Section Update: Monitoring & Planning

1. Section Update:Monitoring & Planning Tom Gross March 5, 2008

2. Major Functions of the Section • Monitoring • Data Analysis • Emissions Inventory • Photochemical Modeling • Policy • Regulations • Planning • Indoor Air Quality • Public Education

3. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring • Why do we monitor? • Compliance with standards • Evaluate health risk • Model validation • PSD permits • Where do we monitor? • 52 monitors at 21 sites statewide • Generally population based • By KDHE, local agencies, and private citizens

4. Monitoring Updates • HB 2526 requires KDHE to establish a mercury monitoring network • Five of six sites selected • Monitor at Sac and Fox operational • Flint Hills Monitoring • PM10 Monitoring at Dwight • Potential Health effects study with CDC • Planned Rail Yard Monitoring Study in Kansas City

7. Data Analysis • Evaluate impacts of new PM2.5 and proposed ozone standards • Analyze monitoring trends • Investigate pollution episodes • Reports on special monitoring studies • JFK monitoring site in Kansas City • Flint Hills monitoring study

8. Emissions Inventory • Point Sources • Major sources for criteria pollutants or hazardous air pollutants • $25/ton • Number of facilities reporting: •  320 Class I facilities •  620 Class II facilities • Area and Mobile Sources • National Emissions Inventory prepared by EPA with input from states • Completed every 3 years

9. Emissions Inventory Update • Proposed Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR): • 2008 – reports due 12 months after years’ end • 2011 – reports due 6 months after years’ end • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory • Kansas Point Source Inventory • Statewide multi-sector inventory • Kansas Emission Inventory Internet Submittal System • Piloted last year, based on paper forms • Fields are pre-populated based on previous year’s values

10. Air Pollutants from Point Sources in Kansas

11. Air Pollutants from All Sectors in Kansas

12. Photochemical Modeling

13. Planning Updates • Kansas City Ozone • Submitted Ozone Maintenance Plan to EPA in April 2007 • Violated 8-hour standard in 2007 • Infrastructure SIP for ozone and PM2.5 to EPA in January 2008 • Regional Haze SIP • Completed Draft SIP in October • Out for FLM and EPA review • Kansas State Air Quality Plan

14. Regulation Update • Regional Haze regulation • Updated regulations for NESHAPS, MACT and NSPS • Definitions, public notice, construction approvals and operating permits • Kansas City Ozone Regulations • Boilers – NOx RACT • Idling

15. Policy Update • Climate Change Policy • Kansas joined The Climate Registry • Governor signed the Midwestern Governor's GHG Accord • US signed Bali Accords • Warner-Lieberman bill voted out of Senate Committee • Court cases on EPA’s authority to regulate GHGs • DC Court of Appeals (federal) vacated federal Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) • Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) • Congress appropriated $200M/year for five years

16. Indoor Air Quality • Talk to individuals and groups such as housing, landlord-tenant and realtor associations • Teach health professionals statewide to respond to indoor air quality inquiries • Develop educational materials and web sites • Interact with KDHE bureaus and other state and federal agencies • Participate in Healthy Indoor Environments Coalition

17. Outreach Updates • Sustainable Skylines Initiative • KC Idle Free Campaign • Idle Reduction Workshops • May 9, 2008 Kansas Speedway • Air Quality Awareness Week April 28-May 2 • Green Schools Program

18. Questions?