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Background
The
Air Pollution Control Act of New Jersey mandates that
new or modified sources which emit air pollutants incorporate
"advances in the art of air pollution control"
, commonly referred to as "State-of-the-Art"
or "SOTA."
SOTA
accomplishes the following:
- Minimizes degradation of air quality from new sources
- Improves air quality when existing sources are replaced
or reconstructed
- Maximizes economic growth opportunity
- Promotes pollution prevention.
SOTA Workgroup
Authorized
by the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act, the Department
formed a SOTA workgroup, as an integral part of its Air
Program reengineering efforts. The SOTA workgroup provided
advise to the Department on the development of technical
manuals to be used by permit applicants for demonstrating
advances in the art of air pollution control.
The
workgroup was open to the public throughout the process.
Representatives of source operations covered by the technical
manuals worked in partnership with the Department to develop
these manuals. The manuals were finalized after a public
workshop and two public comment periods noticed in the
New Jersey Register.
Benefits
of SOTA Manual
Use
of these technical manuals should result in significant
savings to permit applicants, both in time spent and costs
incurred, for demonstrating advances in the art of air
pollution control. For a source operation subject to a
SOTA technical manual, case-by-case SOTA demonstration
is not required if the applicant shows conformance with
the SOTA specified in the manual.
The
environment benefits from the SOTA technical manuals because
they specify emission performance levels that reflect
emission levels achieved by the best performing sources,
with the best pollution prevention measures and air pollution
control apparatus.
SOTA
manuals are updated periodically to ensure the State of
the Art performance limits are the best available.
Contents
of the SOTA Manual
The
General State of the Art Manual includes information on
SOTA Requirements, SOTA Workgroup, Applicability of SOTA,
SOTA Documentation, Case-by-Case SOTA and Scope.
Listed
below are the 17 technical manuals available for download.
These specialized manuals are intended to be used in conjunction
with the General State of the Art Manual which can also
be downloaded below:
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| General
State of the Art Manual |
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| Pharmaceutical/Chemical
Manufacturing |
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| Surface
Cleaners/Degreasers |
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| Surface
Coaters and Spray Booths |
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| Ethylene
Oxide Sterilizers |
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| Municipal
Waste Water Treatment |
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| Paint,
Ink, and Adhesive Manufacturing Industries |
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