The Kentucky Division of Air Quality (DAQ) 2014 Annual Report was recently added to the KDEP website. The report was printed in September and includes a wealth of information about air programs and air quality in the Commonwealth. I like to use these annual reports to monitor trends in inspections, permitting, monitoring, and pollutants. Items of interest include many charts of data and air toxics summaries for specific pollutants and specific monitoring stations. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants are summarized and data about the State’s compliance is included. Other charts of interest are the total hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and the total HAP emissions minus electric generation facility (EGU) emissions. Total HAP releases as reported in EPA’s toxic release inventory (TRI) have dramatically decreased since 2008 and continue to decrease. If you are interested in finding additional reports from the Division, they are available at: http://air.ky.gov/Pages/DivisionReports.aspx. I spend a lot of my time at Smith Management Group on air permitting compliance, revisions and permitting for new processes and facilities. If you have a need for air permitting services, please contact us at 502-587-6482 or (859) 231-8936.
