What's New
- The USEPA published amendments to modify provisions in Subpart EEE of 40 CFR Part 63. The amendments correct several typographical and rule citations; update the compliance timeline; and address dioxin/furan, HCl, and metals testing requirements. (April 2008)
- USEPA seeks comments on plans to remand certain HWC MACT emissions standards in response to recent court rulings . (September 2007)
- On March 26, 2007, the USEPA submitted a motion asking the court to vacate 63.7495 (compliance date) and Table 1 to Subpart DDDDD (containing the emission standards for all subcategories of industrial boilers) of the Boiler MACT standards. (March 2007)
RMT's combustion specialists are recognized as leading providers of hazardous waste combustion and related air pollution control engineering and regulatory services. That expertise, combined with our thorough understanding of processes and equipment, enables us to deliver effective solutions, prompt action, and reliable results to your project challenges. We offer the following services:
- Engineering - conceptual, preliminary, and detailed process design; equipment specification and procurement; instrumentation, process/emissions monitoring, and control systems; troubleshooting; design modification and retrofit; and installation and startup supervision.
- Regulatory - trial burn/comprehensive performance test plan development and test oversight; compliance testing and protocols/supervision; RCRA Part B and Title V permitting; Hazardous Waste Combustor (HWC) MACT compliance; operating plan development; site-specific multi-pathway risk assessments; and public hearings.
- Construction Management - cost estimating; bid document development and competitive bidding; material and equipment procurement; project cost and scheduling control; construction documentation report; and startup assistance.
- Risk Assessments - qualitative and quantitative risk assessments documenting potential receptor exposures and incremental public health risks; critical validation of laboratory and field data; risk reduction analyses; conformational and predictive migration pathway modeling; and public communications and expert testimony.
Regulatory Expertise
RMT is your resource for the latest updates to the HWC and the Industrial Boiler and Process Heater MACT standards. Our experts meet with regulatory representatives, are actively involved industry associations, and regularly attend conferences to keep up-to-date on the latest regulatory developments.
HWC MACT
Download a copy of the complete HWC MACT standards (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart EEE) current as of April 14, 2008, and the following HWC MACT bulletins to help you comply with the HWC MACT standards:
- Phase II HWC MACT Standards - Comprehensive Performance Testing (May 2007)
- Phase II HWC MACT Standards - What Do I Have to Do in 2006? (February 2006)
- HWC Phase II Standards Signed (Summer 2005)
- Final Replacement Standards Signed (Summer 2005)
- HWC Phase II Standards Proposed (Spring 2004)
- Final Replacement Standards Proposed (Spring 2004)
- HWC MACT Compliance: What's Left to Do? (Winter 2003)
- Comparative Analysis: RCRA Trial Burn & HWC MACT Comprehensive Performance Test (Spring 2002)
- Interim Standards, Final Amendments Promulgated (Winter 2002)
- Changes in the HWC MACT Standards (Fall 2001)
- Complying with the HWC MACT Standards (Winter 2000)
- Promulgated Standards (Fall 1999)
- Site-specific Risk Assessments (Spring 1999)
- Notification and Compliance Timeline (Winter 1999)
Industrial Boiler and Process Heater MACT
Stay up-to-date on the latest developments surrounding the Industrial Boiler and Process Heater MACT standards:
- Final Amendments: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters NESHAP Reconsideration (January 2006)
- Reconsideration: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters NESHAP (June 2005)
- Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters NESHAP (March 2004)
RMT at IT3
For the past several years, RMT has been an active participant in the International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies (IT3). This conference provides a forum for the exchange of state-of-the-art technical information on thermal treatment technologies. The meeting will offer contributed papers that address approaches to safely managing waste streams amenable to thermal treatment processes, and evaluate their associated costs, risks, and impacts. Presentations by experts involved with thermal treatment technologies for the management of radioactive wastes, hazardous chemical wastes, mixed wastes, munitions, medical/pharmaceutical wastes, municipal wastes, and industrial wastes will feature practical applications of technical and scientific advances. Join RMT this year in Montreal for the 27th Annual IT3 Conference May 12-14, 2008, and be sure to stop by the RMT exhibit booth to register for our drawing.
As a technical expert, RMT has presented the following papers at IT3 over the past few years:
- Practical and Cost-effective Fuel Alternatives for Industry, by Michael Budin
- Removal of Sulfite from Incinerator Air Pollution Control Blowdown Wastewaters, by Charles M. West, R.E.M., Matthew G. Gobble, P.E., and Richard L. Kratz
- Air Pollution Control (APC) Upgrades - Planning for MACT Compliance and Beyond, by Richard L. Kratz