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Mid-Ohio Diesel Collaborative:

Mid-Ohio Diesel Collaborative:. How Industry, Enviros, Health Groups, and Government Can Work Together to Achieve Clean Air. Presentation Overview. Project Background Collaborative Approach Third-Party Facilitation Project Structure Lessons Learned End Product Next Steps.

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Mid-Ohio Diesel Collaborative:

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  1. Mid-Ohio Diesel Collaborative: How Industry, Enviros, Health Groups, and Government Can Work Together to Achieve Clean Air 2007 National Air Quality Conference February 14, 2007

  2. Presentation Overview • Project Background • Collaborative Approach • Third-Party Facilitation • Project Structure • Lessons Learned • End Product • Next Steps 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  3. Project Background Diesel Exhaust and Health • Significant source of NOx, VOCs, and PM2.5 • Respiratory health: lung inflammation, premature lung aging, and asthma • Premature death, aggravation of cardiovascular and respiratory disease • At-risk populations: • Children, seniors, and individuals with respiratory illnesses • 10 percent of population has asthma or other respiratory disease • Two-thirds in urban communities 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  4. Project Background • EPA Health Assessment: • diesel exhaust is “likely” to be carcinogenic to humans • Benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, 1,3-butadine, acrolein and dioxin Diesel Exhaust and Health 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  5. Project Background • How does nonattainment label impact Central Ohio’s economy? • Transportation hub • Freeze Federal transportation funding • Significant new construction growth • Additional emissions offsets required • Significant job losses in manufacturing sector 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  6. Collaborative Approach • Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) • Project Goal: • Collaboratively develop recommendations that will guide the region in significantly reducing NOx and PM2.5 emissions from diesels in Central Ohio 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  7. Collaborative Approach • Value of Collaboration: • Resources • Technical expertise • Identify barriers early • Well thought out end product • Final recommendations endorsed by broad coalition of stakeholders 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  8. Third-Party Facilitation • Hired facilitator through EPA’s Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC) • http://www.epa.gov/adr/cprc_about.html • Value of third-party facilitation: • Neutrality critical to collaborative process • Participation • Ensured stakeholders had equal opportunity to contribute ideas • Brokered compromise on difficult issues • Project Management: • Documented conversations • Held participants accountable 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  9. Project Structure • Four Work Groups: • Diesel emissions inventory • Matrix of control measures • Quantify cost/benefit • Recommendations and implementation • Steering Committee: • Representative of diverse stakeholders • Time commitment • Produced document 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  10. Lessons Learned • Somewhat difficult to maintain participation • Data collection took longer than expected • Voluntary nature of project 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  11. End Product • SUCCESS! • Issued recommendations in three areas: • On-road diesel vehicles • tractor-trailers, dump trucks, school buses • Non-road diesels • construction equipment – emission performance incentives in public construction contracts • Idle reduction policies and technology • anti-idling laws, truck stop electrification, APU’s • Report: • http://airquality.morpc.org/diesel-subcmt.html 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  12. End Product • Implemented recommendations to date: • City of Columbus, anti-idling policy, pre-heaters, contract provisions • Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Grant • OEPA School Bus Retrofit Program, Adopt a School Bus Program • State pilot APU loan program for trucking companies • Passed legislation creating a State diesel financing program for DERA 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  13. Next Steps… • State Diesel Emission Reduction Program • Challenges • Convince legislative leadership to invest in emission reduction programs • Ohio’s struggling manufacturing sector • Momentum • New administration • Senator Voinovich – DERA • Need PM2.5 SIP strategies • Diesel recommendations have support of industry, health orgs, environmental groups, and local government 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

  14. Contact Information David Abel Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Air Quality Program Coordinator 614-233-4197 dabel@morpc.org Website: http://airquality.morpc.org/diesel-subcmt.html 2007 NAQC February 14, 2007

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