Under the bill, which targets 'minor sources' of ozone, state agencies would have to consider the cumulative impacts of their operations.
specifies when modeling should be conducted. The bill requires Colorado to follow those guidelines and gives the APCD authority to revise them over time as needed.For example, non-road engines like the drilling versions used in fracking operations are currently exempt from permitting and from, which require reporting of emissions.
“When you see the scope of emissions from some of these so-called minor sources, how big they are, it’s really eye-opening,” he says. “Especially on the oil and gas development side of things, a lot of people just sort of assume they've got permits, so it's fine and it's all been accounted for. And really, virtually every oil and gas development location falls below current modeling requirements.
To fix that problem, the bill proposes requiring the APCD to model sources applying for permits before the permit is passed to the COGCC, which oversees permits for drilling.
The legislation, which will be sponsored by state representatives Jennifer Bacon and Jenny Willford, also focuses on response to community, modernizing the APCD and COGCC complaint system. Rather, current state law stipulates that the agency must verify emissions problems a second time before it can start an investigation.
“The goal of this is to really empower impacted communities to report problems that they see and to give them an expectation that the agency is going to follow up,” says Forkes-Gudmundson.
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