PERMIT - EMISSION OF GASES AND DUST TO THE AIR
Are you interested in pollutant emissions? – We specialize in environmental permits. – We perform complete application developments along with documentation for issuing permits such as gas emission permits and permits for the emission of dust into the atmosphere from various types of installations.
Installations that are not subject to environmental permits often require reporting gas or dust emissions into the air. We also undertake the implementation of installation notifications (e.g. furnace notification, petrol station notification, welding processes, etc.).
The clients of the Ekomeritum Group include both private production plants and commercial/service companies, as well as facility administrators and developers, government and local government administration and various public institutions and other types of entities.
We prepare documentation such as permits for the release of gases or dust into the air (also known as emission permits), notifications of gas and dust emissions into the air for installations located throughout the country.
Studies together with applications for a gas emission permit or a dust emission permit?
- Reports are created in the following situations:
- Foundation of various types of new installations related to the start of operation of a new production plant or locating a new installation in an existing plant,
- Changes in existing installations (related to e.g. changes in the type or size of installations previously operating in the same location or changes in production/other processes),
- The period for which the currently held dust generation permit/gas emission permit is coming to an end is coming to an end.
Permits for releasing gases or dust into the air – important information
The legal basis for permits for the emission of gases or dust into the air is the Environmental Protection Law of 27 April 2001. Among other things, it defines the principles for the operation of installations that release gases or dust into the air, as well as emission standards. It also contains numerous other provisions that companies, production plants, and local government organizations should pay attention to.
Depending on the specific nature of the emission permit, an application for one must be submitted to the district office, the marshal's office, the regional directorate for environmental protection, or the district office. For example, matters concerning installations in closed areas designated by the Minister of National Defense are reviewed by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ), while the district head reviews matters concerning other projects and events.
In the case of a newly built or rebuilt installation, a permit must be applied for before it is put into operation.
The amount of gases or dust that can be released into the air is determined by permissible levels of the substance. However, there are cases where these levels can be exceeded (for example, in industrial zones).
When determining the jurisdiction of environmental protection authorities, technologically related installations are classified as one installation even if they are used by different entities.
A permit for the production of gases or dust is issued for a specified period, only integrated permits do not have a validity period (unless the applicant wishes so).
Maintaining a register of historical land surface pollution is the responsibility of the General Director for Environmental Protection. It contains information on potential and actual soil and earth pollution that occurred before April 30, 2007.
In the absence of emission standards and specific permissible levels of substances in the air, the amount of gases and dust is set at a level that does not exceed the reference values of substances released into the air.
Air emissions permit fees depend on several factors, such as the size of the company you represent. The stamp duty for issuing a permit is PLN 2011 for large entities, and PLN 206 for micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals.
However, if the permit is issued as a result of compensation proceedings, 150% of the stamp duty rate is payable. A separate fee is charged for amending the permit's terms or extending its validity period.
What installations do not require a permit to release gases or dust into the air?
The use of some installations does not require a permit. This is the case, for example, when the operation of the indicated system meets one of the following conditions: gases or dust are released in an unorganized manner, without the use of designated technical means or through natural ventilation; the emitted substances are not subject to permissible levels or reference values in air; and the installation is used solely for research, development, or testing of new products or processes (but for no longer than two years).
The following also do not require a permit:
fruit or vegetable processing installations with a production capacity of less than 50 Mg per year,
energy installations fired with coke, biomass, diesel oil, heating oil, gasoline, liquid biofuels with a nominal thermal power of up to 10 MW, as well as hard coal-fired installations with a thermal power not exceeding 5 MW,
charcoal production installations,
septic tanks of the local sewage system,
bulk material tanks with a capacity of less than 50 m3,
installations for drying, briquetting or grinding coal with a processing capacity of less than 30 Mg of raw material per hour,
non-energy installations with a nominal thermal power of up to 1 MW, from which gases or dust released into the air originate exclusively from the combustion of these fuels or from processes other than fuel combustion carried out in these installations that do not cause exceeding 10% of the permissible levels of substances,
installations for breeding or raising animals, excluding installations classified as projects that may always have a significant impact on the environment, referred to in the regulations issued under Art. 60 of the Act on providing information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments,
glass production installations with a capacity of less than 1 MG per day,
installations for discharging landfill gas into the air,
installations for storing fruit, vegetables, grain and other agricultural or forest products,
fruit drying installations,
sewage treatment installations,
installations for the production of quicklime with a capacity of less than 10 Mg per day,
installations used in gastronomy.
