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Colorado pepartment of Pubilc Heakh and Erevironmertt Air Pollution Control Dtvlsion • Surface mining equipment almost always requires an air permit. When a permit is required, the APEN will become part of the permit application package. ~ The Perm!! Process: In Colorado. Construction Permits are issued in Iwo phases: initial Approval and Final Approval. An Initial Approval (IA} Permft allows the plant or process equipment to be r~nstructed and begin operation. When an air permit is required, it is illegal to cattmertce operation of the plant or process equipment anti! en IA Permit is Issued by the APCD. Some exceptions for crushers and screens are provided under douse-Bill 1326. • A Final Approval (FA) pernk is issued after the owner certines that the permitted operetion is in caomplianoe with the corrd8krns of the htitfal Approval Permtt. A permit describes key areas that an operetor needs to address to canply with Colorado air regulations. The permit defines the type of air pollution control measures to be used, thnits the annual producsion et the site, provides guidelines for opacity (how dense the visible emissions are allowed to be), and includes reoordkeepfig requirements, ObtalMng a Flrtal Approval Permit In order to receive a Final Approval Permit for your surface mining site or equipment, you must certify compliance with your Inifial Approval Permit. This self- certfiication process must be completed within 180 days (six months) of being issued an Initial Approval Permit. After 160 days, the APCD must finalize the permft or determine to continue or revoke the permit. Certifying compliance with the lA permit for a surface mining site typically involves submitting a Final Approval Self Certification Form. This form is available through the APCD and downloadable at: www.cdohe.state.co. uslao/downloadforms.asp Certifying compliance with the lA permit for process equipment typically involves submitting a Final Approval Self Certification Form and the required opacity test results (i.e., either a 8-minute opacity reading or a 1-3 hour opacity reading may be required depending on the type and design rate of the equipment). The APCD can assist you in determining the opacity readings required for your equipment. House B)q 1326 - Hexlbitlty for Grushers and Screens Cwners or operators of surface mining operations are typically required to obtain an to permit for process equipment error to operating the equipment at the site. However, Colorado House 8is 1326 provides some flexibility for reporting and permitting rxushers and screens. Under House Bill 1326, the owner or operator ofa pemtilted sand and gravel pit or crushed stone quarry may bring a new crusher or screen (and fhe anginas that are integral to tt~e crushers and screens} onsita and begin operailon of this equipment by submitting an APEN to the APCD. Submission of an APEN will allow the source to operate the equipment untN such time as the APCD !s able to process and issue an IA Permk, or for temporary or rented equipment. until the equipment is removed front the sits. Yet must notify the-APCD (by ~tding a note to the APEN I~Orrrt} ftrat you are submittirfi7 an APEN under the provisbns of House 8111 1328. in cases where you Intend io retain ownership of the equipment for the foreseeable future, you must request Nt writing that the APCD pror~ed with the permitting process. In uses where you intend to return temporary or rented equipment within a few months, you cart avoid unnecessary permitting fees by requesting that the APCD'hald• the APEN untN you remove the equrprrrertt and submfi a t:anceflation fetter to the APCD. ApplTcab/e Fees APEN FWng Fee: A filktg fee of $119.96 IS required to be submitted with each APEN. Annual F.miaaton Fees: Ail sources required to file APENs must pay annual air emission fees: The APCD bills each source that is subject to an APEN an annual fee of $13.54 per tan of criteria poilutanffi emitted and $90,34 per ton of non-cdteria (hazardous ah pollutants) emitted. Fees are not assessed for fugitive dust emissions. Invoices are mailed in March through June of each year. Fees are subject to change by the Iegisiature on an annual basis. PannNting Fps: The APCD assesses a permitting fee based on the amount of time it fakes the APCD to process the application. The curent processing foe is $59.98 per hour. These fees are also subject to change. Qi[leSflOlfS7 The Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP) is evadable to assist you with questions you may have regarding environmental issues at your site: Contact the SBAP at (303) 692-3175 or (303} 692-3148. Air Quality Requirements for Surrace Mining Operations May 2006