Actions for Clean Air

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Actions for Clean Air Energy Management
within the City of Kelowna and the Central
Okanagan Regional District
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Central Okanagan Regional Air Quality Program

• Actions for Clean Air

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Central Okanagan Regional Air Quality Program

• Kelowna
• Peachland
• Oyama
• Lake Country
• Westbank
• Westside
• Ellison
• Joe Rich

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LAYERS OF GOVERNMENT
Okanagan Airshed Coalition
Local Governments

• FEDERAL
• ENVIRONMENT
• PROVINCIAL
• HEALTH
• FORESTRY
• AGRICULTURE
• ENVIRONMENT
• EDUCATION
• FIRST NATIONS
• REGIONAL DISTRICTS
• FIRE DISTRICTS
• MUNICIPAL

Central Okanagan Regional Air Quality
Committee Okanagan Air Quality Technical Steering
Committee
Federal Government
Provincial Government
Private and Public Partners
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Air Quality Management Planning

• Committed to keeping our air clean while the area
  grows
• Set priorities for emission reductions
• Outdoor burning (Agriculture, Development, Forest
  Industry, First Nations)
• Wood Burning Appliances
• Vehicle Emissions

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Outdoor Burning Emission Control Strategies

• Backyard Burning Ban
• Land clearing for development burning ban
• Agricultural wood waste chipping project
• No burning during poor venting conditions
• No burning during fair or poor air quality
• Outdoor burning hotline
• Coordinating forest industry slash burning
• Limiting number of burns to reduce smoke loading
  in the region
• Outdoor burning educational brochures to
  agriculture industry
• First Nations agreed to follow our bylaws
• Strict proactive bylaw enforcement of outdoor
  burning regulations (all burn piles are
  inspected, permit holders are consulted and all
  infractions are ticketed).

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Agricultural Wood Waste Chipping Project

• Up to 44 of outdoor burning emissions removed
  through this program.
• Phase 1 project chipped 153 acres of orchard
  trees, produced 5894 m3 of chips, reduced
  particulates by 66 tonnes.
• Phase 2 project estimated to chip 246 acres of
  orchard trees, produce 9500 m3 of chips and
  reduce particulates by 107 tonnes.

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Wood Burning ApplianceEmission Control Strategies

• Great Okanagan Wood Stove Exchange Program
• Wood Stove Workshops
• New Insurance Industry policies are forcing
  people to change out their old wood burning
  appliances.
• Wood burning appliance bylaw
• Allows ticketing for people burning unseasoned
  wood
• Allows ticketing for those creating nuisance
  amounts of smoke
• New wood burning appliances must be EPA emission
  approved

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Vehicle Emissions Control Strategies

• Cash for Clunkers Clean Air Rewards Program
• 240 Vehicles Sent to the Scrap Yard
• Annual Vehicle Emissions Clinics
• Corporate Idling Policy
• School Based Anti Idling Project

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Transportation Demand Management Programs

• Commuter Challenge and Go Green Week
• Pedestrian and bike corridor planning
• Cycling - Bike rack program on busses and various
  locations. Bike lockers at town centers.
• Cycling network and pedestrian network planning
• Transit Service Improvements
• Walk and Roll Car Free Day

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Smart Growth Principals

• Land Use Planning
• Land use and transportation policies that will
  accommodate future growth in a manner which
  minimizes potential air quality impacts
• Transportation Planning
• Trip Reduction Programs
• Transportation Demand Management
• Development Policies
• Ensure new commercial and industrial facilities
  have the most up-to-date pollution control
  technologies and operating practices

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Education Programs Events

• School presentations
• Mayors Environmental Expo
• Living Greener Calendar
• Environmental Mind Grind

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Research- Research identifies priority
pollutants, tracks emission reductions,
identifies potential air pollution problems and
validates the use of emission reduction
strategies.

• Emissions Inventory
• Monitoring
• Speciation Analysis
• Air Quality Valuation Model
• Dispersion Modeling

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Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Initiatives

• Energy and Greenhouse Gas reduction initiatives
  reduce air pollution and saves money.
• Belong to the FCMs Partners for Climate
  Protection Program
• Completing milestones of the program, which
  includes an emissions inventory, developing a
  plan of action and implementing that plan.
• City of Kelowna Energy Management Committee
• - Identifies opportunities to reduce costs and
  energy consumption within City operations.

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Conclusion

• The Central Okanagan is committed to keeping the
  air clean while the region grows.
• The Regional Air Quality Program will continue
  its efforts to assess and proactively manage air
  quality to protect the health of its citizens.