Air Pollution Control Division
Air
Permits
and
Certifications:
Stationary
Sources
Program
The
Stationary
Sources
Program
is
responsible
for
permitting
and
testing
stationary
sources
of
air
pollution
(e.g.,
factories,
power
plants,
etc.)
to
ensure
they
do
not
adversely
affect
air
quality
in
Colorado.
The
Program
is
also
responsible
for
developing,
implementing,
and
maintaining
several
certifications
programs
associated
with
improving
and
preserving
air
quality.
Obtaining
an
Air
Permit
|
Construction
(Emission)
Permits
|
New
and
existing
businesses
in
Colorado
that
emit
air
pollutants
above
certain
threshold
levels
may
trigger
the
need
for
an
air
permit
(called
a
"Construction
Permit").
Detailed
information
on
Construction
Permits
and
links
to
downloadable
air
permitting
forms
are
provided
on
the
Construction
Permit
Unit
webpage. |
|
Operating
Permits
|
All
major
sources
air
emissions
in
Colorado
are
required
to
obtain
an
Operating
Permit.
New
major
sources
must
first
obtain
a
construction
permit,
and
must
apply
for
an
operating
permit
within
12
months
of
commencing
operation.
Detailed
information
on
Operating
Permits
is
provided
on
the
Operating
Permit
Unit
webpage. |
Check
Permit
Status:
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| Asbestos
|
Notification
may
be
required
for
demolitions
of
facilities
and
asbestos
abatement
projects;
Permits
may
be
required
for
abatement
of
friable
asbestos
projects.
Detailed
information
is
provided
by
the
Asbestos
Compliance
Assistance
Group.
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|
Oil
and
Gas
Condensate
Storage
Tanks
|
Documents
for
Oil
and
Gas
Condensate
Storage
Tanks
(03/07/05) |
|
Residential
Burning
Open
Burning
Permits
Smoke
Management
and
Open
Burning
|
Mandatory
residential
burning
restrictions
may
apply
to
everyone
in
the
entire
six-county
Denver
metropolitan
area
below
7,000
feet.
An
Open
Burning
Permit
is
required
in
order
to
burn
rubbish,
waste
paper,
wood,
or
other
flammable
material
on
any
open
premises,
or
on
any
public
street,
alley,
or
other
land
adjacent
to
such
premises.
Air
Quality
Regulation
No.
9
addresses
open
burning,
open
burning
and
and
permitting.
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Air
Permit
Guidance
Certifications
|
Asbestos
Certification
|
The
state
of
Colorado
requires
that
all
individuals
performing
asbestos
related
activities
in
school,
or
public
and
commercial
buildings
in
Colorado,
be
certified
by
the
State
in
the
discipline
in
which
they
are
working. |
|
Gasoline
Tank
Truck
Certification
|
The
Colorado
Air
Quality
Control
Commission
Regulation
No.
7,
"Emissions
of
Volatile
Organic
Compounds"
requires
an
annual
vapor
integrity
certification
test
for
Gasoline
Transport
Trucks.
See
Section
VI.D.
of
this
regulation
for
more
specific
information. |
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Lead-Based
Paint
Remediation
Certification
|
The
State
of
Colorado
develops
and
implements
lead
certification
and
abatement
regulations
for
child
occupied
facilities
and
target
housing. |
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Wood
Burning
Stove
Certification
Stationary
Source
Inventory
and
Support
Unit
-
Wood
Burning
Stoves
|
Designed
to
reduce
particulate
emissions
through
the
sale
and
usage
of
advanced
and
cleaner
residential
burning
devices.
The
Stationary
Source
Inventory
and
Support
Unit
provides
additional
information
on
certified
wood
burning
stoves.
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Stationary
Sources
I
Air
Pollution
Control
Division
Suggestions
and
comments
regarding
the
Air
Quality
Control
Division
can
be
forwarded
to
comments.apcd@state.co.us
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