine's Particulate Emission Control Plan. <br />Particulate Emission Control Plnn (PECP) A PECP describes how dust will be kept to n minimum <br />at n mine site. It is derived from the Control Plan for Fugitive Particulate Emissions submitted <br />as part of the permit application. Emission guidelines within the plan restrict visible emissions, <br />off property transport and off vehicle transport of visible emissions from miningactivities, haul <br />roads and hnul trucks. Control measures within the plan describe what must be done to control <br />visible emissions. Typically, control measures include watering, revegetation, controlling vehicle <br />speeds and reclamation of disturbed areas. <br />Processing Equipment including crushers, screen decks and conveyor systems are found at many, <br />if not all, active mine sites. This equipment is usually portable. It can be easily moved to other <br />sites. Permits for this equipment are separnte from the mine itself. Emission permit <br />applications and APENs must be filed for this equipment based on emissions from this <br />equipment. <br />Record keeping <br />Surface mine site operators nre required by the Division to mnintnin production records. puring <br />a Division inspection, a review these records is conducted to see if the facility is being <br />operated according to the conditions of the permit. <br />