Installations for the transmission, reloading or storage of liquid fuels.
Furthermore, a permit is not required for the release of gases and dust into the air in the case of installations to which the provisions on emission standards do not apply and if no substance emitted on the premises of a single plant leads to exceeding 10% of the permissible levels of the substance in the air.
All installations that do not require an emission permit are described in the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 2 July 2010. regarding cases in which the release of gases or dust into the air from installations does not require a permit.
Some of theInstallations that do not require a permit must be reported accordingly. List of installations demanding the report was described in announcement Minister of the Environment of 2 July 2010 on the types of installations whose operation requires notification and the Notice of the Minister of the Environment of 22 July 2019 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the regulation of the Minister of the Environment on the types of installations whose operation requires notification.
Need additional information about gas or dust emission permits? Or perhaps you'd like to discuss environmental protection and learn about important regulations? Contact us, and we'll be happy to provide you with the necessary information.
Permit for the release of gases or dust – content. What does it specify?
The knowledge and experience of entities specializing in environmental consulting, and consequently, assistance in submitting appropriate applications, will prove essential for understanding the content of current regulations. A permit for gas or dust emissions into the air specifies, among other things:
the type and parameters of the planned installation that are important from the point of view of counteracting pollution,
permissible emission levels under normal operating conditions of the installation
the end date of the installation's operation, if this affects the definition of environmental protection requirements,
permissible emission levels under normal operating conditions of the installation, but not greater than those resulting from the correct operation of the installation for specific operating variants,
location of stations for measuring the amount of gas or dust emissions into the air,
conditions or parameters characterizing the operation of the installation, determining the moment of completion of start-up and the moment of commencement of shutdown of the installation.
What should an application for a permit to release gases or dust into the air contain?
To obtain a permit, you need an appropriate application. Of course, it must include a number of documents, which the relevant authorities will use to make a decision. These include:
specification of technical measures to prevent or at least reduce emissions,
the date and method of terminating the operation of the installation (or specific parts thereof) for which a permit is to be issued,
procedures for monitoring technological processes relevant to environmental protection requirements and regulations, in particular the measurement or recording of emissions,
information on the type of installation, equipment and technologies, as well as the technical characteristics of the sources and emission locations,
determining the types and amounts of gases or dust released into the air,
the size and sources of emission or places of emission during normal operation of the installation,
the total duration of further operation of the installation, if it affects the definition of environmental protection requirements, as well as the declared method of documenting the duration of this operation.
When will you not obtain a permit to release gases or dust into the air?
An emission permit may be refused in several situations, including when the operation of the installation would result in exceeding permissible emission standards, the installation does not meet the requirements of environmental protection regulations or the requirements specified for such an installation, the operation of an installation located within the boundaries of an industrial zone would result in a violation of the provisions contained in the resolution establishing the zone.
There are many such conditions, so before completing your emissions permit application, it's worth consulting with specialists, such as entities offering environmental consulting. This will save you time and money, and increase your chances of a successful completion of the entire process.
Administrative decisions in this regard are issued for a period of up to 10 years of their validity.
The entity is obliged to obtain a decision before starting the operation of the installation/process.
Entities that so far have not had their formal and legal status properly regulated in the case of VIEP inspections receive post-inspection orders that indicate the obligation to regulate the formal and legal status!
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The material is for information purposes only and is not an interpretation of the law. Due to possible changes in applicable law, all information provided should be verified and checked for validity.