At the Skyview meeting in Morgantown, Bill Hughs of WCAG said that attempts to have air emissions from aggregated sources from drilling sites properly monitored under WVDEP's rules have repeatedly failed.  In fact, their lawyers blocked any such requests.

WVDEP's rules need to be changed.   An opportunity to request changes is coming up as shown below.

-Jonathan

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Subject: DEP Public Notice - 2012 Proposed Air Rules AvailaHearing Set
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:49:39 -0400
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	2012 Proposed Air Rules Hearing Set and Rules Available on DEP Website for 
Review

The West Virginia Division of Air Quality has scheduled a public hearing on 
July 11, 2011 for its 2012 proposed legislative rules, which will take place at 
the Division of Environmental Protection’s Charleston headquarters, 601 57th 
Street S.E., Charleston, WV 25304.  Oral and written comments will be limited 
to the proposed revisions and will be made a part of the rulemaking record. 
Copies of the rules are available from the Secretary of State’s office or from 
the DEP at http://www.dep.wv.gov/pio/Pages/Rules.aspx.  You may also obtain 
hard copies of the information by calling the phone number listed below.

Written comments may be submitted to the Public Information Office at the above 
address. Comments may also be e-mailed to dep.comments@wv.gov.  The hearing 
dates, locations and comment deadlines are as follows:

Division of Air Quality
45CSR8 – Ambient Air Quality Standards
45CSR14 – Permits for Construction and Major Modification of Major Stationary 
Sources of Air Pollution for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
45CSR16 – Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
45CSR18 - Control of Air Pollution from Combustion of Solid Waste
45CSR19 – Permits for Construction and Major Modification of Major Stationary 
Sources of Air Pollution Which Cause or Contribute to Nonattainment
45CSR25 – Control of Air Pollution from Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and 
Disposal Facilities
45CSR30 – Requirements for Operating Permits
45CSR34 – Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
45CSR35 – Requirements for Determining Conformity of General Federal Actions to 
Applicable Air Quality Implementation Plans (General Conformity)
45CSR42 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Program

The public hearing for all air quality rules will take place beginning at 6 
p.m. on July 11, 2011 in the Dolly Sods Conference Room. The comment period 
will begin on June 10, 2011 and end at the conclusion of the public hearing on 
July 11, 2011.  Upon authorization and promulgation of revisions to 45CSR8, 
45CSR14, 45CSR19 and 45CSR35, the DAQ will submit the rules to the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency as revisions to the State Implementation Plan 
pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act. Upon authorization and promulgation of 
revisions to 45CSR18, the DAQ will submit the final rule to the U.S. EPA for 
approval as a part of West Virginia’s Section 111(d)/129 Plan and program 
delegation of the federal New Source Performance Standards. Rules 45CSR16, 
45CSR25 and 45CSR34 will be submitted to EPA to fulfill other federal 
obligations under the Clean Air Act, including delegations, plans and program 
approvals.  Upon authorization and promulgation of 45CSR30, the rule will be 
submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a revision to the 
State’s Operating Permit Program under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act.  
Rule 45CSR42 is proposed to be repealed.

For more information on any of the DAQ rules call 304-926-0475.

	
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