State Plans

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​State Air Quality Plans​​​​​​​

State plans fall under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act​​. Each plan sets performance standards for certain facilities for specific pollutants. The Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) ensures these standards are implemented and enforced. The information below summarizes Kentucky's state plans with relevant information and updates about each plan.

​​Kraft Pulp Mills - 401 KAR 61:025​

​​​​​​Kraft pulp mills are facilities that convert wood into pulp through a chemical process known as the kraft process. Kraft pulp mills emit particulate matter (PM), sulfur compounds, and other pollutants. (EPA's) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft Pulp Mills were amended in 2014.​

• Title 401 Chapter 61 Regulation 025​​
  
• EPA Emissions Guidelines for Kraft Pulp Mills​
  
• 40 CFR Part 62 Subpart VV​​
  

​​​​Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - 401 KAR 61:036

​In 2016, EPA announced final updates to its NSPS to reduce emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified, and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. In a separate action, EPA also issued guidelines for reducing emissions from existing MSW landfills.​

• Title 401 Chapter 61 Regulation 036​
  
• ​Emissions Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  
• 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart CF​
  

Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants - 401 KAR 61:165

Primary aluminum reduction plants electrolyticall​y reduce refined bauxite to form aluminum. EPA finalized emissions standards for primary aluminum reduction plants in 1997.​

• Title 401 Chapter 61 Regulation 165
  
• Emissions Guidelines for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants
  
• ​40 CFR Part 63 Subpart LL
  

​​Sulfuric Acid Plants - 401 KAR 61:030

The NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants regulate emissions of PM, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfuric acid (H2SO4) mist from sulfuric acid production facilities.​​​​

• Title 401 Chapter 61 Regulation 030
  
• ​​Emissions Guidelines for Sulfuric Acid Plants
• 40 CFR Part 62 Subpart F​​

Air Emissions From Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI)—Section 111(d)/129 Plan

• 40 CFR Part 62 Subpart S-Air Emissions From Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI)—Section 111(d)/129 Plan
  

Air Emissions From Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI)—Section 111(d)/129 Plan

• 40 CFR Part 62 Subpart S-Air Emissions From Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI)—Section 111(d)/129 Plan​