Air Pollution Division Clarifies HMA Plant Inspection & Enforcement Process CAPA members and Pete Jacobsen representing the CSSGA attended a presentation by officials of the CDHPE-Air Pollution Control Division on January 28. APCD Develops a Air Pollution Enforcement Guide The CDHPE-Air Pollution Control Division Stationary Sources Program has developed an Enforcement Guide to assist regulated entities with understanding various enforcement-related rules and procedures. Enforcement Guide A power point presentation of the Guide was presented to CAPA and CSSGA members on January 28, 2010. Questions regarding the Enforcement Guide, can be directed to APCD Legal Administrator at: Mike Skorupka, APCD-SS-B1, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado 80246-1530, (303)692-3123 michael.skorupka@state.co.us
NAPA has introduced two new publications, a sustainability report and a companion brochure. In announcing the new publications, NAPA President Mike Acott commented, “For decades, the asphalt pavement industry has been proactive in reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. The new report discusses some of the products we have developed – warm-mix asphalt, reuse/recycling, porous asphalt, and Perpetual Pavements – and shows how an accelerated deployment program could lead to even greater achievements.” Full Story Download Sustainability Report
Environmental Forum: HMA Production Facility/Sand & Gravel Operations When: 10:00am – 11:30am, Thursday, January 28, at CDHPE Offices, Room C1A The APCD will hold a 90 minute inspection/enforcement presentation meeting w/CAPA members. The meeting will be to provide a general overview of the inspection and enforcement process that APCD conducts. This meeting is intended for environmental managers and facility/operation managers. To attend, contact Tom Peterson at tompeterson@co-asphalt.com
Environmental Update: A couple of activities are in the planning phase working with the CDHPE-Air Pollution Control Division. If you would like to be involved, please contact the CAPA office at office@co-asphalt.com
- Portable Source Permitting Requirements: A joint CAPA/APCD meeting will be planned for hopefully sometime before the end of the year to discuss portable source permitting requirements and consider what changes could be made to provide more flexibility to industry.
- Air Division Inspection/Enforcement Flowchart & Forum: A forum will be planned in late January with CAPA to discuss the Air Division Inspection and Enforcement process and requirements. The APCD will develop an enforcement document (flow chart) that will help explain the inspection/enforcement process and how it works. They will also explain any pending or completed rule changes that affect our industry.
NAPA President Mike Acott testified to Congress on Sustainable Asphalt Technology, www.hotmix.org Sustainability Report Gets the Word Out NAPA has released a major new publication, the asphalt pavement industry's first-ever sustainability report. Entitled Black and Green: Sustainable Asphalt, Now and Tomorrow, the report highlights the ways in which the asphalt industry's everyday practices address climate change, improve air quality and water quality, provide green jobs, and reduce the carbon footprint of pavements. The 12-page report can be downloaded from www.hotmix.org/sustainability.
Asphalt Takes the LEED!!
Asphalt Pavements & LEED Certification
Environmental sustainability is a new way of doing business and truly changing Colorado’s construction landscape. A central factor that is contributing to the greening of Colorado is governmental entities requiring LEED certification for new buildings and major renovations. In response, the asphalt industry is working diligently to advance sustainability concepts and be a vital element of LEED certification and building green. Read more click here.
LEED Credit for Asphalt Pavement
Tables have been developed to show for the different LEED programs the potential credits attainable by using asphalt pavements. Each table provides the rating category, credit description, available points, and a discussion of the applicability/contribution that asphalt pavements have in attaining credits. This information has been provided for a variety pf LEED programs. The tables can be downloaded from the Resources section of the CAPA website.

Sustainable Asphalt, Now and Tomorrow.
A special report from NAPA
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Storm Water Runoff & Asphalt Pavements
“Environmental Compliance for HMA Production Facilities in Colorado” The webinar will be held at 11:30am - 1:00pm, Monday, June 1. The instructors will be CDHPE-APCD representatives. There is a $25 cost for a web connection. This webinar is intended for HMA plant operators, operational managers, environmental managers, environmental consultants to the HMA industry. The webinar will discuss new developments and current information on enforcement, O & M plan requirements, and permitting including generators.
The session was well attended and handouts can be downloaded from here!
Asphalt OM Plan 2009
OM for Sand and Gravel
Emissions Calculation Sheet
Operating and Maintenance Plan Requirements
HMA Environmental Fact Sheet - August 2008
Colorado Citizens Packet 3-28-03

RECYCLING
INDUSTRY LEADERS DISCUSS RECYCLING WITH
KEY AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Members of the CAPA Executive Committee met with CDOT Executive Director Tom Norton and Chief Engineer Craig Siracusa to discuss among other things, the cost increases in construction materials. One key topic was the discussion of the benefit of contractor retained rotomillings from paving projects. Follow-up efforts will be taken by CDOT working with CAPA. Also, current NAPA Chairman Jim Roberts of Granite Construction and others from NAPA met with the leadership of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently. Items covered include escalator clauses, accuracy of engineers' estimates, and ways to mitigate material cost increases. Discussion centered on the opportunities for increasing the reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) content of asphalt mixes. AASHTO, FHWA, and NAPA plan to work together on this issue.
