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Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC)

Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC). Update on Activities. Tom Dernoga, Chair, MWAQC Member, Prince George’s County Council May 12, 2004. Background. WHAT IS AN MWAQC?. Section 174 CAAA:

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Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC)

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  1. Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) Update on Activities Tom Dernoga, Chair, MWAQC Member, Prince George’s County Council May 12, 2004

  2. Background WHAT IS AN MWAQC? Section 174 CAAA: In a multi-state nonattainment area, States may jointly undertake planning procedures involving State air quality agencies, State transportation agencies, and local elected officials in the affected area

  3. MWAQC History and Mission 1991-1992, Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Mayor, District of Columbia, certified the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee to carry out air quality planning for the Washington, DC-MD-VA region

  4. Virginia Maryland Local Governments [Counties and Cities] MWAQC DC Members of MWAQC

  5. Air Quality Plans Submitted • EPA reclassified the Washington region as “severe” nonattainment area, Jan. 2003 • Region’s deadline to submit a plan: March 1, 2004 • MWAQC developed plan in two stages, August 2003, first stage March 2004, second stage

  6. Two-stage Plan (“SIP) • August 2003 SIP • Contained MOBILE6 emissions budgets • Contained many required pieces but lacked contingency measures and fee penalty • Many regulations not yet adopted • March 2004 SIP • Revised MOBILE6 emissions budgets • Included contingency measures • Included almost all adopted regulations • MD SIP lacked required fee penalty

  7. March SIP Identifies All Necessary Measures AIM Coatings Solvent Cleaning Consumer Products Mobile Repair & Refinishing Fuel Containers Solvent Cleaning Voluntary Bundle TCMs Fuel Containers

  8. Voluntary Bundle • Reductions Credited • Low-VOC Consumer Products • Wind Power Purchase • Gas Can Replacement • Use of Low-VOC Paint • Reduce Locomotive Idling • Included, But No Credit Taken • Alternative Fueled Vehicle Purchase • Remote Sensing Device • Diesel Retrofits (School and Transit Buses)

  9. Gold Book Measures • New and innovative initiatives hold promise for future • Existing Programs • (e.g. Smart Growth, Clean Air Partners) • Existing Initiatives Available for Expansion • (e.g. Expanded Commuter Choice,Wind Energy Purchase) • Potential Future Initiatives • (e.g. Parking Management, Diesel Retrofit Tax Credit)

  10. Next Challenge: Meeting the 8-Hour Ozone Standard • Washington, DC-MD-VA region is classified as in Moderate nonattainment of the 8-hour standard • Deadline for meeting the standard is 2010 • Air Quality Plan (“SIP”) due 2007

  11. 8-Hour vs. 1-Hour Ozone Exceedances (1993-2003 Washington Region Data) 52 47 39 38 29 29 24 20 18 10 7 60 50 40 30 Number of Exceedance Days 20 9 8 10 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 1 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1-Hour Exceedance 8-Hour Exceedance

  12. Meeting the 8-Hour Standard • Controlling transported pollution will be critical to the region’s ability to meet the new standard • Federal measures to reduce transported pollution are: • NOx SIP Call (reduce NOx emissions on power plants in the Midwest and East • Interstate Air Quality Act (proposed rule)

  13. MWAQC Organization • States propose changes to improve planning for new air quality standards • MWAQC leadership and States are meeting to discuss improvements

  14. For More Information http://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/ • MWAQC meeting schedule • MWAQC materials • Air Quality Forecast http://www.air-watch.net www.cleanairpartners.net

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