Overview of the Division of Air Quality

1. Overview of the Division of Air Quality Sheila Holman Department of Environment & Natural Resources Division Of Air Quality

2. Topics to be Covered • North Carolina Air Quality Program • DAQ Organization • Upcoming Rulemaking Actions • Emerging Issues

3. North Carolina Air Quality Program Mission: • The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) works with the state's citizens to protect and improve outdoor, or ambient, air quality in North Carolina for the health, benefit and economic well-being of all. To carry out this mission, the DAQ has programs to operate a statewide air quality monitoring network to measure the level of pollutants in the outdoor air, develop and implement plans to meet future air quality initiatives, assure compliance with air quality rules, and educate, inform and assist the public with regard to air quality issues.

4. DAQ Organization Central Office – 5 Sections • Administration – is responsible for the overall operations of the division, including management and budget • Ambient Monitoring – is responsible for measuring levels of regulated pollutants in the ambient (outdoor) air. The section maintains a network of ~50 monitoring stations across the state. • Permits - handles the issuance, renewal and modification of major source air quality permits in North Carolina. Currently, about 2,700 facilities hold air quality permits in the state.

5. DAQ Organization • Planning - performs computer modeling and analyses to determine how to attain air quality standards. Works with the legislature and Environmental Management Commission to develop rules, regulations and programs for meeting air quality standards. • Technical Services - is responsible for ensuring compliance with air quality rules through assistance, inspections and education to provide maximum benefits consistent with the overall mission. Coordinates enforcement actions for rules violations based on inspections and investigations by field staff.

6. DAQ Organization Regional Offices • Seven offices located across the state for convenient delivery of services: • Asheville, Mooresville, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Washington and Wilmington • The Regional Office staff perform facility inspections, conduct outdoor air monitoring, respond to citizen complaints, enforce air quality regulations and issue permits for facilities across the state.

7. Director Business Office Public Affairs Deputy Director Ambient Monitoring Planning Data Management Allied Programs Electronics Calibration Attainment Planning Projects and Procedures Rules Development Technical Services Permits Title V Stationary Source Compliance New Source Review Mobile Source Compliance Toxics Protection Air Quality Analysis Asheville Regional Office Mooresville Regional Office Fayetteville Regional Office Raleigh Regional Office Washington Regional Office Wilmington Regional Office Winston-Salem Regional Office - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance - Monitoring - Permitting - Compliance

8. North Carolina Air Quality Program • In addition to DAQ, three local air programs operate in North Carolina • Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection • Mecklenburg County Air Quality • Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency

9. Upcoming Rulemaking Actions • Proposed Revision to the Arsenic Acceptable Ambient Level • Proposed Revisions to the Air Toxics Rules • Proposed Revisions to the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program • Recommendations Resulting from Review of Rules Under HB 74 • Proposed Revisions to the Permit Exemptions Rule

10. Emerging Issues • Implementation of the Short Term Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Standard • Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Action on the Finding of Deficiency for the State’s Start Up, Shut Down, Malfunction (SSM) Provisions • Air Quality Transport • Implementation of the President’s Climate Action Plan • Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed New Ozone Standard

11. Air Quality and the EMC • Most rule-making actions are driven by: • Federal action • Court decisions on Federal actions • Legislative action • New/emerging information • A few remission cases… mostly open burning

12. North Carolina Division of Air Quality Sheila Holman Director Sheila.Holman@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8430 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Mike Abraczinskas Deputy Director Michael.Abraczinskas@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8447 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Donnie Redmond Ambient Monitoring Section Chief Donnie.Redmond@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8468 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Don van derVaart Permits Section Chief Donald.Vandervaart@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8475 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Lee Daniel Technical Services Section Chief Lee.Daniel@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8719 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Joelle Burleson Rules Supervisor Joelle.Burleson@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8720 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Sushma Masemore Planning Section Chief Sushma.Masemore@ncdenr.gov 919-707-8700