As some of you may be aware, the Department underwent reorganization in July 2015. As part of this reorganization, the Emission Measurement Section (EMS) of the Bureau of Technical Services was relocated from the Air Permitting Program to Compliance and Enforcement’s Division of Air Enforcement. The EMS now reports to Director Richelle Wormley, Division of Air Enforcement. Although relocated within the Department, our Section’s mission remains the same, overseeing the quality assurance / quality control of stack emissions measurements to ensure accurate data.

Permits and other documents will now begin to refer to us as the Emission Measurement Section (or EMS). Existing or new references to either the Bureau of Technical Services (or BTS) in relation to stack testing or monitoring still apply to our Section. We are also still commonly referred to as Technical Services, but not the Bureau of Technical Services. Other than the name change, our contact/address information is the same.

As some of you may also be aware, Fred Ballay transferred from the Section in March 2015 and is no longer the Supervisor of the CEMS program. CEMS and COMS submittals should be sent to the Section Chief, Michael Klein, until further notice.