What company sources need one?

What sources are exempted?

How do I know which forms to fill out?

How do I get the proper forms?

How much does it cost?

How long does it take to get this Permit to Construct?

What can I do before getting the Permit to Construct?

Who can I contact?

What company sources need one?

A company may be issued a Construction Permit or Source Registration Permit if the proposed installation or modification can reasonably be expected to meet federal, state, and local requirements.

Any facility installing or modifying equipment must obtain a Permit if that installation or modification:

• may cause the creation of air contaminants
• may cause the emission of air contaminants (in excess of 200 pounds)
  
• may eliminate or reduce the control of emissions of air contaminants
  

All Parts Washers and Cold Cleaners require a Source Registration Permit regardless of actual emissions.

Equipment that needs to be permitted includes paint booths, generators (including backup generators), boilers, printing presses, and rock crushers. Other examples are included in this list of typical emitting sources which may cause the creation of air contaminants.

Sources with the potential to emit any pollutant in an amount equal to or greater than the de minimis levels of any pollutant will need to get a Construction Permit for non-exempt construction or modification projects. Refer to Missouri Department of Natural Resources "10 CSR 10-6.060 Construction Permits Required" and "10 CSR 10-6.061 Construction Permit Exemptions".

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What sources are exempted from Source Registrations?

The following equipment may be installed and operated without obtaining a Permit:

• Combustion equipment for indirect heating and reheating furnaces using natural or liquefied petroleum gas exclusively, with a capacity of less than 10 million BTU per hour input.
• Combustion equipment for indirect heating with a capacity less than one million BTU per hour input when burning coal, fuel oil grade #1 and #2, or wood. This exemption does not apply to equipment burning waste oil.
• Equipment used for any mode of transportation.
• Equipment, other than anaerobic lagoons, used for cultivating land, harvesting crops, or raising livestock. This exemption is not applicable if the equipment is used to remove substances from grain which were applied to the grain by another person.
• Laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical and physical analyses.
• Stacks or vents to prevent escape of sewer gases through plumbing traps (domestic sewage only).
• Charbroilers, fireplaces and barbecues.

How do I know which forms to fill out?

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How do I get the proper forms?

• "Application For Construction or Modification Prior to Operation of an Air Pollution Source Within the City of St. Louis"
• "10 CSR 10-6.400 Compliance Determination Work Sheet"
• "Source Registration Permit Application Facility Guide"
• "Source Registration Permit Application"

• "Application For Construction or Modification Prior to Operation of an Air Pollution Source Within the City of St. Louis"
• "Source Registration Permit Application"
• "Application For Permit to Abrasive Blast" ("Fill and Print" not available on this form)

How much does it cost?

• For sources subject to City Source Registration Permit:
  • $30.00 filing fee for sources who do not already have a Construction Permit. Additionally, the fee is $25.00 for each emission source plus $25.00 per hour of staff logged time.
  • $100.00 filing fee plus $50.00 per hour processing fee for sources that already have a Construction Permit.

• For sources subject to State Construction Permit:
  • $100.00 filing fee and $50.00 per hour processing fee for sources that reported under 10 tons of actual emissions on last EIQ or were not required to file an EIQ
  • $250.00 filing fee and $100.00 per hour processing fee for sources that reported over 10 tons of actual emissions on last EIQ.

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How long does it take to get this Permit to Construct?

Typically, the Permit to Construct can take anywhere from 1 day to 6 months to process.
Variables to processing time involved can include:

• Complexity of Permit Application
• Number of Applications ahead of yours
• Number of Applicable Requirements, and State or Federal Rules involved
• Public need for the project
• Lead time until Construction is scheduled
• Completeness, correctness, and thoroughness of Application
• Amount, if any, of necessary legal research

A well prepared, and properly calculated Application, involving a few emission points, and with low pollutant ramifications will take approximately 4 to 6 weeks.

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What can I do before getting the Permit to Construct?

No owner or operator shall commence construction or modification of any installation without first obtaining a Permit.

A waiver may be obtained to lay foundation, install auxiliary equipment and the like, only if requested in writing, to this Division.

An owner would not be allowed to operate the pollution source until the Permit is issued.

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Who can I contact?

Call (314) 613-7300, Permit Section for more information on permitting issues.
If you have any questions or have a concern about the need of a Permit, send an email to: Air Pollution Division

Disclaimer: The City of St. Louis APCD has tried to make these referenced pages as accurate as possible. However, none of the text is absolute or final.