Air Emission Inventory Information

DNR is required to obtain annual stationary point source air emission inventory each year from air pollutant emitting facilities throughout the state. Each year between 1,500 to 2,100 facilities report air emissions.

2008 Emission Inventory Reporting- Final Summary and Certification Form

June 3, 2009 Status - The Air Reporting System (ARS) certification module is now working. An email was sent out on June 2, 2009 without an attachment asking you to return to the Air Reporting System (ARS), print a final summary, and print a certification form.

Click here to login to the DNR Switchboard in order to run ARS. Remember to use your Web Access Management System (WAMS) user id and password to log on, click on the name of the facility you are interested in , and choose Annual Air Emission Inventory under the What You Can Do area. After logging into the Air Reporting System, complete the following steps:

1. When you enter ARS will see a screen similar to this. Choose the 'Summary Reports, Rollup & Calculator' hyperlink on the left side navigation.
2. The next screen has an active 'Generate Final Report and Certify' button. Clicking on this button generates a 2008 emission summary with a 'Final' watermark. You will see this screen while the report is generated by the computer.
3. After the report is generated you must choose whether to continue with the certification procedure or quit.
   • If you believe the final report is sufficient for certification, then click on the I wish to certify button. The computer will present a certification form in pdf format, that you can print, have signed, and send back to DNR. You may send a scanned copy of the signed certification form to Ralph.Patterson@wisconsin.gov or mail the one-page form to Ralph Patterson, WDNR-AM/7, 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, WI 53707. The computer also retains a copy of the final report.
   • If you believe the final report is insufficient, then click on the I do NOT wish to certify button. The computer will not present a certification form in pdf format and will not retain a copy of the final summary report.
4. After the signed certification form is returned to DNR and logged into the database, you will only have access to the final 2008 summary report in the Generate Final Report and Certify area.

• Submitted Report - Information you submitted to DNR by clicking on the ARS submit button. This report has a SUBMITTED watermark
• Draft Report - The draft report is information that is being reviewed or ready for finalization. The report has a DRAFT watermark.
• Final Report - The final report is information that is the final version of the submitted information. This information is certified by the facility. This report has a FINAL watermark.

We are still hopeful that facilities will meet the Tuesday, June 30, 2009 certification date set in s. NR 438.03(5)(c), Wis. Adm. Code.

For further information please click on one of the following topics:

• Logging In and Understanding the Air Reporting System (ARS) - Written instructions on logging in to the Air Reporting System (ARS) and reviewing the software buttons.
• Instructional videos - You can view short videos on generating air emission summary reports from your computer.
• Printing Draft Emission Summaries and Reviewing Database Information - Instructions for printing draft summary reports and suggestions on reviewing the 2008 air emission inventory data before certifying.
• Certification - The certification procedure for 2008 data was changed.
• Business Rules - These emission inventory database business rules were established when DNR went to a new database for compliance, permits, and emiission inventory in 2008.
• Billing - billable pollutants, how emissions are billed.
• Dispute - Formal procedure to dispute an air emission or air emission fee.
• Emission Inventory Contacts - Statewide
• Northeast Region
• Northern Region
• South Central Region
• Southeast Region
• West Central Region

Other Emission Inventory Available Information

• Air NR 438 Pollutants .
• Tables with Thresholds
• Health effects, reference information.
• Reporting by Industry Category
• Historical Information. Air emission data from 1985-2007 has been summarized for the most of the air pollutants having national ambient air quality standards. Information is supplied for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM), Particulate matter under 10 microns (PM₁₀), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC, which is also known as Reactive Organic Gases (ROG)).

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