Fredericksburg Air Quality Committee

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Redesignation Request Briefing

• Fredericksburg Air Quality Committee
• February 16th, 2005
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Doris McLeod, Air Quality Planner
• [phone] damcleod_at_deq.virginia.gov

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Air Quality Briefing Topics

• Why can we make this request?
• Why should we make this request?
• What must the request contain?
• Timeline for making the request.

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Background Information

• Formation VOC NOX Ozone
• New standard established in 1997
• 80 parts per billion (ppb) or above
• 85 ppb or above considered exceedence
• Compliance - based on 3-year average
• Final EPA designations - June 15, 2004
• Area classification Moderate

(volatile organic compounds oxides of nitrogen
sunlight ozone)
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Why can we make this request?

• 2001-2003 ozone data 88 ppb
• 2001 86 ppb
• 2002 94 ppb
• 2003 85 ppb
• Average 88 ppb

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Why can we make this request?

• 2002-2004 ozone data 84 ppb
• 2002 94 ppb
• 2003 85 ppb
• 2004 73 ppb
• Average 84 ppb

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Reasons for Redesignation

• No additional boiler controls
• Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg only
• No source specific industrial controls
• Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg only
• No 15 reduction requirement
• No offset requirement for new sources
• Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg only

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Components of the Redesignation Request

• Demonstrate area meets 8 hr ozone standard
• Air quality improvement due to permanent,
  enforceable emissions reductions
• Demonstrate conformity
• Maintenance plan

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Components of a Maintenance Plan

• Attainment Emissions Inventory
• Area source
• Mobile source
• Point source
• All anthropogenic NOx, CO, VOC
• Maintenance Demonstration
• 10 years
• Account for growth
• Mobile source budget

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Components of a Maintenance Plan, continued

• Monitoring Network
• http//www.deq.virginia.gov/ozone/
• Contingency Plan

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Maintenance and Contingency Measures

• National control measures
• New vehicle standards (cars, SUVs, trucks)
• Low sulfur gasoline diesel fuel standards
• Offroad equipment engine standards (gas diesel)
• Regional utility NOx reductions

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Possible Maintenance and Contingency Measures?

• Existing controls to Spotsylvania and
  Fredericksburg
• Reformulated gasoline
• Stage I-gas station controls
• Existing industry controls
• These controls are already in place in Stafford
  County.

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Possible Maintenance and Contingency Measures,
cont

• Area source controls
• Vapor tight gas cans
• Vehicle repair refinishing operations
• Solvent cleaning
• Architectural/Industrial Maintenance coatings
• Consumer products
• These controls are already in place in Stafford
  County.

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Fredericksburg Area Redesignation Schedule
NONATTAINMENT

• Jan 2005 Redesignation request encouraged by
  EPA
• Feb 2005 Initial FAQC meeting
• Mar 2005 2nd FAQC meeting for final draft
  review (3/9?)
• Mar 2005 Final draft to public notice/EPA
• Apr 2005 Public hearing
• May 1, 2005 Final package to EPA

ATTAINMENT
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Whats next?

• Review possible contingency maintenance
  measures
• Provide feedback to VDEQ
• Review and approve final draft
• Public comment period

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Questions?
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Frequently Used Acronyms

• BACT - Best available control technology
• IM - Vehicle inspection maintenance
• LAER - Lowest achievable emission rate
• NOX - Oxides of nitrogen (ozone precursor)
• PPB - Parts per billion (pollution measure)
• RACT - Reasonably available control technology
• RFG - Reformulated gasoline
• Stage II - Gasoline vapor recovery at the pump
• VOC - Volatile organic compounds (ozone
  precursor)
• OTC - Ozone Transport Commission

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Contact Information

• Stationary Source Permitting Questions
• Stationary Source Inspection Questions
• Transportation Conformity
• Emissions Inventory
• Air Quality Planning

• Terry Darton, Air Permitting Manager
• thdarton_at_deq.virginia.gov
• [phone]
• Jim Lafratta, Compliance Engineer
• jblafratta_at_deq.virginia.gov
• [phone]
• Amy Costello, Air Quality Program Manager
• amy.costello_at_vdot.virginia.gov
• [phone]
• Tom Ballou, Director of Data Anaylsis
• trballou_at_deq.virginia.gov
• [phone]
• Doris McLeod, Air Quality Planner
• damcleod_at_deq.virginia.gov
• [phone]