PUP-4203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: New Source Performance Standard, State Implementation Plan, Urban Runoff
Document Summary
Concepts: command-and-control, clean air act: naaqs, nsps, clean water act: npdes, tmdl. Command and control regulaions are saying you have to do x,y, and z. mandated. Technology based standard: you must install a certain type of technology in order to be in compliance with the regulaion ex. Coal scrubber: have to have this piece of equipment: in most states you have to have yearly inspecions to make sure youre not polluing into the air. Performance-based standard: caf standards: a leet of cars has to reach a certain fuel economy, more lexible than technology based standard, don"t care how you achieve it, as long as you do. This is command and control because you have to be in compliance with these/ meet their standards. Pros and cons of technology based standard and performance based standard. Technology based standards might be beter for factories and not later on.
