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PM coarse , Monitoring Budgets, and AQI

PM coarse , Monitoring Budgets, and AQI. Westar Spring 2007 Business Meeting April 4, 2007 Bruce Louks, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. PM coarse Monitoring Methods. Revised Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations, Dec 18 2006

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PM coarse , Monitoring Budgets, and AQI

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  1. PMcoarse , Monitoring Budgets, and AQI Westar Spring 2007 Business Meeting April 4, 2007 Bruce Louks, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

  2. PMcoarse Monitoring Methods • Revised Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations, Dec 18 2006 • FRM – two PM2.5 FRM’s, one sampling PM10, PMcoarse by difference • Approval criteria for PMcoarse FEM to facilitate filter based direct measurement and subsequent chemical speciation • Established approval criteria for continuous PMcoarse FEM

  3. PMcoarse Monitoring Requirements • Revised Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations, Dec 18 2006 • NCore network, 55 urban and 20 rural; operational by 2011 • PM2.5 speciation, PMcoarse and PMcoarse speciation • EPA will ensure consistent and advanced technology for PMcoarse speciation • PM10 network divestment (1,200 monitors down to 200 – 500 will pay for PMcoarse monitoring.

  4. Questions about PMcoarse Monitoring • If NCore sites are not required to be monitoirng PMcoarse until 2011, will this be useful information for the next review of the PM NAAQS? • If future regulations will provide more targeted protection against those coarse particles and sources that prove to be of concern, based on PMcoarse speciation data, should the rural NCore sited to represent population exposure?

  5. AQ Monitoring Budget Issues • FFY07 – continuing resolution, funding same as FFY06 • EPA waiting for direction, no earmarks • 103 funds will be between 24 and 42M • Agencies required to enhance PM2.5 monitoring frequencies will be compensated • Require agencies to use FY07 funds by April 2008 • FY08 funds distributed on same cycle for all • Supplement 105 funds to fill gaps • FFY08 Administration proposed STAG reductions of $35M (16%) • Shift 103 to 105 (I assume $25M), match required • $35M diesel retrofit ($49M FY07) • FY08 Draft Guidance on web: www.epa.gov/ocfo • Improve network reductions may become an issue again next year.

  6. EPA’s FY 2008 Grant Guidance – Appendix A Highlights • 25.5M for PM2.5 (60% of 42.5M) moved to section 105 – work plans will ensure no reduction in essential monitoring. • Disinvestment in low-value monitoring for several criteria pollutants Seeking funding approach for: • NCore ammonia (some sites) • Continuous speciation monitoring • Daily metals speciation (~3 sites) • Will consider additional monitoring requirements imposed by new daily PM2.5 NAAQS. May need to shift funds within Regions to cover speciation for new non-attainment areas. • Does not specifically target funds for PMcoarse mass or speciation. • 2008 speciation trends (STN) network is stable. Supplemental speciation sites and State protocol IMPROVE may move or shut down.

  7. Fine Particulate (PM2.5) Monitoring Network • Nationally, fewer sites will be required • Lowered required number of sites in urban areas • Removed requirement for monitoring outside of MSA other than transport and background • Some new sites and increased sampling frequency. • Shifting resources to precursor level monitoring of CO, SO2 and NO2/NOy. • And a larger network of PM2.5 continuous monitors. • Any additional PM2.5 monitoring required in Appendix D takes effect January 1, 2008 (~12 sites). • Continuous equivalent methods (NAAQS and AQI) could provide cost benefit.

  8. Fine Particulate (PM2.5) Monitoring NetworkMiscellaneous • Replacement of Anderson PM2.5 FRM’s • New carbon channel for STN ($835,000) • Recommend addition of ammonia, enhanced meteorology, data management systems (with existing budgets) • PM2.5 data analysis for network support ($126K)

  9. Monitoring Networks for Other NAAQS Pollutants • Divestments based on local needs • Ozone network assessment • PAMS requirements – EPA working with NAACA on reallocation process ($14M) • Air Toxics - $22.3M • $10M for NATTS and community scale projects • IMPROVE – FY06 $1.2M 103, $2.6M STAG (110 sites). FY08 IMPROVE reductions (if any) will be retained in PM monitoring program

  10. AQI – PM2.5 • EPA issued White Paper February, 12 2007 • Proposed rule, summer 2007 • Final rule, fall 2007 • Historical approach • AQI 50 at short-term standard • AQI 100 at long term standard • 1997 PM2.5 EPA set AQI 100 at below short-term standard (40 ug/m3) to reflect dual role of short/long term standards and AQI 150 at short-term standard (65 ug/m3) • 2006 PM2.5 EPA recommends AQI 100 at short-term standard (35 ug/m3) and AQI 150 at 55 ug/m3

  11. AQI PM2.5 - continued • AQI 500 = Significant Harm Level -EPA proposes SHL at 350 ug/m3 (60% of the PM10 SHL) • EPA requesting information on episodes and public health data • Intermediate breakpoints based on linear relationships between increasing index values and increasing PM2.5 concentrations • EPA intends to issue guidance for short-term episodes (e.g. one to several hours) • EPA requesting information from agencies who use short-term concentrations for advisories • EPA will report on expected impacts to AQ forecasting programs 2nd quarter 2007.

  12. AQI Scheme

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