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Establishment of a PM 2.5 Monitoring Network on the Colville Reservation

Establishment of a PM 2.5 Monitoring Network on the Colville Reservation. National Tribal Forum on air quality 2013 . Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. 1.4 Million Acres 12 Bands 7,587 residents 3.5 people per square mile

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Establishment of a PM 2.5 Monitoring Network on the Colville Reservation

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  1. Establishment of a PM2.5 Monitoring Network on the Colville Reservation National Tribal Forum on air quality 2013

  2. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 1.4 Million Acres 12 Bands 7,587 residents 3.5 people per square mile Major employers - Tribal, County, State and Federal governments Lands in both fee (20%) and trust (80%) status

  3. The Paper Chase

  4. Write for Your Audiance My boss Council Membership EPA My Replacement

  5. Establish the Need to Monitor Technical Guidance for the Development of Tribal Air Monitoring Programs, EPA-456/B-07-002, August, 2007 Identifying goals and objectives Costs for operations Funding sources Monitoring Implementation Data acquisition, management and reporting Data analysis and interpretation

  6. Guidance for Conducting Tribal Air Quality Assessments, Region 10 Assessments need to Include Background Airshed Description Air Pollution Source Data Summary, what is know Degradation of Visibility Recommendations

  7. Goals and Objectives Determine if air quality affects the health of the communities by comparing with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter 2.5 microns To serve as baseline data so that changes in air quality can be tracked To provide pollution levels when calling burn bans on the Reservation

  8. Costs of a Monitoring Network Convince the EPA Unlock EPA Funds Conference calls Document preparation Know the subject better than EPA

  9. Community Assessments Air Quality Assessment Inchelium Monitor Feasibility and Evaluation September 28, 2009 And Air Quality Assessment Nespelem Monitor Feasibility and Evaluation December 29, 2010

  10. Criteria forChoosing a Monitor Permanent Continuous monitor PM 2.5 Cost FRM or FEM Data Logger Automatic Span Checks Filter Change Time Measurement Range Resolution Precision Frequency of Site Visits Enclosure Type

  11. What was need after EPA Approved Funding • Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) • Approved May 2012 • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) • BAM 1020 • Meteorological Sensors

  12. The Network Now • Omak – Radiance Research Nephelometer • Cooperative with Washington State Department of Ecology • Use their QAPP and SOPs • Began operation in 2010 • Nespelem – Met One BAM 1020 • Purchased in 2005 • Began operation in 2009 • Permanent setup in 2012 • Inchelium – Met One BAM 1020 • Purchased in 2011 • Permanent setup in 2012 • E-BAM – Met One • Purchased in 2012 • Selected locations

  13. Site Construction Permission for site Electricity to site Fence construction Build platform Install cabinet Install monitor Trial operation

  14. What do the Monitors Pickup Wildfire Smoke Saw Mill Wood Stove Smoke Asphalt Batch Plant Dump Fires

  15. HOW THE DATA IS USED

  16. Use of Monitoring Data

  17. Use of Monitoring Data

  18. Use of Monitoring Data

  19. Use of Monitoring Data

  20. Use All Your Skills

  21. Questions Contact: Kris Ray Air Quality Program Manager Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 509-634-2418 kris.ray@colvilletribes.com

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