Title V Program

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) require that each state develop a Title V operating permit program to permit major sources of air pollution and other sources subject to federal Clean Air Act requirements. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Management, has established the Title V operating permit program, RCSA Section 22a-174-33, to meet this federal requirement.

A Title V operating permit:

• is a facility-wide permit;
• brings all applicable air pollution control requirements together into a single document;
• provides a means of implementing federal maximum achievable control technologies (MACT) standards and acid rain requirements;
• after permit issuance, requires record keeping and monitoring to assure compliance with all applicable requirements; in addition to the information required for this application, there are requirements in RCSA Section 22a-174-33 for monitoring and compliance reporting once the Title V permit is issued.
• will have a permit term of up to five years.

Link to Title V Permit Application Forms

Exemption letter rule dated April 5, 2005 (PDF, 47K)

Exemption published in 70FR242, December 19, 2005

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Active Title V Permits as of May 20, 2013

CTDEEP developed the General Permit to Limit Potential to Emit from Major Stationary Sources of Air Pollution (GPLPE) to provide businesses with a streamlined mechanism for complying with Title V.

This general permit:

• is a premises wide permit;
• is federally enforceable;
• limits total emissions from the premises to levels below applicable major stationary source levels;
• allows a source to emit up to, but not including, major stationary source levels; and,
• does not supersede or make less stringent any other environmental standard required by the commissioner.

The owner or operator of a source subject to the Title V operating permit program may seek coverage under this GPLPE instead of obtaining a Title V operating permit. This general permit enables Title V sources to "cap" or limit their potential and actual emissions to levels below the applicable major stationary source thresholds.

Link to Current GPLPE Permit and Registration Forms

List of sources that have been granted an Approval of Registration under the November 19, 2010 GPLPE.  (PDF)

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Content Last Updated on May 20, 2013