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2. Proposed Kansas Air Quality Plan Douglas Watson, Mindy Bowman, Russ Brichacek, Tom Gross Kansas Air Quality Seminar March 6, 2008 Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

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4. Why do we Want or Need an Air Quality Plan? Don’t we have a plan called the State Implementation Plan (SIP)???? YES but …………………… Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

5. Is this the SIP?? How about this one?? Actually it is all of these!! Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

6. What do we envision the Air Quality Plan doing? • More user friendly • Give citizens of the State a better understanding of the challenges faced by KDHE • What we are presently doing across the state to address these challenges • What we plan to do in the future to address these challenges Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

7. LAYOUT • Kansas Weather • Program Overview • Existing Air Quality Status in Kansas • Emissions Inventory • Air Quality Planning Regions • Now and into the Future Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

8. Process • Living Document • Every year – Amend “Now and into the Future” section of document as needed • Every three years – Update entire document, including emissions inventory section • Public participation • Every other year – Air Quality Conference • Off years - • Special Public Meeting • Meeting in Air Quality Planning Regions Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

9. Kansas Weather • Two way street • Presence of pollution in atmosphere may affect weather • Weather affects concentration and dispersion of pollutants • Main pollutants of concern • Ozone • Particulate Matter Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

10. Air Quality Status • Current Monitoring Network Collects Data On: • PM2.5 • PM10 • O3 • SO2 • NO2 • CO • H2S • NH3 • TSP • Visibility Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

11. Air Quality Status Con’t. • Currently meet all federal ambient air quality standards – (Exception to this is Kansas City Ozone) • Two pollutants of concern – PM and Ozone • New standard for PM recently released – Kansas continues to meet this new standard • New ozone standard set to be released this week. Likely to be lowered from 80ppb to between 70-75ppb. Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

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15. Kansas Air Pollutants Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

16. Air Quality Planning Regions • Divided state into five planning regions • Better define the responses and actions needed for specific areas of state • Not a “one glove fits all” approach • Regions selected using the following criteria • Meteorological data • Geography • Existing regulatory status • Air monitoring data • Emissions inventory data • Population/industrial base Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

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19. Now and into the Future • Three of BAR’s ongoing clean air strategic plan goals are • To conserve air quality • To control air pollution • To provide quality service to customers Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

20. Kansas City • Ozone Maintenance Plan • Implementing contingency measures for Phase I • Regulations • Possible Need for Phase II measures • New Ozone Standard – Develop a nonattainment SIP • Clean Air Action Plan • Voluntary measures • Short list developed • Need to bring more resources to bare (SEPs ?) • Commitment from individuals and small businesses to reduce mobile and nonpoint emissions • Resources • Outreach Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

21. Wichita • New Ozone Standard – Develop a nonattainment SIP? • Intensify public education/outreach about air quality issues • Resources? • Continue participation in EPA’s Voluntary Ozone Reduction Council • Potential health risk assessments for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) using modeling, inventory and monitoring data Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

22. Proposed Revisions to Ozone Standard Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

23. Rangeland and Crop Residue Burning • Flint Hills Burning • Air Monitoring Project – PM10 • Potential Health Effects Study with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) • Continue to meet with agricultural interests on this issue • Public Education • Best Management Practices • Alternative/expanded burn windows • Use of BlueSky-Rains model by Extension Agents • Research Projects- KSU and University of Maryland Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

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25. Maintain an Effective Ambient Air, Mercury and Visibility Network • Mercury Deposition Monitoring – • Authorized in 2007 by Kansas Legislature • Complete six monitoring sites across the state • Included in the National Mercury Deposition Network • Specific Goals • Determine amount and distribution of mercury contained in precipitation across the state. • Attempt to evaluate potential transport of mercury into the state • Establish trends of mercury wet deposition across the state • Attempt to establish a correlation between atmospheric deposition and mercury levels in surface water Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

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27. Climate Change/Greenhouse gases • Continue to participate in The Climate Registry (TCR) • KDHE will continue to participate as an observer in the Western Climate Initiative • BAR will work to build awareness of the linkages between issues that affect climate change and those that affect air quality in general. • Pursue voluntary GHG reductions • Continue to track the national policy debate • Gather yearly GHG emissions inventory data from sources Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

28. Kansas City Railroads Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

29. Kansas City Railroads • Large source of NOx emissions in Kansas City • Working with railroads to achieve voluntary emissions reductions • Air monitoring study near rail yards in planning stages • Particulate matter • Working to mitigate air quality impacts associated with the BNSF Gardner Intermodal Facility • BNSF commitment letter – Idle reduction technologies installed on some locomotives – MORE NEEDED Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

