Clean Air Attainment Strategy_EPA PM Advance ProgramTHE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Clean Air Attainment Strategy
DATE: January 28, 2014
Dubuque
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Public Health Specialist Mary Rose Corrigan is recommending City Council
authorization for the Mayor to sign a letter supporting the Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study participation in EPA's PM Advance Program - Supporting Local
Efforts to Improve Air Quality.
In 2009, air quality was discussed by DMATS due to the proposed new clean air act
standards, National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The closest EPA and
Iowa DNR certified air quality monitoring station located in Potosi, Wisconsin, showed
the PM 2.5 Air Quality results approaching "non- attainment" status. The Potosi station
is monitored by the Wisconsin DNR which in turn shares the data collection with the
Iowa DNR. This monitoring site will continue to serve as an indicator of air quality in this
area. The Potosi monitor is near or at the NAAQS. Also of concern was possibility of
the PM 2.5 standard being lowered from 35 (micrograms per cubic meters) to 30
(micrograms per cubic meter), which would then put Dubuque into the non - attainment
status. This was of concern to DMATS not only for the public health risk to the
community but also because of the impacts of non - attainment.
When an area is designated as a "non- attainment" (NA) area under the Clean Air Act,
serious repercussions result immediately. These may come in the form of increased
costs to industry, permitting delays, restrictions on industry expansion within the area,
as well as impacts to transportation planning. Increased costs may occur to businesses
and consumers due to special requirements for vehicles, fuels sold in the area, and for
commercial and consumer products.
In March 2013, Region 7 EPA Air Quality contact, Amy Bhesania stated that creating a
group that works on Air Quality in a proactive way is one method for a community to
develop actions for maintaining attainment status. A new EPA program, PM Advance,
is designed to promote local actions to reduce fine particle pollution (PM 2.5) and its
precursors and to help areas continue to maintain the PM 2.5 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). The program encourages state, tribal, and local
governments to take proactive steps to keep their air clean.
The PM Advance program may assist an area with efforts aimed at (1) reducing air
pollution, (2) ensuring continued healthy air quality levels, (3) avoiding violations of the
NAAQS that could potentially lead to a nonattainment designation and associated
requirements, and (4) increasing public awareness about PM2.s as an air pollutant, and
why PM reductions are important for public health.
Taking steps to reduce emissions of PM 2.5 and its precursors will help improve air
quality and may also help avoid future violations of the PM2.s NAAQS, which have been
established to protect human health. An area interested in taking proactive steps to
address PM2.s has the opportunity to choose voluntary control measures that could
result in co- benefits per the area's unique situation.
The program is designed around creating a "path forward" with the latest measures
and /or programs an area will implement and provide a schedule for the implementation
of each one. It is recommended to create a path forward within one year of applying for
the PM Advance Program. EPA will provide technical assistance for developing and
implementing the Path Forward. EPA will not approve or disapprove the commitments
made by the state, tribe, and /or local government. However, EPA may provide feedback
to the area regarding whether commitments are likely to result in emission reductions
and /or other public health benefits.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
SUBJECT: Clean Air Attainment Strategy
DATE: January 27, 2014
Dubuque
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INTRODUCTION
This memorandum provides information regarding the background and timeline for
developing a clean air attainment strategy in the city along with recommendations. This
memorandum contains information from EPA Memorandum PM Advance- Supporting
Local Efforts to Improve Air Quality document, January 17, 2013.
BACKGROUND
In 2009, air quality was discussed by DMATS due to the proposed new clean air act
standards, National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The closest EPA and Iowa
DNR certified air quality monitoring station located in Potosi, Wisconsin, showed the PM
2.5 Air Quality results approaching "non- attainment" status. The Potosi station is
monitored by the Wisconsin DNR which in turn shares the data collection with the Iowa
DNR. This monitoring site will continue to serve as an indicator of air quality in this area.
The Potosi monitor is near or at the NAAQS. Also of concern was possibility of the PM
2.5 standard being lowered from 35 (micrograms per cubic meters) to 30 (micrograms
per cubic meter), which would then put Dubuque into the non - attainment status. This
was of concern to DMATS not only for the public health risk to the community but also
because of the impacts of non - attainment.
