KentuckySmall Areas Big Air Quality Problems

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Kentucky-Small Areas -- Big Air Quality
Problems

• Lynn Soporowski, P.E.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

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ABCs of Rural Air Quality

• A -- Awareness
• B -- Become Partners
• C -- Communicate

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A-- Awareness

• 8-Hour Awareness Tour
• Statewide AQ Campaign
• Legislation

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A-- Awareness

• 8-Hour Awareness Tour
• Used Area Development Districts
• Monitor Location
• Comparison of 1-Hour vs 8-Hour
• Put face with problem

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Peak 8-Hour Ozone for the Tennessee/Kentucky Area
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BRADD AREA
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Clean Air Act Amendments Process

• Monitor
• Designations are made on the basis of actual
  monitor readings
• Calculation
• Conformity Demonstration of the NAAQS standards
  are shown thru modeling efforts
• Transportation Model
• MOBILE Model

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Clean Air Act Amendments Sources

• Mobile
• Car, SUV, Truck, Motorcycle
• Area
• Dry Cleaners, Paint Shops
• Stationary or Point
• Power Plants, Factory
• Non-Road
• Rail, Boat, Construction Equipment, Airport

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Clean Air Act Amendments Budget Analysis

• Edmonson County
• Tons per day
• Mobile 0.52
• Area 0.04
• Point 0
• Non-Road 0.4
• Total 0.96

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Clean Air Act Amendments Budget Analysis

• Boyd/Greenup Counties
• Tons per day
• Mobile 4.75
• Area 0.18
• Point 25.78
• Non-Road 2.38 Total 33.09

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Resources

• Website for air quality information
  http//www.pechan.com/emissions3/
• Website for current air quality information
  http//www.epa.gov/airnow

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Contacts

• For AQ information
• Lona Brewer, Branch Manager or
• John Gowins
• Division of Air Quality
• 502/573-3382
• For Transportation information
• Lynn J. Soporowski, P.E., Branch Manager or
• Jesse Mayes, P.E.
• Division of Multimodal Programs
• 502/564-7686

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A-- Awareness

• Statewide AQ Campaign
• Used EPAs Campaign
• Worked closely with Cabinet PR Dept
• Radio, TV, and Radio Interviews
• Pre and Post Survey
• Rural, Small MPO, TMA Area

It all adds up to cleaner air.
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Survey Results
Overall concern for air quality increases from
the pre to post wave, however not significantly.

• Top-2-Box Concern
• Metro (Pre-60.4, Post-62.3)
• Urban (Pre-53.2, Post-57.8)
• Rural (Pre-48.1, Post-49.9)

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10 Simple Steps to Improving Air Quality

• Trip chain more often. Its easy!
• Take mass transit, share a ride or carpool.
• Have fun! Ride your bike
• Take things in stride.
• .Care for you car.
• Get fuel when its cool
• Dont top off the tank
• Telecommute
• Know before you go.
• Spread the word.

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A-- Awareness

• Legislation
• Bio Fuel
• MTBE Replacement
• Smart Growth
• Vehicle Emission Testing
• Deletion of Farm vehicles
• Reduced test frequency
• Omit first 5 years of new cars
• Deletion of entire program

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A-- Awareness

• Legislation -- Backfire
• Vehicle Emission Testing

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B -- Become Partners

• Cabinet -- Program Management Planning
  Design General Counsel-Legislative Affairs
• State-- Division of Air Quality Division of
  Energy
• Federal -- EPA - Regions 3,4,5, HQ FHWA - KY,
  SRC, HQ
• Local -- Jefferson County APCD MPOs

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B -- Become Partners

• Cabinet -- Mike Annette Geri
• State-- John John Lona Susan Joe John
• Federal -- Lynorae Cecilia Glenn Bernadette
  Brent Mike Tianjia Dale
• Local -- Art Cynthia Gary Jon Randy Andy

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C -- Communicate

• Monthly Conference Calls
• Quarterly Meetings
• Round Table Training and Discussion
• Quick Response Team
• Speakers Bureau

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What we need

• D -- Develop Tools
• E -- Equal Data Sources
• F -- Funding

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What we needto develop tools

• D -- Develop Tools
• Speed Post Processors
• V M T Post Processors
• HPMS is not the end-all, be-all answer.

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What we need equal data sources

• Equal Data Sources
• Scan Team
• Vehicle mix
• Vehicle age
• . Other MOBILE inputs
• .MOVES inputs

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What we need funding

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• G -- Gee its been great
• H -- Hope to hear from you real soon
• I -- Inquiries
• www.kytc.state.ky.us/multimodal