State of the Air in Arkansas

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1 State of the Air in Arkansas 2017

2 2017 State of the Air Report Purpose Acknowledgments Present data about the state of air quality in Arkansas Provide overview of programs implemented by ADEQ Office of Air Quality Highlight key milestones during federal fiscal year 2017 Document trends in air quality throughout the State We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the staff and management of the Office of Air Quality in the production of this report: Iris Pennington, Rhonda Moore, Tricia Treece, Heinz Braun, Thomas Rheaume, Demetria Kimbrough, David Clark, Kelly Jobe, and William Montgomery 2

3 Permits Branch ~1300 Permitted Facilities Permits Branch Team SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER ONE SENIOR ASSURANCE ENGINEER THREE ENGINEER SUPERVISORS FOURTEEN ENGINEERS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST ONE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 3

4 Minor Source Permits FY 2017 Permitting Activities Received Issued 4

5 Title V Source Permits FY 2017 Permitting Activities Received Issued 5

6 FL IN OK AR ND UT MD MT NM NC WV KY IA GA IL IL NJ ID KS AL TN MI CT PA LA DE SD WI NY TX OH AK VA SC ME MS DC NV NH NE CO MO VT HI RI MN WY OR WA MA National Title V Permit Renewal Issuance Rankings Ratio of Outstanding Permits to Number of Title V Sources 6

7 Compliance Branch Inspector Districts Compliance Branch Team ONE BRANCH MANAGER FOUR INSPECTOR SUPERVISORS NINETEEN INSPECTORS TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSTS 7

8 Number of Inspections FY 2017 Air Inspections 702 Inspections Areas of Concern % 16% Title V Minor Source Inspector District 8

9 Number of Complaints FY 2017Air Complaints % 37% % 23% Open Burning Odor Other Fugitive Emissions Inspector District 9

10 Observations/Reviews Stack Testing and Reporting Inspector District Stack Tests ACC/SAM 10

11 Asbestos Section Asbestos Team ONE BRANCH MANAGER (ALSO MANAGES ENFORCEMENT) ONE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR THREE INSPECTORS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST ONE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 11

12 Number of Submissions FY 2017 Asbestos Inspections and Complaints 51 Asbestos Complaints 18 Areas of Concern NOI Type 12

13 FY 2017 Asbestos Grant Recipient Use Amount $92,503 CITY OF ARKADELPHIA CITY OF AUGUSTA HOWARD COUNTY Abatement of asbestos containing material in former Clark County Hospital Abatement of asbestos containing material in an elementary school building that closed in 2002 and was later vandalized, with a section of the building set on fire. Removal of asbestos containing material from a former county hospital that had its roof damaged following the hospital s closure in 2009 exposing asbestos containing material $43,997 $13,500 TOTAL $150,000 13

14 Enforcement Section FY 2017 Actions Informal o Asbestos 28 Air 5 Air Formal 10 Asbestos 56 Air Enforcement Team ONE BRANCH MANAGER (ALSO MANAGES ASBESTOS) ONE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR THREE ENFORCEMENT ANALYSTS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST ONE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 14

15 Policy and Planning Policy and Planning Team ONE BRANCH MANAGER TWO SUPERVISORS TWO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TWO AIR COMPLIANCE MONITORS TWO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATORS TWO ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS 15

16 EPA Approvals Proposed SIPs Final SIP Submissions Infrastructure and Transport; Revisions to Definition of VOC; Title V and PSD updates Regional Haze Electric Generating Unit (EGU) nitrogen oxides (NOx ) requirements Regional Haze EGU sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) requirements Infrastructure and Transport; Revisions to Definition of volatile organic compound (VOC); Title V and PSD Updates Regional Haze : EGU NOx Requirements 2017 State Plan Actions Infrastructure and Transport SIPs; Revisions to the Definition of VOC Threshold Revision SIP Regional Haze SIP: EGU NOx Requirements 16

17 FY 2017 Go RED! Awards Recipient Use Amount CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Replaced Two School Buses $45,000 DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT YELLVILLE-SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT VIOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT Replaced Two School Buses $45,664 Replaced One School Bus $19,745 Replaced One School Bus $25,000 Replaced Two School Buses $49,097 Replaced Three School Buses $50,000 Replaced One School Bus $20,000 Replaced One School Bus $22,410 SOUTHERN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION Installed 20 Truck Stop Electrification units $50,000 TOTAL $326,917 17

18 Tons Per Year 2016 Large Permitted Source Emission Inventory 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Waste Disposal Solvents Industrial Processes Gas Stations Industrial Boilers Fuel Combustion Electric Generation Commercial/Institutional Fuel Combustion Dust - Construction Dust Bulk Gasoline Terminals 18

19 19 Monitoring

20 Attainment Status Arkansas is in attainment with all national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 20

21 Ozone Monitors located in Clark, Crittenden, Newton, Polk, Pulaski, and Washington counties and Roland, Oklahoma 21

22 22 Ozone 8-Hour NAAQS Design Values

23 Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5 ) Monitors are located in Arkansas, Ashley, Crittenden, Jackson, Polk, Pulaski, Washington, Union counties and in Roland, OK. 23

24 PM2.5 Annual NAAQS Design Values at Arkansas Monitors 24

25 PM Hour Design Values at Arkansas Monitors 25

26 Well Below NAAQS Limits Carbon Monoxide monitor in Pulaski County Nitrogen Oxides monitors in Crittenden, Pulaski counties Sulfur Dioxide monitors in Pulaski, Union counties PM 10 monitor in Pulaski County Lead monitor in Pulaski County 26

27 Report Conclusions Office of Air Quality is working hard to protect air quality to enhance the lives and health of all Arkansans and visitors to the state, while fostering responsible economic expansion opportunities. All areas of the state meet federal air quality standards. Air quality in Arkansas continues to improve as a result of the implementation of State and federal programs. Office of Air Quality is continuing to realize efficiencies and improvements as it carries out its duty of protecting and improving air quality in Arkansas. 27

28 Will Montgomery, Tricia Treece, See the full report at e-of-air/ 28