Ohio EPA

Division of Air Pollution Control

The 1970 federal Clean Air Act and its 1990 amendments require U.S. EPA to set clean air standards to protect public health and welfare. Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control has adopted rules that ensure those standards are met throughout Ohio.

To protect Ohio’s air quality, Ohio EPA annually reviews approximately 750 requests for permits for new or modified air pollution sources, and 262 requests for renewal permits. A permit can cover multiple sources of air pollution. Ohio has more than 700 major sources that require comprehensive state and federal operating permits.

Ohio EPA requires continuous monitoring of emissions at 115 facilities, including more than 350 major pollution sources. Staff conduct biannual inspections of facilities that emit more than 100 tons of air pollution per year, and all facilities that emit regulated levels of hazardous air pollutants.

In addition to the district offices, there are nine local air pollution control agencies throughout Ohio that have been delegated certain air pollution control responsibilities from Ohio EPA. These agencies work under contract with Ohio EPA to perform the same activities as our district offices. Click here for a map and contact information.

District staff members in the Division of Air Pollution Control perform a variety of technical and engineering services.

  • Evaluate proposed new sources of air pollution to determine the types and amounts of proposed emissions and coordinate with Central Office to issue appropriate permits to prevent new outdoor air quality problems.

  • Evaluate permit applications and make recommendations regarding issuance.

  • Evaluate Title V applications for large air pollution sources and make recommendations regarding permit conditions and issuance.

  • Inspect facilities with Title V permits (large facilities) at least once every two years.

  • Biannually inspect and continually monitor stationary air permit holders.

  • Provide technical assistance to industries, institutions, commercial facilities and the public.

  • Monitor air quality by operating ambient air quality monitors.

  • Investigate air pollution complaints.

  • Inspect and review private testing companies’ procedures for testing smoke stack emissions.

  • Contribute to creating a statewide emissions inventory to determine long-term pollution trends from major sources.

  • Review non-Title V air permits at least once every 10 years.

  • Investigate open burning complaints.

  • Inspect buildings being renovated or demolished for asbestos regulation violations.

  • Inspect gasoline stations to ensure that proper vapor recovery controls are being used.

  • Provide expert testimony to support enforcement litigation.



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