NAPA ESTABLISHES RECYCLING TASK FORCE
Following the meeting with FHWA and AASHTO, and based on recommendations from NAPA's Energy Task Force, Jim Roberts announced the formation of a new Task Force on Recycling. The key focus areas are communicating the changing business environment and the economics of recycling, developing guidelines on the use of higher RAP content mixtures, and conducting a technology transfer program. As part of this effort, NAPA will be conducting a survey of its membership so that we can better understand RAP usage and potential barriers to its use. The Recycling Task Force will meet at the Mid-year Meetings.
NAPA PUBLISHES SPECIAL"ASPHALT SAVING" SPECIAL REPORT
A NAPA Special Report summarizing practices that can help you make the most of liquid asphalt supplies has been prepared by Dave Newcomb, NAPA's Vice President-Research & Technology. This report entitled, Five Ways to Save Your Asphalt, includes some highly practical suggestions on how to stretch your asphalt supplies for upcoming projects. This paper is available on the NAPA Website. To obtain the white paper, click here.
STORMWATER TRAINING SET FOR JUNE 22
A 1 day Stormwater Training Seminar has been planned for Thursday, June 22. The event is being hosted by Aggregate Industries and is in cooperation with CAPA and CRMCA/CRPA. The event is intended for environmental specialists in the ready mixed concrete, asphalt, and sand and gravel areas. Registration Information is attached.
STACK TESTING/OPACITY TESTING
There are a number of environmental firms in Colorado that specialize in opacity and stack testing of hot mix asphalt production facilities. For more information, contact the CAPA office at (303) 741-6150 for a list of companies.
April 2006
ASPHALT - THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PAVEMENT
Porous pavement is quickly becoming recognized as an environmentally friendly pavement for parking lots. There is plenty of information on the design and construction of porous asphalt pavement parking lots on NAPA's website. Click here, for more infromation. There is a link at the bottom of the page to an online library. NAPA has a Porous Pavement Design and Construction Guide that is a point of interest. You can find it online, click here.
Transferring information into knowledge....RAP and stormwater runoff. Several communities throughout the country have voiced concern over the issue of stormwater runoff from asphalt lots and RAP. Some of this concern likely stems from newspaper articles in the last six months that identified potential problems with stormwater runoff from lots sealed with coal tar. NAPA has developed Special Report on Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement: Stockpile Emissions and Leachate (SR-190). For more information or a copy of this publication contact the CAPA office at 303-741-6150.
HMA Production Facility Environmental Fact Sheet
A newly revised version of the proposed General Permit for HMA Plants in Colorado has been developed by the Air Pollution Control Division of the Department of Public Health and Environment. The new version of the Draft General Permit contains a number of changes requested by industry through CAPA. Please review and contact Jamie Gaboriau at Jamie.Gaboriau@aggregate-us.com or Tom Peterson at tompeterson@co-asphalt.com if you have any comments. A meeting with APCD officials will be held once we have summarized all of the industry comments. Once in place, the General Permit process is expected to reduce the time and cost of asphalt plant permitting.
March 2006
Inovations and Ideas Seminar. March 28, 2006
“What an Asphalt Producer Needs to Know Regarding Environmental Compliance of Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities in Colorado” (PDF Format) Use the links provided to see the presentations made on March 28.
Sponser Presentation; BG Chemical- Black Magic
“What an Asphalt Producer Needs to Know Regarding Environmental Compliance of Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities in Colorado” is the title of the March Innovations and Ideas Forum. The event is open to all CAPA members and will be held at 9:30 am – 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at the CAPA Office. The forum is being held in cooperation with the Small Business Assistance Program of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDHPE). CDHPE specialists in enforcement, permits, stormwater, and environmental leadership will be presenting at the forum. Registration information is available from the CAPA website. Meeting sponsor is CAPA Affiliate Member McVehil-Monnett Associates Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS FOR HMA PLANTS DESCRIBED IN "FACT SHEET" It is sometimes challenging to answer the questions and concerns that citizens and planning commissions have regarding hot mix asphalt production facilities. To address this, CAPA is partnering with the Colorado Department of Public Health - Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) to develop a straight forward document that explains the permitting process and how our industry is regulated. A revised version of the HMA Plant Fact Sheet has been developed and can be reviewed from the CAPA website. Comments should be addressed to either Tom Peterson at tompeterson@co-asphalt.com or to Jamie Gaboriau at jamie.gaboriau@aggregate.com.
