NJDEP-Bureau of Air Quality Planning-Emission Statement Program

The Federal Clean Air Act requires that states with designated ozone nonattainment areas gather Emission Statement data from sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) beginning in 1992 (reporting in 1993). These two air contaminants react in the presence of sunlight to form ozone in the lower atmosphere, the troposphere, where it affects human health. Carbon monoxide by itself affects human health and elevated levels tend to occur primarily in the winter months. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), therefore, requires the State of New Jersey to report the emissions from major sources annually. The Emission Statement rule (N.J.A.C. 7:27-21) established requirements for the annual reporting of air contaminant emissions from stationary sources allowing the state to meet these requirements. The Emission Statement rule requires the the following air contaminants to be reported; carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ammonia (NH3), total suspended particulate matter (TSP), respirable particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), lead (Pb), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and the 36 toxic air pollutants (TAP’s).

The emission statement data is made publicly available and reported to the USEPA’s national database, National Emissions Inventory (NEI). USEPA’s Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR), 40 CFR Part 51, requires the state to prepare a comprehensive statewide inventory every three years and a reduced point source submittal annually using the NEI. This database is useful for federal and regional planning agencies interested in national trends and information. Much of the information required by New Jersey’s Emission Statement program is required by the AERR.

Emission Statements are intended to help the state in their reporting and analysis of emissions into the ambient air. All emission estimates reported on Emission Statements will be used in tracking the State’s progress toward meeting the mandatory emission reduction targets specified as a percentage reduction from the 1990 base year inventory. This tracking will help to monitor the progress that areas make toward attainment of the ozone and carbon monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards and will be used as an indicator to measure the state’s progress in maintaining a healthy environment. The Act also requires the state to periodically compile and report a comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of all air contaminant sources in the State. The emissions data from the Emission Statement program provides an impact indicator of emissions on the ambient air quality from the stationary sources in New Jersey.

If you have any questions regarding this material, please contact Michael Santilli of the Bureau of Air Quality Planning at (609) 292-6722.

DESCRIPTION	DOWNLOADABLE FILES
DESCRIPTION	MS Word97 format	Adobe PDF format
Emission Statement Guidance Document	guide.doc	guide.pdf
SCC Table	scc.doc	scc.pdf
Certification Form	cert.doc	cert.pdf
Department Checklist for Emission Statement Review	checklist.doc	checklist.pdf
RADIUS Certification Authorization Form		Authorization Form.pdf
User Guide for RADIUS Submittals		User Guide.pdf

Possible resources for calculating PM2.5 are AP-42, FIRE, and the PM Calculator, all located at USEPA - Chief. Please remember that PM10 and PM2.5 emissions include both filterables and condensables.

Simplified Worksheets to Estimate VOC Emissions from Fixed Roof Storage Tanks
The following simplified worksheets are provided primarily for minor facilities that may not be familiar with USEPA Tanks Program, to estimate VOC emissions from aboveground and underground horizontal or vertical fixed roof tanks containing gasoline or fuel oil. Most of the information required for these calculations have been provided as default values to minimize the information a facility needs to provide.

These excel worksheets are labeled as TECF_HOR1.xls (for horizontal aboveground storage tanks), TECF_VER1.xls (for vertical aboveground storage tanks) and TECF_UND1.xls (for underground storage tanks). Each worksheet has four spreadsheets for the following products: Residual fuel oil #6, Distillate fuel oil #2, Gasoline RVP9 and Gasoline RVP13.

To use these worksheets, the only information you need to insert is the tank height, the tank diameter, and the total amount of product loaded into the tank for the calendar year in the highlighted boxes. The spreadsheet will calculate the estimated VOC emissions in terms of breathing losses, working losses and total losses.