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- Watchdog Report: Good News & Bad News About the Air Quality Permit Backlog
As part of this effort, we have been tracking a backlog for new and renewed operating permits for major To the extent that permitting backlogs exist at DEP or ACHD (which uses a fee schedule similar to DEP Here’s what the permit backlogs at ACHD and DEP’s regional offices looked like in 2018 and 2019:Agency or OfficeNumber of Major Sources 2018/2019Number of Major Sources with Backlogged or Unissued Title We updated our research on the backlogs again this year, to see whether they grew following the IRRC’
- Backlogged Permit Problem Remains in Southwestern PA
In September 2016 we blogged about the backlogs of applications for new and renewed operating permits We decided to check back to see the extent to which ACHD and DEP have resolved the backlogs that existed In 2016, the average number of months each backlogged facility’s permit application was pending at ACHD for over sixty-three months; in 2018, backlogged applications were pending for an average of almost Title V Operating PermitPercentage of Major Sources with Backlogged Title V Operating PermitAverage
- EPA Finds Room for Improvement With Allegheny County’s Title V Operating Permit Program
GASP has blogged about the backlog of Title V Operating Permits at the Allegheny County Health Department highway funds), its report identified several problems with the program that have contributed to the backlog problems and improve the Title V permitting program: ACHD must develop a corrective action plan for each backlogged The plan must specify the date by which the backlogged permit will be issued and identify intermediate Hopefully, ACHD will implement these measures and eliminate the backlog of Title V Operating Permits.
- GASP Submits Formal Comments on Long-Awaited Synthomer Air Quality Permit, Tells ACHD ‘It’s About Damn Time’
Our senior attorney John Baillie has been sounding the alarm over the Title V permit backlog at the health
- Is the Future of Pennsylvania’s Workforce Development Green? New Report Says Yes
growing source of jobs in Pennsylvania for several years prior, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created a backlog
- A Major Air Pollution Source Permit That Has Major Problems
(Both ACHD and the Southwest Region of the Department of Environmental Protection have unacceptable backlogs
- GASP, Clean Air Council Sue Allegheny Co. Over Illegal Use of Clean Air & Title V Funds
“How can they justify using Title V funds for a building renovation project when there is a backlog of
- GASP to ACHD: Deny Eastman Chemical’s Changes Until Consent Order Obligations Met
Eastman was one of many sites that lingered in ACHD’s backlog of unissued Title V Operating Permits in
- GASP at 50: Major Milestones, Accomplishments Since 1969
GASP conducted extensive research examining the backlog of Title V permits across Pennsylvania, determining
- GASP Joins PennEnvironment for Release of its New Report Detailing Clean Air Act Enforcement Challen
enforcement of clean air laws, including: Issue timely, health-based Clean Air Act permits and clear its backlog