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Who Are We?

El Paso Region Office Presentation to the Joint Advisory Committee Current Activities and Issues facing the Border Region. Who Are We?. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strives to protect our state's human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development.

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Who Are We?

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  1. El Paso Region Office Presentation to the Joint Advisory CommitteeCurrent Activities and Issues facing the Border Region

  2. Who Are We? • The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strives to protect our state's human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. • Our goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe management of waste.

  3. Compliance & Enforcement • 601 Compliance Investigations (FY10) • 43 Complaint & Emission Event Investigations • 52 Notices of Violation • 4 Notices of Enforcement • $38,972 Total penalties assessed

  4. Citation Frequency

  5. Violation Description • 115.242 Stage II Control Requirements • 114.100 Oxygenated Fuel Requirements • 115.252 Reid Vapor Control Requirements • 116.115 NSR General and Special Conditions • 115.246 Stage II Recordkeeping Requirements • 114.20 Vehicle Emission Control Requirements • 115.247 Stage II Submittal Requirements • 116.110 NSR Permit Application • 101.4 Nuisance

  6. Outreach Activities • Annual Outdoor Burn Workshops • El Paso County • Other Counties • In-School Educational Presentations • General Public Information Programs • Ozone Action Days • Trade Fair • Environmental Summit

  7. Oxygenated Fuel Program • Oxygenated fuel is conventional gasoline "splash blended" with an oxygenate such as a to achieve a minimum oxygen content of 2.7 percent oxygen by weight. • Program began October 1, 1992 • Dates of Compliance are from October 1 to March 31 of each year. • Additives like methanol or an ethanol are being used as oxygenates in El Paso County. • These boost gasoline's octane quality, enhance combustion, and reduce exhaust emissions.  • This wintertime program is intended to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) from the cold starts of motor vehicles.

  8. Low Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Gasoline Program • Ensures that fuel dispensed within El Paso County is refined to have a lower evaporation rate and lower volatility than conventional gasoline. • Program began May 1, 1996. • Dates of Compliance are May 1 through September 16 of each year. • Gasoline dispensed must have a maximum Reid vapor pressure of 7.0 pounds per square inch absolute (psia) . • Reduces the evaporative emissions generated during vehicle refueling and therefore decreases the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other ozone-forming emissions.

  9. Natural Events Action Plan • The El Paso NEAP is a plan for managing the exceedences of the PM10 and PM2.5 standards that can be attributed to uncontrollable natural events such as unusually high winds. • Includes the following elements: • Documentation and analysis of the PM monitoring data • Description of local public outreach programs • Steps to limit public exposure to PM emissions during natural events episodes. • The plan helps protect public health, • Educate the public about high wind events, • Mitigate health impacts on the community during uncontrollable natural events • Identify and implement appropriate Best Available Control Measures (BACM) for man-made sources of windblown dust.

  10. Ozone Standard Key Dates

  11. Ozone Nonattainment RequirementsJAC Meeting July 1, 2010 TCEQ- El Paso(Region 6) Christine Ponce-Diaz July 1, 2010

  12. Transportation Conformity • A way to ensure that transportation projects are consistent with the State Implementation Plan and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). • Transportation conformity determinations required every four years: (1) Transportation Improvement Programs being updated by the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (2) New or revised motor vehicle emissions budgets being established in the state’s air quality plan

  13. General Conformity • Ensures that actions taken by Federal agencies in nonattainment and maintenance areas meet national standards for air quality. • De minimis emissions levels in tons per year based on severity of nonattainment: 3

  14. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program • El Paso Program Area: - Subject Vehicles: Gasoline vehicles model-years from 1976 and newer are subject to annual emissions inspection beginning with the vehicle’s second anniversary - Inspection Method: Model-year 1996 and newer vehicles are subject to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) inspections. Model-year 1995 and older vehicles are subject to Two-Speed Idle (TSI) inspections.

  15. Stage I and Stage II Vapor Recovery

  16. Stage I and Stage II Vapor Recovery (Cont.)

  17. Major Source Status A site that emits or has the potential to emit the following: • 10 Tons Per Year (TPY) or more of any single Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) as listed under the Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA). • 25 TPY or more of any combination of HAP’s listed under FCAA. • 100 TPY or more of any air pollutant. (Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §122.10)

  18. Point Source 2008 Emissions Inventory Emissions in Tons Per Year

  19. New Source Review Permitting Requirements • Nonattainment NSR- for new and modified major facilities in areas that do not meet one or more NAAQS. • Obtaining the Nonattainment NSR Permit: (1) Identify the most stringent emissions control for large facilities and “best” controls for small facilities. (2) Provide applicable emissions offsets to mitigate the impact of the new or modified facility. (3) Justify that the benefits of the proposed location and project significantly outweigh the environmental and social costs of that location.

  20. Federal Operating Permits (FOP) • Required of major sources (as defined by 30 TAC§122.10) • Consists of: • Recording all air pollution control requirements that apply to the source • Requiring the source to make regular reports on how it is meeting its emission control requirements • Adding monitoring, testing, and/or recordkeeping requirements where needed • Requiring the source to certify each year whether or not it has met the air pollution requirements outlined in the FOP • Making the terms of the FOP federally enforceable by the EPA and/or the TCEQ.

  21. Ozone Action Days • Instead of driving, share a ride, take public transportation, walk, or bike • Keep your car well maintained to limit excess emissions • Avoid excessive idling or “jack-rabbit starts”, and try to consolidate errands • Fuel your vehicle after 6 P.M. • Avoid using gas powered garden equipment • If you are barbecuing, use an electric starter instead of charcoal lighter fluid http://www.jac-ccc.org/ozad.htm http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/compliance/monitoring/air/monops/ozoneaction.html

  22. Thank You ! Kent Waggoner & Christine Ponce-Diaz Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 915-834-4949 (Office) 915-834-4940 (Fax) www.tceq.com

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