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CAA Permitting in Pennsylvania

Clean Air Act permitting in Pennsylvania is the shared responsibility of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS) and EPA Region 3. For more information about responsible agencies see below.


Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)

Krishnan Ramamurthy, Acting Director
Bureau of Air Quality
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Exit
Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th Floor
400 Market Street
P.O. Box 8468
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468
phone: 717-787-9702
fax: 717-772-3415

Responsible Area: Statewide

Pennsylvania Air Permitting Information and Contacts

Bureau of Air Quality Contact Information Exit

Bureau of Air Quality Exit

Air Quality Permit Information Exit

General Permits Exit

Operating Permits Exit

E-Facts Exit

PADEP E-Library Exit

Approved State Implementation Plan (Federal Construction Permit Authority)


Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)

Ms. Jayme Graham, Air Program Manager
Air Quality Program
Allegheny County Health Department Exit
301 39th Street, Building #7
Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1891
phone: 412-578-8103
fax: 412-578-8144

Responsible Area: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Permitting Exit

Approved State Implementation Plan (Federal Construction Permit Authority)


Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS)

Kassahun Sellassie, Ph.D., PE, Acting Director
Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS) Exit
Department of Public Health
321 University Ave., 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
phone: 215-685-7584
fax: 215-685-9451

Responsible Area: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Air Permitting Forms Exit

Approved State Implementation Plan (Federal Construction Permit Authority)