Refinery Industry Services

AQC Environmental Engineers (AQC) has completed over 1,000 air permits, Title V renewal applications, Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) reporting, air quality emissions inventories, and analyses involving stationary and mobile sources. As one of the premier environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) consulting companies in California, AQC’s team helps EH&S managers both locally and at a corporate level with the wide variety of environmental permitting and compliance requirements specific to each facility. We help our clients comply with the requirements of California’s local air districts, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), local Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs), the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), all Air Quality Management Districts (BAAQMD, SCAQMD, SJVAPCD), Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and many other environmental regulators. Services we provide our clients related to petroleum refinery operations are listed below.

Air Permitting

Air Pollution Control Devices:

• Flares
• Selective Catalytic Reduction
• Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction
• Flue Gas Recirculation
• Vapor Recovery
• Activated Carbon Canister Controls
• Electrostatic Precipitators
• Thermal Oxidation
• Tail Gas Treating
• Sour Water Stripping

Storage Tanks:

• Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • External Floating Roof
  • Internal Floating Roof
  • Fixed Roof
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Pressurized Tanks

And More

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Analyses

• Air permit and CEQA applicability analyses;
• Refinery Health Risk Assessments (HRAs);
• CEQA air quality and greenhouse gas analyses; and
• Planning department presentations for proposed facilities.

Storm Water

• Industrial General Permit (IGP) Annual Comprehensive Site Compliance Evaluation (ACSCE);
• No Discharge initial assessments;
• Level 1 and Level 2 Exceedance Response Action (ERA) assistance;
• Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System (SMARTS) data entry;
• Ad Hoc reports; and
• Creating or revising a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).

Hazardous Waste & Materials

• SB 14 performance report, source reduction evaluation, and summary progress report;
• Universal waste process assessments;
• Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBPs) and annual site inspection support; and
• P.E.-Certified Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans and training.

Other Services

• RECLAIM reporting and Title V permit modifications;
• CARB mobile source fleet compliance (including for refinery support vehicle fleets);
• Air District annual reporting (AER, TIER, TEIP, CEIR, Annual Update, emissions inventories);
• Advanced Clean Truck regulations;
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project risk assessments;
• Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) assessments;
• AB 2588 HRAs;
• Renewable Fuel Standard engineering reports;
• Safety compliance assistance, including industrial hygiene monitoring;
• Air compliance audits;
• Source test oversight;
• Air monitoring program for toxics; and
• BAAQMD Rule 11-18 risk reduction support.