When an area (usually a county or metropolitan area) is designated as a "non -
attainment" (NA) area under the Clean Air Act, serious repercussions result immediately.
These may come in the form of increased costs to industry, permitting delays, restrictions
on industry expansion within the area, as well as impacts to transportation planning.
Increased costs may occur to businesses and consumers due to special requirements for
vehicles, fuels sold in the area, and for commercial and consumer products. Possible
consequences of non - attainment may include:
•Loss of industry and economic development in and around the Area. Companies
interested in building a major manufacturing plant will likely not build in a NA area due to
the increased costs, delays, and uncertainties associated with the restrictive permit
requirements.
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•Loss of federal highway and transit funding. Federally supported highway and transit
projects may be halted in a NA area if the state cannot demonstrate that the project will
cause no increase in applicable emissions.
•New emissions in the Area must be "offset," or the unit cannot be built. Companies must
offset the projected emissions of the proposed new plant or major modification by
purchasing unused emission credits from others, or by reducing their own emissions. The
ability to purchase emissions credits becomes increasingly difficult as the available
emissions credits are used up over time. Similarly, the ability to reduce existing emissions
at a plant that is proposing a major modification may be difficult or impossible for sources
that already meet stringent standards and have installed emissions control equipment.
Where no offset can be found, the project may not go forward. In ozone NA areas, offsets
typically must be greater than 1:1 ratio (e.g., a ton of offsets per ton of emissions).
•Compensation for Foreign Sources of Emissions. Certain States may also have to
compensate for contributions to ambient concentrations in an area coming from foreign
sources (such as Canada) in order to reach attainment with the NAAQS.
•Additional restrictive permitting requirements that are not applied in attainment areas.
Companies that plan to build a new facility or construct a major modification to an existing
facility in, or near, a NA area will be required to install the most effective emission
reduction technology without consideration of cost. Less stringent controls may be
installed in attainment areas. The permitting process can be expected to last a year or
longer as the company demonstrates that its proposal will meet all of the applicable NA
requirements. These differences would tend to discourage new business investments in
NA areas compared with moving to an attainment area.
•Greater EPA involvement and oversight in permit decisions. EPA may intervene and
require permit revisions, even after the state and company seeking the permit have
negotiated the terms of a final permit. This causes tremendous uncertainty, delays, and
increased costs in the permitting process.
•Continuing oversight by EPA even after the NA area meets the standard. Before a NA
area can be redesignated as an attainment area, EPA must determine that: 1) the area
has met the standard (for ozone, this means it must be in attainment for three full years);
2) the improvement in the area's air quality is due to permanent and enforceable
emissions reductions; and 3) the area has an approved maintenance plan and an
approved contingency plan that contain enforceable requirements to keep the area from
lapsing into NA.
•Technical and Formula Changes for Commercial and Consumer Products. In order to
meet the NAAQS standard, some State Implementation Plans may include regulations
that would reduce the pollutant or its chemical "precursors" (e.g., for ozone, certain types
of Volatile Organic Compounds [VOC]), by requiring changes to operating processes, to
a product's technical design, or to the actual chemical formulation of commercial or
consumer products, such as paint, which may result in increased costs to users or
differences in performance. (From Environmental Council)
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Dubuque Air Quality Task Force Representatives Chandra Ravada, ECIA and Tim Link,
City of Dubuque Health Services Department visited the Bi -State Regional Commission
in the Quad Cities in June, 2009 to learn about their air quality activities. DMATS then
invited the DNR to conduct an informational air quality meeting on November 5, 2009.
The meeting was sponsored by the City of Dubuque, and ECIA and included industry
representatives from the area (See attached PowerPoint presentation). The DNR staff
explained proposed regulations, PM 2.5 information and basic voluntary and preventative
measures for improving air quality.
In March 2010, City and ECIA staff along with representatives from Alliant, John Deere,
and AY McDonald had a phone conference with Lisa MacKinnon, Coordinator, Dane
County, WI Clear Air Coalition. She explained the Dane County Coalition conducts
activities including educational outreach and encouraging pledges from cities and
industries for what they can do to reduce air emissions. The core staff group, referred to
as the Air Quality Task Force, consisted of: Chandra Ravada (ECIA), Rick Dickinson
(Greater Dubuque Development Corporation), Mary Rose Corrigan, Bob Schiesl, and
Cori Burbach. We continued to meet regarding the topic to study options for air quality
activities and have expanded the group to include Casey Muhm of Greater Dubuque
Development Corporation.
