New Stationary Engine Rules in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area

Do you operate a stationary internal combustion engine in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, or Tarrant County? If so, your facility is in the Dallas-Fort Worth Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area and may be subject to Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 117, Sections 117.2100 through 117.2145. The rule is not industry specific and applies to any stationary internal combustion engine located at a minor source of nitrogen oxides (NOx), including back-up generators. A stationary engine is one that remains at a location for more than 12 consecutive months. The rule requires certain emission specifications, recordkeeping, monitoring, testing, and reporting to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Rich burn gas-fired, diesel-fired, and dual-fueled engines must be in compliance by March 1, 2009. Lean burn gas-fired engines must be in compliance by March 1, 2010. For more information please visit our website http://www.sblga.info/ and click “Assistance Tools for Minor Sources of Nitrogen Oxides.”

EPA Awards Over $290,000 to TCEQ for the Texas Clean Diesel Program

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $295, 320 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). These funds will support ongoing efforts by TCEQ to improve air quality throughout Texas. TCEQ will focus specifically on reducing emissions from school buses by retrofitting school buses with add-on control technology to reduce emissions of particulate matter.

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EPA Grants
EPA Region 6