Abstract
AbstractOn December 6, 2000, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) adopted a comprehensive Attainment Demonstration Plan, commonly referred to as the Smog Plan, to bring the Houston‐Galveston Area (HGA) into compliance with one‐hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground level ozone. The Federal Clean Air Act Amendments (FCAAA) of 1990 ordered HGA to meet the NAAQS for ozone, smog's main ingredient, by eliminating enough air pollution from industrial, automotive, and other sources by November 15, 2007. The TNRCC Plan calls for reducing the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 75% and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 25% in the Houston‐Galveston Area. These air quality improvement measures are the toughest ever considered in Texas, and some of the toughest ever considered in the nation. The TNRCC will be performing a mid‐course evaluation, by May 2004, to revisit the level of controls adopted in the attainment demonstration plan.The purpose of this paper is to provide information on the Smog Plan and its potential impact on a wide variety of industry sources. The reader should gain a better knowledge of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) rulemaking process and its potential impact on their day‐to‐day activities.
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