Julie Mitchell

Presentation Title:

Air Permitting, Odor, and CEQA for Solid Waste Industry Facilities

Julie Mitchell, Principal Air Quality Scientist, Yorke Engineering, LLC

Abstract:

The solid waste industry is addressing new diversion regulations and there is a need for the expansion of composting, digestion, and waste-to-energy facilities to meet diversion goals, as well as associated changes to the municipal solid waste (MSW) handing. These facility changes typically trigger the need for air permitting, and often odor analysis and/or California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. This webinar will address the challenges of the air permitting process for solid waste facilities, including Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for criteria pollutants, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions issues, air toxic health risk assessments, odor, and Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs). The webinar will also touch on the CEQA process and how that overlaps with the air permitting process.

Bio:

Julie Mitchell has worked in the air quality consulting field for over 30 years. She is based in San Diego, where she provides environmental planning, permitting, and compliance support. Ms. Mitchell has prepared numerous environmental documents and air permit applications for power generation facilities, construction materials facilities, mixed land-use projects, and industrial projects throughout the U.S. and internationally. Her technical specialties include operation and assessment of air dispersion models for air quality and health risk assessments (HRAs); evaluation of criteria pollutant, hazardous air pollutant (HAP), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and meteorological data analysis. She works closely with local, state, and federal agency staff, including participating in public hearings, to obtain air permits and approvals of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents.