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ARB’s Intent to Establish Evaporative Emission Standards for Pleasure Craft. NMMA/ARB Meeting Feb. 7, 2006. Why is ARB Considering Evaporative Emission Standards for Pleasure Craft?. California needs significant additional emission reductions to attain ambient air quality standards.
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ARB’s Intent to Establish Evaporative Emission Standards for Pleasure Craft NMMA/ARB Meeting Feb. 7, 2006
Why is ARB Considering Evaporative Emission Standards for Pleasure Craft? • California needs significant additional emission reductions to attain ambient air quality standards. • There is a large population of pleasure craft within California (estimated at 850,000). • Evaporative emissions from pleasure craft are estimated to be 22 tons per day (annual average). • Cost effective solutions may be available.
Potential Control Technologies to be Evaluated • Active and passively purged carbon canisters • Low permeation fuel hoses • Low permeation fuel tanks • Insulation
ARB’s Baseline Evaporative Emissions Testing • ARB conducted baseline evaporative emissions testing on nine pleasure craft • Diurnal, hot soak, and some refueling data were generated • Running loss data is needed to complete the emissions inventory
ARB’s Evaporative Emissions Testing (Continued) Note: Complete boats and PWC were tested in SHEDs.
NMMA’s Evaporative Emissions Testing • ARB is willing to consider industry generated data to help determine potential standards • ARB is requesting that NMMA share its evaporative emissions data
Next Steps for Rule Development(Tentative) • Initial Workshop • March 2006 • Emissions Inventory Development • Spring 2006 – Spring 2007 • Control Technology Evaluation • Summer 2006 – Summer 2007 • Development of Staff Proposal • Summer 2007 – Winter 2007 • Board Hearing • Early 2008
Contacts Monitoring and Laboratory Division (For Questions Concerning the Rule Development) • Jim Watson • Manager, Engineering Development and Testing Section • (916) 327-1282, jwatson@arb.ca.gov • Donald Ridgley • Project Lead,Engineering Development and Testing Section • (916) 322-8913, dridgley@arb.ca.gov Planning and Technical Support Division (For Questions Concerning the Emissions Inventory) • David Chou • Manager, Off-Road Modeling and Assessment Section • (626) 450-6136, cchou@arb.ca.gov