In 2010, The Greater Dubuque Development Corporation commissioned a study to
evaluate the data collected from the Potosi Air Monitoring station and determine if
Dubuque was the cause of the PM 2.5 emissions and /or what the trends were regarding
the data. The study revealed that atmospheric conditions, weather, and Mississippi
Valley terrain affect the PM 2.5 levels at the Potosi Monitoring Station. The Air Quality
Task Force decided not to do a Phase 2 study due to the potential of the NAAQS non -
attainment, the fact that the first study did not show any conclusive information, and
existing prevailing winds from the south impacting the patterns and results, etc.
Chanda Ravada contacted Region 7 EPA Air Quality contact, Amy Bhesania. In March
2013, we arranged a phone conference meeting with Ms. Bhesania of EPA. She stated
that creating a group that works on Air Quality in a proactive way is one method for a
community to develop actions for maintaining attainment status. A new EPA program,
PM Advance, is designed to promote local actions to reduce fine particle pollution (PM
2.5) and its precursors and to help areas continue to maintain the PM 2.5 NAAQS. The
program encourages state, tribal, and local governments to take proactive steps to keep
their air clean.
On May 13, 2013, the Air Quality Task Force again phone conferenced with Amy
Bhesania to discuss the PM Advance program. The PM Advance program may assist an
area with efforts aimed at (1) reducing air pollution, (2) ensuring continued healthy air
quality levels, (3) avoiding violations of the NAAQS that could potentially lead to a
nonattainment designation and associated requirements, and (4) increasing public
awareness about PM2.s as an air pollutant, and why PM reductions are important for
public health.
DISCUSSION
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Taking steps to reduce emissions of PM 2.5 and its precursors key will help improve air
quality and may also help avoid future violations of the PM2.s NAAQS, which have been
established to protect human health. Many measures that a local government, tribe or
state may choose to implement could result in multi - pollutant benefits. For example,
reductions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) can lead to lower ambient ozone levels as well as
reduced PM 2.5 levels, and reductions in greenhouse gases may be an additional co-
benefit. An area interested in taking proactive steps to address PM2.s has the
opportunity to choose voluntary control measures that could result in co- benefits per the
area's unique situation.
The PM Advance does not establish new or avoid existing regulatory requirements. To
apply for participation and PM Advance, an area must submit a brief letter expressing the
willingness to coordinate with EPA, State, Tribal and /or local state groups and to quickly
implement measures to reduce PM. Specific measures do not need to be identified in the
sign -up letter, although if the applicant would like to highlight existing measures and
programs they are welcome to do so. A full explanation of PM Advance can be found at
www.epa.gov /ozonepmadvance.
The program is designed around creating a "path forward" with the latest measures
and /or programs an area will implement and provide a schedule for the implementation of
each one. It is recommended to create a path forward within one year of applying for the
PM Advance Program. EPA will provide technical assistance for developing and
implementing the Path Forward. EPA will not approve or disapprove the commitments
made by the state, tribe, and /or local government. However, EPA may provide feedback
to the area regarding whether commitments are likely to result in emission reductions
and /or other public health benefits. The path forward developed for the area can be
submitted by a state and /or a tribe and /or a local government, although preferably it
would be submitted jointly by all of the program participants. The letter should specify
actions the signatories have agreed to implement to reduce PM 2.5 concentrations and
thereby improve local air quality. The path forward is not a federally enforceable
document and does not institute any legal or financial obligations on any entity.
The following are the steps for participating in PM Advance:
1. Send a Sign -Up Letter to EPA
The state, tribe, and /or local government will send a sign -up letter to EPA. EPA will
review the letter to ensure the eligibility criteria described in Question 4 above are met; if
so, EPA will accept them into the program. The sign -up letter should express the
willingness of all of the signatories to coordinate with each other and with EPA and to
quickly implement measures and other programs to reduce PM 2.5. Specific measures
do not need to be identified in the sign -up letter. The letter should be signed by the
appropriate local, state, and /or tribal official(s) with the authority to implement the
program and to assist in leveraging staff and program funds as needed.
