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Gila River Indian Community Department Of Environmental Quality Air Quality Program

Gila River Indian Community Department Of Environmental Quality Air Quality Program. Ondrea Barber GRIC DEQ Executive Director. Introduction. Background GRIC DEQ Air Quality Program Regulatory Development Outdoor Air Monitoring Looking Forward. Gila River Indian Community.

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Gila River Indian Community Department Of Environmental Quality Air Quality Program

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  1. Gila River Indian CommunityDepartment Of Environmental QualityAir Quality Program Ondrea Barber GRIC DEQ Executive Director

  2. Introduction • Background • GRIC • DEQ • Air Quality Program • Regulatory Development • Outdoor Air Monitoring • Looking Forward

  3. Gila River Indian Community Akimel O’odham (Pima) & Pee Posh (Maricopa) Reservation established in 1859 by Executive Order Central Arizona – Maricopa & Pinal counties 374,000 acres or 584 square miles 20,145 enrolled members 15,500 Reservation population

  4. Department of Environmental Quality - DEQ Established in 1995 Created new and consolidated existing programs Air Program established in 1995 25 full time employees Approximately 2/3 of budget from US EPA grants Other funding- tribal, permit fees,etc.

  5. GRIC DEQ Air Quality Program- WHY? Protect human health & environment Manage local sources of air pollution Assert GRIC tribal sovereignty Local vs. federal regulatory oversight Assess local air quality & inform community Support economic development opportunities Support GRIC’s cultural heritage as an agricultural society

  6. GRIC DEQ Air Quality Program • Permitting • Compliance & Enforcement • Monitoring

  7. GRIC DEQ Air Quality Program • Air Quality Regulatory Program • Tribal Implementation Plan (or Air Quality Management Program, AQMP) • 1st Tribe w/ AQMP • Authority to issue air permits • Regulatory Program • Rules and Regulations • Operating Permit Program • Compliance/Enforcement • Emissions Inventory

  8. GRIC DEQ Air Quality Program (Cont.) • Air quality monitoring • Pollutants of concern • Ozone (emission sources from cars, trucks, etc.) • Particulate Matter (10 micron size- i.e., dust) • GRIC Air Monitoring Network • 3 Sites • Casa Blanca (continuous PM10monitor + weather station) • St. Johns- District 6 (cont. PM10monitor + Ozone + weather) • Sacaton – District 3 (cont. PM10 + Ozone + weather) • Special-purpose monitoring • Tire fires, wild fires • JATAP – Air Toxics Assessment

  9. Information Technology • Regulatory requirements • Clean Air Act • Air monitoring data • Exchange Network • GRIC DEQ/MIS • EPA database (Air Quality System, AQS)

  10. Education /Outreach • Schools • District meetings • Elderly meetings • Multi-agency workgroups

  11. Next Steps • Complete regulatory program • Permitting all GRIC facilities • Compliance Inspection Program • Complete Part 70 program • Policy fix • Air Quality Control Region (or Airshed) • EPA consultation • Exceptional Events demonstration • Designations of PM10 • Resources

  12. Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Quality GRIC DEQ Air Program P.O. Box 97 Sacaton, Arizona 85147 Phone #: (520) 562-2234 Fax #: (520) 562-2245 03-19-2012 lw

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