Aug. 13, 2024. Reno/Sparks, Nev. – Northern Nevada Public Health’s (NNPH) Air Quality Management Division (AQMD) is providing notice for the presentation of the Business Impact Statement (BIS) for revisions to District Board of Health regulations governing Air Quality Management CHAPTER 030 – General Source Permitting.

An impact statement is required for any revision to existing regulations per Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 237. The BIS follows the requirements outlined by the District Board of Health (DBOH) and NRS 237.090.

Many parts of CHAPTER 030 have not been revised in over 40 years. Due to the extensive nature of this rule revision and the gap between the Washoe County portion of the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP) and current regulations, the new language will be a wholesale replacement of the previous rule.

With this revision, AQMD intends to add clarity and transparency to source permitting. The new rule has requirements that are clearer than before, and an updated format and numbering convention that makes it easier to navigate the rule. The revision will also help small businesses, which tend to be smaller sources, by increasing the minimum threshold in which a permit is required, and help other businesses by streamlining the permitting process.

Below are the parts included in this Chapter:

• General Provisions (Part 030.000)
• General Definitions (Part 030.010)
• General Source Permitting Applicability (Part 030.020)
• General Applications Requirements (Part 030.030)
• General Testing, Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements (Part 030.040)
• General Permits (Part 030.100)
• Permits for Minor Sources (Part 030.200)
• Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) (Part 030.300)
• Prevention of Significant Deterioration (Part 030.400)
• Part 70 Permit to Construct Requirements (Part 030.500)
• Part 70 Operating Permit Requirements (Part 030.510)

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The presentation to DBOH is set for Aug. 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. All materials for the BIS submittal to the DBOH can be found online prior to the meeting by following the link here.

For more information regarding the Northern Nevada Public Health’s Air Quality Efforts, visit the AQMD’s website at OurCleanAir.com.

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Please note the Washoe County Health District changed its name to Northern Nevada Public Health on Aug. 31, 2023. More information is here.

Northern Nevada Public Health (NNPH) is nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board and has jurisdiction over all public health matters in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County through the policy-making District Board of Health. NNPH consists of five divisions: Administrative Health Services, Air Quality Management, Community and Clinical Health Services, Environmental Health Services and Epidemiology & Public Health Preparedness. More info can be found here.