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Any source, including a temporary source, which emits or has the potential to emit any air contaminant (defined as particulate matter, dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, or vapor, or any combination thereof produced by process other than natural) requires an air permit.
However, the requirement to obtain a permit does not apply to certain sources and/or activities. For more information to determine whether an air permit is required, visit the Do I Need an Air Permit? webpage.
This application should be completed when applying for a Part 70 (Title V) permit, including a general Title V permit, or a Title V permit modification. It should also be used to apply for a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and/or Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) permit.
All applications and instructions may be found on the Air Forms and Applications page.
This application should be completed when applying for a minor source permit, including a "synthetic" minor source permit, or a minor source permit modification.
All applications and instructions may be found on the Air Forms and Applications page.
All regulatory applications have recently been updated and consolidated into one application. This application should be completed when applying for a regulatory permit.
All applications and instructions may be found on the Air Forms and Applications page.
This application is primarily submitted in order to request approval for an activity for which a permit is not required, or to notify LDEQ of changes at the facility that are more administrative in nature. Examples of miscellaneous air permitting actions include, and are not limited to, requests for administrative amendments, authorizations to construct, changes of tank service, Emission Reduction Credit (ERC) certificates, exemptions to test, small source exemptions, withdrawals, and variances.
All applications and instructions may be found on the Air Forms and Applications page.
The Department releases a comprehensive list of all air permits issued by calendar quarter. Click the button below to access the Air Permits Issued by Calendar Quarter webpage.
Acid Rain requirements apply to most fossil fuel-fired combustion devices (e.g., boilers) that serve a generator with a nameplate capacity greater than 25 MWe to produce electricity (i.e., power plants). Although LDEQ issues Acid Rain permits for EPA, EPA has retained delegation of the remainder of the program. For more information on Acid Rain (Title IV) Permits, visit the Acid Rain (Title IV) Permits webpage.
You may check the status of any pending permit application by visiting DEQ's Check Permit Status portal.
Acts 586 and 779 of the 2006 Regular Legislative Session authorized the department to develop an expedited permitting program. The statutes allow interested applicants to reimburse the department for overtime costs incurred by DEQ employees that work overtime to expedite a permit, modification, license, registration or variance. These statutes also afford the department the opportunity to hire contractors to perform this work if deemed necessary.
All requests for expedited permit processing must be accompanied by the required form. Applicants for expedited permit processing should be aware that not all permitting activities are eligible. Approval of expedited permit processing requests are subject to, among other considerations, the availability of departmental resources. For more information, visit the Expedited Permit Processing Program webpage.
Emission Reduction Credits may be acquired and used for New Source Review (NSR) offsets.
For more information on Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) Banking, visit the ERC Banking webpage.
When a site undergoes a company name change, facility name change, and/or permit transfer associated with ownership and/or operator changes, a Notification of Change Form must be submitted in accordance with LAC 33:I.Chapter 19.
For more information, visit Notification of Change for Facilities with Effective Permits webpage.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delegated LDEQ the authority to implement and enforce certain New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) promulgated by EPA at 40 CFR 60, 61, and 63. This delegation applies to both Part 70 and non-Part 70 sources. See 40 CFR 60.4(b)(T) & (e)(2), 61.04(b)(T) & (c)(6)(ii), and 63.99(a)(18). The delegation of authority does not extend to sources located in Indian Country. For more information on LDEQ's delegations, visit the Delegation of EPA's Authority webpage.