2. Identify Available Information Regarding the Area's PM 2.5 Issues
This information could relate to the sources of direct PM 2.5 or secondary PM 2.5, the
degree of the local contribution to PM 2.5 based on available modeling by EPA or others,
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the appropriate area from which emissions reductions should occur, and existing or
upcoming control measures and programs affecting sources in the area. EPA and IDNR
have already provided some air quality data for Dubuque.
3. Secure Stakeholder Participation
Current stake holders include the City of Dubuque, ECIA, and GDDC. Community and
industry participation will be included as part of the path forward, along with Iowa DNR
and EPA Region 7 Air Quality staff.
4. Coordinate Control Strategy Development
PM Advance participants should consider a variety of emission reduction measures and
programs, which may include traditional control measures as well as other measures,
policies, and programs related to, for example, energy efficiency and mobile sources.
PM Advance also provides an opportunity to test new environmental technologies. EPA
is available to assist areas that are interested in exploring their options for potential
measures and programs that could be included in their PM Advance path forward /action
plan and will also provide technical assistance.
PM Advance participants will develop, at a minimum, a basic "path forward," i.e. a full
description of the measures and /or programs the area will implement along with a
schedule for the implementation of each one. EPA encourages participating areas to
consider developing a broader, more robust "action plan" On lieu of a basic path forward)
that would provide the area's path forward along with background on the area's PM2.s
issues and additional detail about the area's plans for addressing it. Although an action
plan is not a requirement for participation in PM Advance, it could serve as a useful
blueprint for the area to reference in working with stakeholders and as a focal point for
public recognition of the area's efforts to improve air quality. Basic elements of the action
plan would include:
• Summary
• Description of the measures and programs to be implemented, responsible
parties, how the measure will be implemented
• Implementation schedule for each measure and program
• Provisions for public and stakeholder involvement
5. Submit a Path Forward to EPA
Once the area has sought stakeholder involvement and input, the area will send a path
forward to EPA that describes the measures /programs the area will implement and
provides a schedule for the implementation of each measure /program selected. The
area may also describe any measures /programs already in place in order to provide a
fuller view of the efforts underway.
The University of Iowa College of Engineering is working with the City of Dubuque, and
the Air Quality Task Force to submit an EPA education grant application. Part of the
application will include the development of the "path forward" plan and community air
quality education elements.
6. Implement Path Forward Per Schedule and Provide Annual Status Updates
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Program participants should begin implementing the measures and programs specified in
the Path Forward immediately, per the schedule laid out in the path forward. Participants
should stay in communication with EPA periodically throughout the program. In addition,
each year from the time the path forward is sent to EPA, a participating area should
briefly summarize the status of each of the area's measures and programs undertaken
under PM Advance (including a comparison between current status for each
measure /program as compared with the schedule laid out in the path forward letter),
current air quality, stakeholder meetings /events, and any other information the area
would like to highlight. Areas should commit to approximately five years for Path Forward
implementation.
7. Apply for Federal Grants, if Desired
There is currently no funding associated specifically with the PM Advance program,
however where appropriate EPA may provide preferred status to PM Advance
participants when applying for existing EPA grants programs. One such grant program is
EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program, which provides grant funding to
eligible entities to reduce diesel emissions by retrofitting, repowering, and replacing older
diesel engines. EPA staff also recommended applying for the EPA Education Grant
referenced previously, which we are doing in conjunction with Dr. Charles Stanier,
University of Iowa College of Engineering.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend the city work with partners in the Air Quality Task Force (GDDC, ECIA,
DMATS) in participating in EPA's PM Advance Program. DMATS will be finalize
participation in PM Advance at their next meeting and submit the letter to EPA.
BUDGET IMPACT
The Air Quality Task Force is researching other communities of Dubuque's size who
are in the PM Advance Program to determine potential resources and best practices.
Pending EPA Education Grant funding, we will secure University of Iowa to create the
PM Advance Path Forward and action plan.
