1 / 7

GRIC Air Quality Program

GRIC Air Quality Program. Margaret Cook, Executive Director Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Department of Environmental Quality. Background: Gila River Indian Community. Akimel O’odham (Pima) & Pii Pash (Maricopa) Located in Maricopa & Pinal counties

isaac-workman
Download Presentation

GRIC Air Quality Program

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. GRIC Air Quality Program Margaret Cook, Executive Director Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Department of Environmental Quality

  2. Background: Gila River Indian Community • Akimel O’odham (Pima) & Pii Pash (Maricopa) • Located in Maricopa & Pinal counties • Established in 1859 by Executive Order • 374,000 acres • Population 15,500 people (on- reservation)

  3. Industrial Facilities • Three industrial parks, 45 businesses & industries • Other GRIC-Area Sources • 40,000 agricultural acres • Acreage will increase to 140,000 over next 10 years • Interstate 10 bisects Community (largest source of air pollution) • Encroachment

  4. AQMP (TIP) Outline • Part I. General Provisions • Part II. Permit Requirements • Part III. Enforcement • Part IV. Administrative Appeals • Part V. Area Source Emissions Limits • Open Burning • Fugitive Dust

  5. GRIC Designations • GRIC is Attainment (clean air) for CO, Ozone (1-hour and 8-hour standards) • Northern 1/3 of GRIC non-attainment under the PM10 Standard Maricopa County portion (GRIC Data shows Attainment) • GRIC is a separate Air QualityManagement Area

  6. QUESTIONS?

More Related