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:
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, using the PI-1S Instructions,
entitled "Registration Instructions for a Standard Permit."
- 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
Questions? We Can Help
If you have questions about this or any other standard permit,
contact us.
