Do I Need A Permit?

Any source that releases a regulated air pollutant above specified levels into the air must obtain an air quality permit.

Contact the Maricopa County Air Quality Department Small Business Assistance Office at (602) 506-5102 to find out if you need an air quality permit or for help in completing a permit application package. Any business, regardless of size, may contact this number for technical guidance, permitting requirements, air toxics issues, maximum achievable control technology (MACT) rules, reasonably available control technology (RACT) and best available control technology (BACT) requirements, operation and maintenance (O&M) plans and other technical topics.

Examples of sources and operations needing air quality permits include boilers; incinerators; chemical processing, handling or storage; material (sand, gravel, etc.) handling; abrasive blasting; industrial and commercial coating or painting; stationary engines solvent cleaning; dry cleaning; petroleum storage.

What is an air quality permit?

A permit is a written authorization to build, install and/or operate equipment that emits, or controls, the emissions of air contaminants such as:

For more information on the Maricopa County Air Quality Department permitting process, view our Permit Information brochure.