Update on AB 617 Year 1 Implementation

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1 Update on AB 617 Year 1 Implementation Laki Tisopulos Deputy Executive Officer Engineering & Permitting CAPCOA Engineering Symposium October 31 st, 2018

2 Key elements of AB 617 Community Community Air Plan Monitoring Community Emission Reduction Plans Easier Access to Emissions Data Community centered Clean Technology Investments Best Emissions Controls Data

3 Key milestones Oct October 1 Deadline for CARB to set statewide strategy (select Year 1 communities, guidelines, benchmarks) Jul July 1 Deadline for SCAQMD to deploy air monitoring for YEAR 1 communities Sep Sept 27 Deadline for SCAQMD to adopt emissions reduction plans for YEAR 1 communities Dec December 31 Deadline for SCAQMD to implement Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT)

4 Outline of the process 1. February-June 2018: SCAQMD staff conducted community meetings to seek input community identification and prioritization 2. July 2018: SCAQMD provided report to CARB with recommendations on implementation schedule 3. September 2018: CARB Board approved 10 communities to be implemented in Year 1 4. October-November 2018: SCAQMD staff host community kickoff meetings and convene Community Steering Committees in Year 1 communities

5 Community Identification & Prioritization Community Identification/ Prioritization for AB 617 AB 617 is an ongoing program (years/decades) The California Air Resources Board (CARB) selected 10 communities for 1 st year across the state Significant workload to implement in each community Community Air Monitoring Community Emission Reduction Plan Cleaner Air

6 AB 617 community meetings

7 Key input received to date Air pollution sources Diesel sources (freeways, trucks, warehouses, railyards) Oil production & processing (wells, refineries) Landfills, scrap yards, hazardous waste sites Proximity/land use factors Schools near air pollution sources/ industrial areas Concentration of industries Green spaces Population factors Population density Low income Communities of color Access to healthcare Asthma, cancer rates Education levels Children & elderly

8 Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES IV) Data from 2012 Regional air toxics study Air toxics cancer risk Diesel particulate matter accounts for 2/3 of risk Multiple pollution sources

9 CalEnviroScreen 3.0 (OEHHA) Social and Economic Factors OEHHA: Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (State agency)

10 Schools near industrial areas and freeways Evaluated the area within 1000 feet of each school or daycare center for areas zoned for industrial use and freeways, averaged across each census tract

11 Map of communities under consideration for AB communities in SCAQMD considered

12 Summary Methods and Criteria for Community Prioritization 1 All communities in consideration for AB 617 All communities identified 2 Separate by air basin South Coast Air Basin Salton Sea Air Basin 3 Apply screening criteria Meets criteria to be considered for Years 1-5 Does not meet criteria Recommend for Years 6+ Consider factors 4 Evaluate additional factors Has additional factors that increase priority Fewer additional factors. Recommend for Years 6+ 5 Consider selection criteria for Year 1 communities Year 1 communities Years 2-5 communities

13 3 SCAQMD Communities Approved by CARB for Year 1 Wilmington, West Long Beach, Carson Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, West Commerce San Bernardino, Muscoy

14 Wilmington, West Long Beach, Carson Port area communities, with several major refineries Socioeconomic burdens Previous and future air monitoring: Fluxsense pilot study, 710 study, MATES V Advanced Monitoring, Rule 1180 monitoring MATES IV: 100th percentile CalEnviroScreen 3.0: 98.8th percentile Community Kickoff Meeting: October 2, 2018 First Community Steering Committee Meeting: October 30, 2018

15 East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, West Commerce East LA communities, near freeways, rail yards, and major industrial areas Socioeconomic burdens Clean Communities Plan Previous air toxics monitoring MATES IV: 99.4th percentile CalEnviroScreen 3.0: 99.9th percentile Community Kickoff Meeting: October 16, 2018 First Community Steering Committee Meeting: November 28, 2018

16 San Bernardino, Muscoy Inland Empire community, with a major rail yard, and other industrial sources Socioeconomic burdens Clean Communities Plan MATES IV local-scale monitoring Geographical diversity, and diversity of sources MATES IV: 51.3th percentile CalEnviroScreen 3.0: 99.7th percentile Community Kickoff Meeting: October 9, 2018 First Community Steering Committee Meeting: November 8, 2018

17 Community Steering Committee Identify and prioritize air pollution issues Guide strategies for: Community air monitoring Emissions reduction program Provide input on community definition Develop approaches and assist with community outreach Track progress Who should/will be part of it? Active residents and community leaders Purpose Local business owners or workers Community organizations Others Agencies, e.g. Local land use, public health, etc.

18 Community Steering Committee Membership process 1. Information provided at Community Kickoff Meetings 2. Interest forms available at Kickoff Meetings and online Community Interest Form Deadline Wilmington, West Long Beach, Carson Oct 12, 2018 San Bernardino, Muscoy Oct 19, 2018 East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, West Commerce Oct 26, Members will be contacted in October/November 4. First Community Steering Committee meetings to be held in October/November 5. Visit our website ( for more information and updates

19 Next steps Oct/ Nov thru Oct 2019 SCAQMD staff convenes Community Steering Committees (CSCs) SCAQMD staff begin technical analyses in support of community plans SCAQMD staff works with CSCs to discuss community priorities and strategies for air monitoring and emission reduction plans

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