Cleaner Air Oregon

Oregon Air Toxics:Tales from the EI

NW – Airquest Annual MeetingJune 13th, 2017

Brandy Albertson & J.R. Giska | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

• CleanerAirOregonbackground(Brandy)

• InformationrequestforEI(Brandy)

• EIQA/QCProcess(J.R.)

• NextSteps(J.R.)

Outline

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CLEANERAIROREGON

Background

USFSMossStudyRevealsmHAPS

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716306052http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/research/2016/mar/index.shtml

PortlandMossStudy

Source:USFS

CadmiumConcentrationsinMoss

PoliticalWillEmerges– Gov.Brown’sMission

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• Protectiveofhealth• Groundedinscience• Predictable

4/6/2017“Cleanairisfundamentaltogoodhealth.Iamdeeplyconcernedthatfederalandstateairqualityprogramsdonotdirectlyconsiderpublichealthinregulatingcertainclassesofindustrialairemissions.Thismustchange.”

CleanerAirOregon- Rulemaking

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DraftCleanerAirOregonRules

RulesAdvisoryCommittee

SenateBill1541March2018Technical

AdvisoryCommittee PublicComment

Fall2017,Summer2018

CleanerAirOregon- Overview

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Report air toxicsCompanies to report use of 630+ pollutants to state regulators via EI

Regulate to reduce riskCompanies would have to act if the levels of air toxics they emit exceed health risk action levels (RALs)

Assess riskFacilities calculate potential health risks to people who live, work, and go to school nearby

EI- REQUESTFORINFORMATION

Who,What,Where,andWhenDetails

Firststepwasinformationgathering:LetterssentNovember2016toallpermittedsources:

• Whyisthisinformationneeded?• Stateandfederalemissionsdataandreportinggaps

• Howwillitbeused?• Identifywhatisbeingemitted,howmuch,andby

whom• Informairtoxicspolicyandpermittingprogram

development

• Willitbereleasedtothepublic?

Background:RequestforInformation

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Facilitieswiththefollowingairpermitsorregistration:

• AreaSourceRegistrants• BasicandGeneralACDPs• SimpleandStandardACDPs• TitleV

Exceptions:• GasolineDispensingFacilities• Drycleaners

WhoSubmittedInformation

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• ~1,300PermittedpointsourcesinOR• Classifiedintotworeportinggroups:

• Group1- GeneralsandBasics(~915):• Requiredtoreport:

• Onlyactivitiesforemissionsunits• MaterialBalanceusages

• Group2– TV,ACDPStandard/Simples(~385):• Requiredtoreport:

• Allrelevantemissionsunits• Activitiesforeachunit• Controldevicesandefficiencies• Calculatedemissions

ClassifyingReportingSourcesandRequirements

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EIQA/QCPROCESS– GROUP2SOURCES

Inthetrencheswiththedata

1. Gatherrelevantdocuments• Permit,ReviewReport,AnnualReport

2. Assesqualityofsubmittal• Formattingerrors,completeness,“insufficientinformation”,etc.

3. InvestigatereferencematerialforEF values• Sourcetestdata,permittedvalues,industryresearchgroup

materials,peer-reviewedjournalarticles,AP-42,engineeringestimates

4. Contactsourcesandpermitwriters• RequestclarificationsonEU/EF values/methods,and/orpropose

alternateEF values

QA/QCProcessFlow

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ExampleAirToxicsEI

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• EmissionsUnits&Activities:• Coordinationwithsourcestoobtainreferencematerials• Consistencyacrossindustry/emissionsunits• Variabilityofreportingcompetency• Processchanges– eithermaterial,emissionunit,orcontrols• Insufficientinformation

• MaterialBalance:• ReportingofSDSandmaterialcomposition• ChemicalsnotreportedastheyfellunderaggregateCASregistry

numbers– e.g.Petroleumdistillatemixture(CAS68477-31-6)• Insufficientinformationand/ormaterialstrackingbysource

Challenges

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ExampleAirToxicsEIs

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• Collaborativespiritwithsources,consultants,andpermitwriters

• Highlightedgapsincurrentpermitsand/orAnnualReporting

• Provideddeepertechnicalinsightintoindustrialsourcesandprocesses

• WorkingwithindustrygroupstoobtainresearchedandstatisticallyvettedEFs

• ODEQ’s firstdetailed,QA/QC’dATEIfrom

Successes

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OregonDEQ’s firstdetailed,QA/QC’dAirToxicsEI• Reportedemissionsfromsourceswith:

• AirToxicsrangingfrom20-60species• Upto40EmissionsUnits• MaterialBalancesofupto200materials

Howcanweleverageallthisdatamovingforward?…andmakeitbetter?

Successes

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NEXTSTEPS

MovingbeyondtheinitialEI

• Continuetoworkwithsources,consultants,andindustryexpertstodevelopATemissionsbasis

• CompileODEQ ATsourcetestdataasresourceforpermitwriters,potentiallycollaboratingregionally(CA&WA)

• Movetoelectronicreportinganduser-friendlyinterfaceforpublicdisclosure

• FinalizeemissionsbasisforGeneralsandBasicssourcesandfinishGroup1QA/QC

MovingForward

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Email questions to: info@cleanerairoregon.orJ.R. Giska: giska.jonathan@deq.state.or.us (503) 229-5178