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CenSARA Region Air Quality Overview

CenSARA Region Air Quality Overview. NASA AQAST Meeting Jan. 15-17, 2014 Rice University, Houston. CenSARA Members. Organization Purpose: Promote the exchange of air quality information, knowledge, experience and data

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CenSARA Region Air Quality Overview

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  1. CenSARA Region Air Quality Overview NASA AQAST Meeting Jan. 15-17, 2014 Rice University, Houston

  2. CenSARA Members Organization Purpose: • Promote the exchange of air quality information, knowledge, experience and data • Support members in technical projects through contract management and representation on regional/national groups • Increase staff productivity through management of training courses for member agency staff Arkansas DEQ Iowa DNR Kansas DHE Louisiana DEQ Missouri DNR Nebraska DEQ Oklahoma DEQ Texas CEQ Federally-funded local programs are represented on the Board of Directors by one agency each from EPA Region 6 and Region 7

  3. Estimated Pollutant Levels

  4. 1997 Ozone NAAQS

  5. 2008 Ozone NAAQS

  6. PM2.5 2006 NAAQS – nonePM2.5 2012 NAAQS – designations ???? PM10 NAAQS – El Paso County (part), TX – moderate nonattainment

  7. 2010 SO2 NAAQS (Phase I) 1971 SO2 NAAQS – Muscatine County, IA (part) – maintenance area

  8. 1978 Lead NAAQS – Jefferson County (part), MO – nonattainment; Iron County (part), MO – maintenance Douglas County (part), NE – maintenance Collin County ([art), TX -maintenance

  9. Thoughts to ponder • As NAAQS become tighter, how can continued “clean air” in the central U.S. be assured? • Relevant, accurate and up-to-date data for use by EPA and states becomes ever more important. • Finding best uses of handheld/personal monitors and data collected is important. • Accurate and informative public messaging is also important, as is coordination of messaging amongst agencies. • It’s unknown at this time what near-road monitoring results will mean. • Technical “building blocks” can help with transport, NAAQS, and Regional Haze SIPs, but how? • Regional haze Phase II SIPs are due to EPA by July 31, 2018; NAAQS SIP due dates vary; transport SIPs due ?? • As sources of interest decrease in size, technical analysis needs increase. • How can a dynamic industry like oil and gas be accurately accounted for in current and future emission inventories and modeling?

  10. Challenges • Most CenSARA states have a minimum number of employees with limited time to work on “non-routine” activities. • Many of EPA’s area source emission factors are outdated. • There’s never enough time between regulatory requirement effective dates and deadlines to develop programs. • If you haven’t yet, please read a SIP to help understand what states have to do to meet requirements.

  11. CenSARA Contacts • Theresa Pella, Executive Director • tpella@censara.org • 405-813-4301 • Ron Hensley, Training Director • rhensley@censara.org • 405-813-4302 • DeAnnaScofield, Office/Grant Manager • dscofield@censara.org • 405-813-4303

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