Air Quality Consulting and
Compliance Management Services

Innovative Air Quality Consulting Services for Modern Challenges

Our range of inventive and flexible solutions helps clients address today’s most critical air quality challenges and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability.

Navigate Complex Regulations with Expert Air Permitting Services

Streamlining Air Permit Compliance in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Kansas

Altamira offers extensive support in air permitting for compliance with the federal Clean Air Act and state-level environmental quality regulations. Our experts assist at every phase of the air permitting process with comprehensive services, including site-specific permitting strategies, timely permit application development, and regulatory agency negotiations.

Advanced Insights into Air Permit Types and Requirements

Depending on your industry and your facility’s location, you may need to obtain different types of air quality permits in accordance with federal and state environmental agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). These permits govern industrial sources that emit air pollutants, ensuring they meet compliance standards so air quality is not degraded.

We provide permitting services for the following types of permits:

• NSR (New Source Review): This regulatory mechanism oversees the construction or modification of new and existing sources of air pollutants that could potentially cause a substantial increase in emissions. This permit applies to new or modified facilities such as factories or power plants.
• NNSR (Non-Attainment New Source Review): An NNSR permit governs new or modified pollution sources in regions failing to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The goal is to prevent worsening air quality.
• PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration): In regions that meet the NAAQS, sources that emit major air pollutants must obtain this permit to avert degradation in locales with pristine air quality.
• MSS (Maintenance, Startup, and Shutdown): These permits authorize emissions related to planned maintenance or activities that occur outside of daily operations that could exceed normal limits.
• PBR (Permit by Rule): A PBR streamlines permitting for facility activities and operations that produce emissions but are not considered major sources of environmental contaminants, such as renewable energy projects or gasoline dispensing facilities.
• Title V: Title V standardizes the permitting process and consolidates all air quality requirements for a facility into a single permit, including emission restrictions, monitoring protocols, recordkeeping, and reporting prerequisites. Any source of actual or potential emissions above or at the major source threshold must obtain these legal documents.
• Major Source Construction: Those planning the construction of a new, large-scale facility with the potential to emit significant levels of air pollutants must obtain this permit to ensure adherence to air quality statutes. It’s often part of a broader New Source Review program.
• Minor Source Permitting: Smaller pollution sources that emit lower levels of air contaminant can pursue these permits, as they are often subject to less stringent air quality mandates.

Industries We Serve in Air Quality Compliance Management

If your facilities generate air pollutants during their operations, our air quality consulting and support services can help your organization maintain air quality standards and protect public health and the environment.

Altamira has served a wide range of industries, including:

• Petrochemical and Chemical Plants
• Coal and Natural Gas Fired Power Plants
• Oil & Gas Midstream Facilities
• Oil & Gas Production
• Crude Terminals
• Petroleum Refineries
• Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities’

Gain A Competitive Advantage With Altamira

When you choose Altamira, you gain a value-driven, long-term partner to help you overcome every air quality challenge your organization may face. As a leading environmental and engineering consulting company, we offer unique benefits that exceed our client’s expectations:

• Experienced team: Our highly skilled team brings fresh insight, creative problem-solving, and practical experience to ensure you remain current and compliant with the latest air quality standards.
• Regulatory compliance knowledge: Our air quality professionals have vast experience with federal and state regulations, including proposed and pending rules. We apply that knowledge to support our clients in everything from routine compliance to planning and permitting of capital projects.
• Agile and innovative solutions: We offer strategic planning throughout the project life cycle by proactively managing permitting lead times, reducing long-term budgets, and avoiding critical mistakes that delay start dates or result in noncompliance.