AEM developed Title V permit applications for several textile facilities (both major and synthetic minor) in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In all cases, the process began with the identification of emissions sources, as well as the identification of all regulated air pollutants emitted by each, followed by development of an emission inventory. These initial phases of the application process were completed at seven of these textile facilities, five of which were found to have volatile organic chemical (VOC) emissions significantly higher than levels reported in the past.

AEM not only performed a thorough compliance review of all applicable regulations for each facility in question, but also developed compliance plans to deal with all identified non-compliance constituents. In each case, meetings were scheduled with facility engineers to verify that the means of demonstrating compliance with each specific role was acceptable.

For each change of raw material or product, a separate process operation scenario was submitted, as required by state and federal regulations. Permits were successfully issued for all plants.