Air Quality Services

The extensive experience of Buys & Associates' air quality team allows our clients to "breathe easy".  Our air quality experts are skilled in preparing permit applications for major and minor sources located throughout the Gulf and Rocky Mountain states and have demonstrated performance in preparing EPA major source applications for facilities operating on Tribal Lands.  Our managers are experienced in negotiating the terms and conditions of air permits, providing our cleints the flexibility required to operate facilities efficiently, while minimizing the emissions monitoring and record keeping requirements.  Other services include:

Permitting

Emissions Inventories & Evaluations

Emission Control Technology

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

Risk Assessment

Dispersion Modeling

Regulatory and Compliance Support

Training Workshops

Select Example Projects

Air Emissions Assessment and Permitting

(Confidential Client), Oil and Gas Production Company, Fort Worth, Texas

Buys & Associates, Inc. performed an environmental audit that revealed a 1,600 horsepower natural gas compression facility that was operating without the required air emission construction and operating permits. Compounding the problem was the fact that the compressors and associated dehydrators were installed with no consideration for Best Available Control Technology (BACT).

Buys & Associates, Inc. evaluated the emissions from the facility and prepared construction and operating permits. Subsequently Buys & Associates supervised air emission testing to verify emission rates and provided assistance to the client in successful negotiations with the State concerning BACT requirements and penalty payments.

Air Emissions Permitting

(Confidential Client), Oil and Gas Production Company, Denver, Colorado

The client had begun the installation of a new 500 horsepower natural gas compressor at an existing facility in Wyoming when they contacted Buys & Associates, Inc. for guidance on air permitting requirements. An approved construction permit was required for the compressor and the client needed to be operational within one week in order to minimize lost revenue. We prepared the construction permit application and successfully fast-tracked the approval process, obtaining approval for operation within four days, thus preventing any loss of revenue.