Annual Registration Fees
Businesses within ORCAA’s jurisdiction which emit air pollution must be registered with the agency. The primary purposes are to verify and maintain a current and accurate record of air contaminants and their sources and to verify that businesses are fulfilling air pollution control requirements. The registration information also allows ORCAA to determine the effectiveness of air pollution control strategies.
Important Details about Registering a Business
All stationary (not mobile) sources of air pollution whichthat utilize equipment or processes requiring an agency permit must register annually with ORCAA. Sources and equipment types whichthat are exempt from registration requirements are specified in ORCAA Regulations, Rule 4.1. Examples of businesses needing to register include crematoriums, incinerators, chemical testing laboratories, small and large spray-coating facilities (auto body shops, cabinet and woodworking shops, fiberglass product manufacturers), rock crushers, hot mix asphalt plants, log yards, lumber mills and plywood plants, companies using boilers and other equipment that combust fuels, gas stations, dry cleaners, sewage treatment plants, and landfills.
There is an annual fee for maintaining the registration of a business. The amount of annual registration fees are specified in ORCAA Regulations, Rule 3.1. The amount of fees collected can only provide revenue to fund the agency’s ongoing registration program. Businesses are required to provide, at the agency’s request, information as needed about the source’s location, size, kinds of processes and air contaminant emissions, and other information relevant to air pollution. For additional information on registering a business [...]