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July 2008 USE OF POROUS ASPHALT CONTINUES TO GROW
May 2008 NAPA SPECIAL REPORT
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement ("RAP"): Stockpile Emmissions and Leachate The hot-mix asphalt (“HMA”) industry is America’s biggest recycler. More than 90 million tons of asphalt pavement is reclaimed each year during widening and resurfacing projects, and of that total, more than 80 percent is reused. More than 92 percent of the nation’s highways and roads are surfaced with asphalt. RAP is incorporated into new pavements, shoulders, and embankments. Recycling is a vital part of the asphalt pavement industry, as it creates great benefits for the general public.
April 2008 EVERYTHING A PRODUCER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS CAPA held a productive forum on April 9, 2008 with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. The forum entitled, Environmental Issues for HMA Facilities included a series of presentations from key contacts within the state regulatory agency. The following presentations can be downloaded from the CAPA website.
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.
Recycling gets hot - Last summer, Lakewood, Colo., infrastructure engineer Chris Jacobsen ran a test project using 30% recycled asphalt for a 11-inch surface overlay. To see more information http://www.pwmag.com
RECYCLING INDUSTRY LEADERS DISCUSS RECYCLING WITH NAPA ESTABLISHES RECYCLING TASK FORCE NAPA PUBLISHES SPECIAL"ASPHALT SAVING" SPECIAL REPORT STORMWATER TRAINING SET FOR JUNE 22 STACK TESTING/OPACITY TESTING April 2006 ASPHALT - THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PAVEMENT 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.
January 2006 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. 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 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. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Air Pollution Control Division - Key Contact Information
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