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Air Quality Issues Facing Agriculture State Agriculture and Rural Leaders 2009 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit

Air Quality Issues Facing Agriculture State Agriculture and Rural Leaders 2009 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit. Roger A. Isom Executive Vice President California Cotton Ginners & Growers Associations. The Issues!. PM10. Truck Rules. Irrigation Pumps. Tractors. Forklifts. PM2.5.

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Air Quality Issues Facing Agriculture State Agriculture and Rural Leaders 2009 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit

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  1. Air Quality Issues Facing AgricultureState Agriculture and Rural Leaders2009 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit Roger A. Isom Executive Vice President California Cotton Ginners & Growers Associations

  2. The Issues! PM10 Truck Rules Irrigation Pumps Tractors Forklifts PM2.5 Permits & Fees

  3. ARB Truck Rules • Periodic Smoke Inspections • Anti-idling Regulation • Heavy Duty On-Road

  4. The Ozone Target

  5. NOx Emissions

  6. On-road Trucks • Includes all trucks operated in California!

  7. On-road Trucks • CARB rule • Includes ag trucks! • Low-use exemption = 1000 mi. and 100 hrs. • Limited-use exemption = 7,500 mi. (requires DPF)

  8. On-road Trucks • Phase 1 • Install DPFs on all existing trucks by Dec. 31, 2012 beginning in 2010 • Phase 2 • 2010 or newer engine by Dec. 31, 2020 beginning in 2012

  9. On-road Trucks - Ag • Limited Use Extension • Pre-1996 < 15,000 miles/yr • 1996 – 2005 < 20,000 miles/yr • 2006 or newer <25,000 miles/yr • No Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) • Replace truck by December 31, 2016

  10. On-road Trucks - Ag • Low-use extension • All ages < 10,000 miles/yr • No DPF • Replace truck by December 31, 2022

  11. Farm Equipment Rule

  12. Farm Equipment Rule • Replace existing farm equipment w/ equipment that has a Tier IV engine • Some allowance to be given to equipment w/ Tier III engines

  13. Timeline • 2009 – workshops and develop rule • Early 2010 – ARB will adopt rule • 2014 – Begin implementation of equipment phase-out

  14. Ag Pump Engines • Air District Rules • Permits • “Ozone non-attainment” fees • Currently est. at $9,000 per ton!

  15. Pump Engines • Rule 4702 • Replace all engines • Natural gas – January 1, 2009 • Diesel Tier 0 – January 1, 2010 • Diesel Tier I,II – January 1, 2015 or 12 years after installation date

  16. Permits • Current thresholds • Federal Title V = 25 tons NOx/yr • Local permit = 12.5 tons NOx/yr • Extreme thresholds • Federal Title V = 10 tons NOx/yr • Local permit = 5 tons/yr

  17. Non-attainment Fee • Failure to attain 1-hr ozone std. • Approx. $9,000 per ton annual emissions fee • Effective until attainment of 1-hr std.

  18. Forklift Regulation • Mandatory replacement of spark-ignited forklifts (propane) • 20% by January 1, 2009 • 80% by January 1, 2012

  19. Pesticide VOCs • Fumigants • Emulsifiable concentrates

  20. Ag Burning Prohibitions • June 1, 2005 – Field crops, prunings, weed abatement • June 1, 2007 – Orchard removals • June 1, 2010 – Vineyards removals, other materials, and surface harvested prunings

  21. PM2.5The revision to an already tough standard

  22. OzoneCan we get any lower?

  23. What Can You Do? • Incentive Funding • “Carl Moyer” Type Program • DERA • Farm Bill • The Standards • Is there an end game?

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