COUNCIL ACTION
Authorize the Mayor, to sign the attached letter supporting DMATS participation in
EPA's PM Advance Program.
cc Cori Burbach, Sustainability Coordinator
Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
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THE CITY OF
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PM Advance
c/o Laura Bunte
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C304 -01
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Dear Ms. Bunte:
Health Services Department
City Hall Annex
1300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563) 589 -4181
Fax (563) 589 -4299
TTY (563) 589 -4193
health@cityofdubuque.org
www. cityofdubuque. org
The City of Dubuque will partner with the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation
System (DMATS) to participate in the EPA PM Advance Program. We meet the PM
Advance program eligibility criteria and wish to join this partnership with EPA to preserve or
improve air quality in Dubuque.
(1) Dubuque is not currently a nonattainment area for the 1997 and /or 2012 annual fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and /or for the
2006 24 -hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
(2) DMATS consists of the cities of Asbury, Centralia, Durango, Dubuque, Peosta,
Sageville, and Dubuque County in Iowa; East Dubuque and Jo Daviess County in Illinois;
and Jamestown Township, the unincorporated town of Kieler and Grant County in
Wisconsin.
(3) The following air monitor reflects the air quality in Dubuque, IA and the DMATS area:
Potosi, WI.
(4) Existing emissions inventory reporting requirements have been met.
We understand that our efforts under PM Advance may benefit Dubuque
by potentially:
• Reducing air pollution in terms of PM2.5 as well as other air pollutants,
• Ensuring continued healthy PM2.5 levels,
• Maintaining the PM2.5 NAAQS,
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
• Helping avoid violations of the PM2.5 NAAQS that could lead to a future
nonattainment designation,
• Increasing public awareness about PM2.5 as an air pollutant, and
• Targeting limited resources toward actions to address PM2 5 problems quickly.
Our goal is to implement measures and programs to reduce PM2.5 in Dubuque in the near
term. We agree to that it is in our best interest to work together and in coordination with
stakeholders and the public to proactively pursue this goal.
As Mayor of the City of Dubuque, I support DMATS participation in EPA's PM Advance.
Please contact Chandra Ravada, ECIA Transportation Director at 563- 556 -4166 and by e-
mail cravada @ecia.org or Mary Rose Corrigan, City of Dubuque Public Health Specialist at
(563) 589 -4181 and by e-mail mcorrioa @cityofdubuque.org for further questions and
discussions.
Sincerely,
Roy D. Buol
Mayor, City of Dubuque
cc Amy R. Bhesania, EPA Region 7 and Development Branch, Community Partnerships
Jim McGraw, Environmental Program Supervisor, Iowa DNR Air Quality Bureau
Mike Van Milligen, City Manager, City of Dubuque
Rick Dickinson, President & CO, GDDC
Kelley Deutmeyer, Executive Director, ECIA
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
Fine Particle Pollution in Eastern Iowa
Overview For Dubuque
November 5, 2009
Iowa DNR — Air Quality Bureau
Jim McGraw (lim.mcgraw @dnr.iowa.gov)
Matthew Johnson (matthew.iohnson(a.dnr.iowa.gov)
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Sherry Timmins ( sherrytimmins Oiowalifechanginq.com)
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Overview
• Fine particle pollution basics
— Air quality standards
— Sources and formation
— Health effects
• Summarize recent monitoring data
Design values
Thresholds
Designations
Outline regulatory implications
Discussion
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Air Quality Standards
• Clean Air Act
— Requires the EPA to establish health based standards for
criteria pollutants
— Called National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
(referred to as "Standards ")
— NAAQS are set in order to protect the public health and
welfare with an adequate safety margin
— 6 criteria pollutants
- Particulate Matter, Ozone, Lead, CO, NO2, SO2
- Particulate matter broken into 2 size Fractions
- PM10
- PM2.5
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Particulate Matter: What is It?
A complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets
Human Hair
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PMLs
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PM Components:
Fine Coarse
Fine Particles PM25
Combustion, gases to particles
Sulfates
Nitrates
Ammonium
Organics
Carbon
Metals
Sources: local & regional
Coal, oil, gasoline, diesel, wood
combustion
Transformation of SOx, NOx, organic
gases including biogenics
High temperature industri
processes
(smelters, steel mills)
Forest fires
Exposure /Lifetime:
Lifetime days to weeks, regional
distribution over urban scale to 1000s
of km
Inhalable Coarse Particles: PM10
Crushing, grinding, dust
Resuspended dusts
(soil, street dust)
Coal /oil fly ash
Aluminum, silica,
iron - oxides
Tire and brake wear
Inhalable biological
Materials
(e.g., from soils, plant fragments)
Sources:
Resuspension of dust tracked onto roads
Suspension from disturbed soil (farms,
mines, unpaved roads)
Construction /demolition
Industrial fugitives
Biological sources
Exposure /Lifetime:
Lifetime of hours to days, distribution up to
100s km
Public Health Risks Are Significant
• Premature death from heart and lung disease
• Aggravation of heart and lung diseases
- Hospital admissions
- Doctor and ER visits
- Medication use
- School and work absences
• And possibly to
- Lung cancer deaths
- Infant mortality
- Developmental problems, such as low birth weight,
in children
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Some Groups Are More at Risk
• People with heart or lung
disease
— Conditions make them
vulnerable
• Older adults
— Greater prevalence of heart
and lung disease
• Children
— More likely to be active
— Breathe more air per pound
— Bodies still developing
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Health Standards
■ PM2.5 NAAQS
— Fine particulate matter first regulated in 1997
— The 24 -hour standard was revised in 2006
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Definitions (finer points)
• Exceedance
— Occurs when a day's PM2.5 measurement is equal to or
greater than 35.5 ug /m3
— An exceedance means air is unhealthy, but does not
mean the NAAQS has been violated
• Design Value (DV)
— Metric compared to the NAAQS
— Rounded avg of 3 consecutive years of 98th percentile
daily values
— Determines designation status
— Attainment --co- of la0 35
— Nonattainment — 01\901L. 35
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PM2.5 Monitoring
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Potosi Monitor: Grant County. Wisconsin
• Monitoring started January 1999
• Located in rural SW Wisconsin approximately 13 miles north of Dubuque
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Potosi, Wisconsin
PM2.5 24 -Hour Design Values
Potosi, Wisconsin
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98th Percentile 1111/1
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Design Value Thresholds
• Knowing two 98th percentile values in a design
value, can calculate the third "threshold value"
— The 98th percentile value must be below this number for a
DV to meet the health standard
Monitored
98th Percentile
Values
Potosi
2007 2008
36.4
35.2
2009
( <_ 34.8 for attainment)
Example Threshold Values
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• 2008 • Monitored Nth
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Summarizing
• The Potosi PM2.5 monitor in Wisconsin, and all
areas in Iowa will be designated attainment for the
PM2.5 NAAQS
— Based upon 2006 -2008 data
• Historical design values near 24 -hour standard at
Potosi
• Uncertainty exists regarding future attainment
status of the Potosi monitor
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Impacts of Nonattainment
• The air is not always healthy for citizens to breath
•
Clean Air Act requires:
— More stringent regulations for
— New or expanded industrial development
— Transportation projects
State must develop a nonattainment plan to improve air
quality (w /in 3 yrs of nonattainment designation)
— Develop permanent and enforceable emissions reductions
— Backup measures Ca ment deadlines not met
— Attainment deadlin fter date of nonattainment designation
— Potential sanctions ng to meet standard within the
appropriate timeframe
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Redesignation Process
• Redesignate from nonattainment to attainment:
- EPA concurs that monitoring data shows attainment
- EPA approves nonattainment plan
- Air quality improvement due to permanent and
enforceable emissions reductions
- A fully approved maintenance plan
- 10 yr time horizon (with later revisions additional 10 yrs)
IOWA
Summarizing
• Currently attainment — but year -to -year design
value variability is a concern
• Nonattainment is a long -term process which
impacts:
- Public health
- Industry growth
- Economic development
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Good news
• Dubuque is focusing on sustainability - "meeting
the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs."
