This page provides a listing of regulatory changes, updates or information that may affect your businesses, and resources to help you comply with these changes. Visit the Business and Industry Sector page for resources and regulatory information organized by Business or Industry.
NOTICE - As of January 1, 2012 all data submitted to DEQ under the air, waste, and water quality laws 10.1-1300 et seq., 10.1-1400 et seq., and 62.1-44.2 et seq. of the Code of Virginia must come from a certified environmental laboratory. Visit the Virginia Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (VELAP) web page for additional information.
| Qualified Fumigation |
Fact Sheet & Forms |
APG-574 Exemption for Qualified Fumigation Facilities Memo |
| Stage I/II Vapor Recovery Testing Standards |
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Guidance Memo |
| Contractors |
PCB-containing caulk |
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| Metal Fabrication 40 CFR Subpart XXXXXX |
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Questions & Answers |
| Hazardous Waste Generators |
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Virginia Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (VELAP) |
| Gas Distribution (Dispensing) Facilities operating in all areas Va. 40 CFR Subpart CCCCCC |
EPA Brochure |
EPA Fact Sheet Final Air Toxics Standards for Gasoline Distribution Facilities,
Rule and Implementation Information for Gasoline Distribution MACT and the proposed GACT
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| Paint Stripping & Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations (Ex: Auto Body including Mobile) operating in all areas of Va. 40 CFR Subpart HHHHHH |
EPA Brochure |
Initial Notification Form
See Jeff Gordon's video http://www.epa.gov/collisionrepair/announcements.html#20090901
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| Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (Ex: Generators) operating in all areas of Virginia. 40 CAVER Subpart ZZZZ |
EPA Brochure |
Initial Notification Form
EPA IMPLEMENTATION TOOL
Regulation Navigation Tool
REG NAV Description:The Regulation Navigation (Reg Nav) tool is a TurboTax-like software program that guides the user through a set of questions. At the end, a web link provides the specific regulatory text that applies to a particular engine.
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| RFGas Requirements |
VDACS Fuel Regulation |
Virginia RFG Counties List |
| Area Source Boiler MACT 40 CFR Subpart JJJJJJ |
EPA Boiler Brochure |
Tune Up Notification Form Guidance Info Initial Notification Form NOTIFICATIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 2011 |
| Regulations for Perc Drycleaners 7/2006 |
EPA fact sheet |
Dry Cleaners: On July 27, 2006, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published new regulations for perc drycleaners. The regulations revise the 1993 rules affecting this small business group. Resources:environmental compliance refresher presentations. |
| TRI Facilities |
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Facilities subject to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting must use North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes to identify their principal business activities when submitting their 2006 reports due on July 1, 2007. |
| Toxic Rule for Halogenated Solvent Cleaners (April 16, 2007) |
EPA Fact Sheet: Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for the Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Industry |
EPA issued an amendment to the Maximum Achievable Control Technology standard for Halogenated Solvent Cleaners (degreasers) that addresses the Residual Risk and eight-year technology review requirements of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. The sources most affected will be those that are high emitters. EPA Final Rule: National Air Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning; Final Rule |
| Virginia Biodiesel Environmental Compliance Primer |
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The biofuels industry, which includes production and distribution of biodiesel, is growing nationwide and in Virginia. Within this primer, the DEQ aims to acquaint the reader with the environmental regulatory obligations concerning biodiesel fuel production. Biodiesel fuel production, like other industrial processes, is subject to laws and regulations for protecting air, water, and land resources, assuring safe handling of hazardous materials, and proper disposal of wastes. Some of these requirements apply to small scale producers as well as to large commercial operations.Virginia Biodiesel Environmental Compliance Primer, Jan. 2008 |
EPA Area Source Standards
EPA is developing standards to control toxic air pollutants from area sources. "Area" sources are those sources that emit less than 10 tons annually of a single hazardous air pollutant or less than 25 tons or more annually of a combination of hazardous air pollutants. For more information, visit EPA's Area Source Standards page.
For a list of business sectors for which EPA is developing Area Source Standards, visit EPA's Area Source Standards Development page.
All of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) rules are listed in one table. In this table, you will find in alphabetical order, the links to the final rules, latest fact sheets, and other pertinent information on each category, including both area sources and major sources. Visit www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/mactfnlalph.html, to review the table that provides NESHAP (MACT) Standards, listed alphabetically by source categories (business sector) affected.
End and start dates for the Cap and Trade programs regulated under Chapter 140 (Emissions Trading):
Part I - NOx Budget Trading Program
State rule to implement the federal NOX SIP Call Program
Effective: July 17, 2002; amended March 24, 2004
End date: December 31, 2008
Part II - NOx Annual Trading Program
State rule to implement the federal CAIR/§ 10.1-1328 A and B of the Code of Virginia
Effective: April 18, 2007
Start date: January 1, 2009
Part III - NOx Ozone Season Trading Program
State rule to implement the federal CAIR/§ 10.1-1328 A of the Code of Virginia
Effective: April 18, 2007
Start date: January 1, 2009
Part IV - SO2 Annual Trading Program
State rule to implement the federal CAIR/§ 10.1-1328 A of the Code of Virginia
Effective: April 18, 2007
Start date: January 1, 2010
Part VI - Hg Budget Trading Program for Coal Fired Electric Steam Generating Units
Hg state model rule to implement the federal CAMR/§ 10.1-1328 C of the Code of Virginia
Effective: April 4, 2007
Start date: January 1, 2010