30. Emissions Inventory Program • Implement web-based emissions inventory system • GHG emissions inventory • Working with EPA to build the Exchange Network that will increase access to environmental data and make the exchange of data more efficient • Devote more resources to developing better area source inventory data for the state Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

31. Public Education/Outreach Plan • Objectives • Communication within BAR, KDHE and with other air quality agencies • Outreach to regulated community • SBEAP • Workshops • Seminars • Outreach to general public • State Fair • Air Quality Awareness Week • Annual Air Quality Report • Improvements to Kid’s page – BAR website Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

32. Air Compliance and Enforcement Section: Responsibilities • Determining Compliance with Kansas Air Quality Regulations • Provide Compliance Assistance to the Regulated Community • Provide Compliance Outreach to the Public • Issue Enforcement Actions as appropriate Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

33. Determination of Compliance • Compliance with Construction Permits and Operating Permits requirements • Obtaining and Complying with required permits • Source Testing (Performance Testing) of air pollutant emission sources as required • Pre-test approvals, On-site Observations • Test Result reviewed and determination of compliance demonstrations Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

34. Determination of Compliance(cont.) • Review of Reporting Documents from air emission sources for compliance demonstration related to: • Permitting requirements • Emission reports: exceedances, stack monitoring, and annual emission reports • Periodic Reporting as required by permits and regulations are reviewed by section staff • On-site Compliance Inspections by field staff • Investigations by Section Staff • Bureau of Field Services: Six District Offices • Four local air program agencies • Wyandotte, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee Counties Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

35. Compliance Assistance to the Regulated Community • Assistance to facilities through: • Guidance documents on air quality regulations • On-site facility visits • By phone and email • Permitting and compliance demonstration reminders – phone calls and post cards • Workshop presentations for targeted industry segments Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

36. Provide Compliance Outreach to the Public • Guidance Documents for the Public • By Phone and Email assistance • Investigations of air quality related complaints from the public • Getting the public an answer to their questions Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

37. Enforcement Actions • Determined by BAR Enforcement Policies • As an effective deterrent to continuing noncompliance with state and delegated federal air quality control regulations • Consistent, equitable treatment in determining civil penalties, as appropriate Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

38. Enforcement Actions(cont.) • Notices of Noncompliance • Letters of Warning • Bureau Director’s Letter on Noncompliance • Administrative Orders • Consent Agreements • Supplemental Environmental Projects Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

39. Air Quality Permitting Regulations Update Presented by Mindy Bowman March 6, 2008 Kansas Air Quality Conference Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

40. Regulation Changes Kansas Permits, Approvals, Registrations • Re-focus permit program on environmental results • Build more efficient permit system • Spend less time on insignificant sources • Air impact vs. source tracking Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

41. Proposed KAR 28-19-300 • Establishes small source registration program • Provides small source exemptions • Clarifies the term modification under KAR 28-19-300 • Still has PSD disclaimer Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

42. Proposed K.A.R. 28-19-300(a)Construction Approvals (1/2) • Permits under current regulations, proposed approvals • PTE exceeds thresholds for PM, PM10, SO2, SO3, CO, VOC, NOx, lead • PSD or LAER permit includes approval process • New affected unit under CAA Title IV Acid Rain permit includes approval process Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

43. Proposed K.A.R. 28-19-300(a)Construction Approvals (2/2) Project is • or causes facility to become a major HAPs source • subject to Part 63 standard and triggers major source construction or reconstruction • subject to Part 61 standard and triggers construction or reconstruction • A new incinerator Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

44. K.A.R. 28-19-300aApproval Exemptions • Small combustion sources • Emergency equipment • Natural gas compressor facilities < 240 hp total Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

45. K.A.R. 28-19-300(b)Registrations • Constructing, reconstructing, or modifying under • Part 60, NSPS • KAR 28-19-722, Solid Waste Landfills • KAR 28-19-729, Hospital/ Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators • Part 63, MACT area source • Subject to a listed RACT rule • PTE exceeds 15 lb/ 24-hour or 3 lb/hr VOC in JO, WY counties Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

46. What’s still called a permit? • Title V permits • PSD permits • LAER permits • Acid Rain permits Our Vision - Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

47. WWW.KDHEKS.GOV dwatson@kdhe.state.ks.us Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.