• Smarter, Sustainability City Initiative — IBM and
Dubuque partnering to deliver "smarter"
technologies and strategies for managing energy,
water and transportation services
• Sustainable City Coordinator — for implementing
"Sustainable Dubuque Plan"
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Good news con'td
• 2009 Excellence in Economic Development —
awarded by U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA) for commitment to research
based, market driven development.
• 2008 "Most Livable Small City" by U.S.
Conference of Mayors.
• Included in the national three city "Sustainable
Communities Tour" by EPA, Transportation and
HUD cabinet directors on September 16.
■ Strategic management of environmental "inputs"
.Nand resources is at the forefront for Dubuque.
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The tough news
• Now for the not so good news - things are very
tough for business right now, no matter how
proactive a business may be in managing its
environmental inputs and outputs
• NAAQS standards compressed in 2006 for PM 2.5
incurs economic considerations for business and
industry and overall community vitality.
• Non - attainment carries consequences for all
aspects of the business development cycle, from
a prospect looking at a new site for a plant, a
facility considering expansion and an existing
dustry trying to maintain current production.
Tough news cont'd
• Locating in a non - attainment area versus
attainment area.
• Perception of site locators and developers.
• Comparative complexity and cost of
environmental permitting
• Less room to "expand" for existing industry — e.g.
impacts allowable levels for emissions in permits.
• Requires more resources of both business and
regulators.
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Discussion
• Continued collaboration
• Voluntary and preventative measures
- Pursue voluntary measures
— Discuss successes /lessons learned with other community-based
organizations
- Seek voluntary reductions
— Example PM2.5 reduction options listed at
http://www.iowadnrciov/air/prof/proqdev/pm25na.html
— Communities
— Businesses
— Individuals
- Consider potential for improvement
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East Central Intergovernmental Association
a regional response to local needs
January 27, 2014
The Honorable Roy D. Buol,
Mayor, City of Dubuque
1300 Main, Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mayor Buol:
ECIA
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) in partnership with City of
Dubuque would like to participate in the EPA PM Advance Program. DMATS is not currently a
nonattainment area for the 1997 and /or 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and /or for the 2006 24 -hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
However, participating in PM Advance program may benefit the region by potentially:
• Reducing air pollution in terms of PM2.5 as well as other air pollutants,
• Ensuring continued healthy PM2.5 levels,
• Maintaining the PM2.5 NAAQS,
• Helping avoid violations of the PM2.5 NAAQS that could lead to a future
nonattainment designation,
• Increasing public awareness of PM2.5 as an air pollutant, and
• Targeting limited resources toward actions to address PM2.5 problems quickly.
The overall goal is to implement measures and programs to reduce PM2.5 in Dubuque in the near
term. DMATS feels that it is in our best interest to work with the City of Dubuque, community
stakeholders, and the public to proactively pursue this goal.
DMATS supports the City's intensions to participate in this program.
Sincerely,
Chandra Ravada
Transportation Director
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I 7600 Commerce Park, Dubuque, IA 52002 I www.ecia.org I ecia @ecia.org I
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Greater
Dubuque
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
January 27, 2014
Schmid Innovation Center
900 Jackson St., Suite 109
Dubuque, IA, 5 001
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The Honorable Roy D. Buol
Mayor, City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mayor Buol:
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation wishes to express its support of application by Dubuque
Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) in partnership with the City of Dubuque to participate
in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's PM Advance Program. Though the DMATS service area
does not encompass any nonattainment areas under the 1997 or 2012 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS), the PM Advance Program is designed to provide communities with information,
tools, and strategies that can be used to voluntarily reduce air pollution.
In addition to the potential decrease in air pollution, participating in the PM Advance Program can help
avoid violations of particulate matter NAAQS that could lead to a nonattainment designation, which
would prove costly and burdensome for the community and its employers. Further, participation in the
program will enable the community to demonstrate many of the activities it has already undertaken to
improve air quality, such as converting power generation facilities to natural gas from coal, and upgrading
the City of Dubuque's Water and Resource Recovery Center.
We support DMATS, the City of Dubuque, community stakeholders, and the public to proactively pursue
these goals of creating healthier air for our community and its citizens through participation in the PM
Advance program.
Regards,
Rick Dickinson
President & CEO
Opportunity meets
community.