Best Available Control Technology (BACT) and Air Permitting

Guidelines for determining what BACT is for any one situation. How to have a new process or piece of equipment studies to determine whether it is BACT.

BACT Guidelines Guidelines for determining best available control technology are in the Air Pollution Control Guidance Document.

Related Categories:

	BACT Guidelines for Agricultural Sources Guidelines for determining best available control technology for agricultural facilities and activities.
	BACT Guidelines for Chemical Sources Guidelines for determining best available control technology for chemical facilities and associated activities.
	BACT Guidelines for Coatings Sources Guidelines for determining best available control technology for facilities and activities associated with coating processes.
	BACT Guidelines for Combustion Sources Guidelines for determining best available control technology for facilities that are sources of emissions due to combustion.
	BACT Guidelines for Mechanical, Agricultural and Construction Sources Guidelines for determining best available control technology for facilities and activities in which emissions are produced through mechanical processes.

Topics Under This Category:

	Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Guidelines for the Semiconductor Industry This table provides information regarding Threshold Limits.
	Current Policy and Guidance Memos for Best Available Control Technology Memos from TCEQ staff with guidance of current significance to best available control technology for air emissions.
	Design Criteria Variability of compounds and low concentrations in emission stream information.
	Historical Policy and Guidance Memos for Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Historical policy and guidance memos about Best Available Control Technology (BACT).
	Reliability Information regarding the reliability number of hours per year that a control device is expected to operate.
	Removal Mechanism Includes information regarding method of control normally encountered with each emission stream.
	Threshold Limit The threshold limit is the annual emission rate above which a company may need.