Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants
Links to forms and guidance. Standard permit for plants that produce no more than 300 cu yd/h (if a specialty plant, 30 cu yd/h) and are equipped with adequate suction shrouds and filters.
The Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants is
authorized under the Texas Health and Safety Code Section
382.05195 
,
which authorizes the commission to issue this standard permit for
many similar facilities.
Quick Screen
If your facility meets the conditions of this standard permit, you should be able to answer “Yes” to each of these questions:
- If a batch plant, does your facility manufacture no more than 300 cubic yards of concrete per hour?
- If a specialty plant, does your facility manufacture no more than 30 cubic yards of concrete per hour?
- Does your batch plant use a suction shroud at the central mix drum or truck drop point?
- Is the suction shroud vented to a central fabric filter baghouse with a flow rate of at least 4000 actual cubic feet per minute (acfm)?
If your facility complies:
- Review the standard permit and its criteria for your situation, specifically, whether you are planning a temporary, specialty, or permanent plant.
- Complete the concrete batch plant checklist to make sure that your plant complies with the relevant conditions of this standard permit. If it does, you may claim this standard permit.
If your planned concrete batch plant cannot meet the conditions of this standard permit, see Types of New Source Review Authorizations for other options.
To Claim This Standard Permit:
- Complete the Form PI-1S.
- Pay a registration fee (a temporary plant that is in support of a public works project and will be sited contiguously with the right of way of that project is exempt from this fee).
- Complete Table 20 (Concrete Batch Plant) and Table 11 (Fabric Filters) for each dust collector.
- Complete the Concrete Batch Plant Standard Permit Checklist.
- Submit the appropriate plot plan, maps, and process descriptions as detailed in the PI-1S-CBP.
Additional Information
- Complete Standard Permit Issuance Package for Effective Date July 10, 2003
- Complete Standard Permit Issuance Package for Effective Date September 1, 2000
Questions? We Can Help
If you have questions about this or any other standard permit, contact us.