GENERAL PERMIT FOR HMA PRODUCTION FACILITIES IS COMPLETE
The development of a General Permit for HMA Production Facilities in Colorado is near complete!! A proposed final version has been developed and has been submitted to CAPA for review prior to a 30 day public comment period. The use of the permit is expected to reduce the time and cost of permitting asphalt plants in Colorado and streamline the permitting process. The final version [GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT – Hot Mix Asphalt Production Facilities] is posted on the CAPA website and available for comment. The permit allows for the following production levels:
- Production shall not exceed 650 tons/hour and 750,000 tons/year
- For the period November 1
– February 28/29, production shall not exceed 3,200 tons/day
- For the period March 1
– October 31, production shall not exceed 4,700 tons/day
All comments should be forwarded to Tom Peterson at tompeterson@co-asphalt.com or (303) 741-6150.
A special thank you goes to Tom Hormel of McVehil-Monnett and Associates and Jamie Gaboriou of Aggregate Industries for their steadfast involvement in this effort.
Air Pollution Control Division
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has established websites for a number of industries in Colorado. One of them is the hot mix asphalt industry, click below to launch to the CDHPE website to view information regarding the hot mix asphalt industry, click here.
To view information on the following topics click here.
• Environmental Issues and Impacts
• Pollution Prevention and Regulatory Requirements
• Partnership with Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
• Compass Project
• Comet Project
Information Sources
Tools and Documents
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Contacts
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is developing websites and informational documents specifically to provide information about and to various industries on environmental impacts. Although we have attempted to include all applicable state regulatory requirements, we do not guarantee that the regulatory requirements provided are a complete and accurate list of regulatory requirements for any specific operation or facility. These are guidance tools only and we recommend you familiarize yourself with state and federal regulatory and statutory requirements, and contact the appropriate state and/or federal contacts for further information.
We would appreciate any feedback, corrections, and/or comments on these web pages. For more information, please email the Pollution Prevention Program.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Air Pollution Control Division - Key Contact Information
Air Pollution Control Division
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ap/aphom.asp
Small Business Assistance Program
Joni Canterbury (303) 692-3175
Environmental Leadership Program
Phyllis Woodford
Telephone: 303/692-3477
Address: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530
e-mail: cdphe.ppelp@state.co.us
Field Services Unit
Following is a listing of staff in the Field Services Unit. Each listing describes the staff person's primary duties, phone numbers and E-Mail address, if available. If you are unsure who to contact for information, call the Air Pollution Control Division at (303) 692-3150. For local contacts, see the Local Agency Staff Contact listing below.
Field Services Unit Supervisor -
Bob Jorgenson - (303) 692-3171 - robert.jorgenson@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions, Complaints -
Paul Carr - (303) 692-3250 - paul.carr@state.co.us
Report Review, Enforcement Actions, AIRS Entries -
Harry Collier - (303) 692-3154 - harry.collier@state.co.us
Inspections, Rocky Flats, Compliance Plans -
Arch Crouse - (303) 692-3156 - arch.crouse@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions, Wood Stoves, Complaints -
Hugh Davidson - (303) 692-3157 - hugh.davidson@state.co.us
Stack Testing, Audits/Certifications -
Thomas Lovell - (303) 692-3204 - thomas.lovell@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions, Complaints
Jason Long - (303) 692-3181 - jason.long@state.co.us
Stack Testing, Audits/Certifications -
Scott Mason - (303) 692-3253 - scott.mason@state.co.us
Upset Report Coordinator -
Louis Mcbride - (303) 692-3174 - louis.mcbride@state.co.us
Title V Monitoring Reports/Compliance Certifications
VOC Monitoring Reports, Open Burning Permits -
Shannon McMillan - (303) 692-3259 - shannon.mcmillan@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions, Complaints -
Long Nguyen - (303) 692-3106 - long.nguyen@state.co.us
Excess Emission Report Coordinator, Inspections
Enforcement Actions, Complaints -
Doug Ryder - (303) 692-3144 - doug.ryder@state.co.us
Final Approval Permit Review and Processing -
Dena Stutzman - (303) 692-3209 - dena.stutzman@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions, Complaints -
Troy Swain - (303) 692-3264 - troy.swain@state.co.us
Inspections, Enforcement Actions
Complaints, Compliance Plans
Pollution Prevention Tips
The Air Pollution Control Division has compiled pollution prevention (P2) ideas for several common industrial sectors and operations-- just click on the sector of interest and go! The division prepared the idea lists as a tool for its permit writers and permit applicants to quickly and easily access P2 information. The idea lists are not exhaustive, but are meant to inform businesses on feasible P2 and energy efficiency measures. The idea lists may also contain references to other sources and links to other web sites.
For more information call
Jean Terry at (303) 692-3255 or
to arrange a follow-up call to an interested company call
Kirk Mills at (303) 692-2977.
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