Air Emissions
“Pleasant River Lumber Company is currently working with CES on four different projects. We have benefited greatly from their willingness and ability to think outside the box. One of the projects they are currently working on is helping our facilities become qualified as minor volatile organic compound (VOC) emitters with the EPA by questioning the means of measuring VOC’s in our process and calling for new scientific studies. Their willingness to challenge the standards will not only prove that we are not emitting high levels of VOC’s, but will also save us money in the long run. It is this type of service and commitment that gives us such confidence in CES. We look forward to building a strong working relationship with CES in the years to come.”
-Jason Brochu, Owner & Vice-President, Pleasant River Lumber

Determining whether your facility requires an air emission license can be a difficult task. Air emission licenses are required for both "Major" and "Minor" sources of various commercial, industrial, and utility facilities that emit or have the potential to emit regulated pollutants. Regulated pollutants include hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and/or criteria air pollutants including particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), carbon monoxide (CO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Classification as either a Major or Minor source depends on the quantity of pollutants that could be emitted from the facility.   In the State of Maine any facility that emits, or has the potential to emit, any of these pollutants may require an air emission license. Examples of industries that may need to apply for an air emission license include but are not limited to: crematories, veterinary incinerators, rock crushers, asphalt batch plants, concrete batch plants, boat manufacturing facilities, wood products manufacturing facilities, pulp and paper mills, sawmills, tanneries, gas terminals, and metal or wood coating facilities.
If any aspect of your business involves a process that may have the potential to emit any regulated pollutants, you may be required to comply with State and Federal air emission regulations. We can assist you in making this determination, and in many cases we can make recommendations that will ease the financial burden of regulatory compliance.

The most frequent services that our clients request include new and existing source air emission permitting services, preparation of air emission reports in accordance with existing air emission licenses, and the preparation of State Hazardous Air Pollutant and Criteria Air Pollutant emission inventory reports. In addition, many of our clients request us to prepare Toxic Chemical Inventory (TRI) reports, which are required under the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), Section 313.

We would be pleased to assist you with your air emissions needs. For more information please contact us.