Georgia Environmental Protection Division Is “Good and Gooder” Good for Georgia and Georgian’s? Jimmy Johnston Georgia EPD – Air Protection Branch

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Is “Good and Gooder” Good for Georgia and Georgian’s?

Jimmy JohnstonGeorgia EPD – Air Protection Branch

Georgia2008

Air Quality & Climate Summit


Agenda

• It’s Just Crazy

• Is it Just an ATL Thing?

• Where do We Go from Here?


2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

IT’S JUST CRAZY!!!

1997 PM2.5 SIPs Due to EPAApril 2008

Attainment Deadline for 1997 Ozone and non-ATL PM2.5

2009

Non-attainment Designations for 2006 24-hr PM2.5 Standards Dec 2008

Attainment Deadline for 24-hr PM2.5 Standard 2014

1997 Ozone ModerateSIP Due to EPADecember 2008

Non-attainment Designations for 2008 Ozone Standards Mar 2010

SIPs Due to EPAfor 24-hr PM2.5 Standards Dec 2011

SIPs Due to EPAfor 2008 Ozone Standards Mar 2013

Attainment Deadline for 2008 Ozone Standard – Marginal 2013?

Regional Haze SIP Due Dec. 2007

1997 Ozone Serious SIP Due to EPADecember 2011

Attainment Deadline – Serious Ozone & ATL PM2.5

2012

Non-attainment Recommendations for 2008 Ozone Standards Mar 2009

Non-attainment Recommendations for 2006 PM2.5 Standard Dec 2007

Regional Haze Mid-Course Review 2012

Regional Haze First Progress Goal

2018

Attainment Deadline for 2008 Ozone Standard – Moderate 2016?

Non-attainment Recommendations for Lead Standard Sept 2009

Designations for Lead Standard Sept 2011

Lead SIPs Due Spring 2013

Lead Attainment Date Fall 2016


Is it Just an ATL Thing?


Counties with Monitors Exceeding 1997 Ozone

Standard (1997-1999 data) & Initial

Nonattainment Recommendations

(6/30/2000)

County with MonitorMeeting StandardCounty with MonitorExceeding Standard

Nonattainment County


Counties with Monitors Exceeding 1997 Ozone

Standard (2004-2006 data) on SIP Due Date

(4/15/2007)



EAC Area – Designation Deferred


Counties with Monitors Exceeding 1997 PM2.5

Standard After Deployment of PM2.5

Network

(1999-2000 data)



Counties with Monitors Exceeding 1997 PM2.5

Standard (2002-2004 data) & Final

Designations (4/5/2005)




Counties with Ozone Monitors

Exceeding 2008 Standard of 0.075 (ppm)

(based on 2005-7 monitored data)

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0.0740.074


Where do we Go from Here?


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Point Sources

• More Power Plant Controls?– units without SCR & scrubbers in 2016 are

(relatively) small and will have reduced utilization

• Power Plant Type Controls (SCR & Scrubbers) or Cleaner Fuels on Industrial Boilers?– most large non-utility sources not near non-

attainment areas– Regional Haze most likely driving force


Mobile Sources

• Gasoline & Light-Duty Dieselfleet turnover significantly reducing emissions

despite growth– voluntary reductions

• e.g., Telework, Carpool, Bike-Ped, Flexible Work Schedule

• have we reached maximum effectiveness?

– Mandatory measures• Largely untested in U.S. (e.g., odd/even drive days,

increase parking prices, pay-by-mile car insurance, reduced/enforced speed limits, vehicle scrappage, smoking vehicle ordinances)


Mobile Sources (continued)

• Heavy-Duty Dieselfleet will get cleaner eventually– Incentives

• Retrofits• Truck-Stop Electrification• Biodiesel

– Regulatory• Anti-Idling (coming soon)• Retofits?


Non-RoadMost Categories will Eventually get Cleaner Mostly Difficult to Regulate or Prohibited from

Regulation• Locomotive

– Incentives for Retrofits (expensive)– Voluntary Operational Changes

• Airport (Aircraft, GSE, Traffic)– Many Voluntary Fuel-Savings & Congestion

Reducing Already Underway – Also Reduce Emissions


Non-Road (Continued)• Construction

Equipment Hard to Track & Frequently Relocates– Early Use of On-Road Diesel?– Clean Contracting?

• AgricultureMinimal Impact on Nonattainment Areas– Same Controls Measures Available as for other Heavy-Duty

Diesel

• Lawn & Garden– Mower Buy-Back?

• Marine– Has not been a Focus in Georgia


Area• Open Burning

– Prescribed Fire• Basic Smoke Management Plan (soon)• Enhanced Smoke Management Plan?

– Agricultural Fire• New EPA Policy (July?)

– Land-Clearing/Construction• More Regulation?• Outreach/Education?• Local Ordinances?

– Residential• More Regulation?• Outreach/Education?• Local Ordinances?


Area (Continued)

• Commercial/Residential/Institutional– Standard for New Boilers, Furnaces, Hot Water

Heaters?– Woodstoves & Fireplaces “Changeout”?

• RoadsVERY large part of direct PM2.5 inventory but how far

does it go?– Paving?– Sweeping?

• Construction/Agricultural– Best Management Practices for Minimizing Dust?


Is Good & Gooder (the way NAAQS are currently adopted & implemented) Good for Georgia (EPD) and Georgian’s (regulated

industry and general public)?


Contact Information

Jimmy Johnston

404-363-7014

[email protected]

www.georgiaair.org

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Georgia Environmental Protection Division Is “Good and Gooder” Good for Georgia and Georgian’s? Jimmy Johnston Georgia EPD – Air Protection Branch