SWCAA provides free, non-regulatory assistance to businesses seeking to comply with clean air requirements. The program helps companies understand air regulations and complete permit applications, works to keep companies informed through local building departments, participates in business fairs and arranges helpful workshops. Other information offered includes:  

FAQ 

• General information about regulation of air contaminants.
• General information on permitting
• What is a new source?
• What are the SWCAA regulations?

Consultants and Contractors

• Air quality consultants - A resource list of Northwest consultants
• Asbestos inspection and testing services - A resource list of Northwest asbestos containing material testers
• Emission testing contractors - A resource list of Northwest emission testers
• Analytical laboratories - diesel fuel sulfur analysis
• Boiler/Heater/Combustion Equipment Tune-Up Service Providers
• Calibration Gas Suppliers - Vendors of calibration gas for emission monitoring of combustion sources
• Guidance for selecting Tune-Up Calibration Gases
• Northwest Environmental Business Council Member Directory and Resource Guide - A resource list of experts in various environmental fields.

Permitting Guidance

• Natural Gas/Boiler and/or Combustion Sources (PDF) - Permitting guidance for natural gas boilers and/or combustion units.

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permitting

• All PSD permits issued in the State of Washington are issued by the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE). The PSD program is currently a delegated program. A link to the delegation agreement is found below. This means that the EPA PSD program as codified at 40 CFR 52.21 is the basis for the program and as a delegated program all guidance and interpretations are performed via the EPA documentation and protocols. Only the pollutants emitted in significant quantities are permitted under the PSD program. Pollutants that are emitted at less than significant quantities are permitted by SWCAA under its Air Discharge Permit program contained in SWCAA 400-110.
  
  The DOE PSD Program is committed to issuing permits that are consistent with the latest laws, regulations, and guidance. At the same time, DOE works with every willing applicant in an attempt to draft a permit that allows the proposed project to remain feasible. Of course, the applicant makes the final judgment on the project's feasibility. Some applicants withdraw from the PSD process in the belief that their proposed project is not feasible within PSD requirements. However, as of the date of this web site posting, the DOE Air Quality Program has never denied a PSD permit. Most PSD permitting activities involve PSD and non-PSD pollutants. Projects should be coordinated with both DOE and SWCAA to ensure timely permit development for all pollutants.
  
  PSD permit development is based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory code, 40 CFR 52.21. The New Source Review Workshop Manual, 1990 (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) is generally accepted as the basis for permit application development. You can download a copy at http://www.epa.gov/Region7/programs/artd/air/nsr/nsrmemos/1990wman.pdf. In addition, there is a library of guidance intended to interpret the application of the regulatory code. It is beyond the scope of this link to re-publish it. The full compilation of EPA guidance is available from the EPA Region VII data base at http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/nsr/nsrpg.htm.
  
  Click for PSD Delegation Agreement from EPA November 17, 2011
  
  Click for DOE PSD Web Page

MACT Guidance for:

• Metal fabrication and finishing facilities - The Southwest Clean Air Agency is providing this information because your facility may be subject to a new EPA regulation, 40 CFR 63 Subpart XXXXXX National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories. Read more.
   
• Surface coating and paint stripping facilities - The Southwest Clean Air Agency is providing this information because your facility may be subject to a new EPA regulation, Subpart HHHHHH National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources. New sources must be in compliance immediately, and existing sources (those in existence before September 17, 2007) must be in compliance by January 10, 2011. Read more.

Emission Inventory Guidance

• SWCAA Emission Inventory Instruction Sheet (PDF)
• Emission Inventory Table of Control Equipment Codes (PDF)

Engine Emissions

• Cummins Power Emission Data Sheet
• Cummins Specification and Data Sheets
• Cummins Diesel Generator Specification Sheets
• John Deere Emissions Certificates

Source Test Report Guidance

• Preferred Content/Format of Stack Test Reports (Word format or PDF) - Test plans are required to be submitted to SWCAA prior to testing. Generally the plans must be submitted 2 weeks prior to testing but may be different based on individual facility permit conditions. Generally, source test reports are to be submitted to SWCAA not more than 45 days from the end of the testing. This is a permit condition and is enforceable. Tune up test reports are generally to be submitted to SWCAA no later than 10 working days after completion.
   
• Guidance for selecting Tune-Up Calibration Gases (PDF) - Vendors that provide services to sources of combustion devices that are required to perform periodic combustion monitoring should consider maintaining calibration gases consistent with this guidance.

Toxic Air Pollution Guidance

• Guidance Document: First and Second Tier Review of Toxic Air Pollution Sources Health Impact Analysis (PDF)

Attention Auto Body Shops: EPA's Collision Repair Campaign

• The Collision Repair Campaign (CRC) is an effort to address health threats through a two-year campaign to drastically reduce auto body emissions at the national level. The program will invite and encourage early compliance with the Auto Body Refinishing (Surface Coating) Area Source NESHAP Rule.
   
• Training on ways to reduce emissions and risks from current operations is available here.
   
• Resources are available for: Auto Body Shops, Distributors/Suppliers, Technical Schools and Regulators.

Other Important Resources

• Cascadia Loan Fund - Low interest financing for control equipment
• Permit Assistance Center - Help with environmental permitting
• Bill report - How to remove sales tax from pollution control equipment
• Permit Handbook - A handbook for commonly required environmental permits in Washington state
• Potential to Emit - A Guide for Small Businesses