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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 18, 2021
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
FROM: Lucinda Smith, Environmental Services Director
SUBJECT: Air Permit Modification Application to CPDHE
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The purpose of this memo is to clarify the scope of Broa recent Air Permit Modification
Application made to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
Bottom Line
The Broadcom permit revision request represents mostly administrative changes and specific
revisions to certain permit conditions. The permit revisions are not an indication of changes to
production levels and will not increase already approved air emissions limits.
Background
Broadcom has applied to the CDPHE for an air permit modification that involves production changes
and changes in emissions controls. The proposed modification includes an update to RACT
(Reasonably Available Control Technology) that is required on existing sources in areas that are not
meeting national ambient air quality standards (i.e. Denver Metro/North Front Range area "serious"
nonattainment for ozone).
This air permit revision represents mostly administrative changes and specific revisions to certain
permit conditions. Staff confirmed with Broadcom that there is no change to approved air
emission limits.
This permitting action is subject to public comment between February 25 March 27, 2021. CDPHE
is recommending approval of the modification request.
This air permitting action does not address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Regarding GHG
emissions levels, Broadcom has been installing abatement devices of their own volition to mitigate
GHG emissions of fluorinated gasses since 2011 and is committed to continuing to install them.
Broadcom is a member of the Environmental Leadership program and commits annually to
various environmentally driven projects. This year Broadcom is working with CDPHE, as one of many
industrial stakeholders, as CDPHE develops plans to implement HB1261 to address greenhouse
gasses at the state level. Broadcom is considered a non-energy intensive trade industry by CDPHE.
City staff and Broadcom will continue to have ongoing meetings on the topic of greenhouse gas
reduction efforts.