KNOX COUNTY DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM

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KNOX COUNTY DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM

• Matt Donovan
• Environmental Specialist
• Knox County (TN) Department of Air Quality
  Management
• February 12th, 2009

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Project Overview

• Entire county diesel fleet that qualifies for the
  grant will be retrofitted.
• 27 on-road vehicles will receive diesel
  particulate filters (DPFs).
• 26 off-road pieces of equipment will receive
  diesel particulate filters (DOCs).
• Cost difference between ultra low sulfur diesel
  (ULSD) and low sulfur diesel (LSD) will be
  financed.
• Total amount of federal funding 163,815
• Knox County will pay for labor and for a DPF
  cleaning machine counts as 23,056 match
• Total project cost 186,871

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First Actions- Before Grant RFP

• Educated myself about the diesel emission
  reduction world
• Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) events
• EPA Region 4 Grant Workshops
• Web research
• Contacted fleet services to get info on diesel
  fleet
• Advice BEGIN IMMEDIATELY!
• Used EPA Diesel Emissions Quantifier tool to know
  what info was important saved lots of time and
  work
• Web research to fill in info gaps possible
  in-person visits
• School buses left out because they are contracted
• Other regional partners?

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First Actions- Before Grant RFP

• Fleet information I collected
• Make
• Model
• Model Year
• Engine Manufacturer
• Engine Model
• Engine Model Year
• Horsepower
• Annual Mileage
• Annual Hours of Operation
• Type of Fuel Used (i.e. biodiesel)

• Annual Fuel Usage
• Existing Emissions Control Device?
• Engine Close to Rebuild?
• Equipment Type (see Diesel Emissions Quantifier
  tool)

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First Actions- Before Grant RFP

• Spoke to two emission control device
  manufacturers and received some broad budgetary
  numbers
• Created a rough estimate of total project cost
• Researched a few grant programs for possible
  local cost-matching requirements
• Presented possible cost-matching dollar amounts
  to my superiors
• Important step! They need to know.
• Spoke to fleet services department to gauge their
  ability or desire to install the equipment

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Preparing the RFP

• First step Looked at the evaluation criteria in
  the back of the RFP package.
• Match?
• Followed EPAs advice to adhere closely to their
  requirements.
• Studied two previous winning grant packages from
  other entities.

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Preparing the RFP

• Two EPA requirements for the grant cut in half
  the number of vehicles that could be retrofitted
  in the Knox County fleet.
• Medium duty or heavy duty trucks only
• Only EPA or California Air Resources Board (CARB)
  verified equipment can be used.
• Diesel fleet info critical for this step!
• Diesel Emissions Quantifier consumed a large
  amount of time due to many types of vehicles and
  equipment
• Dont forget to account for a fuel change

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Preparing the RFP

• Needed others expertise to complete certain
  sections
• Final grant proposal reviewed by all stakeholders

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Current Status

• All EPA agreements finalized at the end of last
  month
• Just beginning the process of planning the bid
  package
• September 31, 2010 completion date

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Questions?

• Have you started collecting fleet information
  yet??