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EPA FY2008 Air Monitoring Budget Guidance

EPA FY2008 Air Monitoring Budget Guidance. Westar Spring 2007 Business Meeting April 4, 2007 Bruce Louks, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. EPA’s FY 2008 Grant Guidance – Appendix A Highlights.

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EPA FY2008 Air Monitoring Budget Guidance

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  1. EPA FY2008 Air Monitoring Budget Guidance Westar Spring 2007 Business Meeting April 4, 2007 Bruce Louks, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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)

  5. 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

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