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MONITORING

This session aims to review the Forest Service's role and future responsibilities in smoke and air quality monitoring in support of the National Fire Plan and 10-Year Cohesive Strategy. It will include examples of different monitoring approaches.

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MONITORING

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  1. MONITORING Jrussell01@fs.fed.us 503.808.2956 Jim Russell Pacific Northwest Region and Washington/Oregon State Office BLM

  2. Session Objective • To review what the Forest Service’s role and future responsibilities may be for smoke and air quality monitoring in support of the National Fire Plan and 10 Year Cohesive Strategy. • Review examples of different monitoring approaches.

  3. Definitions - Monitor • To watch, observe, or check for a special purpose…………………. • To keep track of………… • One that warns…………. • A device for observing a biological condition or function or change……. • A heavily armed warship appointed to assist a teacher………………….

  4. Monitoring Applications • Land Management Planning Context - Air Quality and Smoke Management • Implementation Monitoring • Effectiveness Monitoring • Validation Monitoring

  5. Monitoring Applications(Continue) • Prescribed Fire Use (LMP and Fire Plans) – Air Quality and Smoke Management Monitoring • Emission Inventory • Fire Emission Tracking (All Fire Use) • Attainment Reporting (FASTRACS+NFSPORS) • Condition Class and/or Vegetative Condition

  6. Monitoring Applications(Continue) • Forest Service’s Objective for Doing Ambient Air Quality Monitoring • Visibility Protection of Wilderness Class I Areas from off-site point source pollution • Evaluate wildland burning smoke impacts on State and Federal air quality laws and regulations • To assist Smoke Management Program Go/No Go Decisions • To assess potential human health affects in neighboring communities impacted by both Fire Use and Wildland Fire Smoke.

  7. Visibility Protection of Class I Area • Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) • Tracks the full range of air borne pollutants from both industrial and biomass burning sources. • Sites are located to represent the 156 Class I Areas Nation-wide • Currently there is no good filter sample signature to separate prescribed fire sources from industrial and mobile sources.

  8. Evaluate wildland burning smoke impacts on State and Federal air quality laws and regulations • Characterizing Wildland and Prescribed Fires Contribution to PM 10/2.5 Non-attainment Areas • Prescribed Fire and Wildfires smoke contribution to total annual PM10.2.5 is not adequately reflected when only state networks are used in many rural areas. • Background data is lacking for prescribed fire’s contribution in most areas neighboring National Forests. • Smoke Management Plans are an effective mitigation tool for managing emissions from prescribed fire.

  9. To Assist Smoke Management Program Go/No Go Decisions • Determination of pre-burn air shed conditions by using both fixed site and portable real-time monitors • Determination of Air Shed Capacity is difficult based on the potential amount of biomass burning (forestry, agriculture, and backyard) that goes unreported. • Multiple day burn opportunities are enhanced by real-time smoke monitoring of strategic sensitive receptor locations.

  10. Monitor human health affects in neighboring communities • Selection of the appropriate monitoring strategy (i.e. site location, equipment, and monitoring frequency) is very difficult in a wildland setting. • Installation, maintenance, and QA&QC of field data is usually beyond the capability of Forest Service’s Technical Ability. • Cost of monitoring compared with fuel treatment investment has improved the cost to benefit ratio.

  11. Smoke Monitoring Network - Example • Washington State Depart of Ecology and R6 Smoke Monitoring Contract Purpose and Need. The network consists of 6 nephelometers. The purpose of this network is to provide real-time data to be used by smoke managers to track smoke and visibility conditions and issue smoke management instructions during the burn season. Real-time access to data will allow burning activity to be modified or terminated where smoke impacts are occurring.

  12. Rationale • Need for increase smoke monitoring capacity in Eastern Washington based on planned increased in prescribed burning and the frequency of wildland fires that affect the area. • Lack of State Monitors in the project area. • The need to be a good neighbor with our private land residences.

  13. Smoke Monitoring Work plan • Forest Service Agrees To: • 1. Provide physical site to locate monitoring equipment, including temperature controlled shelter, AC power, and telephone service for data retrieval. • 2. Provide site operator(s) that will be available, during and after monitoring equipment installation, for instruction and initial operation training. Time commitment for this phase is approximately 1 day per site per operator. • 3. Manage the day-to-day operation following Ecology’ Air Monitoring Quality AssurancePlan and Procedures.

