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A&WMA Georgia Regulatory Update Conference Current State of the Air in GA

A&WMA Georgia Regulatory Update Conference Current State of the Air in GA Jac Capp, GA EPD, Branch Chief, Air Protection Branch April 16, 2013. Existing Nonattainment Areas (except ozone for 2008 NAAQS). All these areas are now meeting the air quality standards.

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A&WMA Georgia Regulatory Update Conference Current State of the Air in GA

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  1. A&WMA Georgia Regulatory Update Conference Current State of the Air in GA Jac Capp, GA EPD, Branch Chief, Air Protection Branch April 16, 2013

  2. Existing Nonattainment Areas(except ozone for 2008 NAAQS) • All these areas are now meeting the air quality standards. • 1997 ozone NAAQS (84 ppb 8-hr ave.) • 1997 PM2.5 annual NAAQS (15 ug/m3 annual average) • EPD is working to get all these areas redesignated back to attainment. • Ozone SIP submitted to EPA 4/4/12 • Proposed Approval in FR 2/4/13 • PM2.5 SIPs: • Floyd: Submitted to EPA 6/21/12 • Macon: Submitted to EPA 6/21/12 • Chattanooga: Submitted to EPA 9/14/12 • Atlanta: Submitted to EPA 8/31/12 • EPA must publish approval of all plans in the Federal Register

  3. Anticipated NAAQS Implementation Milestones

  4. Ozone Design Values2010-2012

  5. 8-hr Ozone, Annual 4thHighest Value (ppm) for Each MSA 0.075 ppm standard

  6. EPA Lowered Annual PM2.5 NAAQS on December 14, 2012

  7. Annual PM2.5 Design Values2010-2012

  8. 2011 2012 2011 and 2012 PM2.5 Annual Averages (µg/m3)

  9. PM2.5 Annual Averages (µg/m3)Highest for Each MSA 12.0 µg/m3 standard

  10. 24-hour PM2.5 Design Values2010-2012

  11. PM2.5 24-Hour, 98th% (µg/m3)Highest for Each MSA 35 µg/m3 standard 35 µg/m3 standard *2012 partial year

  12. SO2, Three Year Average 99th% Daily Max 1-Hour Averages (ppb)

  13. NO2, Three Year Average 98th% Daily Max 1-Hour Averages (ppb)

  14. EPD’s First Near-Road Monitoring Site: NO2 – January 1, 2014

  15. Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) Proposed SIP Call • June 30, 2011 - Sierra Club submitted petition to EPA • February 22, 2013 - EPA publishes in FR proposed findings of substantial inadequacy SIP calls • May 13, 2013 – Comment Deadline • After SIP Call is finalized, expect ~18 months for States to submit SIP, ~18 months for EPA to review and approve/disapprove SIP… • If EPA finalizes it by September 2013, a SIP revision would likely not be submitted prior to Spring 2015 and EPA would likely not make a decision on our SIP revision before Fall 2016. • All of this is sequential, so a delay at any step results in an equivalent delay of EPA’s final action on a possible SIP revision. • EPA may finalize a FIP at any time after EPA has disapproved a SIP or has found that the state has failed to make a required submission.

  16. Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) Proposed SIP Call • Preliminary concerns with EPA’s proposal • EPA did not consult with States or hold any public stakeholder meetings prior to its proposal • Interferes with State’s right to develop its own SIP • EPA did not review all relevant sections of Georgia’s SIP • Georgia’s SIP complies with the Clean Air Act • EPA is applying a different standard to States’ SIPs than it is with its own standards under the NSPS or NESHAP programs • EPA doesn’t know what the practical implications are of their action (because they made no attempt to do so)

  17. The permit fee program has been required under the Clean Air Act since it was amended in 1990. Congress assumed that a permit fee of $25/ton, adjusted to the CPI, would be necessary to fund the required permit fee program. Permit Fees In FY2013, Air Program funding is projected to total $18.8 million (does not include Radiation Program or pass through funds), with $12.4 million from permit fees (66%), $3.7 million from federal grants (20%) and $2.7 million from vehicle emission testing program fees (14%).

  18. Permit Fees • If no changes were made to permit fees, in FY2014 we project a deficit of nearly half million dollars. • Not due to staffing increases. Permit fee staffing levels have actually been decreasing. Deficit primarily due to significant increases in employer’s share of health and retirement expenses. • Proposal: • Increase the industry and coal power plant $/ton fees by $1.50/ton • Increase the Title V minimum fee by $400

  19. Other Important Issues We Are Following • Interstate Transport of Air Pollution – CAA Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) • Sulfur Dioxide designations by EPA (or lack thereof) • PM2.5 Court Decision Regarding Subpart 1 vs. Subpart 4 implementation • Precursors • Expedited Permitting

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