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Region 1: Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island
For EPA related news and
events in Region 1,
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Connecticut
MARCH 2011
- On
March 21, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection notified
industry stakeholders that CAA185 penalty fees would not be assessed for
facilities located in the NY/NJ Metropolitan Air Quality Control Region, which
includes portions of Connecticut. NJDEP recently
submitted a "clean data determination" based on the latest emissions data for
2007-2009 that indicated that the region was in compliance with the 1997
eight-hour NAAQS for ozone. The NJDEP statement reflects
only a preliminary determination for the region. EPA
must provide a formal notice and comment period before a final attainment
designation may be issued.
June 2010 -
On June 14, the Connecticut Governor signed legislation that would lower the
allowed sulfur level in numbers 1,2,3 and 4 distillate heating oil. The law
establishes a sulfur threshold of 50 ppm beginning in 2011 and includes a
further reduction to 15 ppm by July 1, 2014. It also includes a mandate for
biodiesel blending of 2 percent beginning in 2011. Implementation is contingent
on the passage of similar measure in Massachusetts New York, and Rhode Island.
March
2010 – Comments on CT’s Low Sulfur Heating Oil Proposal:
On March 11, ILTA
submitted
comments to the Connecticut General Assembly regarding its proposal to lower
the allowed sulfur level in numbers 1,2,3 and 4 distillate heating oil. Under
the proposal, Connecticut is seeking sulfur limits of 50 parts per million (ppm)
plus a 2 percent biodiesel content mandate by mid-2011 and a further sulfur
reduction to 15 ppm by 2014. Other states in New England and the mid-Atlantic
region are considering similar proposals
JANUARY 2009
NY-NJ-CT Ozone Area
Subject to CAA 185
Clean Air Act 185
requirements may apply to two counties in Connecticut, given the region failed
to meet the 125 part-per-billion 1-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard
for Ozone by its 2007 attainment deadline. These counties include:
To date,
Connecticut has not taken any steps towards enforcement of the CAA 185
provisions. For more information on CAA 185,
click here.
AUGUST 2008
EPA Monitoring Emissions
Using Infrared Technologies
EPA has been using infrared technology in order to identify emissions sources in
the states of Colorado, Louisiana and Texas. As of August 2008, ILTA terminal
member companies have reported that the technology is also being used in the
states of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey. For more information, please
click here.
Maine
April 2010 -
On April 6, Governor John Baldacci signed into law a bill that lowers the
sulfur content of home heating oil in Maine. The bill requires heating oil to
contain no more than 500 ppm sulfur starting January 1, 2014 and a further
reduction to 15 ppm sulfur starting January 1, 2018.
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