Current Events
Notice - December 8th 2009
The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (NNEPA), Navajo Air Quality Control Program (NAQCP), Operating Permit Program (OPP) Section is accepting written comments on the renewal of a Part 71 permit for Peabody Western Coal Company - Black Mesa Complex. The Black Mesa Complex is located 20 miles southwest of Kayenta, Arizona on the Navajo Nation and consists of two surface coal mines, the Black Mesa Mine and the Kayenta Mine; coal preparation and sampling facilities at the Black Mesa Mine; coal processing and overland conveyor systems at the Kayenta Mine; and various petroleum and other storage tanks. The Black Mesa Complex does not contain any new equipment that would emit air pollutants since issuance of its last Part 71 operating permit, and no conditions from previously issued permits/approvals have been changed. This notice of a draft Part 71 renewal permit fulfills the public notice procedures to which the draft permit is subject.
Notice - August 3rd 2009
his Permit is being issued and administered by the Navajo Nation EPA (NNEPA) pursuant to the Delegation Agreement between EPA Region IX and NNEPA, dated October 15, 2004. This permit authorizes the Permittee, ConocoPhillips – Wingate Fractionating Plant, candlestick flare, Unit ID No. 17, to operate air pollutant-emitting activities in accordance with the permit conditions listed in this permit and the provisions of Title V of the Clean Air Act, 40 C.F.R. Part 71, Navajo Nation Operating Permit Regulations, and all other applicable rules and regulations.
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How was AQCP created?
Overview The Navajo Air Quality Control Program (AQCP) was created in April 1992, beginning operation under a Section 103 Air Grant awarded from the United States Environmental Protection Agency-Region 9 (USEPA-R9). The AQCP office then submitted an application and received approval for a Section 105 Air Grant in 1999, and continues to operate the Air Quality Section under this grant.
What does the AQCP do for the Nation?
The Air Quality Section is charged to collect samples of ambient airborne particulate matter (PM-10) from across the Navajo Nation Collected data is upload to national air quality database and is used to determine air quality conditions in accordance to the Air Quality Index. The Air Quality Section also administers regulatory compliance and rulemaking, asbestos NESHAP reporting, environmental education and public outreach, and plans on developing the open burn permit and minor source inventory. The AQCP office is presently conducting educational public outreach on the proposed Open Burn Permit.
What is the Operating Permit Program?
The Operating Permit Section of AQCP is authorized under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Title V—Operating Permits. The Operating Permit Section drafts, reviews, and finalizes operating permit for major source operators on the Navajo Nation, i.e., power plants, natural gas operators, etc. — and does compliance inspections and enforcement. The Navajo Nation is the first American Indian Tribe to receive federal delegation to administer the Title V—Operating Permits, under 40 CFR Part 71.