Agriculture
Trinity has long been committed to assisting facilities in the agriculture industry with the regulatory compliance and environmental management system concerns they face. Backed by nearly 30 years of experience and expertise amassed by completing more than 600 projects for agriculture clients, we are poised to help facilities meet their environmental compliance objectives. In addition, our active participation in agricultural trade associations keeps us informed about timely regulatory concerns for your facility.
Client Testimonial
"(Trinity) has performed in an outstandingly professional manner and completed two difficult projects under challenging timeframes within our requirements."
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Regulatory Round Up
- In April 2003, U.S. EPA proposed new emission standards for non-road diesel engines, including those used in agricultural operations. These standards are intended to reduce emissions of particulate and sulfur dioxide emissions from non-road diesel engines.
- Several Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards that may affect sources the agriculture industry have been or will soon be promulgated. The final rule for the Miscellaneous Metal Parts & Products MACT (40 CFR 63 Subpart MMMM) was signed in August 2003, as was the MACT for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (40 CFR 63 Subpart PPPP). Two other significant MACT standards for agriculture facilities, the Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines MACT (40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ), and the Industrial, Commercial, & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters MACT (40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD), are scheduled to be promulgated in February 2004.
- U.S. EPA, USDA, and the U.S. Department of Energy are jointly sponsoring the AgSTAR Program, a voluntary effort designed to encourage the use of biogas recovery technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (methane) emissions at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that manage manure as liquids or slurries while achieving other environmental benefits.
Project Profiles:
- An oil mill company’s cottonseed processing facility qualified as a major source under the Title V operating permit program primarily as a result of VOC emissions from solvent extraction processes. Trinity prepared a Title V operating permit application for the facility, addressing all mill emissions units, emissions of all regulated pollutants, all applicable federal and state requirements, and the compliance status with respect to all applicable requirements. Trinity Consultants installed and operates an ambient monitoring station for a grain handling and receiving facility. The station monitors real time PM-10 concentrations, temperature, incoming solar radiation, wind direction, and wind speed. Trinity has also performed air dispersion modeling for PM-10 at the site.
- Trinity conducted numerous projects for a regional oil mill company, including environmental audits, comprehensive emissions inventories, state and federal permitting, air quality dispersion modeling, and compliance/strategic planning. Trinity also determined the feasibility of modifying one of the company’s facilities to install new equipment and completed related air permitting tasks.