WRAP Activities Overview

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WRAP Activities Overview

• 308 Technical Work Outline
• June 3, 2003

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Development of an Emission Data Management System
(EDMS)

• To store and analyze emissions data to be
  contributed by states, tribes, and local air
  pollution control agencies
• In support of future state and tribal regional
  haze implementation plan development, along with
• Implementation of the 309 emissions tracking and
  reporting requirements of the regional haze rule

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Development of an Emission Data Management System
(EDMS)

• Conceptually, the system is to be capable of
  receiving and storing emissions data
  inEPA-compliant emissions reporting formats
  commonly used by various agencies and sources
• With little or no additional effort
• Producing user-specified reports
• Performing user-selected quality control and
  assurance tests
• Allowing data queries and graphic display, and
• Presenting this information in geographic
  information system (GIS) format, all via an
  internet web page

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Development of an Emission Data Management System
(EDMS)

• Needs Assessment project
• To clearly understand what information, formats,
  and output capabilities ought to be included in
  this system, as well as what user needs may be
• EA Engineering, Science and Technology (EA) is
  under contract with the WRAP Emissions Forum
• 2 interview workshops
• Santa Fe on March 20th
• Denver on May 7th 
• EA also developed a web-based questionnaire to
  gather opinions about needs and requirements for
  the WRAP EDMS
• Reports to be completed in June and July 2003

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Strategic Plan
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Strategic Plan
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Simplified Apportionment Process
Phase I
Phase II
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Technical Process occurs in Phase I and II

• Analyze Source Contributions
• By Modeling and Monitoring Forums
• Using Data from baseline and prior years and
  2018 (for modeling analysis)
• Outputs Periodic reports from each forum
  summarizing geographic and source category
  contributions to each Class I area by
• 1) Grid cell and/or source region,
• 2) Aerosol species, and
• 3) Source classification code.

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Technical Analysis Process occurs in Phase I
and II

• Reconcile and Synthesize Results
• By A periodically-convened work group under TOC
• oversight
• Using 1) Modeling results
• 2) Monitoring results (causes of
  haze reports)
• 3) Emission inventories and
  external data sources
• and studies
• Outputs Periodic assessments integrating the
  information sources above into qualitative and
  quantitative summaries of geographic and source
  category contributions (including
  characterizations of uncertainty, confidence, and
  natural/anthropogenic contributions) to each
  Class I area or group of areas.

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TOC Source Apportionment Process

• Need to develop protocol and schedule
• Identify need for contractor support
• Focuses importance on the need for Forums to
• Meet milestone dates
• Provide ongoing status on the content of
  deliverables