  14. Smoke Monitoring Work Plan • Washington State Department of Ecology(WDOE) Agrees to: 1. Test, calibrate, and configureequipment at Ecology’s HQ facility. 2. Assist in theinstallation of equipment at various monitoring locations. 3. Train Forest Service operator(s) annually at Ecology’s HQ facility. 4. Technical support for each site 5. Routine editing and archiving of the data. 6. Provide Forest Service with web site information and training. 7. Technical assistance with data retrieval problems associated with Ecology equipment

  15. WDOE Cost by ACTIVITY HOURS LOADED RATE COST Repairs 20 33.00 660 Parts/Supplies 500 Calibration 4 33.00 132 Training 8 42.00 336 Data acquisition/Processing/Reporting 52 36.00 1872 QA/Validation 26 42.00 1092 Supervision 26 50.00 1300 TOTAL 5892

  16. 5 Year Contract Cost April 2002 to October 2002 (Partial Year) $20235 Oct 2002 to Sept 2003 $40650 Oct 2003 to Sept 2004 $41,868 Oct 2004 to Sept 2005 $41,868 Oct 2005 to Sept 2006 $43122 5-Year Total Contract Cost $187,743

  17. Forest Service Supplied Equipment Equipment Cost_____________________  1. Yokogawa strip chart recorder Model 437001/D2 Micro 1800 single pen $1,800.00 ea. _____________  2. R-134A Refrigerant 30lb disposable container $140.00 ea. 3. SR7B-165 Dual Gauge single stage regulators with 2 inch CG 165 adapter $120.00 ea. 4. CG-134A adapter, automotive fitting to CG-165 WES#CDA6893 $20.00 ea. ___________  5. Thomas pump #905CA18 $230.00 ea. . ___________ 6. 63010-44 Tygon tubing 3/8 id x 5/8 od in 50 foot rolls $150.00 ea. 7. 0252-953 Powder funnels (pack of 12) $20.00 ea. (package) ________________________________________ 8.Radiance Research Model M903 Nephelometer $5,4000.00 ea. _______________________________________________________________________________ Total Estimated Cost per Station $7,880

  18. Washington State Air Monitoring Network Particulates Ozone Carbon Monoxide Sulfur Dioxide Nitrogen Dioxide

  19. Washington State Air Monitoring Network Particulates Ozone Carbon Monoxide Sulfur Dioxide Nitrogen Dioxide FS Particulates

  20. For Further Information • Handout - Task 1- Summary Report of Current USFS PM2.5 Monitoring Activities and Protocols References • When to Monitor Prescribed Fire Smoke: A Screening Procedure, prepared for the USFS Pacific Northwest Region by CH2M Hill, 9/1/1997. • Guidance on Use of Continuous Monitors in PM 2.5 Monitoring Networks, EPA 454/R-98-012, Research Triangle Park, NC, June 1999.

  21. Current Status – Equipment Development and Monitoring Network Development • R6/WAOR BLM Smoke Monitoring Network consisting of 19 real-time nephelometers and one lag-time filter sampler locating in eastern Washington and NE and SW Oregon. • R5 Proposes the Use Event Monitoring for burns over 250 acres that may impact smoke sensitive areas.The use of the E-BAM, a portable beta attenuation monitor manufactured by Met One Instruments is being planned. The instrument requires additional field-testing and modification prior to acceptance as a smoke monitoring tool.

  22. Current Status (Continued) • R3 is doing Event Monitoring in Tusayan and Grand Canyon Village cooperatively with the National Park Service and Arizona DEQ.

  23. Research Programs and Special Studies • R1 is working with Missoula Technology Development Center in the comparison and use of real-time fixed and portable smoke monitoring stations. • R8 is cooperatively researching the use of portable monitors with the Southern Research Station and the University of Georgia and others. Draft protocols are being developed for the use of the portable DataRams.

  24. Work Group Break Out Opportunities • What are your Ambient Air Quality and Smoke Management Monitoring System and Data Requirements for your region? • How will you continue to implement your prescribed fire program and meet your states air quality mandates. • Can we afford not to coordinate future monitoring of our prescribed fire operations?

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