[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Council of Allegheny
County8-26-2003 by Ord. No. 47-03. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Any applicant to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for a
new or modified air pollution permit must demonstrate to the ACHD that they
have been in compliance for a period of one year with all current air pollution
permits, and applicable air pollution laws and regulations, under which they
operate. The one-year compliance period will begin one year prior to the date
of the new or modified permit application received by ACHD.
A.
ACHD shall not deem an application for a new or modified
permit complete until such time as the applicant documents their compliance
with current permits as specified in this chapter.
B.
ACHD shall not deem an application complete if ACHD's
records show that the applicant has not been in compliance with current permits
as specified in this chapter.
C.
ACHD shall not act on an application for a new or modified
permit that is currently not complete.
A facility will not be considered to be in compliance, as the term is
used in this chapter, if the ACHD, or a state or federal environmental agency
has sent a notice of violation (NOV), or has sent a statement of violation
(SOV) that documents the violation in writing, or has taken an enforcement
action against the company including, but not limited to, issuing a fine or
initiating legal proceedings.
Required reports to the ACHD that are missing at the time of application
for a new or modified permit shall be considered a violation under this chapter.
Required reports that are filed with ACHD at a date later than required shall
not be considered a violation under this chapter.
A single, accidental release during the one-year compliance period shall
not be considered a violation under this section unless the accidental release
caused significant harm or danger to human health or significant damage to
the environment, as determined by ACHD.
A.
This chapter shall not apply to facilities seeking permits
to install new pollution control equipment, or making pollution prevention
changes which does not increase total emissions at existing facilities in
Allegheny County.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to Title V operating permits
or any other operating permit issued by ACHD.
C.
This chapter shall apply to all private and public entities
that apply to the ACHD for new or modified air pollution permits. Changes
that would require a modified air pollution permit would include any physical
change in a source, or any change in the method of operation of a source which
would increase the amount of any air contaminant emitted by the source, or
which would result in the emissions of any air contaminant not previously
emitted, except that routine maintenance, repair and replacement shall not
be considered a physical change.
