Procedure descriptions
Immission control - Submit measurement report on individual measurements of air pollutants in large combustion plants, gas turbines and internal combustion engines in accordance with 13. BImSchV
If you are the operator of a large combustion plant, gas turbine or internal combustion engine plant, you must have the pollutant emissions checked at regular intervals by means of individual measurements.
You must have the measurements carried out by a notified body (measuring centre) in accordance with § 29b of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG). You must draw up a measurement report on the results and submit it to the immission control authority responsible for you.
Responsible department
Locally responsible regional council (Department 5 - Environment).
Details
Prerequisite
- You are the operator of a large combustion plant, gas turbine or combustion engine plant.
- Periodic measurements (individual measurements) must be carried out on your system in accordance with the requirements of the 13th BImSchV (e.g. after commissioning, after significant changes, repeat measurements).
Procedure
- You contact a notified body (measuring centre) in accordance with Section 29b BImSchG.
- The exact measurement planning (measurement date, air pollutants to be measured, operating conditions of the installation to be taken into account) must be agreed between you, the measuring centre and the responsible immission control authority.
- The measuring centre determines the emission values on the measurement date.
- Once the measurement has been completed, you will receive a measurement report from the measuring centre, which must be submitted to the responsible pollution control authority.
Deadlines
If you have newly commissioned or significantly modified your system, you must have the measurements carried out for the first time after 3 months at the earliest and after 6 months at the latest. Subsequently, the measurements must be carried out at least every 3 years after the last measurement.
The measurement report must be submitted to the responsible immission control authority within 12 weeks of the measurement together with all documents.
Required documents
Complete measurement report in accordance with Annex A of Guideline VDI 4220 Sheet 2 (November 2018 edition) with information on, among other things
- Measurement results,
- measurement methods used,
- Operating conditions that are important for the assessment of the measurement results.
Costs
None
Processing time
There is no statutory processing time.
Miscellaneous
Please ensure that you submit the measurement report to the immission control authority responsible for your plant.
Legal basis
Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG):
- § 26 Messungen aus besonderem Anlass
- § 28 Erstmalige und wiederkehrende Messungen bei genehmigungsbedürftigen Anlagen
- § 20 Periodische Messungen
- § 21 Messberichte; Beurteilung von periodischen Messungen
Release note
Machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 22.04.2025