Connecticut’s air emissions laws are among the strictest in the nation. Residents may breathe easier knowing their air quality is protected, but businesses and industries face daunting challenges in complying with this complex regulatory structure. Our attorneys are among the state’s foremost experts in this field of law and handle even the most complicated permit applications, whether they involve a new source or a modification to an existing source.
We are thoroughly versed in the alphabet soup of NOx, SOx, CO, PM-10 and PM-2.5, O3 and HAP emissions. We work with the top air engineers to perform analysis of the best available control technology (BACT), single- and multi-source modeling, stack height projections, downdraft analysis and PSD or LAER analysis. We obtain permits in situations ranging from new source reviews to general permits to limit potential emissions. We defend clients in compliance matters and in actions for violations of the maximum allowable stack concentration (MASC) and hazard limiting values (HLVs).
If a matter goes before a public hearing or must be adjudicated in court, we have the experience and knowledge to present the best possible case in easily understandable terms.